December 17, 2021
Zoom: https://uark.zoom.us/j/86145064818?pwd=c1JxbmlqTG5QcHVPU0NXVHl6WTJhZz09
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Voting: Kris Allee, Stephen Caldwell, Leah Cheek, Paul Cronan, Alan Ellstrand, Ethel
Goodstein-Murphree, Kevin Hall, Casey Harris, Jeannie Hulen, Rhett Hutchins, Garry
McDonald, Tiffany Murphy , Lona Robertson, Curt Rom, Manuel Rossetti, Joel B. Thornton,
and John Treat
Non-Voting: Amanda Corbell, Alice Griffin, and Suzanne Kenner
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Voting: Neil Allison, Matthew Ganio, and Jim Gigantino
Non-Voting:
GUESTS: Nadja Berkovich, Freddie Bowles, Paul Calleja, Jim Coffman, Gina Daugherty, Marcia
Imbeau, Linda Jones, Nathan Kemper, Khrystyna Tsugui Kuchuk, Susan Patton, Noah Pittman,
and William Quinn
Chair Lona Robertson called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
- The minutes for the November 19, 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 January 19, 2022
- Graduate Council meeting scheduled for January 20, 2022
- Old Business:
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fay Jones School of Architecture and
Design, Department of Landscape Architecture – DWPL-M – Design with Plants Minor presented
by Jim Coffman.
Adding a new minor that consists of currently available courses in LARC, CSES and HORT.
The Design with Plants Minor combines plant-centered coursework with several design-oriented courses within the Landscape Architecture Department. This Minor is tailored for those students desiring a more in-depth study of plants, plant communities, soils, aesthetic and architectural uses of plants, and design and deployment strategies related to them.
Garry McDonald moved and Alan Ellstrand seconded to approve the new minor. Motion passed (3a_dwpl-m_report_11192021, 3a_dwpl-m_ladp-m_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fay Jones School of Architecture and
Design, Department of Landscape Architecture – SLDM-M – Sustainable Landscape Design
and Management Minor presented by Jim Coffman.
Adding a new minor consisting of existing LARC and HORT courses.
For students interested in significant world issues in landscape design, climate change, management, and sustainability.
Garry McDonald moved and Alan Ellstrand seconded to approve the new minor. Motion passed (3b_sldm-m_report_12172021, 3b_sldm-m_sldm-m_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fay Jones School of Architecture and
Design, Department of Landscape Architecture – DWPL-M – Design with Plants Minor presented
by Jim Coffman.
- New Business:
The following program change proposals were approved on the CIM Program Report with one exception. Item 4.u. HNRS Admission Reqs was amended as noted below. The program changes will be forwarded for consideration as appropriate to the:- Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for January 19, 2022
- Graduate Council meeting scheduled for January 20, 2022
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of English – ENGL-M – English Minor presented by William Quinn.
1. Replaced old ENGL literature survey courses with the new offerings.
2. Added online delivery method.
1. The older survey courses aren't taught anymore.
2. The English Department is in the middle of a three-year rollout of its on-line major through Global Campus. Enrollments are already very promising. At the recommendation of Global Campus administration, the same courses to be developed for the major can satisfy an on-line ENGL minor which would have stand-alone appeal but also serve as a component of the Interdisciplinary major (4a_engl-m_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of English – ENJOBA – English/Journalism, Bachelor of Arts presented by
William Quinn.
In lieu of combined majors being out of compliance per Terry Martin, and with the restructuring of the ENGLBA major in Fall 2020 (specifically the addition/removal of several ENGL survey courses), this program is no longer up-to-date with current offerings. A new ENGL major with a concentration in JOUR is being discussed (4b_enjoba_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – RUSS-M – Russian Studies
Minor presented by Nadja Berkovich.
Proposing a new interdisciplinary Russian Studies minor.
The Russian Studies Minor will be an important complement to existing majors and minors in the Business School, for international business, accounting, for the Fulbright College, for history, anthropology, sociology, music, math, engineering, for the College of Education, and for Area Studies Programs such as African and African American Studies, Gender Studies, Middle East Studies, International and Global Studies, and Jewish Studies, but goes far beyond them because it gives students linguistic and literary skills that sets them apart from other languages and cultures, and at the same time connects with their existing majors.
