SenD#5977

THE THIRTY-NINTH SENATE OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Thursday, May 31, 2007
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Law School Room 180

Sheri Sheppard, Chair, Russell Berman, Vice chair
Timothy Bresnahan , Karen Cook Stephen Hinton, Susanna Loeb, David Stevenson

John Etchemendy, ex officio, Edward Harris, ex officio

AGENDA

I.  Reports

1. Committee on Committees: minor revision of charge to the
   Academic Computing and Information Systems (StC Action) 2 Minutes SenD#5973
2. Committee on Research: minor revisions to Openness in Research
   policy (StC action) (Girod/Arvin)  5 Minutes SenD#5948
3. 2005/06 Annual Report of the Committee on Undergraduate
   Standards and Policy (C-USP)  (no action)5 minutes (Knight) SenD#5871
4. Committee for Review of Undergraduate Majors: renewal of
   degree-nominating authority for IDP International Relations
   (Osgood/Stephens/Schultz) (StC Action)5 Minute SenD#5961
5. Committee for Review of Undergraduate Majors: renewal of
   degree-nominating authority for IDP Science, Technology and Society
   (Osgood/Stephens/McGinn) (StC Action)5 Minutes SenD#5962
6. Committees on Graduate Studies and Committee for Review of
   Undergraduate Majors: Approval of degree name change for
   Culture and Social Anthropology to Anthropology
   (StC Action) (Lavori/Osgood/Stephens) –5  minutes SenD#5907
7. Committee on Graduate Studies:  recommendation for approval of joint
   degree for Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
   (M.S.) and Law (J.D.) (StC Action) (Lavori/Kramer/Matson) 5 Minutes SenD#5963
8. Committee on Graduate Studies: recommendation for approval of joint
   degree for Management Science and Engineering (M.S. & PhD) and Law (J.D.)
   (StC Action) (Lavori/Kramer/Pate-Cornell)  5 Minutes SenD#5980

II.  Other Business

III. Adjournment

Edward D. Harris, Jr.
Academic Secretary to the University