2020-21 Senate Documents

SD0120F:       Academic Calendar (APC 1)

SD0220F:        Standing Rules 2020-21

SD0320F:        Change course requirements in the Arts Management and Entrepreneurship (AME) major concentration within Interdisciplinary Studies (APC 2)  

SD0420F:        Remove ART 122 and ART 133 as a prerequisite or corequisite for ART 144 (APC 3) 

SD0520F:        Adding a Dual Degree Option with the University of Essex to the Political Science Major (APC 4) 

SD0620F:        Revise First Year Colloquium Coordinator Faculty Handbook Section 10.5.15 (fWDC 1) 

SD0720F:        Revise First Year Experience Advisory Committee Faculty Handbook Section 10.4.37 (FWDC 2) 

SD0820F:        SPRING & SUMMER 2021 CALENDAR rev. 2 (APC 5) 

SD0921S:        Remove Declaration of Major Requirements for the BS and BA majors in Chemistry (APC 6) 

SD1021S:        Change credits, course number, and title for HWP 253; Change credits, course number, and description for HWP 265; Change credits and course description for HWP 316; Change credits for HWP 317; Change credits for HWP 333; Change credits, title, and description for HWP 356;Change title and description for HWP 360; Change credits for HWP 365; Change credits for HWP 381; Change credits and description for HWP 401 (APC 7) 

SD1121S:        Delete HW 111, Pilates Delete HW 123, Aerobics Delete HWP 323, Workplace Wellness (APC 8)  

SD1221S:        Add new course, HWP 326, Food is Medicine; Add new course, HWP 384, Genetic and Evolutionary Principles of Health (APC 9)  

SD1321S:        Update listing of approved elective courses in the Health Sciences and Public Health concentrations of Health and Wellness Promotion (APC 10)  

SD1421S:       Changes to the Repeat Course Policy (APC 11)  

SD1521S:        Change to the number of possible course withdrawals (APC 12)  

SD1621S:        Change Scheduled Offering of MATH/CSCI 441 and MATH 452 (APC 13)  

SD1721S:        Delete ANTH 355, Marginality and Radicalization (APC 14)  

SD1821S:        Change the credit hours and descriptions for ANTH/SOC 305; Change the description for SOC 405; Change the description for SOC 390 (APC 15)  

SD1921S:        Add new courses: ANTH 340, Anthropology of Bees SOC 330, Sociology of Families SOC 395, Class, Power, and Inequality (APC 16)  

SD2021S:        Delete LIT 398, Integrating Literary Skills & Knowledge (APC 17)  

SD2121S:        Increase the possible credit hours for HIST 395, and allow for it to be repeated (APC 18)  

SD2221S:        Increase the credit hours and revise the descriptions for LANG 395 and 396; Update Course Description and Prerequisites for LANG 494 (APC 19)  

SD2321S:        Revise the narrative for the English major; Revise the requirements for all concentrations in the Major in English; Revise the requirements for the Minor in English and the Minor in Professional Writing and Rhetoric (APC 20) 

SD2421S:       Add two courses to the ENVR curriculum: ENVR 352, Plant-Animal Interactions ENVR 397, Herbaceous Plants of Winter and Spring (APC 21) 

SD2521S:        Delete the following courses: BIOL 108, 333, 336 and 340 (APC 22)  

SD2621S:        Add new courses to the Biology Curriculum BIOL 424, Reproductive Biology BIOL 425, Developmental Biology (APC 23)  

SD2721S:       Edit the listing of courses that satisfy the categories in Biology; Remove BIOL 333 and 340 from the list of Advanced Ecology electives in Environmental Studies (APC 24)  

SD2821S:       Revise Guidelines for Awarding of Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion for Faculty (SD1092S) (SD3701S) (SD0102F) (SD0202F) (SD1003F) (SD10316S) (SD10316S) Faculty Handbook Section 3.5.3 (FWDC 3)  

SD2921S:       Revise Non-Tenurable Ranks Faculty Handbook Section 2.1.2.1 (FWDC 4)  

SD3021S:       Revise UNCA Tenure Policies and Regulations Faculty Handbook 14.2 (FWDC 5)  

SD3121S:      Change course description for IST 310: Ideas to Action (APC 25)  

SD3221S:       Add new course, CSCI 364: Cybersecurity (APC 26)  

SD3321S:       Add CSCI 329 to the list of data science courses (APC 27)  

SD3421S:      Delete EDUC 303 and remove it as a requirement for all licensure areas, reassigning the 2 hours to EDUC 314 and the 43X methods courses (APC 28)  

SD3521S:       Delete EDUC 434, K-12 Health and Physical Education Teaching Methods (APC 29)  

SD3621S:       Add new course: LL 316, Teaching and Learning Languages and Cultural Expression at Home and Abroad; Update the Licensure Requirements for Latin and Modern Language Licensure by removing EDUC 316 and PSYC 328, and adding LL 316 and LANG 395, as indicated (APC 30)  

SD3721S:       Add new prefixes for Greek, Hebrew, and Latin; Delete CLAS 103 and 104, replacing with GRK 101 and 102; Delete CLAS 305 and 306, replacing with GRK 305 and 306; Delete CLAS 405 and 406, replacing with GRK 405 and 406; Delete CLAS 105 and 106, replacing with HEB 101 and 102; Delete CLAS 101 and 102, replacing with LAT 101 and 102; Delete CLAS 212, replacing with LAT 212; Delete CLAS 307and 308, replacing with LAT 307 and 308; Delete CLAS 407 and 408, replacing with LAT 407 and 408; Move CLAS 365 from the list of Hebrew courses to the list of Additional Courses in Classics (APC 31)  

