UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

OFFICE OF THE FACULTY SENATE

AGENDA

The 765th Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate

will be held on February 16, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. in Herter Hall, Room 227.

A. Faculty Senate Resolution on Recently Adopted Additional Restrictions on Certain

Individuals Ability to Enter the United States of America

[Proposed by the Rules Committee 8 February 2017]

We, the members of the Faculty Senate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, are outraged by
recent Trump administration actions imposing additional and severe restrictions on the ability of
individual nationals of certain countries and religious backgrounds to enter or return to the United
States.

These actions sought to address fears that many Americans feel by arbitrarily projecting them outward
onto lawful residents who happened to be abroad at the moment they were taken and were initially
denied reentry, onto individuals engaged in the process of seeking legal entry into the country to become
permanent residents by following the already-established and often lengthy process for assessing their
applications, and even onto individuals seeking to come to the USA for shorter times as visitors or
students.

Though explained as an effort to advance the shared desire of all Americans to have secure borders, the
Trump administration actions also attacked the core values of this country by their explicit and open
discrimination among nations and religions. Those discriminations directly contradict the American
tradition of welcoming those cast out of their native land by terror and oppression; a tradition that has
allowed gathering talent from all corners of the world, a tradition that has helped make this country
great.

We at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are directly affected by these measures because, as is true
at colleges and universities across the country, faculty and students on our campus benefit greatly from
being able to study, teach, and conduct research with students and scholars from all parts of the
world. We believe it is critical that our country continues to welcome students, scholars, scientists, and
engineers of all backgrounds and nationalities.

We affirm our commitment to support all members of the UMass Amherst community who are affected
by the recent executive actions, we applaud the campus administrations efforts, and we reaffirm our
commitment to supporting the values of freedom and democracy expressed in the Constitution of the
United States of America.

(OVER)
B. ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Principal Administrative Officers

2. The Secretary of the Faculty Senate
3. The Chair of the Rules Committee
4. The Faculty Delegates to the Board of Trustees
5. The Representative of the Massachusetts Society of Professors
6. The President of the Graduate Student Senate
7. The President of the Student Government Association
8. The Student Trustee

C. QUESTION PERIOD

D. ELECTION

One At-Large Member of the Rules Committee (spring 2017 semester only) to replace James
Rinderle who has resigned.

Nominee: Lisa Green, Linguistics

E. BYLAW CHANGES

Special Report of the Rules Committee concerning Bylaw Changes, as presented in Sen. Doc.
No. 17-032.

MOTION: That the Faculty Senate approve the Bylaw Changes, as presented in Sen. Doc.
16-17 No. 17-032.

(Inasmuch as these are changes to the Senates Bylaws, this is the first of three readings of this motion.
It will be read again at the 766th and 767th regular meetings of the Faculty Senate. The motion may be
amended at this meeting and the 766th regular meeting. The final vote will be taken at the 767th regular
meeting.)

F. NEW COURSES

COURSE TITLE CREDITS

ASIAN-ST 135 Buddhism East and West 4

KIN 305 Introduction to Therapeutic Exercise 3
MIDEAST 320 The Middle East and the World: 1400-1800 4
SCH-MGMT 333 Principles of Real Estate 3
SPANISH 306 Spanish Pronunciation 3
AFROAM 630 Critical Race Theories 4
HPP 644 International Organizations and Population Health 3
MATH 708 Complex Algebraic Geometry 3
NURSING 651 Nursing Ethics, Health Policy and Politics 3
NURSING 733 Complex Health Problems in Primary Care II 2

MOTION: That the Faculty Senate approve the courses, AFROAM 630, ASIAN-ST 135, HPP 644,
17-17 KIN 305, MATH 708, MIDEAST 320, NURSING 651 and 733, SCH-MGMT 333 and
SPANISH 306, as recommended by the Academic Matters Council.
G. NEW BUSINESS

1. Special Report of the Academic Matters Council concerning the Revision of the Certificate
in Criminal Justice: Name Change from Criminal Justice to Criminology and the
Criminal Justice System, as presented in Sen. Doc. No. 17-033.

MOTION: That the Faculty Senate approve the Revision of the Certificate in Criminal Justice: Name
18-17 Change from Criminal Justice to Criminology and the Criminal Justice System, as
presented in Sen. Doc. No. 17-033.

2. Special Report of the Academic Matters and Graduate Councils concerning An

Accelerated Masters Option in the Department of Resource Economics, as presented in
Sen. Doc. No. 17-034.

MOTION: That the Faculty Senate approve the Accelerated Masters Option in the Department of
19-17 Resource Economics, as presented in Sen. Doc. No. 17-034.

3. Special Report of the Nominating Committee concerning Nominations to the Academic

Honesty Board, as presented in Sen. Doc. No. 17-035.

MOTION: That the Faculty Senate approve the Nominations to the Academic Honesty Board, as
20-17 presented in Sen. Doc. No. 17-035.

H. OLD BUSINESS

Amendment to the Special Report of the Rules Committee concerning the Establishment of an
Ad Hoc Committee to be named the Joint Task Force on Student Success Learning Outcomes
(JTFSSLO), as presented in Sen. Doc. No. 16-018B.

MOTION: That the Faculty Senate approve the Amendment to the Special Report of the Rules
06-16 Committee concerning the Establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee to be named the Joint
Task Force on Student Success Learning Outcomes (JTFSSLO), as presented in Sen. Doc.
No. 16-018B.