UGC Agenda - October 8, 2019

  1. Call to Order – Neel Ghosh, Chair
  2. Approval of Minutes from the UGC Meetings on April 9, 2019 and September 10, 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 – Susan Miller-Cochran, temporary UWGEC Chair
    6. Academic Programs Subcommittee Report on the September 24th Meeting - Fabian Alfie, Chair
    7. Curriculum & Policies Subcommittee Report on the September 24th Meeting – Molly Bolger, Chair
    8. UGC Report – Neel Ghosh, UGC Chair
  4. Items for Discussion and Vote:
    1. Academic Programs Subcommittee—Fabian Alfie
      1. New Action Items
        1. Minor in Global Education proposal, CVs and Course Syllabi. Proposal presented by Jenny Lee
        2. Emphasis (sub-plan) request:  BA in Applied Humanities, Game Studies Emphasis presented by Judd Ruggill
    2. Curriculum and Policies Subcommittee— Molly Bolger
      1. Proposal to create a new Undergraduate Certificate Definition, Procedures, and Policies, amended by UA Global. Presenter:  Stephanie Adamson, Senior Director, Global Recruitment
      2. Proposal to create a Policy on International Examinations, submitted by Transfer Credit & Articulation, in collaboration with UA Global. Presenter:  Nicole Kontak, UA Global
  5. Course Experience Survey -Lisa Elfring
    1. Powerpoint: rationale and process for revising the student course surveys
    2. Report on pilot implementation in Spring 2019
    3. New core questions for student course surveys
  6. Meeting Adjournment