March 17, 2023

UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL
MINUTES
March 17, 2023
2:30 p.m.
Upchurch Conference Room, BELL 3162

MEMBERS PRESENT: 
Voting:  Matthew Ganio, Chris Goering, Adriana Gonzalez, Ethel Goodstein-Murphree, Kevin Hall, Casey Harris, Rhett Hutchins, Garry McDonald, John Pijanowski, Manuel Rossetti, Rodney Thomas II, and John Treat

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

MEMBERS ABSENT: 
Voting: Alan Ellstrand, David McNabb, Jennie Popp, and Lona Robertson 
 
Non-Voting:  Gina Daugherty and Tiffany Murphy

GUESTS:  Ellen Urton

John Treat in place of Chair Lona Robertson called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.

1. The minutes for the February 24, 2023 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 April 12, 2023.

3. Old Business:  

None

4.  New Business:  

The following program change proposals were approved on the CIM Program Report.  The program change proposals will be forwarded for consideration to the Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for April 12, 2023.

 

a. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – CATEBS-FCSE – Career and Technical Education: Family and Consumer Sciences Education Concentration presented by Matthew Ganio.

⦁ Move HDFS 3453 Parenting & Family from a technical requirement to a recommended elective.
⦁ Move HDFS 2483 Family Financial from a recommended elective to a technical requirement.

The new FCSE competencies have been released, and to meet these competencies we must include a financial awareness course as a technical requirement, not just a recommended elective (4a_catebs-fcse_report_03172023, 4a_catebs-fcse_revising_an_approved_licensure_program-cover_sheet_03172023, 4a_catebs-fcse_revising_an_approved_licensure_program-section_c_03172023). 

 

b. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering – EMGT-M – Engineering Management Minor presented by Manuel Rossetti.

We are proposing the creation of a minor in engineering management for students pursuing an engineering degree at the University of Arkansas.

We believe that engineering students at the University of Arkansas would appreciate and benefit from the opportunity to complete a structured set of courses that will give them the fundamental knowledge and skills they need to pursue technical leadership positions in their career (4b_emgt-m_report_03172023). 

5.   Additional items/Announcements:
None

Next Meeting: April 21, 2023 (agenda deadline is April 7, 2023).

Meeting adjourned at 2:36 p.m.