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DEANS’ COUNCIL MINUTES April 27, 2015, 1:00-3:30 pm – Charles Hunter Room, HCC Present: Brad Cook, James Sage, Gerry Calvasina, Stephen Allen, Jacob Ng, Mike Mower, Robert Eves, James Johnson, John Allred, Mark Atkinson, AJ Cozzens, Julia Anderson, Richard Saunders, Shauna Mendini, Jim McDonald, Patrick Clarke, Kevin Stein, Bruce Tebbs, Emily Dean, Thom McFarland, Christian Reiner. Excused: Grant Corser, Carl Templin, Robert Eves Provost Cook welcomed visitors to the Deans Council meeting, including Gerry Calvasina, Mike Mower, and Jacob Ng, and welcomed AJ Cozzens and Kevin Stein as new members of the council. Review of Minutes Motion to approve by Jim McDonald, seconded by Robert Eves.
Richard Saunders requested an amendment, that the final bullet point under Policy 6.2 discussion be
modified to say “because records are covered by state and federal policy permanence cannot be
mandated by action at the local level. Any University policy regarding assessments should conform to the Government Records and Management Act.”
The minutes for 4.13.15 were approved, with the noted amendment. Visitors/Guests- Information & Discussion Items Introduction of Jacob Ng (Stephen Allen) Stephen Allen introduced Jacob Ng, one of SUU’s new directors for International Affairs. Jacob has an office on campus, and travels back and forth to Asia. His role is expanding to include not just China but also Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Nepal. Jacob previously worked in higher education in the San Francisco area, and he speaks several languages. Jacob told the council that he is looking forward to getting to know everyone on campus and to collaborate with them to work towards the institutional mission. Aviation Update (Mike Mower) Provost Cook introduced Mike Mower of Upper Limit Aviation. Mike has been involved with the aviation program from its beginning. A reporter from the LA Times wrote a story in which SUU’s aviation program was called alleged to be overly expensive, particularly for higher level turbine training. Upper Limit Aviation and SUU are working with the Veterans Administration to reconcile this. The Veterans Administration in Salt Lake City has said that SUU has a model program, and supported us providing higher level turbine training because there is a strong demand in the job market for it. Mike Mower thanked SUU for being such a great partner. He explained new legislation proposed by Representative Wenstrup (OH) that would provide additional benefits to veterans such as housing and time earned for service when disabled, but that the bill required a funding source. The bill would cap the amount of tuition assistance veterans could receive at around $20k per year, for a total of $60K. The average cost to complete flight training is around $160k. Mike has met with representatives and senators in Washington D.C., and has garnered support from Senator Hatch and Representative Titus. The bill, if passed, would go into effect fall 2016. There is not currently a companion bill in the Senate. The bill could go through with the current funding constraints of $20k for tuition; it could be adjusted with a cap of $160k for four years; or it could be sent back to committee or postponed until a new administration is in place. SUU will not accept any veterans into our aviation program for the summer. ULA will move forward with private-pay students to help rebalance the 85/15 rule. The aviation program is not going away, but whether we continue to provide turbine training is yet to be determined. If the council has questions, they can contact Mike Mower.
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II. Reports Provost’s Report Provost Cook reported that Presidents Council held a two day retreat at Bryce Canyon. The retreat focused primarily on strategic planning and putting together a response document based on feedback that has been provided by campus about the strategic plan. Enrollments are increasing, and the regents and Legislature have approved a 2% compensation increase. This will be awarded to academic units to distribute as they see fit. Sexual Misconduct Policy The sexual misconduct policy is now in the 30-day campus wide review period. Deb Hill, SUU’s Title IX coordinator, has produced cards that walk students, faculty, and staff through the process of reporting an incident. Online Graduate Unit We are still working through what an online graduate unit would mean for our accreditation. SUU should be known primarily for our undergraduate program, but will need to be creative for strategic growth to occur. SUU may experiment by putting the MBA and Masters in Music Technology degrees under the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies (SGCS) rather than having them housed under their respective academic colleges/schools. This would allow the program to have multiple entry points throughout the year. Once enrolled, students would work with the same point-of-contact until they graduate. All courses would be approved through the curriculum process, and online lecturers would be hired by SGCS. It is estimated that we’ll have 10,000 student by 2020, with 8-9,000 of those face-to-face and 1,000 being online students. The council provided the following feedback/questions:
Colleges/schools will need to check with their individual accrediting bodies to find out if this would be feasible.
