AY 2024-25 Review Items

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AY 2024-25

Date Distributed

Due Date

Review Item

Status

Lead Committees
5/20/25 6/24/25

Proposed Revisions to APM 230 – Visiting Appointments
(Systemwide)

 Completed All Standing Senate Committees and
School Executive Committees
5/16/25 6/6/25

SOE Proposal to Change the Name of the
Mechanical Engineering Department to
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department
(Campus wide)

 Completed CAP, CAPRA, CRE, GC and UGC

3/17/25

4/28/25

Liberal Studies B.A. Proposal
(Campus wide)

Completed

 AFAC, CAPRA, UGC and
SNS and SOE Executive Committees

3/24/25

4/25/25

Proposed Revisions to APM 360 – Appointment and Promotion, Librarian Series
(Systemwide)

Completed

CAP and LASC

3/12/25

4/25/25

Presidential Policy on High-Containment Research
(Systemwide)

Completed

 CoR,
SNS and SOE Executive Committees

2/14/25

4/14/25

Proposed Revisions to APM 500 – Recruitment
(Systemwide)

Completed

All Standing Senate Committees and
School Executive Committees

3/7/25

4/14/25

Interim Policy on Withdrawal of Consent to Remain on University Property
(Campus wide)

Completed

 All Standing Senate Committees and
School Executive Committees

2/28/25

4/14/25

Systemwide Academic Calendar Workgroup Draft Report
(Systemwide)

Completed

All Standing Senate Committees and
School Executive Committees

2/20/25

4/11/25

Presidential Policy BFB-BUS-63: Risk Transfer and Insurance Requirements
(Systemwide)

Completed

All Standing Senate Committees and
School Executive Committees

2/26/25

4/7/25

Business Administration B.A. and Minor Proposal
(Campus wide)

Completed

AFAC, CAPRA, UGC,
SNS and SOE Executive Committees

2/26/25

4/7/25

Accounting B.S. and Minor Proposal
(Campus wide)

Completed

AFAC, CAPRA, UGC,
SNS and SOE Executive Committees

2/14/25

3/21/25

Policy on Assurance of Safety Standards
(Campus wide)

 Completed CoR and
School Executive Committees
2/6/25 3/7/25

Proposed Amendments to Systemwide Senate Bylaw 170 and Rescission of Systemwide Senate Bylaw 192
(Systemwide)

 Completed CRE and UGC
1/14/25 3/7/25

Proposal for a Dual Degree Program Leading to a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree from UCM and Doctor of Medicine Degree from UCSF
(Campus wide)

 Completed

CAPRA, GC, UGC and
School Executive Committees
1/22/25 3/3/25

Interim Policy on Consensual Relationships
(Campus wide)

 Completed
All Standing Senate Committees and
School Executive Committees
1/23/25 2/28/25

Proposed Revisions to APM 036 – Employment
(Systemwide)

 Completed CAP, FWAF, P&T and
School Executive Committees
1/22/25 2/21/25

Proposal for a new Non-Degree Program from the UCM Division of Professional and Continuing Education (PACE): PK-3 Early Childhood Education (ECE) Specialist Instruction Credential
(Campus wide)

 Completed CAPRA and GC
1/14/25 2/14/25

Proposed Revisions to APM 675 – Veterinary Medicine Salary Administration
(Systemwide)

 Completed CAP and FWAF
12/9/24 2/3/25

Presidential Policy on Dual Use Research of Concern and Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential
(Systemwide)

 Completed CoR and
School Executive Committees
12/9/24 1/31/25

Non-Degree Certificate Proposals

  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Certificate
  • Professional Certificate in Project Management (PMP)
  • Professional Certificate in California Government and Policy (CAPE)

(Campus wide)

 Completed CAPRA and GC
11/20/24 1/31/25

Presidential Policy on the
Use of Animals in Research, Teaching, and Testing
(Systemwide)

 Completed CoR, GC, UGC and
School Executive Committees
10/25/24 11/22/24

School of Engineering Electrical Engineering Minor Proposal
(Campus wide)

 Completed AFAC, CAPRA, UGC,
SNS and SSHA Executive Committees
9/24/24 11/18/24

Interim Policy on Expressive Activities and Assembly: Protests, Demonstrations, Non-University Speakers and Signage on Campus and in University Facilities
(Campus wide)

 Completed
EDI, FWAF, GC, UGC and
School Executive Committees
9/25/24 11/4/24

SSHA Reorganization Proposal
(Campus wide)

 Completed All Standing Senate Committees,
SNS and SOE Executive Committees
9/20/24
 10/28/24

MAPP Revisions
(Campus wide)

 Completed
CAP, CRE, EDI, FWAF,
School Executive Committees,
Teaching Professors Consortium and
Department Chairs
9/10/24 10/25/24

Proposed Revisions to Senate Regulation 479
(Cal-GETC)
(Systemwide)

 Completed
AFAC, CRE, UGC and
School Executive Committees
9/10/24 10/25/24

Proposed New Senate Regulation 627
(Posthumous Awarding of Degrees)
(Systemwide)

 Completed
CRE, GC, UGC and 
School Executive Committees
9/3/24 10/1/24

Anthropology & Heritage Studies
Graduate Program Proposal
(Campus wide)

 Pending AFAC, CAPRA, CoR, EDI and UGC
8/21/24 9/27/24

Renaming of University Extension
(Campus wide)

 Completed
All Standing Senate Committees and
School Executive Committees
8/21/24 9/20/24

Policy on Vaccination Programs
(Systemwide)

 Completed
All Standing Senate Committees and
School Executive Committees
8/21/24 9/20/24

Policy on Use of Externally Supplied Medications
in UC Outpatient Clinic Settings
(Systemwide)

 Completed
All Standing Senate Committees and
School Executive Committees