UGC Agenda - December 10 2019

  1. Call to Order – Neel Ghosh, Chair
  2. Approval of Minutes from the UGC Meeting on November 12, 2019 - Neel Ghosh
  3. Reports:
    1. Academic Administration Report - Greg Heileman, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Administration
    2. Academic Initiatives & Student Success Report – Joel Hauff, Associate Vice President, Academic Initiatives - Student Success and Executive Director, Online and Distance Education Administration
    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
    6. Academic Programs Subcommittee Report on the November 26th Meeting - Fabian Alfie, Chair
    7. Curriculum & Policies Subcommittee Report on the November 26th Meeting – Molly Bolger, Chair
    8. UGC Report – Neel Ghosh, UGC Chair
  4. Consent Agenda
    1. Academic Programs — Fabian Alfie
      1. Pre-major creation: BS in Nutritional Sciences
      2. Disestablishment: Thematic Minor, Educational Technology Emphasis
      3. Modification: Public Relations Minor
      4. Modification:  BArch in Architecture
      5. Modification: Environmental Science Minor
      6. Modification: Soil and Water Science Minor
      7. Modifications: BS in Sustainable Plant Systems Core,  Controlled Environment Agriculture Emphasis, Fresh Produce Safety Emphasis, Agronomy Emphasis
      8. Ownership update: Include Biosystems Engineering as co-owner of BS in Sustainable Plant Systems
      9. Ownership transfer: BS in Elementary Education from CAST to College of Education 
      10. Modification: BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and BS in Biology Math Strand
      11. Modification: BS in Family Studies and Human Development
  5. Items for Discussion and Vote:
    1. Academic Programs Subcommittee - Fabian Alfie
      1. Emphasis request:  BA in Applied Humanities, Rural Leadership and Renewal Emphasis
      2. Undergraduate Minor in Criminology 
      3. Emphasis request: BS in Sustainable Plant Systems, Urban Horticulture Emphasis (includes disestablishment of Environmental Horticulture Emphasis) 
      4. Emphasis request: BS in Veterinary Sciences, Applied Animal Behavior Emphasis (includes creation of General Emphasis)
  6. Meeting Adjournment