October 22, 2021
Zoom: https://uark.zoom.us/j/86145064818?pwd=c1JxbmlqTG5QcHVPU0NXVHl6WTJhZz09
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Voting: Neil Allison, Stephen Caldwell, Leah Cheek, Paul Cronan, Alan Ellstrand, Matthew
Ganio, Kevin Hall, Casey Harris, Jeannie Hulen, Rhett Hutchins, Garry McDonald, Tiffany
Murphy, Lona Robertson, Manuel Rossetti, Joel B. Thornton, and John Treat
Non-Voting: Amanda Corbell, Alice Griffin, Suzanne Kenner, and Lisa Kulczak
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Voting: Kris Allee, Jim Gigantino, and Ethel Goodstein-Murphree
Non-Voting:
GUESTS: Mark Arnold, Shawn Bell, Paul Calleja, Ryan Cochran, Jennifer Greenhill, Suzanna
Kucharczyk, Khrystyna Kuchuk, Angela LaPorte, Ketevan Mamiseishvili, Carl Matthews,
Alison Place, Curt Rom, Christopher Schulte, Melinda Smith, and Jan Wicks
Chair Lona Robertson called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.
- The minutes for the September 24, 2021 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 November 10, 2021
- Graduate Council meeting scheduled for November 18, 2021
- Old Business:
None
- New Business:
- Proposed Academic Policy Revisions – presented by Ketevan Mamiseishvili. After a
lengthy discussion, John Treat moved and Alan Ellstrand seconded that this motion
be referred to an ad hoc committee of Curt, Kevin, Rhett, Paul, and Alan to work with
Kate to amend the proposal with particular attention to the composition of the new
UCPC. Motion passed. (4a_academic_policy_1622.10_10222021, 4a_academic_policy_1622.20_10222021).
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 10, 2021
- Graduate Council meeting scheduled for November 18, 2021
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food,
and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Education, Communication and Technology
– AECTBS-AGED – Agricultural Education, Communication & Technology: Agricultural Education
Concentration presented by Lona Robertson.
PRAXIS Core Competency requirements were removed from the degree program (previously item 1 on list of 'Additional Requirements').
The Office of Teacher Education has removed the requirement of the PRAXIS Core Competency for admission into the UA Teacher Preparation Program, as well as, removed the use of the PLT for licensure. In place of the PLT, the Office of Teacher Education will use the TESS evaluation.
NTE Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT; 7-12) exam requirement was removed from the degree program (previously item 1 on the list of 'other certification requirements'). In its place, passing the pedagogy assessment via a minimum average of 2.0 on each TESS domain was included (4b_aectbs-aged_report_10222021, 4b_aectbs-aged_ade_letter_for_praxis_change_10222021, 4b_aectbs-aged_re_admission_criteria_and_the_state_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fay Jones School of Architecture and
Design, Department of Interior Architecture and Design – IARD Admission Reqs Interior
Architecture and Design Admission Requirements presented by Carl Matthews.
Updated professional program review to occur after Design III instead of Design II.
Also updated new degree name and course codes in the catalog language.
This allows both faculty and students more time to gauge performance (4c_iard_admission_reqs_report_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fay Jones School of Architecture and
Design, Department of Interior Architecture and Design – IARDBIAD – Interior Architecture
and Design, Bachelor of Interior Architecture and Design presented by Carl Matthews.
Update title/code of degree program.
Update CIP code.
Updated new title in catalog copy.
The term Interior Design is much misunderstood by the general public. Many citizens associate the term with single-family residential decoration. The interiors degree at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design emphasizes commercial and multifamily design and construction. The program requires knowledge of structural systems, construction techniques, building systems such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, and electrical systems. Students learn with and work in interdisciplinary teams with Architecture and Landscape Architecture students.
A recent poll of constituents revealed that 98% of students and 79% of alumni are in favor of changing the degree and department name to Interior Architecture and Design. The department’s Professional Advisory Board also supports the change.
The title Interior Architecture and Design is also more in alignment with current international norms. The primary international professional organization is named International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers. All interiors students at the Fay Jones School are required to study abroad and many seek professional work and advanced degrees internationally. Additionally, the program desires to recruit more international students (4d_iardbiad_report_10222021, 4d_iardbiad_idesbd_title_change_ltrofnotification_10222021, 4d_iardbiad_interior_design_or_interior_architecture_and_design_student_survey_results_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Arts and Sciences Dean – ARSC Admission Reqs – ARSC Admission Requirements
presented by Jeannie Hulen.
