AGENDA MEETING OF THE UTAH STATE BOARD OF REGENTS TO BE HELD AT SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH REDWOOD CAMPUS, STUDENT CENTER January 19, 2006 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 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH STUDENT CENTER January 19, 2007 Agenda 7:30 a.m. - BREAKFAST MEETING – STATE BOARD OF REGENTS, SLCC BOARD 9:00 a.m. OF TRUSTEES, PRESIDENT BIOTEAU, COMMISSIONER KENDELL Room 219 9:15 a.m. - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 9:30 a.m. Oak Room • Welcome and Overview of Meeting 9:30 a.m. - MEETINGS OF BOARD COMMITTEES 11:00 a.m. Academic, CTE and Student Success (Programs) Committee Room 221 ACTION: 1. Dixie State College – Bachelor of Science Degree Completion in Dental Hygiene Tab A CONSENT: 2. Consent Calendar, Programs Committee Tab B Southern Utah University – Hispanic Center for Academic Excellence INFORMATION: 3. Information Calendar, Programs Committee Tab C A. Dixie State College – Name Change: Continuing Education to Adult Studies Community Services . B. Programs Under Consideration/Development C. K-16 Alliance and Strategic Directions Report 2 Finance, Facilities and Accountability Committee Queen Anne I and II (207-213) ACTION: 1. University of Utah – Refinancing of Certain Capital Equipment Leases Tab D 2. University of Utah – High-temperature Water and Co-generation Equipment Tab E 3. Salt Lake Community College – Campus Master Plan Tab F 4. Proposed Policy R588, Delegation to Institutions to Establish Debt Policies Tab G CONSENT: 5. Consent Calendar, Finance Committee Tab H Commissioner’s Discretionary Funds Report INFORMATION/DISCUSSION: 6. USHE – Annual Report of Institutional and System Bonded Indebtedness Tab I 7. USHE – Annual Report of the Audit Review Subcommittee Tab J 8. USHE – Auxiliary Funds Report Tab K 9. University of Utah – Action of Regents’ Executive Committee to Extend Purchase Option Tab L For Land in Grand County DISTRIBUTION: 10. 2007-2008 Budget Book Strategic Planning and Communications Committee Room 223 ACTION: 1. Action Plan for Commissioner’s Goals Tab M INFORMATION/DISCUSSION: 2. Education Initiative (David Sperry) Tab N 3. Institutional Reports on Campus Programs Related to Minority and Disadvantaged Students Tab O 4. Education Week Report Tab P 5. Legislative Priorities of the Salt Lake Chamber Tab Q 6. Legislative Update Tab R • Bills of Interest to Higher Education • Legislative Outreach Update • Higher Education Day Luncheon, February 9, 11:30 a.m., State Office Building DEMONSTRATION: 7. USHE Web Site 3 11:00 a.m. - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 12:00 noon Oak Room 1. General Consent Calendar Tab S 2. Reports of Board Committees Programs Committee – Tabs A - C Finance Committee – Tabs D - L Planning Committee – Tabs M – R 3. Report of the Commissioner 4. Report of the Chair 12:00 noon - LUNCHEON MEETINGS 1:30 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION LUNCHEON – STATE BOARD OF REGENTS Room 219 Chief Academic Officers – Presidents Room Chief Financial Officers – Room 223 Legislative Representatives – Room 221 Others – Queen Anne I and II Projected times for the various meetings are estimates only. The Board Chair retains the right to take action 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. January 10, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: State Board of Regents FROM: Richard E. Kendell SUBJECT: Dixie State College of Utah – Bachelor of Science Degree Completion in Dental Hygiene Effective Fall 2008 – Action Item Issue Dixie State College (DSC) requests approval to offer a Bachelor of Science Degree completion program in Dental Hygiene effective Fall 2008. This program has been approved by Dixie State College’s Board of Trustees during the September 2005 Board Meeting. Background This baccalaureate degree completion program in Dental Hygiene will offer the curriculum necessary to provide career advancement opportunities in education and public health for associate credentialed Dental Hygienists. A recent survey by the American Dental Educators Association concluded that a current faculty shortage exists and projected a greater shortage of Dental Hygiene faculty in the future. This comes at a time when graduates in Dental Hygiene are in high demand on the job market. Nationally, Dental Hygiene is one of the fastest growing health related career fields. “Dental hygienists are expected to continue to be one of the fastest growing occupations through the year 2012” (U.S. Department of Labor). DSC’s current associate degree program is accredited by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation (ADACDA). Dental Hygienists with an associate degree from an ADA accredited program will be able to articulate into the proposed program. The proposed program will provide a career ladder for graduates who may want to enter graduate programs in Dental Hygiene, possibly via distance education (Appendix A: B.S. Curriculum). The proposed program also addresses the expanding role of the Dental Hygienist. DSC received donations of over $400,000 in the past year for this program. The funds will be used to provide scholarships in Dental Hygiene and have been used to construct a mobile dental hygiene clinic to deliver community health training to Bachelor of Science Dental Hygiene students and to provide community service to the underserved in southern Utah. The mobile unit is ready for service. Dixie State College will complete accreditation of its AAS Degree in August of 2008 after which it intends to introduce its technologically-delivered Bachelor of Science Dental Hygiene Degree completion program. Existing faculty, plus two additional faculty, and the new Russell Taylor Health Sciences Building will support the proposed program. Policy Issues USHE institutions raised no objections. Thus, there are no policy issues. Commissioner’s Recommendation The Commissioner recommends that the Regents approve Dixie State College’s request to offer a Bachelor of Science Degree completion program in Dental Hygiene, effective Fall 2008. _____________________________ Richard E. Kendell, Commissioner REK/PCS Attachment 2 3 Academic, Applied Technology, and Student Services Committee Action Item Request to Offer the Bachelor of Science Dental Hygiene Degree Completion Program Effective Fall 2008 Dixie State College of Utah Prepared for Richard E. Kendell by Phyllis C. Safman January 10, 2007 SECTION I: The Request Dixie State College (DSC) requests approval to offer a Bachelor of Science Degree completion program in Dental Hygiene effective Fall 2008. The proposed program has been approved by Dixie State College’s Board of Trustees during its September 2005 meeting. The proposed program will provide a career ladder for practicing licensed associate credentialed Dental Hygienists and recent Dental Hygiene graduates who want to continue their education. The technologically-delivered degree completion program will provide training in fields of community health and education to meet market demand. The program will use existing resources, plus two additional faculty, to support the program. SECTION II: Program Description Complete Program Description The Dental Hygiene program will offer a Bachelor of Science Degree completion program in Dental Hygiene to provide associate credentialed Dental Hygienists the next step in the career ladder in pursuit of furthering their careers in education, public health service or advanced practice in Dental Hygiene. The BS Degree completion program will be delivered via distance education utilizing WebCT programs. Associate credentialed licensed Dental Hygienists will need to complete baccalaureate degree general education requirements and complete the following course requirements: DHGY 4010 Biostatistics & Epidemiology – 2 credits DHYG 4020 Research Methodology – 2 credits DHYG 4030 Leadership and Group Dynamics – 2 credits After completion of the required courses (above) the student can choose one of the following two professional tracks: Education Professional Track DHYG 4510 Psychology and Measurement – 2 Credits DHYG 4520 Instructional Practice- 2 Credits DHYG 4530 Curriculum & Philosophical Foundations – 2 Credits Public Health Professional Track DHYG 4540 Public Health and Cultural Diversity – 2 Credits DHYG 4550 Dental Public Health Administration – 2 Credits 2 DHYG 4560 Community Services Practice – 2 Credits or DHYG 4565 Expanded Functions Certification- 2 Credits Capstone Course All students will be required to complete a capstone senior project as their final course. DHYG 4570 Senior Capstone Project – 3 Credits *Additional GE requirements may need to be met if students enter having completed an AAS degree. Detailed course descriptions for the AAS in Dental Hygiene and proposed AAS /BS degree completion program are found in Appendix A. Purpose of the Degree - Program Outcomes Background: Current graduates of the Dental Hygiene program at Dixie State College have performed exceptionally well on the American Dental Association, National Board Dental Hygiene Examination. The graduates have scored among the top four in the nation out of 239 associate and 48 baccalaureate degree programs. The 2005 graduating