September 23, 2016

Upchurch Conference Room – Bell Engineering

Members Present:

Voting: Robert Brady, Paul Cronan, Norman D. Dennis, Jr., Michael R. Evans, Ethel Goodstein-Murphree, Kevin Hall, Mary Herrington, Patricia Koski, Janet Penner-Williams, Jennie Popp, Manuel Rossetti, Kathy Smith, and Joel Thornton

Non-Voting: Alice Griffin, Lisa Kulczak, Paula Ritchey, and Karen Turner

Members Absent:

Voting: Karen Boston, Jeannine Durdik, Cathy Wissehr, and Tim Yeager

Non-Voting:

Guests: Miran Kang and Brinck Kerr

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

The minutes for the August 5, 2016 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:
- Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for October 12, 2016
- Graduate Council meeting scheduled for October 27, 2016
Old Business:
None
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 October 12, 2016
- Graduate Council meeting scheduled for October 27, 2016
  1. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, Department of Architecture – HARD-M – History of Architecture and Design Minor was presented by Ethel Goodstein-Murphree.
    
    The Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design wishes to create a new minor in History and of Architecture and Design. We want to consolidate courses already being offered in the proposed area and provide a cohesive program for Fay Jones School students as well as students across campus who are interested in different aspects of the history of architecture and design. Historically, Fay Jones School students who aspire to graduate education or seek careers in sub-disciplinary areas of historic preservation and architectural history, elect the majority of their professional elective hours, (sometimes as many as 15 credit hours) in history of architecture, history of landscape architecture, and history of design courses. Similarly, these courses attract students from such allied disciplines as art history and history. The creation of a minor in History of Architecture and Design will provide these students with a recognized and structured curriculum for pursuing their academic interests, enhancing the existing majors. (4a_HARD-M Report, 4a_HARD-M – New Option – Ltr of Notification, 4a_HARD-M - Minorsletters).
  2. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CATEBS-TEED – Career and Technical Education Technology Education Concentration presented by Janet Penner-Williams.
    
    To allow more flexibility for student completion. Added optional courses to TEED 3303 (AGME 3102/3101L) and TEED 3203 (CATE 4073). (4b_CATEBS-TEED Report).
  3. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – ELELBS – Elementary Education, Bachelor of Science in Education presented by Janet Penner-Williams.
    
    Expanded the listing for the University Core courses to include: PHIL 2003 and PHIL 2103. Added course options to the additional PELED requirements to allow students to choose from PHYS 1034, ASTR 2003/2001L, or STEM 4104. Also allowing students to take STAT 2303 or any 3 hour Statistics course. These curriculum changes will allow student flexibility with course choice.
    
    Updated 8-SDCP also to reflect additional courses above. Corrected hours for GEOS 1113/1111L to reflect 125 hours for plan of study. (4c_ELELBS Report).
  4. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction – ETECGC – K-12 Online Teaching Graduate Certificate presented by Janet Penner-Williams.
    
    This graduate certificate program is not a K-12 professional licensure or certification program. Rather, this proposal is asking for the creation of a graduate certificate in K-12 online teaching. Based on an internet search, there are currently only five such programs in the United States, and none in the state of Arkansas to serve AR K-12 teachers. As further justification for the need of this program, the state of Arkansas currently boasts approximately 50,000 student online course enrollments in Virtual Arkansas and Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA). There are 1800 full time students enrolled in ARVA online courses and 16,500 part timers in Virtual Arkansas online classrooms, and licensed Arkansas educators are responsible for teaching all of these online courses and students. Additionally, two recent legislative and charter school developments will push the number of online course enrollments and full time online students in Arkansas much higher. First, Arkansas is one of only six states that requires students to complete an online course to graduate. That means that 483,114 traditional public school students need to take an online course in Arkansas. Second, in the 2015-16 cycle, the charter review panel and state board of education authorized the creation of several new online charter schools based in the Fayetteville district, Springdale district, and statewide with the approval of the Arkansas Connections Academy. Together, these new online schools will comprise approximately 15,000 new online course enrollments and require at least 2000 Arkansas licensed teachers who will need training in how to teach online – and all of these new schools have ambitious plans to grow their enrollments. The increase in online course enrollments and teachers means that more Arkansas teachers will need to receive training in how to teach online.
    
    While the aforementioned state-wide numbers support the need for a certificate program of this nature, Educational Technology faculty also consulted educational leaders who oversee these K-12 online programs to determine if they believe a graduate certificate in K-12 online teaching will meet this need. Conversations were held with the Head of School of Arkansas Virtual Academy (Dr. Scott Sides), Superintendent of Fayetteville Schools (Dr. Paul Hewitt – recently retired), Arkansas Connections Academy Board President (Dr. Dennis Beck) and Principal (Darla Gardner), the State Commissioner of Education (Dr. Johnny Key), and Arkansas Deputy Commissioners of Education (Dr. Mark Gotcher and Dr. Eric Saunders). The response from these key education leaders to the proposed program was overwhelming supportive, with the online school administrators indicating they would strongly encourage all of their teachers to enroll in this new graduate certificate program.
    
