Minutes of the Education Policy Committee

Tuesday, February 25, 2003

 

Present:

Terry Schlabach

Kris Eitrheim

Nathan Schlueter

Barb Wiese

Randy Richards

Bonnie Leonhardt

Michael Hustedde

Pam Long

Lori Rodriques-Fisher

Rich Legg

Nate Mundy

 

Guests:

President Rogalski

Richard Dienesch

Mike Opar

Dan Zeimet

Bob Ristow

Lew Sanborne

Jamie Loftus

Walter Kurth

Martin Hansen

Regina Stevens

 

Organizational Business:

1)      Approval of minutes from February 11 meeting

a.       Correction to Business proposal:

                                                               i.      349 and 350 are both existing WI courses

b.      Dan Zeimet was present

c.       Correction of spelling: Van Speybroeck

d.      Approval:

                                                               i.      Eitrheim

                                                             ii.      Long

                                                            iii.      Approved

2)      Dr. Rogalski on Core

a.       Core = "central" or "essential" to the University liberal arts central core

3)      Mike Opar request to postpone Industrial Engineering program review until Fall of 2003

a.       Mundy

b.      Leonhardt

4)      Educational Leadership Request

a.       Proposal: Change the title and content of a current course (EDLS 645) as well as add a new course (EDLS 615). In addition, eliminate two courses from the curriculum (Educ 710, Research Methods and EDUC 711, Educational Statistics). Both of these courses no longer meet the needs of administrators relative to their positions in schools. The new course, EDLS 615, will take their place. This will reduce major requirements from 39 to 36 credit hours.

b.      Richards

c.       Eitrheim

d.      Approved

5)      Sociology program review

a.       Richards

b.      Eitrheim

c.       Approved with corrections

6)      Graduating freshman profiles, Randy Richards

a.       Richards, Sanborne and Loftus presented the results of a study on student academic profiles

7)      Bonnie Leonhardt will pilot test a program review using the Blackboard format

8)      Lori-Rodrigues-Fisher expressed concern over courses being offered for 0-4 credits.  We should re-look at courses offered for 0 credits.

 8)Adjourn

a.       Eitrheim

b.      Hustedde

c.       Approved

 

Submitted by Nathan Schlueter

 

Agenda for March 4:

1)      PT proposal for bridge or transition program for the DPT

2)      Program review for Biology

3)      Update on the articulation proposal