November 17, 2017
Upchurch Conference Room – Bell Engineering
Members Present:
Voting: Karen Boston, Jeannine Durdik, Michael R. Evans, Jim Gigantino, Fran Hagstrom, Patricia Koski, Kathleen Lehman, Cathy Lirgg, Ketevan Mamiseishvili, Jared Pack, Jennie Popp, Manuel Rossetti, Joel Thornton, and Timothy Yeager
Non-Voting: Kierstin Bible, Amanda Corbell, and Alice Griffin
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Voting: Paul Cronan, Norman D. Dennis, Jr., Will Foster, Ethel Goodstein-Murphree, and Douglas Karcher
Non-Voting: Lisa Kulczak
GUESTS: Mechelle Bailey, Ryan Cochran, Matt Ganio, Laurence Hare, Mary Herrington, Luis F. Restrepo, Charles Rosenkrans, Melinda Smith, Tom Smith, Kelly Way, and Anna Zajicek
Jeannine Durdik called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.
- The minutes for the October 27, 2017 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 December 6, 2017
- Graduate Council meeting scheduled for December 14, 2017
- Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for December 6, 2017
- Old Business:
None
- New Business:
The following program change proposals were approved on the CIM Program Report with one opposition. See item j. The program changes will be forwarded for consideration as appropriate to the:
- Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for December 6, 2017
- Graduate Council meeting scheduled for December 14, 2017
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food,
and Life Sciences, Department of Animal Science – ANSCBS-ANSC – Animal Science, Bachelor
of Science in Agri Food & Life Sciences was presented by Charles Rosenkrans.
Add ANSC 4163 – Companion Animal Nutrition to the Animal Science Electives
Add ANSC 4552 – Forage-Ruminant Relations to the Animal Science Electives
Add ANSC 3753 – Equine Assisted Therapy to the Discipline-related electives
Add upper division HORT classes to Discipline-related electives
Add ANSC 4163 – Companion Animal Nutrition to the Animal Science Electives
The Animal Science Electives category is for ANSC courses outside of the ANSC core that are science based. Students are required to take a total of 13 hours from this category which currently has a total of 25 hours as options. Companion Animal Nutrition is a science-based class that will be offered in the spring semester when only 8 hours of options are available currently.
Add ANSC 4552 – Forage-Ruminant Relations to the Animal Science Electives
The Animal Science Electives category is for ANSC courses outside of the ANSC core that are science based. Students are required to take a total of 13 hours from this category which currently has a total of 25 hours as options. Forage-Ruminant Relations is a science-based class that will be offered in the spring semester when only 8 hours of options are available currently.
Add ANSC 3753 – Equine Assisted Therapy to the Discipline-related electives
The Discipline-Related Electives category is for classes from other departments that are somewhat related to ANSC or classes within ANSC that are considered less science-based or more application based. Equine Assisted Therapy is a course that is heavily focused on hands-on activities (4a_ ANSCBS-ANSC report, 4a_18- 19-anscbs-ansc-rv.doc).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food,
and Life Sciences, Department of Animal Science – ANSCBS-EQSC – Animal Science Equine
Concentration was presented by Charles Rosenkrans.
Add ANSC 4163 – Companion Animal Nutrition to the Animal Science Electives
Add ANSC 4552 – Forage-Ruminant Relations to the Animal Science Electives
Add ANSC 3753 – Equine Assisted Therapy to the Discipline-related electives
Add ANSC 4163 – Companion Animal Nutrition to the Animal Science Electives
The Animal Science Electives category is for ANSC courses outside of the ANSC core that are science based. Students are required to take a total of 13 hours from this category which currently has a total of 25 hours as options. Companion Animal Nutrition is a science-based class that will be offered in the spring semester when only 8 hours of options are available currently.
Add ANSC 4552 – Forage-Ruminant Relations to the Animal Science Electives
The Animal Science Electives category is for ANSC courses outside of the ANSC core that are science based. Students are required to take a total of 13 hours from this category which currently has a total of 25 hours as options. Forage-Ruminant Relations is a science-based class that will be offered in the spring semester when only 8 hours of options are available currently.
Add ANSC 3753 – Equine Assisted Therapy to the Discipline-related electives
The Discipline-Related Electives category is for classes from other departments that are somewhat related to ANSC or classes within ANSC that are considered less science-based or more application based. Equine Assisted Therapy is a course that is heavily focused on hands-on activities (4b_ANSCBS-EQSC report, 4b_ 18-19-anscbs-eqsc-rv.docx).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food,
and Life Sciences, Department of Animal Science – ANSCBS-PPRF – Animal Science Pre-Professional
Science Concentration was presented by Charles Rosenkrans.
