Academic Council

*Note: This was a joint meeting of the Academic Council and the University Committee on Research and Sponsored Programs.

• Election of Search Committee for the Vice President for Research

• 2020–21 Reports of the Academic Council Subcommittees (Notre Dame NetID and password required)
• Notice of Special Meeting to be Held in Joint Session with the University Committee on Research and Sponsored
  Programs
• Discussion of Student Government Resolution for a Day-Long Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Election of Executive Committee of Academic Council

• Proposed New Program: Ph.D. in Analytics
• Proposed New/Revised Program: M.S. in Global Health
• Graduate School’s Crisis Leave Proposal
• Proposed New Undergraduate Major: Education, Schooling, and Society
• Proposed Designation for a New University Center: Technology Ethics Center Proposal

• Proposed New Program: Ph.D. in Management
• Proposed Designation for New University Institute and Center
  • Lucy Family Institute Proposal
  • Environmental Change Initiative Research Center Proposal

• Proposed Title IX Changes to the Academic Articles

• 2019–20 Reports of the Academic Council Subcommittees (Notre Dame NetID and password required)
• Election of Executive Committee of Academic Council

*Note: Although this meeting took place at the start of the 2020–21 academic year, it was the final meeting of the 2019–20 Academic Council membership. As such, it has been listed under 2019–20.

• Discuss and Vote on the Proposed Changes to the Academic Articles

• Discuss and Vote on the Proposed Changes to the Undergraduate Academic Code
• Discuss and Vote on the Proposed Changes to the Academic Code of the Graduate School
• Changes to the Academic Codes of the School of Architecture and Mendoza College of Business

• Discuss and Vote on the Proposed New Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Materials Science and Engineering Degree Program
• Discuss and Vote on the Proposed Changes to the Policy for Postdoctoral Fellows Appointments
• Discuss and Vote on the Proposed Changes to the Undergraduate Honor Code

• Discuss and Vote on the Proposed New B.A. Computer Science Degree Program
• Discuss and Vote on the Proposed Guidelines and Procedures for University Centers and Institutes
• Discuss and Vote on the Proposed Change to the Undergraduate Academic Code
• Information Items

• 2018–19 Reports of the Academic Council Subcommittees (Notre Dame NetID and password required)
• Election of the Executive Committee of the Academic Council
• Election of the President’s Committee to Recommend a Candidate as Provost

• Informational Items: Minor Changes to the Academic Articles and the Graduate School’s Academic Code
• Discussion and Approval of the Proposed Master’s Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Discuss and Approve the Proposal for an Undergraduate Minor in Real Estate
• Informational Items

• Discuss and Approve the Proposal to Restructure the First Year of Studies
• Discuss and Approve the Proposed Updates to the Academic Articles From the Faculty Affairs Committee

• Discussion and Approval of Proposed Updates to the Academic Articles from the Decennial Review Committee

• 2017–18 Reports of the Academic Council Subcommittees (Notre Dame NetID and password required)
• Election of the Executive Committee of the Academic Council

• Keough School Supplementary Undergraduate Major
• Proposed Changes to the Undergraduate Academic Code From the Academic Code and Policy Committee
• Proposed Changes to the Honor Code
• Presentation of the Faculty Salary Equity Report

• 2016–17 Reports of the Academic Council Subcommittees (Notre Dame NetID and password required)
• Election of the Executive Committee of the Academic Council

• Discussion and Vote: Biophysics Graduate Program Proposal (Full Proposal – 4.5 mb PDF, Notre Dame NetID and password required)
• Discussion: Advisory Committee on the Evaluation of Teaching Interim Report

• Discussion and Vote: Supplemental Math Major for Undergraduates in the College of Engineering

• Discussion and Vote: Core Curriculum Review Committee Final Report

• 2015–16 Reports of the Academic Council Subcommittees (Notre Dame NetID and password required)
• Election of the Executive Committee of the Academic Council

• Report of the Executive Committee
• Management Department Restructuring Proposal
• Proposed Amendments to the Academic Articles Regarding Joint and Concurrent Appointments
• Proposed Revisions to the Academic Articles Appeals Procedures
• Proposed Amendments to the Descriptions of the University Committees on Appeals
• Proposed Revisions to the Undergraduate Academic Code
• Proposed Modifications to the Undergraduate Academic Code of Honor
• Annual Report on Salary Equity Study
• Discussion with Chairs of the Core Curriculum Review Committee

• Ph.D. Proposals in Spanish and Italian

• 2014–15 Reports of the Academic Council Subcommittees (Notre Dame NetID and password required)
• Keough School of Global Affairs New Program Proposal
• Election of Review Committee for the Vice President for Research in Joint Session with the Committee on Research and Sponsored Programs

