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Governance Minutes ArchiveApril 24, 1989
MINUTES COMMISSION ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Burruss Hall Board Room April 24, 1989 PRESENT: Dr. John M. Perry, Chairman; Dr. Dennis Hinkle, Secretary, Deans J. M. White, M. A. Ogliaruso, T. W. Bonham, M. A. Lewis, J. F. Marchman, R. S. Purdy; Drs. R. E. James, E. A. Brown, E. W. Carson, C. J. Dudley, W. E. Dugger, D. Dunay, M. E. Sanders, T. J. Greene, M. Norton, R. Steinberg, R. Salvaggio; Karen Bishop for David Bousquet, Admissions; Wanda Dean, Registrar; Teresa Abbou and Kristen Cumberland, SGA ABSENT: Drs. D. E. Egger, Jeffrey Burkette, Ninette Sadusky VISITORS: Nevin Frantz, VTE; Susan Trulove, Spectrum; Patricia White, Edu- cational Communications; Lewis Barnett, Arts and Sciences 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: The meeting was called to order at 3:03 pm. 2. Three additional items were added to the AGENDA: a. Teacher Education Proposals - M. A. Lewis b. University Calendar 1990-91 - J. M. Perry c. Course Proposal Log - D. E. Hinkle 3. The MINUTES of the March 27, 1989, meeting were approved. 4. COURSE CRITERIA COMMITTEE REPORT - E. A. Brown o Marjorie Norton indicated that the issue raised regarding the "Food Specialist" option in HNF had been resolved by changing the name of the option to "Consumer Foods." A motion was made, seconded, and approved for this option and the accompanying checklist. (First reading was on February 13). o The BFA Program in Art did not require action by CUS. Approval was given previously (May 9, 1988). o AS 1025-26, AS 2025-26, and AS 3025-26 were not submitted. o A motion was made and seconded to waive the first reading of the following courses, programs and checklists: STAT 2004 Introductory Statistics - (New Course) GEOG 3304/GEOL 3304 Geomorphology - (Cross Listing) EDCI 1004 College Success Strategies - (New Course) EDCI 3144 Education for Exceptional Learners - (Revised Course) Cross listed with FCD EDCI 3154 Psychological Foundations of Education - (Revised Course) Cross listed with Psychology EDHL 3424 Health Promotion and Public Health - (New Course) EDHL 4544 Health in the Workplace - (New Course) Revision of Health Education major - checklist College of Business - Graduation Requirements - 134 to 128 hours Checklists - Department of Accounting - Department of Accounting (Info. Sys. Option) - Department of Economics - Department of Finance/Insurance and Business Law - Department of Management - Department of Marketing 5. TEACHER EDUCATION PROPOSAL - M. A. Lewis Certain programs in Vocational and Technical Education needed to be re- considered as part of the state-mandated restructuring of teacher edu- cation programs; the three programs are 1) Business Education, 2) Marketing Education and 3) Home Economics Education. Due to the May 1, 1989 deadline, CUS action was necessary. Thus, a motion was made and seconded to waive the first reading followed by a motion to approve the three programs. Following the discussion of the three programs, they were approved and will be submitted to State Council by May 1. The discussions included the following: o The Business Education program should not include computer in the title since no computer science courses are included in the pro- gram. o Regarding the Home Economics Education Program, Dr. Purdy asked that faculty from the College of Human Resources be actively in- volved in future planning and implementation of both the undergrad- uate program and the inservice program. Dr. Frantz gave his assurance that the VTE Division would involve faculty from the var- ious departments in these activities. Dr. Perry indicated that he would write the two college deans regarding this concern. o Also, in regard to the Home Economic Education program, the concern was raised about the limited number of free electives. Dr. Perry indicated that this issue is a university concern and it will be an item on the 1989-90 CUS agenda. 6. REPORT OF UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG SUBCOMMITTEE - W. H. Dean The subcommittee raised two major issues -- 1) what is the purpose of the catalog? and 2) who should be in charge of it? The recommendations of the committee related to these two issues as well as to the need for consistency across departments, the language used, and the legality of the document itself. Of importance is the fact that the document should not be used as a recruiting tool; rather, its purpose is being a repository of academic policies and procedures, as well as the course curricula. To this end, the catalog needs to be developed using a standard set of publication guidelines. In addition, the catalog might also include additional information such as statements on restricted majors and sections out of the undergraduate credit report. Dr. Perry thanked the committee for their report and assured them that action will be taken on the recommendations. 7. UNIVERSITY CALENDAR - 1990-91 - J. M. Perry After discussing the changes in the 1990-91 calendar, Dr. Perry indi- cated that he would be recommending that the 1990-91 Fall Semester be- gin on August 27, 1990 and that the Second Summer Session begin on July 1, 1991. 8. COURSE PROPOSAL LOG - D. E. Hinkle Dr. Hinkle indicated that the course log has worked well over the past three months. Next year, further improvements will be made in the doc- umentation and reporting processes. 9. CUS RESOLUTION 88-89 A - W. H. Dean Ms. Dean proposed a resolution acknowledging Dr. Perry's contribution to the University and specifically to the work of CUS. The resolution passed without a dissenting vote. 10. The meeting adjourned at 4:53 pm. Respectfully submitted, Dennis Hinkle, Secretary
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