David Delker (TC), Kevin Donnelly (AG), Lynn Ewanow (AR), Fred Fairchild (AA), Ray Hightower (EN), Monty Nielsen (RO), Karen Pence (HE), Mike Perl (ED), Carol Shanklin (Grad Sch), Betty Stevens (DCE), Alice Trussell (AA), David Vruwink (BA), Alison Wheatley (AS)
Al Cochran ( PO ), Ronnie Elmore (VM), Mike Lynch (EDPD), Larry Moeder (AD)
Added to the Agenda: Non-standard Time Requests (Wheatley, Hightower); Senior Survey (Pence)
Kiefer is working on the University Honors Program to assure that it dovetails with College honors programs already in place. He distributed a handout briefly outlining the proposed curriculum plan. This will be a university wide program, not specific to one college. Therefore, he is working with all the colleges on how students will complete the honors program. Each honors student will complete an honors project. The number of credit hours is not specified because it could differ from college to college. Kiefer has not met with all colleges yet, but is working on this. His goal is to have everything in place by early fall to present it to Faculty Senate for approval. Fall of 2007 is the anticipated conversion date; however, up to that time the University Honors program will run concurrently with the college honors programs. Kiefer responded to questions from committee members. Betty Stevens asked if off campus students could participate in the University Honors Program. Kiefer responded that they could be eligible, but working out the course requirements would be very difficult. Kiefer believes they would have to take it on a case-by-case basis to see if it could work. Invitations have been sent to qualified incoming students encouraging them to apply. Eligible students (ACT composite score = 28 or higher, high school GPA of 3.75 or higher) who come to enroll but have not received an invitation letter can complete the application at the new University Honors Program Office, Leasure Hall Rooms 7 & 8. University Honors Program students have been invited to an August retreat at Rock Springs 4-H Center. SGA supported the University Honors Program with a $100,000 allocation. Students must maintain a 3.5 GPA in order to continue in the program. Those who fall below the required GPA are allowed one semester of probation before being dropped from the Honors Program. Students who do not qualify as incoming freshmen may be invited later based on achieving a 3.5 GPA at K-State.
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Nielsen updated committee members on the LASER Project. At this time, the University has decided to change from Oracle Student Solutions to Oracle/PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. The LASER Project team is in the process of restarting the project, but there is no firm date at this time. Consultants will be on campus beginning May 22 nd for a 2-4 week period of time. During this time they will meet with essential personnel to evaluate readiness, resources available, and the time frame with which we can restart. The hope is that Admissions will restart in June 07 and Records and Enrollment sometime between January and June of 08. If the project can restart in July of this year, it would give 1- 2 ½ years to fully implement the product. Jennifer Gehrt is the LASER Project Director. Committee members presented valid questions and concerns and requested Karen Pence, as Chair of CAPP, contact Jennifer Gehrt to request time with the consultant to discuss College/Dean's Office resources required. Discussion followed regarding the details of the software.
Trussell introduced Fred Fairchild, the new Chair of the Academic Affairs committee for next year. Trussell was pleased to announce the Approval, Routing, and Notification committee has now been formed with Kelli Cox as the Chair. They will most likely begin their work in the fall. Trussell voiced a concern about starting the University Honors Program F06 without an approved curriculum in place. This led to a lengthy discussion among committee members.
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IAPD 410 IAR Microcomputers Lab. Request for fall 2006 only
Ewanow briefly explained the need for the non-standard time. A motion was made by Ewanow and seconded by Wheatley to approve this as a one-time request. Motion carried.
PHYS 821 Advanced Dynamics; Group final exam times (SPAN 161, 162, 165, 261 Spanish I, II, Accelerated, III) - action tabled in April
PHYS 821 non-standard time requested with ongoing approval. A motion for approval was made by Wheatley and seconded by Donnelly. Motion carried.
SPAN 161, SPAN 162, SPAN 165, SPAN 261 group final exams requested beginning Fall 2006. A motion was made by Wheatley and seconded by Ewanow to approve this request with a modification to switch proposed SPAN 161 and SPAN 162 exam days to reduce anticipated exam conflicts. Motion carried.
EECE 690C Solar Engineering; this is a one-time request for fall 2006. A motion to approve was made by Hightower and seconded by Delker. Motion carried.
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Stevens briefly updated committee members about the portal. This is available only for Army personnel. The primary benefit is providing a better way for soldiers to find out what courses are available and pre-approved for tuition assistance. It is still very much an experimental portal and is not very user friendly yet. Distance education programs and on-campus courses have not been entered yet, but there hope is to do this in the future. The system cannot handle the full load of courses yet. Stevens noted that this project has emphasized the importance of having a digital catalog for our university.
Proposal to revise Academic Fresh Start Policy
Wheatley briefly described the current Academic Fresh Start Proposal. The proposed change would allow the student and advisor to select the four consecutive semesters to remove from their GPA calculation instead of being limited to the first four semesters at K-State. Hightower suggested creating a new policy versus modifying this one. Nielsen commented that the registrar's office has suggested one policy rather than two. Hightower recommended forming a sub-committee to discuss the possibility of either a revision of this policy or a new policy and that looking at what other colleges do would be helpful. Pence called for volunteers to serve on this committee. Wheatley volunteered; Nielsen mentioned the Registrar's Office could be used as a resource. Donna Mehnke and Nancy Bolsen were also suggested to serve. Once the sub-committee has come up with a solution it will be brought back to CAPP.
The June 14, 2006 CAPP meeting conflicts with Orientation & Enrollment ( Manhattan campus) - change date or cancel? - Committee members opted to cancel the June 14 th meeting. Pence announced that David Delker will be the new CAPP chair and Ike Ehie will be secretary for the 2006-2007 year.
Senior surveys
Cia Verschelden, Director of the Office of Assessment, proposed attaching the senior survey to the graduation application as a requirement for graduation clearance. Pence asked for comments from committee members. It was decided Pence should invite Cia Verschelden to the July meeting for further discussion.