Old catalog language that hasn't applied in years (4e_arsc_admission_reqs_report_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
School of Art – AREDBFA-K-12 – Art Education: K-12 Teaching Concentration presented
by Angela LaPorte.
Under the section of Program requirements - Admission - Stage 1 - 3. Obtain clearance through the Office of Teacher Education upon completion of the pre-education core courses, one of the requirements of the admission to the Office of Teacher Education, "passing scores on accepted basic skills assessments" is removed.
Praxis scores on basic skills assessment are no longer required for the admission to the Office of Teacher Education (4f_aredbfa-k-12_report_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
School of Art – GDESBFA – Graphic Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts presented by Alison
Place.
Removed GDES 2313 and GDES 3313 as admissions requirements.
Reorganized/reworded 8SDP.
Added the exclusion of ARHS 1003 from the SoA electives.
After consultation with the ARTS foundations instructors, the graphic design faculty decided to consider applicants who would be finishing the ARTS 1919C and ARTS 1929C foundations courses, as the work examples from those courses, as well as input from the foundations instructors, would provide us with enough background on each applicant for proper adjudication. Therefore, the GDES 2313 and GDES 3313 would be courses taken after an applicant has been accepted to the program.
For clarity and consistency across other ARSC degree programs.
This course is intro-level and not intended for art majors to use as one of their electives in the major (4g_gdesbfa_report_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
School of Art – GDES Honors – Graphic Design Honors presented by Alison Place.
Creating an honors policy for students majoring in Graphic Design, separate from the honors requirements for other School of Art Majors.
The change is to distinguish the graphic design program’s honors requirements from the more general school's description, to list more standardized requirements and timeline, and to remove departmental honors language, and try to clarify the process for honors students, faculty and advisers (4h_gdes_honors_report_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
School of Journalism and Strategic Media – JOURBA – Journalism, Bachelor of Arts presented
by Jan Wicks.
Updated concentration title from News/Editorial to Journalism.
The News/Editorial concentration is being renamed and some of its requirements are being updated.
Adding a concentration in Multimedia Storytelling & Production.
Our national accreditation organization requires accredited programs to remain current in digital training in the fields of journalism, mass media, advertising and public relations. This new concentration addresses the need for digital training in a variety of areas and platform (4i_jourba_report_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
School of Journalism and Strategic Media – JOURBA-JOUR – Journalism Concentration
presented by Jan Wicks.
Updated concentration structure and list of courses.
The concentration is being updated to comply with national accreditation requirements (4j_jourba-jour_report_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
School of Journalism and Strategic Media – JOURBA-MULT – Journalism: Multimedia Storytelling
& Production Concentration presented by Jan Wicks.
This new concentration enables us to offer and improve our digital education as required by our national accreditation organization, the ACEJMC or the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.
Multimedia Storytelling and Production is a flexible concentration intended for students who want to gain proficiency in delivering informational content through a variety of platforms. Students have options to develop their skills in the following areas:
• capturing video and still images
• creating documentary or shorter films
• designing visual graphics
• publishing online-specific content
• telling stories through data journalism
• writing long-from narratives
• promoting content through social media
Our national accreditation organization requires accredited programs to remain current in digital training in the fields of journalism, mass media, advertising and public relations. This new concentration addresses the need for digital training in a variety of areas and platform.
A number of major, accredited programs already adopted a concentration similar to this one. For example, the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina, and Gaylord College at the University of Oklahoma instituted concentrations similar to this one.
Please contact Jan LeBlanc Wicks, SJSM vice chair, at jwicks@uark.edu if you have questions or need additional information (4k_jourba-mult_report_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department
of Information Systems – BLOCUM – Blockchain Undergraduate MicroCertificate presented
by Paul Cronan.
Creation of an Undergraduate MicroCertificate in Blockchain comprised of nine hours.
To offer undergraduate students an introduction to the field of Blockchain and a credential to signal expertise in the study of Blockchain (4l_blocum_report_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department
of Information Systems – BUANUM – Business Analytics Undergraduate MicroCertificate
presented by Paul Cronan.
Creation of an Undegraduate MicroCertificate in Business Analytics comprised of nine hours.
