BE IT RESOLVED that the proposed module entitled “Faculty Discipline” replace the current module entitled “Policy regarding Faculty Discipline”.

BE IT RESOLVED that the proposed module entitled “Dismissal Proceedings: Tenure and Tenure-Track Faculty” replace the current module entitled “Dismissal Proceedings”.

WHEREAS the Student Government Association (SGA) has highlighted the impact of the rapidly evolving area of online learning platforms/homework codes/textbooks and requested Faculty Senate collaboration in capturing data that can inform both future faculty usage and future SGA initiatives,

BE IT RESOLVED that the “General” section of the current TRACE survey be expanded during the fall 2017 and spring 2018 administrations to include the five additional items occurring as numbers 9-13 in the proposed expanded survey, with the resulting data not to be used in any evaluative way for merit, promotion, or tenure deliberations.

BE IT RESOLVED That the Bachelors of Fine Art in Digital Art and Game Design be renamed to the Bachelors of Fine Art in in Game Art and Animation in the College of Arts, Media and Design as approved by the University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee on 07 December 2016 (11-0-0).

BE IT RESOLVED That the Master of Science in Telecommunication Systems Management be changed to the Master of Science in Telecommunication Networks in the College of Engineering as approved by the Graduate Council on 11 October 2017 (9-0-0)

BE IT RESOLVED That the University establish the Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in the College of Science as approved by the University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee on 24 October 2017 (17-0-0).

BE IT RESOLVED That the proposed module entitled "Leaves of Absence and Vacation" replace the current module entitled "Vacation and Other Leaves."

BE IT RESOLVED That the proposed module entitled "Sabbatical" replace the current module entitled "Sabbatical and Professional Leaves."

BE IT RESOLVED That the proposed Academic Freedom module replace the current Academic Freedom module in the Faculty Handbook.

BE IT RESOLVED That the Senate approve the proposed College of Social Sciences and Humanities Graduate Semester Hour Conversion and the accompanying curricular revisions as approved by the Graduate Council on 25 January 2018 (7-0-0).

BE IT RESOLVED That the recommended raise pool for merit for FY 2019 be 4.0% of continuing salaries starting on July 1, 2018.

BE IT RESOLVED That there be a recommended increase of 1% (as a percentage of salaries) in fringe benefits starting on July 1, 2018 to bring us closer to alignment with our national ranking.

BE IT RESOLVED That the Ph.D. in Law and Public Policy be renamed to the Ph.D. in Public Policy in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities as approved by the Graduate Council on 26 October 2017 (8-0-0)

BE IT RESOLVED That the Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology be renamed to the Ph.D. in in Marine and Environmental Sciences in the College of Science as approved by the Graduate Council on 26 October 2017 (8-0-0)

BE IT RESOLVED That the University establish the Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy in the College of Science and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities as approved by the Graduate Council on 25 October 2017
(8-0-0).

BE IT RESOLVED That the proposed Conflict of Interest and Commitment module replace the current Conflict of Interest and Commitment module in the Faculty Handbook

BE IT RESOLVED That the Tutoring by Faculty for Fees module be deleted from the Faculty Handbook

BE IT RESOLVED That the University establish the Master of Science in Arts Administration and Cultural Entrepreneurship in the College of Arts, Media and Design as approved by the Graduate Council on 3/14/18 (9-0-0).

BE IT RESOLVED That the proposed Statement of the Faculty Senate module replace the current Statement of the Faculty Senate module in the Faculty Handbook

BE IT RESOLVED That the proposed Procedural Guidelines in the Appointment of University Administrators module replace the current Procedural Guidelines in the Appointment of University Administrators module in the Faculty Handbook

BE IT RESOLVED That the University establish the Master of Science in Robotics in the College of Engineering and the College of Computer and Information Science as approved by the Graduate Council on 3/28/18 (8-0-0).

BE IT RESOLVED That the University establish the PhD in Human Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences in Bouvé College of Health Sciences as approved by the Graduate Council on 3/28/18 (8-0-0).