Additionally, even though Arkansas has a small Russian speaking population, it is spoken by peoples of different ethnic and religious backgrounds, such as Jews, Muslims, Greek Orthodox, and Buddhists, which brings together diverse disciplines and perspectives that would make the program viable to the already existing curriculum. The U of A is the only institution in the state of Arkansas that offers Russian language and literature courses. The State Department designated Russian as a critical need language because of its essential role for America’s national security and because of Russia’s growing nuclear and geopolitical power. To that end, the State Department created a “Critical Language Scholarship” to support students’ Russian language and cultural competence abroad. As a less commonly taught language, the Russian program attracts students from diverse ethnic, religious, social, economic, and cultural backgrounds that already major in different disciplines across different colleges, departments, and programs. In light of this, adding a Russian studies minor will make students more successful and competitive for the future international and national careers. Making an interdisciplinary and concentrated Russian studies minor is an important educational need in order to prepare our students for multicultural careers (4c_russ-m_report_12172021, 4c_russ-m_student_interest_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – PEGED – English Education (Pre-English
Education) presented by Freddie Bowles.
Delete Praxis and/or ACT requirement for admission
To align with new admission requirements approved by ADE (4d_peged_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – PFRED – French Education (Pre-French Education)
presented by Freddie Bowles.
Delete Praxis and/or ACT requirement for admission
To align with new admission processes approved by ADE (4e_pfred_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – PGRED – German Education (Pre-German Education)
presented by Freddie Bowles.
Delete Praxis and/or ACT requirement for admission
To align better with new admission requirements approved by ADE (4f_pgred_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – PSNED – Spanish Education (Pre-Spanish
Education) presented by Freddie Bowles.
Delete Praxis and/or ACT admission requirement
To align with new admission requirements approved by ADE (4g_psned_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – PSSED – Social Studies Education (Pre-Social
Studies Education) presented by Freddie Bowles.
Delete Praxis and/or ACT requirement for admission
To align with new admission requirements approved by ADE (4h_pssed_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – FREDBA – French Education, Bachelor of
Arts in Teaching presented by Freddie Bowles.
Removed ENGL/CIED 2173
Replaced with CIED 2083 (4i_fredba_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – GREDBA – German Education, Bachelor of
Arts in Teaching presented by Freddie Bowles.
Removed ENGL/CIED 2173
Replaced with CIED 2083 (4j_gredba_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – SNEDBA – Spanish Education, Bachelor of
Arts in Teaching presented by Freddie Bowles.
Delete ENGL/CIED 2173
Replace with CIED 2083 (4k_snedba_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction – SSEDBA – Social Studies Education, Bachelor
of Arts in Teaching presented by Freddie Bowles.
Removed ENGL/CIED 2173
Replaced with CIED 2083
Replaced ECON 3063 with ECON 2143
ECON 3063 no longer being regularly offered (4l_ssedba_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation – ODLR-M – Outdoor Leadership
Minor presented by Paul Calleja.
A new minor is being proposed and includes new courses and an admissions policy.
Outdoor and adventure recreation is a stable industry with long-term projected growth. According to the Outdoor Industry Association, the recreation profession generates 5.2 million direct national jobs. The 2021 report from the Outdoor Foundation reported 53% of the US population participated in outdoor recreation in 2020, the highest participation rate on record. In addition, the Outdoor Industry Association reports that the outdoor recreation economy in Arkansas generates 40,000 direct jobs, $1.4 billion in wages and salaries, and $2.9 billion added benefit to the GDP. By comparison, the Arkansas Farm Bureau reports that Arkansas poultry production generates approximately 37,000 jobs.
Many thriving associations indicate the health and viability of the profession. The Association for Experiential Education, the Association for Outdoor Recreation and Education, The Adventure Travel Trade Association, and the Wilderness Education Association are all notable and respected associations that support the industry and work of outdoor leadership within a variety of settings. Membership and involvement in any of the aforementioned associations and other related trade associations would provide a logical outlet for further professional development for students and a source for internship and employment discovery. In the 2017 special edition of the Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Education, authors predicted that new professionals can expect robust employment opportunities and competitive salaries that meet or surpass other professions as they experience career advancement (Andre, Williams, Schwartz, & Bullard, 2017).
