Senate Bill 11-12-13
| Bill ID: | 11-12-13 |
| PCC ID: | 11003 |
| Name: | PCC Proposal to Rename the Department of Geography to Geographical Sciences |
| Proposed: | 10/07/2011 |
| Sponsor: | PCC Committee |
| Proposal: | The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Department of Geography propose to change the name of the department to the Department of Geographical Sciences. The proposed name reflects the direction of the field and better represents the department's teaching and research activities. Two other proposals (PCC Proposals 11-12-14 and 11-12-15) have been submitted to rename the department's academic degree programs. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 11/21/2011 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2011-11-02 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-11-09 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the proposal |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2011-10-17 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-10-24 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the proposal on the November 9th Senate meeting agenda |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Programs, Curricula, & Courses (PCC) Committee |
| Received: | 2011-09-12 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-10-07 |
| Decision: | The Senate PCC Committee approved the proposal on October 7, 2011 and recommends the Senate approve the name change. |
| Actions: | The PCC Committee considered the proposal at its October 7, 2011, meeting. Chris Justice, Chair of Geography, and Kathy Beardsley, Associate Dean of Behavioral and Social Sciences, were present to discuss the proposal and answer questions. The Academic Planning Advisory Committee approved the proposal on September 19, 2011. The Senate PCC Committee approved the proposal on October 7, 2011. The Senate Committee on Programs, Curricula, and Courses recommends that the Senate accept the name change. |
| Next Step: | SEC |
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