Committee on Academic Policy, Programs, and Research Jun 7, 2021 6:45 PM - 7:45 PM EDT
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Committee on Academic Policy, Programs, and Research Jun 7, 2021 6:45 PM - 7:45 PM EDT Table of Contents I. ACTION ITEMS: A. Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of May 4, 2021...........................................2 B. POLICY CALENDAR: 1. Lehman College - Establish a Program in Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Leading to the Master of Science Degree .................6 2. Graduate Center - Establish a Program in Astrophysics Leading to the Master of Science Degree ...................................................................................338 3. Hunter College - Transfer the Degree-granting Authority of the Doctor of Philosophy Program in Nursing from The Graduate Center to Hunter College...................................................................................................................427 4. Brooklyn College - Close the Department of Kinesiology ...........................474 5. The City University of New York - Approve the Actions in the CAPPR Dashboard.............................................................................................................476 II. INFORMATION ITEM: A. Enrollment Update BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMITTEE ON MINUTES OF THE MEETING ACADEMIC POLICY, PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH MAY 4, 2021 The meeting was called to order by Deputy Secretary Anne Fenton at 4:17 p.m. The following people were present: Committee Members: Trustee Staff: Hon. Jill O’Donnell-Tormey, Chair Deputy Secretary Anne Fenton Hon. Charles A. Shorter, Vice Chair General Counsel and Senior Vice Chancellor Hon. Herger T. Berger Derek Davis Hon. Brian D. Obergfell University Staff: Faculty Member: Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodriguez Prof. Martin Burke, faculty representative Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost José Luis Cruz Student Member: Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Mr. Alihaider Hassan, student representative Excellence & Innovation Jonathan Gagliardi Executive Director of Admissions Mark Ciolli COP Liaison: Director of Policy Research Sarah Truelsch President Vincent Boudreau Observers: Prof. Lubie G. Alatriste, faculty alternate Statement of Deputy Secretary Anne Fenton: “On March 7, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202 declaring a State of Emergency in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. On March 13, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.1, which included a suspension of law allowing the attendance at meetings telephonically or other similar service. Article 7 of the Public Officers Law, to the extent necessary to permit any public body to meet and take such actions authorized by the law without permitting in public in person access to meetings and authorizing such meetings to be held remotely by conference call or similar service, provided that the public has the ability to view or listen to such proceedings and that such meetings are recorded and later transcribed. In accordance with the Executive Order, this committee meeting is being held via videoconference with a live stream found at the CUNY Board of Trustees' website. A copy of the calendar (agenda) is also available online at the CUNY Board of Trustees' website. Additional items may be added during the meeting. As a reminder, please mute your audio so we can ensure that everyone can hear.” 1 BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMITTEE ON MINUTES OF THE MEETING ACADEMIC POLICY, PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH MAY 4, 2021 The agenda items were considered and acted upon in the following order: Committee Chair Jill O’Donnell-Tormey stated, “Given that all Board members are participating remotely via zoom and we cannot see everyone, I will announce the resolutions and ask for members to respond only if you would like to abstain or oppose an item, otherwise your vote will be recorded as a Yes vote. If you are voting no or abstaining, please state your name and vote. Additionally, if you wish to second an item or have any questions, please state your name first for the record and let us try to avoid speaking over one another.” I. ACTION ITEMS: A. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 2, 2021. Moved by Committee Chair Jill O’Donnell-Tormey and seconded by Prof. Martin Burke, the minutes were unanimously approved as submitted. B. POLICY CALENDAR: 1. Baruch College – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to Dr. Raj Chetty. 2. Brooklyn College – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to Fatima Goss Graves. 3. City College – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to Edward Blank. 4. City College – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to Dr. Alondra Nelson. 5. College of Staten Island – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to Virginia Allen. 6. College of Staten Island – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to Lucille and Jay Chazanoff. 7. Hostos Community College – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to Congressman José E. Serrano. 8. Lehman College – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to Congressman Eliot L. Engel. 9. Lehman College – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to T.J. English. 10. Lehman College – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to Dolores Huerta. 11. Macaulay Honors College – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to Baratunde Thurston. 12. Medgar Evers College – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to Ziggy Marley. 13. Medgar Evers College – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to Michael T. Pugh. 2 BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMITTEE ON MINUTES OF THE MEETING ACADEMIC POLICY, PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH MAY 4, 2021 14. CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy – Award an Honorary Degree at Commencement to Heather McGhee. 15. The City University of New York – Award a University Honorary Degree to Christopher Julius Rock III at Kingsborough Community College’s Commencement. Committee Chair O’Donnell-Tormey asked the Committee to award the aforementioned candidates with an honorary degree from the various college campuses. Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost (EVC&UP) José Luis Cruz provided brief, high-level summaries for the honorary degree nominees for individual colleges, followed by corresponding representatives from each college to add further information if so needed. Moved by Committee Chair O’Donnell-Tormey and seconded by Trustee Berger, and following discussion, items I.B.1 through I.B.15 were unanimously approved for submission to the Board. Trustee Henry Berger stated, “I’d also like to give a special welcome to our newest president, Patricia Ramsey at Medgar Evers. Welcome aboard.” 16. The City University of New York – Extend the Special COVID-19 Temporary Suspension of Standardized Testing Requirements for Undergraduate Admission. Committee Chair O’Donnell-Tormey asked the Committee to authorize the extension of the special COVID- 19 temporary suspension of standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admission. EVC&UP Cruz provided further background on the extension of the current admissions policy. A discussion about the admissions policy followed, including assessment processes to identify areas that need to be improved upon as the University continue to use enhanced admissions processes without the standardized testing, and matters pertaining to removing standardized testing long-term from an institution. Prof. Burke stated, “On behalf of the University Faculty Senate, I wish to thank the Executive Vice Chancellor for his exemplary service, especially in bringing students and faculty, staff, and the trustees together in what has been an extraordinarily challenging year.” EVC&UP Cruz thanked Prof. Burke by stating, “I appreciate the words that you shared regarding my tenure at CUNY and please let our UFS colleagues know how much I appreciated the support and the collaboration during my time at CUNY.” Dean Mary Pearl made a comment, stating, “I’m welcoming this hiatus in requirement of SAT and ACT scores because it’s going to allow us to look at how our acceptance procedures using GPA and individual recommendations in courses taken impact how our students perform. But one thing I do know is that over 36 percent of our accepted students were BIPOC, which is an improvement for us and making Macaulay more accessible for New York City students.” 3 BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMITTEE ON MINUTES OF THE MEETING ACADEMIC POLICY, PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH MAY 4, 2021 Committee Chair O’Donnell-Tormey shared in by stating, “Well, it does seem that it will allow you to have now a control group and a more randomized group so we can actually understand what roles the standardized tests do play in predicting what students will be successful in college.” Dean Ayman El-Mohandes noted, “We have removed the GRE requirements for all our graduate programs, and we looked at the results and the performance of the students, both that had been admitted with GRE scores and had not received a standardized test, and the results were almost identical. There was no difference whatsoever. We used the judgement of their GPAs and their personal statements as an indication for admission, and we did away, completely, with the standardized test. There’s also a growing literature that shows that standardized testing is differentiating the haves from the have-nots, where many of the more economically empowered and more resourced students are able to received specialized instruction in order to improve their performance on standardized testing, leaving those that have no access to such instruction with lower performance, not indicated