2014-12-07

1. Minutes from November 10, 2014 and Announcements
2. Officer and Other Reports
   
   1. Chair
   2. Vice Chair
   3. Parliamentarian
   4. Trustees
3. Degree Recipients
   
   1. Honorary Degree Nominees - Interim Graduate School Dean Susan Carvalho
   2. December 2014 In Memoriam Posthumous Degree Candidate
   3. December 2014 Degree List
4. Committee Reports
   
   1. Senate's Academic Planning and Priorities Committee (SAPPC) - Wally Ferrier, Chair
      
      1. Update on Committee Activities
   2. Senate's Admissions and Academic Standards Committee (SAASC) - Greg Graf, Chair
      
      1. Masters Final Examination Enrollment Policy (PDF)
   3. Senate's Academic Organization and Structure Committee (SAOSC) - Ernie Bailey, Chair
      
      1. Proposed New Department of Integrated Strategic Communications (ISC) and Move of BA/BS in ISC to the Proposed New Department of ISC (PDF)
   4. Senate's Academic Programs Committee (SAPC) - Margaret Schroeder, Chair
      
      1. Proposed New Graduate Certificate in Inclusive Education (PDF)
5. Proposed Change to Senate Rules 5.1.2.1.D ("Limitation on Pass/fail Units Creditable for College of Law Students") and Senate Rules 5.3.3.1.C ("Limitation on Pass/fail Units Creditable for College of Law") (PDF)
6. University Calendars
   
   1. 2015 - 2016 Calendar (PDF)
   2. 2017 - 2018 Calendar, Tentative (PDF)
   3. 2015 - 2016 Dentistry (PDF)
   4. 2017 - 2018 Dentistry, Tentative (PDF)
   5. 2015 - 2016 Law (PDF)
   6. 2016 Summer I (four-week) Law (PDF)
   7. 2016 Summer Law (PDF)
   8. 2017 - 2018 Law, Tentative (PDF)
   9. 2018 Summer I (four-week) Law, Tentative (PDF)
   10. 2018 Summer Law, Tentative (PDF)
   11. 2015 - 2016 Medicine (PDF)
   12. 2017 - 2018 Medicine, Tentative (PDF)
   13. 2015 - 2016 Pharmacy (PDF)
   14. 2017 - 2018 Pharmacy, Tentative (PDF)
   15. 2015 - 2016 Winter Intersession (PDF)
   16. 2017 - 2018 Winter Intersession, Tentative (PDF)
7. Proposed Revision to Governing Regulations X ("Employment") & Governing Regulations XIV ("Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct") - Marcy Deaton, Associate General Counsel
   • Governing Regulations X (PDF)
   • Governing Regulations XIV (PDF)
8. University Appeals Board Report for 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and Trends - Joe Fink, UAB Chair
9. UK's Learning Management System (LMS)- Patsy Carruthers, Director of Academic Technologies (15 minutes) (presentation in PDF)
10. Proposed Changes to the UK Retirement Plan - Joey Payne, Chief Benefits Officer (15 minutes) (presentation in PDF)
11. Other Business (Time Permitting)

Handout for this meeting. (PDF)