Committee ReportCommittee Report

Senate Academic Affairs Committee (SAAC)Senate Academic Affairs Committee (SAAC)November 11, 2014November 11, 2014

Latasha Weeks, Pharm.D.School of Pharmacy and Health Professions

SAAC CompositionSAAC Composition

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 Awaiting recommendation from BMA department chair

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

SAAC Efforts to DateSAAC Efforts to Date

Blackboard site developed

Meeting with Interim AVPAA on October 29, 2014– Discussed modifications to the curriculum change approval process– Obtained feedback on how SAAC can help facilitate process

First meeting on November 3, 2014– Reviewed committee charge– Created timeline for review of curriculum change proposals– Established standing meeting dates– Agreed on timeline for review of MS in Renewable Energy Systems

Engineering proposal

Determined timeline for review of MS in Cyber Security Engineering Technology proposal

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.

SAAC Curriculum Change SAAC Curriculum Change Review ProcessReview Process

SAAC chair will contact the authoring department− Receipt of proposal by SAAC− Identify review window and pertinent meeting dates− Tentative invitation to SAAC and Senate meetings

Activity during SAAC curriculum change review window– Independent review of proposals– Use of Blackboard discussion thread(s)– Submission of questions to authoring department

Activity during SAAC standing meetings– Opportunity for department to respond to questions– Vote on proposals

Next Steps for SAACNext Steps for SAAC

Review MS in Renewable Energy Systems Engineering and MS in Cyber Security Engineering Technology new program proposals (currently underway)

– Meet on December 1st to briefly discuss and vote– Send proposals to appropriate Senate officer for possible posting to Senate website

o Would need to be password-protected to ensure internal campus use onlyo Allows advance review of proposals by Senate meeting attendees

– Present high-level overview of proposals to Senate on December 9th

Review additional proposals for curriculum changes during corresponding review window when received from the Provost’s office

Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for SAAC*

Evaluate SAAC timeline for review of curriculum changes in collaboration with Senate Chair and Interim AVPAA*

* Spring 2015

Questions?