Add ANSC 4163 – Companion Animal Nutrition to the Animal Science Electives
Add ANSC 4552 – Forage-Ruminant Relations to the Animal Science Electives
Add ANSC 3753 – Equine Assisted Therapy to the Discipline-related electives
Add ANSC 4163 – Companion Animal Nutrition to the Animal Science Electives
The Animal Science Electives category is for ANSC courses outside of the ANSC core that are science based. Students are required to take a total of 6 hours from this category which currently has a total of 21 hours as options. Companion Animal Nutrition is a science-based class that will be offered in the spring semester when only 9 hours of options are available currently.
Add ANSC 4552 – Forage-Ruminant Relations to the Animal Science Electives
The Animal Science Electives category is for ANSC courses outside of the ANSC core that are science based. Students are required to take a total of 6 hours from this category which currently has a total of 21 hours as options. Forage-Ruminant Relations is a science-based class that will be offered in the spring semester when only 9 hours of options are available currently.
Add ANSC 3753 – Equine Assisted Therapy to the Discipline-related electives
The Discipline-Related Electives category is for classes from other departments that are somewhat related to ANSC or classes within ANSC that are considered less science-based or more application based. Equine Assisted Therapy is a course that is heavily focused on hands-on activities.
BIOL 2533 Cell Biology had previously been an elective option that was missed being on the check sheet and is being added to correct error (4c_ ANSCBS-PPRF report, 4c_ 18-19-anscbs-pprf-rv.docx).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food,
and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HOSPBS – Hospitality
Management, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Science was presented by Kelly
Way.
The current Human Nutrition and Hospitality Innovation major has three concentrations: Nutrition and Dietetics, General Foods and Human Nutrition, and Hospitality Innovation. This proposal reorganizes the program by offering three Human Nutrition and Hospitality Innovation majors: 1) Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 2) Food, Nutrition and Health, and 3) Hospitality Management. Two minors are proposed for Hospitality Management: 1) Event Management and 2) Hospitality Management.
The proposed changes allow Human Nutrition and Hospitality Innovation students to receive a diploma designative of their coursework and chosen academic field. This will assist our students in ensuring they will have a greater opportunity to gain career positions in the industry for whom their diploma was awarded. Changing the name from Hospitality Innovation to Hospitality Management is more indicative of the coursework being studied in the hospitality curriculum. The re-configuration of the General Foods and Nutrition degree and change of name to Food, Nutrition and Health is designed to meet student needs for a sustainable, viable and useful degree, for students who need a different pathway other than Human Nutrition and Dietetics to complete as opposed to being unsuccessful in the pursuit of a degree. It is proposed that the General Foods and Nutrition minor become a minor in Human Nutrition to more accurately reflect the content.
The Board of Advisors indicated that the program name change is more indicative of what the program is: Human Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management. The word dietetics needs to be included to direct students who are searching for that major. The word, Innovation is too broad and difficult to define; therefore, it is being replaced by the word Management. Management better describes what the hospitality program is teaching. This change is encouraged and supported by both the hospitality students, nutrition and dietetics students, and both the NUTR and HOSP Board of Advisors (4d_HOSPBS report, 4d_BSHES-HNHI - Reconfig - Ltr of Notification.docx, 4d_HNHIBS - Deletion - Ltr of Notification.docx, 4d_18-19-HOSP_final_ revision.docx, 4d_18-19-HOSP-9sdcp_final_revision.docx).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Art – ARHSA – Art History, Bachelor of Arts was presented by Jim Gigantino.
A change in the Bachelor of Arts in Art degree program is being proposed through this reconfiguration request. The current curriculum includes a major in Art with concentrations in Studio Art and Art History. In recent years, the curriculum in each concentration has been extensively modified to bring them up to date with contemporary needs as well as peer institution precedent. Very little overlap remains in core courses between Studio Art and Art History and faculty agree that each concentration should become a stand-alone major within the Bachelor of Arts degree program.
The proximity and close cooperative relationship the Art Department has with the world renown Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, as well as a recently approved name change for the department to become the School of Art, makes the separation of the Art History and Studio Art programs into stand-alone majors more in line with our specific needs and peer institution norms. The addition of faculty in the Art History area, as well as significant increases in the number of students majoring in and graduating with the concentration of Art History, create a climate that requires a stand-alone major in the area as opposed to a concentration within a more generalized major (4e_ARHSBA report, 4e_ARTBA - Concentration Deletions - Ltr of Notifcation.docx, 4e_ ARTBA – Reconfig – Ltr of Notification.docx).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Art – ARASBA – Studio Art, Bachelor of Arts was presented by Jim Gigantino.