The MBA degree would be accredited by Northwest, not AACSB. AACSB will online accredit face-to-face programs.
Would SUU Faculty have the first right of refusal to teach these courses? Where would faculty teaching these programs be physically based?
How would this affect the load for current SUU faculty? Do we have faculty capacity to back up the projected growth?
How would this impact our international program? Our international students are better served by face-to-face programs.
Deans Summer Retreat Brad would like to have a half-day retreat for the Deans, to discuss items such as defining what “faculty” is in our policies, mitigating confusion about LRT policies and creating a reference document for LRT, and the online graduate program idea. The retreat will be held on May 11th in the Charles Hunter Room of the Hunter Conference Center, from 1-5pm. Associate Provost’s Report James Sage told the committee that minutes from the last UUCC & UGCC meetings have been posted to canvas, along with R-401s for a master of music in Music Technology, a General Education certificate of completion, a Technical Writing certificate, and reorganization and renaming of the Department of Integrated Engineering to the Department of Engineering. James explained that there are other USHE institutions that award GE certificates, and that they are particularly useful for transfer students. It could also be a good outreach tool to invite students to return to SUU to complete an associate’s or bachelor’s degree. James notified the council that the list of Programs under Development from USHE has been posted to canvas. No feedback or action has been requested from the Commissioner at this point in time.
Motion to approve all curricular items and R-401s by Jim McDonald, seconded by Mark Atkinson. Approved.
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Looking Ahead: 2015-16 Schedules James presented the 2015-16 schedules for curriculum and catalog, and the 2015-16 Program Review Schedule, as show below.
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James informed the council that SUU will begin using Curriculog, an online curriculum management system, for the 2015-16 curriculum meetings. He requested that faculty not send in any curriculum items on the current forms, but instead wait until Curriculog is implemented. The Commissioners office asked USHE institutions for a list of specialized accreditations that might serve as suitable substitutes in the R-411 process. James will send them a list of all accreditations held on campus. Brad Cook asked deans responsible for the programs coming up for Three Year Reviews to closely examine the number of students in the program, and find out if we need to increase outreach/marketing efforts to keep these programs healthy.
Faculty Senate Report Policy 6.2 Emily Dean updated the council on the status of Policy 6.2. Changes to the policy would remove the trigger mechanism for administrator evaluations, and allow feedback to be given anonymously on a regular basis through an annual survey. Administrators would be formally reviewed every three years instead of every 5 years. She distributed copies of the IDEA Center forms that could be used to evaluate Administration. IDEA forms are familiar to many on campus- we currently use them for our student course evaluations of faculty. Using IDEA would allow the surveys to be done online and directed to specific people, and the data could be analyzed. IDEA provides a national benchmark for institutions of our type and could provide us with across the national comparisons. 6.1.4- Adjustments (Reduce Probationary Period for Tenure) Made adjustments based on input from the Deans. Faculty Senate will provide us with the revised text for our next Deans Council meeting. Changes include the stipulation that Faculty must be at SUU for three full years before they can submit for early tenure, and that those who have three years granted toward rank and tenure in their contracts will not be eligible for the reduced probationary period. Summer School Kevin Stein reported that the Faculty Senate Summer compensation committee met with Bruce Tebbs and came up with a list of proposals to increase buy-in for summer semester, including: creating scholarships specifically for summer students, maintaining housing and making it available for students year-round, and increasing faculty compensation for summer courses.
Information/Discussion Items Open–Access Text Books (Richard Saunders) Richard Saunders attended the Utah Academic Library Consortium on April 10th. Open Education Resources/Open Access textbooks (OER) were a significant topic of discussion, and Richard shared notes from three presentations he attended on this topic. University of Minnesota has used OER for three years, and has saved student $400K in out-of-pocket costs to date. LDS Business College has cut their cost per student by around $100 by using OER. Salt Lake Community College is considering implementing a $5 OER fee for courses that have no text cost, to be given to departments to train faculty
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on the use of OERs. Richard would be willing to attend Department Chair meetings to further discussion this option for SUU. Graduate Education Overload/Adjunct Pay Model (Mark Atkinson) Mark Atkinson presented a model for overload/adjunct pay, as shown below. He requested that deans share this information with their faculty. It will be placed on the agenda as an action item in a future dean’s council meeting.
VI. Reports (2 minutes per report) Brad Cook: James Johnson will continue to serve as interim dean for COEHD through June 30th. Shawn Christiansen will then be the interim dean until the search process is complete and a candidate has been selected. Brad will distribute information about office moves/relocations before the Deans Retreat on May 11. Thom McFarland: Changes to the former ELC building will begin on May 4th and will occur throughout the summer. The second floor will be a learning support area for students, and will have extended hours. IT/Tech support will move to the student center across the hallway from Chartwells cafeteria. The staff/faculty training program that has been on the 2nd floor will resurface on the 1st floor, and will be a shared room with 45 seats that can be reserved through central scheduling. Robert Eves: The 2015 class of nursing student is the 7th class to hit 100% on licensing and placement exams. Jim Johnson: Jim read an excerpt from an editorial in the Spectrum that discussed SUU’s presence in Utah, and encouraged SUU to be more assertive about our presence in the state in areas beyond athletics. James Sage: James recommended including the media in more of our campus-wide initiatives to assist students. The open-access textbook initiative could save students money, and we need to be willing to tell our story. Could a dropbox be created where people could submit story ideas to SUU’s Marketing Communications team? Gerry Calvasina: A reception to honor the Leavitt’s for their donation towards the new business building will be held on the first floor of Old Main, immediately after the dean’s council meeting. Bruce Tebbs: Summer Semester enrollment has broken the 1000 mark. Enrollment has increased by 3.8% from last year. Comprehensively, enrollment is up 67 FTE for Undergraduate programs and is down 30 FTE for Graduate Programs. Bruce reminded the deans that he still has funds available for hourly students working in the summer. Forms should be submitted directly to Bruce.
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Stephen Allen: SUU has restructured International Affairs, combining some entities and eliminating repetitive services. International Affairs will focus on four areas: recruitment, ESL, student services, and student exchange/study abroad. Richard Saunders: The Library is in the process of completing the hire of new librarian who has a Ph.D. from Syracuse in Information Design. James McDonald: Jim confirmed that everyone housed in Pushpa Basnet’s Butterfly House in Nepal is safe after the earthquake. Anyone who wishes to contribute can do so at http://ecdcnepal.org/newportal/about-us/butterfly-home-project/ SUU recently hired Liz Olsen, a medical anthropologist. She’ll teach courses in Anthropology and work with the Rural Scholars Program.
Motion for executive session by Jim Johnson, seconded by Jim McDonald
Meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m.
UUCC Minutes – 4.16.15
April 16, 2015
3:00 pm, AD 304H
MINUTES
Present: John Allred, David Berri, Bailey Bowthorpe, AJ Cozzens, Jim Brandt, Jeb Branin, Brian Ludlow, David Lund, Paula
Mitchell, Michael Ostrowsky, James Sage, Andrea Stiefvater, Brian Swanson, Todd Petersen. Julia Combs, David Lunt, and
Bonny Rayburn.
CONSENT ITEMS
BUS
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
HRHM
4600
Strategic Leadership in
HRHM
Course Descriptions: eliminating
reference to 4601
Fall 2015 Approved
HRHM
4601
Strategic Guest
Service
Course Sequencing: Change to As
Needed
Fall 2015 Approved
PILT 2160 Aviation Law Prerequisites: PILT 2100 or PILT
2105
Fall 2015 Approved
PILT 2260 FW SEL Commercial
Pilot Add-on Lab
Prerequisites: One of the following:
PILT 2240, PILT 2245, PILT 2270,
PILT 2275
Fall 2015 Approved
PILT 2300 FW Certified Flight
Instructor Lab
Prerequisites: PILT 2340 (may be
concurrent), and one of the following:
PILT 2240, PILT 2270, or director
approval
Fall 2015 Approved
PILT 2305 RW Certified Flight
Instructor Lab
Prerequisites: PILT 2340 (may be
concurrent), and one of the following:
PILT 2245, PILT 2275 or director
approval
Fall 2015 Approved
PILT 2340 CFI Ground School Prerequisites: One of the following:
PILT 2100, PILT 2105 or director
approval
Fall 2015 Approved
PILT 2350 FW CFI Instrument
Certification Lab
Prerequisites: PILT 2300 and one of
the following: PILT 1300 or PILT
2270
Fall 2015 Approved
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Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
PILT 2355 RW CFI Instrument
Certification Lab
Prerequisites: PILT 2305 and one of
the following: PILT 1315 or PILT
2275
Fall 2015 Approved
PILT 2400 FW Multi-Engine CFI
Certification Lab
Prerequisites: PILT 2340 (may be
concurrent), and one of the following:
PILT 2240, PILT 2270, PILT 2300
Fall 2015 Approved
PILT 2445 RW Mountain
Operations Lab
Prerequisites: PILT 2050 (may be
taken concurrently), and one of the
following: PILT 2245 or PILT 2275
Fall 2015 Approved
PILT 2455 External Load RW
Lab
Prerequisites: PILT 2245 or PILT
2275
Fall 2015 Approved
PILT 2475 RW Medium
Transition Lab
Prerequisites: PILT 2405, and one of
the following: PILT 2245 or PILT
2275
Fall 2015 Approved
COSE
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
BIOL 3230 Cadaver Practicum Course Descriptions
Repeat up to 4 credits
Fall 2015 Approved
CSIS 2000 Web Development Prerequisites: CSIS 1010 or instructor
approval
Spring 2016 Approved
CSIS 3050 Environments of
Information Systems
Prerequisites: CSIS 2000 Spring 2016 Approved
NURS 3260 Health Promotion &
Education (Level
Three)
Delete Fall 2015 Approved
HSS
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
FREN 1020 Beginning French II Prerequisites: Change to FREN 1010
or an adequate score on the placement
test
Fall 2015 Approved
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Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
FREN 2010 Intermediate French I Prerequisites: Change to FREN 1020
or FREN 1030 or an adequate score
on the placement test
Fall 2015 Approved
FREN 2020 Intermediate French II Prerequisites: Change to FREN 2010
or an adequate score on the placement
test
Fall 2015 Approved
HIST 4410 Ancient Greece Title: Classical Greece
Course Descriptions
Fall 2015 Approved
SPAN 3210 Advanced Spanish
Grammar &
Composition
Prerequisites: Change to SPAN 2020
or SPAN 3000 or instructor's
permission
Fall 2015 Approved
SPAN 3212 Special Topics in
Grammar and
Composition
Prerequisites: Change to SPAN 2020
or SPAN 3000 or instructor's
permission
Fall 2015 Approved
SPAN 3510 Culture & History of
Spain
Prerequisites: Change to SPAN 2020
or SPAN 3000 or SPAN 3210 or
instructor's permission
Fall 2015 Approved
SPAN 3512 Culture & History of
Latin America
Prerequisites: Change to SPAN 2020
or SPAN 3000 or SPAN 3210 or
instructor permission
Fall 2015 Approved
SPAN 4000 Introduction to the
Study of Hispanic
Literature
Course Descriptions Fall 2015 Approved
PVA
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
SST 1300 Shakespeare Unbound Title & Prefix: THEA 1303 Fall 2015 Approved
SST 2300 Shakespeare's Plays Title & Prefix: THEA 2303 Fall 2015 Approved
SST 2301 ThunderBard II –
Shakespeare Text Into
Performance
Deletion Fall 2015 Approved
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SST 2900 Shakespeare Studies
Special Topics
[Variable subtitle]
Deletion Fall 2015 Approved
SST 4900 Shakespeare Studies
Special Topics
[Variable subtitle]
Deletion Fall 2015 Approved
UNIV
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
UNIV 1010 Edge Program
Introduction
Title & Prefix: EDGE 1010
Becoming an Engaged Learner
Course Description
Method of Grading: Graded
Fall 2015 Approved
UNIV 3925 EDGE Project
Proposal: [Engagement
Center]
Title & Prefix: EDGE 3010
Community Project Proposal and
Planning
Prerequisites: EDGE 1010
Course Description
Method of Grading: Graded
Fall 2015 Approved
UNIV 3925 EDGE Project
Proposal: [Engagement
Center]
Title & Prefix: EDGE 3020
Creativity Project Proposal and
Planning
Prerequisite: EDGE 1010
Course Description
Method of Grading: Graded
Fall 2015 Approved
UNIV 3925 EDGE Project
Proposal: [Engagement
Center]
Title & Prefix: EDGE 3030
Global Project Proposal and Planning
Prerequisite: EDGE 1010
Course Description
Method of Grading: Graded
Fall 2015 Approved
UNIV 3925 EDGE Project
Proposal: [Engagement
Center]
Title & Prefix: EDGE 3040
Leadership Project Proposal and
Planning
Prerequisite: EDGE 1010
Course Description
Fall 2015 Approved
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Method of Grading: Graded
UNIV 3925 EDGE Project
Proposal: [Engagement
Center]
Title & Prefix: EDGE 3050
Outdoor Project Proposal and
Planning
Prerequisite: EDGE 1010
Course Description
Method of Grading: Graded
Fall 2015 Approved
UNIV 4010 Contemporary Issues Change title to: Interdisciplinary
Research Methods
Course Descriptions
Fall 2015 Approved
UNIV 4020 Interdisciplinary
Seminar
Change title to: Interdisciplinary
Capstone and Portfolio
Course Descriptions
Fall 2015 Approved
UNIV 4925 EDGE Program
Completion:
[Engagement Center]
Title & Prefix: EDGE 4010
Community Project Reporting and
Reflection
Prerequisite: EDGE 3010
Course Description
Method of Grading: Graded
Fall 2015 Approved
UNIV 4925 EDGE Program
Completion:
[Engagement Center]
Title & Prefix: EDGE 4020
Creativity Project Reporting and
Reflection
Prerequisite: EDGE 3010
Course Description
Method of Grading: Graded
Fall 2015 Approved
UNIV 4925 EDGE Program
Completion:
[Engagement Center]
Title & Prefix: EDGE 4030
Global Project Reporting and
Reflection
Prerequisite: EDGE 3010
Course Description
Method of Grading: Graded
Fall 2015 Approved
UNIV 4925 EDGE Program
Completion:
[Engagement Center]
Title & Prefix: EDGE 4040
Leadership Project Reporting and
Reflection
Prerequisite: EDGE 3010
Course Description
Fall 2015 Approved
UUCC Minutes – 4.16.15
Method of Grading: Graded
UNIV 4925 EDGE Program
Completion:
[Engagement Center]
Title & Prefix: EDGE 4050
Outdoor Project Reporting and
Reflection
Prerequisite: EDGE 3010
Course Description
Method of Grading: Graded
Fall 2015 Approved
SUBSTANTIVE ITEMS
COSE
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
NURS 3220 Pharmacology &
Therapeutic
Interventions
3 Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the
Nursing program and completion of
all Level One Courses
Course Description: Focuses on
pharmacotherapeutics and safe
application in the nursing process.
Four credit hours (Four classroom
hours per week). (Fall, Spring)
Fall 2015
Approved
NURS 4320 Care of the Family –
Maternal Newborn
2 New Course Fall 2015 Approved
NURS 4330 Care of the Family 3 Title: Care of the Family – Pediatric
Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the
Nursing program and completion of
all Level Two courses
Course Description
Fall 2015 Approved
NURS 4350 Community Health
Nursing
2 Title: Population Care
Credit Hours: 4
Course Description
Fall 2015 Approved
NURS 4360 Nursing Theory &
Research (Level Two)
3 Title & Prefix: Change to NURS 3160
Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice
Credit Hours: 2
Fall 2015 Approved
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HSS
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
ANTH 3070 Medical Anthropology 3 New Course Fall 2015 Approved
ANTH 4890 Anthropological
Internship
3-12 New Course Fall 2015 Approved
HIST 4415 Alexander the Great
and the Hellenistic
World
3 New Course Spring 2017 Approved
Change to "as needed"
PVA
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
MUSC 4180 Survey of Music
Technology
2 New Course Fall 2015 Approved
DEGREE/PROGRAM ITEMS
BUS
Degree/Program Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
Accounting - Remove CSIS 2010 from core requirements of all
business composite degrees
- To offset credit hour reduction, add 3 hours of free
electives to the accounting degree
Fall 2015 Not approved. Send back to
business - Recommend:
Discussion with CSIS
Satisfy learning outcomes
Dec. 2014 statewide agreement from
USHE re: databases and spreadsheets
Finance - Remove CSIS 2010 from core requirements of all
business composite degrees
- To offset credit hour reduction, add 3 hours of free
electives to the accounting degree
Fall 2015 Not approved. Send back to
business - Recommend:
Discussion with CSIS
Satisfy learning outcomes
Dec. 2014 statewide agreement from
USHE re: databases and spreadsheets
Management - Remove CSIS 2010 from core requirements of all
business composite degrees
Fall 2015 Not approved. Send back to
business - Recommend:
Discussion with CSIS
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Degree/Program Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
- To offset credit hour reduction, add 3 hours of free
electives to the accounting degree Satisfy learning outcomes
Dec. 2014 statewide agreement from
USHE re: databases and spreadsheets
Marketing - Remove CSIS 2010 from core requirements of all
business composite degrees
- To offset credit hour reduction, add 3 hours of free
electives to the accounting degree
Fall 2015 Not approved. Send back to
business - Recommend:
Discussion with CSIS
Satisfy learning outcomes
Dec. 2014 statewide agreement from
USHE re: databases and spreadsheets
COSE
Degree/Program Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
AAS in General
Technology
Remove the word "Emphasis" and change the wording as
follows:
- General Technology - with technical specialty in
Business, A.A.S. (SWATC transfers only)
- General Technology - with technical specialty in
Construction Technology, A.A.S. (SWATC transfers
only)
- General Technology – with technical specialty in
Information Technology, A.A.S. (SWATC transfers
only)
Fall 2015 Approved
General
Technology –
Livestock
Management
Technical
Specialty, AAS
The proposed change is the addition of a Livestock
Management Technical Specialty to the General
Technology AAS. As with other current emphases for
the General Technology AAS, this degree will only be
for SWATC transfer students. All of the courses
included in the proposed changes are current courses,
so no new faculty or other resources are required.
Fall 2015 Approved
BS Nursing The Department of Nursing would like to update
required coursework for B.S. in Nursing. The proposed
changes are credit neutral and do not require
additional resources. The proposed changes affect levels
1, 2, and 3 of the nursing program.
Fall 2015 Approved
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EDU
Degree/Program Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
Family Life and
Human
Development
Change GE Math requirements to be consistent with courses
outlined in the University General Education guidelines for
Math. This was done two years ago. It shows up correctly in
the FLHD Family Services option but it doesn’t show up in
the FLHD ECD emphasis. It should say Math 1040
recommended since this is helpful for graduate school in the
social sciences. However, in degree works for FLHD ECD it
lists 1050 required.
Fall 2015 Approved
HSS
Degree/Program Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
French Teaching
BA, French BA,
French Minor
Allow students to count the credits from FREN 2010 and
2020 for the French Teaching BA and the French BA.
Allow students to count the credits from FREN 2020 for
the French minor.
Add FREN 3921 to the courses that may be applied to the
major or minor.
Fall 2015 Approved
Spanish Teaching
BA, Spanish BA,
Spanish minor
Limit the number of transfer credits allowed toward the
major (nine upper division credits) and minor (six upper
division credits). This would leave students taking
approximately two-thirds of the courses for the major or
minor at SUU.
Fall 2015 Approved
PVA
Degree/Program Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
Shakespeare
Studies Minor
The changes within the Shakespeare Studies Minor are
not content or changes in scope of the minor, they are only
prefix changes. These changes reflect housing the minor
under the Theatre Arts and Dance Department instead of
Fall 2015 Approved
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housing the minor under a setup of a Shakespeare Studies
center which existed in name only. These changes include:
1) Changing Prefix names and course numbers from SST
to THEA (approved in consent items). 2) Deletion of
courses within SST that have duplicates in THEA
(approved in consent items). 3) Adding THEA 3131 to the
list of minor degree electives which provides for a variable
content based course within the elective sequence and can
be programed by the department based on available
scholars or guest artists.
UNIV
Degree/Program Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
EDGE Program Changes will help clarify the structure and organization of
the program for students and advisors and allow Banner,
the EDGE Tracker, and Degree Works to provide us with
clearer and more useful reports. Please see memo
Fall 2015 Approved
R-401s
- General Education Certificate of Completion Approved
- Technical Writing Certificate Approved
Adjourn – 4:45 p.m.
