John Allard (DCE), Doris Carroll (AA), Al Cochran (PO), David Delker (TC), Kevin Donnelly (AG), Ike Ehie (BA), Lynn Ewanow (CAPD), Mike Lynch (EPD), Monty Nielsen (RO), Karen Pence (HE), Mike Perl (ED), Larry Satzler (EN), Carol Shanklin (GS), Alison Wheatley (AS).
Larry Moeder (SFA), Melinda Wilkerson (VM).
Kelli Cox, Candace Becker
The meeting was called to order by Kevin Donnelly at 10:34 a.m.
Minutes were approved as distributed.
Kelli Cox, chair of the Ad Hoc committee to review changes to the approval, routing, and notification policy for course and curriculum processes, met with CAPP members to explain the proposal her committee produced for Faculty Senate. The committee tried to do four things: (1) make sure that curriculum procedures follow the board of regents policies, (2) propose routing systems to be followed when dealing with course and curriculum matters, (3) establish a set of curriculum approval and change processes based on the complexity of change requests, (4) suggest how curriculum changes might be entered into university catalogs. The document forwarded to Faculty Senate contains flow charts that summarize the proposed steps to follow when conducting curriculum changes, iSIS-compatible documents for the curriculum change processes, and a checklist that departments can use as they prepare courses and programs for submission.
After Cox’s presentation considerable discussion followed about how changes could be tracked more easily than they are currently tracked and who would be responsible for making sure changes are placed into the catalogs.
The proposal does not eliminate green and white sheets (which are currently used for curriculum changes); however, Carroll said that she believes faculty senate would be open to possibly eliminating them.
The Academic Affairs Committee of Faculty Senate approved the proposal and forwarded it to the executive committee for first reading. It is scheduled to be presented to the full senate at its March meeting.
The Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning requested approval of non-standard times for six courses: PLAN 660 (1:05-2:20, MW, fall), PLAN 745 (9:30-10:45, MW, fall), PLAN 803 (8:05-9:20 a.m., MW, fall), PLAN 748 (9:30-10:45,MW, spring), PLAN 752 (2:30-4:20, W, spring), PLAN 815 (2:30-4:30, MW, spring). All students taking these courses are graduate students majoring in the planning program and would have little or no conflict with the proposed times. Ewanow moved to approve all six requests as on-going, non-standard times. Shanklin seconded the motion. The motion passed.
The College of Technology and Aviation requested approval of a non-standard time for a freshman experience course (COT 299, 11:05-12:20, TU, fall ’08 only) that will be co-taught by five faculty members. The requested time is the only time all five can meet. Delker moved approval. Wheatley seconded. The motion passed.
The Department of Modern Languages requested approval of a non-standard time for Business German (GRMN 526, 11:30-12:45, MW, fall ’08 only). Wheatley moved approval. Delker seconded. The motion passed.
Lynch asked members if the advisors in their colleges are comfortable with the training they are receiving for the iSIS system. He has heard that some advisors are concerned that ACT predictive data will not be available through the iSIS system. This information will be provided on paper for the summer, but members would like to have it available on iSIS if the predictive data is to be discontinued on paper.
Donnelly reported that as the senate passed the academic fresh start and forgiveness policies, the academic standards committees of each college would review students’ petitions. CAPP members agreed that forms should be developed for academic fresh start and forgiveness requests. Wheatley agreed to construct rough copies of forms for members to consider at the next meeting.
Doris Carroll reported that the final exam policy passed Faculty Senate yesterday with some minor changes.
The general education committee is completing presentations to the colleges and gathering feedback. The implementation date for general education has not been determined.
The provost has formed an Ad Hoc committee to examine the definition of plagiarism and related issues, but it has not yet convened.
Meeting adjourned at 12:10 p.m.
Submitted by Michael Perl