Statewide Academic Council Summary – February 20, 2013
UAA Consortium Library Room 302A
Present – Elisha Baker, Rick Caulfield, Susan Henrichs, Dan Montieth, Robert Boeckman, Cathy Cahill,
Mark Myers, Helen Wisniewski, Dana Thomas
1. Approval of the summary of the 1.17.13 meeting – accepted
2. New Program Proposals? Deletions? UAA has a collection in the works. UAS has an AAS in the
works.
3. Common format for Program Review reporting – update from Bear Baker – Continuation of
discussion of cost/efficiency analysis and consistency in this regard across MAUs (Attachments
from UAA’s consultant) – Dana set up a time for consultant to talk with SAC.
4. Report on BOR Retreat
a. Academic and Student Affairs agenda setting – the agenda will include a section for
academic affairs and a section for student affairs. The regents like the idea of having a
fixed periodic schedule of reports, e.g., program review in September, e-Learning in
December. They requested that A&SA hear athletics GPA and graduation rates by MAU
and sport annually. They would also like updates on academic and student affairs
leadership positions presented at each meeting – how long positions have been open
and what is being done about those positions. They would like new deans and student
affairs leaders introduced at the meetings and would like deans to attend the receptions
on the respective MAUs. The BOR is supportive of a common student survey across
MAUs.
b. Program review
i. The BOR would like the MAUs to follow board policy with respect to conducting
and reporting program reviews for all academic, research and service programs.
ii. I asked the board for guidance on whether the rigor of program review should
be raised or not. They indicated they supported greater rigor to make the
institution more efficient and allow for the reallocation of funds to growing
programs or the creation of new programs but left the details to me. I will
propose revised regulations for this purpose for your consideration.
5. Heath Program update – Jan Harris – Jan gave a summary of the growth in health program
majors, premajors and industry demand. Discussion on baccalaureate nursing demand and
approaches to deal with this. There was discussion about strengthening the relation between
health programs and anthropology and sociology. The lack of much gerontology in the mix of
health programs was noted.
6. Policy and Regulation Review - Attachments
(10-04) – minor revisions related to e-Learning – a few revisions made and passed to Saichi Oba
and SSC for additional consideration. Requested return from SSC by the next SAC meeting.
(09.02) – UAA Faculty Senate revisions related to Student Rights and Responsibilities – These
revisions were passed to UAF and UAS faculty senates and SSC for their input before further
consideration by SAC.
7. K-12 1-to-1 initiative and its assessment - delayed
8. SHEEO – State delegation to address distance education/state reciprocity issues at April 16-17
symposium. ACPE has identified a representative and has encouraged the governor to send
one of his special assistant. Group agreed to send Carol Gering from UAF.
9. Distinguished Professor Discussion – Dana Thomas - delay
10. Ted Stevens Foundation Request – Dana Thomas – legislative internship program run by UAS
suggested by Rick. Something related to active military/veterans – would be well received.
Dana needs your suggestions within the next two weeks.
11. Topics for March SAC meeting
a. Propose FY14 meeting dates
b. Continuing discussion on metrics – Gwen Gruenig – after progress on SDI
c. FYI - Continuing education database – Ellucian software – Dana Thomas
d. Early discussion of FY15 budget proposals
i. E-Learning
ii. Acceleration Project – re-inventing developmental education (like California,
Virginia) Include near completers and probation students
iii. Research seed/match – regents support this
iv. Mining
v. FSMI
12. FYI - February A&SA agenda overview
a. UAF – 3 program deletions
b. SB 241 report – Diane Hirshberg, Lexi Hill, Kathy Bertram, Education Deans
c. Text book cost – Saichi Oba
d. Continue Metrics discussion – Gwen Gruenig
13. FYI – Future BOR draft agendas overview
a. Fees report – questions
b. Developmental Education – June (set)
c. Program Review – September (set)
14. FYI – General
a. Disabled Kids Get in the Game - Attachment
15. Reminders
a. February 15, 2013 - FY14 TVEP Requests Proposals due to Office of Workforce Programs
b. March 26, 2013 Alaska Teacher Education Consortium – Juneau 12pm- 4pm
16. Round table
Kit Duke – please respond to her query about the facilities quadrant chart and spreadsheet.
Add e-Learning template on next SAC agenda.
Discuss efficiency relative to mission.
Raising the rigor on program review – what should the baseline number of graduates a program
should have in five years to continue the program without continuing review/probation.
Look for distance education reports from the past to see what the recommendations were. Use
these as a starting.