<p> Academic Planning Council Meeting Minutes</p><p>Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2017</p><p>Time: 4:00 P.M.</p><p>Location: Bears Den Computer Conference Room Markee Pioneer Student Center</p><p>Officers: Andrew Pawl (Co-Chair), Travis Nelson (Co-Chair) </p><p>______</p><p>Present: Annie Kinwa-Muzinga, Susan Hansen, Bidhan Roy, Mesut Muslu, Travis Nelson, Teresa Burns, Laura </p><p>Anderson, Andrew Pawl, Daniel Avenarius, Patrick Hagen, Rosalyn Broussard, James Hibbard, Lisa </p><p>Merkes-Kress</p><p>The Academic Planning Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m. for location, please see the Academic </p><p>Planning Council (APC) website. The agenda is composed of items from many sources and come from many resources, if you wish to have </p><p> an item placed on the agenda, please submit it to a Senate officer. The meetings are open to the public university staff are invited to attend. Absent: Michael Black, Irfan Ul-Haq, Elizabeth Throop, </p><p>Guests: Robin White, Michael Compton, Staci Strobl, Tera Montgomery, Valerie Stackman</p><p>I Opening of the Meeting</p><p>1. The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m.</p><p>2. It was moved by Burns, seconded by Avenarius, and carried to approve the minutes of </p><p>Wednesday, February 08, 2017 </p><p>II Reports and Announcements Presenter</p><p>1. Provost Announcements Patrick </p><p>The Academic Planning Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m. for location, please see the Academic </p><p>Planning Council (APC) website. The agenda is composed of items from many sources and come from many resources, if you wish to have </p><p> an item placed on the agenda, please submit it to a Senate officer. The meetings are open to the public university staff are invited to attend. The Provost signed the new degree type for the Bachelor of Fine Arts, but she Hagen</p><p> would like to see more labor statistics and job market for students in future </p><p> requests. </p><p>2. APC Chair Announcements Andrew </p><p>P Provost will attend a future meeting to review and discuss the program Pawl/ Travis </p><p> requirements she would like to see. Nelson</p><p>Academic Standards Committee (ASC) officially voted to recommend the </p><p> disbandment of the ASC and to split their duties amongst the APC and AOC. </p><p>This topic will be on a future meeting agenda for discussion. </p><p>The Academic Planning Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m. for location, please see the Academic </p><p>Planning Council (APC) website. The agenda is composed of items from many sources and come from many resources, if you wish to have </p><p> an item placed on the agenda, please submit it to a Senate officer. The meetings are open to the public university staff are invited to attend. III Unfinished Business – No unfinished business discussed at this meeting. </p><p>VI New Business Presenter</p><p>1. Forensic Investigation Crime Scene and Lab Emphases [New Sub-Major Proposal] Staci </p><p>This proposal for an emphasis is trying to resolve two issues identified by two Strobl/ </p><p> external reviewers; Tracking students for specific jobs after they have a Valerie </p><p> degree and helping students understand the expectations and difference of Stackman</p><p> the Criminalistics program in EMS. The expected start date would be Fall </p><p>The Academic Planning Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m. for location, please see the Academic </p><p>Planning Council (APC) website. The agenda is composed of items from many sources and come from many resources, if you wish to have </p><p> an item placed on the agenda, please submit it to a Senate officer. The meetings are open to the public university staff are invited to attend. 2018. </p><p>Strobl stated currently Criminal Justice program does not have any emphases </p><p> and fifteen professionals across the state that reviewed this proposal and all </p><p> were in support. She also stated that this would be one of the few in the </p><p>United States; therefore, it would be hard to do a comparison across the </p><p> system. </p><p>Extensive discussion ensued about the number of credits being 36 (low) for a </p><p> major. Strobl explained the reasoning. </p><p>2. Agricultural Education [delinquent Form B] Travis </p><p>The Academic Planning Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m. for location, please see the Academic </p><p>Planning Council (APC) website. The agenda is composed of items from many sources and come from many resources, if you wish to have </p><p> an item placed on the agenda, please submit it to a Senate officer. The meetings are open to the public university staff are invited to attend. The program has missed the deadline again. Extensive discussion ensued Nelson</p><p> about the consequences. It was noted that as of February 17 Agricultural </p><p>Education no longer has a program coordinator. Mark Zidon program </p><p> coordinator for Agribusiness has volunteered to complete Form B. After </p><p> further discussion about the lack of feedback to the director and department </p><p> chair, and who is responsible for enforcing the consequences the following </p><p> action was taken: </p><p>MOTION: It was moved by burns, seconded by Avenarius, and carried </p><p> unanimously to give Ag Ed program until March 31to submit the report, </p><p> providing the chairs of APC receive confirmation of the author of the report. </p><p>The Academic Planning Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m. for location, please see the Academic </p><p>Planning Council (APC) website. The agenda is composed of items from many sources and come from many resources, if you wish to have </p><p> an item placed on the agenda, please submit it to a Senate officer. The meetings are open to the public university staff are invited to attend. There will be further discussion regarding the consequences at the next </p><p> meeting. </p><p>Mike Compton the director of Agriculture stated that he would like to see </p><p> review of all the Agriculture programs at the same time. He also shared his </p><p> concerns about not receiving results from the review until a year after the </p><p> program has presented and reported. </p><p>3. Approval of Form B APC Reviews [Agribusiness, Technical Education, Travis </p><p>F Environmental Horticultural, Animal Science, Industrial Studies, and Reclamation] Nelson</p><p>MOTION: It was moved by Hansen, seconded by Burns, and carried </p><p>The Academic Planning Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m. for location, please see the Academic </p><p>Planning Council (APC) website. The agenda is composed of items from many sources and come from many resources, if you wish to have </p><p> an item placed on the agenda, please submit it to a Senate officer. The meetings are open to the public university staff are invited to attend. unanimously to approve Agribusiness report as presented. </p><p>MOTION: It was moved by Hansen, seconded by Kinwa-Muzinga, and carried </p><p> unanimously to approve Reclamation as presented and checking the box </p><p>“modifying the program in form or direction.”</p><p>MOTION: It was moved by Avenarius, seconded by Pawl, and carried </p><p> unanimously to approve Technical Education report as presented which </p><p> includes a recommendation that they report back and to check box number 1. </p><p>MOTION: It was moved by Hansen, seconded by Anderson, and carried </p><p>The Academic Planning Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m. for location, please see the Academic </p><p>Planning Council (APC) website. The agenda is composed of items from many sources and come from many resources, if you wish to have </p><p> an item placed on the agenda, please submit it to a Senate officer. The meetings are open to the public university staff are invited to attend. unanimously to approve Animal Science report as written.</p><p>MOTION: It was moved by Avenarius, seconded by Kinwa-Muzinga, and </p><p> carried unanimously to approve Environmental horticulture report as written.</p><p>MOTION: It was moved by Avenarius, seconded by Pawl, and carried </p><p> unanimously to delay Industrial Technology until reviewed by AOC. </p><p>4. Form B Revision</p><p>F Discussion postponed until the next meeting. </p><p>The Academic Planning Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m. for location, please see the Academic </p><p>Planning Council (APC) website. The agenda is composed of items from many sources and come from many resources, if you wish to have </p><p> an item placed on the agenda, please submit it to a Senate officer. The meetings are open to the public university staff are invited to attend. V Close Meeting</p><p>1 The next meeting is Wednesday, March 01, 2017 </p><p>.</p><p>2 The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m.</p><p>.</p><p>Submitted by Lisa Merkes-Kress (Recording Secretary) and Andrew Pawl (Co-Chair)</p><p>The Academic Planning Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m. for location, please see the Academic </p><p>Planning Council (APC) website. The agenda is composed of items from many sources and come from many resources, if you wish to have </p><p> an item placed on the agenda, please submit it to a Senate officer. The meetings are open to the public university staff are invited to attend. </p>