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Educational Policies Committee Agenda, January 6, 2022, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of 2 December 2021 Minutes
• Curriculum Subcommittee Report
• General Education Subcommittee Report
• Other Business

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, December 2, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Program Proposals
• Semester Course Approval Reviews
• Other Business

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, December 2, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Curriculum Subcommittee Report
• General Education Subcommittee Report

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, November 15, 2021, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Approval of Minutes – October 18, 2021
• University Business
• Education Policies Committee
• Academic Freedom and Tenure Annual Report
• Libraries Advisory Council Annual Report
• Faculty Evaluation Committee Annual Report
• USUSA Annual Report
• Old Business
• Code 401 Track Changes | Clean 1st Reading
• Code 402 Track Changes | Clean 1st Reading

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, November 4, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Curriculum Subcommittee Report
• Academic Standards Subcommittee Report
• General Education Subcommittee Report
• Other Business

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, November 4, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of 6 October 2021 Minutes
• Program Proposals
• Semester Course Approval Reviews
• Other Business

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, October 18, 2021, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Approval of Minutes - September 20, 2021
• University Business
• Educational Policies Committee
• Athletic Council Annual Report
• Honors Program Annual Report
• Academic Freedom and Tenure Annual Report
• Libraries Advisory Council Annual Report
• PRPC Report
• What kind of format for Faculty Senate meetings (in-person/Zoom)

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, October 6, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of 2 September 2021 Minutes
• Program Proposals
• Semester Course Approval Reviews
• Other Business

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, October 6, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of 2 September 2021 Minutes
• Curriculum Subcommittee Report
• General Education Subcommittee Report
• Other Business

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, September 20, 2021, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Approval of Minutes – August 23, 2021
• University Business
• Education Policies Committee – September 2, 2021
• Educational Policies Committee Annual Report

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, September 2, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of 1 April 2021 Minutes
• Program Proposals
• Semester Course Approval Reviews
• Other Business

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, September 2, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of 1 April 2021 Minutes
• Subcommittee Reports
• Other Business

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, April 1, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Approval of 4 March 2021 Minutes

Program Proposals

• Create a Student Money Management Center.
• Create a Community Development Economics Minor.
• Change the CIP Code for the BS Aviation Technology- Professional Pilot degree from 49.0102 to 49.0101.
• Discontinue the Computer Science MS Plan C degree program.

Semester Course Approval Reviews

Other Business

• EPC/Curriculum Handbook Update
• New Curriculum Committee Chair Appointment

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, April 1, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Subcommittee Reports

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Other Business

• Communication Intensive Outcomes - Rubrics - Narrative
• EPC/Curriculum Handbook Updates
• Educational Policy Committee Chair Nominations

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, March 4, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Subcommittee Reports

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Other Business

Faculty Senate Agenda, March 1, 2021, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Monthly Report – February 4, 2021
• HR Policy 311: Setting Expectations and Managing Performance
• HR Policy 321: Respectful Workplace
• Research Data Management Librarian
• Parking Committee Annual Report
• Sustainability Council Annual Report
• Faculty Concerns Regarding New Faculty Startup Funding Rules

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, February 16, 2021, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Monthly Report
• HR Policy 311
• HR Policy 321
• Parking Committee Annual Report
• Sustainability Council Annual Report
• Faculty Promotion and Tenure Survey
• Faculty Concerns Regarding New Faculty Startup Funding Rules

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, February 4, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Approval of 7 January 2021 Minutes

Program Proposals

• Change the name of the minor from Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies to Equine-Human Science.
• Update the Certificate of Completion in the Plan of Study for Automotive Technology.
• Offer a Certificate of Completion Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
• Update the Medical Assistant Certificate of Completion.
• Offer an accelerated Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and a Master of Science in Environmental Planning.
• Offer a new Post Baccalaureate Certificate, Practitioner of Food Safety.
• Offer a Post-Baccalaureate (Graduate) Certificate Program: Certificate in Advanced Research Methods and Analysis – Quantitative (CARMA- Q).
• Change the name of the Rehabilitation …

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, March 4, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Approval of 4 February 2021 Minutes

Program Proposals

• Offer a Nail Technician Certificate of Proficiency.
• Change the name of the Institute for Social Science Research on Natural Resources to Community and Natural Resources Institute.

