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Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee MeetingApril 10, 2008Attending: Jim Thompson-Chair (Vet Med), Wade Miller (Agric.), David Holger (Assoc. Provost), Pam Iasevoli (Design), Stuart Birrell (Eng), Carolyn Payne (Grad. College), Carla Peterson (Human Sciences), Rob Wallace (LAS), Char Hulsebus (Registrar’s Office), Diane Rupp (Registrar’s Office), Jared Danielson (Vet Med), Bill Terando (Business), Robert Thornburg (Guest, BBMB), Alan Dispirito (Guest, BBMB) 1. Minutes: Wade moved approval of minutes, Danielson seconded, the minutes were approved 2. Biotechnology major proposal Alan Dispirito and Robert Thornburg came to explain the Biotechnology major proposal. After a brief explanation, Dispirio and Thornburg were asked if they had investigated 2X2 programs with junior colleges. They had, but currently the junior colleges do not offer the required courses. Robert Wallace indicated that this proposal went to the LAS curriculum committee, and was not approved, because it was thought to be redundant with the Biochemistry program. At the time, their suggestion was that there be a program or certificate program without a complete new major. Wallace indicated that he would have to vote no, based on what their committee indicated at the time. It was pointed out that this proposal has passed the Agriculture and Life Sciences committee. Thornburg indicated that after the proposal was not passed by LAS, Thomas Bobik addressed the concerns raised by their committee, and a review of the proposal showed that many of those concerns had been addressed. Holger pointed out that there is nothing wrong with the narrative, but that additional documentation is needed in the proposal, including category #15 – letters of support from other programs, other Regents Universities, etc. Birrell suggested a letter from the Bioeconomy Institute. The word “Bio” is sensitive in the current campus climate. Miller pointed out that on page 9 item 6, it needs to be clear that all approvals have been obtained. It was also noted that the proposal needs information in items 12 and 13 (financial resources and new costs.) Birrell moved that the discussion be tabled until all required documentation is available. Bill Terando seconded. The motion passed unanimously. There was considerable discussion of the process for voting and approving curricular changes given the most recent Faculty Senate Meeting. 3 & 4: U.S. Diversity/International Perspectives Course Substitution or Waiver Request and Request to Apply a Transfer Course to Satisfy U.S. Diversity/International Perspectives RequirementThe committee discussed the proposed new Diversity and International Perspectives forms. The concern was raised that that the process might not address some courses that really don’t meet international perspectives. It was suggested that using the new forms would be likely to address these concerns. These forms offer a newer/standardized way to approve the Div/IP requirement; they operationalize existing policies, and standardize input to the registrar’s office. Danielson moved endorsement of forms, Wallace seconded, the motion passed unanimously. 5. Catalog Update Hulsebus gave some updates on the catalog. She said that if college approvers notice that a department has been checked off in the system, we can approve without all departments being done. It was also pointed out that the “Topics” box is not the topic of the course, it is simply the “A”, “B”, “C” subheads. These are called “topics”, but will be called “sub heads” in the new form. Adjourned at 9:03 AM The next meeting is scheduled for April 24th at 8:00 AM Submitted by Jared Danielson March 27, 2008Present: Jim Thompson-Chair (Vet Med), Wade Miller (Agric.), David Holger (Assoc. Provost), Pam Iasevoli (Design), Stuart Birrell (Eng), Carolyn Payne (Grad. College), Justin Knight (GSB), Carla Peterson (Human Sciences), Rob Wallace (LAS), Char Hulsebus (Registrar’s Office), Diane Rupp (Registrar’s Office), Jared Danielson (Vet Med), Diane Bystrom (Guest, Catt Center), Julie Snyder-Yuly (Guest, Catt Center), Greg Maxwell (Guest, Mechanical Eng), Michael Pate (Guest, Mechanical Eng), Review of minutes: Minutes from the meeting of February 28, 2008 were reviewed and a motion to accept the minutes was passed unanimously (Motion: Wade Miller, seconded Rob Wallace) Business and Announcements Review of Undergraduate Certificate Program in Community Leadership and Public Service. Diane Bystrom reported that the Leadership program was started as a program of Catt Center for Women and Politics, and is being expended to a multi-College Leadership Program. The program was first designed as a minor, but during discussion with stakeholders evolved into a Certificate Program. The Certificate program includes 5 Colleges, 15 Departments and will utilize existing courses. The Engineering Leadership program at the moment is a separate program but the Engineering College has expressed an interest in potentially joining the program. The 21 credit hours required for the certificate are fulfilled by 9 credit hours of core required courses, 3 hours credit communication course, 6 hours credit of elective courses and 3 hours credit capstone course or experience. Students will be able to select