There is a trend in the industry towards credentialing & certification. The proposed minor provides pathways to award outdoor leader credentialing through the Wilderness Education Association through traditional class curriculum and completion of field-based courses. Furthermore, the proposed curriculum is strong and consistent with the foundational and theoretical expectations for outdoor leaders. The focus on training and certification will enhance our curriculum and will be an attractive element of this minor.
Finally, the RESM program has strong partnerships across campus that strengthen the minor. The Adventure Therapy Lab, Sustainability program, Geosciences department, and the Walton College of Business are all potential partners that would provide a student pool for additional minors. A partnership with UREC Outdoors allows for shared resources that benefit students. Resources include equipment, increased interaction with other professional staff that serve a role in the university as outdoor educators, opportunities for authentic leadership development and consistent training, oversight, and feedback. According to recent literature pertaining to leadership development, there is an emphasis on providing more venues for developing professionals to gain real-life and authentic leadership opportunities (Sandberg, Martin, Szolosi, Early, & Casapulla, 2017). The programs described above provide these authentic leadership opportunities for students in this minor (4m_odlr-m_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Eleanor Mann School of Nursing – PNURS – Nursing (Pre-Nursing) presented by Susan
Patton.
Changes to admission process:
Removal of interview and personal statement and replacement with the CASPER tool for admission.
Nursing Pre-requisite GPA will no longer be used and will be replaced with Cumulative GPA
Change of requirement to "maintaining GPA" to maintaining a C or higher.
Editorial changes
Interview and personal statement scoring has been quite variable based on the faculty reviewing the videos and statements. CASPER is a validated tool that should prove much more objective. It is currently used by the OT department as well.
Using cumulative GPA will simplify scoring and streamline the admission process.
Most nursing students do have a slight drop in GPA. We have not enforced that a GPA must be maintained so changed the language to reflect the actual expectation.
Clarification (4n_pnurs_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions,
Eleanor Mann School of Nursing – NURSBS-PLRN – Nursing: Pre-Licensure BSN Option presented
by Susan Patton.
Changed language to describe that students need to maintain grades of C or higher rather than maintain their GPA at time of admission.
Many nursing students seem some reduction in GPA so this previous policy has not been enforced. The new wording is more consistent with the rest of the admission/progression language the actual expectation for students (4o_nursbs-plrn_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of
Computer Science and Computer Engineering – CENGBS – Computer Engineering, Bachelor
of Science in Computer Engineering presented by Manuel Rossetti.
Moved PHYS 2054 University Physics I to second semester of Freshman year. Expanded list of Freshman Science Electives to match proposed FEP changes. This caused us to rebalance courses.
FEP proposed moving PHYS 2054 to second semester of Freshman Year so that students would be better prepared with Calculus 1 instead of taking Calculus 1 and Physics 1 during the same semester (4p_cengbs_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of
Computer Science and Computer Engineering – CENGBS-CYBR - Computer Engineering: Cybersecurity
Concentration presented by Manuel Rossetti.
Adding a Cybersecurity Concentration to the BS in Computer Engineering undergraduate program.
The department has the NSF Scholarship for Service Program for recruiting students to work for the government in cybersecurity. The SFS program has encouraged us to add a concentration at the undergraduate level to recognize students that specialize in cybersecurity. These cybersecurity courses exist and are popular. Therefore, we wish to add a concentration for both the NSF SFS students and other students that want to specialize in cybersecurity topics. Students can continue with the general BS in Computer Engineering degree without this concentration. Students may select the Cybersecurity Concentration but do not have to (4q_cengbs-cybr_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of
Computer Science and Computer Engineering – CSCEBS – Computer Science, Bachelor of
Science in Computer Science presented by Manuel Rossetti.
Moved PHYS 2054 University Physics I to second semester of Freshman year. Expanded list of Freshman Science Electives to match proposed FEP changes. This caused us to rebalance courses.
FEP proposed moving PHYS 2054 to second semester of Freshman Year so that students would be better prepared with Calculus 1 instead of taking Calculus 1 and Physics 1 during the same semester (4r_cscebs_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of
Computer Science and Computer Engineering – CSCEBS-CYBR – Computer Science: Cybersecurity
Concentration presented by Manuel Rossetti.
