Academic Senate
Policy Tracking
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| Date Received | Document | Received From | Referred to | Senate Agenda | Approved by the Senate | Approved by President |
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2026.05.04 |
New Biomedical Engineering B.S. Degree |
Kristi Closser, Chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee |
Executive Committee |
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2026.05.04 |
APM 206 – Distance Education/Online Learning Policy |
Nichole Walsh, Chair of the Academic Policy and Planning Committee |
Executive Committee |
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2026.05.04 |
Geography and City Regional Planning Department Name Change to Geography and Planning |
Elizabeth Lowham, Dean of the College of Social Sciences |
Executive Committee |
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2026.05.04 |
C&I and LEBSE Department Renaming and Restructuring |
Sergio La Porta, Interim Dean of the Kremen School of Education and Human Development |
Executive Committee approved 2026.05.04 |
Consent Calendar 2026.05.04 |
2026.05.04
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2026.05.07 |
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2026.04.20 |
APM 246 - Incomplete Grades, Substantive Revisions |
Nichole Walsh, Chair of the Academic Policy and Planning Committee |
Executive Committee |
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2026.04.20 |
Academic Calendar Proposal 2028-2029 and 2029-2030 |
Alejandra De Alba, Administrative Support Coordinator, Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies The |
Executive Committee approved updated drafts for 2028-2029 and 2029-2030 on 2026.04.20 |
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2026.04.20 |
Degree Name Change: Public Health to Health Promotion and Behavior |
Kristi Closser, Chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee |
Executive Committee |
2026.04.27 consent calendar |
2026.04.27
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2026.04.29 Degree Name Change: B.S. Public Health to Health Promotion and Behavior- Approved |
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2026.04.06 |
Continuation of Research Awards Review Subcommittee |
Nichole Walsh, Chair of the Academic Policy and Planning Committee |
Executive Committee approved 2026.04.06 |
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2026.04.06 |
APM 129 (Bylaws) and establish a standing committee for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities |
Nichole Walsh, Chair of the Academic Policy and Planning Committee |
Executive Committee |
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2026.03.16 |
Degree Title Change: Linguistics - General Option BA to Linguistics and Language Teaching/Learning BA |
Kristi Closser, Chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee |
Executive Committee approved 2026.03.16 |
Consent calendar 2026.03.23 |
2026.04.13 |
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2026.03.16 |
Linguistics Dept. Prgm TESOL/SLAT Option Deactivation and Linguistics, MA (General Option) name change |
Daniel Calleros, Chair of the University Graduate Committee |
Executive Committee approved 2026.03.16 |
Consent calendar 2026.03.23 |
2026.04.13 |
2026.04.15 TESOL/SLAT Deactivation and Linguistics, MA (General Option) Name Change- Approved |
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2026.03.16 |
Education MA’s Multilingual & Multicultural Education changes |
Daniel Calleros, Chair of the University Graduate Committee |
Executive Committee approved 2026.03.16 |
Consent calendar 2026.03.23 |
2026.04.13 |
2026.04.15 Multilingual and Multicultural Education, MA Elevation- Approved |
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2026.03.02 |
APM 322 - Policy on the Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness |
David Low, Chair of the Personnel Committee |
Executive Committee |
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2026.03.02 |
APM 337 - Policy on Faculty Workload |
David Low, Chair of the Personnel Committee |
Executive Committee |
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2026.03.02 |
Revisions to the University Board on Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Subcommittee Charge |
David Low, Chair of the Personnel Committee |
Executive Committee approved 2026.03.02 University Board on, Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Subcommittee Charge |
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2026.02.09 |
Dissolution of Online/Blended Education Subcommittee |
Kristi Closser, Chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee |
Executive Committee approved 2026.02.09 |
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2026.02.09 |
APM 346 - Policy on Faculty-Student Consensual Relations |
David Low, Chair of the Personnel Committee |
Executive Committee approved 2026.03.16 |
Consent calendar 2026.03.23 |
2026.04.13
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2026.04.17 APM 346 - Policy on Faculty-Student Consensual Relations - Approved |
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2026.01.26 |
APM 328 - Periodic Evaluation of Tenured Faculty (temporary exception) |
Jim Schmidtke, Associate Vice President of Faculty Affairs |
