Meeting Minutes
Academic Affairs University Policy Committee Meeting held via tri-campus video-conference Members Present: Isaiah Crawford, Alan Gitelson (chair), Patricia Jung, John Pelissero, Janice Rasheed, Denise Starkey Members Excused: Anthony Barbato, Paula DeVoto, Kenny Holtz Guests: MaryAnn McGrath, Steven Todd, Jeffrey Rosen The meeting was called to order at 2:30 pm by the chair, Alan Gitelson. The minutes of the January 24th 2006 meeting were approved 5-0-0 on a motion by Patti Jung and a second by Isaiah Crawford. [This was preceded by a correction in the January 24th meeting which added Gitelson’s name to the first contribution of section 2 under "Evaluation of the Shared Governance Structure." In addition, Patti agreed to forward a correction to Gitelson.] Item:
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Minutes
Guests:
Mary Ann McGrath and Steven ToddProfessor Mary Ann McGrath spoke first regarding the proposal for a specialty Master of Science Degree in Finance. Prof. Steven Todd offered input regarding sources of feedback and independent research which informed the proposal. Isaiah Crawford inquired whether the appropriate Deans in the College of Arts and Sciences had signed off on the proposal yet. It was clarified and all agreed that the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences needs to be informed and that the procedural process should insure appropriate oversight of courses within the respective colleges/schools. A final clarification was offered by John Pelissero that the program would begin accepting students in Fall 2006.
Vote on Specialty Masters in Finance:
Jung moved and Crawford seconded a motion to recommend the proposal; the vote was 5-0-1.Items:
Change of Name for the School of Professional StudiesGuest:
Jeffrey RosenDean Jeffrey Rosen discussed the proposal to amend the name of the School of Professional Studies to the School of Continuing and Professional Studies in order to reflect more accurately the range of lifelong learning academic programs that it offers. This will provide a marketplace advantage for students who will clearly see where their entrée to continuing studies resides and it will signal the University’s commitment to lifelong learning.
Vote on Name Change for SPS:
Jung moved and Crawford seconded a motion to recommend the proposal; the vote was 5-0-1.Item:
Revise and rename the BA program in Organizational Leadership and Development.Guest:
Jeffrey RosenDean Jeffrey Rosen introduced a proposal to amend the name of the current BA in Organizational Development and Leadership (ODL) to the degree of Bachelor Arts in Management. The revised program would include ODL as a concentration within a larger general management degree. Discussion revolved around the cut in the required ethics course and how this squares with the mission of Loyola. Dean Rosen indicated that Loyola’s program is distinct from other programs at Cornell and Johns Hopkins because of the ethical orientation of the program. The chair inquired whether there would be a change in minors and Dean Rosen indicated they would remain. Crawford requested that appropriate consultation regarding CAS classes be followed and Rosen indicated a memo would be forthcoming. The discussion concluded with inquiries regarding the transition of current ODL students as well as BGIS students. The Dean indicated that students would be moved toward the revised degree.
Vote on Renaming of the ODL Degree to BA in Management:
The committee commended the careful preparation reflected in the proposal. Discussion of the proposal followed Patti’s recommendation that Ethics course not be eliminated from course distribution requirements. Janice made a friendly amendment that the proposal be recommended but revised to encourage that all students have an appropriate Ethics course in the major. Patti iterated the need for all courses to align with the mission of the University. A vote on this amendment was first called which was 2-3-1. Further discussion followed and several members (including John, Isaiah and Janice) noted that core experience is sufficient. Jung moved and Rasheed seconded a motion to recommend the original proposal; the vote was 3-2-1.Item:
Review of Academic Standards and Regulations
- b. Academic Integrity: discussion regarding the role of the Registrar and the student’s official file and permanent record of incidents of academic dishonesty. Agreed that committee members would take a crack at revising the language of the first paragraph which Starkey and crawford suggested was hard to comprehend.
Item:
Agenda for March meetingWe will continue our review of the University’s academic regulations. The chair recommended that each of the twenty policies be reviewed on a two to three-year cycle, so we will deal with the next regulations: Academic Standing, Class status and academic advising and Communication from academic deans. Our next meeting is March 21st.
Item:
AdjournmentJung moved and Crawford seconded the motion for adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 4:00 pm.