Educational Policies Committee Meeting

August 29, 2006

Members Present: Jim Van Speybroeck, Pat Connelly, Ragene Gwin, Brad Thiessen, Arun Pillutla, Lori Rodrigues-Fisher, Mara Adams, Keri Manning, William McAleer

Guests: Allison Ambrose, Rick Dienesch

I. Accept Jim Van Speybroeck as Chair and Deanna Stoube as Secretary for the first semester of the academic year. Motion: Pat Connelly, seconded Arun Pillutla. Motion was passed by members.

II. Accept minutes from the previous meeting. Motion: Keri Manning, seconded Mara Adams.

III. Discussion of the Not-for-Profit concentration in MBA and admission requirements. MBA wants to remove the 1 hour intro course. MBA wants to base admission upon a standardized test, GMAT, and undergraduate GPA. This had already been approved by the College of Business faculty.

Members asked what the impact of this change would be upon the numbers admitted. MBA had evaluated this but judged it to be inconclusive. They believe conditional admission status, an oversight process, and early coursework should alleviate any problems.

A motion to accept proposals and syllabi made by Mara Adams and seconded by Ragene Gwin was carried.

IV. Discussion of schedule and protocol for distributed materials ensued followed by a motion to adjourn by Arun Pillutla, seconded by Keri Manning.