November 18, 2022

UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL
MINUTES
November 18, 2022
2:30 p.m.
Upchurch Conference Room, BELL 3162

MEMBERS PRESENT:
Voting: Alan Ellstrand, Matthew Ganio, Ethel Goodstein-Murphree, Kevin Hall, Jeannie Hulen, John Pijanowski, Lona Robertson, Manuel Rossetti, and John Treat

Non-Voting: Amanda Corbell, Alice Griffin, Christa Hestekin, and Suzanne Kenner

MEMBERS ABSENT:
Voting: Chris Goering, Adriana Gonzalez, Casey Harris, Rhett Hutchins, Garry McDonald, Jennie Popp, and Rodney Thomas II

Non-Voting: Gina Daugherty and Tiffany Murphy

GUESTS: Hope Ballentine, Dave Bostwick, Ryan Cochran, Laurence Hare, Daniel Levine, Brenda Magnetti, Nikola Radan, Joy Reeber, Donia Timby, and Rhodora Vennarucci

Chair Lona Robertson called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.

1. The minutes for the October 28, 2022 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 to the Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for December 14, 2022.

3. Old Business:

None

4. New Business:

The following program change proposal was approved on the CIM Program Report. The program change proposals will be forwarded for consideration to the Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for December 14, 2022.

a. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences – CPSCBS – Crop Science, Bachelor of Science in Agri Food and Life Sciences presented by Lona Robertson.

Overview of changes to Crop Science degree sheet

• Simplification of degree sheet
o Removal of minor requirement
o Increased flexibility by replacing Groups with Crop Science Core and Crop Science Electives
• Communications
o Removed ENGL 2003 OR ENGL 3053 requirement
o Reduced hours from 15 to 12
• US History or Govt. – no change
• Mathematics and Computer Science – no change
• Physical and Biological Sciences
o Biol 1613 + 1611L removed
o CSES 1203 moved to Crop Science Core
o BIOL 4303 removed – no longer offered
o Reduced hours from 18 – 23 to 15 – 19
• Fine Arts – no change
• Social Sciences – no change
• Crop Science Core (changed from Departmental Core – Agronomy)
o CSES 1203 moved here from Physical and Biological Sciences section
o CSES 462V, and CSES 400V moved to Crop Science Electives
o Required hours changed from 26 to 27
• Crop Science Electives
o Students select 21 hours – unless noted below, courses were previously on the degree sheet under Group A - G
o CSES 3XX3 Precision Agriculture in Crops added – new course currently taught as a special topics and proposed for Spring 2024
• General electives
o Changed from 10 – 18 hours to 16 – 20
• Footnotes
o 4 – Replaced “General Agronomy” with “Crop Science Electives”
o 5 - 8 removed – no longer needed

Changes are to simplify the degree check sheet to facilitate student advising and degree completion (4a_cpscbs_report_11182022, 4a_cpscbs_23-24_ proposed_ cpscbs-8sdcp_11182022, 4a_cpscbs_23-24_cpscbs_proposed_v4_11182022).

b. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFSBS – Human Development and Family Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Science presented by Donia Timby.

Creation of 2 Concentration options:
1. Lifespan Development in Diverse Contexts
2. Child Life
Reduction of HDFS Core from 55 credit hours to 37 credit hours.
Replace PSYC 2003 with ANTH 1023 as a Social Science option.
Replace HDFS directed elective hours with general elective hours.

Student and industry demand has indicated a change in the HDFS curriculum. These changes include a reduced HDFS Curriculum Core, the creation of two concentrations, and more elective options.
It is proposed to add a concentration in Child Life to the HDFS major to better meet the increasing interest of current and future students in careers as a Child Life Specialist. The courses in the proposed concentration were selected because they, along with the State Minimum Core and the HDFS core, meet the specified academic competencies for applying to become a Certified Child Life Specialist by the Association of Child Life Professionals.
For those students who do not wish to pursue child life certification, there is a lifespan development in diverse contexts concentration which prepares students for careers in family sciences and development (4b_hdfsbs_report_11182022, 4b_22-23-hdfsbs-final_11182022, 4b_23-24-hdfsbs-lfsp-final_11182022, 4b_23-24-hdfsbs-chlf-final_11182022, 4b_hdfsbs_curriculum_revision_ltr_of_notification_11182022).

c. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFSBS-CHLF – Human Development and Family Sciences: Child Life presented by Donia Timby.