A change in the Bachelor of Arts in Art degree program is being proposed through this reconfiguration request. The current curriculum includes a major in Art with concentrations in Studio Art and Art History. In recent years, the curriculum in each concentration has been extensively modified to bring them up to date with contemporary needs as well as peer institution precedent. Very little overlap remains in core courses between Studio Art and Art History and faculty agree that each concentration should become a stand-alone major within the Bachelor of Arts degree program.
The proximity and close cooperative relationship the Art Department has with the world renown Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, as well as a recently approved name change for the department to become the School of Art, makes the separation of the Art History and Studio Art programs into stand-alone majors more in line with our specific needs and peer institution norms. The addition of faculty in the Art History area, as well as significant increases in the number of students majoring in and graduating with the concentration of Art History, create a climate that requires a stand-alone major in the area as opposed to a concentration within a more generalized major.
Removed primary/secondary media tracks, removed Professional Practices requirement, removed redundant non-art courses requirement, and added Media Categories.
Updated old program requirements to better align with the new major (4f_ ARASBA report, 4f_ARTBA – Concentration Deletions – Ltr of Notification1.docx, 4f_ARTBA – Reconfig – Ltr of Notification1.docx).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – INSTBA – International and Global Studies,
Bachelor of Arts was presented by Laurence Hare.
Changing name of program, adding two concentrations, courses currently submitted for approval:
INST 3303 European Integration and Globalization
HIST 4693 / INST 4693 Approaching Global History
INST 3603 Universal Human Rights: History and Practice since 1945
INST 4653 International Food Sovereignty and Food Security
PLSC 4893 / INST 4893 International Negotiation and Mediation
INST 3603 Universal Human Rights: History, Theory, and Practice since 1945
This proposal calls for a reconfiguration of the B.A. degree in International Studies that includes a name change to International and Global Studies, eliminates the current elective requirements for “area studies” and “global studies” and replaces them with a concentration requirement met by choosing one of two available concentrations. The new curriculum also reduces the number of required minimum credit hours from 48 to 42. We anticipate the reconfiguration will better support the current 300 majors in the program and allow us to grow the expected 100+ new minors in Global Studies.
The proposed reconfiguration of the International Studies program is the result of three significant developments in the program. The first is a recognition of the current scope of teaching, research, and outreach within the International Studies program. Where the program began with a narrow focus on International Relations (a subfield of political science) and later moved to the study of a broader range of bilateral and multilateral relations among nation-states (i.e. International Studies), in the last few years the program has included studies of issues and problems operating on a global scale, which is a domain of inquiry more closely identified with the interdisciplinary field of Global Studies. These have included globalization studies, universal human rights, transnational food security, and global peace and conflict resolution studies. The addition of new faculty and new courses in INST and its partner departments, coupled with shifting interests in the program’s student cohorts, have led the program to develop the capacity to offer both a major in International and Global Studies and a separate Global Studies minor more specifically targeting global issues. Such changes enable the program to train students for a wider variety of careers, including our traditional focus on public-sector careers in diplomacy, politics, and civil service as well as careers oriented towards tackling world-wide challenges, such as in academia, law, business, and the nonprofit sector. Indeed, NGO and nonprofit positions now make up over half of the program’s internships, while another 30% of alumni graduating within the last six years are currently employed in private-sector analyst or non-profit positions. These developments thus warrant a name change to International and Global Studies to reflect properly the full scope of the program’s offerings, mission, and outcomes.
A second motivation for the proposed changes comes from the results of the program’s seven-year external review, which concluded in the spring of 2017. First, the reviewers suggested that more space be created within the program to allow for students to start language training. Many students avoid taking on new languages because they cannot fit the preliminary training in their schedule. For this reason, the program is reducing its required minimum hours by 6 while preserving its 6-hour advanced language requirement.
Given the breadth of the program’s interdisciplinary offerings and the size of its major cohort (at over 300 majors), the external reviewers strongly advised the program to create a selection of concentrations to facilitate more specialized paths of study and career preparation for students. Both the reviewers and the program faculty agreed that the concentration should include both regional foci and thematic emphases, particularly those corresponding to the legacy of Senator J. William Fulbright, whose commitment to international affairs and education is a key guide for the vision of INST. With that in mind, the program faculty and partners have designed a concentration in Peace, Security, and Human Rights. This concentration speaks to Senator Fulbright’s promotion of peace through education and the promotion of the responsible use of national power abroad. The program has developed new courses to support this concentration, including an anchor course in human rights and a upper-level course in food security. Our partners, meanwhile, continue to offer courses in terrorism and foreign policy and have created new courses cross-listed with INST in international negotiation and international communication, with a future course in the geography of violence and global peace studies planned for 2019. Security and conflict studies courses, meanwhile, remain an important pathway to careers for our students. The new concentration will replace an older elective track in International Security, from which the program has sent ten graduates in the last two years into careers and/or graduate programs in military intelligence, security studies, or peace and conflict resolution. In longer perspective, the program currently remains in contact with a growing cohort of alumni (currently over 50) through LinkedIn who are working in a field related to International and Global Studies.