different tracks depending on their particular interests. A motion to approve the Certificate Program was passed unanimously (Motion: Wade Miller, seconded Pam Iasevoli) Review of proposal for Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Minor. Michael Pate reported that the original Iowa State University Nuclear Engineering program was dissolved over 15 years ago, due to lack of new nuclear plants being built and operated. However, concerns of Global warming have revitalized the nuclear industry, and a large number of new applications for approval of Nuclear Power Stations have been submitted. There is a large demand for graduates in the nuclear industry. At present, an Industry complaint is that these needs are supplied by Electrical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering graduates with no prior nuclear education or knowledge. There is a large demand for graduates from the different disciplines who are also trained in nuclear technologies. This minor will address these needs and a number of companies are expected to provide scholarships. The minor will be part of the Big 12 Consortium, with the courses provided as web-based courses by different members of the consortium, but courses cross-listed by each institution catalog, and approved as an ISU course. The 15 credit hours required for the minor are fulfilled by 9 credit hours of core required courses, and 6 hours credit of elective courses. The consortium has developed a quality assurance and course assessment procedure to maintain academic standards. The consortium allows the minor to be offered without additional course development, and no additional resources beyond faculty time for administration and advising. All Engineering students will be eligible for the minor. The minor is not anticipated to evolve into offering of a major at Iowa State, due to the lack of a reactor. However, the undergraduate minor could form the basis for a Graduate Certificate. A motion to approve the Nuclear Engineering minor was passed unanimously (Motion: Wade Miller, seconded Rob Wallace) Combination of Animal Ecology and Wildlife Biology to Wildlife Ecology The Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management proposal to merge their existing M.S./Ph.D. degree programs in Wildlife Biology and Animal Ecology into a single graduate program in Wildlife Ecology was approved unanimously. (Motion: Stuart Birrell, seconded Carla Peterson) Announcements/comments: College Catalog Reports Templates Char Hulsebus reported that a new College Catalog Report template will be discussed at the next meeting. Board of Regents Review Request. David Holger stated that all programs that need approval by Board of Regent in the coming year be submitted to him, so they can be placed on the list of Agenda Items. David Holger encouraged that all possible items be submitted, since items not submitted would require significant additional information to be added later but no penalty exists for deletions. Rob Wallace mentioned that a new Ph.D. program in Science Technology and Risk Communications from the Greenlee School of Journalism may be developed. Next meeting: April 10, 2008 at 8:00am in Room 107 The meeting was adjourned. Feb. 28, 2008Present: James Thompson, Wade Miller, Justin Knight, Pam Iasevoli, Jared Danielson, Carla Peterson (recorder), Char Hulsebus, Karen Zunkel, Carolyn Payne, Jane Jacobson, Diane Rupp Justin Knight was introduced as a new member representing Government of the Student Body (GSB). Minutes from 2/14/08 approved. Old Business: There was no old business. New Business: 1. Karen Zunkel and Jane Jacobson (guests) presented draft forms presented for possible use in documenting students fulfillment of the International Perspectives and U.S. Diversity requirements through the transfer of courses from other universities and/or granting of a waiver
2. Where to indicate delivery method for a course (e.g., distance), especially for experimental courses, was discussed. Consensus was reached that delivery method is listed on the schedule of classes which is the appropriate place. 3. Jim distributed the list of Courses Not Taught during the previous two years. Each department and college is asked to review these courses and present a rationale for continuing them in the 09-11 catalog. If this is not forthcoming (before May 9, 2008), the courses will be deleted from the 09-11 catalog. Jim agreed to send the last report from each college curriculum chairperson and a template for completing this to assist with this process. Char will review this at the next meeting. Announcements: Jim reminded everyone that any programs that wish to institute any special GPS requirements must present that request to the Academic Records Committee. Next meeting scheduled for 13 March 2008 in Room 107 of Lab of Mechanics. Feb. 14, 2008Location: 107 Laboratory of Mechanics – 8:00 amAttending: J. Thompson (Chair), S. Birrell, J. Danielson C. Hulsebus, W. Miller, C. Peterson, D. Rupp, W. Terando, L. Doering, R. Wallace (taking minutes). Guests: D. Acker (CALS), H. Aluru (Eng), L. Burras (Agron), D. Holger (EVPP), R. Martin (AgEd S), G. Nonnecke (Hort), C. Payne (Grad. Coll.), D. Rover (Eng),Chairman Thompson called the meeting to order at 8:02 am.Minutes from the FSCC meeting of 30 January 2008 were