To offer undergraduate students an introduction to the field of Business Analytics and a credential to signal expertise in the Business Analytics area (4m_buanum_report_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department
of Information Systems – CYBRUM – Business Cybersecurity Undergraduate MicroCertificate
presented by Paul Cronan.
Creation of a Business Cybersecurity MicroCertificate comprised of nine credit hours.
To offer undergraduate students an introduction to the field of Business Cybersecurity and a credential to signal expertise in the area of Business Cybersecurity (4n_cybrum_report_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department
of Information Systems – ENRPUM – Enterprise Resource Planning Undergraduate MicroCertificate
presented by Paul Cronan.
Creation of an Undergraduate MicroCertificate in Enterprise Resource Planning comprised of nine hours.
To offer undergraduate students an introduction to the field of Enterprise Resource Planning and a credential to signal expertise in Enterprise Resource Planning (4o_enrpum_report_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – PSPED – Special Education (Pre-Special
Education) presented by Suzanna Kucharczyk.
Admission requirements have been fully articulated with specific application components required and evidence of competency across writing, reading, math specified.
Specific language related to requirements for both successful completion of degree and licensure added.
This change is being made to address changes in accreditation requirements (i.e. CAEP and Division of Elementary and Secondary Education no longer requiring specific test scores) and need for program specific admission criteria communicated to applicants.
Due to these changes a holistic review process is being instituted in order to provide applicants various ways to evidence competencies and eliminate the need for one standardized exam which we believe will support applicants from marginalized groups as well as those who are burdened by the cost of such tests. This process also includes interview with faculty, 3 letters of reference, and writing sample which are previously required.
Information about requirements for successful completion of Masters and licensure makes clearer what are programmatic requirements and which requirements are specific to licensure/endorsement by the Arkansas Department of Education (4p_psped_report_10222021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – STEM-M – STEM Education Minor presented
Shawn Bell.
We added ARSC 1201, ARSC 1212, and STEM 2003 as additional options for electives.
Allows increased flexibility toward earning the minor (4q_stem-m_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Architecture and Design Dean
– DSGNMDS-IWDS – Design Studies: Integrated Wood Design Concentration presented by
Carl Matthews.
Updated CIP code.
To be consistent with the overall Master of Design Studies.
Each concentration under the degree needs to show an updated CIP code (4r_dsgnmds-iwds_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
– SPEDME – Special Education, Master of Education presented by Suzanna Kucharczyk.
Admission requirements have been fully articulated with specific application components required and evidence of competency across writing, reading, math specified.
Specific language related to requirements for both successful completion of Masters and licensure added.
This change is being made to address changes in accreditation requirements (i.e. CAEP and Arkansas Department of Education no longer requiring specific test scores) and need for program specific admission criteria communicated to applicants.
Due to these changes a holistic review process is being instituted in order to provide applicants various ways to evidence competencies and eliminate the need for one standardized exam which we believe will support applicants from marginalized groups as well as those who are burdened by the cost of such tests. This process also will include a pre-recorded interview in addition to the resume, 3 letters of reference, and writing sample which are already required.
Information about requirements for successful completion of Masters and licensure makes clearer what are programmatic requirements and which requirements are specific to licensure/endorsement by the Arkansas Department of Education (4s_spedme_report_10222021, 4s_spedme_re_quick_check_re_special_ed_changes_to_program_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Health, Human Performance and
Recreation – PBHLMPH – Public Health, Master of Public Health presented by Paul Calleja.
PBHL 5533, 605V, 6553 and 589V were removed. PBHL 5653, 566V, and 584V were added. NURS 5063 was added with permission from Nursing on 12/1/2020. PBHL 5573 had the course title updated to, Foundations for Public Health. The admissions process was updated to include requirements for international applicants.
Multiple courses were removed and added to improve the foundation of knowledge required for all master of public health programs. In addition, PBHL 566V and 584V were added to meet accreditation requirements. Finally, most MPH programs attract international applicants that have earned degrees from varying institutions. The admissions process was updated to account for this (4t_pbhlmph_report_10222021, 4t_pbhlmph_curriculum_revision_ltrofnotification_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Health, Human Performance and
Recreation – PBHLMPH-PHAC – Public Health: Physical Activity Concentration presented
by Paul Calleja.
EXSC 5323, EXSC 5513 and HHPR 699V were removed. EXSC 5453 and 5463 were added. In addition, an advisor approved elective statement was added.
