Mike Bailey, Co-Chair, OSU Curriculum Council March 13, 2014 Category I Proposals for the March 2014 Faculty Senate Meeting March 13, 2014 Proposal 87438: PhD, MS, MEng in Robotics Proposal #88214: Graduate Certificate in Urban Forestry

Mike Bailey, Co-Chair, OSU Curriculum Council March 13, 2014 Executive Summary: The Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society (FES) seeks to create this Ecampus program. This program requires credits: 12 credits are required and 6-8 are elective. It is Ecampus-only. This is designed for those already working in the field. It can be taken as a standalone Certificate, or perhaps as a “test the waters” start to a Masters in Natural Resources. It is the first program of its kind in North America. Graduate Certificate in Urban Forestry Rationale: Almost 80% of the US population lives in urban areas. Urban Foresters have increasingly pivotal roles in dealing with environments that include both nature and human habitat.

Mike Bailey, Co-Chair, OSU Curriculum Council March 13, 2014 External Letters of Support: USDA Society of Municipal Arborists Davey Resource Group Arbor Day Foundation District of Columbia Department of Transportation International Society of Arboriculture Budget Impacts: Expected to cost $152,360 over four years. This is expected to be offset with $202,606 of Ecampus revenue in those four years. Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4 Students Cost$29,168$29,763$46,247$47,182 Income$30,099$38,335$57,502$76,670 Ecampus endorses this program Graduate Certificate in Urban Forestry

Mike Bailey, Co-Chair, OSU Curriculum Council March 13, 2014 Issues: There was some discussion of whether or not there was adequate FTE to teach the Ecampus courses. This has been resolved. (Part of the teaching is being supported by the Oregon Department of Forestry.) CC Vote: The Curriculum Council unanimously approved this proposal. Graduate Certificate in Urban Forestry Urban Forester

Mike Bailey, Co-Chair, OSU Curriculum Council March 13, 2014 Executive Summary: This proposal seeks to create a new degree program in “Robotics”. This is a combined effort between Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science. It is an on-campus program. Rationale: Robotics is inherently a multidisciplinary topic. This proposal creates an integrated degree program which flags students as roboticists, rather than majors in just one of those areas. It also enforces the taking of certain robotics core courses. PhD, MS, MEng in Robotics A Robotics Cat-1?

Mike Bailey, Co-Chair, OSU Curriculum Council March 13, 2014 Academic Home: School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME) PhD, MS, MEng in Robotics Curriculum: PhD: 108 credits Masters: 45 credits All students will take 15 core credits, selected from a list of 19 ME, ECE, and CS courses. Seven of these courses will be using the new ROB course designator. External Letters: Carnegie Mellon Worcester Polytechnic Institute University of Washington Medical Center Altman Browning and Company Northwestern University (PSU and OIT did not respond)

Mike Bailey, Co-Chair, OSU Curriculum Council March 13, 2014 Issues: None. Demand: The robotics field is exploding. In 2011, the sale of manufacturing robots grew by 44%, the number of surgeries performed by robots grew 40%, and service robots grew by 30%. OSU’s current generation of robotics grad students have been in heavy demand. PhD, MS, MEng in Robotics Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4 Cost$36,221$37,287$38,927$40,642 Budget: (Support staff and library acquisitions).

Mike Bailey, Co-Chair, OSU Curriculum Council March 13, 2014 CC Vote: The Curriculum Council was persuaded to vote unanimously to approve this proposal. PhD, MS, MEng in Robotics