Creation of two concentration options:
1. Lifespan Development in Diverse Contexts
2. Child Life
Reduction of HDFS Core from 55 credit hours to 37 credit hours.
Replace PSYC 2003 with ANTH 1023 as a Social Science option.
Replace HDFS directed elective hours with general elective hours.

Student and industry demand has indicated a change in the HDFS curriculum. These changes include a reduced HDFS Curriculum Core, the creation of two concentrations, and more elective options.
It is proposed to add a concentration in Child Life to the HDFSBS program to better meet the increasing interest of current and future students in careers as a Child Life Specialist.
The courses in the proposed concentration were selected because they, along with the State Minimum Core and the HDFS core, meet the specified academic competencies for applying to become a Certified Child Life Specialist by the Association of Child Life Professionals (4c_hdfsbs-chlf_report_11182022, 4c_23-24-hdfsbs-chlf-final_11182022, 4c_hdfsbs-chlf_concentration_justifications_11182022).

d. Proposed program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFSBS-LFSP – Human Development and Family Sciences: Lifespan Development in Diverse Contexts presented by Donia Timby.

Student and industry demand has indicated a change in the HDFS curriculum. These changes include a reduced HDFS Curriculum Core, the creation of two concentrations, and more elective options.
It is proposed to add a concentration in Lifespan Development in Diverse Contexts to continue current focus of the HDFS major (4d_hdfsbs-lfsp_report_11182022, 4d_23-24-hdfsbs-lfsp-final_11182022).

e. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFS-M – Human Development and Family Sciences Minor presented by Donia Timby.

Reduced hours required for minor from 18 to 15 (9 required courses and 6 upper-level HDFS elective courses).

This change was made to align requirements with other minors offered on campus and address course load/resource issues (4e_hdfs-m_report_11182022).

f. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History – HISTBA – History, Bachelor of Arts presented by Laurence Hare.

Revising program requirements with new sections and creating four concentrations.

The main purposes of this curriculum change are:

-- to step beyond a focus on content and a distribution of regional knowledge to a new emphasis on content, skill training, experiences, and outcomes development
-- to create concentrations, based on thematic and methodological approaches, and to direct students toward specializing in one of such concentrations
-- to thus design a curriculum providing structured opportunities for cohort-building and mentorship.
-- to create pathways, based on thematic and methodology approaches, that will improve the pre-professional training of our students toward a variety of career opportunities and graduate school disciplines (for ex., Law, Foreign Service, Public History, NGOs)
-- to incorporate experiential and methodological courses into the curriculum
-- to incorporate diversity and inclusion elements into each concentration

The new program also improves the following existing curricular elements:

-- It integrates existing and new 1000/2000-level topical courses into the curriculum
-- While maintaining the core curriculum requirements, it reduces the number of credit hours required for a History major, thus allowing students to improve their interdisciplinary training with the choice of electives outside their concentration or major
-- This includes an increased opportunity to add minors or double majors that can be coordinated with the selected HIST concentration
-- It improves the opportunities for Internships through a structured requirement (Application in History) which encourages experiential involvement in local and national institutions, organizations, museums
-- It provides opportunities for students outside the Department to benefit from DEI teaching and for majors/minors to build depth in these areas.

The new program aligns with what several peer and aspiring peer institutions have done, with the similar intent of improving the retention, professional development, and formation of an educated, specialized, and diverse polity through a History degree (4f_histba_report_11182022, 4f_histba_curriculum_revision_11182022, 4f_histba_curriculum_revision_ltr_of_notification_11182022).

g. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History – HISTBA-CONF - History: Histories of Conflict, Justice, and Peace Concentration presented by Laurence Hare.

Adding a new concentration within the HISTBA program.

Comprising four courses in the major, each Concentration reorients the Department’s existing elective courses away from traditional regional categories into new thematic concentrations.

The Concentration requirement is complemented by six hours of open electives, which allow students to select courses outside their concentration area and to apply one lower-level US or world survey (which benefits students who join the major with credit for multiple surveys) or thematic survey course, which gives them flexibility to choose courses based on interest. While some concentrations may naturally attract students seeking specific career sectors, no single concentration is intended to connect directly with a particular career, which allows students to grow and shift their focus over time.

This concentration emphasizes the causes, course, and impact of war and conflict, along with issues related to peace and justice and their connection to social history. It will appeal to students preparing for military service, along with students interested in social justice and advocacy, ministry, law, public service, and the nonprofit sector (4g_histba-conf_report_11182022).

h. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History – HISTBA-GLOB - History: Histories of Global Cultures and Societies Concentration presented by Laurence Hare.

