Council of Academic Administrators Minutes

Meeting Date: 09/14/2020
Meeting Time: 1:30 PM
Meeting Location: Lyceum 200

Attendance

Name Present Absent
Adrian, Mr. John C.
Allen, Dr. David D.
Ammeter, Dr. Anthony P.
Baker, Dr. Robert H.
Botero, Ms. Cecilia E.
Busby, Dr. Anna K.
Caffera, Mr. Paul J.
Cohen, Dr. Lee M.
Cyree, Dr. Kendall B.
Duncan, Ms. Susan H.
Endorf, Ms. Ella
Forgette, Dr. Richard G.
Gladden, Dr. Joseph R.
Grandjean, Dr. Peter W.
Gregory, Dr. Rickey R.
Holmes, Dr. Erin R.
Kluck, Dr. Annette S.
Knighton, Ms. Sharon D.
Markley, Dr. Derek L.
McElroy, Mrs. Anna T.
Mead, Ms. Shawnboda D.
Pegues, Dr. Charlotte F.
Pellettiere, Ms. Kelsa
Puleo, Dr. David A.
Rimoldi, Dr. John M.
Rock, Dr. David
Rodrigues, Mr. Nishanth J.
Rosenthal, Dr. Meagen M.
Sullivan-Gonzalez, Dr. Douglass
Wenger, Mrs. Debora R.
West Strum, Dr. Donna S.
Wilder, Dr. Wallace M.
Wilkin, Dr. Noel E.

Other Attendance Information



Additional Minutes Notes
The SACSCOC Update by Dr. Katie Busby is below. This report by Dr. Busby is in the CAA Box. SACSSOC Update for CAA September 14, 2020 Katie Busby Compliance with SACSCOC Principles is ongoing endeavor Please be mindful of SACSCOC standards as you develop new academic programs, policies, hire faculty, and implement procedures. oDo not ask for forgiveness, ask for permission! oPlease let me know if you have any questions. •Fifth Year Interim Report oMarch 14, 2025 oSteering Committee to work toward this goal •New guidance from SACSCOC oNew and revised policies approved last week – information online by October 1 US DOE mandates effective July 1, 2020: https://sacscoc.org/app/uploads/2020/03/State-Authorization-Letter-w-Diane-Signature-2.26.19.pdf Regional accreditor or national accreditor to institutional or programmatic accreditor•Working to make those changes in existing policies and references oSubstantive change Major revisions •Key Standards for ongoing compliance oFaculty qualifications oInstitutional Effectiveness Show improvement Even better now with focus on teaching and learning oProgram length •Related items oProgrammatic accreditation oFinancial Aid oState Authorization •Resources oNew website oNew workflow oPrinciples: https://sacscoc.org/app/uploads/2019/08/2018PrinciplesOfAcreditation.pdf oResource Manual: https://sacscoc.org/app/uploads/2019/08/2018-POA-Resource-Manual.pdf oPolicies: https://sacscoc.org/documents/?type=policies

Minutes

UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL



Minutes of Undergraduate Council meeting on 09/04/2020


Council of Academic Administrators Notes:
Motion 1: Course changes, additions, deletions- Approved Motion 2: Change Program - B.M. in Music-Approved (Cohen/Kluck) Motion 3: Change Program - B.A. in Physics-Approved (Cohen/Allen) Motion 4: Change Program - B.A. in Public Policy Leadership-Approved (Wilder/Allen); Motion 5: Change Program - BFA in Film Production and BFA in Theatre Arts-Approved (Rock/Allen); Motion 6: Change Program -BS in Applied Gerontology-Approved (Wilder/Rock); Motion 7: Change Program- BAJ in Journalism BS in IMC-Approved (Kluck/Wenger); Motion 8: Change Minor in Public Policy Leadership-Approved (Cohen/Kluck); Motion 9: College of Paragraph for BA Degree in CLA-Approved (Cohen/Sullivan-Gonzalez); Motion 10: Engineering Admissions Statement-Approved (Puleo/Kluck)

GRADUATE COUNCIL



Minutes of Graduate Council meeting on 09/04/2020


Council of Academic Administrators Notes:
Motion 11: Course Changes, Additions, Deletions-Approved (Allen/Kluck); Motion 12:Change Program PhD in English-Approved (Kluck/Wenger); Motion 13: Change to Credits and Grades Policy-Approved (Kluck/Sullivan-Gonzalez); Motion 14: Remove GRE Requirement for Admission in Biomolecular Sciences-Approved (Allen/Rimoldi); Motion 15: Temporary Admissions Criteria Change for Clinical Psychology-Approved (Cohen/Kluck)

College of Liberal Arts

No Department Assigned

Add Academic Requirement(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638022400 College paragraph for minor for the BA degree.

Provost/VC for Academic Affairs

Provost/VC for Academic Affairs


No School Assigned

No Department Assigned

Add Academic Requirement(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638022411 Change to Credits and Grades Policy

Add Other Request(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638022230 Graduate School Leave of Absence Policy
638022440 Temporary Admissions Criteria Change: Clinical Psychology
Chancellor's Notes