ACADEMIC COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
Friday, January 21, 2011, 1:30 pm, Centennial Center, Conference Room A
The Academic Council met at 1:30 pm on Friday, January 21, 2011, in Conference Room A of
the Centennial Center. The meeting was called to order by Dr. Richard Beck, Vice President for
Academic Affairs.
The following members were present:
Dr. Richard Beck
Professor Linda Andrews
Dr. Nancy Diede
Dr. Frank Elwell
Dr. Roy Gardner
Dr. Bruce Garrison
Dr. Jeff Gentry
Dr. Ken Hicks
Dr. Keith Martin
Professor Gary Moeller
Dr. Susan Willis
Dr. Bert Tollison
David Barron
Cheryl Hassell
Alan Lawless
Julie Rampey
Phil Sample
Michelle Canan
I.
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Assistant Vice President, Institutional Research, Planning
and Assessment, Ex-Officio
Department Head, Health Sciences
Dean, School of Liberal Arts
Department Head, Applied Technology
Dean, School of Business and Technology
Department Head, Communications
Department Head, History and Political Science/ Acting
Department Head, Psychology, Sociology and Criminal
Justice
Dean, School of Mathematics, Science and Health
Sciences/ Interim Department Head, Mathematics and
Physical Sciences
Department Head, Fine Arts
Department Head, Sport Management
Department Head, Business
Executive Director, Enrollment Management
Registrar
Director, Stratton Taylor Library
Director, Admissions
Chair, Academic Policies Committee
Research Analyst
IDEA FEEDBACK FOR DEPARTMENT CHAIRS AND ADMINISTRATORS
(Dr. Beck)
Since RSU is within the accreditation window, certain themes keep recurring: planning,
evaluation and assessment. IDEA Center offers validated instruments which provide
360° feedback for department or division heads/ directors/ deans. The evaluations will be
piloted between February 28 and March 11, 2011.
Academic Council Meeting Minutes
01/21/11
II.
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
1.
Department of Psychology, Sociology and Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science in Justice Administration (115)
Program Requirement Change
 Delete JA 4113 Criminal Justice Administration and JA 4513 Crime and
Public Policy from program core and course inventory
 Delete SOC 3043 Social Ethics and SBS 3023 Research Methods II from
program core
 Delete SBS 3013 Research Methods I from program core; add to guided
electives
 CJ 2140 Law Enforcement Internship: change course number to 4613;
change name to Criminal Justice Internship; change course description;
add prerequisites CJ 3013, CJ 3023, CJ 3243; add to program core.
 POLS 3113 American Court System: change prefix to CJ; change course
number to 3313; change course description; add prerequisites CJ 1113
and POLS 1113; add to program core
 Add ORGL 3333 Data Analysis and Interpretation to program core
 Add POLS 3243 Ethics in Public Service to program core; cross-list as
CJ 3243
 Add POLS 4993 Policy and Program Evaluation to program core; crosslist as CJ 4993
 Add CJ 3023 Communications for Justice Professionals to program core,
remove from guided electives
 Delete JA 3123 Current Issues in Justice Administration from guided
electives and course inventory
 Delete from guided electives: POLS 4043 The Media and Politics, PHIL
3213 Philosophy of Law and TECH 3013 Leadership and DecisionMaking Skills
 Add to guided electives: SOC 3213 Minority Groups, SBS 3063 Social
& Behavioral Statistics, NAMS 3263 Native American Law and CJ 3003
Criminalistics
 CJ 2523 Interrogation Seminar: change course number to 3523, change
course name to Interview and Interrogation, change course description,
add prerequisite CJ 2013 Criminal Law I and add to guided electives
 CJ 2023: change course number to 3213, change course description, add
prerequisite CJ 2013 Criminal Law I and add to guided electives
 Denote SOC 1113 Introduction to Sociology as recommended to fulfill
Social Sciences General Education requirement
 Denote MATH 1503 Mathematics for Critical Thinking as recommended
to fulfill Mathematics General Education requirement
 Add new course CJ 3950 Special Topics in Criminal Justice, add to
guided electives
(Pages 24 -53), Proposal 10-10)
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Academic Council Meeting Minutes
01/21/11
The proposal was approved with a correction to the course title of TECH 3013,
Leadership and Decision-Making Skills. Presented by Elwell
Motion to Approve by Hicks, Second by Gentry, Motion Adopted
III.
CONTINUING REVIEW, Academic Policies and Procedures Manual
Section 3.8.6
Sections 3.8.6 through 3.8.7 were discussed and modified.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:10 p.m.
DISTRIBUTION: Dr. Richard Beck, Professor Linda Andrews, Dr. Nancy Diede, Dr. Frank
Elwell, Dr. Roy Gardner, Dr. Bruce Garrison, Dr. Jeff Gentry, Dr. Larry Green, Dr. Ken Hicks,
Dr. Keith Martin, Professor Gary Moeller, Dr. Susan Willis, Dr. Greg Thompson, Dr. Bert
Tollison, Sherry Alexander, David Barron, Bill Beierschmitt, Dr. Myra Haulmark, Alan Lawless,
Dr. Mary Mackie, Julie Rampey, Adam Turner, Michelle Canan, Nan Melton, Cathy Burns,
Nancy Page, Phil Sample.
By email: Twilla Berwaldt, Shelly Borgstrom, Danette Boston, Stephani Freeman, Marie
Hinds, Heather Isaacs, Rebekah King, Sue Myers, Yvonne Pace, Bonnie Paul, Debbie Ragland,
Donna Spencer, Reneen White, Sarah Winzenburg.
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