Committee ReportCommittee Report

Senate Academic Affairs Committee (SAAC)Senate Academic Affairs Committee (SAAC)May 12, 2015May 12, 2015

Latasha Wade, Pharm.D.

School of Pharmacy and Health Professions

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Committee UpdatesCommittee Updates

May SAAC meeting– Evaluated curriculum submission/review process used in AY2014-2015– Identified areas of improvement for committee– Began initial discussions on the development of operating procedures

of committee

AY2015-2016 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

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Committee Next StepsCommittee Next Steps

Develop operating procedures for committee

Revise and strengthen curriculum review/submission process

Develop submission timeline for AY2015-2016

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AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

SAAC ‘Points of Pride’

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Committee AccomplishmentsCommittee Accomplishments

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

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SAAC Composition for AY 2014-2015SAAC Composition for AY 2014-2015

Representation from 4 of 5 schools– School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences

o Malinda Cecil, Human Ecologyo Ali Ishaque, Natural Sciences

– School of the Arts and Professionso Kingsley Ejiogu, Criminal Justiceo Nydia Gregory, English and Modern Languages

– School of Business and Technologyo Derrek Dunn, Technologyo Kate Brown, Business, Management, and Accounting

– School of Pharmacy and Health Professionso Gail Lankford, Rehabilitation Serviceso Latasha Wade, Pharmacy Practice and Administration

Committee Accomplishments cont.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

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Timeline for Review of Curriculum Timeline for Review of Curriculum Change Proposals by SAACChange Proposals by SAAC

Deadline for Receipt of

Documents by SAAC

Date Range for SAAC to Review Program

Documents

SAAC Meeting and Determination of Recommendation Senate Meeting

Deadline for Receipt of Program

Documents by Provost's Office Item(s) to Review

           

11/11/2014 11/21/2014  

10/31/2014 11/3/2014 - 11/28/2014 12/1/2014 12/9/2014 1/16/2015

MS in Renewable Energy Systems Engineering MS in Cyber Security

Engineering Technology

1/13/2015 1/16/2015  

12/19/2014 12/23/2014 - 1/30/2015 2/2/2015 2/10/2015 4/3/2015  

1/30/2015 2/3/2015 - 2/27/2015 3/2/2015 3/10/2015 4/3/2015  

3/6/2015 3/10/2015 - 4/3/2015 4/6/2015 4/14/2015*  

           

* Proposals will be submitted by the Provost’s office when the AY 2015-2017 submission schedule is determined and the submission window opens.

Committee Accomplishments cont.Committee Accomplishments cont.

5. Revised curriculum review process− Established standing meeting dates− Activity during SAAC curriculum change review window

o Independent review of proposalso Use of Blackboard discussion thread(s)o Submission of questions to authoring departmento Electronic voting on proposals

– Activity during SAAC standing meetingso Opportunity for department to respond to questionso 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 meetingo Revisions received after this will be reviewed and voted on during the

next SAAC review cycle

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Committee Accomplishments cont.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 processo Obtained feedback on how SAAC can help facilitate process− SAAC chair contacts authoring department

o Receipt of proposal by SAACo Identify review window and pertinent meeting dateso Tentative invitation to SAAC and Senate meetingso 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 protectedo Posted in advance of Senate meeting

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Summary of Approved Curriculum ChangesSummary of Approved Curriculum Changes

AY2014-2015

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Overview of Overview of Curriculum Changes ApprovedCurriculum Changes Approved

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  Course Additions

Course Eliminations

Course Modifications

Prerequisite Changes

Program Changes

Substantive Changes

New Programs

Criminal Justice     4        

Education 7   6   3 1  

Engineering & Aviation Sciences

            1

English & Modern Languages

5 2 6 2      

Fine Arts 10 15 9   5    

Human Ecology       2 1    

Kinesiology     2   2    

Math & Computer Science 1            

Rehabilitation     4        

Social Sciences 3            

Technology 14   8   2 1 1

Pharmacy 1 2 4        

Total 41 19 43 4 13 2 2

Questions?Questions?

Latasha Wade, Pharm.D.lwade@umes.edu

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