Present: Barnes, Barrios, Daly, Fluegge-Woolf, Gathman, Hinkle, Jenkins, Jung, McAllister, McDougall, McGowan, Rogers-Adkinson, and Starrett
Guests: Heather McMillan, Leslee Pollina, Joe Pujol, Shonta Smith (for Aguinaga)
A. MINUTES: Upon a motion by McGowan; seconded by McDougall, the minutes of April 1, 2014, were unanimously approved.
B. ACTION ITEMS:
1. Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management – New Program
McDougall moved approval of a new Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management program;
seconded by Jenkins/McGowan. McDougall explained that this and the next several action
item proposals were identified by the Academic Visionary Committee as needed “Health
Studies” programs. The programs are relevant and will contribute to professional advancement
for our students. He added that a tenure track position will be added for this, and
the other related proposed new programs; the position will be for a PhD in Healthcare
Administration. A Budget Review Committee proposal will go forward next academic year
for the position, and some internal College of Business reallocation will occur from
the Department of Economics and Finance to assist with this, so there will be 2 ½
FTE to teach specialized coursework. Gathman questioned whether SC300 would be offered
online and if Communication Studies was aware of this; McDougall explained that all
proposals were developed in collaboration with the other departments involved. Gathman
also suggested different wording on page 3, rather than “relatively unique”; suggested
changing for all proposals. Hinkle questioned whether the general education courses
would be considered additional requirements; McDougall agreed that they would. Motion
passed unanimously.
2. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Healthcare Administration – New
Program
McDougall moved approval of a new Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in
Healthcare Administration program; seconded by Gathman. McDougall explained that this
program would be attractive for students looking to work on the business side of healthcare.
Motion passed unanimously.
3. Master of Science in Healthcare Management – New Program
McDougall moved approval of a new Master of Science in Healthcare Management program,
with options in Administration, Communication, General, Informatics, and Quality and
Patient Safety; seconded by McGowan. Jung questioned who would teach SC560. McMillan
explained that the course will be offered regularly and online for this program, and
will be taught by a graduate level faculty member. Motion passed unanimously.
4. Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management
5. Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management – Administration
6. Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management – Communication
7. Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management – Informatics
8. Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management – Quality and Patient Safety
McAllister asked the Council if there was any objection to the five Graduate Certificates
in Healthcare Management being under one motion; Council agreed to this. McGowan moved
approval of five new graduate certificates: Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management,
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management – Administration, Graduate Certificate
in Healthcare Management – Communication, Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management
– Informatics, Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management – Quality and Patient
Safety; seconded by McDougall. McMillan explained that these certificates would be
a gateway for those currently working in the healthcare industry looking to further
their education, but not quite ready for the Master’s program. Hinkle pointed out
that the Informatics certificate lists MI375 as a required course, but as a graduate
certificate, it can’t have an undergraduate course in the curriculum. Discussion followed
and it was decided that MI375 would be listed as a prerequisite and the certificate
would be changed to a 15 hour program. Motion passed unanimously.
9. MS in Organizational Management to MS in Management – Program Title Change
McDougall moved approval of a program title change from MS in Organizational Management
to MS in Management; seconded by Gathman. This program has been developed as an online
program, but it is also face-to-face. McDougall explained that moving to the “Management”
title will make the program more recognizable, especially for those searching online
for management programs. This title is also more common. Motion passed unanimously.
10. Undergraduate Autism Spectrum Disorder Certificate – Curriculum Revision
Rogers-Adkinson moved approval of the curriculum revision to the Undergraduate Certificate
in Autism Spectrum Disorder; seconded by McDougall. Rogers-Adkinson explained that
this revision is to add one additional course – CF/PY120 or PY222 – to the certificate,
making it an 18 hour certificate. This will bring the certificate into compliance
to be eligible for financial aid. McDougall questioned whether the Council needed
to approve this kind of revision; Smith and Rogers-Adkinson explained that this was
a special circumstance, as it was requested by Karen Walker (Student Financial Services)
as part of meeting the compliance for financial aid. No further approval will be needed,
and Eddleman will merely send an informational memo to CBHE notifying them that the
certificate is now an 18 hour certificate, and a copy of the memo will be provided
to Karen Walker. Motion passed unanimously.