Adding a new concentration within the HISTBA program.

Comprising four courses in the major, each Concentration reorients the Department’s existing elective courses away from traditional regional categories into new thematic concentrations.

This concentration seeks to build upon scholarship and teaching in global history, with an emphasis on processes and agents of global integration, cross-cultural encounters, creating and crossing borders, and transnational, transcultural, and transregional frameworks. Courses in this category include histories of expansion, empire, colonialism, migration, histories of diplomacy and international relations, and studies of the U.S. in the world. The concentration will appeal to students who wish to add a historical component to other fields of global or area studies and who may wish to pursue careers in NGOs, related public sector agencies, or international businesses (4h_histba-glob_report_11182022).

i. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History – HISTBA-KNOW - History: Histories of Knowledge, Belief, and Vision Concentration presented by Laurence Hare.

Adding a new concentration within the HISTBA program.

Comprising four courses in the major, each Concentration reorients the Department’s existing elective courses away from traditional regional categories into new thematic concentrations.

This concentration includes studies of religious history, intellectual history, history of the arts, medicine, science, or technology. It aims to appeal to students interested in art and literature, teaching careers, public history, medical humanities, religious studies, museum studies, and other kinds of applied history (4i_histba-know_report_11182022).

j. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History – HISTBA-STAT - History: Histories of Statemaking and the Limits of Power Concentration presented by Laurence Hare.

Adding a new concentration within the HISTBA program.

Comprising four courses in the major, each Concentration reorients the Department’s existing elective courses away from traditional regional categories into new thematic concentrations.

This concentration focuses on governance and civics across time and place, with an emphasis on the political and social groups contending for participation and power. The concentration would be applicable to themes of law and society, histories of labor, political history, and issues related to civics and citizenship. It may appeal to students interested in the legal profession, public service, labor and business relations, foreign service, and teaching careers (4j_histba-stat_report_11182022).

k. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music – MUINCP – Music Industry Studies, Certificate of Proficiency presented by Nikola Radan.

Creating an undergraduate certificate in music industry studies.

The music industry collectively represents a global, $50B industry with tremendous growth across many sectors. Increasingly linked with the larger entertainment and technology sectors, the music industry is a fast-growing field encompassing innumerable jobs in the modern creative and knowledge economy. College graduates seeking music industry employment need access to a broad base of professional training across subjects inside and outside of traditional music degrees. Therefore, we propose a certificate in music industry studies to prepare students from a variety of majors for careers in the music industry. Those careers include but are not limited to:

• Economics, Finance
• Music Law, Copyright, IP
• Music Technology, Recording, Production, Gaming, Audio Software
• Artist Development: Promotion, Marketing, Entrepreneurship
• Popular Music Composition: Songwriting, Film/Media Scoring
• Globalization: Music Ecosystems, International Entertainment
• Computer Science: Data Analytics, Blockchain, Apps,
• Music Management, Booking, Live Production

Music industry credentials within higher music education are growing rapidly, up 25% from 2014. Offering a certificate in our department at this time provides the following advantages:

• Available to all majors (reflecting the breadth of the music industry)
• Well-suited to B.A. in Music students
• Potential to “stand alone” for working professionals (non-degree seeking students)
• Ability to “keep up” with the changing discipline through addition of new electives
• Serves the land-grant mission by providing needed instruction to those within Arkansas
• Serves the university priority of interdisciplinary collaboration
• Develops relationships with music industry partners as guest faculty
(4k_muincp_report_11182022, 4k_muincp_us_music_industries_jobs_benefits_siwek_economists_inc_april_2018_1_2_1_11182022, 4k_muincp_snaap_specialreport_2017_11182022, 4k_muincp_certificate_of_proficiency_supporting_documentation_11182022, 4k_muincp_letter_of_notification_11182022, 4k_muincp_certificate_of_proficiency_degree_cost_and_salary_earnings_11182022).

l. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – CLSTBA – Classical Studies, Bachelor of Arts presented by Daniel Levine.

Revising program requirements; adding two concentrations.

As a field of study, “Classics” has extraordinary scope. In time, it stretches from the early Bronze Age to the foundation of classical scholarship and universities in the Renaissance to the contemporary reception of Greece and Rome in the 21st century, where “Classics” often finds itself on the front lines of the culture wars. In space, “Classics” stretches from the British Isles across the Mediterranean Basin to north Africa and eastward to the Indus River. In evidence, “Classics” includes everything from literary and philosophical texts to coins, pottery, temples, and graffiti. Given this scope, “Classics” is an umbrella that embraces a wide variety of interdisciplinary approaches. Many of these are new, arising at the intersection of cultural theory and digital technologies.

