He was concerned about its distribution beyond the bounds of the Senate. He was also concerned that the Committee might be inundated with so many suggested revisions as to immobilize it. Jim Whitney, however, noted that the Senate's reaction would be advisory and that the Professional Concerns Committee's final draft of the survey does not require the Senate's approval. The motion carried on a voice vote with one abstention. After the vote, Golembiewski announced that the Professional Concerns Committee would meet again on Monday afternoon.
Senators therefore have only a few days to read and comment on the present draft of the survey.
The Franklin College Curriculum Committee met on December 9, 1996. It reviewed seventeen course applications, approving eight new courses and eight course changes. It returned one application to the department for further information. The Committee also approved the Sociology Department's request to add SOC 302 to the Multicultural List and the Botany Department's request for a revision in its minor. The Curriculum Committee forwarded the Formal Proposal for the Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence to the University Curriculum Committee.