October 23, 2020

• U of A
• Undergraduate Council
• Meeting Minutes
• October 23, 2020

Zoom meeting: https://uark.zoom.us/j/84410432391?pwd=Y3Rxbnk1dVhOcTMzUWR2WHJDb2JFUT09

MEMBERS PRESENT:
Voting: Kris Allee, Karen Boston, Paul Cronan, Norman D. Dennis, Jr., Will Foster, Jim Gigantino, Ethel Goodstein-Murphree, Avery Hasten, Jeannie Hulen, Rhett Hutchins, Douglas Karcher, Patricia Koski, Ketevan Mamiseishvili, Ian O’Rourke, Jennie Popp, Lona Robertson, Manuel Rossetti, Mary Savin, and Joel B. Thornton

Non-Voting: Amanda Corbell

MEMBERS ABSENT:
Voting: Kevin Brady

Non-Voting: Alice Griffin, Suzanne Kenner, Lisa Kulczak

GUESTS:  Paul Calleja, Ryan Cochran, Alan Ellstrand, Jason Endacott, Michael Hevel, Miran Kang, Marty Maxwell Lane, Casey Owens, Ali Place, Rajiv Sabherwal, Gerry Snyder, Myrlinda Soedjede, Rhonda Syler, Khrystyna Tsugui Kuchuk

Chair Ketevan Mamiseishvili called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.

1. The minutes for the September 25, 2020 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 November 11, 2020
   • Graduate Council meeting scheduled for November 19, 2020
     
     
3. Old Business:
   None
   
   
4. New Business:
   The following 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 November 11, 2020
   • Graduate Council meeting scheduled for November 19, 2020
     
     
   1. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Poultry Science – POSCBS – Poultry Science, Bachelor of Science in Agri Food & Life Sciences presented by Casey Owens.
      
      POSCBS was slightly reconfigured (minor change); addition of new courses (ie., POSC 2413/2411L, POSC 3033); addition of 2 concentrations.
      
      This reflects the general education learning outcome requirements and addition of proposed/modified course(s).
      The concentrations will focus on courses to prepare students for either industry careers or pre-professional schools (e.g., vet school). The concentrations replace the discipline related electives in previous program and thus, the programs provide better definition of classes that will prepare them for their future.
      (4a_poscbs_report_10232020, 4a_posc_curriculum_revision_ltrofnotification_10232020, 4a_poscbs_curriculum-revision_curriculum_10232020)
      
      
   2. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Poultry Science – POSCBS-PSID – Poultry Science: Poultry Science Industry Concentration presented by Casey Owens.
      
      See POSCBS program.
      
      Revised formatting of the eight semester degree plan. Inserted the General Education language.
      Also added footnotes and hyper-linked courses for access to course details.
      
      To provide consistency with the General Education curriculum language. Footnotes provides list of courses that specifically meets each General Education Outcome on behalf of the college.
      (4b_poscbs-psid_report_10232020)
      
      
   3. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Poultry Science – POSCBS-PSPP – Poultry Science: Pre-Professional Science Concentration presented by Casey Owens.
      
      See POSCBS program.
      
      Revised formatting of the eight semester degree plan. Inserted the General Education language.
      Also added footnotes and hyper-linked courses for access to course details.
      
      To provide consistency with the General Education curriculum language.
      Footnotes provides list of courses that specifically meets each General Education Outcome on behalf of the college
      (4c_poscbs-pspp_report_10232020)
      
      
   4. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department of Information Systems – WCYB-M – Data and Cybersecurity Management Minor for Business Majors presented by Karen Boston.
      
      To add a minor in Data and Cybersecurity Management for business majors.
      
      To provide a minor for students interested in helping organizations assess and detect threats while securing and protecting data and data-driven systems.
      (4d_wcyb-m_report_10232020)
      
      
   5. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation – PHEDBS - Teaching K-12 Physical Education & Health, Bachelor of Science in Education presented by Paul Calleja.
      
      Revised formatting of the eight semester degree plan, inserting General Education language on behalf of the college.
      To provide consistency with the General Education curriculum language.
      
      A Pre-PHED major was added (See PPHED). The language used was modified to address the addition of the pre-major.
      PHED students have struggled to complete program pre-requisites and maintain the required GPA prior to enrolling in the upper level teacher education courses. This change will improve the matriculation of students. In addition, it will also streamline the student enrollment process as they enter their upper level courses.
      (4e_phedbs_report_10232020)
      
      
   6. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation – PPHED - Teaching K-12 Physical Education & Health presented by Paul Calleja.
      
      A pre-major is being added to the PHEDBS (Teaching K-12 Physical Education and Health) program. Undergraduate students will be required to enroll in the Pre-PHED (Pre-Teaching K-12 Physical Education and Health) and complete the associated courses and maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA prior to being admitted to the PHED major.
      