Despite the scope and diversity of the field, the traditional focus of undergraduate and graduate programs in “Classics” in North America has been learning ancient Greek and Latin. However, over the past decade enrollment in Greek and Latin language courses, especially at the upper levels, has declined significantly across the United States and Canada. Classics programs have responded by expanding their courses in translation and offering topics beyond the usual literary and historical texts. The Classical Studies program at the University of Arkansas has in part anticipated this trend by offering innovative courses and student research opportunities outside the Greek and Latin literary norm, e.g., Digital and Virtual Pompeii, Virtual Roman Retail, Non-Binary Rome, Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome, and Roman Urbanism. These courses reflect the focus of the Study Abroad programs offered through Classical Studies, which consistently engage material life in the ancient Mediterranean beyond the elite. This is also consistent with our commitment to DEI within the study of the ancient world (traditionally the demography of “Classics” has been very narrow), and the incorporation of High Impact Practices that are hands on, connecting material evidence with digital visualization and analysis. The Classical Studies Program proposes to strengthen our progress in this direction by revising our major and minor to include two concentrations, offering students the opportunity to focus on the languages and literary evidence or culture (especially ancient art, archaeology, and digital approaches) and reception.

To support the second concentration, we are proposing 6 new courses in the CLST classification, which is already used for existing courses in translation such as 3000-level topics courses and the 4000-level colloquium. Of these courses, Virtual Pompeii and Non-Binary Rome have already been taught on an ad hoc basis which we now seek to formalize as part of the revised CLST major and minor. Additional CLST courses will be proposed in the future in response to student interests and the growth of the World Languages and Digital Humanities Studio in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, the home department of Classical Studies (4l_clstba_report_11182022, 4l_clstba_curriculum_revision_11182022, 4l_clstba_curriculum_revision_ltr_of_notification_11182022).

m. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – CLSTBA-CRDH – Classical Studies: Cultures, Reception, and Digital Humanities Concentration presented by Daniel Levine.

Adding a new concentration for the CLSTBA program in Cultures, Reception, and Digital Humanities.

See CLSTBA (4m_clstba-crdh_report_11182022).

n. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – CLSTBA-LANG – Classical Studies: Ancient Languages Concentration presented by Daniel Levine.

Adding a new concentration for the CLSTBA program in Ancient Languages.

See CLSTBA (4n_clstba-lang_report_11182022).

o. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – ITALBA – Italian, Bachelor of Arts presented by Jeannie Hulen.

Adding a new Bachelor of Arts degree in Italian.

Students have been requesting an Italian Major for the last five years. Our students come from all over the UofA campus and pursue Italian because it complements the various fields they are currently studying. In our courses, they have learned the importance that language and intercultural competence play to be competitive on the job market. Moreover, they understand how Italian enhances what they are learning in and outside of the classroom. Due to the nature of our smaller class size, our courses teach students critical skills used later in their careers, including, but not limited to presentational and personal communication, professional writing, research, etc. in a second language, which is obviously more challenging.

I learned of this desire of the students from numerous years of advising both our Italian minors and from students going to Italy to study abroad. I have even had parents write asking why we do not have an Italian Major at the UofA. A large percentage of our students come from Romance Languages backgrounds (French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish-decent(s) including all of Latin and South America, plus Brazil) and this alone encourages folx to enroll in Italian courses (4o_italba_report_11182022, 4o_italba_new_degree_degree_cost_and_salary_earnings_11182022, 4o_italba_new_degree_workforce_analysis_11182022, 4o_italba_new_degree_proposal_11182022, 4o_italba_new_degree_ltr_of_intent_11182022).

p. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – ITALBA-LTCS – Italian: Literacy and Cultural Studies Concentration presented by Jeannie Hulen.

Creating a new concentration within the ITALBA program.

See ITALBA (4p_italba-ltcs_report_11182022).

q. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – ITALBA-TRST – Italian: Transnational Studies Concentration presented by Jeannie Hulen.

Creating a new concentration within the ITALBA program.

See ITALBA (4q_italba-trst_report_11182022).

r. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – SPANBA – Spanish, Bachelor of Arts presented by Brenda Magnetti.

We propose to add a fully online/web-based delivery method to our existing SPANBA program, in order to establish the first Spanish major available online in the University of Arkansas system.

