Senate Bill 09-10-10
| Bill ID: | 09-10-10 |
| PCC ID: | 09010 |
| Name: | Proposal to Rename the Area of Concentration of Physiology to Physiological Systems in the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences |
| Proposed: | 09/17/2009 |
| Sponsor: | PCC Committee |
| Proposal: | The College of Chemical and Life Sciences recently renamed the Ph.D. in Biology as the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences. It was approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission July 29, 2009. As part of that process, three Areas of Concentration were renamed to reflect the topic areas emphasized in the College of Chemical and Life Sciences, and the training and research interests of the faculty. The fourth, Physiology, was not renamed at that time because its structure was still being reformulated. This proposal is a request for the fourth name change changing Physiology to Physiological Systems. The new name far better reflects 21st century biological sciences, since what was called Physiology in the past has now broadened very substantially in the scope of questions asked and the research approaches to these questions. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 02/22/2010 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2009-11-05 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-11-12 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the proposal. |
| Actions: | The Senate discussed the proposal at its 11/12/09 meeting and voted to approve the requested name change. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2009-09-24 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-11-01 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the item on the November 12, 2009 Senate meeting agenda for consideration. |
| Actions: | The SEC discussed the proposal at its 11/01/09 meeting and voted to send the requested name change to the Senate for review. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Programs, Curricula, & Courses (PCC) Committee |
| Received: | 2009-09-11 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-09-18 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Actions: | The PCC Committee discussed the name change at its 9/18/09 meeting and voted to send the proposal to the SEC for review. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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