TO: Academic Senate Members

FROM: Mr. Bruce Brumley, Chair

Academic Senate

RE: MEETING DATE, PLACE, AND AGENDA

The next Academic Senate meeting will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at 3:40 p.m. in the South Conference Room of the COT Health Science building (HSCT 206).

I. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES: February 23

II. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

Item 34 MEd Early Childhood Option. Placing program on moratorium. For information only.

Item 38 Emeritus Nomination: Dixie Metheny, Department of Educational Theory and Practice, College of Education. For information.

Item 39 Common Course Numbering: CTBU and HR to BGEN, BMKT, BMGT (business/human resources)

Item 39.a Common Course Numbering: BUS to BGEN, COMT to FILM, EC to EDEC, MGMT to BMGT and BGEN, MIS to BMIS, MKT to BMKT.

III. COMMITTEE REPORTS

IV. PROVOST REPORT

V. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS

A. International Studies Update

Kirk Lacy, Executive Director

B. Honors Program Funding

David Craig, Director, University Honors Program

C. Senate Representative to Strategic Plan Committee

D. Review of MSUB Course Late Drop Policy & Procedure

E. eBook Option for Students

VI. OLD BUSINESS

Bylaws Review

VII. NEW BUSINESS

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