North Dakota State Board of Higher Education Academic and

State Capitol – 600 E Boulevard Ave – Dept. 215

Bismarck ND 58505-0230

Phone: 701.328.2960 Fax: 701.328.2961

E-mail: ndus.office@ndus.edu Web: ndus.edu

North Dakota State Board of Higher Education

Academic and Student Affairs Committee

Draft Meeting Notice and Agenda

May 15, 2014

The State Board of Higher Education Academic and Student Affairs Committee will meet by conference call, on

Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. CDT. The call will originate in the NDUS Office, 10 th floor of the State

Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND.

Call to Order

1.

Approval of 9 April 2014 meeting minutes

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Approval of Agenda

Academic Requests

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Tenure Recommendations

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Stage II - New Program

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North Dakota State University’s Request for a New Programs:

B.A. and B.S. in Art

Education ; effective fall 2014.

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Stage II – New Prefix

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Bismarck State College’s Request for a New Prefix:

UNIV-University Studies ; effective fall

2014.

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Stage II – Program Termination

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University of North Dakota’s Request for Termination:

M.S. in Psychiatric and Mental

Health-Clinical Nurse Specialist; and Graduate (Post Master’s) Certificate in Psychiatric and Mental Health-Clinical Nurse Specialist ; effective fall 2014.

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Williston State College’s Request for Termination:

A.A.S. in Diesel Technology ; effective fall 2014.

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Stage II – Place Program on Inactive Status

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University of North Dakota’s Request to place a Program on Inactive Status:

B.S. in

Occupational and Environmental Health ; effective fall 2014.

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Stage II – Program Title Change

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Bismarck State College’s Request for a Program Title Change:

Certificate Program and

A.A.S. in Emergency Medical Services to Certificate Program and A.A.S. in Paramedic

Technology ; effective fall 2014.

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Stage II - Organizational Change

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North Dakota State University’s Request for an Organizational Change:

Reorganize the existing Center for Community Vitality From College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and

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The North Dakota University System is governed by the State Board of Higher Education and includes:

Bismarck State College • Dakota College at Bottineau • Dickinson State University • Lake Region State College • Mayville State University • Minot State University

North Dakota State College of Science • North Dakota State University • University of North Dakota • Valley City State University • Williston State College

Natural Resources To College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences ; effective fall

2014.

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University of North Dakota’s Request for an Organizational Change:

From Department of

Entrepreneurship to School of Entrepreneurship ; effective fall 2014.

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University of North Dakota’s Request for an Organizational Change to establish a New

Center: Center for Comparative Effectiveness Analytics ; effective fall 2014.

Other Business

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Veteran’s Enrollment in NDUS institutions

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Survey of assessment practices

Adjourn

Future Committee Meetings

 12 June 2014

 10 July 2014

Contact Nancy J. Green (701) 328-4108 or nancy.green@ndus.edu

prior to the scheduled meeting date if auxiliary aids or services are needed.

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North Dakota State Board of Higher Education

Academic and Student Affairs Committee

Minutes of the April 9, 2014 Meeting

The State Board of Higher Education Academic and Student Affairs Committee met by conference call, on

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. CDT. The call originated in the NDUS Office, 10 th floor of the State

Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND.

SBHE Academic and Student Affairs Committee members participating:

Dr. Kirsten Diederich, Committee Chair

Dr. Terry Hjelmstad

Mr. Devin Hoffarth, NDSA

Dr. Doug Munski, Faculty Advisor, non-voting

NDUS staff participating:

Dr. Larry C. Skogen, Interim Chancellor

Mr. Murray Sagsveen, Chief of Staff and Ethics Officer

Dr. Sonia Cowen, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs

Nancy Green, Administrative Assistant for Academic and Student Affairs

Terry Meyer, Administrative Support Manager

Approval of Minutes

Mr. Hoffarth moved, seconded by Dr. Hjelmstad, to approve the State Board of Higher Education (SBHE)

Academic and Student Affairs Committee the meeting minutes of 18 March 2014. Hjelmstad, Hoffarth,

Diederich voted yes. The motion carried.

Approval of Agenda

Mr. Hoffarth moved, seconded by Dr. Hjelmstad, to approve the SBHE Academic and Student Affairs

Committee agenda. Hoffarth, Hjelmstad, and Diederich voted yes. The motion carried.

Tenure and Provisional Tenure Recommendations

There are three provisional tenure recommendations from Valley City State University (VCSU). Evidence of completion of the terminal degrees will be presented to President Shirley prior to June before full recommendation for tenure is granted. The proposed motion for the April SBHE meeting will be: Motion to approve provisionally all recommendations for tenure by Valley City State University for faculty who are in the process of completing their requirements for earning terminal degrees, and filing official documentation of the same with Valley City State University, prior to the close of the spring 2014 semester. The motion for the rest of the tenure recommendations will be: Motion to approve all recommendations for tenure, listed in item 3 effective for the academic year of 2014-15, as submitted by Bismarck State College, Dickinson State

University, Lake Region State College (LRSC), Mayville State University (MaSU), Minot State University,

North Dakota State College of Science (North Dakota State College of Science), North Dakota State

University (NDSU), the University of North Dakota, Valley City State University, and Williston State College

(WSC). An amendment will be made to remove LRSC, MaSU, and WSC due to them not having faculty for tenure at this time.