The final source of reconfiguration comes from a proposed merger with the European Studies co-major. The INST program wishes to add an 18-hour Concentration Requirement, with one of those being a European and Transatlantic Concentration. EUST currently has insufficient numbers of majors (11) and minors (5) to continue its current co-major (EUSTDEPMAJ) and minor (EUST-M). There are insufficient numbers of faculty to staff the two program core courses (EUST 2013 Introduction to European Studies and EUST 4003 European Studies Colloquium). The new concentration will allow INST to offer European Studies with less cost and fewer faculty resources by replacing the two EUST courses with a single bridge course (INST 3303) integrated into the existing INST curriculum. We expect this to be very popular among students. All International Studies majors are currently required to select an area study specialty, and 33-38% consistently choose Europe from among the five available options. Moreover, a specialty in Europe remains in high demand among employers. Despite the strong interest in emerging markets in Asia and Latin America, the European Union remains by far the largest trading partner of the United States. According to the European Commission, the US trades with Europe at a rate three times higher than with China and the rest of Asia, while EU investment is eight times greater with the U.S. than with all Asian countries combined. In 2016, the US exported hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods and services to EU countries. In Arkansas, six EU countries were listed in the top 20 of the state’s trading partners in 2015, with a combined total of trade approaching 20% of Arkansas exports. These countries own close to 50 companies in Arkansas operating at nearly 75 locations across the state. At the same time, European countries remain strong partners of the United States in security and defense, mandating continued close diplomatic and other public-sector ties.
Changed course title for INST 2013 from Introduction to International Studies to Introduction to International and Global Studies.
Course title and description change reflect expansion of program from an International Relations focus to a broader International and Global Studies focus. Course design reflects distinctions between International and Global Studies (4g_ INSTBA report, 4g_INSTBA – Reconfiguration – Ltr of Notification.docx).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of International Studies – GLST-M – Global Studies Minor was presented
by Laurence Hare.
Creating new minor. The Minor in Global Studies is a fifteen-credit-hour program that combines training in intercultural competency with advanced coursework dealing with key global issues, such as international food security, human rights, international conflict, etc. The minor has two requirements, beginning with a Global Issues requirement consisting of a gateway course (INST 2013 Introduction to International and Global Studies) and a global issues course chosen from a range of upper-level options. The second requirement leads students to develop intercultural skills through a mix of world language and area studies courses, with the possibility to apply three credit hours earned through an international experience, whether a study abroad course, international internship, or foreign research trip.
The program stems from a broader push to internationalize the campus at the University of Arkansas and enhance global citizenship and global awareness among students. It was developed by a task force formed by the Provost’s International Education Advisory Committee, whose members included representatives from all six undergraduate colleges (AFLS, ARCH, ARSC, EDUC, ENGR, WCOB). Fulbright representatives included the director of International Studies and the chair of the Department of World Languages. The task force agreed that it would be best to design and situate the minor within the International Studies Program in Fulbright College. This means that the proposed framework will require no additional resources, since it plans to use existing capacity in the Area Studies and International Studies programs and in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. We now have the faculty capacity to offer additional sections of INST 2013 Introduction to International and Global Studies as needed, along with the added sections and seats in the upper-level INST courses.
A Global Studies minor would be a welcome addition to the INST program. Where the program has dealt with varieties of international interaction and exchange, the global studies focus would allow the program to enhance its focus on contemporary challenges and issues operating on a worldwide scale. This will help University of Arkansas students better understand the issues shaping the contemporary world and make them active participants in addressing worldwide challenges while preparing them for careers involving international or intercultural dimensions (4h_ GLST-M report, 4h_ GLST-M – New Minor – Ltr of Notification.docx).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice – CRIMBA - Criminology, Bachelor of Arts
was presented by Anna Zajicek.
Changing degree name from CMJSBA to CRIMBA. Accurately reflects the department's existing teaching/research/service focus and new proposed departmental name change to Department of Sociology and Criminology.
*All current CMJS course codes are in the process of being changed to CRIM course codes. Catalog copy will be updated when changes are approved.*
Added MATH 1313 as an option for MATH requirements.The state of Arkansas is working on developing new pathways for students to get their mathematics training. There has been a recent push to diversify the pathways by which students can meet their basic degree requirements in Mathematics.
