ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
A2C2 Minutes for Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Kryzsko Commons Dining Rooms F & G (this date only)
3:30 p.m.
Attendees:
Larry Bergin, Don Schmidlapp, Ed Thompson, Hamid Yeganeh, Sara Hein, Amy Hermodson, Paul
Schumacher, Dan Kauffman, Melanie Reap, Maryam Eslamloo-Grami, Steve Allard, N Jensen, Joe
Mount, Mark Young, Robin O'Callaghan, Steve Leonhardi, Pat Paulson, Eric Brisson, Martha
Scheckel, Steve Juaire, Nathan Moore, Kara Lindaman, Carrie Fried, Ron Elcombe, James Reidy,
Carole Madland, Jennifer Chernega, Jim Williams, J Paul Johnson, Juan Fernandez-Iglesias, Dan
Sauers
Guests: Joell Bjorke, Lori Beseler, Bill Murphy, Ann Kohner, Ann MacDonald, Theresa Waterbury
I.
Call to Order-the meeting was called to order at 3:30pm by Chair Ann Rethlefsen
II.
Adoption of Agenda- Schumacher/Moore m/s to approve agenda, adopted unanimously.
III.
Approval of Minutes: April 9, 2008- no changes, m/s Schumacher/Elcombe to adopt, all but one aye,
on abstention.
IV.
Chair’s Report:
A. Date Change: Change the December 10th meeting to December 3rd. We will be in Dining Rooms
E, F, & G
B. Other
C. Review members list, will show business education as separate from education, separate
departments.
D. Next A2C2 meeting is September 24th; Dining Rooms C&D
V.
General Education Course Substitution Requests:
A. Joseph Madden: Course Substitution; Program Continuation-m/s Thompson/Schumacher to
approve GE program continuation. Discussion-will course substitutions have to be done? One
course needs to be done to complete his GE requirement. Motion adopted unanimously.
Reap/Thompson m/s to approve course substitution request. Discussion as to what courses were
counted under GE as different cultures. Motion adopted unanimously.
B. Ann Kohner- course substitution- m/s Kaufmann/Bergin to remain under GE, motion adopted
unanimously.
C. Vince Halboth: Program Continuation- m/s Bergin/Reap to remain under GE, motion adopted
unanimously.
VI.
Members needed for CPPS: last year Chairperson, Ed Thompson
m/s Thompson/Schumacher to approve following CPPS member list, motion adopted.
Ed Thompson asked for the submission of fully completed forms. Approval form with Dean’s
recommendation is required. A2C2 representative must complete a checklist, and these
representatives are asked to carefully scrutinize these proposals before submission. Electronic copies
of paperwork required.
CPPS membership list, currently:
A. College of Education: ___Jan Karjala___________
____Rhea Walker_________
B. College of Business: ______Dan Sauers_____________
_______________________
C. College of Science and Engineering: ___Ed Thompson ________
____Nathan Moore_______________
D. College of Liberal Arts: __Jennifer Chernega_______________
___Amy Wolff__________________
E. College of Nursing and Health Sciences: ___Linda Smith_____
____Sang Min Kim_______
First meeting: September 10th
VII.
University Studies Subcommittee Report, J. Paul Johnson, Chairperson
Currently in his last year of his second three year term. A replacement is being sought for next year.
An introductory note will be sent to faculty within the next week.
Departments are asked to check if the flag requirements are being met, especially if there have been
changes.
University Study substitution requests are highly unusual.
Please make sure to accurately describe University Study status of any course in your course syllabus.
There are three (3) open slots on USS, each is a 3 year term.
A. New Members Needed: 2008 – 2011
1. Mathematics/Statistics:__Tisha Hooks ?_________________________
2. Science/Engineering: ______________________________
3. Liberal Arts:
__Jim Williams_________________
B. First meeting: September 10th ; 3 to 5pm
VIII.
Notifications: None
IX.
Old Business:
A. Credit Reduction Team Report – Ann MacDonald and Theresa Waterbury were present.
Twenty-three departments are over the 120 hour graduation credit limit.
Waivers- request for waivers will probably not be granted if another MNScu University has the
same program at 120 hours. Waiver seeking program may be dropped.
Committee will work to help programs reduce the required hours.
Full implementation expected by July, 2012. But programs are expected to be ready by 2010.
Two documents were displayed, PROGRAM CREDIT REDUCTION OPTIONS and 120
Semester Credit Compliance Plan.
Ann MacDonald and Theresa Waterbury offered assistance for departments seeking to reduce their
programs to the 120 hour limit, but are having some difficulty. They can meet with your
department and facilitate discussions such as curriculum mapping. Please contact them if your
department needs help.
B. College-wide A2C2 Subcommittee: Dan Kauffman
Dan Kauffman presented a document entitled “College-wide Subcommittee of A2C2” requesting
clarification or rewording of the Senate stance on this matter. m/s Bergin/Kauffman; but after
discussion motion was withdrawn. Chair Ann Rethlefsen will include this document as a part of
her report to Faculty Senate next week.
Dean Bill Murphy, COB, reported on current status of changes to the COB-including the proposed
business core curriculum and the COB admission requirements. A college-wide vote was held,
and the program changes were approved. Now these proposed program changes have been sent
out to the five individual departments for a vote; which has not yet occurred.
It appears that the A2C2 representatives could take a vote that overrides the vote of those college
departments.
X.
New Business:
A. MNSCU website: http://www.academicaffairs.mnscu.edu/academicprograms/index.html
XI.
Adjournment- the meeting was adjourned at 4:34 pm by Ann Rethlefsen