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The following revisions need to be added to the tenure staff report: Add to MiSU and a department change,

Scott Siegel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, and he is in the Department of Humanities, not the Department of Science. Changes to NDSU: the name Marla de los Angeles Alfonseca Cubero should read Maria de los Angeles Alfonseca Cubero; and the department for

Kelly Sassi, Ph.D., is the Department of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, not the Department of

English, Humanities and Social Sciences. All the corrections will be updated before the SBHE meeting.

VCSU tenure committee did not recommend tenure for two of their faculty. President Shirley did approve the tenure recommendation of both candidates and sent justification to Chancellor Skogen. Chancellor

Skogen supports President Shirley’s decision of recognizing work and evaluations of the faculty member.

Mr. Sagsveen stated that if the tenure has been handled by the school and the Chancellor approves of the decision, it is ok. Dr. Munski stated that the VCSU tenure committee be notified with a letter of the decision of granting tenure. Mr. Sagsveen is drafting a response.

President Fuller sent a response to recommend Dr. Siegel’s tenure that the tenure committee did not recommend for tenure. Chancellor Skogen will follow up with President Fuller regarding his recommendation for Dr. Siegel for tenure.

Academic Requests

Stage II Requests - New Program

• NDSU-Request for a new program, Undergraduate Certificate in Apparel, Retail

Merchandising and Design (ARMD) through distance delivery only; effective fall 2014.

• NDSU-Request for a new program, Graduate Certificate for Technology Enhanced

Instruction through distance delivery only; effective fall 2014.

• DCB-Request for a new program, Health Information Management through distance delivery; effective fall 2014.

Stage II - Organizational Change

• North Dakota State College of Science Organizational / Name Change from Architectural

Drafting and Estimating Technology Department to Construction and Design Technology

Department; effective fall 2014.

• North Dakota State University Organizational Change to establish the Global Institute of

Food Security and International Agriculture (GIFSIA); effective fall 2014.

Chancellor Skogen shared the DCB request for a new program in Health Information Management was presented to the Cabinet in March. He recommended putting the request on hold until he spoke with

President Richman to review the programs to make sure there wasn’t duplication. After looking over the information for the current program at NDSCS, Chancellor Skogen approves the DCB request for a new program in Health Information Management collaborating with WSC. It was passed at Cabinet earlier on 9

April 2014. President Richman is supportive as well.

It was asked if NDSU is already offering a program that hasn’t been approved. NDSU is asking to provide courses that are currently being taught traditionally to be offered online. They ran a pilot and are now seeking approval to offer the certificate. If approved, they would like to offer the certificate retroactive.

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NDSU is also seeking approval to establish a new institute. They have hired a director and have office and lab space already. There has been an investment of $200,000 of campus funds to be ready for approval.

There is nothing in the policies or procedures that state a pilot can or cannot be done prior to approval or using monies to start an institute prior to approval. This was asked of counsel and there has not been an opportunity for advisement. Procedurally this shows NDSU is ahead of the process.

The correct process would be for the request to go to the Academic Affairs Council for review. Next the request would go before the Chancellor’s Cabinet for review and recommendation to the SBHE Academic and Student Affairs Committee before it goes to the full SBHE. The committee was recently re-established and the campuses are moving forward. Chancellor Skogen will have a conversation with President

Bresciani and ask him to do a presentation on the request to establish a new institute at the SBHE meeting on 24 April 2014. The committee members agreed.

Chancellor Skogen suggested a motion to approve all the academic requests with the exception of the

NDSU request to establish a new institute. It was asked if the NDSU request for a new Undergraduate

Certificate in Apparel, Retail Merchandising and Design (ARMD) be considered to be retroactive. Some committee members approved with one stating it would set a bad precedent.

A motion to approve all the academic requests with the exception of the NDSU's request to establish the

Global Institute of Food Security and International Agriculture (GIFSIA); effective fall 2014 and request for a new program, Undergraduate Certificate in Apparel, Retail Merchandising and Design (ARMD) through distance delivery only; effective fall 2014. The NDSU president will be put on the SBHE agenda to present the requests to the full board. The tenure and provisional tenure recommendations will be approved also.

It was moved by Dr. Hjelmstad, seconded by Mr. Hoffarth to approve all the academic requests with the exception of the NDSU's request to establish the Global Institute of Food Security and International

Agriculture (GIFSIA); effective fall 2014 and request for a new program, Undergraduate Certificate in

Apparel, Retail Merchandising and Design (ARMD) through distance delivery only; effective fall 2014. The tenure and provisional tenure recommendations are approved also. Hjelmstad, Hoffarth, and Diederich voted yes. The motion carried.

Other Business

Dr. Munski shared a resolution will be coming forward from the CCF in support of open resources within reason. The representative from Sanford was in LRSC and stated they would like to see the presentation.

