<div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_mmxvosjd0" alt="Senate Header.png" width="542" height="65"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To: Members, Academic Senate</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Date: March 19, 2026</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Re: <i>Winter 2026 Academic Senate Division Action Report</i></span></b></p>
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the Winter 2026 Meeting of the Riverside Division of the Academic Senate, held
on February 24, 2026, the following actions were taken:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Approval
of the Minutes from the December 2, 2025 Division Meeting</span></b></p>
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Division Meeting agenda. </span></p>
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of the Transfer of the CNAS Microbiology Undergraduate Program to the
CNAS Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology</span></b></p>
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Division Meeting agenda. </span></p>
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of the Bachelor of Science Degree in Genetics and Molecular
Biotechnology (GNBT)</span></b></p>
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Division Meeting agenda. </span></p>
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of the Changes to Goals of Undergraduate Education in the Academic
Catalog (p.67)</span></b></p>
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Division Meeting agenda.</span></p>
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of the Changes to the Charge of the Committee on the University Extension
(Bylaw 8.25)</span></b></p>
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Division Meeting agenda. They can be viewed in the manual under Riverside
Division Bylaw 8.25.</span></p>
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of the Changes to the Charge of the Committee on Diversity Equity and
Inclusion (Bylaw 8.6.1)</span></b></p>
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Division Meeting agenda. They can be viewed in the Academic Senate manual under
Riverside Division Bylaw 8.6.</span></p>
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of the Changes to the School of Medicine Bylaw ME 5.6 (Graduate Advisory
Committee – GAC)</span></b></p>
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Division Meeting agenda. They can be viewed in the manual under School of
Medicine Bylaw 5.6.</span></p>
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