Academic Affairs Council
Monday, April 20, 2015
2:00 p.m. in AA 130, Hobble Academic Building
Attendees were: Todd Carter, Cynthia Rapp, Patsy Fischer, Kim Zant, Dale Doll, Luke Dowell, Mike Bailey, Hiran Gunasekara, Alaina Rice, Larry McLemore, Frances Brown, Veda King, Travis Combs, Janese Thatcher, Matt Pannkuk, Cristy Mulanax, Tanya Dowell, Lisa Kennedy, and Mindy Holder.
I. Meeting was called to order by Todd at 2:00 p.m.
II. Approval of Agenda
A motion was made by Kim to move VI. A. as the first item to be addressed on the agenda. Cynthia 2nd the motion and the motion carried.
III. Minutes from March 23, 2015 were reviewed. One correction was noted under V. B—Alaina was misspelled. A motion was made by Luke to approve the minutes with this correction. Patsy 2nd the motion and it carried.
IV. Standing Reports
A. SCCC/ATS Assessment Report – Todd Carter
Graduate Assessment was held on April 16th. Faculty workshop was held on
the same day. Several recommendations from faculty were made for next
year.
B. Edukan Assessment Report—Cristy Mulanax
No report.
C. Edukan Curriculum Committee Report—Cynthia Rapp
No report.
D. AQIP Report – Cynthia Rapp
No report.
E. Adviser Report – Patsy Fischer
The first All Saints Day is Saturday, April 25th.
V. Unfinished Business
A. Distance Learning Update - Luke Dowell
Distance Learning action plan 2014.docx
No updates at this time. The committee continues to meet.
B.Request for Input: Attendance Policy Revision - Dale Doll
Attendance Policy 30.1 Draft.docx
Committee members reviewed the proposed revision in red font. Everyone was
good with the revisions. It was decided the wording in red should be moved
under the Instructor/Course Policies portion of the document. This policy
will be discussed further in the Instructional Team meeting. Each Division Chair
will request their instructors review and provide feedback concerning the
policy changes before approval in May.
VI. New Business
A. Discussion and Action: Approval of program review for CIS, Business, and
Accounting through the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and
Programs (ACBSP) accreditation process
RequestToSubstituteForm.pdf
Executive Summary.docx
Final Copy August 2014 (2).doc
SCCC Response.docx
Action projects for CIS BAT ACCT BUSMAN Program Review.docx
Tanya Dowell, Mindy Holder, and Lisa Kennedy were on hand to present and
answers questions or concerns regarding the accreditation process for their
programs. This accreditation process takes the place of the regular program
review process. This process includes submitting a report, getting feedback,
working on goals, and site visits. They are working on tracking student
enrollment, transfers, and employment of students as well. Council members
recommended adjusting the description of the implementation timeline to
include an annual review of the data.
Luke made a motion to approve the program review process with the
recommended changes and Patsy 2nd the motion. Motion carried. Cynthia will
place this on Dean’s Council agenda on April 27th for approval.
B. Discussion and Action: Review and approval of degrees and general education
requirements
Committee members should review the degrees and general education
courses. Alaina asks if First Year Seminar should be listed on the AAS degree.
AS - AY 1516.xls
No recommended changes. Approved for 2015-16.
General Ed Classes AY 1516.xlsx
No recommended changes. Approved for 2015-2016.
AA - AY 1516.xls
No recommended changes. Approved for 2015-2016.
AAS - AY 1516.xls
Motion was made by Luke to remove the College Orientation course from the
AAS degree sheet. Motion was 2nd by Cynthia and motion carried. Approved
for 2015-16. The change will be effective in the Fall 2015 semester.
AGS - AY 1516.xls
Luke made a motion to remove the Core Emphasis section in the AGS degree
sheet. Cynthia 2nd motion and the motion carried. Approved for 2015-16.
The change will be effective in the Fall 2015 semester.
C. Discussion and Action: Review of AAC Policies 20.16-20.29
7 AAC 20-26 to 20-45.doc
20.31 GPA Computation of Transfer Students
Revisit in May. Alaina will bring recommendations for students with
quarter semester credits.
20.33 Retaking of Classes—No changes to the policy.
20.34 College Orientation Waiver
It was decided specific course names should be removed. Todd will
make the changes to the policy.
20.35 Student Credit Hour Load
It was decided to strike out everything, but the last two sentences on
the policy. Cynthia made a motion for approval and Janese 2nd the
motion. Motion carried.
20.36 Accommodating Students with Disabilities
It was decided this policy should be reviewed by Dean Donovan prior
to the team approving.
20.37 Honor Code and Cheating Policy
This policy should be added to the Instructional Team agenda
and reviewed by all faculty. Luke will acquire feedback for
modifications or changes and bring back to the AAC. Dean Donovan
will also review the policy.
20.38 Computer Use Guidelines
All decided this policy should be removed. Janese made a motion to
remove this policy. Luke 2nd the motion and the motion carried.
D. Request for Input: Listing the degree on AA and AS transcripts - Luke Dowell)
Would there be abenefit to placing the degree on AA and AS transcripts? For example, AA in Literature, AS in Biology. This could lead into a discussion of what we are doing or need to do to cut down on the number of students whose degrees are incorrect in Banner when they apply for graduation.
Is there a reason that SCCC/ATS does not list the actual major on the diploma and the transcript? Alaina stated she had checked with Garden City and Barton and they list the major on the transcript, but not on the diploma. Alaina stated it would not be that difficult to do. This would help track the number of graduates in all divisions. Alaina agreed to check Banner and make sure there are no issues. She will report back next meeting.
VII. Other
Since universities are looking at reducing the number of credit hours for a Bachelor’s degree, it should be a future goal of Academic Affairs to review the total hours for associate degrees. The maximum number of hours accepted by most university programs is 60 and our associate degrees are 64.
VIII. Adjournment
Next meeting is scheduled for May 18, 2015,at 2:00 p.m. Larry made a motion to adjourn and it was 2nd by Travis. Motion carried and meeting was adjourned.