January 27, 2017

Upchurch Conference Room – Bell Engineering

Members Present:

Voting:  Karen Boston, Robert Brady, Paul Cronan, Norman D. Dennis, Jr., Jeannine Durdik, Michael R. Evans, Mary Herrington, Patricia Koski, Janet Penner-Williams, Jennie Popp, Manuel Rossetti, Nicole Rowan, Kathy Smith,  and Joel Thornton,

Non-Voting:  Kierstin Bible, Alice Griffin, and Lisa Kulczak

Members Absent:

Voting:  Ethel Goodstein-Murphree, Kevin Hall, Katie Hicks, Cathy Wissehr, and Tim Yeager

Non-Voting:  Karen Turner

Guests:  Vicki Dieffenderfer, Miran Kang, and Carsten Schmidtke

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

  1. The minutes for the December 16, 2016 meeting were approved.

  2. 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 February 8, 2017 
    • Graduate Council meeting scheduled for February 16, 2017

  3. Old Business: 
    None

  4. New Business:

    All program change proposals were approved on the CIM Program Report without opposition.  The program changes will be forwarded for consideration as appropriate to the:
    • Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for February 8, 2017 
    • Graduate Council meeting scheduled for February 16, 2017

    1. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders – HRWDME – Human Resource and Workforce Development Education, Master of Education (4a_HRWDME Report).
    2. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders – HRWDED – Human Resource and Workforce Development Education, Doctor of Education (4b_HRWDED Report).
  5. Additional items/Announcements:

    A lengthy discussion regarding dual level classes was included in the meeting.  Following the discussion, Patricia Koski moved and Nicole Rowan seconded to impose a University rule that disallows dual credit 4000-level classes.  The motion recommended that 4000/5000 level pairs be used instead. 

    Benefits:  makes it easier to comply with ADHE rules about credits for graduate degrees; improves degree audits; removes requirement for graduate faculty status and attendant issue of TA’s access to Blackboard; reduces registration issues and issues related to retroactive graduate credit. 

    The motion was approved and will be forwarded to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee for consideration.

  6. Next Meeting:  February 24, 2017 at 2:30 p.m.
    (Agenda deadline is February 10, 2017.)  

Meeting adjourned at 3:03 p.m.