We believe this additional delivery option to the program has a market, will generate revenues, and fills a training and educational need in the state of Arkansas and beyond, as there is currently no online BA in Spanish available in the University of Arkansas system. This delivery option will address the need for more bilingual professionals in our state (and across the nation) and the increasing demand for Spanish language teachers for both heritage and second-language learners. It provides options and greater flexibility for students who may not be able to move to Fayetteville to attend classes.

The addition of this delivery method requires no changes to the existing degree program requirements and eight-semester plan (before to after), and it requires only the development of online versions of four additional courses, since the five courses required in the Spanish minor are already offered. The establishment of the fully online Spanish BA will allow future development of additional online electives in such areas as translation and interpretation, Spanish for the professions, and Spanish for heritage learners that will further expand the program’s fulfillment of training needs and demand across the state and beyond (4r_spanba_ report_11182022, 4r_spanba_online_delivery_ltr_of_notification_11182022).

s. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, School of Art - ART Writing Req - Art Writing Requirement presented by Ryan Cochran.

Changing the requirement from a 'C' or higher on the paper to a 'C' or higher in the class.

Simplifying the process and making it easier to track and fulfill. A grade of a "C" overall in a course would be a sufficient metric. Faculty will continue to emphasize writing in their courses that fulfill this requirement, so it's really just a change in how we measure completion of this (not what we include to guarantee students practice writing and get feedback on it), with the goal of shifting away from grade on final paper as the metric to the overall course grade.

Additionally, the degree audit will be able to enforce it, and it reduces paperwork (4s_art_writing_req_report_11182022).

t. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, School of Journalism and Strategic Media – JOSM-M – Journalism and Strategic Media Minor presented by Dave Bostwick.

We are changing from a Journalism minor focusing on news to a Journalism and Strategic Media minor providing training in news, journalism, basic digital audio and video skills, advertising, and public relations. The courses introduce students to designing and posting digital visuals and graphics, recording and posting digital audio and video, performing as talent in video and audio digital content, as well as the basic principles and techniques of strategic planning for developing and executing advertising and public relations campaigns.

The proposed minor is reconfigured to provide skills and knowledge from several areas of the field. For jobs, students need skills and knowledge from several areas of journalism, advertising, public relations and allied fields. Employers seek employees who are media-savvy because of the need to create, write, edit, and disseminate information through a variety of platforms.

Beyond newsrooms, professional jobs in advertising, public relations, and other fields also require skills including collecting and verifying information, clearly identifying credible sources of information, analyzing industry research to make recommendations and develop strategic plans, posting multimedia content through digital platforms, and organizing ideas and information or research through succinct writing.

The reconfiguration of the minor is also in response to future employment trends. Relevant jobs in most fields show higher than average growth in the period from 2020-2030. The outlook from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Occupational Outlook Handbook predicts growth in jobs using these skills and knowledge. For example:

Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Managers – jobs are expected to grow 10% from 2020-2030

Public Relations and Fundraising Managers – jobs are expected to grow 13% from 2020-2030

Public Relations Specialists – jobs are expected to grow 11% from 2020-2030

Film and Video Editors and Camera Operators – jobs are expected to grow 29% from 2020-2030

Broadcast, Sound, and Video Technicians – jobs are expected to grow 21% from 2020-2030

Writers and authors – jobs are expected to grow 9% (as fast as average) from 2020-2030

News analysts, reporters, and journalists – jobs are expected to grow 6% from 2020-2030

Please contact Jan LeBlanc Wicks at jwicks@uark.edu if you have any questions or need additional information (4t_josm-m_report_11182022).

u. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation – EXSCBS – Exercise Science, Bachelor of Science presented by Matthew Ganio.

i. The C or better requirement was removed from EXSC 3153, 3353, and 3533.

The program is aligning all EXSCBS course requirements.

ii. Changing CIP code from 31.0505 (Kinesiology and Exercise Science) to 26.0908 (Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology).

We are changing the CIP code from 31.0505 (Kinesiology and Exercise Science) to 26.0908 (Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology). This new CIP code will be more representative of what the degree is academically providing, along with the academic opportunities students are provided; this was unanimously agreed upon and approved by the program faculty. For example, a large proportion of the faculty are conducting research and teaching content specific to exercise physiology. Thus, this change will be more reflective of what is already occurring. There is also a trend nationally for similar programs as this one to use this CIP code

iii. Removing EXSC 4773 as a required course and replacing with "EXSC Elective"

It was determined that the content within EXSC 4773 is no longer required for all EXSC students. Thus they can take this or other EXSC elective courses as part of their degree.

iv. KINS 405V replaced with EXSC 405V. KINS 498VH replaced with EXSC 498VH.

