November 20, 2017

Date/Time
Monday, 11/20/2017
Location
John Gray Library Room 717
Submitted By:
Tammye Knowles

Attending:  Judy Smith, Theresa Hefner Babb, Boyd Lanier, Kevin Smith, Stefan Andrei, Melissa Riley, Mamata Singh, Michael Saar, Alberto Marquez, Zanthia Smith, Paul Hemmenway, Larry Osborne, Tammye Knowles, David Short

Via Proxy: Eileen Curl, Qinjiang Yao

Call to Order: 3:35 p.m.

Approval of Minutes: Boyd Lanier made a motion to approve the minutes of the last meeting. Judy Smith seconded the motion, and it was passed.

Business: 

S. Chem. Engineering degree plan:

  • Multiple math requirements as prereqs.
  • Discussed Programming note in second semester is a prereq.
  • Degree plan is 129 total hours and, with Programming, is 132 hours.
  • Stefan Andrei motioned to return the plan to department for clarification regarding total hours, prereqs. and Programming requirement.
  • Zanthia Smith seconded, and the motion carried.

S. Data Analytics degree plan:

  • Changes have been made inc. adding MUSI 1301 and THEA 1310 to Creative Arts option
  • Remove SPAN/FREN and Sign Language from Communications option.
  • Judy Smith motioned to accept, Boyd Lanier seconded, and the motion carried.

COMM 1370:

  • Department requested tabling the Deletion Form.
  • B. Lanier made motion, Z. Smith seconded, motion carried.

COMM 3350:

  • Instructor removed personal contact information, leaving campus email/phone.
  • Contact hours to be amended to 45 on form.
  • J. Smith motioned to Accept with Changes, S. Andrei seconded, motion carried.

COMM 3388:

  • New course but no response to changes requested last month. (ISBNs missing, test weights missing, exams not clearly discussed, how pop quizzes counted in grade, exam schedule/dates missing, learning outcome(s) is singular and not measurable.)
  • M. Riley motioned to Accept with Changes, S. Andrei seconded, motion carried.

MUSI 1309:

  • Distance Ed template is 22 pages. Students with disabilities label needs to be changed.
  • J. Smith motioned to Approve with Changes, B. Lanier seconded, and motion carried with one abstention.

SPHS 4338:

  • Max rept. Hours should be 0 on form
  • Remove type (=;) from Student learning outcomes
  • Use actual 395 points not “approx. 400”
  • Remove ‘tentative’ statement
  • Use standard heading for Students with Disabilities.
  • B. Lanier motioned Accept with Changes, S. Andrei seconded, motion carried.

Next meeting moved from after graduation in December to Jan. 22 (reg. date falls on MLK day). Moved by B. Lanier, seconded by Z. Smith and carried.

Meeting adjourned at 5:00 PM.