Minutes of the Education Policy Committee

Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Submitted by Nathan Schlueter

 

Present:

Terry Schlabach

Kris Eitrheim

Nathan Schlueter

Barb Wiese

Michael Hustedde

Bonnie Leonhardt

Lori Rodrigues-Fisher

Randy Richards

Paul Koch

 

Guests:

Dan Zeimet

Mike Halstead

Mike Jerin

Savvas Georgiades

Brenda DuBois

Katie Van Blair

Lew Sanborne

 

Organizational Business:

1)      Motion to approve minutes from April 8 meeting

a.       Wiese

b.      Eitrheim

c.       Approved

2)      Social Work Department Review

a.       Brenda DuBois presented the Program Review for the Master of Social Work; she made the following points:

                                                               i.      MSW is a relatively new program (1999)

                                                             ii.      Initial accreditation received; long-term accreditation is forthcoming

                                                            iii.      One of the main goals of the department is to further develop University-Agency partnerships 

                                                           iv.      Graduates from the program take jobs all over the U.S.

                                                             v.      Unique variables in Ambrose program: empowerment (leading authors on this technique); unique focus; Catholic setting; smaller size;

                                                           vi.      (Rodrigues-Fisher commended the department on annual social justice conference)

                                                          vii.      Big Challenge: Department administers five cohort groups simultaneously (part time and full time)

                                                        viii.      At present the Department exists comfortably in the College of Arts and Sciences

                                                           ix.      Program needs unique Statistics course for Social Work problems and applications; course offered during unique times

b.      Motion to Approve

                                                               i.      Richards

                                                             ii.      Hustedde

                                                            iii.      Approved

3)      Koch recommended that EPC consider streamlining the program review process for those departments that require a separate accreditation process by allowing department reviews to coincide with accreditation reviews; the recommendation was received favorably, though no formal decision was made 

 

4)      Financial Aid/grading policy

a.       Sanborne answered questions about the University policy which prohibits students who are delinquent in their payments from withdrawing from classes, thereby threatening to leave them with an academic "F" for non-academic reasons

b.      The question arose: Who has the authority to make this decision? Answer: The EPC can make a recommendation to the Officers.

c.       Schlueter agreed to investigate the matter further, and to make a recommendation at the next meeting

5)      Motion to adjourn

a.       Richards

b.      Wiese

c.       Approved

 

 

Submitted by Nathan Schlueter

 

Agenda for April 22:

1)      Economics and Finance Program Review

2)      Continued discussion of policy