Educational Policies and Planning Committee
Minutes April 4, 2008
Call to order
Dale Knickerbock called to order the meeting of the
Educational Policies and Planning Committee at 2:00 pm on April 4, 2008 in Rawl
132.
Members present: Rose Allen, David Conde, Linner Griffin,
George Kasperek, Dale Knickerbocker, Jim Mitchell, Leslie Pagliari, Sandra
Warren. Marianna Walker attended for Mark Taggart.
Also present: Patch Clark, Dave Edgell, Joe Flood, Joe
Fridgen, Pat Long, and John Shearin, Sharon Bland
Discussion Items
·
Members agreed to hold an additional
meeting on Friday, April 18, 2008 (2:00) to complete 2007-2008 business.
·
Academic Program Review – Linner
Griffin provided an update on plans for Academic Program Reviews. Frameworks
for review of graduate programs were developed by Deirdre Mageean, Patrick
Pellicane, and Ron Newton. Mike Spurr and Sandra Warren will work with Dr.
Griffin to develop frameworks for undergraduate program reviews. Program
self-evaluations will begin during the 2008-2009 academic year.
·
Committee on Committees update –
Dale Knickerbocker provided an update on the Committee on Committees’statement
on EPPC. A joint meeting of the Committee on Committees and Academic Council
will occur April 16. EPPC will further address this topic during its April 18
meeting.
·
Faculty Manual (Part V) – EPPC will
review Part V pending results of the April 16 Committee on Committees/Academic
Council joint meeting.
Action Items
·
New Theater concentration (presented
by Patch Clark and John Shearin)
·
Motion to approve: Mitchell; Second:
Allen; Unanimous recommendation to approve.
·
Management of Recreation and
Facilities Services (MRFS) minor name change proposal to Recreation and Park
Management (RPM) (presented by Joe Flood)
·
Motion to approve: Allen; Second:
Kasperek; Unanimous recommendation to approve.
·
Notification of Intent to Plan:
Master of Science in Sustainable Tourism (presented by Dave Edgell, Joe
Fridgen, and Pat Long)
·
Recommendation for consideration by degree
developers:
1.
Give careful thought to implications
of an interdisciplinary program lacking an academic department home base (e.g.,
funding, faculty position allocation, credit of student hours generated)
·
Motion to approve: Mitchell; Second:
Allen; Unanimous recommendation for approval.
·
Response to UNC-Tomorrow
·
This topic will be discussed during
the April 18 meeting.
·
Discussion of EPPC Annual Report
·
Dale Knickerbocker asked EPPC
members to review the draft EPPC Annual Report and provide recommendations for
changes prior to the April 18 meeting.
Dale Knickerbocker adjourned the
meeting at 3:40 pm.
Respectively
submitted,
Sandra
Warren