SJSU Program Planning Committee
Meeting Minutes
Friday, November 1, 2013
12:15-1:45 pm, Clark 412
Attendees: Mary Wilson, Dennis Jaehne, Pam Stacks, Jinny Rhee, Amy D’Andrade, Diana Wu,
Colleen Haight (not confirmed by Senate), Nadia Sorkhabi, Anthony Raynsford, Mary Calegari
Absent: Sutee Sujitparapitaya, Lili Luo, Syeda Inamdar, Brandon White, Adrienne Eastwood,
Andy Feinstein, Wenbin Wei
12:21pm Start
1. Approve Agenda
*ACTION- Motion to Approve agenda for November 1st, 2013-
Yes,
No,
Abstain
2. Welcome new PPC members
a. Brandon White - Biology (COS) - absent
b. Syeda (Noorein) Inamdar (BUS) - absent
c. Colleen Haight - Economics (COSS)
3. Announcements
a. Program Planning Workshops - slides/handouts on PP website
i.
(10/28/13) ADM 167, 12 - 1:30 pm
ii.
(10/29/13) ADM 167, 12 - 1:30 pm
4. Updated guide for PPC members
i.
Started the document over the summer, has since been updated now that
we have finalized a few letters to the provost this semester.
ii.
Duties
1. Attend PPC meetings and participate in discussions
a. Missing Meetings? Jinny will look at senate policy and
prepare a statement for member guide.
2. Field questions on program planning process from departments
and colleges
3. Complete background reading or training by chair
4. Assist with the review of program plans and assist with the
development of the Letter to the Provost report.
a. This process is important as we identify whether or not 1.
students are learning what they are supposed to be
learning? 2. Is the program a good use of state resources?
We [as faculty] are the ones who provide
recommendations to the Provost about the viability of the
program.
i.
ii.
Add to the website information regarding the
importance of this process and the 2 main
questions that must be answered.
What does “good use of resources” mean? Using
RDE’s, budget, equipment, class size, SFR, etc.
5. Current status of programs and new assignments
a. Completed, Action Plan posted
i.
Chemistry
b. Awaiting Meeting with the Provost
i.
Urban Planning (12/17)
ii.
Nursing, Meteorology, MLML, Business, Geology, English
a. Nicole will work with Kim to develop a list of dates
Ellen/Andy schedules can accommodate meetings, and
email those out for departments to schedule against.
c. PPC Review - In Progress
i.
Art/Art History (Mary C)
d. Ready for PPC Review
i.
Humanities (Nadia, Mary W, Diana)
ii.
Environmental Studies (Wenbin and Anthony)
e. In External Review
i.
Political Science- Awaiting Report
ii.
Math- Awaiting Report
iii.
Economics- awaiting visit
iv.
African American Studies-pending
v.
COE grad programs- Awaiting Report
6. PPC review of programs
a. Art and Art History (Mary C)
1. Established in 1911, and became the Art and Design program
years later.
2. In summer of 2010 they were reorganized to the Department of
Art and Art History, Design split into own department
3. Accreditation visit in 2012 was not very successful, but they were
given 2 years of accreditation while the college adjusted to
reorganization and new dean. Were told they would come back for
visit once department adjustments settled. All departments [art
and design departments] will have to be part of NASAD or else
they won’t be accepted.
4. Mapping of the University goals to program goals.
5. Department has great student learning goals/outcomes, but the
assessment aspect of the outcomes is not adequate and a better
process should be developed, that outlines how assessment
works.
6. The department is expecting to see many tenured faculty start to
retire.
*ACTION- Motion to Approve Art/Art History Letter to the Provost- 9- Yes, 0- No, 0-Abstain
7. Review (and approval) of meeting minutes (to be conducted electronically)
*ACTION- Motion to Approve Minutes from November 1st, 2013- Yes, No, Abstain
ADJOURN