Adding a Cybersecurity Concentration to the BS in Computer Science undergraduate program.
The department has the NSF Scholarship for Service Program for recruiting students to work for the government in cybersecurity. The SFS program has encouraged us to add a concentration at the undergraduate level to recognize students that specialize in cybersecurity. These cybersecurity courses exist and are popular. Therefore, we wish to add a concentration for both the NSF SFS students and other students that want to specialize in cybersecurity topics. Students can continue with the general BS in Computer Science degree without this concentration. Students may select the Cybersecurity Concentration but do not have to (4s_cscebs-cybr_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of
Electrical Engineering – ELEGBS – Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering presented by Manuel Rossetti.
Foot note 9 and 10 were added to clarify technical elective choices. Footnote 6 was modified for clarification as well.
To clarify the definition of technical electives and make definition match what is in the student handbook (4t_elegbs_report_12172021).
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Honors College, Department of Honors
Dean – HNRS Admission Reqs – Honors College Admission Requirements presented by Noah
Pittman.
Adds second option for Honors admission to all colleges: "Students with a 3.9 high school GPA can submit an essay and academic resume for application review."
This makes permanent one of the two additional paths to honors admission used last year on an experimental basis and has been approved by the individual college honors programs.
Paul Cronan moved and Casey Harris seconded to amend the motion based on John Treat’s recommendation to the current students requirements for Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Changing the cumulative University of Arkansas GPA from 3.75 to 3.5. Changing Walton College of Business for New Freshmen from 3.5 to 3.75 high school GPA. Plus amend the proposal for College of Engineering New Freshmen from 3.5 to 3.75 high school GPA. Motion passed (4u_hnrs_admission_reqs_report_12172021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Agricultural Economics and
Agribusiness – AGECMS – Agricultural Economics, Master of Science presented by Nathan
Kemper.
This is a minor change to our AGECMS Program, Thesis Concentration, that consists of two parts:
1. Prerequisite Change - due to how the prerequisite was worded previously, as "Survey of Calculus or Higher" students could technically complete our MS Thesis Concentration without having completed a calculus course. Calculus is a very important prerequisite for the Thesis Concentration so the new wording requires that all students have "Survey of Calculus or Higher Level Calculus" as a prerequisite to our Thesis Concentration. The new wording reads: "Six semester hours of mathematics (College Algebra and Survey of Calculus or Higher Level Calculus)"
2. New Course Added - a new course will be added to the MS Thesis Concentration Core Requirements. The course will be one of two Quantitative Options that students will be required to complete.
AGEC 5643 - Agricultural Data Science (in CIM as new course): this course will be offered by a new faculty member, Dr. Aaron Shew, who has a joint appointment with the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness (Bumpers) and as the Associate Director of CAST (Fulbright).
Because our MS Thesis Program is a two-year program, the sequencing of these courses will allow thesis students to complete all three Quantitative courses if they so choose, but completing the third course as an elective.
1. Prerequisite Change: Calculus is required for mastery of much of the materials in our Thesis Concentration. Students need this mathematical training in their undergraduate studies to be successful or they need to complete a calculus class as a deficiency once admitted to our MS program.
2. New Quant Course: Students have consistently expressed the desire to have stronger quantitative skills upon completing our MS program and this course will allow us to offer a highly applied quantitative course using the "R" programming language that is increasingly demanded by industry and academia (4v_agecms_report_12172021, 4v_agecms_agec_agdatascience_syllabus_spring2022_12172021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Biomedical Engineering – BMEGMS
– Biomedical Engineering, Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering presented by
Manuel Rossetti.
Adding an accelerated M.S.B.M.E. option.
To allow high achieving undergraduate students to complete an accelerated M.S.B.M.E. degree (4w_bmegms_report_12172021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Industrial Engineering EMGAGC
– Engineering Management Analytics Graduate Certificate presented by Manuel Rossetti.
Continuing strategic pursuit of graduate certificates based on enrollment data and interest as well as evidence of enrollments for the first three certificates exceeding estimates; NOTE: EMGT 5793 is in work flow and will be completed before this proposal gets to UCPC.