      PHED students have struggled to complete program pre-requisites and maintain the required GPA prior to enrolling in the upper level teacher education courses. This change will improve the matriculation of students. In addition, it will also streamline the student enrollment process as they enter their upper level courses.
      (4f_pphed_report_10232020)
      
      
   7. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CIEDES – Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Specialist presented by Jason Endacott.
      
      The admission requirements have been changed to only require the GRE for applicants with a GPA below 3.5 in prior graduate work. To take a more holistic approach, the admissions committee will rely on educational experience, academic qualifications, writing sample, and quality of fit between the student and the Ed.S. program.
      
      The Ed.S. is a practitioner degree and our applicants must have already earned a Master's degree with a GPA over 3.25. By setting a cutoff at 3.5, we are expecting applicants to have completed prior academic work with a high level of achievement. This is more than sufficient, when considered alongside the other data points, for admission to the Ed.S
      (4g_ciedes_report_10232020)
      
      
   8. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CIEDME – Curriculum and Instruction, Master of Education presented by Jason Endacott.
      
      Courses were updated to reflect current offerings in CIED and ESRM. Some course numbers and titles were out of date. Other courses were no longer offered and were replaced by courses that are offered and taught regularly. The specific requirements for the Interest Area courses were replaced with a 9 hour minimum required block of courses approved by the faculty advisory committee. I also added two Course of Study grids for Odd and Even year matriculation. Finally, the admission criteria omits the GRE in favor of a process based on prior experience and academic achievement.
      
      This program no longer existed in reality as it was represented on paper. It was far too specific when it was created and relied upon classes that were rarely, if ever, taught. All of the courses in this current iteration of the program are already offered and taught on a regular basis. Adding flexibility to the Interest Area allows students to supplement the core offerings with specific interest areas, while also allowing for the variability of course offerings that is typical for these areas.
      (4h_ciedme_report_10232020, 4h_ciedme_curriculum_revision_ltrofnotification_10232020, 4h_ciedme_before_and_after_curriculum_10232020)
      
      
   9. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Information Systems– ENTSGC – Enterprise Systems Graduate Certificate presented by Karen Boston.
      
      Added introductory language to catalog text outlining four areas to choose from and adding new, Cybersecurity track.
      
      Added ISYS 5103 to the Required Courses.
      
      Added the Cybersecurity track and the associated 12 hours required/electives to the Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Systems.
      
      To provide a Cybersecurity track in the Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Systems for students interested in helping organizations assess and detect threats while securing and protecting data and data-driven systems.(4i_entsgc_report_10232020)
      
      
   10. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Information Systems– INSYMI – Information Systems, Master of Information Systems presented by Karen Boston.
       
       Added introductory language to catalog text outlining five areas to choose from and adding new, Cybersecurity Management concentration.
       
       Added the Cybersecurity Management concentration and the associated 15 hours required/electives.
       
       To provide a Cybersecurity Management concentration in the MIS program for students interested in helping organizations assess and detect threats while securing and protecting data and data-driven systems.
       
       Dedicated CIM blocks were administratively created for all four currently existing concentrations. Department will submit a separate CIM block for Cybersecurity Management concentration.
       
       In order to more effectively manage curriculum, each concentration should have a dedicated CIM block.(4j_insymi_report_10232020)
       
       
   11. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Information Systems– INSYMI-CBMT – Information Systems: Cybersecurity Management Concentration presented by Karen Boston.
       
       Added the Cybersecurity Management concentration and the associated 15 hours required/electives.
       
       To provide a Cybersecurity Management concentration in the MIS program for students interested in helping organizations assess and detect threats while securing and protecting data and data-driven systems.
       (4k_insymi-cbmt_report_10232020)
       
       
   12. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Information Systems– ISYSPH – Information Systems, Doctor of Philosophy presented by Karen Boston.
       
       - Modified text describing the program
       - Delete admission requirements
       - Deleted the masters level research tools courses
       ISYS 5203 Experimental Design
       ISYS 5623 Multivariate Analysis
       ISYS 5723 Advanced Multivariate Analysis
       - Changed Information Systems Core Courses to Required Courses
       - Added the following required courses:
       ISYS 6373 Social Networks in Information Systems Research
       ISYS 6743 Qualitative & Quantitative Methods in Process Research
       ISYS 6753 Management of Knowledge and Information Systems
       - Modified name and description change to ISYS 6533
       - Deleted the following courses from the Required Courses
       ISYS 6433 Team-level Research in IS
       ISYS 6633 Systems Development
       - Clarified ISYS 6733, Emerging Topics to be repeated for six hours
       - Move ISYS 601V, Graduate Colloquium to Research Requirements for 12 hours
       - In Research Requirements, add six hours of Research Electives to be chosen in consultation with PhD Coordinator
       - Delete MGMT 6213, Research Methods Seminar from Research Requirements
       - In Supporting Courses, add nine hours of Electives to be chosen in consultation with PhD Coordinator
       - Delete specific text otherwise (residence requirements, noted in the Graduate School website link
       - Delete the masters level courses
       ISYS 5423 Seminar in Systems Development
       ISYS 5503 Decision Support and Analytics
       ISYS 5833 Data Management Systems
       - Changed the language from comprehensive examinations to candidacy examinations
       - Clarified candidacy exam requirements
       - Clarified total hour requirements
       - Clarified minimum of 72 graduate hours beyond the bachelors and 42 graduate hours beyond the master’s degree.
       