Better reflects the program area.

v. Clarified that EXSC 2663 is cross-listed with PBHL 2663.

Improves clarity to students (4u_exscbs_report_11182022).

v. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources, and Communication Disorders – PHRDE – Human Resource Development (Pre-Human Resource Development) presented by Matthew Ganio.

Updated code throughout to PHRDE or HRDE depending on context.

This aligns with changes to all of the degree names offered by this program and is a result of a market analysis by Global Campus (4v_phrde_report_11182022).

w. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Eleanor Mann School of Nursing – NURSBS-LNBN – Nursing: LPN to BSN Option presented by Hope Ballentine.

1. Admission is changing from a rolling admission to set deadlines for Fall and Spring only entry points.

This is to provide structure to the process and allow us to better plan for course numbers and instructor coverage. Right now, students are getting admitted even after a term starts which does not provide the optimal atmosphere for success and program orientation.

2. Admission criteria edits- The only real change was that we added the refresher course in leu of work hours.

This allows for those that have many years of experience that might not fall within the last 2 years. This has happened several times since COVID. The refresher requirement is the same one we have always used for RNBN.

3. Edit to the TEAS requirement.

The TEAS edit was for clarity. Defining that two-year period.

4. Space availability requirement edit.

Space availability will be based on student location and clinical space for the most part but could also be instructor coverage in the future.

5. Changes to progression, withdrawal, and dismissal, repeating courses, readmission, and exit policies.

These changes were made to improve understanding and clarification of policies that have previously been misinterpreted.

6. Changes to the semester plan.

These changes are designed to help better support working nurses in their expectations of courses. Students need clarification that this is intended to be a part time program while they continue working and not a full-time program while they continue working (4w_nursbs-lnbn_report_11182022).

x. 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 Hope Ballentine.

Editorial/wording changes regarding progression and dismissal.

Improve understanding and clarification of policies that have previously been misinterpreted or difficult to understand (4x_nursbs-plrn_report_11182022).

y. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Eleanor Mann School of Nursing – NURSBS-RNBN – Nursing: RN to BSN Option presented by Hope Ballentine.

i. Editorial/wording changes.

Improve understanding and clarification of policies that have previously been misinterpreted.

ii. Addition of the policy that three performance improvement plans indicate a pattern of misconduct.

Adds some objectivity to the expectations regarding policy and code of ethics violations (4y_nursbs-rnbn_report_11182022).

z. 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.

i. Split labs from course in Circuits I, Circuits II, Electronics I and Electronics II.

To provide better flexibility for student in lab and course schedule.

ii. Added SEVI 5213 as a technical elective.

Provide a pathway to the entrepreneurship certificate for the undergraduates planning to go to graduate school (4z_elegbs_report_11182022).

aa. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering – DATA-M – Data Analytics Minor presented by Manuel Rossetti.

i. Adding INEG 2314 Stat for IE I to the Applied Statistics and Math Modeling group.

INEG has restructured their undergraduate statistics courses. INEG 2314 now covers the content included in INEG 2333. INEG 2333 is staying on the list for now, because many "in progress" students completed 2333 before 2314 was created.

ii. Adding CSCE 4273 Big Data Analytics and Management to the Analytics group.

CSCE 4273 is an obvious choice for the Analytics group. Not including it previously was an oversight (4aa_data-m_report_11182022).

5. Additional items/Announcements:
a. Department of Occupational Therapy – Reorganization of Admin Unit – into the Department of Communication Disorders and Occupational Therapy, in the College of Education and Health Professions (5a_cdot_reorganization_of_admin_unit_ltrofnotification_11182022, 5a_cdot_reorganization_of_admin_unit_org_chart_11182022).

b. Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders – Reorganization of Admin Unit - into the Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Research Methods, in the College of Education and Health Professions (5b_clrm_reorganization_of_admin_unit_ltrofnotification_11182022, 5b_clrm_reorganization_of_admin_unit_org_chart_11182022).

Next Meeting: December 16, 2022 (agenda deadline is December 2, 2022).
MEETING BEGINS AT 3:00 PM TO ACCOMMODATE COMMENCEMENT REHEARSAL

Meeting adjourned at 3:07 p.m.