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University of Alaska Southeast Graduate Curriculum Committee Meeting September 26, 2007

Minutes

1. Approval of minutes from April meeting. Approved.

(OLD BUSINESS) 2. Graduate faculty qualifications. Issue: Larry expressed concerns of people who teach grad courses without qualifications to do so. NCATE states doctoral degree or “exceptional expertise” (professional training and experience). Need a process to authorize faculty and authorize the course work they teach. History: MC Old form used to designate graduate faculty is in faculty handbook. Questions: Should qualification of faculty be a centralized function or school- based question? (Mark) MC: goal is that we have qualified faculty. Each school should come up with proposed language for a form that all instructors teaching graduate courses would fill out. Dean would then be responsible for collecting those forms and making sure all graduate courses were taught by qualified faculty.

3. Admissions requirements and criteria. MC proposed we move this to a future meeting

(NEW BUSINESS) 4. Six Competencies (R. Stell). Look at competencies that may be comparable across graduate programs. Committee identified: Writing, critical thinking, professional behavior, role of technology, use of data in decision making (analytical and logical thought). Robbie suggested Information literacy be considered as well. Each school will discuss these with their faculty and bring proposed language back to next meeting.

5. Change of language for MBA graduation requirements (Business) GPA change for graduation not below a 3.00 is acceptable. Because a 2.96 could argue about 3.0 equivalent. Approved.

6. Approval of MED in Education Leadership (new program) (Education) Larry proposed new program for Educational Leadership. This design was developed by a team of representatives of teachers, administrators. Program would be for principals. Case study (school reform efforts). Students would present their research findings the second summer to next group just entering. Admission, Type A (AK), 3 yrs exp., 3.00. Concern was expressed about the lack of description of coursework. Larry is anxious to present this to the Regents, and wishes to delay course outlines until after approval. Moved to approve program with courses approved by May, 2008. Approved.

7. MBA electives at 600 level (Business) Mark: Change MBA electives to only graduate 600-level courses. Issue: Barbara: 400 level courses do not show on a graduate transcript. Approved.

8. Approval of program changes in Early Childhood Education MEd. (Education) MAT Early Childhood Approved with change that most courses will have ECE designator. (Rationale was differentiation in content/rigor for M.ED. from MAT) M.ED. Early Childhood Approved

9. Grade requirement for all MBA core courses (Business) Make explicit that students have a B in all core courses. Approved.

10. Approval of MED in Mathematics Education (new program) (Education) MED Program. Currently is certificate program. MEd will be more marketable to potential students. Approved. New Course Ed 658 Technology for Teaching & Learning Mathematics Approved

11. The issue of whether people outside of Alaska may enroll in a distance program has been raised. Barbara Hegel said it was at the discretion of the Dean of the school. Each school should discuss this at a future faculty meeting.

GRAD COMMITTEE MEMBERS Education: Shirley Kaltenbach/ Marsha Gladhart Other: Mary-Claire Tarlow, CHAIR Cathy Connor, Faculty Senate President Larry Harris, Dean Barbara Hegel, Registrar Janice Hollender, Administrative Manager Robbie Stell, Provost

Business: Kathy DiLorenzo Mark Speece Karen Schmitt, Dean Bob Starbard, Administrative Manager