Dr. Munski shared there was an article in the 3 March 2014 Forbes magazine regarding No College Left

Behind that is very good. He would like to do a presentation at the next SBHE.

Dr. Hjelmstad moved to adjourn at 1:54 p.m. CDT. The motion carried.

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Summary of Proposed Action

ND State Board of Higher Education

Meeting – 29 MAY 2014

1. Issue: SBHE approval of tenure. Although North Dakota State University (NDSU) submitted 35 recommendations for faculty tenure to the SBHE for its April 2014 meeting, two additional recommendations for faculty tenure have been submitted for approval by the SBHE at its May 2014 meeting. In each case, criteria for tenure has been identified and applied by each NDSU’s internal review entities ( i.e., faculty within the designated department/ division/ college or school, Provost/ Vice President for Academic Affairs, and President).

2. Proposed motion. Approve both recommendations for tenure--as listed in item 3, as effective for the

Academic Year of 2014-15, and as submitted by North Dakota State University.

3. Background information.

The following recommendations for tenure were submitted to the NDUS office by NDSU on the afternoon of 22 April 2014, two days in advance of the SBHE’s April 2014 meeting, and too late to be added to the agenda.

North Dakota State University

Paul Kelter , Ph.D., Professor of Education, School of Education, College of Human Development and Education, and Director,

CIEI/CSME; and,

Todd Frederick Lewis , Ph.D., Associate Professor of Counseling, School of Education, College of Human Development and

Education.

4. Financial implications.

Any additional expenses associated in contracting the listed candidates as tenured faculty will be drawn from the respective campuses’ budgets for the AY 2014-15, and thereafter.

5. Legal/policy issues.

SBHE Policy 605.1, Academic Freedom and Tenure—Academic Appointments, requires Board approval of candidates for tenure at the respective institutions.

Paragraph 1-c specifies the authority of the SBHE, and states:

Tenure is awarded by the Board upon recommendation of the Chancellor, following review and recommendations made pursuant to the procedures established at the institution and a recommendation by the institution's president to the Chancellor. A favorable recommendation means that the applicant meets all of the prerequisites and criteria and the award of tenure is consistent with the sound fiscal management and academic priorities of the institution and the system of education under the control of the Board.

Tenure recommendations submitted to the Board shall include a brief summary of the candidate's qualifications and reasons for the recommendation. Tenure is not an entitlement, and the granting of tenure requires an affirmative act by the Board. Tenure is limited to the academic unit or program area in the institution in which tenure is granted and shall not extend to an administrative or coaching position.

The effective dates of the tenure appointments are fall 2014 for the 2014-2015 Academic Year (AY). Paragraph 2a provides definitions for “Academic Year” and “Faculty”, as follows:

"Academic Year" means the period, approximately nine months in duration, starting with the beginning of the Fall semester and ending following completion of the Spring semester.

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"Faculty" means all members of the academic staff, excluding only coaches and administrators in their capacities as coaches or administrators.

Paragraph 3-b specifies the role of the individual campuses in establishing and applying criteria for tenure that is

“consistent with the nature of mission” of each institution, and so reads:

The criteria for tenure evaluation and continuing evaluation of probationary and tenured faculty shall include scholarship in teaching, contribution to a discipline or profession through research, other scholarly or professional activities, and service to the institution and society. Institutions may adopt additional criteria. The regulations defining these criteria shall be consistent with the nature and mission of the institution.

Paragraph 3-c specifies the probationary period of time a faculty member has to be considered for tenure, and so reads:

Eligibility for tenure requires a probationary period of six years of continuous academic service to the institution, during which the faculty member is evaluated at least annually according to an evaluation process designed to foster continuous improvement. The term may be extended beyond six years or the continuous service requirement may be waived in exceptional circumstances.

Institutions shall establish procedures for granting extensions or waivers of the continuous service requirement in exceptional circumstances, which must include maternity or parental leave and appropriate accommodations for faculty members with disabilities. Institution procedures may define additional exceptional circumstances including, for example, family emergencies or extended illness.  

Paragraph 3-c specifies the timeframe in which contracts must be issued and accepted between an individual institution and its faculty, and in the case where a tenure recommendation is approved by the SBHE for the AY

2014-2015, an institution would need to issue a contract with the continuing faculty no later than 30 June of 2014, and receive acceptance of that contract no later than 20 July of 2014.

6. Academic issues. Comments specific to the candidates are provided in their respective Candidate

Recommendation .

7. Coordination. Each request was reviewed initially by the sending institution and was approved by its president. Also, the Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs reviewed each request, as did the

Interim Chancellor, who recommended that the SBHE approve the requests. Each request and its supporting documentation was submitted to the SBHE Academic and Student Affairs Committee for its meeting on 15 May

2014.

8. Attachments. Tenure recommendations are attached from North Dakota State University. Each recommendation documents the candidate’s earned tenure credit, qualifications, instructional accomplishments, research/ creative activity, service, review, and recommendation for promotion and/or tenure.

Also attached is a revised Faculty Appointments Data Sheet for NDSU for AY 2014-2015.