BE IT RESOLVED That the Master of Science in Urban Regional Policy be changed to the Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy in the Colleges of Arts, Media & Design and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities as approved by the Graduate Council on 3/28/18 (8-0-0).

BE IT RESOLVED That the proposed Presence at the University module replace the current Presence at the University module in the Faculty Handbook.

BE IT RESOLVED That the proposed Policy on Outside Professional Activities module replace the current Policy on Outside Professional Activities module in the Faculty Handbook

WHEREAS the University administration is actively working to roll out a short-term software solution for grants management (Priority ONE), as well as a longer-term research management system with a significant software component (ePaws), and WHEREAS these initiatives are being led by ORAF, and WHEREAS integrated faculty and ITS involvement is essential for these and other software tools that impact faculty to effectively serve faculty needs,

BE IT RESOLVED that, as a matter of policy, ITPC, along with ITS, should have a formal role in the planning and evaluation process related to the design and delivery of ePaws and any other ongoing and future institutional software planning and rollout that will have a direct effect on teaching and research.

WHEREAS the growth in size and diversity of research computing activities across Northeastern’s Colleges requires more comprehensive and multi-pronged research computing support than is currently available, despite advances in recent years in ITS support for research computing,

BE IT RESOLVED that ITPC and ITS should jointly develop a set of recommendations regarding IT services and staffing to broaden and deepen ITS support for research computing, and present the plan to the Senate by Dec 2018.

WHEREAS ITS and the Provost's Office are in the midst of an outside consultant review of cloud storage architecture and planning across the University,
BE IT RESOLVED that ITPC, ITS, and other relevant Senate committees should return in Fall 2018 to the 2016-2017 approved Senate resolution on backup, and the 2017-2018 charge to multiple standing committees to coordinate with ITS and other stakeholders to design a comprehensive backup/data storage plan for academic and research computing and develop an appropriate strategy to implement it.

BE IT RESOLVED that Research Finance and Research Administration should jointly develop a set of recommendations regarding (a) enhanced communication/synchronization between the two functions, (b) decreased turnover of personnel within ORAF, and (c) facilitation of necessary personal interaction while maintaining the efficiency of the mandatory University Prior Approval Form, and present the plan to the Senate by December 2018.

BE IT RESOLVED that it is the sense of the Faculty Senate that the 2018-19 Senate Agenda Committee should charge the Research Policy Oversight Committee to (a) undertake a study of the current process for university-level seed funding of faculty research with a focus on the priorities, expected outcomes, and actual outcomes, (b) undertake a study of the current mechanisms to foster faculty-mentored undergraduate research, and (c) make recommendations for both sets of processes.

BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that it is the sense of the Faculty Senate that the 2018-19 Senate Agenda Committee should charge the Faculty Development Committee to undertake a study of the practices and procedures related to course buyout using overhead return funds and make recommendations.

BE IT RESOLVED that students pursuing combined majors be provided access to academic and co-op advisors and to ongoing communication regarding opportunities for both areas of their combined degrees.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that prospective student Welcome Days, Open Houses and new student Orientations provide access to information, staff, faculty, and students relevant to both areas of their intended combined degrees.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, when students have a choice of “home” college for combined degrees, clear communication is provided about the distinctions between services and opportunities in the participating colleges.

Whereas Northeastern students increasingly customize their plans of study,

BE IT RESOLVED that it is the sense of the Faculty Senate that it would benefit our students if a software platform (e.g., DegreeWorks, already in use by CPS) be implemented that permits students to create, visualize and save multi-year course planning and “what if” scenarios, allowing access to these plans across Colleges by academic advisors, co-op advisors, and faculty mentors.

BE IT RESOLVED that it is the sense of the Faculty Senate that it would benefit our students if EMSA, with support from ITS and with collaboration from the Associate Deans of the colleges, work to create a “One Application” prototype in the coming year which allows learners to navigate multiple educational opportunities at Northeastern through a single application platform throughout their professional lives and which eliminates a learner’s need to complete entirely new admissions applications or registration forms for Northeastern programs in the future.

BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that the “One Application” platform should create a single lifelong academic record – which will be updated as each student progresses – that can be utilized to both match students with targeted experiences and to facilitate decisions about future educational opportunities for learners, such as gaining admittance to graduate programs, earning micro-credentials, and qualifying for fellowships/scholarships.

BE IT RESOLVED that it is the sense of the Faculty Senate that EMSA work with the Graduate Associate Deans of the colleges, the Graduate Council, the PhD Network, and the Lifelong Learning Network to design and maintain a comprehensive web portal for all Northeastern graduate offerings which clarifies program distinctions and requirements.

BE IT RESOLVED That it is the sense of the Faculty Senate that the next Senate Agenda Committee draft policies for follow-up and implementation of approved resolutions, and that these policies be brought to the Senate for approval.

BE IT RESOLVED That the Senate approve the proposed D’Amore-McKim School of Business Full-Time Master of Business Administration revision as approved by the Graduate Council on 11 April 2018 (9-0-0).

BE IT RESOLVED That the University establish the Master of Professional Studies in Enterprise Intelligence in the College of Professional Studies as approved by the Graduate Council on 11 April 2018 (8-1-0).

BE IT RESOLVED That the Master of Science in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity be renamed to the Master of Science in Cybersecurity in the College of Computer and Information Science as approved by the Graduate Council on 11 April 2018 (9-0-0).

BE IT RESOLVED That the University establish the Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in the College of Computer and Information Science as approved by the Graduate Council on 11 April 2018 (9-0-0).

WHEREAS the Faculty Senate voted on 27 April 2016 that Northeastern University move toward “one faculty” by minimizing the differences (with the obvious exception of tenure) in the rights and responsibilities between the various classifications of full-time faculty in the Faculty Handbook;

BE IT RESOLVED That, effective with staffing of the 2018/2019 committees, FT NTT faculty be eligible for membership of the following Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate: Committee on Academic Policy, Committee on Enrollment and Admissions Policy, Committee on Faculty Development, Committee on Financial Affairs, Administrator Evaluation Oversight Committee, Library Policies and Operations Committee, Information Technology Policy Committee, and Research Policy Oversight Committee. For the statements on membership of these committees in the “Standing Committees” document, “full time faculty member” will replace the current term “tenured or tenure-track faculty member.”

BE IT RESOLVED That the proposed version of the Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, as approved by the Student Government Association, and reviewed and approved by the Office of General Counsel, replace the current Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. Further, the Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities should be made available on the Faculty Senate website.

BE IT RESOLVED That the By-Laws of the University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee be updated to remove the current Composition definition of the UUCC and replace it with the following text: “The UUCC shall be composed of one full-time faculty member from each college (chosen annually by each college’s curriculum committee), the Associate Dean in charge of undergraduate programs from each respective college, one faculty-member-at-large from the full-time faculty (appointed by the Senate Agenda Committee), one representative from the Student Government Association, and non-voting members from the Registrar’s Office and the Library. The Chair of the UUCC shall be the Provost, or their designee. The Chair will vote only in the event of a tie.”

BE IT RESOLVED That the University Academic Operations Manual is no longer in effect and should be removed from all University websites. Further, given that the relevant academic policy of the current Academic Operations Manual consists of the UUCC Bylaws, the Graduate Council By-laws, and the Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, these documents should be available and maintained on the Faculty Senate website.

WHEREAS the faculty value the strength of cooperative education at Northeastern and realize the need for constant improvement;

BE IT RESOLVED That SAC work with the Provost’s Office Chief of Staff to create an ad hoc Senate committee charged with ensuring that the Senate remain fully informed about the Co-op Optimization plan and providing a means of communication with the colleges;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the Committee provide a comprehensive assessment of the optimized search process, including feedback from employers, students and co-op coordinators. The Committee should provide this report, along with any recommended adjustments, to the Faculty Senate in February 2019.

BE IT RESOLVED That the University establish the Bachelor of Science in Digital Communications and Media (to replace the Bachelor of Science in Professional Communication) in the College of Professional Studies as approved by the University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee on 14 February 2018 (15-0-1).