Adding online delivery for CRIMBA.The proposal to offer an online CRIM-BA degree must be viewed in the broader context of the changes that have been taking place in the department and well as the University’s Eight Guiding Principles. In 2015, the Department developed and adopted a 2015-2019 Strategic Plan in support of our vision to become a regional leader in our areas of expertise. Our successful pursuit of this vision and our ability to make the most robust contributions to the Guiding Principles depend on a strategic integration of our teaching, research, and service, and their alignment with the needs of our students and the state (4i_ CRIMBA report, 4i_ CRIMBA - Name Change - Ltr of Notification.docx, 4i_CRIMBA - Distance Offering - Ltr of Notification.docx, 4i_CRIMBA - Name Change - Curriculum and Course Descriptions.docx, 4i_CRIMBA - Distance Offering - Proforma.xlsx, 4i_CRIMBA - Distance Offering - Syllabi.pdf).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice – SSDACP – Social Science Data Analytics
Undergraduate Certificate was presented by Jim Gigantino.
Dr. Gigantino proposed that the request be tabled because the Walton College of Business expressed concerns. Pat Koski moved and Jennie Popp seconded to table the item. The motion passed and the item was rolled back to the ARSC Curriculum Committee (4j_ SSDACP report, 4j_ SSDA – New Certificate – Ltr of Notification.docx).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CATE-BUED – Career and Technical Education
Business Education Concentration was presented by Ketevan Mamiseishvili.
Added recommended courses. To better align the overall academic program with all three concentrations (Business Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Technology Education) (4k_ CATEBS-BUED report, 4k_CATEBS – BUED Revision – Curriculum.docx, 4k_ CATEBS – BUED Revision – Ltr of Notification.docx).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CATEBS – FCSE – Career and Technical Education
Family Consumer Science Concentration was presented by Ketevan Mamiseishvili.
CATE 3003 Teaching Housing and Interior Design to Secondary Students replaced CATE 4803 Special Problems: Housing. This class was redesigned to meet student needs for better alignment with the PRAXIS Family and Consumer Sciences Education core assessment. CATE 4803: Teaching Apparel Production to Secondary students is being proposed to replace AMPD 1023 Introduction to Apparel Production. This will better align with what is being taught in public schools and will allow students experience with teaching apparel production prior to student teaching.
To better align the overall academic program with the three concentrations. Curriculum courses were redesigned to better align with the PRAXIS Family and Consumer Sciences core assessment (4l_ CATEBS-FCSE report, 4l_ CATEBS –FCSE Revision – Curriculum.docx, 4l_CATEBS – FCSE Revision – Ltr of Notification.docx).
- 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 was presented by Ketevan Mamiseishvili.
Added recommended courses that restructure the CATE-BS TEED concentration.
Changed PSYC 2003 General Psychology to a Required University Core for Career & Technical Education. Changed MATH 2043 Survey of Calculus and PHYS 2013 & PHYS 2011L or PHYS 2054 University Physics I to a recommendation for the Technology Education concentration. Added recommended courses as electives - CIED 1003 Introduction to Technology in Education (or any 3hr computer course), COMM 1313 Public Speaking (ACTS Equivalency = SPCH 1003), GNEG 1111 Introduction to Engineering I or GNEG 1103 Introduction to Engineering, GNEG1121 Introduction to Engineering II or GNEG 1103 Introduction to Engineering, TEED 3203 The Technology of Communicating or CATE 4073 Introduction to Teaching Programming in the Secondary Schools, and INEG 3513 Manufacturing Processes.
To better align the overall academic program with all three concentrations (Technology Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, and Business Education ) (4m_ CATEBS-TEED report, 4m_CATEBS – TEED Revision – Curriculum.docx, 4m_CATEBS – TEED Revision – Ltr of Notification.docx).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – EDSTBS – Educational Studies, Bachelor
of Science in Education was presented by Ketevan Mamiseishvili.
PHED 1003 as an alternate for CIED 1013. PHED 1003 is now listed as an alternate for CIED 1013 due to the increased number of students coming from Kinesiology and Physical Education programs into EDST. Since the EDST program started in 2014, we have always allowed the substitution using the program modification form for the intro course. This addition simply allows for the dropping of the form usage. EDST is broadly a non-license education program, thus students seeking private teaching employment in physical education would need PHED 1003 instead of CIED 1013.
HDFS 2603 added as directed lower level option. HDFS 2603 has been listed on internal documents, was not listed on the official degree plan. HDFS 2603 Rural Families and Communities is now added as one of the five alternatives to CDIS 2253 to address the student interest and demand (4n_EDSTBS report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – SPEDBS – Special Education, Bachelor of
Science in education was presented by Tom Smith.