9. Contact information. Sonia S. Cowen, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, North

Dakota University System, 600 E Boulevard Ave. Dept. 215, Bismarck, ND 58505-0230.

10. Recommendation of the SBHE Committee on Academic and Student Affairs:

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Institution

Bismarck State College

Dakota College at Bottineau

Dickinson State University

Lake Region State College

Mayville State University

Minot State University

ND State College of Science

North Dakota State University

University of North Dakota

Valley City State University

Williston State College

NDUS Total

Tenure

Cand.

2

8

0

7

4

37

17

6

0

0

10

2

91

44

9

19

98

72

352

375

37

12

1091

44%

22%

46%

56%

60%

55%

50%

51%

35%

51%

28

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18

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28

195

119

30

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North Dakota University System

Report on Faculty Appointments

Academic Year 2013-2014

All Instructional Staff

Ranked Faculty

1

Tenured 3

Tenure Track

4

Non-tenure Track

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Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

67 53% 37 29% 22 17%

6 19% 2 6% 24 75%

28%

27%

44%

22%

23%

30%

16%

41%

32%

24%

27

21

4

38

20

94

252

6

11

519

27%

51%

10%

22%

17%

15%

34%

8%

32%

24%

1. Ranked faculty includes instructors, assistant professors, associate professors, and professors.

2. This is the number of faculty currently being recommended for tenure.

3. This includes all faculty with tenure.

4. This number includes tenure track faculty who are currently being recommended for tenure.

5. This number includes faculty who are not on a tenure track but who have faculty rank, i.e., instructors, (not lecturers) assistant professors, associate professors or professors.

6. "Other benefited instructional staff" primarily includes lecturers whose appointments warrant fringe benefits.

7. "Temporary instructional staff" are part-time; usually teaching one or two courses a year.

Ranked Faculty

1

Total

126

32

99

41

41

174

120

641

746

73

0

2127

Non-Ranked Instructional Staff

Other Benefited

Instructional Staff 6

Number

0

8

4

0

205

5

3

24

0

3

92

66

Temp,

Non-Benefited

Instructional Staff

7

Number

231

60

99

83

14

89

193

202

173

61

90

1295

Total Non-

Ranked

Instructional

Staff

231

68

104

86

38

89

196

294

239

65

1,500

Total

Instructional

Staff

357

100

203

127

79

263

316

935

985

138

124

3,627

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Beginning with 2007, based on changes related to the implementation of ConnectND, this report on faculty headcount now classifies and includes all faculty and staff who have instructional functions.

Due to rounding of decimals, not all percentage totals will equal 100%

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N.D. State Board of Higher Education (SBHE)

Meeting: 29 May 2014

1. Issue: Stage 2 academic request by North Dakota State University (NDSU) for approval to implement a new program of study leading to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Art

Education, effective fall of 2014.

2. Proposed actions: Approve North Dakota State University’s (NDSU’s) Stage 2 proposal to implement a new program of study on-campus, leading to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in

Art Education, effective fall of 2014, under the CIP Code of 13.1302.

3. Background information:

The University of North Dakota offered a Bachelor of Science in Education degree (B.S.Ed.) in Elementary

Education and Visual Arts, under the CIP Code of 13.1302, but requested that the SBHE terminate that degree, effective the fall of 2008. The SHBE approved that request in March of 2007.

The following campuses currently offer a program of study in Arts Education, but those programs lead to a baccalaureate in education (i.e., B.A.Ed. or B.S.Ed.): DSU, MiSU, and VCSU (both Art Education, and

Elementary Education); all are offered under the CIP Code of 13.1302 Art Teacher Education. NDSU proposes to offer its new program of study under the CIP Code of 13.1302.

None of the NDUS institutions present for the AAC meeting of 6 May 2014 noted any concerns that this program would be a duplication of programs of study now offered by their respective campuses.

4. Financial implications. In it’s proposal, NDSU notes that “the cost of adding this new program will be…approximately $3,600 per semester…(in order) to hire a K-12 art educator to teach the special methods course(s) (i.e., EDUC 481 and [EDUC] 482)…all (other)…courses needed for the Art Education major are currently offered on campus….” (All parentheticals indicate staff inserts for purposes of clarification.) The proposal does not address any possible costs associated with seeking accreditation by the new program of study by both the ESPB and the NASAD.

5. Legal/policy issues. SBHE Policy 403.1, Program Approval, states, “Board approval is required for all new programs of study that designate a focused collection of instructional/ learning activities the completion of which signifies a level of competence which the awarding institution so designates by a notation on the front of the student transcript....” NDSU’s proposal also states, “Most courses are face-to-face, but courses may be offered through distance delivery if it is determined that this meets student needs.” The proposed action, as presented to the Academic Affairs Council as a Stage 1 request on 1 October 2013, is to approve the request for “on-campus” delivery; if NDSU proposes later to offer this program of study in Art Education (i.e., leading to the B.A. and/or B.S.) as a distance education program (i.e., either in addition to its on-campus program, or later in substitution for its on-campus program), the SBHE Policy 404.1.1 Delivery Format

Approval for Credit Activities would apply:

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A distance learning credit activity is a Board-approved academic program or institutional-approved credit course received by students electronically at any location or at a geographical location other than the principal campus of the institution which has the program/course authority. Distance Education activities include:

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Television, audio, or computer transmission, including open broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, or satellite transmission;

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Audio or computer conferencing, video cassettes or discs or correspondence; or   Face-to-face at an off campus location.