• Election of the Executive Committee of the Academic Council

• Protection of Children Policy: Adoption of a Policy Statement by the Academic Council
• Faculty Governance at the University: Proposal for an Ad Hoc Committee

• Protection of Children Policy: Adoption of a Policy Statement by the Academic Council
• Faculty Governance Discussion

• Template for the Annual Reports of University Committees
• Minor Amendments to the Academic Articles Approved by the Executive Committee Considered in Conjunction With an Amendment to the Academic Articles Concerning the Process of Amendment

• Acceptance of Two Annual Reports (2013–14) of University Committees That Report to the Academic Council

• 2013–14 Reports of the Academic Council Subcommittees (Notre Dame NetID and password required)
• Executive Committee Approvals

• No minutes; no agenda items for Academic Council; subcommittee meetings only

• Proposed Amendments of the Academic Articles—Sections Involving the Dean of the School of Global Affairs
• Election of the Executive Committee of the Academic Council
• Election of the Five-Year Review Committee for Provost Thomas Burish

• Proposal for a Master of Science in Historic Preservation
• Proposal for a New Major in Neuroscience and Behavior
• Proposed Changes to the Undergraduate Academic Code
• Proposed Changes to the Undergraduate Academic Code of Honor

• Executive Committee Decisions
• Proposed Excused Absence Policy for Undergraduates
• Proposal by the Ad Hoc Committee on Physical Education Requirement Alternatives

• Keough Family Recognized
• Recommended Process for Hiring the Founding Dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs
• Hesburgh Library Renovation: Briefing on the Master Plan

• Discussion and Vote on an In-Principle Proposal to Establish a New School of Global Affairs
• Discussion and Vote on Two New Master’s of Science Degrees From the Mendoza College of Business

• Summary of Actions Taken by the Executive Committee of the Academic Council
• 2012–13 Reports of the Academic Council Subcommittees (Notre Dame NetID and password required)
• Consideration of a Three-Stage Approval Process for a Proposed New School of Global and International Affairs

• Election of Executive Committee

• Proposed Changes to the Academic Articles
• Proposed Major in Gender Studies
• Proposed Changes to the Undergraduate Academic Code

• Proposal to Terminate the Entrepreneurship Major

• Conflict of Commitment Policy
• Joint Physics Program With Bethel College and Saint Mary’s College
• Proposal for a Ph.D. in Anthropology
• Proposal for a Ph.D. in Musical Arts
• Proposal for a Master’s in Management Program
• Academic Code of the Graduate Business Program
• Committee Reports on the 2012–2013 Committee Agenda

• Equity Report
• 2011–12 Reports of the Academic Council Subcommittees (Notre Dame NetID and password required)

• Election of Executive Committee

• Undergraduate Programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
• Minor Changes in the Undergraduate Academic Code
• End of Year Reports of the Academic Council Subcommittees

• Proposed Name Change for Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences
• Proposal for New B.S. in Statistics
• Proposal for International Economics
• Proposal for Graduate School Academic Code

• Proposed Major in Irish Language and Literature
• Addition to Severe Sanctions Policy

• Proposed Master's Program in Patent Law
• Revision of Severe Sanctions Policy
• Discussion of Academic Council Committee Structure

• Election of Committee to Review the Vice President for Research
• University Undergraduate Learning Outcomes

• Election of Executive Committee
• Proposed Minor Revisions to Academic Articles
• Academic Council Committee 2010–11 Year-End Reports

• Salary Equity Report
• Proposed Revisions to the Undergraduate Academic Code
• Proposed Revisions to the Undergraduate Student Academic Code of Honor Handbook
• Proposed Revisions to the Academic Articles

• Academic Articles Revisions
• Amendment to Faculty Senate Bylaws
• Proposal: Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (ACMS) Professional Master of Science Degree Program
• Proposal: Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBmS) Doctoral Degree Program

• Policies and Procedures for Postdoctoral Appointments
• Addition to University Centers and Institutes Classifications

• No minutes; no agenda items for Academic Council; subcommittee meetings only

• No minutes; no agenda items for Academic Council; subcommittee meetings only

• No minutes; no agenda items for Academic Council; subcommittee meetings only

• Proposal: New Ph.D. in Applied & Computational Mathematics and Statistics
• Proposal: New M.S. in Global Health

• Election of Executive Committee
• University Master Building Plan Update

• End-of-Year Committee Reports

• Proposal: New Master's Degree in Classics
• Proposal: New Department of Applied & Computational Mathematics and Statistics

• Proposal to Dissolve the Department of Economics & Policy Studies

• Summer Session Academic Calendar
• Academic Articles: Revised SPF Appeals
• Academic Articles: Amendment to Article III, Section 4 (a) The Role/Responsibility of the Dean

