April 22, 2016

• U of A
• Undergraduate Council
• Meeting Minutes
• April 22, 2016

Upchurch Conference Room – Bell Engineering 

Members Present:
Voting:  Karen Boston, Paul Cronan, Norman D. Dennis, Jr., Judy Ganson, Ethel Goodstein-Murphree,  Mary Herrington, Patricia Koski, Janet Penner-Williams, Mary Savin, and Kathy Smith

Non-Voting:  Alice Griffin and Lisa Kulczak,

Members Absent:
Voting:  Robert Brady, Jeannine Durdik, Carol Gattis, John Pijanowski, Lona Robertson, Manuel Rossetti, John Treat, Cathy Wissehr, and Tim Yeager

Non-Voting:   Karen Turner and Lindsay Turner

Chair Norm Dennis called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.

1. The minutes for the March 18, 2016 meeting were approved.
   
   
2. Course Change Proposals:
   All course change proposals were approved with one opposition.  Mary Savin requested CSES 1201L be removed.  The approved courses are listed on the CIM Course Report created by CourseLeaf and will be forwarded for consideration as appropriate to the:
   • Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for May 4, 2016 
   • Graduate Council meeting scheduled for May 19, 2016
     
     
3. Old Business: 
   • Core Course Changes follow up discussion – Lisa Kulczak
   • After a lengthy discussion, everyone was satisfied with the motion that was passed at the March 18^th meeting.
     
     
4. New Business:
   All program change proposals were approved without opposition on the CIM Program Report created by CourseLeaf.  The program changes will be forwarded for consideration as appropriate to the:
   • Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for May 4, 2016
   • Graduate Council meeting scheduled for May 19, 2016
     
     
   1. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences – NRMT-M, Natural Resources Management Minor was presented by Mary Savin. 
      
      This revision to the ESWS minor is coincident with the deletion of the Wildlife Habitat (WLHA) minor, both housed in the Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences (CSES) Department. In consolidating the two minors, and revising ESWS minor, we can create one minor that can be supported with existing courses and encompasses the flexibility that appeals to students from diverse majors with interests in environmental resource management (Table One, 4a_NRMT-M – Reconfig – Ltr of Notification.docx, 4a_nat res minor 2015 revised Feb29 2016.docx).
      
      
   2. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life sciences, Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences – SOIL-M, Soil Science Minor was presented by Mary Savin. 
      
      Proposing a new minor in Soil Science. The goal of the Soil Science Minor is to prepare students to be component soil scientists to pursue soil science certification if so desired. Documentation describing the requirements (including the 15 academic credit hours of soil science courses) necessary to become a Certified Professional Soil Scientist through the Soil Science Society of America program can be found at https://www.soils.org/files/certifications/cpss-cpsc/cpss-and-cpsc-policies-procedures-and-standards.pdf  (Table One, 4b_SOIL-M – New Minor – Ltr of Notification.docx, 4b_proposed SOIL SCIENCE minor checksheet_2016 Feb1.docx).
      
      
   3. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences – WLHA-M, Wildlife Habitat Minor was presented by Mary Savin.
      
      One of four main required courses that is outside the home department will no longer be supported due to impending retirement (BIOL 4734 Wildlife Management Techniques). We can consolidate with the ESWS minor to delete the WLHA minor and revise the ESWS minor to create one minor in Natural Resources Management with enough flexibility that should appeal to students with interest in wildlife habitat and environmental resource management that can be well supported with existing courses (Table One, 4c_WLHA-M – Deletion – Ltr of Notification.docx).
      
      
5. Other Items Considered:
   1. Informational item – Name change approved School of Art changed from the Department of Art (5a_School of Art – Name Change – Ltr of Notification).
      
      
   2. Informational item – Center deletion approved
      
      Center for Excellence for Nano-, Micro-, and Neuro-Electronics, Sensors, and Systems (CENNESS)–   (5b CENNESS Closing Documents, 5b_CENNESS – Deletion – Ltr of Notification).
      
      
   3. Lisa Kulczak announced that the dual level course conversion has been delayed due to technical issues within CourseLeaf.  We are currently waiting for the company to resolve the issue before proceeding with additional conversions.  The Registrar’s Office will notify the college deans or departments when the issue is resolved. 
      
      
6. Next Meeting:  The meetings originally scheduled for May 27^th and June 24^th have been cancelled.  The next scheduled meeting will be August 5, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.  (Agenda deadline is July 22, 2016.)

Meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.