UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: ____Nancy Targett______________________phone number_831-2841_______

                               

Department:  ___College of Marine Studies_____________email address__ntargett@udel.edu

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  ____Change name of college from College of Marine Studies to College of Marine and Earth Studies ________________________________________________________________________________________

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,  academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term_____________________06F__________________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree________________________________________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: ___________________________________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name:________College of Marine and Earth Studies _______________________________________________________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:______________________________________

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________

                                   (Example:  African Studies,  Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)            

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________

                                                                  (Must attach  your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________

                                 (Example:  Animal Science: MS  Animal Science:  PHD  Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________

 

 

List program changes for curriculum revisions:

 

None

 

 

 

 

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum:

 (Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

 

None

 

 

 

 

Other affected units:

(List other departments affected by this new or revised curriculum.  Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

None

 

 

 

Rationale:

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

 

The Department of Geology formally moves to the College of Marine Studies on July 1, 2006. With Geology, the College of Marine Studies will have a broader ‘earth’ emphasis in research and education than is reflected in the current name of the college.  That broader emphasis needs to be recognized in order to effectively recruit students and faculty. 

 

Therefore, it is the unanimous request of the faculty of the College of Marine Studies and the faculty of the Department of Geology that the name of the college be changed from “College of Marine Studies” to “College of Marine and Earth Studies”. 

 

The new name takes advantage of the reputation and history of CMS while also clearly highlighting the change that will occur as the Department of Geology joins the College.  The decision to use the word ‘Earth’ instead of ‘Geology’ reflects the fact that ‘Earth’ is replacing the word ‘Geology’ in academic units around the country.  This is because Geology is traditionally associated with mining and petroleum exploration.  The use of the word ‘Earth’ in the title is meant to convey the Earth System.  It is not meant to include ‘soil’.  Many of the programs we examined had separate departments that housed soil science.  Thus, there is ample precedent for such a name in programs of similar stature where other programs are clustered with marine studies. 

 

 

Program Requirements: 

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the present curriculum.)

 

NA

 

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning                                                                  Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 11/03/04   /khs

The College of Marine Studies proposes to change its name to the College of Marine and Earth Studies. 

 

Resolution

 

Whereas,                the “College of Marine Studies” is a designation that reflects programs focused on the marine environment, and

 

Whereas,                the Department of Geology, which formally joins the College of Marine Studies on July 1, 2006, has a broader ‘earth’ emphasis in research and education than is reflected in the word marine, and

 

Whereas,                that broader emphasis needs to be recognized in order to effectively recruit students and faculty for the new college, and

 

Whereas,               
there is ample precedent for such a name in programs of similar stature where geology and marine studies are clustered, be it therefore

 

Resolved,               that the Faculty Senate recommends that the name, College of Marine Studies, be changed to College of Marine and Earth Studies.

 

 

 

 

Supporting Documentation

 

  1. Discussions related to the name change of the college.
    1. August 2005-January 2006.  Committee convened to discuss the name of the college.  The committee consisted of a senior and junior member of each CMS Program and of the Department of Geology.  It was chaired by the CMS Associate Dean.  Through program and department committee representatives, all faculty had input into the discussion.  CMS and Geology Department graduate students were also canvassed for input.
    2. January 2006.  Meeting of the Committee with the Provost.
    3. January 2006.  Recommendations submitted to the Dean of the College of Marine Studies.
    4. February 2006.  CMS and Geology faculty unanimously vote to change the name of the College of Marine Studies to the College of Marine and Earth Studies. 
    5. February 2006.  Dean discusses the name change with the following: 

                                                               i.      Dean and Senior Associate Dean of Arts and Science

                                                             ii.      Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources

                                                            iii.      Chair of Geography

                                                           iv.      Chair of Plant and Soil Sciences

                                                             v.      Provost

 

  1. Survey of institutions with similar programmatic clusters.
    1. Oregon State University—College Ocean and Atmospheric Science*
    2. University of Hawaii—School of Ocean, Earth Science and Technology*
    3. University of Miami—Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science*
    4. University of Texas—College of Geosciences*
    5. University of Southampton—School of Ocean and Earth Science
    6. University of South Florida—College of Marine Science*
    7. Louisiana State University—School of the Coast and Environment*
    8. University of Washington—College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences*
    9. Duke University—Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences*
    10. Columbia University—Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
    11. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth—School for Marine Science and Technology*
    12. Mississippi State University—GeoResources Institute
    13. College of William and Mary—Virginia Institute of Marine Science*
    14. University of Alaska—School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences*

 

* Indicates that unit head is a Dean.