Committee Report Senate Academic Affairs Committee (SAAC) May 12, 2015 Latasha Wade, Pharm.D. School of Pharmacy and Health Professions 1

Committee Updates  May SAAC meeting –Evaluated curriculum submission/review process used in AY –Identified areas of improvement for committee –Began initial discussions on the development of operating procedures of committee  AY review windows TBD by SAAC at a later date  Proposals received by SAAC after March 6, 2015 –Departments can continue to submit proposals –Proposals will be held by SAAC chair until fall semester –Department chairs will be notified in the fall of when their proposals will be reviewed/presented 2

Committee Next Steps  Develop operating procedures for committee  Revise and strengthen curriculum review/submission process  Develop submission timeline for AY

Accomplishments SAAC ‘Points of Pride’ 4

Committee Accomplishments 1.Created a diverse committee with equal representation from 4 of the 5 schools 5

SAAC Composition for AY  Representation from 4 of 5 schools –School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences o Malinda Cecil, Human Ecology o Ali Ishaque, Natural Sciences –School of the Arts and Professions o Kingsley Ejiogu, Criminal Justice o Nydia Gregory, English and Modern Languages –School of Business and Technology o Derrek Dunn, Technology o Kate Brown, Business, Management, and Accounting –School of Pharmacy and Health Professions o Gail Lankford, Rehabilitation Services o Latasha Wade, Pharmacy Practice and Administration

Committee Accomplishments cont. 2.Developed and employed Blackboard shell for committee –Posting of curriculum documents –Means of communication between and among members –Forum to discuss curriculum changes 3.Collaborated with Vice Provost, Senate Chair, Registrar, and Administrative Computing on automation of the course change process 4.Developed, implemented, and published a timeline for submission of curriculum changes 7

Timeline for Review of Curriculum Change Proposals by SAAC Deadline for Receipt of Documents by SAAC Date Range for SAAC to Review Program Documents SAAC Meeting and Determination of RecommendationSenate Meeting Deadline for Receipt of Program Documents by Provost's OfficeItem(s) to Review 11/11/201411/21/ /31/201411/3/ /28/201412/1/201412/9/20141/16/2015 MS in Renewable Energy Systems Engineering MS in Cyber Security Engineering Technology 1/13/20151/16/ /19/201412/23/ /30/20152/2/20152/10/20154/3/2015 1/30/20152/3/ /27/20153/2/20153/10/20154/3/2015 3/6/20153/10/ /3/20154/6/20154/14/2015* * Proposals will be submitted by the Provost’s office when the AY submission schedule is determined and the submission window opens.

Committee Accomplishments cont. 5.Revised curriculum review process −Established standing meeting dates −Activity during SAAC curriculum change review window o Independent review of proposals o Use of Blackboard discussion thread(s) o Submission of questions to authoring department o Electronic voting on proposals –Activity during SAAC standing meetings o Opportunity for department to respond to questions o Vote on proposals −Proposal modifications recommended by the SAAC o Departments to resubmit revisions directly to the SAAC chair by 5pm on the Wednesday following the SAAC business meeting o Revisions received after this will be reviewed and voted on during the next SAAC review cycle 9

Committee Accomplishments cont. 6.Increased communication and transparency with departments and university community −Meeting w/Vice Provost (October 2014) o Discussed modifications to the curriculum change approval process o Obtained feedback on how SAAC can help facilitate process −SAAC chair contacts authoring department o Receipt of proposal by SAAC o Identify review window and pertinent meeting dates o Tentative invitation to SAAC and Senate meetings o Assists department with SAAC review process −Posting of curriculum submission timeline to Academic Affairs website −Posting of curriculum change proposals to Senate website o Documents are password protected o Posted in advance of Senate meeting 10

Summary of Approved Curriculum Changes AY

Overview of Curriculum Changes Approved 12 Course Additions Course Eliminations Course Modifications Prerequisite Changes Program Changes Substantive Changes New Programs Criminal Justice 4 Education Engineering & Aviation Sciences 1 English & Modern Languages 5262 Fine Arts Human Ecology 21 Kinesiology 2 2 Math & Computer Science1 Rehabilitation 4 Social Sciences3 Technology Pharmacy124 Total

Questions? Latasha Wade, Pharm.D. 13