Educational Policies and Planning Committee
Annual Report
1998-1999 Academic Year
1. Membership (include ex-officio members).
George Bailey (Chair)
David Lawrence (Secretary)
Marti Engelke
Rodney Schmidt
Jim Smith
Brenda Killingsworth
Nancy Spalding
John Cope
John Bort
Richard Ringeisen
George Williams
Chuck Bland
Alan Rosenberg
Bodo Nischan
2. Meeting Dates (include members absent).
September 9, 1998
October 26, 1998
November 16, 1998
January 22, 1999
March 5, 1999
April 9, 1999
April 14, 1999
May 7, 1999
3. Subcommittees established during the year
(include progress and/or completion of
work).
None
4. Accomplishments during the year,
especially as addressed through committee
goals. Include recommendations made to
agencies other than the Faculty
Senate as well as the Faculty Senate.
Recommended approval of establishment of
Multidisciplinary Minor in the College of
Arts and Sciences.
Recommended approval of permission to plan a
Masters of Public health in the School of
Medicine.
Recommended approval of permission to plan a
Ph.D. program in the School of Nursing.
Recommend approval of permission to plan
a major in Environmental Technology in the
School of Industry and Technology.
Recommended approval of permission to plan
Ph.D. in engineering and industrial
management in the School of Industry and
Technology.
Recommended approval of permission to plan
BS in civil engineering technology in the
School of Industry and Technology.
Recommended approval of permission to plan
BS in environmental engineering technology
in the School of Industry and Technology.
Recommended approval of permission
to plan BS in electrical engineering
technology in the School of Industry and
Technology.
Recommended approval of proposal for new
degree program track, MS in Occupational
Therapy.
Recommended approval of name change to
Health Education and Promotion.
Recommended approval of request to establish
MS in Criminal Justice in the School of
Social Work and Criminal Justice Studies.
Recommended approval of request to establish
Ph.D. program in Bioenergetics.
Recommended Quality Assurance Standards for
Undergraduate Courses offered via Distance
Education to the Faculty Senate.
Recommended Guidelines for Implementation of
Quality Assurance Standards to the Faculty
Senate. Reported on distance education
issues to the Faculty Senate.
Recommended approval of program reviews for:
CAS in Counselor Education, MS in Chemistry,
MA in Geography, MA and MA Ed. In
Mathematics, MS in Physics and MS
in Medical Physics, A in Clinical
Psychology, MS in Environmental Health.
Recommended adoption of new, focused
approach for SACS new reaccredidation study
to the chancellor.
Agreed to create Budget sub-committee of
EPPC and meet during the summer.
5. Reports to the Faculty Senate:
Moved adoption of Quality Assurance
Standards for Undergraduate Courses offered
via Distance Education to the Faculty Senate
(passed).
Moved adoption of Guidelines for
Implementation of Quality Assurance
Standards to the Faculty Senate (passed).
Reported on distance education issues to the
Faculty Senate. Reported of programs as
noted above to Faculty Senate.
6. Business carried over to next year:
1. Review of budget issues.
2. Selection of topic of focus of SACS
visit
7. Evaluation of the committee:
A. Charge: OK
B. Personnel: OK
C. Attendance: It is impossible
to schedule meetings so that more than 30-40
% of the ex-officio members of the committee
can attend meetings. This is a serious
problem, as it prevents the committee from
representing the diverse interests
of the committee's whose chairs' are ex-
officio on EPPC. Problem Area.
D. Responsibilities: Expanding budget
oversight responsibility to include a more
pro-active approach to recommending budget
priorities to the university. Area needs
work.
E. Activities: Overall, good.
8. Suggestion(s) to the Chair of the Faculty
and/or Faculty Senate for improving the
effectiveness of the committee.
Find a meeting time when 90% of the
committee's members can attend.