• No minutes; meeting canceled due to Mass of Christian Burial for faculty member

• Academic Articles Amendment: Postdoctoral Scholars
• Policy Change: Part-Time Employment of Regular Faculty

• Strategies for Positioning the University Academically on the Website

• Amendments to the Academic Articles Concerning the Graduate Council

• Election of Executive Committee
• Election of Provost 5-year Review Committee

• 2011 Spring Break Schedule/Ash Wednesday
• Executive Committee Election Procedures
• Annual Gender and Minority Equity Study
• Year-End Committee Reports

• Graduate School Policy
• Vision Statement for Undergraduate Education

• Voting on Proposal to Amend the Procedure for Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure and the Appeals Process

• Graduate Program ESTEEM Proposal

• Election of Executive Committee
• Status of Academic Articles Changes

• End-of-Year Committee Reports
• Course Instructor Feedback (CIF)

• Completion of Academic Articles Review

• Voting on Proposed Changes to the Academic Articles

• Peace Studies Ph.D. Program
• Name Change of Graduate Council Subcommittee
• Academic Calender Change for Thanksgiving
• Faculty Teaching Relatives Policy

• “Department of Physical Education” Renamed “Department of Physical Education and Wellness Instruction”
• Report of Working Group on Revisions of Academic Articles
• Recommendation to Eliminate One-of-a-Kind Doctoral Degree Program

• Proposal for a Ph.D. in Bioengineering
• Proposal to Change Name of Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures

• Changes to Academic Articles Related to Term Limits for the Chair of the Faculty Board on Athletics and to the Membership of the University Council for Academic Technologies
• Process for Decennial Review of Academic Articles
• Proposal to Close M.A. Program in German Languages and Literatures
• Proposal for M.A. in Educational Administration
• Annual Report (2005–06) of University Committee on Libraries
• Election of VP for Research Search Committee

• Changes to Academic Articles Related to VP for Research

• Election of Executive Committee
• Announcements by Father Jenkins
• Presentation by Douglas Marsh, University Architect

• Changes in Academic Calendar
• Changes to Academic Code
• Endorsement of Report on Informing Students at the Time of Course Selection

• Changes to Academic Articles—Title IX and Dean’s Search and Review Committees Article II
• Academic Calendar

• Annual Report—University Committee on Libraries
• Proposed Amendment Academic Articles—University Committee on Women Faculty and Students
• Father Jenkins Address—Academic Freedom and Catholic Character

• Meetings of Committees—Undergraduate Studies, Faculty Affairs Committee, Graduate Council Members

• Election of Executive Committee
• Preview of Inauguration Events
• Overview of Sponsored Research

• Amendment Academic Articles—Academic Council Mandate
• Africana Studies Department Proposal
• Revision to the Academic Honor Code
• Adoption of Core Curriculum Rationales

• Search Committee Election—New Provost

• Annual Report—University Committee on Libraries
• Policy on Academic Accommodations—Students with Disabilities
• Faculty Senate Request—Joint Committee for Evaluating Teaching

• Proposal—Master’s Degree, Sacred Music, Department of Theology

• Proposal—Master’s Degree, Sacred Music, Department of Theology
• Revision of the Constitution—Nanovic Institute for European Studies
• Revised Charter—University Council for Academic Technologies

• New Procedure for Noting Attendance
• Retirement of Eileen Kolman and Search for Successor
• Remarks from Father Malloy (Part 1): Performing Arts Center, Student Discussions about Residence Halls, Athletic Director Appointments
• Remarks from Provost Hatch: Lilly Endowment Grant, Comprehensive Campaign, Priority Facilities (Law School and College of Engineering), Search for Associate VP and Director of Human Resources, Provost Office Priorities for 2003–04 (Grade Inflation and Budgetary Issues—Libraries, Graduate Education and Faculty Salaries)
• Remarks from Father Malloy (Part 2): Eileen Kolman’s Retirement, Tariq Ramadan
• Endowment Spending
• Committee Chair Elections

• Election—Executive Committee and Naming of Appointed Members
• Remarks from John Haynes: Marie P. DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
• Remarks from Scott Appleby: Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Tariq Ramadan

• Proposal to Abolish Graduate Studies Committee of Academic Council and add Academic Council Members to Graduate Council
• Proposal from Faculty Senate to add Research Faculty Membership

• University Policy for Reproducing Copyrighted Material
• Proposal to Amend Article III of the Academic Articles Concerning Faculty Grievances
• Proposal to Change Title of “Chair” to “Dean” of the School of Architecture
• Update—North Central Association Accreditation Visit
• Prof. Mooney’s Departure from Notre Dame to Saint Mary’s College

