Agenda
ACADEMIC COUNCIL MEETING
Thursday, May 8, 2008
3:30 p.m. - 0012 Westbrook (Divinity School)
1. Approval of minutes of April 17, 2008 meeting
http://www.duke.edu/web/acouncil/minutes
2. Announcements
3. Nomination of Candidates for Earned Degrees
4. Executive Session - Vote on Honorary Degrees
5. Appointment of Faculty Ombudsman (exhibit - pdf)
6. Vote on proposal from the Nicholas School and Pratt School to establish a dual Master of Environmental Management and Master of Engineering Management (MEM/MEMP) (see April agenda - below - for exhibits)
7. Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences request to change name to Nicholas School of the Environment - William Chameides, Dean (exhibit 1 - pdf), (exhibit 2 - pdf), (exhibit 3 - pdf)
8. Global Health Institute proposal requesting approval to appoint regular rank, non-tenure track faculty - Michael Merson, Director (exhibit 1 - pdf ), (exhibit 2 - pdf)
9. University Priorities Committee Annual Report - Warren Grill, Chair
10. Athletics Council Annual Report - Michael Gillespie, Chair (exhibit - pdf)
11. Continued discussion and resolution for Strategic Plan for Athletics
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ACADEMIC COUNCIL MEETING
Thursday, April 17, 2008
3:30 p.m. - 0012 Westbrook - Divinity School
1. Approval of minutes of March 20, 2008 meeting
http://www.duke.edu/web/acouncil/minutes
2. Announcements
3. Executive Session - Honorary Degrees (information item - vote at May meeting)
4. Election of Faculty Secretary (exhibit -Word)
5. Election of Executive Committee (exhibit -Word)
6. Proposal from the Nicholas School and Pratt School to establish a dual Master of Environmental Management and Master of Engineering Management (MEM/MEMP) degree - Robert Clark, Professor and Dean, Pratt School
(exhibit 1 - PDF) , (exhibit 2 - Word), (exhibit 3 - Word), (exhibit 4 - Word)
7. Academic Programs Committee Annual Report - Lynn Smith-Lovin, Chair
(exhibit - Word)
8. Arts and Sciences proposal for an Accelerated Leave Policy - George McLendon, Dean of Faculty, Arts and Sciences (exhibit 1- PDF), (exhibit 2 - Word)
9. Strategic Plan for Athletics - Chris Kennedy, Interim Director of Athletics (exhibit - Word)
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ACADEMIC COUNCIL MEETING
Thursday, March 20, 2008
3:30 p.m. - 0012 Westbrook (Divinity School)
1. Approval of February 21, 2008 meeting minutes
http://www.duke.edu/web/acouncil/minutes/2007-08/
2. Announcements
3. Duke University Postdoctoral Policy -
James Siedow, Vice Provost for Research
Sally Kornbluth, Vice Dean for Basic Sciences
(exhibit 1 -Word), (exhibit 2-Word) , (exhibit 3- Word)
4. Duke University Guidelines for Authorship and Authorship Dispute Resolution - James Siedow, Vice Provost for Research
(exhibit - Word)
5. Name change proposal from the Department of Asian and African Languages and Literature
Leo Ching, Chair, Asian and African Languages and Literature
(exhibit 1- Word), (exhibit 2, Word), (exhibit 3, pdf), (exhibit 4, Word)
6. Name change proposal from the Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy
Dan Schmitt, Chair, Biological Anthropology and Anatomy
(exhibit 1, Word), (exhibit 2, Word), (exhibit 3, Word), (exhibit 4, pdf), (exhibit 5, Word)
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ACADEMIC COUNCIL MEETING
Thursday, February 21, 2008
3:30 p.m. - 0012 Westbrook (Divinity School)
1. Approval of January 24, 2008 meeting minutes
http://www.duke.edu/web/acouncil/minutes/2007-08/
2. Announcements
3. Vote on proposal for a Ph.D. program in Marine Science and Conservation -
(exhibit - Word)
4. Copyright Guidelines for Electronic Course Content -
Deborah Jakubs, University Librarian and Vice Provost for Library Affairs
Kevin Smith - Scholarly Communication Officer
(exhibit - PDF)
5. Quality Enhancement Plan update - (exhibit - Word)
Tolly Boatwright, co-chair
Prasad Kasibhatla, co-chair
6. Strategic Plan for Duke Athletics - Joe Alleva, Director of Athletics
(exhibit - Word)
