2019-20 CAA Meetings and Proposals

2019-20 CAA Meetings & Proposals

June 22, 2020

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meetings on April 15, 2020, May 11, 2020, and June 1, 2020
  2. Comments from the Co-Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  3. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  4. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  5. Overview on Autumn 2020 – Professor W. Randy Smith
  6. Overview on Statewide GE Revision – Professor Andrew Martin
  7. Adjourn
Agenda Minutes

June 1, 2020

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meetings on April 15, 2020 and May 11, 2020
  2. Comments from the Co-Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  3. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  4. Informational Item – Professor W. Randy Smith
  5. Proposal from Subcommittee B – Professors Kevin Evan, Eric Bielefeld, Roberto Myers; Mr. Peter Spreitzer; Mrs. Nat Crowley and Mr. Blake Szkoda
  6. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  7. Adjourn
Agenda Minutes

May 11, 2020

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meetings on March 4, 2020, April 1, 2020, and April 15, 2020
  2. Comments from the Co-Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  3. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  4. Informational Item – Professor W. Randy Smith
  5. Action Item – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
    • Change to the degree name of the combined BA/MA in French and Francophone Studies – College of Arts and Sciences
  6. Proposal from Subcommittee A – Professors Rebecca Andridge, Sara Fowler, Karl Whittington; Mr. Ryan Slechta and Mr. Sridhar Uppalalpati
  7. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  8. Election of 2020-21 Council Chair
  9. Discussion: Next Steps with Distance Education – Professor W. Randy Smith
  10. Adjourn
Agenda Minutes

April 15, 2020

​The Council on Academic Affairs will meet at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, remotely via CarmenZoom. 

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meetings on March 4, 2020 and April 1, 2020
  2. Comments from the Co-Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  3. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  4. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  5. Transition into Summer Updates – All
  6. Adjourn
Agenda Minutes

April 1, 2020

The Council on Academic Affairs will meet at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, remotely via CarmenZoom

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meetings on February 19, 2020 and March 4, 2020
  2. Digital Flagship Coding Certificate Update – Mr. Cory Tressler
  3. Comments from the Co-Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  4. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  5. Informational Items – Professor W. Randy Smith
  6. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  7. Adjourn
Agenda Minutes

March 4, 2020

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meeting on February 19, 2020
  2. SEI Committee Report – Dr. Alan Kalish
  3. Comments from the Co-Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  4. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  5. Informational Items – Professor W. Randy Smith
  6. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  7. General Education Update – Professors Eric Bielefeld and W. Randy Smith
  8. Adjourn
March 4, 2020 Minutes

February 19, 2020

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meeting on February 5, 2020
  2. College Credit Plus Update – Ms. Michele Brown
  3. Comments from the Co-Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  4. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  5. Proposal from Subcommittee B – Professors Kevin Evan, Eric Bielefeld, Roberto Myers; Mr. Peter Spreitzer; Mr. Nat Crowley and Mr. Blake Szkoda
  6. Proposal from Subcommittee C – Professors Anika Anthony, Melvin Pascall, Maria Pruchnicki, Paul Rose; Mr. William Vu
  7. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  8. GE Update – Professors Eric Bielefeld and W. Randy Smith
  9. Adjourn
Agenda (PDF) Minutes

February 5, 2020

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meeting on January 22, 2020
  2. College Update: Fisher College of Business – Professors Tim Judge, Andrea Prud’homme, and Ben Tepper
  3. Fisher College of Business Enrollment Limitation Plan Update – Professor Eric Bielefeld
  4. Comments from the Co-Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  5. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  6. Informational Items – Professor W. Randy Smith
  7. Proposal from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  8. Proposal from Subcommittee A – Professors Rebecca Andridge, Sara Fowler, Karl Whittington; Mr. Ryan Slechta and Mr. Sridhar Uppalalpati
  9. Proposal from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  10. Adjourn
Agenda (PDF)

January 22, 2020

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meeting on January 8, 2020
  2. Comments from the Co-Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  3. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  4. Informational Item – Professor W. Randy Smith
  5. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  6. Adjourn
Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)

January 8, 2020

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meetings on November 20, 2019 and December 4, 2019
  2. Comments from the Co-Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  3. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  4. Informational Item – Professor W. Randy Smith
  5. Approval of Graduate Research Course Numbers – Dean Alicia Bertone
  6. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  7. Adjourn
Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)

December 4, 2019

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meetings on November 6, 2019 and November 20, 2019
  2. Comments from the Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  3. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  4. Informational Items – Professor W. Randy Smith
  5. Proposal from Subcommittee A – Professors Rebecca Andridge, Sara Fowler, Karl Whittington; Mr. Ryan Slechta and Mr. Sridhar Uppalalpati
  6. Proposal from Subcommittee C – Professors Anika Anthony, Melvin Pascall, Maria Pruchnicki, Paul Rose
  7. Proposal from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  8. Proposals from the Graduate School – Dean Alicia Bertone and Mr. Jack Miner
  9. Proposal from the Office of the University Registrar – Mr. Jack Miner
    • Proposal to align the operational sunsetting of a program with the CAA sunsetting of a program
  10. Informational Item – Mr. Jack Miner
  11. GE Update – Professors Eric Bielefeld and W. Randy Smith
  12. Adjourn
Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)

November 20, 2019

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meetings on October 16, 2019 and November 6, 2019
  2. Comments from the Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  3. Proposals from Subcommittee B – Professors Kevin Evans, Eric Bielefeld, Roberto Myers; Mr. Nat Crowley, Mr. Peter Spreitzer, and Mr. Blake Szkoda
  4. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  5. Adjourn
Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)

November 6, 2019

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meetings on September 18, 2019 and October 16, 2019
  2. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  3. Informational Item – Professor W. Randy Smith
  4. Proposal from Subcommittee A – Professors Rebecca Andridge, Sara Fowler, Karl Whittington; Mr. Ryan Slechta and Mr. Sridhar Uppalalpati
  5. Proposal from Subcommittee C – Professors Anika Anthony, Melvin Pascall, Maria Pruchnicki, Paul Rose; Mr. William Vu
  6. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Eric Bielefeld and W. Randy Smith
  7. Adjourn
Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)

October 16, 2019

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meetings on July 12, 2019; September 4, 2019; and September 18, 2019
  2. Comments from the Co-Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  3. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  4. Informational Item – Professor W. Randy Smith
  5. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  6. GE Update – Professors Eric Bielefeld and W. Randy Smith
  7. Adjourn
Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)

September 18, 2019

  1. Approval of the Minutes from the Meeting on September 4, 2019
  2. Comments from the Co-Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  3. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  4. Informational Item – Professor W. Randy Smith
  5. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  6. Adjourn
Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)

September 4, 2019

  1. Comments from the Co-Chair – Professor Jennifer Higginbotham
  2. Comments from the Vice Chair – Professor W. Randy Smith
  3. Annual Dinner with the Provost: October 16, 2019 – Professor W. Randy Smith
  4. CAA Subcommittee Assignments – Professor Eric Bielefeld
  5. Informational Item – Professor W. Randy Smith
  6. Proposal from Subcommittee B – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham, Kevin Evans, Roberto Myers; Mr. Nat Crowley and Mr. Blake Szkoda
  7. Proposals from Subcommittee D – Professors Jennifer Higginbotham and W. Randy Smith
  8. GE Update – Professors Eric Bielefeld and W. Randy Smith
  9. Adjourn
Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)