Removed restrictions on University Core in Math, Science, History, and Social Sciences; leaving only HESC 2413 required to allow flexibility for completion of Degree.
Removed CIED 3103 and CIED 3113. Program faculty believe that the course focusing on Dyslexia is more appropriate for students in the Special Education major. Added SPED 4173 Introduction to Dyslexia (course in CIM for approval) to replace literacy content due to removal of CIED 3103 & CIED 3113.
Increased elective hours by 3 to maintain 120 for degree completion due to removal of 6 hours literacy but replaced only 3 with new SPED course (4o_ SPEDBS report, 4o_SPEDBS - Revision - Ltr of Notification.docx, 4o_ SPED BSE - LON E section D.docx).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation – KINSBS-EXSC – Kinesiology
Exercise Science Concentration was presented by Matt Ganio.
Increased number of 3000- and 4000-level courses required under Related Electives.
Added two more 3000 and 4000 level courses as options under Related Electives.
Meet state requirements. Increased options for students to meet the state requirements (40 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses) (4p_ KINSBS-EXSC report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders - CDISBS
– Communication Disorders, Bachelor of Science in Education was presented by Ketevan
Mamiseishvili.
One 3-hour upper level in the major course was added (CDIS 3253) and one 1-hour lab was deleted from the major (changed CDIS 3224 to CDIS 3223). One program-specific requirement for the major was deleted (PBHL2663) and one program specific requirement was added (STAT 2303).
The new course, Cultural Diversity in Communication Disorders will cover content relative to speech-language pathology (SLP). Content from the 1-hour lab will be taught in another course later in the CDIS sequence (CDIS 4183). The Program specific requirement change to STAT 2303 is reflective of the requirement for SLPs to take a statistics course in their program of study (4q_CDISBS report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders – PHRWD
– Human Resource & Workforce Development Education (Pre-Human Resource & Workforce
Development Education) was presented by Mandel Samuels.
- The PSYC requirement for the program has been removed. This allows students the flexibility
to choose any social science class to satisfy the university core requirement.
- Presently students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 to enter the major. The
faculty voted to allow students whose cumulative GPA is below 2.5 the opportunity
to be admitted into the major by earning a minimum 2.5 GPA in their first 12 hours
of HRWD coursework. It is believed that a student who earns a minimum 2.5 GPA in the
first 12 hours of HRWD coursework has the ability to successfully complete all of
the coursework and the degree program.
- The Math and Economic requirements to be admitted into the major remain the same.
We clarified that these classes are part of the Pre-HRWD requirements instead of the
university core (4r_ PHRWD report).
- The PSYC requirement for the program has been removed. This allows students the flexibility
to choose any social science class to satisfy the university core requirement.
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of
Biomedical Engineering – BMEGBS – Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Biomedical
Engineering was presented by Manuel Rossetti.
Removed MATH 2574 Calculus III and added MATH 3083 Linear Algebra. Faculty agreed that contents of Linear Algebra are more relevant and useful for students in BMEG degree plan than Calculus III. This change has been discussed with MATH and agreed upon.
Removed CHEM 3613/11L Organic Chemistry II and added STAT 2023. Faculty agreed that Organic Chemistry II is not a common requirement in BMEG curriculum across the country. However, statistics is an essential component that has been missing in our curriculum that we would like to start requiring. This change has been discussed with MATH and agreed upon.
Added BMEG 3801 Clinical Observations and Needs Finding. New course that will be a prerequisite to Senior Design. Students will work in groups to observe at local clinical partners and find needs to be solved using Biomedical Engineering Design. Course proposed in Courseleaf.
Changed BMEG 2613 to BMEG 2614. Course change to include drill as extra 1 hour has been proposed and under approval process (4s_ BMEGBS report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of
Electrical Engineering – ELEGBS – Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering was presented by Manuel Rossetti.
Adding INEG 2413, Engineering Economic Analysis as an Engineering Science/Technical Elective. This change was approved by the ELEG faculty in a recent faculty meeting to give students an additional option for electives (4t_ ELEGBS report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of
Industrial Engineering – INEGBS – Industrial Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Industrial
Engineering was presented by Manuel Rossetti.
Combined INEG 3713 and INEG 3723 into a new course, INEG 3714. We moved MEEG 2003 to the sixth-semester to balance hours. The merger of the two courses reduced overlap in the curriculum, renders the curriculum more closely aligned with faculty expertise, and shortens a long pre-requisite chain (4u_ INEGBS report).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of
Mechanical Engineering – MEEGBS – Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
Engineering was presented by Manuel Rossetti.
