Handout B: Parliamentary Procedure Online: ParliPro.org; Robert’s Rules Online; and
Resource Information on Parliamentary Procedure and Robert’s Rules of Order
from MSU’s Office of the Secretary for Academic Governance
The following motion for
voting via email passed unanimously.
The
committee agrees to allow the chairperson the flexibility to craft final
language for motions and documents and to take votes by email on issues already
discussed with the provision that if any one member objects, the issue will
return to the agenda at the next meeting.
A quorum is required for the vote to be valid.
The following motion for
additional meetings passed unanimously.
The
committee agrees to allow the chairperson the authority and autonomy to call
additional meetings.
The following motion for
procedure for granting and removing voice for visitors passed unanimously.
The
committee agrees to allow the chairperson to grant and remove voice for
visitors to UCUE meetings without a formal committee vote.
Chairperson Miksicek referred
UCUE members to Handout C: UCUE
Procedure Regarding Public Comment.
The following motion for
public comment procedure passed unanimously.
The
University Committee on Undergraduate Education will continue to use the
Procedure Regarding Public Comment as approved by UCAP on November 19, 2009, to
guide public comment in UCUE meetings 2016-17.
The following motion for UCUE
Member Substitutes – Voting Rights passed unanimously.
Member
substitutes-i.e., members of faculty or students who are a part of the same
constituency as the elected member-shall be allowed the same voting rights as
the committee members at that meeting.
Constituencies will determine how committee substitutes are chosen.
Request to Change the Graduation Requirements for the
Bachelor of Arts Degree in the College of Arts and Letters (Action Item)
Sheila Contreras, Associate
Dean, College of Arts and Letters
The committee granted voice
to Associate Dean Contreras.
Associate Dean Contreras stated
the reason for the request is to prevent students from using the same courses
to earn two majors in substantially overlapping programs. Also, the request is to add a credit
exception for Arabic additional majors similar to that for other language majors. The College requests that no more than 9
credits be overlapping. Although there
has not been abuse in the department regarding overlapping credits, this is
being done as a preventative measure.
The College would also like to add language in the Arabic major. If a student combines a major in Arabic with
a major in another field, they are required to earn a minimum of 27 credits in
Arabic courses. This request is an
update to reflect the presence of an Arabic language curriculum in the college.
Voice was withdrawn from Associate
Dean Contreras.
The following motion passed
unanimously.
The
University Committee on Undergraduate Education duly considered and endorsed
the request to Change the Graduation Requirement for the Bachelor of Arts
Degree in the College of Arts and Letters.
Request to Change the Graduation Requirements for the
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in the College of Arts and Letters (Action Item)
Sheila Contreras, Associate
Dean, College of Arts and Letters
The committee granted voice
to Associate Dean Contreras.
Associate Dean Contreras
stated the reason for the request is to prevent students from using the same
courses to earn two majors in substantially overlapping programs. The College requests that no more than 9
credits be overlapping. This is being
done to ensure a distinct credit requirement of the BFA due to the departments
of Theatre and Art, Art History, and Design offering both a BA and BFA degree.
Voice was withdrawn from Associate
Dean Contreras.
The following motion passed
unanimously.
The
University Committee on Undergraduate Education duly considered and endorsed
the request to Change the Requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in
the College of Arts and Letters.
Comments from the Associate Provost for Undergraduate
Education
Associate Provost Chivukula
introduced himself and welcomed members to UCUE. He provided background about
himself stating he is a Professor of Physics and spent six years in the College
of Natural Science Dean’s Office working on faculty development with interests
in research and teaching. He also served
as Chairperson for UCAP, which is currently called UCUE. He looks forward to meeting and working with the
Committee.
Request for a New Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human
Capital and Society (Action Item)
Steve Kautz, Associate Dean,
College of Social Science
Peter Berg, Associate
Director, School of Human Resources & Labor Relations
Jeff Ericksen, Director,
Center for Integrative Studies in Social Science
Stacy Hickox, School of Human
Resources & Labor Relations
The committee granted voice
to Associate Dean Kautz, Associate Director Berg, Dr. Ericksen, and Associate
Professor Hickox.
Associate Dean Kautz provided
background on the request stating there is strong support from the College of
Social Science for this program. The new
degree provides a general social science understanding of the complex nature of
people and work. The program focuses on
workforce education, training and development, laws governing employment and workplace
rights, human decision making and behavior in the workplace. He referenced letters of support for the
request to Provost Youatt from various faculty in the College of Social Science
and stated the proposal has been long in the development stage with
collaboration from the College of Business and the School of Human Resources
and Labor Relations (HRLR).
Jeff Erickssen stated the
opportunity for numerous student organizations to develop including the
possibility of a new community around human capital. There are many students who major in
Economics and the proposed degree provides students a rich curriculum and an
option if Economics is not the correct fit.
Associate Director Berg
stated that although the Business College has a Human Resources undergraduate
degree, the proposed degree is very different.
Employment prospects are excellent evidenced by the fact that the HRLR
program has a 100% placement rate for graduates and internships. Rutgers and Cornell Universities have similar
undergraduate majors and they both coexist with their Business schools.
Voice was withdrawn from
Associate Dean Kautz, Associate Director Berg, Dr. Ericksen, and Associate
Professor Hickox.
Discussion followed regarding
plans for advising, recruitment and promotion of the major. The entry level course has an enrollment of
approximately 130 students.
The following motion passed
unanimously.
The
University Committee on Undergraduate Education duly considered and endorsed
the request for a new Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Capital and Society.
Request to Change the Requirement of a Minimum
Grade-Point Average to a Minimum Grade in each Course in the Bachelor of
Science Degree in Nursing (Action Item)
Teresa Wehrwein, Associate
Dean, College of Nursing
The committee granted voice
to Associate Dean Wehrwein.
Associate Dean Wehrwein
stated that the Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing has recently transitioned
the undergraduate program from a 2 year upper division major to a 3 year major
with a secondary admission process at end of the freshman year. There is also an option for incoming freshmen
to apply for conditional admission to the BS in Nursing program. This Request serves to clarify this process
since students need a minimum competency to support this professional degree at
the undergraduate level. Associate Dean
Wehrwein stated that at the completion of the program, nursing students are required
to sit for a licensure exam. The benchmark
for success is a first time pass rate for candidates. The national standard first time pass rate is
in the low 80th percentile; the state standard is approximately 85%. Approximately 96% of MSU students were able
to accomplish that goal.
Associate Dean Wehrwein
indicated that since SAT scoring has changed, the score for incoming freshmen,
known as “conditional admission” needs to be changed from 1860 to 1240. This new score is equivalent of the past
requirement just adjusted for the new score.
Also, for clarification for students on conditional admission, they must
earn a grade of 2.0 or higher in each pre-nursing foundational course, as well
as each nursing course.
Associate Dean Wehrwein
further stated that the reason for the request is for consistency among the
different admittance options for the Nursing degree in that students must earn
a 2.0 or higher in various sections of nursing courses. Students may be admitted in the following
ways: incoming freshman, a regularly
admitted student, admitted as a registered nurse, or those admitted to a second
bachelor’s degree program.
Voice was withdrawn from Associate
Dean Wehrwein.
The following motion passed
unanimously.
The University Committee on
Undergraduate Education duly considered and approved the request to change the
requirement of a minimum grade-point average to a minimum grade in each course
in the Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.
UCUE would also like to recommend
that the following clarifications be listed:
