February 22, 2013

UpChurch Conference Room, Bell Engineering

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Voting: Chuck Adams, Cathy Chick, Norm Dennis, Judy Ganson, Ethel Goodstein, Ches Jones, Tim Killian, Patricia Koski, Janine Parry, Lona Robertson, and Manuel Rossetti

Non-Voting: Karen Turner and William Warnock

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Voting: Bob Brady, Andrew Dowdle, Dawn Farver, Gary Ferrier, Carol Gattis, Kristen Higgins, Emily Honarmand, Andrew Horowitz, Anne O’Leary-Kelly, Janet Penner-Williams and Chuck Rotolo

Non-Voting: Lisa Kulczak

GUESTS: NOne


Chuck Adams, Chair, called the meeting to order at 2:30 PM.
  1. The minutes for January 25, 2013 meeting were approved without corrections.
  2. Course Change Proposals:
    1. Undergraduate course change proposals ( Table A) were approved without opposition and will be forwarded for the March 2013 Faculty Senate meeting.
    2. Graduate course change proposals ( Table B) were approved without opposition and will be forwarded for the March Faculty Senate meeting since they have previously past Graduate Council at the February 14th meeting.
  3. Old Business: None
  4. New Business:
    1. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Poultry Sciences - POSCBS – BSA, Poultry Science ( Table One, Attachment 1A, Attachment 1A-1, Attachment 1A-2 and Attachment 1A-3 ) was presented by Lona Robertson. The proposed changes requested to delete 4 hours from the general electives category to bring program in compliance with ACT 747. A complete review and revision of the overall program and courses was approved in 2012. The program change was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the March Faculty Senate meeting.
    2. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Management – GBUSBS – BSBA, Bachelor of Science in General Business ( Table Two, Attachment 2A ) was pulled prior to the meeting from the agenda by the Walton College of Business for further review and action.
    3. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Department – BMEGBS – BSBME, Biomedical Engineering ( Table Three, Attachment 3A ) was presented by Norm Dennis. The following changes were requested for the 8 semester degree program for Biomedical Engineering: 1) Fall Semester Year 1: CHEM 1113 University Chemistry for Engineers I was added as an option. 2) Spring Semester Year 2: BMEG 2903/2901L was changed to BMEG 2904. 3) Fall Semester Year 3: BMEG 2633 Biomaterials was changed to BMEG 3634 Biomaterials to reflect it being offered in the junior year and a lab being added to the new course. 4) Spring Semester Year 4: BMEG/Science Elective option was changed to BMEG Elective. 5) Total hours changed from 127 hours to 128 hours. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the March Faculty Senate meeting.
    4. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Business Administration – BADMMB – MBA, Masters in Business Administration, Executive Program ( Table Four, Attachment 4A ) was Tabled due to no one being able to present the program. The program change will be available for the March UCPC meeting.
    5. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Biomedical Engineering – BMENMS – MSBME, Masters in Biomedical Engineering ( Table Four, Attachment 4B ) was presented by Norm Dennis. The program change requested to reduce the number of coursework hours required for the MS degree from 30 to 24. The credit required for thesis research will remain at 6 hours. The coursework reduction is consistent with other MS programs in the College of Engineering. Remove the 3-hour independent study and Master’s report requirement from the MS degree (non-thesis option). Modify graduate BMEG core to reflect department’s vision: Eliminate specialty area tracks in Bioimaging and Biosensing, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials, Bio-MEMS and Nano-Biotechnology. Eliminate Biomedical Engineering Breadth requirements and Modify Basic Engineering Education requirements with the following statement: “Basic Engineering Education Requirements: Prior to gaining admission into the M.S.B.M.E. program, students with a non-engineering degree or a non-ABET-accredited engineering degree must demonstrate completion of the following coursework with a GPA of at least 3.0: 15 hours of Humanities/Social Sciences, 6 hours of English Composition, 16 hours of Mathematics (including Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III and Differential Equations), 8 hours of University-level Biology, 8 hours of University-level Chemistry, 8 hours of University-level (calculus-based) Physics, and 15 hours of Basic Engineering Topics (selected from courses such as Biomechanics, Thermodynamics, Bioinstrumentation, Fluid Mechanics, Transport Phenomena and others). Students should consult the Graduate Coordinator for a complete list of courses that satisfy the Basic Engineering Topics criterion.” The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the March Graduate Council meeting.
    6. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Engineering – ENGRPH – PhD in Engineering with a Concentration in Biomedical Engineering (BMEG) ( Table Four, Attachment 4C ) was presented by Norm Dennis. The proposal requested to modify the admission requirements for students coming from non-engineering backgrounds. Previously, these students were granted conditional admission until the Basic Engineering Education Requirements were met. However, the graduate school does not recognize “conditional admission” and thus these students must first complete the engineering requirements prior to being admitted. Modify the Biomedical Engineering graduate core courses to reflect the proper names of approved courses and to be consistent with the M.S.B.M.E. graduate core. Remove the limitation on the number of credit hours of Special Problems that can be used to fulfill coursework requirements. It will be the responsibility of the student and the Program Advisory Committee to select the appropriate coursework. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the March 2013 Graduate Council meeting.
  5. Other Business:
    • None

Meeting was adjourned at 2:43 PM.