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GRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING
April 17, 2015
3:00 pm, AD 304H
Minutes
Present: John Allred, Mark Atkinson, Matt Barton, Josh Stavros for Rachel Bishop, Steven Irving, Randy Allen, James Sage,
James McCoy, Emily Ronquillo, Roger LaMarca, Steve Meridith, Keith Bradshaw, David Lunt, and Bonny Rayburn.
CONSENT ITEMS
EDU
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
EDUC 6894,
EDUC 6895,
EDUC 6896,
EDUC 6897
Adm/Supervisory
Elementary-
Secondary
Capstone I, II, II,
IV
Title & Prefix: EDUC 6898 – Elem
Capstone, EDUC 6899 – Sec
Capstone
Course Sequencing: Fall, Spring,
Summer Annually
Course Descriptions
Fall 2015 Approved
EESL 6300 Foundations of
Bilingual/ESL
Education
Title & Prefix: Methods &
Materials for Teaching ESL
Summer 2015 Approved
EESL 6310 Understanding
Language
Acquisition &
Cognition
Title & Prefix: Theories for the
Acquisition of a Second Language
Summer 2015 Approved
EESL 6320 Assessment for a
Diverse Linguistic
Population
Title & Prefix: Testing &
Evaluation of Pupils Studying ESL
Summer 2015 Approved
EESL 6330 Methods &
Materials for the
Bilingual/ESL
Classroom
Title & Prefix: Developing a
Curriculum for Pupils Studying
ESL
Summer 2015 Approved
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Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
SPED 6100 Programming &
Management
Title & Prefix: Charcs of Pupils
who have Specific Learning
Disability
Summer 2015 Approved
SPED 6110 Special Education
Law
Title & Prefix: Parental
Involvement and the Law
Summer 2015 Approved
SPED 6130 Curriculum
Strategies
Title & Prefix: Curriculum
Strategies and Development
Summer 2015 Approved
SPED 6145 Collaboration &
Transition
Title & Prefix: Transition of Pupils
who have Disabilities
Summer 2015 Approved
SPED 6160 Report Writing Title & Prefix: Assessment for
Pupils who have Disabilities
Summer 2015 Approved
HSS
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
COMM 6010 Communication
Theory
Course Descriptions Fall 2015 Approved
COMM 6020 Qualitative
Applications for
Communication
Research
Title & Prefix: Change title to
Qualitative Communication
Research
Fall 2015 Approved
COMM 6030 Quantitative
Applications for
Communication
Research
Title & Prefix: Change to
Quantitative Communication
Research
Fall 2015 Approved
COMM 6040 Prof. Writing &
Presentations
Title & Prefix: Change to
Professional Writing &
Presentations
Course Descriptions
Fall 2015 Approved
COMM 6120 Seminar in
Organizational
Communication
Title & Prefix: Change to
Organizational Communication
Course Sequencing: As Needed
Fall 2015 Approved
COMM 6135 Health
Communication
Course Sequencing: As Needed
Course Descriptions
Fall 2015 Approved
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Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
COMM 6140 Communication &
Popular Culture
Title & Prefix: Pop Culture
Messages
Course Sequencing: Spring
Annually
Course Descriptions
Fall 2015 Approved
COMM 6210 Seminar in Strategic
Communication
Title & Prefix: Strategic
Communication Practices
Course Descriptions
Fall 2015 Approved
COMM 6220 Seminar in
Contemporary
Audiences
Title & Prefix: Contemporary
Audience Analysis
Course Sequencing: Fall Odd
Years
Course Descriptions
Fall 2015 Approved
COMM 6230 Social Media Course Sequencing: Spring
Annually
Course Descriptions
Fall 2015 Approved
COMM 6850 Individual Graduate
Research
Course Sequencing: Fall, Spring,
Summer Annually
Fall 2015 Approved
SUBSTANTIVE ITEMS
EDU
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
EDUC
5038/6038
Online and Blended
Teaching and
Learning
3 New Course Summer 2015 Approved
EDUC
5040/6040
Applied Research for
Educational Leaders
3 New Course Summer 2015 Approved
EDUC 6894 &
EDUC 6895
3 each Title & Prefix: EDUC 6898
Admin/Supervisory Capstone -
Elementary Internship
Credit Hours: 6
Fall 2015 Approved
EDUC 6896 &
EDUC 6897
3 each Title & Prefix: EDUC 6899 Fall 2015 Approved
UGCC Minutes – 4.17.15
Admin/Supervisory Capstone –
Elementary Internship
Credit Hours: 6
HSS
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
COMM 6050 Communication
Ethics
Significant Content Changes: Course
being moved out of core to allow
more flexibility in course options.