Allowing intermediate certificate for students interested in graduate degrees; allows engineers and STEM majors to add skills required to lead and manage engineering management and analytics functions (4x_emgagc_report_12172021, 4x_emgagc_graduate_certificate_ltrofnotification_12172021, 4x_emgagc_cost_for_engineering_analytics_gc_12172021, 4x_emeagc_grad_certificate_supporting_documentation_12172021, 4x_emgagc_graduate_certificate_supporting_documentation_12172021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Mechanical Engineering – MEEGPH
– Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), Doctor of Philosophy presented by Manuel Rossetti.
The required math hours is reduced from 12 to 6.
The math hour reduction is intended to lighten the course load of PhD students and allow them to focus more on their research work.
Detailed information related to the Program Requirements and Description is added.
The added information represents the current requirements of the department. Except for the proposed reduction in math hours, these requirements have been the same for a number of years. This information has not appeared in the catalog before (4y_meegph_report_12172021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship
and Venture Innovation – PRINMS – Product Innovation, Master of Science presented
by Alan Ellstrand.
Creation of a new Master's Degree in Product Innovation housed within the Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Innovation Department.
New degree program and associated courses being offered to support entrepreneurial education and efforts within NW AR (4z_prinms_report_12172021, 4z_prinms_new_degree_supporting_documentation_1_12172021, 4z_prinms_new_degree_proposal_form_12172021, 4z_prinms_new_degree_ltrofintent_ms_in_product_innovation_12172021, 4z_prinms_new_degree_workforce_analysis_req_app_c_12172021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Supply Chain Management – SCMTPH
– Business Administration (Supply Chain Management), Doctor of Philosophy presented
by Alan Ellstrand.
Added SCMT 6513 and 6523 as possible choices under the required course list.
Updated the admissions paragraph to refer students to a centralized Graduate School of Business catalog page for information.
Added the Program Goals and Objectives and Learning Outcomes previously missing from the degree listing.
Standardizing two previous subjects taught under Special Topics as permanent research options for required coursework.
The Graduate School of Business has standardized a new, central page for all graduate business admission requirements (4aa_scmtph_report_12172021).
- Proposed graduate program change for the School of Art – CDESMDES – Communication
Design, Master of Design presented by Jeannie Hulen.
Changing the name of the program to "Communication Design."
Changing the program code to "CDESMDES."
Our meeting with our NASAD consultant Meredith Davis, highlighted a need to address the current name of our degree, previously called MDES in Design for Collaborative Futures. Meredith's feedback made clear that in our current state, the degree would be better labeled communication design. Communication Design is a more recognizable term that accurately describes the degree course of study. It fits the values of the proposal submitted to NASAD and the expertise of the faculty that will be teaching in the program. Additionally, the "communication design" designation and program definition is comparable to other institutions with similar names and curriculum (Herron School of Art + Design, Kent State University, University of Florida, Jacksonville State University, Texas A&M University) (4ab_cdesmdes_report_12172021, 4ab_cdesmdes-dcfmdes_title_change_ltrofnotification_12172021, 4ab_cdesmdes_title_change_mou_12172021).
- Additional items/Announcements:
- Gifted and Talented Endorsement – Curriculum Revision presented by Marcia Imbeau.
(5a_gate_educator_licensure_endorsement_course_alignment_with_competencies_12172021, 5a_gate_educator_licensure_endorsement_cover_sheet_12172021, 5a_gate_educator_licensure_endorsement_curriculum_12172021, 5a_gate_educator_licensure_endorsement_section_c_12172021).
- Revised Class Cancellation and Inclement Weather Policy – APS 1858.10 (5b_revised_class_cancellation_and_inclement_weather_policy_12172021).
- Gifted and Talented Endorsement – Curriculum Revision presented by Marcia Imbeau.
(5a_gate_educator_licensure_endorsement_course_alignment_with_competencies_12172021, 5a_gate_educator_licensure_endorsement_cover_sheet_12172021, 5a_gate_educator_licensure_endorsement_curriculum_12172021, 5a_gate_educator_licensure_endorsement_section_c_12172021).
- Next Meeting: January 28, 2022 (agenda deadline is January 14, 2022).
Meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.