Date Agendas & Minutes File Attachments Actions Passed April 24, 2024 Agenda Minutes 4a. Draft Minutes of 03-28-2024 Faculty Council Meeting 4b. Motion to Award Degrees – Spring 2024 4c. Request to Award Posthumous Degree to Yousef Al Hanbali 4d. Revision to Bylaws of the Honors Council & Honors Council Structure and Election 4e. Revision to Appeal of Academic Termination Policy 4f. Training Requirement for First-Time Chairs of Thesis/Dissertation Committees 4g. Request to Change Name of Department of Languages and Culture Studies to Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation 4h. Request to Change Name of International Studies, B.A. to Global Studies, B.A. 4i. Revision to Course Numbering and Status Policy 4j. University Faculty Governance Election Results 4k. Results of Faculty Vote on Changes to Constitution of the Faculty 5. UNC Charlotte Open Access Policy 6. Division of Research Draft Implementation Plan 7. GASP Update Presentation 8. Faculty Leadership Development Initiative Presentation 9. Honors Council Update Presentation 4a. Approved 03-28-2024 Faculty Council Minutes 4b. Approved Motion to Award Degrees – Spring 2024 4c. Approved Request to Award Posthumous Degree to Yousef Al Hanbali 4d. Approved Revision to Bylaws of the Honors Council & Honors Council Structure and Election 4e. Approved Revision to Appeal of Academic Termination Policy 4f. Approved Training Requirement for First-Time Chairs of Thesis/Dissertation Committees 4g. Approved Request to Change Name of Department of Languages and Culture Studies to Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation 4h. Approved Request to Change Name of International Studies, B.A. to Global Studies, B.A. 4i. Approved Revision to Course Numbering and Status Policy 4j. Received University Faculty Governance Election Results 4k. Received Results of Faculty Vote on Changes to Constitution of the Faculty 5. Approved UNC Charlotte Open Access Policy as amendedMarch 28, 2024 Agenda Minutes 5. Student Athletics Presentation 6a. Draft Minutes of 02-22-24 Faculty Council Meeting 6b. Review of the Five-Year Calendar 6c. Proposed Revisions to Procedures for Resolving Faculty Grievances 6d. Proposed Revisions to Tenure Policies, Regulations, and Procedures 6e. Request to Change the Name of the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences 7. Request to Change the Name of the Department of Public Health AND to Establish a New Department 8. UNC Charlotte Policy and Procedure: Open Access Policy 10. Nominations still needed – as of 03.27.24 6a. Approved 02-22-2024 Faculty Council Minutes 6b. Recommended to Chancellor Approval of Five-Year Academic Calendar 6c. Approved Revisions to Procedures for Resolving Faculty Grievances 6d. Approved Revisions to Tenure Policies, Regulations, and Procedures 6e. Approved request to change name of department to the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences 7. Approved request to change name of department to the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health 7. Approved request to establish a new department called the Department of Health Management and Policy February 22, 2024 Agenda Minutes 4. Inclusive Excellence Strategic Plan presentation 5a. Draft Minutes of 01-18-2024 Faculty Council Meeting 5b. Request to revise name of Electrical Engineering Technology, B.S.E.T. to Electromechanical Engineering Technology, B.S.E.T. 5c. Call for Nominations for 2024-2025 Faculty Governance Positions, faculty-wide 6. Open Access Policy presentation 6. UNC Charlotte Open Access Policy 7. Revisions to the Standing Rules of the Faculty Council 7. Revisions to the Constitution of the Faculty 5a. Approved 01-18-2024 Faculty Council Minutes as amended 5b. Approved request to revise name of Electrical Engineering Technology, BSET to Electromechanical Engineering Technology, BSET 5c. Received informational Call for Nominations for 2024-2025 Faculty Governance Positions, faculty-wide 7. Approved revisions to Standing Rules of the Faculty Council 7. Approved revisions to Constitution of the Faculty (pending vote of the faculty) January 18, 2024 Agenda Minutes 4. Dart presentation 5a. Draft minutes of 11-30-2023 Faculty Council meeting 5b. Request to revise name of Nanoscale Science, Ph.D. 6. Draft changes to the Faculty Workload Procedure – MARKUP VERSION 6. Draft changes to the Faculty Workload Procedure – CLEAN VERSION 5a. Approved 11-30-23 Faculty Council Minutes 5b. Approved request to revise name of Nanoscale Science, Ph.D. to Chemistry and Nanoscale Science, Ph.D. November 30, 2023 Agenda Minutes 4. Presentation – University Finances and System Funding Model 5a. Draft Minutes of 10-26-2023 Faculty Council Meeting 5b. Motion to Award Degrees – Fall 2023 5c. Request to Award Degree in Memoriam to Genesis Reynoso 5d. Proposed Revisions to Graduate Student Parental Leave Policy 6. Presentation – The ROI Project and Charlotte 5a. Approved 10-26-23 Faculty Council Minutes 5b. Approved Motion to Award Degrees 5c. Approved Request to Award Degree in Memoriam to Genesis Reynoso 5d. Approved Revisions to Graduate Student Parental Leave Policy October 26, 2023 Agenda Minutes 6. Strategic Enrollment Planning Presentation 7a. Draft Minutes of 09-28-2023 Faculty Council Meeting 7b. Memo regarding proposed revision to Honors Programs Policy 7b. Proposed Revision to Honors Programs Policy 7c. Proposed New Requirement for Thesis and Dissertation Students 7d. FYI: 2023-24 Operating Budget Allocations 9. UNC System Faculty Workload Policy 7a. Approved 09-28-2023 Faculty Council Minutes 7b. Approved Revision to UNC Charlotte Academic Policy: Honors Programs 7c. Approved New Requirement for Thesis and Dissertation Students 7d. Received 2023-24 Operating Budget Allocations September 28, 2023 Agenda Minutes 2. Chancellor’s Report Slide 4. Overview of the Faculty Council Document 4. Overview of the Faculty Council Slide 5a. Approve Draft Minutes of the April 27, 2023 Faculty Council Meeting 5b. Receive 2022-2023 Annual Reports of Standing Committees 6. Review and Provide Feedback on changes to University Policy 101.4, Concurrent Employment of Related Persons 5a. Approved 04-27-2023 Faculty Council Minutes 5b. Received 2022-2023 Annual Reports of Standing Committees