UCAP Meeting of 09/25/2003 2003-2004 agenda status: approved Agenda:
Meeting of Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:15 a.m., Board Room, Administration Building 1. Approval of Agenda (10:15) 2. Approval of Minutes of the September 11, 2003 meeting (10:20)........(Attachment) 3. Comments from the Chairperson (10:25) 4. Comments from the Assistant Provost (10:30) 5. Request for Moratorium on Admission to B.S. Degree in Geophysics (10:35)........(Attachment) 6. Request for General Requirement Change for All Bachelor’s Degree........(Attachment) Programs in the School of Music (10:50) 7. Update from Academic Integrity Sub-Committee (11:35) Patricia Mullan........(Attachment) 8. Adjourn (12:00 noon) Please phone or E-Mail Robin Pline (353-5380; pline@msu.edu) if you cannot be present and send a substitute in your place. Attachments: September 11, 2003 Draft Minutes Moratorium in Geophysics Materials General Requirement Change in School of Music Materials Academic Integrity Sub-Committee Update Report (September 11, 2003) minutes status: approved approved at meeting of 10/23/2003 UCAP Minutes for meeting held on 09/25/2003 University Committee on Academic Policy September 25, 2003 Meeting Minutes Members Present: Henry Beckmeyer, Bridget Behe (Chair), Janet Bokemeier, Jeremy Hernandez, Jennifer Hodges, Tim Howes, Kyle Martin, Tom Morse, Patricia Mullan, Georgia Padonu, Helene Pazak (for Paul Coe), Rod Phillips, Jordan Robinson, Sharon Senk, Cynthia Taggart, Alexander von Eye, Maija Zile Others Present: Assistant Provost June Pierce Youatt Members Absent: Betty Cheng, Steve Dilley, Jim Gallagher, Folu Ogundimu 1. The Agenda was approved as presented. 2. The Minutes of the September 11, 2003 UCAP Meeting were approved as written. 3. Comments from the Chairperson:
6. Request for General Requirement Change for All Bachelor’s Degree Programs in the School of Music: UCAP considered a proposal defining the School of Music’s "Policy on Combining Jazz and Classical Applied Studies." Cynthia Taggart, a Professor in the School of Music, explained that the new policy would require students who combine jazz and classical private lessons to pass an audition in both areas. A motion to approve the change was passed unanimously. 7. Update from the Academic Integrity Sub-Committee: Sub-Committee Chair Patricia Mullan distributed a report to the committee, outlining the sub-committee’s efforts to gather information from all university units concerning current XF and Honor Code policies. She also shared with UCAP a draft of a survey to be given to instructors, titled "Needs Assessment: Proposed Academic Integrity Policies." The proposed survey is designed to determine the number and severity of academic integrity cases at the university, as well as to gauge the impact of any new XF or honor code policies.
Other UCAP members offered questions and suggestions aimed at improving the proposed survey: Had there been student input? How can an "Honor Code" be defined? Would it be possible to insert a question into the survey relating to the use of written syllabi? Chairperson Behe commended the members of the sub-committee for their exemplary work on this issue. a. A suggestion was made that the University might single out faculty with excellent syllabi or academic policy statements for some sort of award or commendation. b. Rod Phillips and Cynthia Taggart provided a brief report from the Importance of Teaching Sub-Committee. Thus far, the group’s efforts have centered on updating University policies on syllabi and attendance. c. A suggestion was made for a faculty tutorial on syllabi development. d. June Youatt alerted committee members with an interest in academic integrity to an upcoming Lilly seminar on managing the security of the test-taking environment being offered November 19.
Respectfully submitted, Rod Phillips |
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