Category I Proposals for the
June 2012 Faculty Senate Meeting
June 14, 2012
Proposal #83990:
Renaming Energy Engineering Management to Engineering Systems
Engineering
Proposal #82814:
New graduate program: MS, MEng, PhD in Environmental Engineering
Proposal #83272:
Termination of the MBE in Construction Engineering Management
Proposal #83297:
College of Liberal Arts Reorganization into Five New Schools (Six Total)
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
Renaming Energy Engineering Management to
Engineering Systems Engineering
Executive Summary:
This proposal is to rename an OSU-Cascades program that hasn’t yet
started. This is a title change only.
The new name will be more descriptive than the old, and would align better
with ABET accreditation for General Engineering outcomes. With the old
name, ABET would have required General Engineering outcomes plus
Engineering Management outcomes.
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
Renaming Energy Engineering Management to
Engineering Systems Engineering
Impacts to Students: No impact. The program hasn’t started yet.
No courses in the program line-up are being changed.
No degree requirements are being changed.
Budget Impacts: Minimal. ($1740)
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
Renaming Energy Engineering Management to
Engineering Systems Engineering
External Letters of Support:
• Bend Research, Inc.
• Portland General Electric
• TriQuint Semiconductor
• Nexant
• Central Electric Cooperative
Issues: None. This is obviously a good thing to do.
Vote: The Curriculum Council approved this proposal, with no dissenting
votes.
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
New graduate program:
MS, MEng, PhD in Environmental Engineering
Executive Summary:
This proposal is to elevate an existing graduate degree emphasis in
Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering to a full-fledged
degree title. The program itself already exists and students have been
getting degrees in it, but with the Environmental Engineering emphasis
label, which is neither transcript nor degree-visible.
It’s been felt that the students graduating from this program don’t receive
enough respect from potential employers because it is just an emphasis.
Currently in the program there are 17 MS, 6 MEng, and 6 PhD.
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
New graduate program:
MS, MEng, PhD in Environmental Engineering
Impacts to Students: Only good. Nothing is being changed or taken
away. The students would now be able to receive recognition for their
program as a degree instead of an emphasis.
Budget Impacts: Minimal: ~ $8,000 over 4 years
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
New graduate program:
MS, MEng, PhD in Environmental Engineering
External Letters of Support:
• Bend Research, Inc.
Issues: None
Vote: The Curriculum Council approved this proposal, with no dissenting
votes.
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
Termination of the MBE in
Construction Engineering Management
Executive Summary:
This is a program that just never achieved much traction. (E.g., there are
currently just 3 students in the program.) While the topic is popular,
students have vastly preferred the graduate program in Construction
Engineering Management in the School of Civil and Construction
Engineering.
All classes will continue to be offered. All students in the existing program
will be allowed to finish within the program, although they can transfer to the
Construction Engineering Management program if they’d like.
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
Termination of the MBE in
Construction Engineering Management
Impacts to Students: All classes will continue to be offered. All
students in the existing program will be allowed to finish within the
program, although they can transfer to the Construction Engineering
Management program if they’d like.
Budget Impacts: $0
Internal Liaison:
• College of Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering
• Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• College of Business
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
Termination of the MBE in
Construction Engineering Management
Issues: The only issue was the thought that maybe this program should
be suspended instead of terminated. That way, it would be easier to bring
back if needed. But, there is no intent to ever bring this back, so a
suspension would just require further busywork in the future.
Vote: The Curriculum Council approved this proposal, with no dissenting
votes.
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
College of Liberal Arts: Reorganize into
Five New Schools (Six Total)
Executive Summary:
Reorganize the CLA to capitalize on existing and potential partnerships.
The existing organization consists of 1 School,10 Departments, and 3
Programs.
The new organization would consist of 6 total Schools, 5 of which would be
new with this proposal, and one Program.
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
College of Liberal Arts: Reorganize into
Five New Schools (Six Total)
Anthropology Dept
Ethnic Studies Dept
Foreign Languages and Literatures Dept
Women Studies Program
Art Dept
Music Dept
New Media Communications Program
Speech Communication Dept
School of Language, Culture, and Society
School of Arts and Communication
History Dept
Philosophy Dept
School of History, Philosophy, and Religion
English Dept
School of Writing, Literature, and Film
Psychology Dept
School of Psychological Science
Liberal Studies Program
Liberal Studies Program
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
Before:
Unchanged
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
After:
Unchanged
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
College of Liberal Arts: Reorganize into
Five New Schools (Six Total)
Impacts to Students: All courses will remain unchanged. All majors will
remain unchanged
Budget Impacts: Moderate: $281,124 over 4 years. Some savings
happen in losing the Dept Chairs’ salaries, but are offset by School
Directors’ salaries, unit liaisons’ compensation, and new support staff
(such as 2.0 FTE for more advisors).
Minor budget impact of renovation, moving, and consolidation, stationery,
and signage.
Internal Liaison:
• College of Public Health and Human Sciences
• College of Engineering
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
College of Liberal Arts: Reorganize into
Five New Schools (Six Total)
Issues:
1. Is it “Psychological Science”, or “Psychological Sciences”? (No ‘s’)
2. The budget – not so much the amount, but how it was presented.
Various committee members worked with CLA to make the budget
consistent.
3. The new unit liaisons – are they being asked to do that extra work
with no extra compensation? (No, they aren’t.)
4. The departments. While the existing structure is still there, the
“departments” are a layer deeper in the org chart. Some are
concerned that this diminishes their visibility and influence.
Vote: The Curriculum Council approved this proposal, with no dissenting
votes.
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012
And Finally . . .
These are the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th Cat I proposals to come before
you during the 2011-2012 academic year.
Thank you for your help and support !
-- Mike Bailey, and the Curriculum Council, Graduate Council, and the Budgets and Fiscal Planning Committee
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
June 14, 2012