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University Council Minutes (11-17-2020)

Minutes from November 17, 2020 meeting

Call to order 3:31 p.m.

PRESENT: Susan Weeks, Shelia Williams, Ariane Balizet, Ashley Coles, Audra Boone, Michael Faggella-Luby, Lori Diel,  Jan Quesada,  Dan Williams, Sonja Watson, Daniel Pullin,  Frank Hernandez, Chris Watts, Richard Gipson, Phil Hartman, Ron Pitcock,  Karen Steele, Floyd Wormley, Mary Kincannon, Kathy Cavins-Tull, Tracy Hull, Chris Hightower

STUDENT MEMBERS: Paige Shiring, Liliana Ogedn, Courtney Kimmel

GUEST: Wendy Macias, Dick Rinewalt, Suzy Lockwood, Tim Barth, Joanna Schmidt, Edward Carr, Mike Butler, Richard Lane, Tracy Rundstrom Williams, Austin Counts, James Petrovich, Debbie Rhea, Caitlin Dodd, Kathryn Ellis, Michael Pelch, Paul Cortese, Sage Elwell, Jenifer Engler

Minutes from April 21, 2020 meeting – APPROVED

CONSENT AGENDA-APPROVED

AddRan
Drop Program
Jewish Studies Minor

College of Communications
Drop Programs
Strategic Communications BS – concentrations in Advertising, Public Relations and Integrated 
Journalism Certificates – Sports, Business  and Teaching

Harris College
Drop Programs
Clinical Nurse Leader CRT
Clinical Nurse Leader MSN
Nursing Administration & Leadership MSN and Clinical Nurse Specialist-Pediatric MSN
Inactive Graduate Nursing programs (NONCCONC, NURS-MSN, NCNA -MSN, NEUD and NCLNCERT)
Kinesiology (SPPS, MOSC-BS2 & ATTR CRT) 

College of Science and Engineering
Drop Programs
Engineering – Energy Systems Focus
Combined Science BS minor


REGULAR AGENDA – APPROVED

AddRan
New Program
Military Science minor

Change Program Requirements
History major and minor

College of Fine Arts
Change Program Description
Studio Arts-New Media BFA/BA

Neeley School of Business
Change Program Requirements
MS Business Analytics
Professional MBA

College of Science and Engineering
Change Program Requirements
Data Science Major 
Data Science Minor
Department of Mathematics- All undergraduate majors and minors
Pre-Health Institute, Cultural Awareness in Health & Healthcare minor

Center for International Studies
Change Program Requirements
No transfer credit from “partner institutions” or “approved programs”

Adjourned 3:58 p.m.

Next meeting: February 23, 2021
Contact Shelia Williams (SHELIA.WILLIAMS@TCU.EDU) to obtain a Zoom invitation