GENERAL POLICY REPORT #23

January 31, 2003

 MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO FACULTY

The items listed below have been approved by Faculty Council and will be considered to have the necessary faculty approval unless a petition requesting further consideration of these items is signed by five faculty members and submitted to the chair of the Faculty Council (Thomas Bitterwolf – Campus ZIP 2343) within 14 calendar days after the date of circulation – February 14, 2003.

If no petition is received within those 14 days, the report will be submitted to the president for approval and transmittal to the regents, if regents' action is required. If a petition is received, the report will be referred to the Faculty Council. On items referred to it, the council may: (1) affirm the action and report it to a meeting of the university faculty, (2) amend the action and report it to a meeting of the university faculty, or (3) rescind the action.

The following items are presented in the policy report ;

 1.       Proposed Revision of Faculty-Staff Handbook Section 3320, Annual and Periodic Performance Evaluation and Salary Determination of Faculty Members and Performance Evaluation of Academic Administrators

2.       Proposed Discontinuance of the B.S. Ag. Econ Degree in Natural Resources and Rural Development

3.       Proposed Modification of the B.S. Degree in the Animal Sciences Curriculum to Convert Current Majors to Degree Options

4.       Proposed Discontinuance of the Agricultural Economics Minor

5.       Proposed New Degree Program in Virtual Technology and Design

6.       Proposed Name and Degree Changes for the New School of Journalism and Mass Media

7.       Proposed Change in the Name of the Department of Psychology to Department of Psychology and Communication Studies

8.       Proposed B.A. and B.S. Degrees and Minors in Communication Studies

9.       Proposed Change in the Name of the Department of Art

10.    Proposed Discontinuance of the M.A. Degree in Architecture and Addition of the M.S. Degree in Architecture

11.    Proposed Change in the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. Program Names in Soil Science to Soil and Land Resources

12.    Proposed Degree Consolidation in Geological Science in the College of Science

13.    Proposed Changes in the Degrees Offered by the Department of Mathematics

14.    Proposed Changes to the B.S. Degree in Chemistry

15.    Proposed Consolidation of Degrees in Geography

16.    Proposed Minor in Film Studies

17.    Proposed Changes in the M.S. and Ph.D. Programs in Biological Sciences

18.    Editorial Change to the Core Curriculum General Description

19. Proposed Change to the Name of the Department of Theater Arts