Executive Committee approved 2026.02.09 |
Consent calendar 2026.02.23 |
2026.02.23 |
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2026.01.26 |
Creation of the Additional University Graduation Requirements (AUGR) Subcommittee and Dissolution of the Multicultural/International Subcommittee Following the Spring 2026 Semester |
Kristi Closser, Chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee |
Executive Committee approved 2026.02.09 |
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2025.12.01 |
New APM 392 - Policy on Artificial Intelligence and Faculty Use |
David Low, Chair of the Personnel Committee |
Executive Committee |
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2025.11.07 |
APM 216 - Standards for Writing Course Requirements (Substantive Revisions) |
Nichole Walsh, Chair of the Academic Policy and Planning Committee |
Executive Committee Sent to Writing Subcommittee for review 2026.03.16 |
2026.03.23 |
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2025.10.13 |
Proposal to Change Department Name to Department of Construction Management and Architectural Studies |
Department of Construction Management Faculty |
Executive Committee |
consent calendar 2025.11.03 |
2025.11.03 |
11.04.2025 Department of Construction Management and Architectural Studies - Approved |
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2025.08.25 |
APM 217 Revisions |
Executive Committee |
Executive Committee |
2025.09.22 |
2025.10.20 |
2025.10.22 APM 217 - ADDITIONAL UNIVERSITY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS |
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2025.08.25 |
APM 206 - Distance Education/Online Learning Policy (Formerly Technology Mediated Policy & Procedures) (Fully Revised) |
Nichole Walsh, Chair of the Academic Policy and Planning Committee |
Executive Committee Sent back to AP&P 2025.11.10 |
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2025.04.28 |
APM 328 - Periodic Evaluation of Tenured Faculty |
David Low, Chair of the University Personnel Committee |
Executive Committee approved 2026.03.02 |
2026.03.16 |
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| 2025.04.28 |
APM 301 - Policy and Procedures for the Appointment of Tenure-Track Faculty Including the Award of Service Credit |
David Low, Chair of the University Personnel Committee |
Executive Committee approved 2016.04.06 |
2026.04.13 |
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2025.04.07 |
Suggested changes to the UAPRS charge |
Andrea Roach, Chair of the Undergraduate Program Review Subcommittee |
Executive Committee approved 09.15.2025 |
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2025.04.07 |
Request to Change Geology M.S. to Earth & Environmental Sciences M.S |
Christopher J. Pluhar, Geology M.S. Program Coordinator |
Executive Committee |
Consent Calendar 2025.05.05 |
2025.05.05 |
2025.05.03 Name Change from Geology M.S. to Earth & Environmental Sciences M.S. - Approved |
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2025.04.07 |
APM 336 - University Statement on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities |
David Low, Chair of the Personnel Committee |
Executive Committee |
2025.12.08 |
2026.04.13 |
2026.04.17 APM 336 - Policy on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities - Approved |
| 2025.02.28 |
Approval of flexible interpretation of APM 232 - Policy on Student Absences |
Amber Crowell, Vice Chair of the Academic Senate |
Executive Committee |
2025.03.24 consent calendar |
2025.03.24 |
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| 2025.02.25 |
APM 221 – Policy on Blended Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programs |
David Lent, Chair of the University Graduate Committee |
Executive Committee |
2025.11.03 |
2025.12.08
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2025.12.09 APM 221 - Policy on Blended Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programs |
| 2025.21.17 |
Proposal to Change Department of Art, Design and Art History to the School of Art, Design and Art History |
Faculty of the Department of Art, Design and Art History |
Executive Committee |
2025.03.10 consent calendar |
2025.03.10
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2025.03.16 Name Change for Art, Design and Art History |
| 2025.02.07 |
Cal-GETC and ADT Exemptions |
Dermot Donnelly-Hermosillo, Chair of the GE Committee |
Executive Committee |
2025.03.10 Senate voted to send back to GE Committee 2025.04.28 |
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| 2025.01.27 |
Master of Public Health Program Revision |
Tanisha Garcia, Program Coordinator for Master of Public Health |
Executive Committee Removed from agenda 2025.02.10 |
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| 2025.01.27 |
Reinstatement of Research Awards Review Committee as an Interim Subcommittee of AP&P |
Nichole Walsh, Chair of the Academic Policy and Planning Committee |
Executive Committee approved 2025.02.10 |
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| 2025.01.27 |
Research Methods to Fully Online Program |
Christian Wandeler, Professor for Educational Research Methods and Statistics, Department of Curriculum & Instruction |
Executive Committee Removed from agenda 2025.02.10 |
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