moved, seconded, and approved. Old Business:None New Business: I. Bioengineering Minor – Guests: Diane Rover (Engineering Admin.), Meneesha Aluru (Engineering) A. Birrell presented an overview of the proposed minor in Bioengineering, as to history, need, curriculum, content, and related topics. Additional clarifications provided by Rover and Aluru. B. Concerns were raised about the minor being available only to Engineering students (e.g. Bioinformatics track) C. Questions were raised as to prerequisites of certain courses offered as supporting courses - some are advanced, requiring 1 or 2 prerequisites, which need to be considered as students are advised. Make such prerequisites more transparent. D. Corrections are needed in Track 1 (e.g. 9 cr. of BioE from page 10); need to check that consistent language is used throughout the document regarding credits, and specific requirements for all of the various tracks possible in the minor. E. A motion to approve the Minor in Bioengineering with the suggested editorial corrections was made by Wallace, seconded by Peterson. Motion passed unanimously. Noted that the next Academic Affairs Council meeting will be on Feb. 18th; Faculty Senate Executive Board on Feb 26th. II. New Major in Global Resource Systems (CALS) – Guests: David Acker (CALS), Lee Burras (Agron), Robert Martin (AgEd S), Gail Nonnecke (Hort) (8:28 am) A. Acker gave a brief summary of the history of the proposal, the need and desired outrcomes for students pursuing the major, and a synopsis of the general curricular structure. It is intended to be an integrative degree, bringing together content from a range of diverse disciuplines, all brought to bear on the study of global resources. He noted several points: - Increase in globalization efforts on campus. - International competition for resources. - Social responsibility - Innovation – first new major in CALS in 12 years. - Designed to attract new students – not typical of present CALS students as to disciplinary interests B. Target enrollment of CALS is to have 50% of the students receiving study abroad experience. C. Introduces a new level of academic rigor – e.g. Foreign language requirement D. Provides an 'immersion' experience of 5 or more weeks as a requirement E. Requires senior project as part of the major requirements. F. Provides for integration of Technical, leadership, and cultural competencies (Venn diagram distributed) Comments from the Dean of CALS – Interested in having department chairs put together an implementation plan, regarding resources, timing of courses, etc. Requires faculty buy-in. Noted also that some leadership will be required for the new major – faculty responsibility and one or more faculty needed to oversee program. Also needs to consider that the new major is not seen as 'stealing'; majors from current programs or from other departments. Further comments discussed included: 1. Which minors are acceptable for students in the new GRS major? Possibilities of dual majors? Need to examine growth and complementarity of the new major with existing majors, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach. 2. Birrell expressed concern that the technical competence aspects of the major need to more clearly laid out. 3. Holger noted that: a. Have an expectation that present curricula can develop mechanisms/documents to allow students to bet the GRS and another major concurrently. b. Relevant to some level of disciplinary (technical) competence - students should be attracted to this major if they have not yet chosen a major (or even college) when entering ISU. Strong opportunities will exist for collaboration between colleges. 4. Birrell noted a correction needed on page 15 regarding credit totals ("up to 15 credits"). Maximum of 15 credits – are all or additional credits to be counted toward degree? What is the credit designation expected to be for formal internship experiences? Although the experience is good, there was a concern about the expectations and actual total credit counts required versus the time spent in the internship program/course – are these consistent. May need to better articulate how this will work. Doering suggested that it may be possible "pull the total credits apart" into smaller course units to alleviate this problem. (for example, in the Acker noted the A motion to approve the GRS major was made by Birrell, seconded by Wallace. Motion passed unanimously. Announcements: 1. Doering briefly commented on an updated method to be used when revising the catalog and facilitating revisions in course offered with respect to the "Courses not Taught" list. Previous policy s that unless a program makes a case to keep a particular course, and provide rationale for doing so, that it would be automatically dropped from the list. 2. It was moved and seconded to approve a name change of the Agricultural Education major to Agriculture and Life Sciences Education. Motion passed 3. Hulsebus will lay-out curriculum sections in the catalog, which will permit the revision to be similar to the degree audit format. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 am; the next FSCC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 28th. Submitted by RSW – 25 Feb 2008 Jan. 30, 2008Attending: J. Thompson (Chair), Pam Iasevoli (Design), W. Wade Miller (ALS), Char Hulsebus (Registrar Office), Robert Wallace (LASCC), Stuart Birrell (Eng), Carla Peterson (Human Sciences), Jared Danielson (Vet Med), Diane Rupp (Registrar), Chris Hopkins (Visitor),Minutes from the January 16 meeting were reviewed. It was pointed out by P. Iasevoli that the minor identified in the minutes as Environmental Studies is actually Entrepreneurial Studies. R. Wallace moved to approve the minutes. S. Birrell seconded and the minutes were approved. Old Business: There was no old business. New Business: 1. A Music Technology minor was proposed. Dr. Hopkins explained the background and purpose of this minor. – This will be different from other Music Tech programs in that it will emphasize research. Therefore the proposed program fits our areas of strength at ISU. There was some discussion of the various Minor options and how they might fit students with various backgrounds. Wade Miller moved approval. Danielson seconded. The motion was approved by unanimous consent. 2. It was proposed that the MS in Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine be eliminated. J. Thompson explained the background to the proposal, which is that the VDPAM Master’s is virtually identical to the Preventive Medicine Master’s (both offered by the same department.) Iasevoli moved approval; Peterson seconded. The motion was approved by unanimous consent. 3. We discussed several curricular name changes, etc. that will appear on a future agenda. Announcements: We discussed meeting times. The time that is best for most people is 8:00 AM on Thursdays. Therefore, we will begin that meeting schedule on every other Thursday beginning in two weeks. The catalog editing software should be ready for our training starting next week when the training sessions are planned. The question was raised if there was any progress made regarding the new proposed IP policy for Veterans. J. Thompson will try to get that back on the agenda for the Academic Affairs Council. The meeting was adjourned at 4:37 PM The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Feb 14th at 8:00 AM Submitted by Jared Danielson Jan. 16, 2008Attending: J. Thompson (Chair), Pam Iasevoli (Design), W. Wade Miller (ALS), Char Hulsebus (Registrar Office), Robert Wallace (LASCC), Stuart Birrell ( Eng), Carla Peterson (Human Sciences), Carl Bern (Visitor), Raj Raman (Visitor)Minutes from the November 29 meeting were reviewed. Stuart Birrell moved to approve the minutes. Pam Iasevoli seconded and the minutes were approved. New Business: Carl Bern and Raj Raman presented the proposal for a bachelors degree in Biological Systems Engineering. Some concerns were expressed that the program did not reflect enough biology in the proposed curriculum. It was recommended that the electives in the options be listed or mentioned in the proposal because they would show the biology courses that could be used. For example: Bio 312 and 313. After discussion, Pam Iasevoli moved approval and Rob Wallace seconded. The proposal was approved. It was recommended that the proposal be updated and then sent to James Thompson. Old Business: International Perspectives Form revision – Char Hulsebus showed the committee the updated International Perspectives form. It includes a check box area for the Registrar’s Office and rearranges some areas of the current form to facilitate it use in the Registrar’s Office. The form was accepted by unanimous consent. Announcements:
Catalog editing will begin soon. Char Hulsebus distributed a packet on this process. It has been discovered that some information regarding Environmental Studies in the new ISU catalog may not have been approved by the normal process. It will be reviewed for the next catalog. The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 pm. The next meeting is scheduled for January 30 at 4:10 pm. Submitted by Wade Miller Nov. 29, 2007Attending: J. Thompson (Chair), Pam Iasevoli (Design), W. Wade Miller (ALS), Diane Rupp (Registrar Office), Char Hulsebus (Registrar Office), Robert Wallace (LASCC), Stuart Birrell ( Eng), Cheryll Reitmeier (FSHN), Erica Beirman (FSHN), Ruth MacDonald (FSHN), Laura Doering Registrar Office, Joe Sebranek (An Sci). Minutes from the November 15 meeting were reviewed. W. Miller moved to approve the minutes. J Thompson announced that regarding the mention of a M.S. in dietetics. There is not a new major being proposed. There is currently an MFCS degree with an option in dietetics available here at ISU. The experimental course forms signed (and being processed currently) are for courses that will be offered at a distance through the GPIDEA and will be available for ISU students to use in their programs. So, this will be a minor curriculum adjustment within a major already on the books and should not require any action by the FSCC at this time. Old Business:
New Business None Meeting was adjourned at 9:00 am. Submitted by J Thompson Nov. 15, 2007Attending: J. Thompson (Chair), C. Hulsebus, P. Iasevoli, W. Miller, W. Terando, S. Birrell, D. Rupp, C. Peterson, L. Karriker, L. Doering, R. Wallace (taking minutes). Guests: C. Schwab (ABE), D. Bratsch-Prince (WLC) Chairman Thompson called the meeting to order at 8:04 am. Minutes from the FSCC meeting of 1 November 2007 were distributed, reviewed. Minor corrections were noted. Motion to approve by Miller, Second by Peterson; approved unanimously. Announcements: I. Academic Affairs Council – A. Minor in Sport Culture was approved. B. Waiver for IP for military personnel was discussed. Committee would like written verification of pre-deployment instruction. Rupp noted that while returning veterans have papers that show deployment and duration, these typically do not show record of pre-deployment instruction. Need to check with Veterans Affairs office upon returning to ISU from military service. Birrell stated that he feels that deployment in foreign countries gives more IP experience than many courses we presently accept. II. Catalog Announcements – - Hulsebus announced that spreadsheets are being prepared for college curriculum chairs to complete for who will be the responsible editor for all departments and programs within each college. - Shaded areas in the table indicate programs that are shared between colleges; need to determine primary reporting college for these. - Formerly, interdisciplinary programs were handled by the FSCC chair; it is now necessary to determine who will receive the catalog edits for the interdisciplinary programs. - Any changes in departments should be forwarded to Char Hulsebus. Spreadsheet and related information will be available via download from the FSCC web site. - Training sessions will be in February 2008; 4 sessions will be available. - If possible, please send the list of Catalog Editors by December 1st or shortly thereafter. Old Business: I. Undergraduate Certificate in Occupational Safety – Guest: Dr. Charles Schwab (Agricultural Systems Bioengineering) A. Schwab provided a background for the proposal, including an explanation of the departmental merger in 2004, and that the proposal is in response to industry needs for certification and additional training in safety issues. The proposal notes that the program already offers core courses in Occupational Safety, and that there are significant needs of businesses in relevant industries that exist for present employees to obtain additional training and certification in Occupational Safety. B. Discussion continued about specific details of the proposal. 1. It was noted that the minimum "C or better" grade requirement will likely need to be discussed at the Academic Affairs council; their next meeting will be on 26 November. 2. Question was raised as to whether there were comparable programs in other Regents institutions. U of I has a Public Safety program but this differs considerably from the present proposal, having a different focus. 3. Question raised whether any of the course will be taught via distance education. Schwab noted that TSM 272, 370, and 372 proposed for distance education delivery. 4. Terando noted that the proposal had good timing, due to the current interest and needs of business and industry. 5. Questions were asked as to the time frame anticipated for completing the certificate, particularly if returning with a bachelor's degree. Would vary considerably depending upon student background and schedule. 6. Question raised as to how many students certificate program would attract. Schwab stated that this is hard to determine, but students could be drawn from a range of majors presently at ISU (e.g. Occupational Safety, Industrial technology), students pursuing manufacturing and engineering degrees, and students from industry and other local companies (e.g. safety officers from companies; operations staff of ethanol plants, manufacturing industries such as John Deere, etc.). He also noted that there is a 'high demand" for this certificate program; the 7. Question by Doering regarding the minimum 12 credits being applied to the Certificate program. These must be 12 credits exclusively applied toward this option; cannot double count credits for those applied to a degree. C. Motion by Miller, second by Birrell, to approve certificate program. There was no further discussion. Motion approved unanimously. II. Proposal for a Single Major in World Languages and Cultures – Guest. Dr. Dawn Bratsch-Prince, Chair of the Department. (8:33 am) A. Prof. Bratsch-Prince provided an historic overview of the background leading to the proposal following the change of the name of the department from Foreign Languages and Literatures to World Languages and Cultures. This change brought about two primary tracks of study within the department: 1.) Languages and Cultures, and 2.) Languages for Professionals. Those students majoring in WLC areas have their concentration in languages and cultures. The change will provide opportunities for students to take courses across several languages, eventually leading to a new curriculum in Intercultural Communications. The revised single major will promote a broader approach to the study of languages and cultures and enable greater flexibility for students to pursue broad interests in the discipline. B. Question was raised regarding the status of current similar programs in peer institutions. There is a trend in this field to encourage collaboration across languages and within and among different cultures, all looking at culture as a common component in the context of communication and language skills. C. Question was raised by Birrell regarding Languages for Professionals, particularly with respect to what is being incorporated