ALL APPROVED PROPOSALS

 I.  UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES  

A. Undergraduate Programs  

• Proposal for a Minor in Neurosciences (approved Jan. 30, 2013)
•  Resolution regarding the creation of online degree programs (approved Dec. 5, 2012)
• Proposal for a Latin American Studies major (approved March 28, 2012)
• Motions to establish a Program in Writing and Communication (approved November 30, 2011)
  Also see: Working Group Report and Recommendations, dated November 28, 2011
•  Proposal for a Minor in Mathematics (approved Feb. 23, 2011)
•  Proposal from the Working Group on Communication in the Curriculum (approved Dec. 8, 2010)
• Proposal from the Brown Teaching Awards Subcommittee of the Working Group  on Teaching (endorsed Dec. 8, 2010)
• Creating, Administering, and Eliminating Majors and Minors (adopted Dec. 8, 2010) 
• Proposal for a Minor in Statistics (approved October 6, 2010)
•  Proposal for a Minor in Anthropology  (adopted Jan. 27, 2010)
• Proposal for a Minor in African Studies (adopted Jan. 27, 2010)
• Biosciences Curriculum Revision (adopted Jan. 27, 2010)
• Proposal for a Minor in Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities  
  (adopted April 15, 2009)
• Proposal for a Minor in Computational and Applied Mathematics  
• Proposal for a Minor in Energy and Water Sustainability 
  (adopted March 11, 2009)
• Proposal for a Minor in Jewish Studies  (adopted Feb. 18, 2009)
• Proposal for a B.A. in Civil and Environmental Engineering
  (adopted Dec. 3, 2008)
• Resolution on Sport Management and the Department of Kinesiology  
  (adopted May 5, 2008)
• Proposal for a B.A. in Sport Management  (adopted May 5, 2008)
•  Proposal for a Minor in Global Health Technologies
  (adopted February 20, 2008)
• Proposal for a Minor in Business (May 2, 2007)
• Proposal for a Minor in Sociology (2007)
• Proposal for a Minor in Financial Computation and Modeling
  (approved January 24, 2007)

B.  Undergraduate Policies  

• Hard Cap of 24 Hours per Semester (Approved March 20, 2013)
• Academic Calendar 2014-15 (approved September 12, 2012)
• Proposal to award Latin Honors by School (approved April 4, 2012)
• Distinction in Research and Creative Works (approved as amended April 4, 2012)
• Motion for a change in rules on Pass-Fail within the major (approved as amended March 28, 2012)
•  Motion to reduce LPAP requirement (approved March 28, 2012)   
• Academic Calendar 2013-2014 (approved August 31, 2011)
•  Proposal from SA to shift Fall Recess 2012 and rename it "Centennial Celebration Days" (approved April 20, 2011)
•  Proposal to transfer LPAP course approval to Dean of Undergraduates
  (approved April 20, 2011)
•  Proposal regarding "incomplete" grades (approved March 30, 2011)
• Proposal regarding Student-Taught Courses (approved March 30, 2011)
•  Return after suspension: fall or spring semester (approved March 30, 2011)
•  Proposal to change the spring drop deadline (Dec. 8, 2010) 
• Approval of Academic Calendar 2012-2013 (Sept. 15, 2010)
• Readmission after Suspension: Fall Semester  (March 31, 2010)
• Change in Graduation Date of Record  (Jan. 27, 2010)
• Readmission after Suspension: Spring Semester  (Feb. 24, 2010)
• Approval of Academic Calendar 2011-2012  (Sept. 9, 2009)
• Proposal to adopt Add-Drop Language for General Announcements
  (Jan. 14, 2009)
• New Language for the General Announcements regarding Attendance  
  (March 12, 2008)
• Proposal to amend published 2008-09 academic calendar  
  (January 23, 2008)
• Academic Calendar Proposal  (Plan A adopted Jan. 23, 2008)
• Proposal for a Modification to Athletics Admissions  (Sept. 26, 2007)
• Proposals for Minors at Rice  (May 10, 2006) SUPERSEDED DEC 2010
• Final Exams Proposal (March 22, 2006)
• Sponsored Events Proposal (March 22, 2006)