    Lastly, the costs to implement this program are minimal, as existing courses and faculty will be used to support this certificate. (4d_ETECGC Report, 4d_ETECGC – New Grad Cert – Ltr of Notification, 4d_CIED Methods and Assessment in K-12 Online Teaching-Syllabus, 4d_ETECGC_Email Notification to CAOs).
  5. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction – PSBLMC – Building-Level Administration Post Master’s Certificate presented by Janet Penner-Williams.
    
    The Educational Leadership program is requesting approval for using distance technology for delivering the Building-Level Administration Post Master's Certificate. The justification for offering the Building-Level Administration Post Master's Certificate program by distance technology is that each and every course required by the certificate is already being required as part of the Master’s of Education in Educational Leadership Degree Program which has already been approved for delivery using distance technology. (4e_PSBLMC Report, 4e_PSBLMC – Distance Tech – Ltr of Notification, 4e_Appendix_PSBLMC Syllabi-combined).
  6. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction – PSDLMC – District-Level Administration Post Master’s Certificate was presented by Janet Penner-Williams.
    
    The Educational Leadership program is requesting approval for using distance technology for delivering the District-Level Administration Post Master's Certificate. The justification for offering the District-Level Administration Post Master's Certificate program by distance technology is that each and every course required by the certificate is already being required as part of the Education Specialist Degree(EDLEES) which has already been approved for delivery using distance technology. (4f_PSDLMC Report, 4f_PSDLMC – Distance Tech – Ltr of Notification, 4f_PSDLMC Syllabi-combined).
  7. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – PUBPPH – Public Policy, Doctor of Philosophy was presented by Patricia Koski.
    
    We are proposing to delete the environmental policy concentration. This was one of the original concentrations approved for the program, but we do not have the courses or faculty to offer the necessary courses. Also, other programs on campus (e.g. Environmental Dynamics) offer this area. (4g_PUBPPH Report, 4g_PUBPPH concentrations – Deletions –Ltr of Notification).
  8. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – PUBPPH-DSPO – Public Policy Disability Policy Concentration was presented by Patricia Koski.
    
    We are proposing to delete the disability concentration in the Public Policy Ph.D. program. This was one of the original concentrations proposed for the program and we no longer offer the courses required, nor do we have the faculty necessary for the program. We have had no student interest and there is another doctoral program on campus, in Rehabilitation Education, that addresses these issues. (4h_PUBPPH-DSPO Report, 4h_PUBPPH concentrations – Deletions –Ltr of Notification).
  9. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – PUBPPH-EDPO – Public Policy Education Policy Concentration was presented by Patricia Koski. We are changing catalog copy. (4i_PUBPPH-EDPO Report).
  10. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – PUBPPH-FMPO – Public Policy Family Policy Concentration was presented by Patricia Koski. We are changing catalog copy. There are no curriculum changes being proposed. (4j_PUBPPH – FMPO Report).
  11. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – PUBPPH-HLPO – Public Policy Health Policy Concentration was presented by Patricia Koski. We are changing catalog copy. No curriculum changes are being proposed. (4k_PUBPPH-HLPO Report).
  12. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – PUBPPH-PSIA – Public Policy Policy Studies in Aging Concentration was presented by Patricia Koski. We are making catalog changes. No curriculum changes are being proposed. (4l_PUBPPH-PSIA Report).
  13. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – PUBPPH-RCPO – RCPO – Public Policy Recreation Policy was presented by Patricia Koski.
    
    We are proposing to delete this concentration under this name. We have reconfigured it and combined it with another concentration to attract more students. (4m_PUBPPH – RCPO Report, 4m_PUBPPH concentrations – Deletions – Ltr of Notification).
  14. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – PUBPPH – TRPO – Public Policy Transportation Concentration was presented by Patricia Koski.
    
    We are proposing to delete the Transportation Policy concentration in the Public Policy Ph.D. program. This was one of the original concentrations in the program, and we no longer have commitments from faculty and courses for this concentration, nor has there been student interest. (4n_PUBPPH-TRPO report, 4n_ PUBPPH concentrations – Deletions –Ltr of Notification).
Other Items for Consideration:
1. Pre-requisite changes to courses – Norm Dennis
  
  Norm Dennis moved and Robert Brady seconded to have pre-requisite changes to become a major course change. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee expressed concern that other colleges do not receive notification when a pre-requisite is changed on a course that their college is using in a program. Having a pre-requisite change become a major course change, would at least require UCPC and Faculty Senate members to make note of the change. After a lengthy discussion, Norm Dennis withdrew his motion.
2. Course changes for interdisciplinary programs – Pat Koski
  
  Patricia Koski moved and Robert Brady seconded to change the practice of requiring all colleges to review course changes that are included in interdisciplinary programs housed in the Graduate School and International Education. She is proposing that the campus approval process of UCPC, Graduate Council, and Faculty Senate is sufficient for course changes involving interdisciplinary programs housed in the Graduate School and International Education. After a lengthy discussion, Pat withdrew her motion.
Next Meeting: October 28, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
(Agenda deadline is October 14, 2016)

Meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m.