with other colleges. Prof. Bratch-Prince stated that presently WLC is collaborating with the D. Motion by Miller, Second by Karriker to Approve Single Major proposal from WLC. Discussion included a question from Doering as to how this would appear on the student's transcript. The model set out by Interdisciplinary studies (LAS) will be used. Question was also raised about if another "full" major will be created with a "Professions" title – Plans at present are to NOT develop a new major, but a Minor will carry the 'Professions" title. Motion was voted-on by the committee and passed. It was noted that the next step for this proposal will be a review by the Academic Affairs Council. New Business (none) Announcements (continued) III. Thompson announced a forthcoming M.S. degree proposal in Dietetics. This was passed by the College Committee (HS), and will be associated with the GPIDEA Alliance. New experimental courses are being put forth, under FSHN; these will be developed immediately, but are not directly linked to the MS proposal at present. Doering asked if course numbers are available; needs to be sure designator is available for use with GPIDEA. IV. There will be a need to schedule a discussion from the Biosystems Engineering Dept. V. Forthcoming change in the name of the undergraduate Entomology Major. VI. Hulsebus briefly noted the need to resolve the issue of repeatable courses. The previous method of contacting departments will be abandoned. There will be a summary of repeatable courses determined from catalog edits instead of having to contact curriculum chairs. Further explanation of the system will be done at a future meeting. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 9:01 am, with the admonishment what another FSCC meeting might be held on either Thursday, November 29th or on Thursday, December 6th. RSW – 26 Nov 2007 Nov. 1, 2007Present: Jim Thompson-Chair (Vet Med), Pam Iasevoli (Design), Carla Peterson (Human Sciences), Rob Wallace (LAS), Jared Danielson (Vet Med), Stuart Birrell (Eng), Roy Tirthankar substitute for Bill Terando (COB), Char Hulsebus (Registrar’s Office), Diane Rupp (Registrar’s Office), Karen Zunkel (Guest, Provost Office). Business and Announcements 1. Approval of minutes from 10/18. Attached to agenda. Wallace moved to approve and Tirthankar seconded. The minutes were approved with spelling corrections. 2. International Perspective Credit for Veterans: J. Thompson announced that any change in International Perspective Credit would require changes to the catalog. Karen Zunkel provided the committee with a review of past practices with regard to International Perspective credit. Any International abroad experience not part of a class is handled as a waiver and approved at the College Level, after student submits a short petition outlining the rational for seeking a waiver. In past, no waiver based on military experience has been rejected. A few petitions based on civilian international trips have been rejected due to inadequate presentation of the rational for waiver of IP. In the past, all veterans and other travel aboard such as mission trips could ask for a waiver based on experience aboard. Any changes in the waiver process for military veterans would require catalog changes. Karen Zunkel stated that there are about 5 petitions a year from military veterans. This may be due to the fact that many veterans may not be aware of the ability to seek a waiver and this is not advertised in any form. Stuart Birrell made a motion, seconded by Pam Iasevoli that “The International Perspective requirements be waived for Military veterans who have completed at least 3 months of service stationed outside of the United States, and that the catalog and list of International Perspective Courses be edited to reflect the waiver for military personnel." The motion was carried by a 5 to 1 vote. During a general discussion, the development of a standard application form for all waivers was discussed. Char Hulsebus stated that the process was not highly structure on purpose to place the responsibility on the student to make their individual cases. Rob Wallace had some concern that waiver decisions occurred at the college level and would like to the waiver process be consistent for all colleges. Karen Zunkel will look into developing a standard from. 3. Approval of Anth 350X/550X for dual listing: Since the Graduate Curriculum committee was not yet in place, approval of a dual listed course was voted on by the FSCC. A motion for approval for dual listing of Anth 350X/550X made by Carla Peterson (seconded by Pam Iasevoli) was approved, in case GCCC was unable to approve the dual listing in a timely manner. Announcements Char Hulsebus announced that training and introduction of catalog editors would occur in February in 189 Durham, and that all colleges need to provide the Registrar’s Office with the names of editors for both the colleges and individual departments. Significant improvements in the Access Plus catalog editing process have occurred including the ability to generate complete department print reports and tracking of any changes made. Char asked that all colleges send the names of editors to her.
