UGC Meeting - April 25, 2023

Meeting held via Zoom

https://arizona.zoom.us/j/85701429185

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes from the UGC Meeting on March 28, 2023 – Claudia Stanescu, Acting Chair
3. Reports:
   
   1. Academic Administration Report - Greg Heileman, Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education
   2. Distance, Online, Continuing Education Report – Carmin Chan, Director, Online Student Success
   3. Advising Resource Center/ Advising Community Report – Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Advising
   4. Registrar's Report - Alex Underwood, Registrar
   5. University-wide General Education Committee Report – Joan Curry, UWGEC Chair
   6. Subcommittees:
      
      1. Academic Programs Subcommittee report on April 11, 2023 – Holly Nelson, Chair
      2. Curriculum & Policies Subcommittee report on April 11, 2023 – Joost Van Haren, Chair
   7. UGC Report – Claudia Stanescu, Acting Chair
   8. Thanks to UGC members whose terms are expiring: Joan Curry, Jim Hunt, Jeff Millburg, Holly Nelson, Amber Rice, Caleb Simmons, and Patricia Yango
4. Consent Agenda Items – Holly Nelson, Chair
   
   1. New Minor: Climate Change & Public Health (Public Health)
   2. Disestablish: Intelligence Studies Minor (CAST)
   3. Disestablish: Informatics Thematic Minor (CAST)
   4. Disestablish: Pre-Health Thematic Minor (Science)
5. Items for Discussion and Voting:
   
   1. Academic Programs Subcommittee – Holly Nelson, Chair
      
      1. Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (Honors)
   2. Curriculum & Policies Subcommittee - Joost Van Haren, Chair
      
      1. Grades & the Grading System:
         • proposal
         • grading systems benchmarking
         • withdrawal maximum benchmarking
      2. Enrollment Policies: proposal and benchmarking
6. Meeting Adjournment