Thus, if NDSU later wishes to offer the B.A. and/or B.S. in Art Education “at distance”, it would need to secure approval of the SBHE to do so.

6. Academic issues. Normally, the distinction of B.A. from B.S. degrees is reflected in distinctions of the curriculum. NDUS staff requested verification of that distinction for the proposed program of study leading to the B.A. and B.S. Attached is a letter from NDSU that notes the B.A. program of study will “require…6 credits of Humanities and Social Sciences” as well as demonstration of a “proficiency at the second year in a modern foreign language” which would be in addition to those courses required to be completed by a student pursuing the B.S. degree in Arts Education.

While a B.A.Ed. or a B.S.Ed. might be sought by students specifically seeking certification to teach art in the

K-12 schools, the proposed B.A. and B.S. degrees in Art Education may be attractive to those students seeking “careers in educational settings outside the K-12 schools”. This program of study (B.A. and B.S.) would provide students with a greater concentration in studio art courses than pedagogy, which would be the emphasis of the B.A.Ed. or B.S. Ed. degrees now offered by other campuses within NDUS. The

University will seek accreditation of the proposed program of study by the State of North Dakota’s Standards and Practices Board (ESPB) for those graduates seeking certification to teach in the State’s K-12 schools, as well as accreditation of the proposed program of study by the NASAD for “schools of art and design”.

7. Coordination.

NDSU’s Stage 1 proposal to implement a new program of study leading to the B.A. and B.S. in Art

Education was recommended for approval by the Academic Affairs Council (AAC) at its meeting on 1

October 2013; however, the Stage 1 proposal did not advance to the Cabinet for review, nor was it announced to the SBHE. The Interim Chancellor has decided that NDSU need not delay submission of its

Stage 2 proposal to the Cabinet and SBHE—in order to have the Stage 1 proposal considered first by the

Cabinet and later announced to SBHE; rather, the Interim Chancellor will advance NDUS’ Stage 2 proposal to his Cabinet (14 May 2014), and the SBHE Committee for Academic and Student Affairs (15 May 2014).

On 6 May 2014, the AAC voted unanimously to recommend that NDUS’ Stage 2 request be also recommended for approval by the Cabinet and Chancellor and forwarded to the SBHE Committee of the

Academic and Student Affairs/SBHE for approval at the 29 May 2014 meeting of the SBHE.

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8. Attachments.

The initial Stage 2 proposal from NDSU is attached. Additionally, a letter from NDSU—addressing the distinction between their curriculum for the B.A. and B.S. degrees—is attached.

9. Contact information. Sonia S. Cowen, Ph.D., Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs,

NDSU. Ph: 701-328-2965/ email: sonia.cowen@ndus.edu.

10. Chancellor’s recommendation. The Chancellor’s Cabinet will consider this request at its meeting on 14

May 2014, and the recommendation of the Cabinet and Chancellor will be made known to the SBHE

Committee on Academic and Student Affairs when it meets on 15 May 2014.

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1. Issue: The University of North Dakota (UND) has submitted a Stage 2 request for approval to stop offering and thus terminate an existing program of study leading to the Master of Science (M.S.) and Graduate

(Post Masters) Certificate Program (CP) in Psychiatric and Mental Health-Clinical Nurse Specialist, effective immediately.

2. Proposed actions: Approve The University of North Dakota’s (UND’s) request to terminate an existing program of study leading to the Master of Science (M.S.) and Graduate (Post Masters) Certificate Program

(CP) in Psychiatric and Mental Health-Clinical Nurse Specialist, effective immediately, under the CIP Code of 51.3801.

3. Background information:

If this request is approved, the only academic program of study in NDUS associated with the CIP Code of

51.3801 shall be the B.S. in Nursing program offered by Mayville State University (approved by the SBHE on 31 July 2013).

UND provides the following rationale for this request: The “advanced practice field in psychiatric and mental health nursing has changed to recognize only the nurse practitioner role”, “national certification” for the “Psychiatric and Mental Health—Clinical Nurse Specialist is no longer offered”, and “graduates…would not be able to sit for certification and would not be employable.”

UND will continue to offer the MS and Graduate (Post-Masters) Certificate Program in Psychiatric and

Mental Health—Nurse Practitioner under the CIP Code of 51.1616. Although NDUS records--as far back as 1990--do not identify when the MS in Psychiatric and Mental Health—Nurse Practitioner was approved for UND to offer, the records do show that UND was approved by the SBHE, in September of 2003, to offer the Graduate (Post-Masters) Certificate Program in Psychiatric and Mental Health—Nurse Practitioner under the CIP Code of 51.1616

4. Financial implications. UND foresees no effect on enrollments by terminating the MS and Graduate (Post-

Masters) Certificate Program in Psychiatric and Mental Health—Clinical Nurse Specialist—as they will be able to enroll in the retained programs of study leading to the MS and Graduate (Post-Masters) Certificate in

Psychiatric and Mental Health—Nurse Practitioner, under the CIP Code of 51.1616.

