SenD#6284

THE FORTY-SECOND SENATE OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Thursday, February 4, 2010
2:05 to 3:00 p.m.
Law School Room 180

Andrea Goldsmith, Chair, Andrew Fire, Vice Chair, Lanier Anderson,
Anat Admati, Steven Boxer, Gordon Chang, Jeffrey Koseff, Virginia Walbot

John Etchemendy, ex officio, Rex L. Jamison, ex officio

AGENDA

I.  Reports

1. C-GS, C-RUM, and C-USP: Joint Recommendation that proposes: That an
   administrative unit may or may not include a donor’s name. Any academic
   record, including but not limited to, the degree program name, diploma,
   transcript, and course (subject) codes, shall not have a donor’s name or initial
   attached to it. (Roberts/Edwards/Buc/Black) (StC Action) 5 Minutes   SenD#6285
      
2. C-GS and C-RUM: Joint Recommendation to approve a one-year extension in the
   degree-nominating authority (MS, BS, Minor, Honors) of the Interdisciplinary
   Program in Earth Systems, for the period of 6/1/2011 through 8/31/2012.
   (StC Action) 3 Minutes   SenD#6286
      
3. C-GS: Recommendation to change the name of the degree program “Interdisciplinary
   Program in Environment and Resources” to “Environment and Resources” in the
   School of Earth Sciences. [This will clarify the actual disciplinary field in which the
   MS and PhD degrees are awarded; the new name will appear on diplomas and transcripts.]
   (Roberts/Vitousek) (StC Action) 5 Minutes   SenD#6288
      
4. C-GS: Recommendation to approve the proposed change in minimum quarter units
   required for the J.D. (109, with 45 maximum external transfer units), M.L.S. (35),
   L.L.M. (35), J.S.M. (35), and J.S.D. (44) degrees in the Stanford Law School, in
   order to finalize the Law School’s change from semesters to quarter. (11/18/09)
   (Roberts/Kramer) (StC Action) 3 Minutes   SenD#6289
      
5. C-GS: Annual Report 2008-09 [The annual report includes the C-GS statement on
   the Electronic Dissertation Program.] (Roberts) (No Action) 5 Minutes   SenD#6241
      
6. C-RUM: Recommendation to approve renewal of the nominating authority for
   Honors in Education in the School of Education for the five-year period of
   6/1/2010 through 8/31/2015. (Edwards/Callan) (StC Action) 3 Minutes   SenD#6291
      
7. C-RUM: Recommendation to approve renewal of degree-nominating authority
   (BA, Minor, Honors) of the Interdisciplinary Programs in Comparative Studies
   in Race and Ethnicity, Chicana/o Studies, Native American Studies, and Asian
   American Studies, all housed within the Center for Comparative Studies in Race
   and Ethnicity (CCSRE), for the five-year period of 8/1/2011 through 8/31/2016.
   (Edwards/Snipp) (StC Action) 3 Minutes   SenD#6292
   
   
8. C-RUM: Recommendation to approve renewal of degree-nominating authority of
   the Honors Program in International Security Studies (CISAC) for the five-year period
   of 8/1/2010 through 8/31/2015. (Edwards/Sagan) (StC Action) 5 Minutes   SenD6293
     

II.  Adjournment

Rex L. Jamison, MD
Academic Secretary to the University