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COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

385 Bricker Hall

November 5, 2014 3:00 - 5:00 PM

MINUTES

Attendance

Faculty: Dr. Heather Allen (Chemistry and Biochemistry) Dr. Mollie Blackburn (Teaching and Learning) Dr. John Buford (Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences) Dr. Jill Bystydzienski (Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies) Dr. Susan Hadley (Dance) Dr. Blaine Lilly (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) Dr. Eric MacGilvray (Political Science) Dr. James Rathman (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) Dr. Celia Wills (Nursing) Dr. Henry Zerby (Animal Sciences)

Students: Ms. Elena Chung (CGS, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) Mr. Eugene Holowacz (CGS, Human Development and Family Science) Mr. Asim Hussain (Inter-Professional Council, Pharmacy) Ms. Marnie Janson (USG, Pharmaceutical Sciences) Mr. Sam Whipple (USG, Political Science and Economics)  Administrator: Dr. W. Randy Smith (Academic Affairs), Vice Chair

Guests: Dr. Steve Fink (College of Arts and Sciences) Mr. Michael Gable (Office of the University Registrar) Dr. Rob Griffiths (Office of Distance Education and eLearning) Ms. Sarah Odom (College of Education and Human Ecology) Ms. Jen Simmons (Office of Distance Education and eLearning) Dr. Bernadette Vankeerbergen (College of Arts and Sciences) Dr. John Wanzer (Office of Undergraduate Education)

The meeting came to order at 3:08 PM.

1 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 15, 2014 MEETING MINUTES

Rathman asked for a motion for approval of the October 15 minutes; Wills moved the motion, it was seconded by Blackburn and passed with all in favor.

REPORT FROM THE CHAIR—PROFESSOR JIM RATHMAN

The proposal to establish a Master’s of Quantitative Risk Management Degree Program in the Department of Mathematics was approved by the University Senate at its October 30, 2014 meeting. This proposal was reviewed by Subcommittee C and approved by CAA in July. The proposal next goes to the Board of Trustees and is on their November 7 meeting agenda.

REPORT FROM THE VICE-CHAIR—PROFESSOR W. RANDY SMITH

Smith mentioned the State of the University Address given by President Drake on October 30 and let members know that the address is available online for those that were not able to attend.

The proposal from the John Glenn School of Public Affairs seeking college status has been assigned to CAA Subcommittee B with the goal is to bring this forward to the full Council at the December 3 meeting. The College of Public Health was the last college to be formed from a school.

Smith reminded Council that the third University-wide Assessment Conference will be held on Friday, February 13, 2015 at the Fawcett Center. Each department will be sending at least one representative and student outcomes at all levels will be discussed and it is the expectation that all new programs have an assessment plan. All Council members are welcome to attend the conference.

As an informational item, Smith reported that he had received a request for some very minor changes to the Educational Studies Specialization in several of the programs in the College of Education and Human Ecology.

Smith recently attended the annual meeting of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities where he attended sessions on issues of urban institutions and several sessions on student access and success. Ten to 15 representative of Ohio State were in attendance.

Kay Wolf has been appointed Vice Provost for Academic Policy and Faculty Resources. She has joined OAA at a 50% appointment which will become 100% in January 2015.

PRESENTATION: UNIVERSITY ACCREDITATION 2017 UPDATE—RANDY SMITH

2 o As Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Smith meets with every visiting specialized accreditation team that comes to the University. o Nationally, there are six regional accrediting bodies – for Ohio State it is the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) based in Chicago. They provide quality control and oversight and also compliance with federal compliance, particularly in the area of financial aid. o The HLC oversees over 1000 institutions of all types. o Ohio State is part of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) which is helpful, because it also has an Accreditation Network. Smith currently serves as chair of this network which shares best practices and other important information. o Historically, institutions were on a ten-year cycle. There was a self-study that centered around five criteria followed by a peer review and a peer report. Either you met the criteria or not – this known as the assurance section. There is also an advancement section, which enables the visiting team to give advice, as needed. The Institution then responds through a report with a designated timeframe. o It should be noted that Accreditation is now called “Reaffirmation of Accreditation” and has a new criteria; in particular, there is less on Outreach and Engagement, Research Mission, and Graduate Education. There is now more focus on Undergraduate Education, Student Learning Outcomes and Student Learning Support. This shift reflects the current national dialogue of access, affordability, completion, etc. o Ohio State has been given an Open Pathways and Quality Initiative opportunity to highlight and we’ve chosen Undergraduate Advising. o Smith, in his role with CIC, has been part of the change in criteria o Ohio State has been accredited since 1913, regional were separate, but now together. ATI is still separate, but we are working on bringing it under the umbrella. o 1997, 2007 were the years of our past accreditations. We will not be reviewed in 2016- 2017. o There is a core team pulling all of the information together with members from OAA and the University Center for the Advancement of Teach. In addition, 20 individuals have been identified to serve on an Executive Committee. o The study is due in August 2016.

Smith concluded by sharing criteria pages which list the five core components and noted that a draft self-study will come to the Council in the next academic year and again 2016. Council will serve in an advisory role.

SUBCOMMITTEE D—JIM RATHMAN, RANDY SMITH

 Establishment of a Pre-Major in the Culinary Science Major, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Guest: Steven Neal, Assistant Dean and Mike Mangino, Faculty Emeritus

Rathman provided an overview of the proposal. Although OSU does not offer a degree in culinary science or arts, the Department of Food Science and Technology has a Culinary Science

3 major. This program was designed for students who had completed a two-year Associate Degree in Culinary Science or Arts elsewhere and who would then complete two years of coursework in Food Science and Technology to earn a B.S. degree in Agriculture with a major in Culinary Science. Additionally, a track was designed for students interested in this program but who did not have a culinary degree; these students could take some of the culinary courses at OSU but must take some of the more technical courses (courses not offered at OSU) at some other school. Although the program is working well for student entering OSU with an associate culinary degree, students on the second track are struggling due to problems with prerequisites, course sequencing, and scheduling. The Department has decided to require all students to obtain a culinary associate degree before entry into the OSU Culinary Science major. Students who apply to this major will be admitted into the proposed pre-Major and only allowed to move into the major after completing an associate degree elsewhere.

The proposal also includes plans for handling the students already in the major who do not have associate culinary degrees.

This proposal has been approved by the Academic Affairs Committee of the College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Science.

Rathman moved approval of the motion, it was seconded by Blackburn and it carried with all in favor.

 Revision to the Bachelor of Science program in Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Guest: Larry Krissek, Professor

Rathman explained that during the conversion to semesters, the B.S. program in Earth Sciences established four subprograms – Geological Sciences, Earth System Science, Geophysics, and Petroleum Geology & Geophysics. A student in the major selects one of these subprograms as an area of concentration. Enrollment in the B.S. program has increased sharply – roughly 300% to 150 majors currently – and interest in two of the subprograms has been much stronger than for the other two. These two factors have created issues because of limited capacity in certain core courses. The proposed changes to the B.S. program increases the number of core courses in several of the subprograms, allows some core classes in one subprogram to be counted as elective in another subprogram, allows students to count research and internship experiences as electives, and re-establishes the Senior Thesis as a requirement for all students. The proposed changes have been approved by the School of Earth Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee.

Rathman moved approval of the motion; it was seconded by Blackburn and carried with all in favor.

The Meeting Adjourned at 4:13PM.

Respectfully submitted,

4 W. Randy Smith Melissa A. Newhouse