11. BS in Recreation to BS in Recreation and Park Administration – Program Title Change
Jenkins moved approval of a program title change from BS in Recreation to BS in Recreation
and Park Administration; seconded by McDougall/Gathman. Pujol explained that the new
title more accurately describes the student career path, and also more closely aligns
with the name of the professional organization and accrediting body. Pujol also pointed
out that some curriculum revisions had been made, to move to two tracks. McDougall
questioned why the tracks were not options; Pujol stated that it could be historic
and that the recreation faculty had not expressed interest in options. The Council
suggested that Pujol speak to the faculty and consider making the tracks into options.
Motion passed unanimously.
12. Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Online) – New Program
Barrios moved approval of a new online Bachelor of Arts in Psychology program; seconded
by McDougall. Pollina explained that the department has been working on this program
for some time. There is significant demand for the program, especially a fully online
program. It was designed as an option for students that are not able to be on campus.
McDougall questioned if there will be a difference in marketing for the face-to-face
BS and the online BA; Pollina explained there will be some difference, as the online
BA program will be less research intensive. McDougall expressed concern that BS students
will enroll in the online courses; Pollina stated there is some expectation of that.
Gathman questioned whether AN181, in the elective credits, is developed as an online
course; Pollina explained that it will be offered online in the future. Barrios explained
that there will be some faculty changes coming up in the department. McGowan questioned
whether a Budget Review proposal would be coming forward for the faculty needed for
the program; Pollina and Barrios explained that the faculty changes include retirements
and there will be conversions of existing lines. Starrett and Hinkle questioned the
wording regarding electives; Pollina will remove the “(choose courses not taken to
fulfill Univ. Studies requirements)” wording. Motion passed unanimously, with editorial
changes.
13. Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology – New Program
Gathman moved approval of a new Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
program; seconded by Jenkins. Pollina explained that there is some need for a graduate
program like this. When developing the program, the department looked at what graduate
degrees will employ without a PhD, and Industrial-Organizational Psychology was the
best fit. Barrios added that it was also the least amount of intensive lab. McGowan
questioned who would look for this program, and if it was specific to a background
in psychology; Pollina explained that there would be no requirement for an undergraduate
degree in psychology. McDougall questioned whether there were undergraduate course
prerequisites; Pollina said no. Barrios added that there are not many graduate psychology
programs out there. Gathman questioned the staffing needs; based on upcoming retirements,
there will be conversion of one faculty line. Starrett questioned the library costs
in the proposal, as there will be approximately $200,000 cuts over the next two years
in periodicals; Pollina didn’t think this would be an issue. McDougall pointed out
that there was a typo on the Program Structure page – should be PY556. Motion passed
unanimously, with editorial changes.
C. Informational/Discussion Items:
1. Course Catalog Statuses
Hinkle explained that her office has found several courses where departments want
to shelve courses, rather than terminate them. She proposed a “Temporary Inactive”
status, where a course would no longer be available for scheduling, would not appear
in the bulletin, and could be reactivated within a two year timeframe. If not reactivated,
the course would revert to a Terminated status. McDougall expressed support for this
idea, but was concerned that two years may be too short based on course rotations.
The Council suggested four years. Starrett questioned whether this would be retroactive;
Hinkle said no, it would start now. McDougall and McGowan asked that Hinkle send an
email so that faculty could be informed.
D. Other:
1. McAllister announced that Graduate Council had discussed a cleanup for graduate incomplete grades. After 6 years, incompletes will become an “F.” McDougall and McGowan expressed that this will be incentive for students to get degrees completed. McDougall asked Hinkle to send out a list of incomplete grades for each college.
2. McAllister announced that the Provost asked him to share that for any late grades, Dr. Eddleman wants a written explanation by the end of business on Tuesday. If he doesn’t like the explanation, he will follow up, and repeat offenses could lead to unsatisfactory evaluations and/or termination.
3. McGowan announced that the Honors Banquet was May 6th at 6:00 p.m.
4. Hinkle announced that final grades are due Monday at 8:00 p.m. for Moodle users, and 9:00 p.m. for Self Service users.
Meeting adjourned.
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