7. Update on Campus Safety - Richard Riddell, Vice President and University Secretary (exhibit 1- Word) (exhibit 2 -Word) (exhibit 3 - Word)
ACADEMIC COUNCIL MEETING
Thursday, January 24, 2008
3:30 p.m. - 0012 Westbrook (Divinity School)
1. Approval of December 6, 2007 meeting minutes http://www.duke.edu/web/acouncil/minutes/2007-08/
2. Announcements
3. Nomination of Candidates for Earned Degrees
4. Proposal for Ph.D. program in Marine Science and Conservation - Professor Dan Rittschof (exhibit - Word), (exhibit 2 - Word)
5. Proposal to allow the SSRI to Recommend Appointment of Regular Rank Non-Tenure Track Research Faculty appointments - Professor John Aldrich (exhibit - Word), (exhibit 2 - Word)
6. Academic Council Election Committee proposal - Professors Paula McClain and Tom Metzloff (exhibit - Word)
ACADEMIC COUNCIL MEETING
Thursday, December 6, 2007
3:30 p.m. - 0012 Westbrook (Divinity School)
1. Approve minutes of the November 15 meeting
http://www.duke.edu/web/acouncil/minutes
2. Announcements
3. Duke University Postdoctoral Policy – Provost Peter Lange (exhibit -Word)
4. Academic Council Elections Committee Proposal – Professor Tom Metzloff -
(exhibit - Word)
5. Update on Central Campus
Executive Vice President Tallman Trask
Provost Peter Lange
ACADEMIC COUNCIL AGENDA
Thursday, November 15, 2007
3:30 p.m. - 0012 Westbrook (Divinity School)
1. Approve minutes of October 18 Academic Council meeting
http://www.duke.edu/web/acouncil/minutes
2. Announcements
3. Executive Session - Honorary Degree
4. Vote on Proposal to create a joint PhD degree in German Studies with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - (exhibit 1-Word) (exhibit 2 - PDF) (exhibit 3 -Word) (exhibit 4 - Word)
5. Vote on Proposal for Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree - - )
6. Update on Athletics: Academics and Athletics in the Strategic Plan for Duke Athletics - Michael Gillespie, Chair, Athletics Council
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ACADEMIC COUNCIL AGENDA
Thursday, October 18, 2007
+ (following Annual Faculty Meeting) - 0012 Westbrook (Divinity School)
1. Approve minutes of September 20 Academic Council meeting
http://www.duke.edu/web/acouncil/minutes (exhibit PDF)
2. Announcements
3. Executive Session - Honorary Degree
4. Proposal to create a joint PhD degree in German Studies with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Ann Marie Rasmussen, Chair (exhibit 1-Word) (exhibit 2 - PDF) (exhibit 3 -Word) (exhibit 4 - Word)
5. Proposal for Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree - Dean Catherine Gilliss and Professor Barbara Turner ( - Word)
President Brodhead and the Academic Council Executive Committee invite you to an informal
reception in the Westbrook hallway immediately following the Annual Faculty and Academic Council meetings.
+ The Council meeting follows the University Faculty meeting which begins at 3:30 p.m. in 0012 Westbrook-Divinity School. The agenda for the University Faculty meeting, which was sent to all faculty from the University Secretary’s office, is as follows:
AGENDA
President Richard H. Brodhead presiding.
1. Welcoming Remarks
2. Approval of Minutes of the Meeting of October 19, 2006
3. Annual Report of the President
4. Annual Report of the Chair of the Academic Council
5. Questions and Answers
6. Adjournment
ACADEMIC COUNCIL AGENDA
Thursday, September 20, 2007
3:30 p.m. - 0012 Westbrook (Divinity School)
1. Approve minutes of May 10 meeting
http://www.duke.edu/web/acouncil/minutes
2. Announcements
3. Nominations of candidates for Earned Degrees
4. Faculty Scholar Award Committee Report (exhibit-Word)
5. Election of Faculty Hearing Committee (exhibit-Word)
6. Proposed Athletic Policy Mission Statement and charge on Strategic Planning for Athletics - President Richard Brodhead
(exhibit 1-Word) (exhibit 2-Word) (exhibit 3-PDF)
7. APT Report - Provost Peter Lange
8. University Priorities Committee Preview - Warren Grill, Chair
9. Interim Report on the Undergraduate Experience at Duke University - Provost Peter Lange (exhibit-PDF)