5. Legal/policy issues. SBHE Policy 403.1.1, Program Approval, states, “Academic program termination requires approval of the Board of Higher Education.”

6. Academic issues. No academic issues were raised.

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On 6 May 2014, the AAC voted unanimously to recommend that UND’s Stage 2 request be approved by the

Cabinet and Chancellor and advanced to the SBHE Committee of the Academic and Student Affairs/SBHE for approval at the 29 May 2014 meeting of the SBHE.

8. Attachments.

The initial Stage 2 proposal (i.e., form plus cover letter) from UND is attached..






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1. Issue: Williston State College (WSC) has submitted a Stage 2 request for approval to stop offering and thus

terminate an existing program of study leading to the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) in Diesel

Technology, effective fall 0f 2014.

2. Proposed actions: Approve Williston State College’s (WSC’s) request to terminate an existing program of study leading to the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) in Diesel Technology, effective fall of 2014, under the CIP Code of 47.0605.

3. Background information: The Chancellor’s Cabinet recommended approval (9 April 2014), and the

Chancellor approved WSC’s request to implement a title change from Diesel Technology to Transportation

Technician Technology. The change included the reorganization of the curricula—including the deletion of three Certificates of Completion and Diploma within the program, as well as the adoption of two options within the retitled A.A.S. in Transportation Technician Technology. Normally, a title change would not necessitate a request to terminate the previous title; however, WSC is submitting this request to clarify that the curriculum’s reorganization under the new title (i.e., A.A.S. in Transportation Technician Technology) will no longer confer Certificates of Completion or the Diploma; thus, they request approval to remove the title of

Diesel Technology as a program of study leading to the A.A.S. and Diploma.

4. Financial implications. There is no expectation of financial implications, as students who would have enrolled in the programs of study leading to the Diploma or A.A.S. in Diesel Technology may now pursue the

A.A.S. in Transportation Technician Technology.

5. Legal/policy issues. SBHE Policy 403.1.1. Program Termination, states, “Academic program termination requires approval of the Board of Higher Education.”

6. Academic issues. No academic issues have been raised.


The AAC voted unanimously on 6 May 2014 to recommend this Stage 2 request be approved by the Cabinet and Chancellor as a recommendation for approval by the SBHE Committee of the Academic and Student

Affairs/SBHE at the 29 May 2014 meeting of the SBHE.

8. Attachments.

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1. Issue: North Dakota State University (NDSU) requests approval to reorganize the existing Center

for Community Vitality from the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources

(CAFSNR) to the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHHS), effective fall of 2014.

2. Proposed actions. Approve North Dakota State University’s (NDSU’s) request to reorganize the existing Center for Community Vitality from the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and

Natural Resources to the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, effective fall of 2014.

3. Background information. NDUS offers the following rationale for this request: “Alignment of the

Center in the College of AHSS will significantly increase the communication, program development, and expertise sharing with AHSS faculty in the departments of Sociology and

Anthropology and Emergency Management. This alignment will strengthen Extension personnel’s ties to these AHSS research faculty for their mutual benefit.”

4. Financial implications. NDUS notes that “The Center’s budget is entirely funded through the

NDSU Extension Service and will not adversely affect the CAFSNR with this action nor will it place additional budgetary burdens on AHSS.”

5. Legal/policy issues. SBHE Policy 307.1 Institutional Organization—Notice and Approval:



“Board approval is required to create, discontinue or name a school, college, center or institute. Institutions shall submit such requests, along with rationale and supporting information, to the Chancellor and the Chancellor shall forward the proposal to the Board with a recommendation.

“As used in this policy, "center or institute" means a unit that has as a primary function or activity academic instruction, research, or service beyond the immediate campus community.

The terms do not include space designations, or units that simply have the word "center" in their title, or units that provide non-academic services, such as dining centers.”


7. Coordination. On 6 May 2014, the AAC voted unanimously to recommend NDSU’s Stage 2 request be approved by the SBHE. The Chancellor’s Cabinet and the Interim Chancellor will consider recommendation of this request at their meeting on 14 May 2014. The SBHE Committee of the Academic and Student Affairs will consider recommendation of this request at its meeting on

15 May 2014.

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8. Attachments.

The initial Stage 2 proposal from NDSU is attached.

9. Contact information. Sonia S. Cowen, Ph.D., Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student

Affairs, North Dakota University System; Ph: 701-328-2965/ email: sonia.cowen@ndus.edu.

10. Recommendation of the Chancellor’s Cabinet, and of the SBHE Committee on Academic

and Student Affairs:

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1. Issue: The University of North Dakota (UND) requests approval to reorganize the existing

Department of Entrepreneurship as the School of Entrepreneurship, effective fall of 2014.

