Undergraduate Council Agenda – April 14 2020

Held online via Zoom

  1.  Call to Order – Neel Ghosh, Chair
  2. Approval of Minutes from the UGC Meeting on March 17, 2020 - Neel Ghosh
  3. Reports:
    1. Academic Administration Report - Greg Heileman, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Administration
    2. Academic Initiatives & Student Success Report –
      1. Distance/Continuing/Community Education - Sarah Wieland
      2. Online Education - Larry Head
    3. Advising Resource Center/ Advising Community Report – Roxie Catts, Director
    4. Registrar's Report - Alex Underwood, Registrar
    5. University-wide General Education Committee Report – Joan Curry, UWGEC Chair
    6. Academic Programs Subcommittee Report on the March 31st Meeting - Fabian Alfie, Chair
    7. Curriculum & Policies Subcommittee Report on the March 31st Meeting – Molly Bolger, Chair
    8. UGC Report – Neel Ghosh, UGC Chair
  4. Thanks to UGC members whose terms are expiring: Fabian Alfie, Wendy Davis, Neel Ghosh, Todd Lutes, Holly Nelson, Brennen Peirce Feder, and Bennett Adamson
  5. Consent Agenda — Fabian Alfie
    1. Disestablishment: BS in Animal & Biomedical Industries
    2. BA in Games and Behavior
    3. BS in Game Design and Development
    4. BA in Studies of Global Media
    5. Certificate in Teaching English as a Global Language
    6. Emphasis: BA in Spanish, General Emphasis
    7. Emphasis: BS in Plant Sciences, 1) Plant Health Sciences Emphasis, 2) General Emphasis
  6. Items for Discussion and Vote:
    1. Curriculum and Policies Subcommittee— Molly Bolger
      1. Proposal to Revise the 18-Unit Cap on Withdrawals Policy, submitted by the Advising Resource Center on behalf of the University Academic Advising Council
      2. Proposal to Revise the Grade Replacement Opportunity Policy, submitted by the Advising Resource Center on behalf of the University Academic Advising Council
  7. Meeting Adjournment