Agenda
Board of Regents
Academic and Student Affairs Committee
Thursday, September 24, 2009; *3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Glacierview Room, Egan Classroom Building
University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau, Alaska
*Times for meetings are subject to modification within the September 24-25, 2009 timeframe.
Committee Members:
Patricia Jacobson, Committee Chair
Fuller Cowell, Committee Vice Chair
Ashton Compton
I.
Call to Order
II.
Adoption of Agenda
Erik Drygas
Kenneth Fisher
Cynthia Henry, Board Chair
MOTION
"The Academic and Student Affairs Committee adopts the agenda as
presented.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Call to Order
Adoption of Agenda
Full Board Consent Agenda
A.
Approval of Certificate in Ethnobotany and Certificate in
Environmental Studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
B.
Approval of Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Bachelor of
Science in Dietetics at the University of Alaska Anchorage
C.
Approval of Certificate in Construction Management at the
University of Alaska Fairbanks
D.
Approval of Certificate in Corrections at the University of
Alaska Anchorage
Ongoing Issues
A.
Update on Teacher Preparation and SB241
B.
Report from the Vice President for Academic Affairs
New Business
Future Agenda Items
Adjourn
This motion is effective September 24, 2009."
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III.
Full Board Consent Agenda
A.
Approval of Certificate in Ethnobotany and Certificate in Environmental
Studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Reference 7
The President recommends that:
MOTION
"The Academic and Student Affairs Committee recommends that the
Board of Regents approve the Certificate in Ethnobotany and the
Certificate in Environmental Studies at the University of Alaska
Fairbanks as presented. This motion is effective September 24, 2009."
POLICY CITATION
Regents' Policy 10.04.020 – Degree and Certificate Program Approval,
states "All academic and certificate program additions, deletions, major
revisions, and offerings of existing programs outside the State of Alaska
will be approved by the Board of Regents." (02-16-96)
RATIONALE AND RECOMMENDATION
Reference 7 contains the rationale for approval of this program.
University administration will review the proposal with members of the
committee.
B.
Approval of Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Bachelor of Science
Dietetics at the University of Alaska Anchorage
Reference 8
The President recommends that:
MOTION
"The Academic and Student Affairs Committee recommends that the
Board of Regents approve the Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and
the Bachelor of Science in Dietetics at the University of Alaska
Anchorage as presented. This motion is effective September 24,
2009."
POLICY CITATION
Regents' Policy 10.04.020 – Degree and Certificate Program Approval,
states "All academic and certificate program additions, deletions, major
revisions, and offerings of existing programs outside the State of Alaska
will be approved by the Board of Regents." (02-16-96)
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September 24, 2009
Juneau, Alaska
RATIONALE AND RECOMMENDATION
Reference 8 contains the rationale for approval of this program.
University administration will review the proposal with members of the
committee.
C.
Approval of Certificate in Construction Management at the University of
Alaska Fairbanks
Reference 9
The President recommends that:
MOTION
"The Academic and Student Affairs Committee recommends that the
Board of Regents approve the Certificate in Construction
Management at the University of Alaska Fairbanks as presented.
This motion is effective September 24, 2009."
POLICY CITATION
Regents' Policy 10.04.020 – Degree and Certificate Program Approval,
states "All academic and certificate program additions, deletions, major
revisions, and offerings of existing programs outside the State of Alaska
will be approved by the Board of Regents." (02-16-96)
RATIONALE AND RECOMMENDATION
Reference 9 contains the rationale for approval of this program.
University administration will review the proposal with members of the
committee.
D.
Approval of Certificate in Corrections at the University of Alaska
Anchorage
Reference 10
The President recommends that:
MOTION
"The Academic and Student Affairs Committee recommends that the
Board of Regents approve the Certificate in Corrections at the
University of Alaska Anchorage as presented. This motion is effective
September 24, 2009."
POLICY CITATION
Regents' Policy 10.04.020 – Degree and Certificate Program Approval,
states "All academic and certificate program additions, deletions, major
revisions, and offerings of existing programs outside the State of Alaska
will be approved by the Board of Regents." (02-16-96)
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September 24, 2009
Juneau, Alaska
RATIONALE AND RECOMMENDATION
Reference 10 contains the rationale for approval of this program.
University administration will review the proposal with members of the
committee.
IV.
Ongoing Issues
A.
Update on Teacher Education and SB 241
John Pugh, chancellor at the University of Alaska Southeast, and Melissa
Hill, director of Alaska Teacher Placement, will update the committee on
the status of teacher education and SB 241.
B.
Report from the Vice President for Academic Affairs
Vice President Julius will update committee members on projects and
issues of interest including academic master planning, accreditation,
distance education, academic degree program references, and student
loans.
Committee members are also asked to review the materials regarding IT
security and broadband in Alaska that are provided in the agenda by Chief
Information Technology Officer Steve Smith. These can be found in
Reference 19-21.
Although not a discussion topic for this meeting, an update on the
Technical Vocational Education Program, provided by Fred Villa,
associate vice president for Workforce Programs, is included below:
The University of Alaska has received a cumulative funding of $25.9 from
the State of Alaska’s Technical and Vocation Education Program (TVEP)
in support of workforce development through career and technical
education programs in the UA system. Allocations have been distributed
with differing amounts to various campuses and programs at every MAU
from FY01-09. Annual average distribution by MAU has been 56% to
UAA ($1.6 million), 24% to UAF ($ 0.7 million) and 18% to UAS ($0.5
million). Programs that received the most overall funding were Allied
Health, Information Technology, Transportation, Nursing, Early
Childhood, and Process Technology.
The TVEP funds have been utilized as “One-time” or initial start-up funds
for new programs, acquisition of classroom equipment or upgrades,
increase faculty and staff to meet the student demands for programs, and
as “Continuous” to bridge grant or other ‘soft funding’ of programs prior
to a sustainable resources such as general fund. Guidelines for this
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funding clearly requests that ‘exit strategies’ from this funding be
considered to avoid TVEP funds as being perceived as entitlement for
programs and assure availability for future start-up and expansion of
campus workforce program initiatives.
Other guidelines include:
alignment with the Alaska Workforce Investment Board’s recognized
Priority Industries; alignment with campus priorities; preference for
programs to support industry-education partnership programs;
demonstrates ability to garner match funding.
A formalized process has been established for requesting funds making the
distribution process more transparent and predictable. Briefly, a Request
for Proposals (RFP) season occurs each Spring which are routed through
each MAU’s Provost Office for priority ranking prior to submitting to the
Office of Workforce Programs at Statewide. The UA Workforce
Development Budget Committee review the campus-prioritized requests
for adherence to the guidelines and alignment in the UA system
established through the RFP process, then makes recommendations to the
President for allocating funds.
In FY10, in addition to MAU
representatives, the Executive Director for the Alaska Workforce
Investment Board will join the review committee for an additional
statewide perspective.
Prior to FY2009, allocations of TVEP funds were at the discretion of the
UA systems office for equitable distribution between programs and
campuses based on internal and state priorities. In FY09 legislation
limited the distribution flexibility previously exercised by statewide with
specific ranges of investment to entities within the UA system. This is an
issue when needed system priorities conflict with distribution ranges.
Annual performance reports from the TVEP investments are required by
the state and have been generated by the UA Budget and Planning Office.
V.
New Business
VI.
Future Agenda Items
VII.
Adjourn
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