Adding aerospace concentration to current degree plan. Student and industry needs for aerospace-related education (4v_ MEEGBS report, 4v_ Aerospace Concentration 2017.pdf, 4v_ MEEG-AERO – New Option – Ltr of Notification.docx).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – CLCSPH
– Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, Doctor of Philosophy was presented
by Luis Restrepo. Jennie Popp moved, and Tim Yeager seconded to accept the amended
language used in the proposal to present dissertations in languages other than English.
Motion passed.
- Edited program requirements for clarification and current language utilized in the
discipline. Clarification and currency of program description.
- New title for Modern Languages concentration LON 1 attached. Changed to World Languages
and Applied Linguistics. New faculty in this field, job openings.
- Coursework in applied linguistics added, refocusing of the world languages concentration
to reflect training in second language acquisition pedagogy, building on new faculty
expertise and job market needs for faculty conversant both in language acquisition
and literary studies. LON 11c attached. Interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities.
- Redistributed hour requirements in all the concentrations, to ensure program consistency,
including 9 hours of world literatures and cultures, to align coursework and candidacy
exam and to reflect the global focus of all concentrations in the doctoral program.
No additional hours required. A balanced curriculum for each concentration.
- Added reading of a second world language proficiency requirement to all concentrations
for program consistency and commensurate for an advanced degree in comparative literature
and cultural studies. As peer institutions requirements.
- Added policy to allow presenting dissertations in languages other than English with
proper justification with program and dean approval. As some peer institutions do
in program centered on language study (4w_ CLCSPH report, 4w_ CLCS Thesis Dissertations in Target Language Petition.doc, 4w_ CLCSPH - Revision - Ltr of Notification.docx, 4w_ CLCSPH - Name Change for Concentration - Ltr of Notification.docx).
- Edited program requirements for clarification and current language utilized in the
discipline. Clarification and currency of program description.
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Arts and Sciences Dean –ENDYPH
– Environmental Dynamics, Doctor of Philosophy was presented by Patricia Koski. (An administrative update was made to CourseLeaf to correct the college code to the
Graduate School and International Education and correct the department code to Environmental
Dynamics. Records reflect the change was approved in 2014.)
This change involves moving from a "3 of 4" to an "all 4" model for the core courses. Added hours calculation to program changes. The change itself was requested by External Reviewers during our ADHE program assessment. It was approved by our administrative committee and is supported by Dean Needy (4x_ ENDYPH report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Biomedical Engineering – BMEGMS
– Biomedical Engineering, Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering was presented
by Manuel Rossetti.
The requested changes are to streamline our program's admission and degree requirements with those of comparable programs in the nation via the following:- Modifying admission requirements for students entering with a non-Engineering degree.
Establishing a set of foundational courses that the applicant must have to be accepted
into the program.
- Modifying core course requirements for the program.
- Specifying the minimum number of BMEG Courses that must be taken for the MS degree.
To align admission requirements with national norms for BMEG programs (4y_ BMEGMS report).
- Modifying admission requirements for students entering with a non-Engineering degree.
Establishing a set of foundational courses that the applicant must have to be accepted
into the program.
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Biomedical Engineering – BMEGPH
– Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy was presented by Manuel Rossetti.
- Modifying admission requirements for students entering with a non-Engineering degree.
- Modifying core course requirements for the program.
- Specifying the minimum number of 5000 level courses required in the program.
The requested changes are to streamline our program's admission and degree requirements with those of comparable programs in the nation (4z_ BMEGPH report).
- Modifying admission requirements for students entering with a non-Engineering degree.
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Civil Engineering – ENEGMS
– Environmental Engineering, Master of Science in Environmental Engineering was presented
by Manuel Rossetti.
The Department decided to drop the ABET accreditation for this program which removed the requirement for the completion of deficiency courses. Thus we must update the catalog description to assure student awareness of the changes.
The previous version of this program was open to students from non-engineering programs. This version of the program is intended for students possessing a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree (4aa_ ENEGMS report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Computer Science and Computer
Engineering – CYBRGC – Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate was presented by Manuel
Rossetti.
Adding a certificate program in Cybersecurity. Reason for proposed program implementation: A recent proposal by the Arkansas Security Research and Education Institute (ASCENT) for government cybersecurity scholarships included nine letters from federal and state agencies interested in recruiting cybersecurity professionals (see Appendix A). If this proposal is funded, it will increase the demand for the courses and the certificate by providing 6-8 two-year cybersecurity scholarships each year over a five-year period. Another proposal by ASCENT for data-driven security solutions in retail, food, and transportation had ten letters of support from commercial industries interested in cybersecurity technologies and student recruitment (see Appendix B). These government and industrial employers have strong interests in cybersecurity find it difficult to find qualified cybersecurity employees.