The master of public health program is designed to provide students with coursework and experiences that are weighted in community interactions. EXSC 5453 and 5463 are more reflective of this goal. Additionally, the advisor approved elective was added to further develop a students selected concentration (4u_pbhlmph-phac_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Health, Human Performance and
Recreation – PBHLMPH-PHPR – Public Health: Public Health Practice Concentration presented
by Paul Calleja.
PBHL 5213, 5643, and 6833 were removed. HHPR 699V was removed as a substitution course. PBHL 5533 and 5173 were added. In addition, an advisor approved elective statement was added.
The master of public health program is designed to provide students with coursework and experiences that are weighted in community interactions. PBHL 5533 and 5173 are more reflective of this goal. Additionally, the advisor approved elective was added to further develop a students selected concentration (4v_pbhlmph-phpr_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Information Systems – CYBRGM
– Business Cybersecurity Graduate MicroCertificate presented by Alan Ellstrand.
Creation of a Graduate MicroCertificate in Business Cybersecurity comprised of the first 2 course offerings in the 12 hour ENTSGC/Cybersecurity and Data Track Graduate Certificate.
To offer graduate students an introduction to the field of business cybersecurity in a shorter format of pre-existing courses (4w_cybrgm_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources,
and Communication Disorders – CNSLMS – Counseling, Master of Science presented by
Matthew Ganio.
Cleaning up language regarding background checks and drug screening.
This helps notify the student more clearly about what may be required and the implications for drug screening and background checks regarding degree progression, etc (4x_cnslms_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the School of Art – AHAAMA – Art History in Arts
of the Americas, Master of Arts presented by Jennifer Greenhill.
Proposing a new degree program. With the newly created School of Art, supported by the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation, the University of Arkansas is uniquely positioned to redefine 21st-century graduate education in the history of art. Through our collaboration with Crystal Bridges and other stakeholders, we are developing a world-class MA program with a timely focus on the arts of the Americas.
Demand for specialists in arts of the Americas is growing as colleges, universities, museums, non-profits, and other arts-related organizations seek to add specialists in American art, broadly conceived—especially scholars focused on African-American art, Latin American art, Latinx art and Native American art. These fields have been historically underrepresented in museums, galleries, and academia. Cluster hires of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) scholars, and specialists in all of the underrepresented fields listed above, are beginning to transform the art world as institutions begin to reinforce diversity, equity, and inclusion rhetoric with measurable action. Our program’s focus on the arts of the Americas addresses this demand and will, we hope, lead the way towards a more equitable and multivocal art history.
It is worth noting that there is no art history MA program in the state of Arkansas. We feel it is important to provide an opportunity for the citizens of Arkansas to obtain the MA degree in art history in our state, and to take advantage of the opportunity to do so in a fully funded program that partners with Crystal Bridges and takes advantage of the remarkable and growing resources of that museum (4y_ahaama_report_10222021, 4y_ahaama_new_degree_letter_of_intent_10222021, 4y_ahaama_new_degree_supporting_documentation_10222021, 4y_ahaama_new_degree_proposal_10222021, 4y_ahaama_new_degree_workforce_analysis_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the School of Art – AREDMA – Art Education, Master
of Arts presented by Angela LaPorte.
-Added ARED 6063 as a requirement.
-Removed the concentration hours and replaced with specifically stated electives (the concentrations are being inactivated through separate program proposals).
-Updated the admission requirements.
The inactivation of the concentrations and subsequent revision of the curriculum and admission requirements in the AREDMA degree program are based on the revisions requested and approved by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The admission requirements were updated to be more detailed and precise (4z_aredma_report_10222021, 4z_aredma_curriculum_revision_ltrofnotification_10222021, 4z_aredma_curriculum_revision_supporting_documents_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the School of Art – AREDMA-CMMS – Art Education,
Master of Arts: Community and Museums Concentration presented by Angela LaPorte.
The inactivation of the concentrations in the AREDMA degree program are based on the revisions requested and approved by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) (4aa_aredma-cmms_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the School of Art – AREDMA-SCHL – Art Education,
Master of Arts: Schools Concentration presented by Angela LaPorte.
The inactivation of the concentrations in the AREDMA degree program are based on the revisions requested and approved by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) (4ab_aredma-schl_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Statistics and Analytics – STANMS – Statistics
and Analytics, Master of Science presented by Mark Arnold.
