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Governance Minutes ArchiveSeptember 26, 1988
MINUTES COMMISSION ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Burruss Hall Board Room September 26, 1988 PRESENT: Dr. John M. Perry, Chairman; Dr. Dennis Hinkle, Secretary; Deans J. M. White, D. E. Egger, M. A. Ogliaruso, T. W. Bonham, L. A. Padis, R. S. Purdy; Drs. Charles Dudley, W. E. Dugger, R. Salvaggio, Robert E. James, E. A. Brown, Donna Dunay, J. F. Marchman, and Marjorie Norton; Kristen Cumberland, Ninette Sadusky, and Teresa Abbou, SGA ABSENT: M. A. Lewis, Richard Steinberg, M. E. Sanders, E. W. Carson, David Bousquet and Bill Tyrell VISITORS: Susan Trulove, Spectrum 1. Call to Order and Announcements: Dr. Perry called the meeting to order at 3:02 pm. Dr. Hinkle announced that guidelines for review of course proposals had been revised. He also indicated that the guidelines should now be followed. Dr. Hinkle will coordinate the process with the Commission on Graduate Studies and the Graduate School. Dr. Perry indicated that he had read the minutes of the September 13, 1988 Faculty Senate meeting regarding the discussion of the faculty- authored textbook policy. He indicated that CUS has been given the charge to supervise the approval process outlined in the policy. He also indicated that CUS was an appropriate forum for discussing the or- iginal policy as well as any new applications of it. Thus, he recom- mended that report of the Faculty-Authored Textbook Approvals Committee (Dr. W. E. Dugger's letter of May 10, 1988 -- as edited in the CUS min- utes of September 12, 1988) be placed on the agenda for the October 10, 1988 meeting of CUS. 2. Two additional items were added to the Agenda: a. Posthumous degree for Gavin G. Starner b. Proposed CUS Resolution 88-89A 3. The minutes were approved with two corrections: a. Ms. Sadusky's name was misspelled on page 2 b. Item #7, regarding the status of courses under review, should be considered appended information rather than part of the minutes. 4. Course Criteria Committee Report - Dr. D. E. Egger. First Reading The following courses were submitted for approval: FST 3104 Dairy Processing - title change ANSC 4154 Applied Meat Animal Genetic - percentage change CS 4114 Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata Theory - revised course CS 4124 Theory of Computation - revised course MATE 4234 Electronic/Magnetic/Photonic Materials - new course ESM 3054 Mechanical Behavior of Materials - revised course ESM 3064 Mechanical Behavior of Materials - new course ESM 4024 Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials - title change AOE 4204 Ocean Acoustics - revised course 5. Faculty Authored Textbooks - Dr. W. E. Dugger. A motion was made and seconded for a four-year approval of the follow- ing books: Cambell, H. G. (1977). An introduction to matrices, vectors, and linear programmming (2nd edition). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice- Hall. (For MATH 3524). Four-year approval. Sundburg, F. A., & Gilinsky, N. L. (Eds.). (1988). Historical geology laboratory manual. Blacksburg, VA: Virginia: Virginia Tech Department of Geological Sciences. (For GEOL 1114). Four-year ap- proval. 6. Posthumous Degree - J. M. Perry With the support of the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Dean of the College of Engineering, a motion was made and seconded to ap- prove the awarding of a posthumous B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering to Gavin G. Starmer (277-66-4976). While there is no formal university policy regarding the awarding of posthumous degrees, the issue was discussed at the March 4, 1985 meet- ing of the University Council. An excerpt from those minutes is ap- pended. 7. Proposed CUS Resolution 88-89A - J. M. Perry Dr. Perry indicated that the resolution was proposed by Dr. E. W. Carson and had been discussed previously by the Assistant/Associate Deans. He mentioned three issues that need to be considered: 1) the difference between courses that are offered only on a P/F basis and ____ courses that students opt to take P/F; 2) the meaning of the word "pass;" and 3) the transfer of courses taken P/F to another college or university. In the subsequent discussion, two additional issues were raised: 1) the need to document the fifth "whereas" statement and 2) the responsibility of the student when enrolling under the P/F option. Given the lack of support of the resolution by the commission, Dr. Perry indicated that he would discuss the above issues with Dr. Eugene Carson upon his return to campus. Related to the proposed resolution was the matter of an inconsistency on page 33 of the 1988-89 General Catalog. The first sentence of the third paragraph under the heading Pass-Fail System should read: Under the pass-fail grading system, a "P" is granted for earning a "D-" or better in the course; otherwise, an "F' is given. ____ 8. A Clarification - J. M. Perry The clarification of the current procedures for awarding two or more bachelor's degrees was presented and discussed briefly. Since the doc- ument clarifies the issue, no further discussion was deemed necessary. 9. The meeting adjourned at 3:53 pm. Respectfully submitted, Dennis Hinkle, Secretary NEXT MEETING: OCTOBER 10, 3-5 PM, BURRUSS HALL BOARD ROOM
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