Minutes of the Undergraduate Studies Committee - 9/10/2013

 

Attending Voting Members: R. Ellis (AMAT), S. Sennott (ARCH), K. Spink (BIOL), P. Troyk (BME), M. Snyder (CAEE), N. Karuri (CHBE), M. Bauer (CS), J. Sanie (ECE), G. Pulliam (HUM/CAC), M. Safar (INTM), J. Cesarone (MMAE), G. Popovic (MSED) L. Coffey (PHYS), E-J Lee (PSYC), B. Steffenson (SSCI), H. Kahalas (SSB).

 

Also attending: G. Welter (UGAA), G. Smith. (UGAA), P. Zachocki (Registrar), E. Mitchell (LCHS), L. Massengale (Galvin), S. Balasubramanian (SSB), C. White (Academic Affairs), G. Fu (CAEE).

 

Absent departments: CHEM, ITM, ROTC, SGA.

 

The meeting is chaired by Jack Snapper.

Documents pertaining to this meeting are at:

<http://www.iit.edu/~ugsc/documents/>

Adjourn: 1:45 p.m. Minutes recorded by Pulliam.

Chair notes there is a quorum at 12:48 p.m.

 

Minutes of 4/23/2013 meeting are approved unanimously.

Pulliam re-elected UGSC Secretary by unanimous consent.

Spink elected UGSC Vice-Chair by unanimous consent.

 

Old business

1) (Fu) Revised BS in Civil Engineering and Civil and Architectural Engineering moved and seconded. Vote to be taken at the 9/24 meeting.

 

2) (Balasubramanian) Tabled Revised Applied Analytics Bachelor of Science program proposal. It is moved, seconded and unanimously removed from the table. Additional revision (to document incorporation of MATH 475/474 into the core) requested before vote to be taken at the 9/24 meeting.

 

New business

3) (White) (a) Explanation of new structures under the Provost. White is Vice-Provost of Academic Affairs, a merging of undergrad and graduate academic affairs. There is an Associte Dean of the Graduate College under the VPAA, as well as an Associate Vice-Provost of Undergraduate Academic Affairs.

 

3b)  Discussion of the unbalanced academic calendar WRT numbers of class meetings:

 

Fall

Spring

Monday

13

14

Tuesday

15

15

Wednesday

14

15

Thursday

14

15

Friday

14

15

TOTAL

70

74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion to be initiated among UGSC, GSC and SGA on whether and how to make the semesters more even.

 

3c) WRT Co-Terminal Degrees: The process was rushed last year, and it turns out that financial aid issues are not resolved. If, in any term, less than 50% of a studentŐs coursework is undergraduate, the student loses undergraduate financial aid forever. Advisors cannot promise five years of financial aid; Camras scholarships also not guaranteed for five years;

advisors should also work with advisees to spread undergrad course work at the rate of 50% across as many semesters as possible through the fifth year.

 

3d) Implementing Distinctive Education: VPAA wants to work with UGSC to implement. Need a process to revise general education requirements.

 

Adjourn.