The meeting was adjourned. October 18, 2007104 Lab of Mechanics Present: Jim Thompson-Chair (Vet Med), Wade Miller (CALS), Pam Iasevoli (Design), Carla Peterson (Human Sciences), Rob Wallace (LAS), Jared Danielson (Vet Med), Jon Turk (GSB), Stuart Birrell (Eng), Bill Terando (COB), Char Hulsebus (Registrar’s Office), Diane Rupp (Registrar’s Office). Business and Announcements 1. Approval of minutes from 9/25. Attached to agenda. Wallace moved to approve and Peterson seconded. The minutes were approved unanimously with no changes. 2. Minor in Sport and Culture: discussed proposed minor in Sport and Culture. It was noted that this request would need to be sent to the Faculty Senate for final approval. It was also discussed that the document needed three minor corrections that R. Wallace (and/or J. Thompson) would make sure were made. Wallace moved to approve the minor, Danielson seconded. The minor in Sport and Culture was approved unanimously. 3. Honors Seminar Proposals: Reviewed proposals. Decided to forward the proposals to the University Honors Committee (who are meeting in the next week) for their review and approval. Concern was voiced about the discrepancy between the contact hours of four of the Honors classes and the credits being offered (Specific classes are: Storytelling: Our Life Testimonials; College Student Protests and the Quest for Social Justice; The Literature of the Vikings; Introduction to Islam.) R. Wallace made a motion to “express concern to the Honors Committee that the credits designated on each form be consistent with the time spent in each course.” The Committee also recommended that the Honors Committee follow University guidelines to match each courses allowable credit hours with class contact hours. C. Peterson seconded the motion. The motion was passed unanimously by the FSCC. 4. International Perspective Credit for Veterans: J. Thompson presented a copy of an email from K. Jones asking whether the committee would approve granting international diversity credit for students who have been called to active duty in a foreign country. After some discussion, R. Wallace moved that the Committee approve in concept that the Registrar’s office to provide logistical support to grant international diversity credits for students who complete an active duty assignment in a foreign country as the requests are made”. W. Miller seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. In addition, C. Hulsebus said that she would report back to the committee at a future date with proposed changes to the course catalog reflecting this addition. 5. The date for the next FSCC meetings was scheduled for November 1 at 8am. The meeting was adjourned at 8:42 am. Sept. 27, 2007Location: 107 Lab of MechanicsPresent: Jim Thompson – Chair (Vet Med), Wade Miller (CALS), Pam Iasevoli (Design), Laura Doering (Registrar’s Office and Admissions), Stuart Birrell (Eng), Rob Wallace (LAS), Bill Terando (COB), Diane Rupp (Registrar’s Office), Char Hulsebus (Registrar’s Office), Carla Peterson (Human Sciences), Jared Danielson (Vet Med), Marcia McDowell (Registrar’s Office) Business and Announcements Approval of minutes from 9/13. Attached to agenda. Miller moved to approve and Birrell seconded. The minutes approved with no changes. Correction of April 19 minutes. TSM 496X was approved at that meeting but the minutes stated 596X. It was concluded that this was a typographical error. Peterson moved to correct the minutes and Iasevoli seconded. The motion was approved. Announcement: Thompson. The Board of Regents approved the B.S. in Kinesiology and Health, the M.S. in Kinesiology, and the Ph.D. in Kinesiology. Announcement: Hulsebus. In the next University Catalog (09-11) the location for information regarding courses and credits as they relate to graduation will be standardized. Specifically, information relating to a course will be in the description of the course (at the course level), not in the header. For an example of the problem turn to page 206 in the 07-09 Catalog. Under the header for Electrical Engineering look at the last two paragraphs under “Undergraduate Study”. These two paragraphs refer to courses that can be used for graduation (E E 442, 448, 201). This information needs to be moved to the course level. Announcements: Hulsebus. The process for the next catalog will begin in January, 2008. A schedule will be developed and distributed soon. One of the first items that will be needed is a list of editors (names, emails) for each curriculum. The list that was used for the 07-09 Catalog will be sent out to the College Curriculum Chairs. Information regarding the process will be placed on the FSCC website. A decision has been made to handle proofs at the Department level using the editing system. F07-4 Experimental Course: UST 120X. Miller moved approval of this course and Iasevoli seconded. The title of the course is listed as: SSSP Seminar. The committee indicated that a descriptive title must be used instead of an acronym. The course was approved pending development of a descriptive title. Thompson will follow up on this. F07-5. Experimental Course: C DEV 522X Community Leadership and Capacity Building. Wallace moved approval and Iasevoli seconded. The course is not listed on the new Experimental Course Announcement form. No syllabus was included. The motion to accept was approved pending changing to the new form and submission of a syllabus. Thompson