• Proposal to Establish Department of Irish Language and Literature
• Proposal to Create a Salary Equity Committee
• Abolition of the University Committee on Computing and Information Services and Proposal for University Committee on Academic Technologies
• Self-Study for North Central Association Accreditation Visit

• Undergraduate Studies Committee Proposal on Classroom Management
• Changes to Article III of Academic Articles—Faculty Dismissal for Cause
• Committee on Committees

• Committee Break-out Sessions
• Academic Council Structure

• Election of Members to the Executive Committee
• Remarks from Father Malloy: Previous Academic Year Accomplishments
• Remarks from Provost Hatch: Strategic Plan and Capital Campaign, Provost’s Priorities
• Gordon Wishon Report—Renovare Project

• Disclosure of Faculty Salaries—Faculty Affairs Committee
• Academic Council Committee Structure—Graduate Studies Committee

• Curriculum—Undergraduate Studies Committee

• Name Change—Department of Finance and Business Economics
• Name Change—Department of Chemical Engineering
• Proposal from the Executive Committee of Academic Council—Economics

• Proposal from the Ad Hoc Faculty Committee on the Department of Economics

• Proposal to Rescind the Resolution on Course Scheduling
• Curriculum Review Committee
• Recognition of Prof. Dennis Jacobs

• Proposed Benefits Changes
• Graduate Studies Committee

• Remarks from Father Malloy: U.S. News and World Report Rankings and Budget
• Remarks from Provost Hatch: New Appointments and Strategic Plan
• Committee Meetings

• Course Scheduling
• Observer Status for Student Presidents

• Smoking Policy for Faculty Offices
• Resolution to Dissolve Faculty Senate
• Procedure to Elect Undergraduate Student to Academic Council
• Jennifer Younger—Report on University Libraries

• Amendment of Academic Articles for Faculty Senate and Academic Council

• Name Change—Department of Political Science
• Change to Constitutions of Institutes and Centers
• Change to "College Councils" Section of Faculty Handbook
• Joint Committee of Academic Council and Faculty Senate
• Health Benefits for Graduate Students
• Excused Absences for Undergraduate Opportunities
• Academic Code of Honor Handbook
• Library Expenditures

• Information Technologies
• Student Financial Aid

• Remarks from Father Malloy—September 11 Comments, Strategic Planning Steering Committee
• Remarks from Provost Hatch—Five-Year Review Comments
• New Dean’s Honor List Requirements Clarification
• Academic Council Committee Structure
• Election—Additional Member of Executive Committee
• Richard Light Visit
• Faculty Senate Status Update

• Remarks from Provost Hatch—Senior Administrative Changes (Affleck-Graves, Kantor, Nanni, Cullinan, Wishon, Foldesi, Gibney)
• Major University Construction Projects

• Amendment of Resolution on Dean’s List Requirements (2/16/01)
• Course Scheduling Proposal from Undergraduate Studies Committee

• Proposal from Graduate Council for New Ph.D. in Literature Program
• Proposed Guidelines for Faculty Concerning Alcohol Use
• Proposed Resolution from Undergraduate Study Committee on Dean’s List Requirements

• Proposal—Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (MEME)
• Revision of Academic Code for Graduation Honors—Undergraduate Students
• Amendment to Academic Articles—Non-Regular Faculty

• Remarks from Father Malloy: Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Northeast Neighborhood, Notre Dame Ranking, Alcohol Abuse, Council on Academic and Student Life
• Remarks from Provost Hatch: Amendment to Academic Articles for Faculty Appointments Across Departmental Lines, Enrollment Issues in Departments, Grade Inflation
• Father Scully Presentation: Construction Projects: Philosophy and Theology Building, Hayes-Healy/Hurley Renovation, Center for Performing Arts, Science Teaching Facility, Hesburgh Center for International Studies Expansion, Visiting Faculty Housing, Expansion or Improvement of Engineering, Law School, Psychology Department, and Morris Inn; Expanded University Presence in Washington, D.C.; University Finances; Human Resources
• Prof. Kantor Presentation: Search for Chief Information Officer, Teaching and Learning Technology Roundtable
• Election of Provost’s Review Committee

• Remarks from Father Malloy: Father Hesburgh and Congressional Gold Medal, Conferences—Tantur and International Federation of Catholic Universities, Generations Campaign, Tex Dutile Appointment, Academic and Student Life Advisory Committee, Provost’s Review
• Remarks from Provost Hatch: Appointments—Jenkins, Appleby, Loving; Library Appointments; Overview of Entering Class; Science Teaching Facility; Task Force on Environmental Research and Education
• Executive Committee Election
• Career Services Presentation
• Registrar Presentation