SD3821S:      Revise the requirements for the Classics major: Concentration in Classical Languages and Literatures; Revise the requirements for the Classics minor (APC 32)  

SD3921S:       Change the equivalencies for AP and IB exams from CLAS 101 and 102 to LAT 101 and 102 (APC 33)  

SD4021S:       Revise the credit awarded for Cambridge International exams (formerly known as British A Level Exams) (APC 34)  

SD4121S:       Revise the credit awarded for International Baccalaureate exams (APC 35)  

SD4221S:       Proposed Faculty Senate Constitution Revision (EC 4) 

SD4321S:      Add a new course, AFST 380, Modern Day Slavery (APC 36)  

SD4421S:       Deletion of German licensure (APC 37)  

SD4521S:       Change the description for MGMT 130 (APC 38)  

SD4621S:      Delete EDUC 315, replacing with EDUC 304, Teaching Global Citizenship Through the Arts, K-6; Delete EDUC 317, replacing with 327, Language Arts in the Contemporary K-2 Classroom and EDUC 338, Language Arts in the Contemporary 3-6; Delete EDUC 219 and 322, replacing with EDUC 323, Inquiry-Based Science, Physical Activity, and Healthful Living Instruction, K-6; Revise the requirements for Teacher Licensure in Elementary Education (K-6) (APC 39)         Appendix

SD4721S:       Add new course: LA 115, Self and Community Care (APC 40) 

SD4821S:        Add new course: LA 250, Discovering and Developing Grit and Perseverance (APC 41)  

SD4921S:      Add new Outdoor Leadership courses: LA 205, Foundations of Outdoor Leadership Training Program LA 210, Applications of Outdoor Leadership Training Program LA 305, Advanced Foundations of Outdoor Leadership LA 310, Advanced Applications of Outdoor Leadership (APC 42)  

SD5021S:      Add new course: LA 110, Rape, Aggression, Defense: R.A.D. Self Defense & Empowerment (APC 43)  

SD5121S:       Revise the Liberal Arts Core requirements, adding an additional Diversity Intensive course chosen from AFST 130, AIIS 200, AIIS 305, ETHN 100, and SOC 320. [Revised 4/22/2021] (APC 44)  

SD5221S:       Remove/reduce requirements to declare a major (APC 45)  

SD5321S:       Revise Description of the Roy Carroll Distinguished Professorship Faculty Handbook Section 6.4.8 (FWDC 7)  

SD5421S:       Revise Syllabus and Class Policies Faculty Handbook Section 5.2.5 (FWDC 8)  

SD5521S:       Additions and Revisions to Election Procedures Faculty Handbook Section 10.2.1.3 (FWDC 9)  

SD5621S:       Proposal to Establish New Standing Committee SFI Review Committee (Faculty Handbook Section 10.4.1.4 ) (FWDC 10)  

SD5721S:       Proposal to Establish the Institutional Biosafety Committee as a New Standing Committee Faculty Handbook Section 10.4.1.4 (FWDC 11)  

SD5821S:       Revise Summary of the Evaluation Procedure I Faculty Handbook Section 3.5.4.1 (FWDC 12)  

SD5921S:       Revise Summary of the Evaluation Procedure II Faculty Handbook 3.5.4.1 (FWDC 13)  

SD6021S:       Revise Summary of the Evaluation Procedure III Faculty Handbook Section 3.5.4.1 (FWDC 14)  

2020-21 Sense of Senate Resolutions

SSR0120F:    2020-2021 ACADEMIC CALENDAR – Revised as of 10.8.2020 (EC 2)

SSR0220F:     Sense of the Senate Resolution to institutionalize and implement the Land Acknowledgment Statements with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) (IDC 1)

SSR0320F:    Modifications to Sense of Senate Resolution (SSR) Number SSR0120S Date of Original Senate Approval 03/27/2020 (EC 3)

SSR0420F:    Sense of the Senate Resolution Modification to Fall 2020 Grading Policy (APC/EC 4)

SSR0521S:    Resolution to recommend that Faculty Chair should serve as a non-voting ex officio constituent representative on the Board of Trustees (IDC 2)

SSR0621S:     Sense of Senate Resolution regarding Faculty Response in Support of the Racial, Equity, & Diversity Taskforce (EC 5)

SSR0721S:     Sense of the Senate Faculty Senate Response to SGA Documents (EC 6)

SSR0821S:     Sense of the Senate Resolution Addressing Bias Against Asians (EC 7)

SSR0921S:     Sense of the Senate Resolution in Support of the Diversity Intensive Committee's Request for Resources (FWDC 6)

SSR1021S:     Sense of the Senate Resolution in Support of Shared Governance regarding the hiring of Chancellors (EC 8)

SSR1121S:     Sense of the Senate Resolution: Senate Endorsement of Restructuring of Academic Affairs (EC 9)

SSR1221S:     Sense of Senate Resolution: Address Biases against AAPI (Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander) Communities (IDC 3)

SSR1321S:     Proposed Faculty Senate Constitution Revision (SD4221S approved by the faculty at large on 9/2/2021)