MeetingNotes
UniversityStudiesAdvisoryCommittee
August25,2015
Participants
PaulTownend
JenniferHoran
CaraCilano
MahnazMoallem
MartinPosey
VonYeager
LindaSiefert
StevenEmslie
AnitaMcDaniel
BradWalker
SueCombs
Notetaker:LeaBullard
 Chairelection
o PaulTownendwasnominatedandelectedUSACchairforAY2015‐2016.
 Logistics
o Vice‐chairtobevoteduponatthenextmeeting(9/22).JenniferHoran
andAnitaMcDanielbothvolunteeredtoserve.
o LeawillcontinuetotakemeetingminutesforAY2015‐2016.
 ProposedUSACReviewTimetable
o 9/22:workingmeetingtodefinescopeandprocessofReviewYear.
Surveydata*shouldbein‐handandsubcommitteeswillbeformed,and
subcommitteechargetobeformulatedandfinalized.
o 10/27:Withthesubcommitteereviewconcluded,thismeetingwillbe
usedtodecidewhattheUSACwillproposetoaskdepartmentstodoas
partoftheReviewYear(partofwhichwillbereviewofcurrentsyllabi
fromapprovedcourses),sotheproposalfortheFacultySenate(FS)can
bedrafted.USACwillperhapsgivedepartmentsanideaofwhatwillbe
askedpriortothemotiongoingtoFSinDecember.
o 11/10:bythisdate,thelogisticsofthedepartmentalreviewchargewill
beready,withalllogisticsandformsreadytogo.
o December:SubmitthedepartmentalreviewchargetoFS.
o January‐February:Departmental‐levelreviewofUSofferings
o March‐April:USACmeetingswithotherstakeholderstoconsiderpossible
senateproposals,curricularasksinrelationtospecificcourses/structure
ofUS.
o ReviewtobeconcludedbyendofApril.
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Issuesidentified/areasofinterestforreview
o SomeissuesarealreadyoutlinedinMotionsofUnderstandingsenttoFS
regardingreview/reflectionyear(March2015),USACproceduresand
review/approvalprocess(January2015)
o Otherissues/areasofinterestforconsiderationduringReviewYear:
 ThereisnoprocessinplaceforhowtoremovecoursesfromUS.
 ThereisnoformalUSACreviewofre‐numberedcourses.
 USACcanlookatmovementofstudentsthroughthecurriculum—
mostpopularcourses,etc.
o *Surveydraftreviewbycommittee
 RephraseQ1toreadonly“component”
 RephraseQ2toindicateoralcommunication,perhapswith
options:1)keepcurrentrequirement,2)addtocurrent
requirement,3)rephraseuniversity‐levelSLOs.
 Respondentinformation:
 Itwouldbeusefultoknowwhatdepartmentthe
respondentisfrom.
 Rolesuggestions:faculty,current/previouschair,
current/previousUGcoordinator,current/previous
programcoordinator,professionaladvisor,other
administrator
 Addquestion:HaveyouevercompletedandsubmittedUS
proposalpaperwork?
 Addquestion:DoyouteachaUScourse?
 Changelanguage:“Easewithwhichstudentsnavigatethe
curriculum”“fulfillrequirements”.
 Questionchangesuggestion:“Inyouropinion,doesUShelpdrive
studentachievementoftheUniversity’slearninggoals?”
 Paulwillformasmallgrouptofurtherdiscussthephrasing
onthisquestion.
 Q8:addaword:“further”limit
Subcommittees
o Threesubcommitteeswiththreemembersoneachwillbeformedatthe
nextmeeting,headedbyPaul,thevice‐chair,andMahnaz:
 Group1:Dealwithnewproposals,strategicquestions,andthe
Foundationspartofthereview
 Group2:DealwiththeApproachesandPerspectivespartofthe
curriculum
 Group3:DealwithCapstonecourses,ExplorationsBeyondthe
Classroom,Clusters,andcompetencies.