       To align and clarify PhD program requirements to meet ADHE standards.
       (4l_isysph_report_10232020, 4l_badmph_isys_curriculum_revision_ltrofnotification_10232020, 4l_badmph_isys_curriculum_revision_curriculum_10232020)
       
       
   13. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders – HIEDME– Higher Education, Master of Education presented by Michael Hevel.
       
       Increase overall program hours from 33 to 36, revise higher education core curriculum by removing Overview and Management from the core and adding Diversity, and updating program goals and learning outcomes. We also reformatted and updated the catalog description to add clarity and consistency in the language. The overall changes to the program only add up to 12 credit hours - increasing degree by 3 credit hours; dropping Overview and Management from core courses; and adding Diversity to core courses).
       
       All of these changes are in response to the external program review conducted in 2018-2019. The program also conducted benchmarking analysis to evaluate the number of total hours required for a master's degree in higher education. These changes will ensure that the program curriculum and degree requirements align better with peer institutions.
       (4m_hiedme_report_10232020)
       
       
   14. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – STANMS-EDSP – Statistics and Analytics: Educational Statistics and Psychometrics Concentration presented by Pat Koski.
       
       Remove ESRM 5653 as a required course
       Add ESRM 5013 to required list
       Reduce number of hours of required courses from 12 to nine
       Reduce total numbers in concentration from 33 to 30
       
       ESRM 5653 is no longer taught
       ESRM 5013 replaces ESRM 5653
       Reduction of hours makes this concentration consistent with the other concentrations in the degree
       (4n_stanms-edsp_report_10232020)
       
       
   15. Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Graduate Dean – STANMS-STAT – Statistics and Analytics: Statistics Concentration presented by Pat Koski.
       
       Remove STAT 639V Topics in Statistics as a required course and replace with STAT 5443 Computational Statistics
       
       STAT 639V was a placeholder class for computational statistics at the time the degree was created. A specific computational statistics course (STAT 5443) now exists.
       (4o_stanms-stat_report_10232020)
       
       
   16. Proposed graduate program change for the School of Art – DCFMDES – Design for Collaborative Futures, Master of Design presented by Ali Pace.
       
       Creating a new master's degree in graphic design.
       
       The new program has been mandated by a portion of an annual endowment from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation with additional support for two endowed faculty. This endowment will allocate funds for faculty and student research, travel, visiting designers, and materials/technology to run the program. Beginning in the fall of 2020, five graphic design tenure/tenure-track faculty will be in place with one visiting assistant professor, one senior instructor of practice with four additional projected faculty hires supported by the endowment over the next few years as listed below.
       
       A $120 million endowment by the Walton Family Charitable Trust Foundation was awarded to the School of Art to establish a graduate degree in design considering that there is no stand-alone terminal degree in design in the state of Arkansas. In the formulation of the Master of Design (MDES) degree, a rigorous academic component synonymous with a Research One university and the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, which the School of Art resides was realized. The degree equally advances an academic, as well as social emphasis through the endowment embracing a strong emphasis on diversity, inclusion, community, and interdisciplinary scholarship.
       
       Within the research and construction stage of the degree, the program solicited national design educators as virtual and on-campus consultants to provide for additional insight and scholarship. Regarding nomenclature, a consensus among both consultants and faculty, as it pertains to both current and future lenses of the professional and academic arenas, that "Master of Design" or "MDes" is the appropriate degree title.
       (4p_dcfmdes_report_10232020, 4p_dcfmdes_new_degree_ltrofintent_10232020, 4p_dcfmdes_new_degree_ proposal_10232020, 4p_dcfmdes_new_degree_supporting_documents_10232020)
       
       
   17. Proposed law program change for the School of Law – JD Admission Reqs – JD Admission Requirements presented by Will Foster.
       
       Necessary changes to update admissions information.
       
       All information must be reported correctly to maintain compliance with ABA requirements.
       (4q_ jd_admission_reqs_report_10232020)
       
       
5. Additional items/Announcements:
   • Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I3R) – New Administrative Unit
     (i3r_organizational_chart_10232020, i3r_new_administrative_unit_ltr_of_notification_10232020)
     
     
6. Next Meeting:  November 20 (agenda deadline is November 6, 2020).

Meeting adjourned at 4:07 p.m.