[Senate] Division Action Report - February 24, 2026

[Senate Senate]

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To:      Members, Academic Senate

Riverside Division



From:  Kenneth Barish, Chair of the Academic Senate

            Riverside Division



            Feng Xu, Secretary-Parliamentarian of the

            Academic Senate



Date:   March 19, 2026



*Re:      Winter 2026 Academic Senate Division Action Report*



At the Winter 2026 Meeting of the Riverside Division of the Academic
Senate, held on February 24, 2026, the following actions were taken:



*Approval of the Minutes from the December 2, 2025 Division Meeting*

This item can be found on page 3 of this Division Meeting agenda.



*Approval of the Transfer of the CNAS Microbiology Undergraduate Program to
the CNAS Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology*

This item can be found on page 40 of this Division Meeting agenda.



*Approval of the Bachelor of Science Degree in Genetics and Molecular
Biotechnology (GNBT)*

This item can be found on page 74 of this Division Meeting agenda.



*Approval of the Changes to Goals of Undergraduate Education in the
Academic Catalog (p.67)*

This item can be found on page 179 of this Division Meeting agenda.



*Approval of the Changes to the Charge of the Committee on the University
Extension (Bylaw 8.25)*

This item can be found on page 197 of this Division Meeting agenda. They
can be viewed in the manual under Riverside Division Bylaw 8.25.



*Approval of the Changes to the Charge of the Committee on Diversity Equity
and Inclusion (Bylaw 8.6.1)*

This item can be found on page 199 of this Division Meeting agenda. They
can be viewed in the Academic Senate manual under Riverside Division Bylaw
8.6.



*Approval of the Changes to the School of Medicine Bylaw ME 5.6 (Graduate
Advisory Committee – GAC)*

This item can be found on page 200 of this Division Meeting agenda. They
can be viewed in the manual under School of Medicine Bylaw 5.6.
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