The security challenges facing the United States are increasing and evolving in complexity. A connected world means that cybersecurity reaches almost every industry. Therefore, industries that drive our economy leave the nation vulnerable to new threats. Four out of ten companies that were the victims of cyber-attacks said that losses were substantial with one third of the companies reporting a loss of revenue of 20% or more (Cisco, 2017). Data breaches in which medical and/or financial records are potentially put at risk had a total average cost of $3.62 million in a recent survey of over 400 companies (Ponemon Institute, 2017). Amongst the largest of the challenges faced by organizations is that cyber influences are prevalent and daunting due to the numerous motives for bad actors to profit/gain from the information gathered. Unfortunately, these new challenges are met with an increasingly insufficient security workforce. In traditional cybersecurity alone, 209,000 jobs went unfilled in the US (Intel, 2016) and 1 million jobs went unfilled worldwide (Cisco, 2015). As recently as August 2016, a survey showed that only 23% of existing professionals believe that existing security education programs are effective in preparing future security workers (EAB, 2016). The new Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate responds to the need for the future security workforce.
References:
Cisco (2015). http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/security/cybersecurity-talent.pdf
Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report, cisco.com/go/cybersecurity
EAB, 2016. There’s a cybersecurity expert shortage: colleges can help. <https://www.eab.com/daily-briefing/2016/08/05/theres-a-cybersecurity-expert-shortage-colleges-can-help>
Intel. Global Study Reveals Businesses and Countries Vulnerable Due to Shortage of Cybersecurity Talent (2016). Retrieved 23 March 2017 from https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/global-study-reveals-businesses-countries-vulnerable-due-shortage-cybersecurity-talent/
Ponemon Institute LLC, “2017 Cost of Data Breach Study”, www.ibm.com, June 2017 (4ab_CYBRGC report, 4ab_CYBRGC AppendixA.pdf, 4ab_CYBRGC AppendixB.pdf, 4ab_CYBRGC – Graduate Cert – Ltr of Notification.docx).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Health, Human Performance and
Recreation – ATTRMA – Athletic Training, Master of Athletic Training was presented
by Matt Ganio.
ATTR wishes to replace 9 credits with 9 credits of newly-created coursework. ATTR 5313 - Clinical Anatomy for Athletic Trainers; ATTR 5403 - Pathophysiology and Treatment I; ATTR 5413 - Pathophysiology and Treatment II were all approved at October COEHP CCPC meeting.
Content of newly created courses will replace content of courses being deleted from program (4ac_ATTRMA report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Industrial Engineering – INEGPH
– Engineering (Industrial Engineering), Doctor of Philosophy was presented by Manuel
Rossetti.
Adding the requirement of an additional Qualifier Exam for PhD students. Student progress needs monitoring earlier in the program (prior to the required candidacy exam) (4ad_ INEGPH report).
- Proposed graduate program change for the School of Law – LAWWJD – Law, Juris Doctor
was presented by Mary Herrington.
Update course list to reflect recently offered electives. Slight modification of language describing elective course selection. Update graduation requirements (i.e., change from 3 credits of "certified skills" to 6 credits of "experiential learning").
Necessary to reflect current offerings and program requirements (4ae_ LAWWJD report).
- Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for December 6, 2017
- Additional items/Announcements:
- Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design proposes establishment of the University
of Arkansas Resiliency Center. The mission of the University of Arkansas Resiliency
Center (UARC) is to inspire current generations to better understand the interconnectedness
of economic, social, and environmental systems; to integrate this understanding into
knowledge and technological innovation through interdisciplinary research; and to
transform the systems upon which our prosperity depends, to make our region, state,
and world more resilient and sustainable (5a_UARC – New Admin Unit – Ltr of Notification).
- The Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences proposes to change the name of the Department
of Sociology and Criminal Justice to the Department of Sociology and Criminology (5b_SOCI-CRIM – Admin Unit Name Change – Ltr of Notification).
- Discussion regarding the CourseLeaf field: Does this proposal impact any courses from
another College/School?
After a lengthy discussion, the committee preferred to respond yes, only if the current change impacts a course from another college.
- Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design proposes establishment of the University
of Arkansas Resiliency Center. The mission of the University of Arkansas Resiliency
Center (UARC) is to inspire current generations to better understand the interconnectedness
of economic, social, and environmental systems; to integrate this understanding into
knowledge and technological innovation through interdisciplinary research; and to
transform the systems upon which our prosperity depends, to make our region, state,
and world more resilient and sustainable (5a_UARC – New Admin Unit – Ltr of Notification).
- Next Meeting: December 15, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.
(Agenda deadline is December 1, 2017).
Meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m.