COMMITTEE:          Educational Policies and Planning

 

MEETING DATE:    2-9-07

 

PERSON PRESIDING:      Dale Knickerbocker

 

REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:       R. Allen, L. Kean, D. Knickerbocker, J. Mitchell, L. Pagliari, S. Warren, D. Weismiller  

 

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:    L. Griffin, G. Kasperek, M. Taggart, J. Tovey

 

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE:       S. Bland

 

EXCUSED:

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ACTIONS OF MEETING

 

Agenda Item:  Approval of minutes of 12-8-06

 

Discussion:  none

 

Action Taken:  Minutes were approved by consensus

 

Assigned additional duties to: none

 

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Agenda Item:  Addition of a concentration in biomedical engineering for the BS Engineering, Department of Engineering, College of Technology and Computer Science.

 

Discussion:  Discussion focused on the history of the creation of the concentration, the faculty involved, the purpose and nature of the concentration, the pool of students who would be interested, and how it would improve their employment possibilities.

 

Action Taken:  Approved by consensus

 

Assigned additional duties to: none

 

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There was no other business before the committee.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Dale Knickerbocker, Chair