2. Proposed actions. Approve The University of North Dakota’s (UND’s) Stage 2 request to reorganize the existing Department of Entrepreneurship as the School of Entrepreneurship, effective fall of 2014.

3. Background information. UND offers the following rationale for this request: “The School of

Entrepreneurship will act as an interdisciplinary outreach to the rest of campus, establishing the

College of Business and Public Administration (in which the School will be housed) as the entrepreneurial hub of the campus.” (Parentheticals indicate language provided by NDUS’s staff for purposes of clarification.) UND intends to use the Advisory Group that has been associated with the Department of Entrepreneurship. UND notes that a primary reason for this request is to offer greater visibility to the programs of study associated with entrepreneurship and that such action will

“attract high quality faculty and the best students”, as well as new donors.

4. Financial implications. UND advised the Academic Affairs Council, when it met on 6 May 2014, that any additional funding associated with this change would be drawn from UND’s budgets. UND envisions that this change will result in an increase of approximately 80 or more students because the students will “benefit by having the ability to add a certificate in entrepreneurship to their

(current) programs of study.”






7. Coordination. On 6 May 2014, the AAC voted unanimously to recommend that UND’s Stage 2 request be approved by the SBHE. The Chancellor’s Cabinet and the Interim Chancellor will



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consider recommendation of this request at their meeting on 14 May 2014. The SBHE Committee of the Academic and Student Affairs will consider recommendation of this request at its meeting on

15 May 2014.

8. Attachments.

The initial Stage 2 proposal from UND is attached.





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1. Issue: The University of North Dakota (UND) requests approval to establish the Center for

Comparative Effectiveness Analytics, effective fall of 2014.

2. Proposed actions. Approve The University of North Dakota’s (UND’s) Stage 2 request to establish the Center for Comparative Effectiveness Analytics, effective fall of 2014.

3. Background information. UND proposes that establishment of the Center for Comparative

Effectiveness Analytics, as “an entrepreneurial model of academic/industry/government partnership that responds to the latest trends in industry”, will have the potential to “increase the quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and efficiency of health care and public health” in North

Dakota. The Center will organize faculty into new research, will house specific programs of study—especially those now associated with the Master of Public Health (MPH), and will coordinate some of its operations, research, and studies with many now specific to North Dakota

State University (NDSU).

4. Financial implications. The Center “will have space in the MPH Program office suite” in the

School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ (SMHS’s) “building” and it “will require no appropriated funding. The School of Medicine and Health Sciences will provide staffing, Director time, and funding as needed during the start-up period…The Center will seek grants and contracts at the regional level through private/public partnerships…The Center will move toward self-support through external funding” with the “only restriction on funding” being that it “must support the overall mission and goals of the Center.”








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7. Coordination. On 6 May 2014, the AAC voted unanimously to recommend that UND’s Stage 2 request be approved by the SBHE. The Chancellor’s Cabinet and the Interim Chancellor will consider recommendation of this request at their meeting on 14 May 2014. The SBHE Committee of the Academic and Student Affairs will consider recommendation of this request at its meeting on

15 May 2014.

8. Attachments.

The initial Stage 2 proposal from UND is attached.





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Veteran Enrollment Report

Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Fall 2011 Spring 2012

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Bismarck State College

Cankdeska Cikana Community College

Central Michigan University MAFB

Dakota College-Bottineau

Dickinson State University

Embry-Riddle Aero University MAFB

Fort Berthold Community College

University of Jamestown

Lake Region State College

Mayville State University

Minot State University

North Dakota State College of Science

North Dakota State University

Park University GFAFB

Park University MAFB

Rasmussen College-Bismarck

Rasmussen College-Fargo

Sanford College of Nursing

Sitting Bull College

Trinity Bible College

Turtle Mountain Community College

United Tribes Technical College

University of Mary

University of North Dakota

Valley City State University

Veterans Education Training

Williston State College

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Principles of Excellence and GI Bill Feedback

Executive Order Principles of Excellence was signed by the President on April 27, 2012.

1.

Designed to provide information support, and protections to Federal education beneficiaries

2.

Strengthen oversight, enforcement and accountability activities within educational benefit programs

3.

Establishes Principles of Excellence as guidelines for education institutions receiving federal funding

4.

Expands student data collection efforts to better understand educational outcomes

5.

Requires development of a centralized complaint system for students

The Executive Order can be found at: http://wh.gov/EbW

Principles of Excellence

For schools that have agreed to adhere to Principles of Excellence:

 One document that is required for each Veteran is an Education Shopping Sheet

 If the school needs to develop a shopping sheet, a formatted shopping sheet can be obtained by writing: shoppingsheet@ed.gov

(see attached University of North Dakota Shopping Sheet)

 The school should have an educational planning sheet for the Veterans so they can plan their degrees

 A point of contact for academic and financial advising as well as job placement

 Based on Principles of Excellence, VA developed an online complaint system for students to complain about school issues.