Course will continue to be offered on
a Fall/Even years rotation
Fall 2015 Approved
COMM 6240 Current Issues in
Communication
Significant Content Changes: Fall 2015 Approved Offered more
often
Every Spring &
Summer COMM 6891 Graduate Internship 1-3 Change Titles: Individual Graduate
Internship
Credit Hours: Change to 3 credit
hours
Fall 2015 Approved
COMM 6900 Masters Capstone
Thesis
6 Change titles to: MA Capstone Thesis
Significant Content Changes: Will go
from 6 required hours to 3.
Credit Hours: Change to 3 credit
hours
Fall 2015 Approved
COMM 6910 Masters Capstone
Internship/Project
6 Change Titles to: MA Capstone
Internship/Project
Significant Content Changes: Will go
from 6 required hours to 3.
Credit Hours: Change to 3 Credit
Hours
Fall 2015 Approved
COMM 6998 Masters Capstone
Internship/Project
Continuance
1 Change title to: MA Capstone
Internship/Project Continuance
Credit Hours: Change to 1-3
Fall 2015 Approved
UGCC Minutes – 4.17.15
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
COMM 6999 Masters Capstone
Thesis Continuance
6 Change Titles to: MA Capstone
Thesis Continuance
Credit Hours: Change to 1-3
Fall 2015 Approved
PVA
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
MUSC 6100 Introduction to Music
Graduate Study
2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6180 Survey of Music
Technology
2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6300 Live Sound/Concert
Production I
2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6310 Live Sound/Concert
Production II
2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6320 Audio Recording I 2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6330 Audio Recording II 2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6340 Sequencing and
Electronic Music
2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6350 Music Technology
and Business
2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6360 Music and Video for
Social Media
2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6370 Music for
Film/Video/Games
2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6550 Digital Music
Notation I
2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6560 Music Notation II 2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6570 Audio/Video Post
Production
2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6580 Music in Multimedia
Performance
2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6590 Online Performance
Ensemble
1 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
UGCC Minutes – 4.17.15
Prefix Course Title Credits Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
MUSC 6930 Studies in Music
Theory
3 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6940 Studies in Music
History
3 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6950 Special Topics: Music
Studio Technology
2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6960 Special Topics: Music
Performance
Technology
2 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
MUSC 6970 Capstone Project
Presentation
1 New Course Spring 2016 Approved
DEGREE/PROGRAM ITEMS
EDU
Degree/Program Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
Leadership in Education
and Administrative
Development
Several years ago the SUU Educational Licensing Program
Capstone consisted of two six credit hour courses – EDUC 6898
and EDUC 6899. The two courses, together, constituted the
licensing capstone classes. These two courses had functioned very
well for years and represented the capstone courses for hundreds, if
not thousands, of our graduate students. Several years ago, in an
effort to tweak the licensing program, EDUC 6898 (6 credits) and
EDUC 6899 (6 credits) were divided into four courses EDUC 6894
(3 credits), EDUC 6895 (3 credits), EDUC 6896 (3 credits), and
EDUC 6897 (3 credits).
The change from the two class (6 credits each) to the four class (3
credits each) program modification has not worked as hoped. It is
deemed to be vital to and in the best interest of our program, and
our students, to return to the EDUC 6898 (6 credit) and EDUC
6899 (6 credit).
Fall 2015 Approved
UGCC Minutes – 4.17.15
HSS
Degree/Program Change Requested Implementation
Date
Notes/Action
Master's in Professional
Communication
Changing core requirements from 24 to 18. Will allow students more
flexibility in taking courses for maximum educational opportunities.
Move COMM 6050 to an elective & out of core. Reducing
COMM 6900 & 6910 from 6 credits to 3
Fall 2015 Approved
R-401s
Master of Music in Music Technology