August 7, 2015

Upchurch Conference Room – Bell Engineering

MEMBERS PRESENT:
Voting: Karen Boston, Carl Circo, Jeannine Durdik, Judy Ganson, Carol Gattis, Ethel Goodstein-Murphree, Patricia Koski, Janet Penner-Williams, Lona Robertson, and Mary Savin
Non-Voting: Alice Griffin, Lisa Kulczak, and Lindsay Turner

MEMBERS ABSENT:
Voting: Robert Brady, Paul Cronan, Norman D. Dennis, Jr., John Pijanowski, Manuel Rossetti, Kathy Smith, Cathy Wissehr, and Tim Yeager
Non-Voting: Karen Turner

GUESTS: Tom Hapgood and Jennifer Henk

Lona Robertson called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.

The minutes for the April 24, 2015 meeting were approved.
Course Change Proposals:
All course change proposals were approved without opposition. The approved courses are listed on the CIM Course Report created by CourseLeaf and will be forwarded for consideration as appropriate to the:
Old Business: None
New Business:
All program change proposals were approved with the exception of item c, which was tabled by request. The approved program changes are listed on the CIM Program Report created by CourseLeaf and will be forwarded for consideration as appropriate to the:
- Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for September 9, 2015
- No graduate programs were considered at this meeting
1. Proposed undergraduate program change for the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry – CHEMBS-BIOS - Chemistry/Biochemistry Concentration was presented by Alice Griffin. The item was previously approved by UCPC, but returned by Faculty Senate to clarify the changes being made to the program. The CHEM 4313 Bioanalytical Chemistry course option was added without formal approval of the entire Chemistry faculty and when it was proposed, it failed. Therefore, we are removing CHEM 4313 from the 3-4 hour requirement of CHEM 4213/4211L, CHEM 4123, or CHEM 4313.
  
  CHEM 5813/5843 is a graduate course and is the same course as CHEM 4813H/4843H. It is redundant and problematic to offer the graduate course to undergraduate students in lieu of the designated undergraduate course. Therefore, we are removing CHEM 5813/5843 from the 6 hour requirement of CHEM 5813 and CHEM 5843, CHEM 4813H and CHEM 4843H, or CHEM 3813 and CHEM 4723 (Table One).
2. Proposed undergraduate program change for the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Art - GDSBFA - Graphic Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts was presented by Tom Hapgood. Proposal requested to add a new major in Graphic Design within the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. With Graphic Design students making up a large portion of the Department of Art, and the creative presence of Northwest Arkansas rapidly growing, a rigorous design focused degree is needed. Visual (or graphic) design is a field that is continuing to grow; with evolving pedagogical needs expanding often beyond what is appropriate for a fine arts degree. The degree will prepare students to work in an interdisciplinary world, through our curriculum and specifically as we seek to interact with other colleges of the university via a required interdisciplinary elective. We feel this reflects the contemporary design field in which visual designers are working closely with architects, anthropologists, computer scientists, etc to address our world’s issues. Our students will be competitive (on a national level) for jobs, ranging from in-house design teams, starting their own businesses, boutique design studios, marketing firms, etc, and entry into rigorous masters programs. Due to this curriculum, we will have the ability to be competitive on a national level in regard to recruiting top students. Moreover, the program will also afford the commitment to a high level of retention in a sequence that supports graduation within 4 years. The proposed degree has garnered support from educators and industry leaders, as described in section six of the form, "Proposal–1, New Certificate or Degree Program." (Table One, GDSBFA LOI, GDSBFA-Proposal 1 form, GDSBFA Appendices).
3. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Education Dean - EDUC Honors - EDUC College and Departmental Honors Requirements was tabled at the request of Janet Penner-Williams (Table Two).
4. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Supply Chain Management – SCMTBS - Supply Chain Management, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration was presented by Karen Boston. This program is a partnership between the Walton College and Suzhou University in Suzhou, China. The program is a 3+1 and students spend three years as an undergraduate at Suzhou University, and then transfer to the University of Arkansas for their final year, all as BSBA Supply Chain Management majors. They will ultimately receive a degree from both the U of A and Suzhou University. It should be noted that students must be in the top 12% of graduating high school seniors to be admitted to Suzhou University, and admission to this program is selective among that group.
  
  As required by university and Walton College regulations, students will complete all of their major courses here at the Walton College, and 59 of their hours will be U of A hours. The remainder will be transferred in. Of those 59 hours, 18 will be taught in the summer in China by our faculty and PhD students. It is this off-campus element that is the reason this program requires specific approvals beyond that of a simple transfer situation. (Table Three, LON – Off Campus Location – SCMTBS, UAF SU Agreement English, Final Articulation Agreement, Agreement Addendum).
Other Items for Consideration:

The Fay Jones School of Architecture has changed names to the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design.
ENGL 1033 Technical Composition – stand-alone course was added effective spring 2016 (formerly combined with ENGL 1023 Composition II) to assist with record keeping.

Next meeting: September 25, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. (Agenda deadline September 11, 2015.)

Meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.