North Dakota Schools and Contacts for Principles of Excellence

Institution

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Bismarck State College

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Cankdeska Cikana Community College

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Dakota College – Bottineau

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Dickinson State University

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Jamestown College

 Josef’s School of Hair Design

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JZ Trend Academy

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Lake Region State College



Lynnes Welding Training

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Mayville State University

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Minot State University



Moler Barber College of Hair Styling



National Industrial Training



North Dakota State College of Science

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North Dakota State University

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Rasmussen College Bismarck/Fargo

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The Salon Professional Academy

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Sanford College of Nursing

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Turtle Mountain Community College

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University of Mary

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University of North Dakota

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Valley City State University



Williston State College

Certifying Official Telephone

Marlene Seaworth 701-224-3849

Dixie Omen 701-766-1374

Valerie Heilman 701-228-5437

Johnna Douthit 701-483-2332

Cary Williams

Mike Woodley

Todd Anderson

Jodi Zahn

Dan Johnson

Jan Wittmayer

Ray Gerszewski

Pamela Hopkins

Mary Cannon

Gayle Warner 907-357-6430

Mindy Tayer

Kaarin Remmich

Abby Hartung

Sarah Lundblad

Scott Lingen

Wanda Laducer

Lonnie Privatsky

Carol Anson

Leslie Lees Kalmbach 701-845-7294

Kaylyn Bondy

701-727-9087

701-252-3467

701-235-9910

701-223-8804

701-662-1581

701-373-0658

701-788-4770

701-858-4003

701-232-6773

701-671-2257

701-231-9782

952-545-2000

701-478-1772

701-323-6270

701-477-7862

701-355-8169

701-777-3364

701-774-4299

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Student Complaint Inquiries

The student complaint inquiry website ( known as the GI Bill Feedback System) http://www.benefits.va.gov/GIBILL/Feedback.asp

allows students to submit complaints about a school on a variety of issues to include recruiting and marketing, quality of education, grade policies and just about any other issues they find concern with.

How it works:

1. Student submits complaint through the feedback system.

2. VA receives complaint and reviews to ensure it meets the criteria of

available topics.

3. VA forwards the complaint to the school.

4. The school has the opportunity to mitigate the issue with the student.

5. the school submits a response back to the VA with the actions that were taken by the

school. (Within 60 days)

6. VA will either close the case or forward the case to other agencies as necessary.

If you receive a complaint from VA:

My recommendation is to share this information with our ELR. In many cases, this may be a processing issue or other issue that has no bearing on the school’s actions or inactions. Our ELR can review the complaint and offer suggestions.

Veteran Complaint Letter Example

Dear SCO:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) received the following complaint through the Principles of

Excellence Complaint System (PoECS):

VA1111 Complaint

Case Number

Name Dean

Date

Submitted

March 27, 2014

Institution

Issue

IHL/NCD/FLIGHT/OJT/APPT

Students issue

Requested

Resolution

Students resolution

VA requests you review the complaint and provide a response to the complainant within 60 days of this notice via email to process.vbavaco@va.gov

. We encourage you to communicate with the student as needed to reach a resolution and prepare your response. The response should: o be on school letterhead addressed to the complainant; o respond to the complaint with a proposed resolution; o reference the complaint case number; and o forward to VA within 60 days of this message.

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VA will send your response to the student to review and determine whether their issue was addressed and/or resolved to their satisfaction.

The complaint information and resolution will be recorded in PoECS and forwarded to the Federal Trade

Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network database. If a school fails to respond to a complaint within the designate timeframe, the complaint will be identified as “No Response” in PoECS and the Consumer Sentinel

Network database.

If you are not the correct point of contact for receiving and/or processing complaints in general, please advise

VA so we can update our records and forward this accordingly.

If you have any questions about this complaint please contact the PoECS Complaint Case Managers at

Process.VBAVACO@va.gov

.

Sincerely,

Department of Veterans Affairs

Principles of Excellence

Complaint Case Manager http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill

Compliance Surveys

As of FFY 2014, the following items are reviewed and included in the compliance survey:



Did the school provide a "Financial Aid Shopping Sheet"?



Did the school inform, and does it have policies to alert students to the availability of Federal financial aid prior to arranging other financing?



Does the school use fraudulent and unduly aggressive recruiting?

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Has the school obtained the approval of its accrediting agency for new course offerings prior to enrolling students in such courses or programs where appropriate?



Are service members and reservists readmitted to programs if they are temporarily unable to attend

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Does the school have a refund policy that is aligned with the refund of unearned student aid rules applicable to Federal student aid provided through the Department of Education under Title IV?

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Does the school provide detailed educational plans outlining graduation requirements?



Does the school have a point of contact for academic and financial advising to assist service member and veteran students and their families?

Annual Reporting Fees Payments

Sometime in the near future, schools will receive an annual reporting fees payment. This is based on the 2013 calendar year. For every student who is certified and received benefits, the school will receive $12.00 per student.

Example: ACME school certified 100 students in calendar year 2013. School will receive $1200.00

The school should receive a payment roster of all eligible students in 2013.

Here are some general rules in regard to the payment.

1. If the school deposits the ARF payment in the general fund, the amount is required to be tracked.

2. The use of the payments is for the SCO and staff to attend workshops, update office equipment, and support

Veterans programs at your school.

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