Human Services
Advisory Council Meeting
Agenda
March 10, 2011
Announcements
Thank you to those present at the 02/26th Showcase Saturday
Showcase Saturdays (March 26th) (1:30—4:00 PM) Volunteers?
Academic year schedules with compiled faculty commentary will be distributed today
Regents Scholarship—Dr. Solmonson
Checking-in
Handbook Review completed—ready for pick-up tomorrow with commentary.
Please note General noteworthy highlights required for inclusion in Handbook:
Letters of Introduction to Program (very personal);
Overview of the profession and occupational outlook;
Program Mission Statement;
Cultural norms for success in the program;
Instructions for academic advisement;
Frequently Asked Questions;
brief faculty bios with pictures;
designation of program directors;
admission data and student demographics;
authorship and year noted;
roster of practicum/internship site contact info and on-site supervision;
Diversity Document (presented earlier during academic year);
Felony Background association with licensure/certification (due process); and,
student-focused university policies.
Addressing reports of low-productivity from the Council of Public University Presidents and Chancellors
(The Texas Education Code, Hapter 61, Subchapter C, 61.05.)
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm
Petition for Major/Minor Change (submitted by Dr. Weber for discussion related to low productivity
data)
"Degree program" means any grouping of subject matter courses which, when
satisfactorily completed by a student, will entitle him to a degree from a public
senior college or university or a medical or dental unit. "Degree" means any
title or designation, mark, abbreviation, appellation, or series of letters or
words, including associate, bachelor's, master's, doctor's, and their
equivalents, which signifies, purports to, or is generally taken to signify
satisfactory completion of the requirements of all or part of a program of study
leading to an associate, bachelor's, master's, or doctor's degree or its
equivalent; and,
"Certificate program" means a grouping of subject-matter courses which,
when satisfactorily completed by a student, will entitle him to a certificate,
associate degree from a technical institute or junior college, or documentary
evidence, other than a degree, of completion of a course of study at the
postsecondary level.
Clinic Operations (Development of a University Clinical Practicum/Internship
Policy)
Workload Policy update.
Promotion and Tenure Policy update.
Questions.