November 22, 2013

UpChurch Conference Room — Bell Engineering

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Voting: Rhonda Adams, Andrew Dowdle, Gary Ferrier, Judy Ganson, Kenda Grover, Andrew Horowitz, Patricia Koski, Yvette Murphy-Erby, Janet Penner-Williams, Lona Robertson and Manuel Rossetti

Non-Voting: Kim Bradford, Lisa Kulczak, Karen Turner and Bill Warnock

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Voting: Bob Brady, Mark Boyer, Carol Gattis, Tim Killian, Julius Morehead, Anne O’Leary-Kelly, Terry Martin, Charles Rosenkrans, John Rupe

Non-Voting: None

GUESTS: Paul Cronan, Marion Dunagan and Melinda Smith


Chair Lona Robertson called the meeting to order at 2:31 PM.
  1. The minutes for the October 25, 2013 meeting were approved with no corrections.
  2. Course Change Proposals:
    1. Undergraduate and School of Law course change proposals (Table A & Table D) were approved without opposition and will be forwarded for the December 2013 Faculty Senate meeting.
    2. The Graduate and/or Dual course change proposals (Table B and Table C) were approved without opposition and will be forwarded for the December Graduate Council meeting.
    3. The Undergraduate “Core” course change proposals (Table E) were approved and will be forwarded for the next University Core Committee meeting.
  3. Old Business:
    Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Graduate School and International Education – STATMS– MS, Statistics in Statistics and Analytics (Table Four, Attachment 4E and Attachment 4E-1) was allowed to remain tabled.
    The proposed graduate program change for the Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Graduate School and International Education – STANPH – PhD, Statistics and Analytics was withheld from consideration, but will remain tabled and will be available at the December UCPC meeting.
  4. New Business:
    1. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fay Jones School of Architecture, Department of Interior Design – IDESBD – Bachelor of Interior Design (Table One, Attachment 1A, Attachment 1A-1, Attachment 1A-2 and Attachment 1A-3) was presented by Melinda Smith. The total number of hours for a Bachelor in Interior Design is being reduced from 124 credit hours to 120 credit hours in compliance with ACT 747. IDES 3841 in fall of 3rd year and one three-credit hour professional elective in spring of 3rd year are being eliminated. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the December Faculty Senate meeting.
    2. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Business Administration – Honors Program (Table Two, Attachment 2A) was presented by Gary Ferrier. Proposal requested minor changes to the Walton College Honors Program requirements based on the new Walton College curriculum effective fall 2013. The new courses include ACCT 2013H, ISYS 2103H, MGMT 2103H, SCMT 2103H and MGMT 3013H. WCOB 2053H will be deleted. The total hours has changed from 8 to 9 based on the deletion of WCOB 1012H. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the December Faculty Senate meeting.
    3. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Business Administration – WNPS-M -Business Minor for Business Majors - Nonprofit Studies (Table Two, Attachment 2B, Attachment 2B-1, Attachment 2B-2, Attachment 2B-3, Attachment 2B-4, Attachment 2B-5 and Attachment 2B-6) was presented by Gary Ferrier. Proposal requested to establish a new minor for business majors in Nonprofit Studies. Approval from Colleges that offer courses required by the minor were approved by email. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the December Faculty Senate meeting.
    4. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Economics – INTBBB – BSIB, International Business, Business Economics Concentration (Table Two, Attachment 2C) was presented by Gary Ferrier. Proposal requested to add ECON 4753, Forecasting, as an "or" to ECON 4743, Introduction to Econometrics, to the Economics Concentration in the BSIB which mirrors the Business Economics Major in the BSBA. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the December Faculty Senate meeting.
    5. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Economics – INTBBB – BSIB, International Business, Retail Concentration (Table Two, Attachment 2D, Attachment 2D-1 and Attachment 2D-2) was presented by Gary Ferrier. The current BSIB offers concentrations in all of the major fields of study in the Walton College: Accounting, Business Economics, Finance, General Business, Information Systems, Marketing, Management and Supply Chain Management. The Retail major was established in fall 2011. Adding the retail concentration would provide students the opportunity to choose a concentration from any of the major areas of study. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the December Faculty Senate meeting.
    6. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Economics – ECONBA – BA, Economics (Table Two, Attachment 2E) was presented by Gary Ferrier. The Economics Department proposed to change the senior writing requirement for those students pursuing a BA through the Fulbright College to provide students the opportunity to fulfill this requirement in a variety of Economics courses. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the December Faculty Senate meeting.
    7. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Management – GBUSBS – BSBA, General Business (Table Two, Attachment 2F, Attachment 2F-1 and Attachment 2F-2) was presented by Gary Ferrier. The proposal requests to offer the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with a major in General Business online only. The current on campus students will be allowed to complete their requirements. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the December Faculty Senate meeting.
    8. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – PCHED – Pre-code Elementary Education (Table 3, Attachment 3A) was presented by Janet Penner-Williams. The proposal would revise the code PCHED to PELED. The name of the PCHED program will change to reflect the teaching licensure changes made at the Arkansas Department of Education. The teaching licensure students receive upon successful completion of this program an Elementary Education K-6 licensure. In order to be consistent across all levels of the program, a change was needed in the pre-code. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the December Faculty Senate meeting.
    9. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CATEBS – BSE, Career and Technical Education -BUED (Table 3, Attachment 3B) was presented by Janet Penner-Williams. Proposal requested to change WCOB 1023 Business Foundations to WCOB 2053 Business Foundations, and delete WCOB 2013 Markets and Consumers. Increase electives three credit hours. This has the approval of the Walton College of Business. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the December Faculty Senate meeting.
    10. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Eleanor Mann School of Nursing – NURSBS – BSN, Nursing - RN to BSN Online Program (Table Three Attachment 3C) was withdrawn from consideration by Janet Penner-Williams. The proposal will be resubmitted at a later meeting.
    11. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Agriculture Dean – AFLSMS – MS, Masters in Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences (Table Four Attachment 4A and Attachment 4A-1) was presented by Lona Robertson. The name of the degree will be changed from MS, AFLS to MS, Food Safety to better reflect the more focused curriculum content of the program. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the December Graduate Council meeting.
    12. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CIEDME – MED, Curriculum and Instruction (Table Four Attachment 4B) was presented by Janet Penner-Williams. Proposal requested to add STEM as an area of interest to the MED in Curriculum and Instructions. Many in-service teachers and students in CIED have expressed interest in the STEM Education for Early Childhood Graduate Certificate and the four integrated STEM education courses. This addition would give students another choice of interest area within the M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the December Graduate Council meeting.
    13. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Information Systems – ISESGC – GC, Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Systems (Table Four Attachment 4C and Attachment 4C-1) was presented by Paul Cronan. Proposal requested to offer the Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Systems online as well as face to face delivery. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the December Graduate Council meeting.
    14. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Economics – ECONPH - PhD, Economics (Table Four Attachment 4D) was presented by Marion Dunagan and Gary Ferrier. Two required courses are being deleted, ECON6813 and ECON 6823. These courses are being replaced by ECON 6833 and ECON 6843. Changes in the faculty composition and research interests have allowed the development of a strong faculty group with interests in emerging markets and international economic development. These course changes create a PhD field in international economic development which will allow the department to better develop and place doctoral students. The proposal was approved and will be forwarded for consideration at the December Graduate Council meeting.
  5. Other Business:
    • None

Meeting was adjourned at 3:19 PM.