will follow up on this. F07-6. Experimental Course: C DEV 524 Non-Profit Management in Community Development. Peterson moved acceptance and Wallace seconded. The same issues as C DEV 522X were present. The motion to accept was approved pending changing to the new form and submission of a syllabus. Thompson will follow up on this. Next FSCC Meeting: October 18. Sept. 13, 2007Location: 107 Lab of Mechanics Present: Stuart Birrell ( Engineering College), Jared Danielson Veterinary Medicine), Dave Holger ( Associate Provost), Char Hulsebus ( Office of the Registrar), Pam Iasevoli – Acting Secretary ( College of Design), Locke Karriker ( Veterinary Medicine), W. Wade Miller (AGLS), Carla Peterson (College of Human Science), Diane Rupp ( Office of the Registrar), Jim Thompson – Chair ( Veterinary Medicine), Jonathan Turk (GSB) Business - Introduction of new membership to the committee - Discussed the need for a secretary - was determined to have one and that responsibility would rotate between FSCC members excluding ex-officio members. - Discussed need for a vice-chair for the committee. There has not been one in the past. Decided that one would be appointed if there was a need but at this point there is no need. Announcements -Catalog Editing Process: Hulsebus distributed a timeline for the 2009 - 2011 catalog revision. Colleges need to identify catalog editors for each department and forward the names of those individuals to Hulsebus. There will be an orientation for editors. Holger asked that we remind our respective colleges of the February 8, 2008 deadline. This is the last day for college approval and to submit to FSCC new majors or curricula, discontinuation of programs, changes in names of programs or majors, or other changes requiring Board of Regents approval. -New Experimental Course Forms are available on-line as a word document. -New forms for U.S. Diversity and International Diversity Courses are available on-line. When approved by the individual college curriculum committee, they should be forwarded to Hulsebus. They no longer require approval of the FSCC. There was a question on the responsibility of the individual college curriculum committees’ need to review the courses that are currently listed as meeting these requirements. It was thought that this had been requested by the FSCC last spring. Thompson will check status and report at next FSCC meeting. -List of repeatable courses: Kruempel (FSCC chair 2006/2007) had asked for a list of repeatable courses in April, 2007. As of August, 2007 this information was still not available from the colleges. In a memo to the FSCC, he suggested that the committee look at putting repeatable courses in the catalog. Discussion followed with a question of why a list was needed. Hulsebus indicated that there is a need to code repeatable courses so that students can sign up for a course they have already taken. It was decided that there is a need for FSCC to see what the problem truly is with repeatable courses. Thompson will check with the Registrar’s office and report to FSCC. -Nuc E designator: Engineering is looking at bringing Nuc E back as a minor. The courses are to be taught by a consortium of Big 12 schools. It was determined that the last time a Nuc E course was offered was in the 95-97 catalog so the designator could be used in the next catalog. A preliminary listing of Nuc E course was provided with Engineering planning on bringing forward a proposed minor in the near future. Discussion centered on a concern about courses taught by other institutions for ISU credit. “Just because it has the same designator how do we make sure of the content?” It was suggested that this would be like any transfer credit that comes from another institution to ISU. -Entrepreneurial Studies Minor: A request for direction on how to handle changes to the Entrepreneurial Studies Minor was forwarded to the FSCC. The changes include 1) a reduction in the list of approved electives based on a review of courses with direct entrepreneurship content and 2) the requirement of an experiential learning component which will replace a 3 cr. elective. After discussion it was moved by Birrell and seconded by Miller that change to the Entrepreneurial Studies Minor needs to come through the FSCC for approval and inclusion in the next catalog. The vote was unanimous. -Holger indicated that for the last two years the Board of Regents has had an “early warning system” for new programs. Colleges should have received a list from Holger of the new academic programs that are likely to be proposed by ISU for Board approval during the coming academic year. Please note that not all of these may actually be proposed during FY 2008, but that at this point they have progressed far enough into the internal process to make it possible for them to be approved by the Faculty Senate for consideration by the Board during the coming year. If there are any additional programs that may be coming from your college please let him know as soon as possible. There was a question about the certificate programs and the process needed for approval. Holger indicated he would check on this and report to FSCC. -Next FSCC meeting: September 27, 2007 in 107 Lab of Mechanics. -Meeting adjourned at 8:47 AM. |
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