The University of Texas at Arlington
Undergraduate Assembly
Minutes
The Undergraduate Assembly met in regular session on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 2:15 p.m. in the UC Rio Grande B. Interim Provost Dana Dunn presided.
Attendance.
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Member |
Present |
Excused |
Absent |
Alternate |
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Charles A. Sober |
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Dana Dunn |
√ |
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Michael Moore |
√ |
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Evan Anders |
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Susan Beckham |
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√ |
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Lou Fincher |
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Karen Bullis |
√ |
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Bill Carroll |
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Jinny Choi |
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Tom Christie |
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Theresa Daniels |
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William Dillon |
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Richard Dodge |
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James Epperson |
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Perry Fuchs |
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Jeanne Gerlach |
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Barry McKeown |
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Susan Grove |
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Andy Hansz |
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D.L. Hawkins |
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Jay Henry |
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Santos Hernandez |
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Melinda Hiemenz |
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Dan Himarios |
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Jeannine Hirtle |
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Richard Jimmerson |
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Karen Johannesson |
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Lon Johnston |
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Peter Lehmann |
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Dennis Marynick |
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Don McConnell |
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Robert McMahon |
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Jim Munch |
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Tabitha Padilla |
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Lynn Peterson |
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Jo Pinkerton |
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Elizabeth Poster |
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Syed R. Qasim |
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Steve Quevedo |
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Peggy Quinn |
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Dennis Reinhartz |
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Lana Rings |
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K. Jamie Rogers |
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Craig Slinkman |
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Neal Smatresk |
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Gina Thames |
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Patricia Turpin |
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Josh Warren |
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Tom Watts |
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Alisa White |
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Tom Wilding |
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Paul Witt |
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Beth Wright |
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Kai Yeung |
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Abu Yilla |
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Introduction of New Members. Interim Provost Dunn welcomed the new members of the Assembly: Sue Beckham, Education; Karen Bullis, Architecture; Tom Christie, Communication; Theresa Daniels, Urban and Public Affairs; James Epperson, Mathematics; Andy Hansz, Finance and Real Estate; Jay Henry, Architecture; Karen Johannesson, Geology; Lon Johnston, Social Work; Peter Lehmann, Social Work; Dennis Marynick, Chemistry; Bob McMahon, Honors College; Jim Munch, Marketing; Tabitha Padilla, Student Congress; Lynn Peterson, Engineering; Jo Pinkerton, Nursing; Peggy Quinn, Social Work; Dennis Reinhartz, Faculty Senate; Gina Thames, Nursing; Josh Warren, Student Congress; Paul Witt, Communications; and Beth Wright, Liberal Arts.
Approval of Minutes. The minutes of the regular meeting on April 22, 2003 were approved as published. The minutes of the special called meeting on September 3 were approved as published.
Election of Officers. Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael Moore was nominated and elected to serve simultaneously in the roles of Parliamentarian and Secretary.
Certification of Degree Candidates Delegation. Regents Rules require that each year the Assembly have the faculty certify degrees or delegate the authority to respective deans or the registrar. This authority was delegated to the Registrar. Motion was made and passed to delegate this authority permanently to the Registrar until such time as Assembly vote reverses this decision. Language to this affect will be inserted into the Handbook of Operating Procedures.
Report of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Committee Chair Kimberly van Noort presented the following proposal for course changes in the Honors College. The Assembly approved these changes.
CHANGE HONR 2300 Honors Freshman Seminar
HONR 2312 Honors American Studies II: Literature
HONR 2612 Honors American Studies II: Themes in American History and Politics
HONR 4103 Honors Independent Study Topics
HONR 4203 Honors Independent Study Topics
HONR 4303 Honors Independent Study Topics
Report of the Registration, Calendar and Scheduling Committee. Acting Registrar Richard Jimmerson presented the academic calendar for 2005-2006, noting that it follows the same plan as previous calendars. The advance AISD calendar is not yet available, but their representative said they would most likely follow the same trend. Specific concern was raised about matching UTA Spring Break week with AISD. Student Congress President Josh Warren explained their recently passed resolution that UTA would track UT System Spring Breaks and calls for a student officer to work with AISD to ensure that, when possible, UTA, UT System, and AISD Spring Breaks match so that it is beneficial to students as well as faculty. Motion was made and passed to approve the academic calendar for 2005-2006 subsequent to revisitation of the alignment with AISD and UT System calendars when available.
Proposed Bylaws Changes. Dr. Moore presented housekeeping matters for the Undergraduate Assembly Bylaws. There are two inactive committees that should be removed from the list of committees reporting to the Undergraduate Assembly—Catalog Committee and Scholarships and Loans Committee. Other groups have assumed the duties of these committees.
Other Business. There was no other business.
Remarks by the President. In the Interim President’s absence, there were no remarks.
Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m.
Michael K. Moore
Secretary
Recorded by Connie Frazier
Academic Calendar 2005-2006
Fall Session,
2005 Regular
Fall Semester
Registration for Fall Semester for all
students June
30 - August 21
First day of classes August
22
Late registration August
22-26
Labor Day holiday September
5
Census date September
7
Last day to drop with automatic “W” (undergraduate) September 30
Midsemester October
14
Current and former student registration begins
for Winter Session & Spring Semester October
31
Last day to drop courses November
11
Winter Session & Spring registration begins for
all students November
24
Thanksgiving holidays November
24 - 27
Last day of classes December
2
Final exams (some dept. exams given Dec.3) December
3, 5-9
Commencement ceremonies December
9-11
Winter Session,
2005-2006
Late registration December
12
Winter Session classes, Monday-Thursday December
12-15
Census date December
13
Last day to drop with automatic "W"
(undergraduate) December
15
Classes continue, Monday - Thursday January
2-5
Last day to drop courses January
9
Classes continue, Monday-Wednesday January
9-11
Winter Session final exams January
12
Spring Session,
2006 Regular Spring Semester
Registration for Spring Semester for all students November
24 - January 16
Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday January
16
First day of classes January
17
Late registration January
17-20
Census date February
1
Last day to drop with automatic “W” (undergraduate) February 24
Midsemester March
10
Spring vacation March
13-19
Current and former student registration
begins for Maymester & Summer April
3
Last day to drop courses April
14
Maymester & Summer registration begins
for all students April
27
Last day of classes May
5
Final exams (some dept. exams given May 6) May
6, 8-12
Commencement ceremonies May
12 - 14
Maymester, 2006
Late registration May
15
Maymester classes, Monday-Saturday May
15-20
Census date May
16
Last day to drop with automatic "W"
(undergraduate) May
18
Last day to drop courses May
24
Classes continue, Monday-Friday May
22-26
Maymester final exams June
2
Summer Sessions, 2006 1st Five Week Eleven Week 2nd
Five Week
Registration for Summer
Sessions for all students April
27-May 29 April 27-May 29 April 27-July 4
Memorial Day holiday May
29 May 29
Classes begin May
30 May 30 July 5
Late Registration May
30-May 31 May 30-May 31 July 5-6
Current and former student
registration begins for Fall June
5 June 5
Census Date June
5 June 5 July 11
Last day to drop with
automatic “W” (undergraduate) June
12 June 26 July 18
Midsemester June
14 July 5 July 20
Fall registration begins for
all students June
29 June 29
Last day to drop courses June
22 July 24 July 31
Last day of classes June
29 Aug 7 Aug 7
Final examination dates July
3 Aug
8-9 Aug 8
Fourth of July holiday July
4
Commencement exercises Aug
12-13 Aug 12-13 Aug 12-13