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AGENDA MEETING OF THE UTAH STATE BOARD OF REGENTS March 14, 2003 Utah State Board of Regents Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education Board of Regents Building, The Gateway 60 South 400 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1284 AGENDA STATE BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING BOARD OF REGENTS’ OFFICES, THE GATEWAY 60 SOUTH 400 WEST, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH BOARD ROOM March 14, 2003 9:00 a.m. - MEETINGS OF BOARD COMMITTEES 10:30 a.m. Academic, Applied Technology, and Student Success Committee Fourth Floor Conference Room ACTION: 1. University of Utah – Major and Minor in International Studies Tab A 2. Weber State University/Utah Valley State College – Bachelor of Applied Technology Tab B (BAT) Degree INFORMATION: 3. University of Utah and Utah State University – Report on Third Annual Undergraduate Tab C Research Poster Session; National Conference on Undergraduate Research 4. Information Calendar Tab D A. Program Eliminations i. Weber State University – Elimination of the Center for Aerospace Technology ii. Dixie State College – Elimination of the Aero Technology/Air Flight Program B. Name Changes i. Weber State University – Lifestyle Management Major to Human Performance Management Major ii. Utah Valley State College – LEC English/English as a Second Language Department to Department of Basic Composition/English as a Second Language iii. Utah Valley State College – LEC Math Department to Department of Developmental Mathematics DISCUSSION: 5. Revised Policy R312, Institutional Categories, Accompanying Criteria, and Tab E Institutional Missions and Roles 6. Relationship of Policy R401, Approval of New Program, Program Additions or Tab F Program Changes; Exceptions to the Moratorium on New Programs; and Guiding Principles for Program Discontinuation and Personnel Reductions 7. Proposed Revisions to Policy R513, Tuition Waivers and Reductions (See Tab I) Finance, Facilities and Accountability Committee Board Room ACTION: 1. USHE – Proposed 2003-2004 Fee Increases Tab G 2. USHE – Capital Improvements Priorities for 2003-2004 Tab H 3. USHE – Proposed Revisions to Policy R513, Tuition Waivers and Reductions Tab I 4. UHEAA – Approving Resolution, SBR Student Loan Revenue Bonds, Series 2003Y Tab J 5. Utah State University – Lease of Property to Logan City Tab K 6. Snow College – Non-state Funded Capital Project: Activity Center Expansion Tab L 7. Dixie State College – Campus Master Plan Tab M INFORMATION: 8. USHE – Audit Review Subcommittee Report Tab N 9. UHEAA – Board of Directors Report Tab O 10. USHE – Update from Health Benefits Work Group Tab P CONSENT: 11. Consent Calendar Tab Q 1. OCHE – Monthly Investment Report 2. UofU and USU – Capital Facilities Delegation Reports 10:30 a.m. - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND 2:30 p.m. REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE BOARD (Including working lunch) Board Room 1. Review of 2003 Legislative Session Tab R A. Budget B. Capital Facilities C. Legislation 2. Final Action on 2003-2004 Tuition Tab S 3. State Board of Education Report on Competency-based Education Tab T 4. Noel-Levitz Report Tab U 5. Report of the Chair 6. Report of the Commissioner 7. Reports of Board Committees Academic, Applied Technology & Student Success (Tabs A - F, I) Finance, Facilities, and Accountability (Tabs G - Q) 8. General Consent Calendar Tab V * * * * * Projected times for the various meetings are estimates only. The Board Chair retains the right to take action on any item at any time. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify ADA Coordinator, 60 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84180 (801-321-7124), at least three working days prior to the meeting. TDD # 801-321-7130. Tab A, Page 1 of 27 MEMORANDUM March 5, 2003 TO: Utah State Boards of Regents FROM: Cecelia H. Foxley SUBJECT: University of Utah’s Request to Offer a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Major and Minor in International Studies – Action item Issue Officials at the University of Utah ( U of U) request the establishment of a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Major and Minor in International Studies at the University of Utah, starting upon approval. Though the program moratorium is in effect, this proposal was found by the Regents’ Program Review Committee to meet two categories of exceptions, cost efficiencies and significant student expectation for the proposed program. Background There has been a long-standing interest in strengthening the University’s commitment to international studies given the widespread enthusiasm among both the students and the faculty. To address this interest, faculty proposed this program which has as its goal to provide students with a coherent set of interdisciplinary courses that will give them a broad competence in international issues combined with a deep knowledge of a specific discipline. University officials believe that the program meets the exceptions, specifically Categories I and III, to the program moratorium. In response to Category I -- demonstrate cost savings and efficiencies -- the proposed program is intended to create efficiencies for students by offering them a second major or minor while not increasing their costs nor time to graduation, and at the same time increasing their marketability. The proposed program utilizes elective courses, and students would be advised to take these electives for their International Studies Major while they are pursuing their initial major. The University of Utah already offers each course needed for the International Studies Major and Minor. No new faculty would be required. In addition, the College of Humanities already has the staff to oversee the program. In response to Category III -- demonstrate clear, sustained, and significant student expectation for the program -- the Deans in Business, Humanities, and Social and Behavioral Sciences report considerable interest in the proposed program from approximately 150 to 200 students. In the College of Business there is long-standing interest among undergraduates in how they might connect their commitment to business with their interest in International Studies. In the College of Humanities there is widespread interest among students of foreign languages who wish to connect their respective language majors with an International Studies Major. While a formal survey was not conducted, the International Studies Board, in existence for 1 Tab A, Page 2 of 27 over three years, has been addressing student interest by assisting students to choose courses in international issues that fit with their majors. The Board, working with the Colleges of Humanities, Business, and Social and Behavioral Science, adopted the strategy of utilizing existing courses, existing advising networks, and existing patterns of student interests. After much consultation, the Board developed the International Studies Degree Program. The proposed program is a reconfiguration of existing offerings found in many colleges. It involves no new faculty or staff. It is a Major designed to be used in conjunction with existing majors. In addition, the University of Utah recognized the value of offering the International Studies Degree Program during this particular time in the history of the United States. With the U.S. facing war with Iraq and the challenges posed in the Middle East and on the Korean Peninsula, the University wants to prepare students to understand more profoundly how different cultures and attitudes impact their world and potentially change how they live. Such knowledge prepares USHE students to understand the issues and make informed choices as they practice their citizenship and their chosen fields of interest. The pattern in the nation’s universities is also the pattern at the University of Utah, and that is for students to elect to complete more than one major in order to better prepare themselves for future career choices. The proposed International Studies Major, by relying on existing courses within majors and the strategic use of electives, allows students to make effective use of existing patterns of course selection and end up with two degrees instead of one degree without facing a delay in their graduation, and without exceeding the normal graduation hours and other requirements. In addition, there is an International Studies Program at Salt Lake Community College and an expectation that students would transfer to the U of U with an Associate’s Degree and move into the baccalaureate International Studies Degree Program. The International Studies Major would allow students to make the most of the courses they are now taking by translating elective interest into a coherent degree program that supplements and enriches their traditional majors. 2 Tab A, Page 3 of 27 Policy Issues No issues were raised by other USHE institutions. The Program Review Committee (PRC) evaluated the University of Utah’s request to move this program forward during the program moratorium. The PRC determined that the International Studies Major met the criteria to justify its presence as an action item on the Regents’ January agenda. Options After the Regents have reviewed the proposal from the University of Utah to offer the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Major and Minor in International Studies, they may raise questions, request additional information, deny the proposal, or approve the request. Commissioner’s Recommendation It is the recommendation of the Commissioner that the Regents review the request from the