Eliminating online delivery
This program was initially added as having online delivery but that was in error. This program has never been offered online (4ac_stanms_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Statistics and Analytics – STANMS-BIOL –
Statistics and Analytics: Biological Analytics Concentration presented by Mark Arnold.
Eliminating online delivery
This program was initially approved as an online program but that was in error. This program has never been offered online (4ad_stanms-biol_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Statistics and Analytics – STANMS-BSAN –
Statistics and Analytics: Business Analytics Concentration presented by Mark Arnold.
1) Deleting ISYS 511V IT Toolkit and replacing with ISYS 5103 Data Analytics Fundamentals
2) Deleting online delivery
1) ISYS made a permanent course (5103) from a reading-type course 511V)
2) This program has never been offered online. It was initially added as an online program but that was in error (4ae_stanms-bsan_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Statistics and Analytics – STANMS-CPAN –
Statistics and Analytics: Computational Analytics Concentration presented by Mark
Arnold.
1) Replacing old 4000-level dual credit numbers with new 5000-level numbers. Same courses.
2) Eliminating online delivery
1) Dual credit courses no longer allowed--CSCE replaced with 4000/5000 pairs
2) This program was initially approved as an online program but that was in error. This program has never been offered online (4af_stanms-cpan_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Statistics and Analytics – STANMS-EDSP –
Statistics and Analytics: Educational Statistics and Psychometrics Concentration presented
by Mark Arnold.
Eliminating Online Delivery
This program was initially approved as an online program but that was in error. This program has never been offered online (4ag_stanms-edsp_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Statistics and Analytics – STANMS-OPAN –
Statistics and Analytics: Operations Analytics Concentration presented by Mark Arnold.
Eliminating online delivery
This program was initially approved as an online program but that was in error. This program has never been offered online (4ah_stanms-opan_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Statistics and Analytics – STANMS-QNSS –
Statistics and Analytics: Quantitative Social Science Concentration presented by Mark
Arnold.
1) Switching ECON 4753 with ECON 5753
2) Eliminating Online Delivery
1) Elimination of dual level courses--replace with new 5000-level course since dual level no longer available
2) This program was initially approved as an online program but that was in error. This program has never been offered online (4ai_stanms-qnss_report_10222021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Statistics and Analytics – STANMS-STAT –
Statistics and Analytics: Statistics Concentration presented by Mark Arnold.
Eliminating online delivery
This program was initially approved as an online program but that was in error. This program has never been offered online (4aj_stanms-stat_report_10222021).
- Proposed Academic Policy Revisions – presented by Ketevan Mamiseishvili. After a
lengthy discussion, John Treat moved and Alan Ellstrand seconded that this motion
be referred to an ad hoc committee of Curt, Kevin, Rhett, Paul, and Alan to work with
Kate to amend the proposal with particular attention to the composition of the new
UCPC. Motion passed. (4a_academic_policy_1622.10_10222021, 4a_academic_policy_1622.20_10222021).
- Additional items/Announcements:
- Center for Media, Technology, and Health – New Administrative Unit (5a_mthl_new_administrative_unit_ltrofnotification_10222021,
5a_mthl_new_administrative_unit_supportingdocumentation_10222021).
- Center for the Study of Childhood Art – New Administrative Unit (5b_csca_new_administrative_unit_ltrofnotification_10222021,
5b_csca_new_administrative_unit_supportingdocumentation_10222021)
- Title change for Department of Interior Design to Department of Interior Architecture
and Design (5c_ides-iard-title_change-ltrofnotification_10222021).
- Title change for the Tyson Center for Faith & Spirituality in the Workplace to the
Tyson Center for Faith-Friendly Workplaces (5d_tcfs-tcfw-titlechange-ltrofnotification_10222021).
- Changes to Test Credit – AP Test Change English - The Department of English will be
changing AP credit from ENGL 1023 Composition II to WLIT 1113 World Literature: Beginnings
to 1650 CE, to align with state-level practices. The cut off score will remain the
same. Effective Fall 2022.
- Center for Media, Technology, and Health – New Administrative Unit (5a_mthl_new_administrative_unit_ltrofnotification_10222021,
- Next Meeting: November 19, 2021 (agenda deadline is November 5, 2021).
Meeting adjourned at 3:51 p.m.