UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
FACULTY COUNCIL MEETING
March 10, 2008
MINUTES
In attendance:
Chair:
Accounting:
Economics:
Finance:
Management:
Marketing:
R. Karsten
G. Smith, C. Bauman
D. Hakes, S. Amin
A. Rappaport, F. Followill
T. McAdams, J. Smith
D. Clayson, M. Rawwas
Guests:
Dean, Farzad Moussavi and Associate Dean, Leslie Wilson
The CBA Faculty Council met in CBB 323 at 3:30 p.m. on March 10, 2008. Chair, Rex Karsten
opened the meeting by asking Dean Moussavi to speak to the issues he had previously requested
be placed on the agenda.
1. Faculty Qualification/Sufficiency
Dean Moussavi reminded the Faculty Council that AACSB will be visiting the CBA in
January of 2010. To maintain our accreditation, we must demonstrate faculty sufficiency
by qualification and by degree of involvement.
There are two qualification types: academic or professional. For faculty to be
academically qualified they must have a PHD in their field. To be professionally
qualified, faculty must have completed significant professional work.
With either type of qualification, faculty must maintain their qualification by meeting the
College’s maintenance of qualification standards http://www.cba.uni.edu/intranet.
Faculty may obtain this information through the PORTAL button at the bottom of
EVERY CBA page. The qualification guidelines are found under resources.
When AACSB visits we must show that 90% of the faculty was qualified at the time of
hire and have remained qualified by meeting our maintenance of qualification standards.
There are two involvement types: participating and supporting. Participating faculty are
those actively engaged in the activities of the school. Supporting faculty do not generally
participate in the intellectual or operational life of the school beyond teaching. 75% of
the instruction for the College must be delivered by Participating faculty. A summary of
the faculty sufficiency issues covered by Dean Moussavi is attached.
2. Learning Assurance
Dean Moussavi stated that the Learning Assurance is the # 1 cause of deferment of
accreditation. To help with this issue, the CBA has established a Learning Assurance
Committee. Learning Assurance must be consistent with our mission. For AACSB, we
must show how we collect data to demonstrate learning assurance and then use the data
to improve the curriculum. Attached is the CBA Learning Assurance Summary for the
Undergraduate Program and the Learning Assurance Process Diagram. Dean Moussavi
proposed that members of the Faculty Council Curriculum Committee be involved in the
review process and participate in the Learning Assurance review process (see diagram).
The Faculty Council will consider the proposal and respond to the Dean later.
3. Strategic Planning
Dean Moussavi reminded the Council that it is time to initiate the annual strategic
management process. Dean Moussavi is calling for college level initiatives from faculty.
(See attached flow chart detailing the CBA Strategic Management Process.) Also, Dean
Moussavi is requesting feedback on some proposed ambitions and goals. (See attached
Strategic Plan: Proposed Ambitions & Goals.) He would like the Faculty Council to
contemplate, modify, and improve the proposed ambitions and goals. The initiatives
generated by faculty should match up with the goals.
4. Differential Tuition
Dean Moussavi explained that the prospects were not encouraging for new resources for
the college from the state or the university. He would like the Faculty Council to
consider differential tuition. Iowa’s business college already has differential tuition Iowa
State will be requesting differential tuition shortly. Dean Moussavi would like our
proposal to go forward for approval by the Board of Regents with Iowa State’s.
The additional monies could be used to keep up with the faculty market, reduce class
size, support the Professional Skills Initiative, augment faculty lines or create new ones,
initiate scholarships, improve advising and placement services, improve study abroad
experiences, support a student writing center, and other endeavors.
Jerry Smith moved that the Faculty Council support the development of a plan to
establish a tuition differential scheme for the CBA. It was decided to table the
discussion.
The meeting adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Corbin, Secretary pro tem