II.  GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES 

• Elimination of Graduate Programs; Procedure and Best Practices (approved May 10, 2013)
• Written Annual Assessment of Work per General Announcements (approved March 20, 2013)
• Resolution regarding the creation of online degree programs (approved December 5, 2012)
•  Dual Ph.D. in History between Rice University and Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil (approved Nov. 14, 2012)
• Creating Graduate Dual-Degree and Joint-Degree Programs at Rice University (approved September 12, 2012)
• Proposal for a Graduate Program in Systems,Synthetic, and Physical Biology (approved September 12, 2012)
•  Proposal for a Professional Science Masters Track in Space Studies (approved March 28, 2012)
• Proposal for a Non-thesis Master of Arts option in Philosophy (approved March 28, 2012)
• Proposal for a Post-Masters Artist Diploma in Music (approved March 28, 2012)
• Motions to establish a Program in Writing and Communication (approved November 30, 2011)
  Also see: Working Group Report and Recommendations, dated November 28, 2011
• Proposal for a Bioscience and Health Policy track in the Professional Science Master's Program (March 30, 2011)
•  Proposal for a Ph.D. in Sociology (April 21, 2010)
• Creating and Changing Graduate Programs  (adopted March 31, 2010, amended March 2012)
• Proposal for Candidacy Master of Arts in Business (Jan. 27, 2010)
• Change in Graduation Date of Record  (Jan. 27, 2010)
• Ratification of Summer Recess Action of Executive Committee
  regarding Jones School Ph.D. (Sept. 9, 2009)
• Proposal for Graduate Degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering
  (April 15, 2009)
• Proposal for a Ph.D. in Art History   (April 23, 2008)
• Proposal for a Ph.D. in Management from the Jones School (Sept. 26, 2007)

III.  FACULTY POLICIES 

• Conflict of Commitment Policy (Approved March 20, 2013)
• Revision to Section B9 of "Guidelines for Faculty Appointment, Promotion, Tenure and Renewal of Contacts" regarding voting (approved February 20, 2013)
• Revised "Organization and Election of Promotion and Tenure Committee" (approved February 20, 2013)
• Revision to University Policy 216 and Procedures (approved February 20, 2013)
•  Motion to create new University Committee to advise the Office of Faculty Development (approved December 5, 2012)
• Revisions to Section B9 of the "Guidelines for Faculty Appointment, Promotion, Tenure, and Renewal of Contracts" (approved Dec. 5, 2012)
• Motion:  Faculty members are required to archive syllabi on Esther, beginning in Spring 2013 (approved Oct. 3, 2012)
• Recognition of Conflict of Interest Policy 216 and related Procedures document (approved September 12, 2012)
•  Recommended Revisions to Section 8 of University Policy 201 (approved April 18, 2012)
• Open Access Policy (approved April 18, 2012)
• Motion to approve revised Senate "Procedures for Investigating Accusations Against Faculty Members, Including Severe Sanctions" (approved April 4, 2012)
•  Motion to accept revised Research Misconduct Policy and Procedures (approved Feb. 22, 2012) 
  See also:  Policy 324 and Procedures documents
• Motion to adopt Syllabus Standards Policy (approved January 25, 2012)
• Motion to endorse the report from the Working Group on Retirement Planning and to recommend its implementation (January 25, 2012)
•  Faculty Senate Rules for Appeals and Grievances (September 28, 2011)
•   Faculty Senate oversight of the General Announcements (April 20, 2011)
• Motion that Rice adopt Policy on Research Data Management (approved April 20, 2011, effective July 1, 2011)
•  Faculty Merger Review Committee  (resolution adopted April 23, 2009)
• Rice Faculty Statement on Consensual, Amorous Relations with Students  
  (adopted April 15, 2009; effective Sept. 1, 2009)
• Policy Protocol on Access to Faculty Electronic Data (May 1, 2008)
• Dean Review Policy  (May 1, 2008)
• Resolution on the Promotion and Tenure Committee  (December 6, 2006)

IV. SENATE PROCEDURES  

• Motion to move "Organization and Election of Promotion and Tenure Committee" to Faculty Senate Bylaws, Section 9 (Approved Feb. 20, 2013)
•  Motion to amend Senate Bylaws Section 5.5 (approved April 18, 2012)
• Motion to amend the Senate Constitution to increase number of NTT-Teaching to three (approved as amended, March 28, 2012)
• Motion to amend the Senate Constitution, Section 2, on eligibility to vote for and hold Non-Tenure Track (NTT) Teaching seat  (approved February 22, 2012)
•  Revise Bylaws regarding Convenor of Appeal, Grievance, and Hearing Panels (approved Sept. 28, 2011)
•  Proposal regarding Senate seat distribution (approved Feb. 23, 2011)
•  Proposal regarding quorum in Senate meetings (approved Feb. 23, 2011)
•  Proposal to prescribe the rotation of the Senate seat shared by the professional schools
  (approved Jan. 19, 2011)
• Proposal to increase the number of Senate seats by two (approved Jan. 19, 2011) 
• Proposal to transform three Assistant Professor seats into general seats (approved Jan. 19, 2011)
• Proposal to clarify the voting threshold for Constitutional amendments (approved Jan. 19, 2011)
• Proposal to allow two Senators from a department (approved Dec. 8, 2010) 
• Proposal to amend the Bylaws on role of Parliamentarian   (approved Oct. 6, 2010)
• Proposal to limit the number of Senators required on working groups (approved Sept. 15, 2010)
•  Proposal to amend Meeting Rules regarding Secret Ballot (adopted Jan. 14, 2009)
• Proposal to adopt Approval Voting Method  (adopted December 6, 2006)

V.  OTHER  

Resolution of the Senate regarding Chair of Board of Trustees James Crownover (approved February 20, 2013)

  Approved Working Group Reports