Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

June 22-23, 2004 29160engineering has grown. During the last decade, biological engineering (biochemical engineering,biomedical engineering, biotechnology) has grown in importance in both the undergraduate andgraduate programs of the School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. Our recentundergraduate curriculum revisions have resulted in a Biotechnology Option and a Pre-Medical/Biomedical Engineering Option, and our graduate research programs include drugdelivery, bone and cardiovascular tissue engineering, bioseparations, genetic engineering, andother fundamental “bio-related” engineering research. Changing the name of the school to the“School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering” is important to reflect the changein emphasis of the undergraduate and graduate programs, and is also important in representing tointerested parties (potential undergraduates and graduates, and industry) the nature of thechemical engineering discipline today.Changing the name to the School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineeringbetter represents the academic focus of the unit and of the discipline, will reflect the unit’scurricular and research emphasis, and will assist the department in its efforts to recruit qualitystudents and faculty to the program.The external Board of Visitors (primarily alumni of the program) has unanimouslysupported the name change. Internally, the faculty of the school, the Dean of Engineering, andthe Senior Vice President and Provost have approved this change. Once approved by TheUniversity of Oklahoma Board of Regents, the name change will be forwarded to the OklahomaState Regents for Higher Education for information.President Boren recommended the Board of Regents approve changing the name ofthe School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science to the School of Chemical,Biological, and Materials Engineering.Regent Everest moved approval of the recommendation. The following voted yes onthe motion: Regents Everest, Clark, Stuart, Weitzenhoffer and Wade. The Chair declared themotion unanimously approved.PROPOSALS, CONTRACTS AND GRANTSIn accord with Regents' policy, a list of awards and/or modifications in excess of$100,000 or that establish or make policy for the University, or that otherwise involve asubstantial or significant service to be performed by the University are shown on the followingpages. Comparative data for fiscal years 1999 through 2004, and current month and year-todate,are shown on the graphs and tables attached hereto as Exhibit D.The Provisions of Goods and Services policy provides that new contracts and grants inexcess of $100,000 must be referred to the Board of Regents for ratification. In addition, in theevent a contract, grant, document or arrangement involved would establish or make policy forthe University, or would otherwise involve a substantial or significant service to be performed bythe University, that contract, document or arrangement shall be referred to the Board of Regentsfor approval.FY03TotalFY04ProjectionFY03Year-to-DateFY04Year-to-Date