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University Council Minutes (4-21-2020)

University Council Minutes (4-21-2020)

For meeting held Tuesday, April 21, 2020
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Zoom video conferencing

PRESENT: Susan Weeks, Shelia Williams, Ariane Balizet, Sean Crotty, Audra Boone, Tricia Jenkins, Michael Faggella-Luby, James Petrovich, Bob Bittle, Jesus Castro-Balbi, Chris Sawyer, Andy Schoolmaster, Daniel Pullin, Jan Lacina, Richard Gipson, Chris Watts, Phil Hartman, Floyd Wormley, Kathy Cavins-Tull, June Koelker, Ron Pitcock,  Stuart Flynn, Karen Steele, Mary Kincannon, Chris Hightower,

STUDENT MEMBERS: Josh Witkop, Ryan Chandler

VISITORS: Wendy Macias, Lewis Glaser, Annorah Moorman, Cynthia Savage, Robin Griffith, Antonio Sanchez-Aguilar, Bingyang Wei, Bo Mei, Dick Reinwalt, Donnell Payne, Greg Friedman, Michael Scherger, Marsha Ramsey

Call to order: 3:35 p.m. – Susan Weeks
Welcome – Susan Weeks
Housekeeping/Ground Rules – Mary Kincannon
Voting: Qualtrics survey (responses due by end of business day on April 24, 2020) – Shelia Williams

Minutes from February 11, 2020 Meeting – APPROVED

CONSENT AGENDA – APPROVED

AddRan College

Department of Economics
Change in Program Requirements
Economics & International Economics – BA, BS and minor

College of Communications

Department of Strategic Communications
Change in Program Requirements
COC_Strategic Communications-MS_Revised

College of Education
Change in Program Requirements
Education – All Level Teacher Education programs
Education – Generalist EC-6
Education – Middle School Math
Education – Secondary Social Studies
Education- Minimum Transfer GPA
COE_MED Leadership_Higher Education Program Requirements

Change in title, description and requirements
COE_Student Affairs Counseling

College of Fine Arts

School of Art
Change in Program Requirements
Art History – BA
Studio Art – BFA

Department of Design
Change in Program Requirements
Graphic Design – BFA
Design Studies – BS
Interior Design – BS

Fashion Merchandising – Associated Requirements

Change in Program Title
BS Interior Design to BFA Interior Design

Drop Program
Fine Arts- drop minor in Design of Built Env

School of Music
Change in Program Requirements
Music BM Vocal Performance

Department of Theatre
Change in Program Requirements
Theatre BFA Acting
Theatre BFA Design & Technology
Theatre BFA Musical Theatre
Theatre BFA Theatre Studies

Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Change in Program Requirements
Harris_Nursing Education Certificate_Revised
Harris_Nurse Anesthesia
Harris_Health Science PhD_Revised

School of Interdisciplinary Studies

Department of Women and Gender Studies
Change in Program Requirements
Women and Gender Studies – BS
Women and Gender Studies – BA
Women and Gender Studies – Minor and Emphasis

Neeley School of Business
Change in Program Requirements
Lower Division requirements – BBA

Department of Information Systems and Value Chain Management
Change in Program Requirements
Supply & Value Chain Management – BBA

Department of Management and Leadership
Change Program Title
Managing People and Organizations to Management

Department of Marketing
Change Program Description and Requirements
Marketing – Consultative Selling Certificate

Graduate Programs
Change in Program
Neeley_MBA admissions
Neeley_Analytics Certificate
Neeley_Analytics Certificate ACCT 70560 & ACCT 70290

College of Science & Engineering

Department of Engineering
Change in Program Requirements
Engineering – BS

Department of Environmental Science
Change in Program Requirements
Environmental Science – BS
Sustainability minor

Department of Geological Sciences
Change in Program Requirements
Geology – BS
S&E_RLEMP graduate certificate

Change in Title, Description and Program Requirements
Major in Applied Geoscience to Earth Systems Science

Department of Mathematics
Change in Program Requirements
Mathematics – Bachelor degrees
S&E_Mathematics MS Applied Math

Department of Nutritional Sciences
Change Program Description and Requirements
Didactic Program in Dietetics – Combined BS_MS
S&E_Dietetics Combined BS_MS

Change in Program Requirements
Nutrition – Change MANA Requirement in all programs

Department of Psychology
Change in Program Description
S&E_Psychology graduate programs

Change in Programs
S&E_Psychology MA
S&E_Psychology MS
S&E_Psychology PhD
S&E_Psychology-MS Developmental Trauma
S&E_Graduate Quantitative Psychology minor

Ranch Management Program
Change in Program Requirements
Ranch Management – BS, Minor and Certificate
S&E_Ranch Management graduate certificate

REGULAR AGENDA – APPROVED

College of Communication
Requirements for Double Degree
College of Communications – Double Degree Requirements

College of Fine Arts

Department of Design
New Program
Certificate in Design Studies

Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Change in Policy
Harris_Change in Graduate Faculty Policy_Revised

Neeley School of Business
New Program
Neeley_MS Business Analytics

College of Science and Engineering

Department of Computer Science
New Program
Data Science – BS

Other Business – APPROVED

Proposed dates for University Council meetings – Susan Weeks
Academic Year 2020-21: Nov. 17, 2020, Feb. 23, 2021 and April 27, 2021

Next meeting: Nov. 17, 2020