Southwestern Christian University
Sport Studies Department Meeting Minutes
October 29, 2014 1:30-2:30 pm
Present: Dana DeLong, Phylis Hadley, Kristen Gregory, Darrick Matthews, Quinn Wooldridge
Absent: Jim Poteet
Minutes submitted by: Bekah Willis
TOPIC
DISCUSSION
OUTCOME/ACTION
Call to Order
DD
DD
Devotion
DD
Approval of
Minutes
Old Business
DD - Review Strategic Plan
DD
Emailed out to members for them to look at before meeting.
 add a line for marketing/publications
Read Strategic Plans online.
 Add new faculty member based on
PH asked what are we doing assessment wise that will later go onto
needs
livetext.
 Assessment
DD – send to members (not in a
spreadsheet)
KG – Update on faculty search
We have interviewed 4 people. One set for next week. Look at
members first choice to narrow down.
Try to have it chosen by mid Nov, first of Dec.
DD – Transfer Students Religious Literacy
KG – Students Jr. and higher, if they’ve
18 hrs is the policy. 12 hrs isn’t written down anywhere. However
been told they only need 12 hrs, “Policy
there have been times when 12 hrs have been accepted for Jr. level
Exception Form” needs to be completed
and higher.
then by Dr. DeLong (Dept. Chair then
Even with the exception, they have to have 128 hours.
Dean).
(File has been submitted for approved,
Discussed submitting a request to change the 18 hr policy, with facts
should be available next week)
as to how it affects our program in a negative way.
DD – email PEF to members as soon as
available
BW – Textbook forms
BW – Equipment Orders Update
New Business
PH – Program Review
We don’t have technology for Sport Media.
Purposed:
Add Sport Ministry.
Change Sport Kinesiology title to Sport Science.
Do Sport Administration in place of Management/Marketing
TEC 1-4-12
All – Discuss request to change the 18 hr
policy when program is further analyzed.
QW – Bring to Bekah by Tomorrow
DM – Bring to Bekah by Tomorrow
KG – Bring to Bekah by Tomorrow
KG – Email the rest of the inventory list to
Bekah
PH – make an order when you need it
Members Present are in agreement to do
a Program Review.
We need to survey students if they would even desire Sport Ministry.
(Qualitative Data)
Other
Next Meeting
Adjournment
There is now a new “Program Review” document.
PH – Brochures
Asked by admissions to create a brochure including: credit hours,
concentrations, and mission statement. She sent the brochure to
members via email.
DD – Faculty Observations in November
DM – BIG Copier for the Department that will be held in the gym
somewhere
DM – Advising is confusing and not any quicker because you have to
see each student 3 times before they are finalized.
DM – Intro to Bio 3 hr/1 hr lab same as Intro to Bio 4 hr course lab
included.
DD
We should be able to review the final draft
before it goes to be printed.
BW – schedule faculty observations
DD – determine location of printer before
it can be requested.
DD – communicate to Provost advising
issues
DM – withdrew students from duplicate
course
2:51pm
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TEC 1-4-12
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