Senate Bill 19-20-52
| Bill ID: | 19-20-52 |
| Name: | Senate Consideration of a Proposal to Rename the Department of Women’s Studies |
| Proposal: | In Spring 2020, the Senate Programs, Curricula, & Courses (PCC) Committee and the Senate Executive Committee (SEC) considered a proposal to rename the Department of Women’s Studies to the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. As the proposal involved renaming the department to honor a specific individual, the proposed renaming was governed by the University System of Maryland (USM) Policy on the Naming of Facilities and Programs (VI-4.00), which requires confidentiality during the consideration of an honorific naming proposal. As such, the PCC Committee and the SEC considered the proposal confidentially in executive session, and the SEC acted on behalf of the Senate to consider the proposal. President Loh submitted a request to the Board of Regents to rename the department in late spring, 2020. The Board of Regents approved the request on June 19, 2020. The new name of the department was announced on September 4, 2020 by President Pines. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 09/04/2020 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | President Loh |
| Received: | 2020-04-23 |
| Decision: | President Loh made a request to the Board of Regents to rename the department. |
| Next Step: | BOR Approval |
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2020-04-20 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to forward its assessment of the proposal to the President for review. |
| Actions: | The SEC met on April 20, 2020 to consider the proposal in executive session. The committee reviewed the proposal and the memo from the PCC Committee, and met with the chair of the PCC Committee, Janna Bianchini, to discuss the proposal. The SEC reviewed the proposal against the criteria in the USM Policy. On April 23, 2020, the SEC submitted its assessment of the proposal, as well as the assessment of the PCC Committee, to President Loh for his consideration. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Programs, Curricula, & Courses (PCC) Committee |
| Received: | 2020-03-27 |
| Decision Date: | 2020-04-13 |
| Decision: | The PCC Committee voted to forward the proposal to the Senate Executive Committee (SEC) for review. |
| Actions: | The PCC Committee met on Friday, April 3, 2020 in executive session to consider the proposal. The committee reviewed the proposal against the criteria in the USM policy. After reviewing all relevant information, the PCC Committee voted to forward the proposal to the Senate Executive Committee (SEC) for review. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |