GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTERN Office of Academic Affairs
S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: All Faculty
FROM: Brian U. Adler
Vice President for Academic Affairs
SUBJECT: General Faculty Meeting
DATE: April 27, 2010
AGENDA
General
Faculty Meeting
Friday,
April 30, 2010 – 10:00 A.M.
1. Call to Order by Gary Fisk
2. Approval of Minutes of December 4, 2009
3. Remarks by the President
4. Remarks from the VPAA/Dean of
Faculty – Strategic Plan
5. Reports by Committees:
Academic Affairs
Academic Grievances
Athletics
Business and Finance
Faculty Affairs
Graduate Affairs
Institutional Research
Institutional Review Board
Instructional Technology
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Student Affairs
University and Alumni Relations
6. New Business
A. Academic Proposals
(1) Academic
Affairs
(a) Requirement – Approved by
the Faculty Senate
This proposal is
to establish a requirement for freshmen who enter fall semester and who are on
Academic Warning (less than a 1.5 GPA) at the end of fall semester to take a
one hour course concentrating on academic skills, such as study skills,
test-taking skills, and time management, during the following spring semester. This course will be taught by the First Year
Advocate and will have mandatory tutoring as a component.
(b) Addition
– Course - Approved by the Faculty Senate
Prior Learning Documentation (2
hour credit)
This proposal is for a new course to be
listed in Area B. It is not a
requirement for any major and does not change existing programs.
(2) College
of Arts and Sciences
(a) English and Modern Languages
Addition – Course - Approved by the Faculty Senate
CHIN
1001 Elementary Chinese I
Elementary
Chinese I is for persons with little or no background in Mandarin Chinese, and
is designed to introduce the student to the language and culture.
(b) Dramatic Arts
(1) Substantive Change – Program
- Approved by the Faculty Senate
Increase
concentrations within program to 9 hours:
Shift
COMM 3525 Adv Video Production into Communication
Concentration
Add
THEA 4020 Adv Stage Craft to Design/Tech. Concentration
Shift
THEA 4040 Act III Adv. Techniques to Performance Concentration
Change
Language requirement to 1002 & 2001
(2) Substantive Change –
Other (Minor) – Approved by the Faculty Senate
Revise minor to reflect expanded curriculum
options of dramatic arts and provide concentrations within minor relative to
concentrations in degree program.
(3) Addition
– Course - Approved by the Faculty Senate
ThEA 4020 - Advanced Stagecraft: A
study of advanced production practices in theater 3-0-3
This course allows
students to study the advanced tools, materials and production practices
involved in the creation of the technical aspects of a theatrical
production. Areas covered may include
but are not limited to CAD, computer lighting programs, digital media, sound
for the theater (theory and practice), working with plastics, fabrics and
metals.
(c) History and Political Science
Substantive Change – Program - Approved by the Faculty Senate
The Political Science Minor will be changed to require one
American political institutions/process course and one less political science
elective. Course selections will also be
updated to reflect the courses that are currently taught or will be likely to
be taught in the future.
(d) Music
(1) Addition – Other (New Course;
Add to Area B) - Approved by the Faculty Senate
MUSC 1150 - The History of Rock and Roll (3 Credit
Course)
The
History of Rock and Roll is an in-depth study of the origins of popular music
in the 20th century and the social and historical context that gave
birth to it and related genres and musical offshoots. From blues and country to punk and heavy
metal, students will familiarize themselves with landmark groups, music, and
movements of different periods, exploring connections between modern music and
the artists from the past who have paved the way for the popular music of
today.
(2) Addition – Other (New Course;
Add to Area B) - Approved by the Faculty Senate
MUSC 2020 – Music in Film (3 Credit
Course)
Music
in Film is an introduction to the history and aesthetics of music written for
Hollywood films. The course will explore
the sociology, philosophy, psychology, and technique of film music. Students will review the elements of musical
style, with particular emphasis on their relation to the dramatic aspects of
film, and explore critical analysis of the use of music in various American
film genres.
(3) Addition
– Other (New Course) - Approved by the Faculty Senate
MUSC 3190 – Music History: American Music (2 Credit Course)
American
Music is a course designed to study the development of music in the United
States. The focus will be on both the
vernacular traditions including hymn singing, country music, jazz, blues, big
band, and rock, as well as the cultivated traditions of Art music from William
Billings to John Cage.
(e) Psychology
and Sociology
Substantive
Change - Program- Approved by the
Faculty Senate
We
are proposing a minor alteration to Area F.
Currently Sociology majors are required to take Introduction to
Anthropology (ANTH 1102). This proposal
would now require Sociology majors to take EITHER Introduction to Anthropology
(ANTH 1102) OR Social Problems (SOCI 1160).
(3) School
of Business Administration
Substantive Change - Approved by the
Faculty Senate
BBA in Management with a
Concentration in PGM
This
proposal intends to reduce the number of hours required for the BBA degree in
Management with a concentration in PGM from 127 to 120 semester credit
hours. This change is required to
satisfy SACS and BOR requirements.
(4) School of Computing and Mathematics
(a) Department
of Computer Science
(1) Addition – Course – Approved by the Faculty
Senate
CIS 4310 Information System Project
Management
This proposal is for adding a new course
in B.S. Information Technology program.
(2) Substantive Change – Program - Approved by
the Faculty Senate
Changes in the BS (IT)
curriculum to replace existing course with newly approved course
This
proposal is to remove the existing course CIS 4300 System Analysis and Design
II from BS IT curriculum and to add a newly approved course CIS 4310
Information System Project Management.
(3) Substantive Change – Program - Approved by
the Faculty Senate
Changes in the BS (CS)
Curriculum
Move
“CIS 3000 Internet Technology” and “CIS 4200 Computer Security” courses in the
“Major elective” group to the “Major Required” Group and add “CIS 4310 IS
Project Management” course in the “Major Elective” group.
(5) School
of Education
Substantive Change – Program - Approved by
the Faculty Senate
Middle Grades Education Program
Recommend
changing the current GPA requirement for Middle Grade Candidates to a 2.6
Content Area GPA in order to be eligible to student teach.
B. Graduate Affairs
(1) Academic Proposals
(a) School
of Computing and Mathematics
Submission for File – Program - Approved by Faculty Senate
Admission requirements for
prospective students with prior master degree
To add a clause in admission requirements:
“Students with prior master degree will be evaluated based on the minimum
required graduate GPA only.”
(b) School of Education
Deletion – Course
- Approved by Faculty Senate
Master of Education in
Curriculum and Instruction – deletion of EDUC 7600 – Tech and Lrng
The
School of Education Graduate Committee recommends the deletion of EDUC 7600 –
Technology and Learning from the MEd Program.
The deletion is recommended because the course content has been very
similar to another course, EDEC/EDSP/EDGC 7520 – Instructional Strategies.
(2) Applications for Graduate Faculty Membership
C. Updated Mission Statement - Approved
by Faculty Senate
Georgia Southwestern
State University cultivates excellence in learning
and teaching that
encourages intellectual, personal, and social growth for
students, faculty,
staff, and the community. Georgia Southwestern State
University is a
comprehensive state university within the University
System of Georgia
that offers a full range of bachelor degree programs,
along with selected
master's and specialist degree programs.
D. USG Core Curriculum Policy
Changes - Approved by Faculty Senate
E. FERPA Policy Proposal – Approved by
Faculty Senate
F. Disruptive Student Protocol
– Approved by Faculty Senate
G. Revisions to Academic Proposal
Form – Approved by Faculty Senate
7. Announcements
8. Adjourn