Undergraduate Studies Committee

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

12:45 p.m. On-line via Zoom Platform

Meeting Minutes

Attending Voting Members:  J. Twombly (SSB), R. Trygstad (ITM), E. Kultermann (ARCH), B. Glavic (CS), E. Hazard (HUM), V. Perez-Luna (CHBE), K. Leight (CHEM), R. Klaszky (ROTC), K. Krishnamurthy (FDSN), N. Legate (PSYC), S. Kleps (CAEE), E. Oruklu (ECE), D. Gidalevitz (PHYS), D. Bliss (SSCI), M. Vural (MMAE), D. Mogul (BME), Y. Lin (BIOL).

Also Attending: S. Okhai (LCSL), N. Menhart (BIOL/VP Accreditation), G. Pulliam (CAC), K. Hawkins (AMP), Z. Robinson (Academic Success), J. Gorzkowski (UGAA), C. Himes (LCSL), Melisa Lopez (AA), M. Haynes (UGAA), G. Smith (UGAA), K. Guyton-Hamlin (Registrar's Office). N. Novak (Galvin), F. Lane (PSYC), MJ Sullivan (ELS), K. Cassel (ACE), F. Estrada (Transfer Articulation).

Departments with absent voting members: AMAT, SGA. 

Documents for this meeting are available at: <https://www5.iit.edu/~ugsc/documents/2021-2022/>.

Meeting chaired by Kathryn Spink.

Minutes recorded by Greg Pulliam.

Quorum declared at 12:47 p.m. 

Adjourn at: 1:44 p.m.

1. Approval of minutes from 2/22/2022:  The minutes were approved by unanimous consent.

     2. Notes from the chair:

· Only 3 more meetings in AY--March 22, April 12 (last date for dual degrees to be presented for passage this AY), and April 26.

· Periodic review of programs: ARCH, BIOL and PSYC need to fill out the periodic review form for their UG degree programs and present to UGSC.

     3. Dual Degree BS in CIS and BS in PSYC [Glavic, Legate): Vote will be held next UGSC meeting.

     4. Illinois Articulation Initiative Update [Okhai]. Strongly urges IIT faculty to consider serving on GECC panels.

5. Discussion item:  Intensive Courses  (Himes).

· Some reps brought department faculty comments to UGSC.

· Accreditation VP Menhart expressed concerns about problems such courses may cause for accreditation.

· LCSL Dean Himes to work with HUM and PSYC on a proposal for a UGSC process for approving such courses.

     Adjourn.