Semester Course Approval Reviews

Other Business

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, February 4, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Subcommittee Reports

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Other Business

• Missing course descriptions (missing descriptions/examples)
• Institutional Certificates

Faculty Senate Agenda, January 11, 2021, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Monthly Report – December 3, 2020
• HR 385 Code Change (redline-summary-final)
• Council on Teacher Education Annual Report
• Scholarship Advisory Board Annual Report
• Ombudsperson Report
• USU Promotion and Tenure Process Survey
• USU Response to Dixie State University Resolution

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, January 7, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Approval of 3 December 2020 Minutes

Program Proposals

• Offer a Piano Pedagogy Minor.
• Suspending the program Theatre Education Applied Option – Bachelor of Fine Arts.
• Creating an emphasis in Leadership within the existing Master of Business Administration degree.
• Discontinuing the Geoarchaeology emphasis to the Bachelor’s degree program in Geology.

Semester Course Approval Reviews

Other Business

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, January 7, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Subcommittee Reports

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Other Business

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, December 14, 2020, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC monthly report
• HR 385 Code Change
• Council on Teacher Education Annual Report
• Scholarship Advisory Board Annual Report
• USUSA Annual Report
• 404.3.6 Code
• Ombudsperson Report
• USU Promotion and Tenure Process Survey
• Dixie State Resolution

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, December 3, 2020, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Approval of 5 November 2020 Minutes

Program Proposals

• Offer an Associates of Arts in Theatre.
• Create an Institutional Certificate of Proficiency in the area of small firm management.
• Change the name of the minor to be more reflective of the course emphasis and to be more in line with the emphasis that students in the minor.
• Modify the name of the existing degree program in the Management Information Systems and to require that students complete an approved emphasis within the degree program.
• Establish an emphasis in Cybersecurity within the IS undergraduate degree program.
• Establish an emphasis in Data Engineering within …

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, December 3, 2020, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Subcommittee Reports

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Other Business

• Curriculog Justification Language

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, December 5, 2019, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Program Proposals

• Discontinuing the Bachelor of Science Environmental and Natural Resources Economics degree
• Changing the Agricultural Economic Minor to Applied Economics
• Redefining Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs offered by USU at three statewide campuses
• Creating a new emphasis in the Technology Systems Bachelor of Science degree for Quality and Reliability
• Creating a Minor in Middle East Studies
• Offering a Master of Science in Sports Management
• Restructuring the School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

Semester Course Approval Reviews

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, November 18, 2019, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Monthly Report - November 7, 2019
• Faculty Forum Debrief
• Recommendations of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Committee
• Human Resource Policy Changes for 348, 349, 357, 363
• Sexual Harassment Investigation Procedures
• USUSA Annual Report
• 401.5 Faculty with Special Appointments (2nd reading)

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, November 7, 2019, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Program Proposals

• Offering a PhD in Career and Technical Education
• Changing the name of the Bachelor of Interior Design to Bachelor of Interior Architecture and Design
• Changing the name of the Bachelor of Music Piano Performance emphasis to Piano Performance and Pedagogy with the intent to de-activate the Bachelor of Music Piano Pedagogy emphasis
• Discontinuing the Bachelor of Music Piano Pedagogy degree
• Including a Quantitative Economic History emphasis in the BS/BA degree in Economics
• Adding emphases in Hotel Management and Wealth Management to the BS/BA degree in Management
• Relocating the Minor in Hospitality and Tourism Management from the Department of …

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, November 7, 2019, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee
• Community Engagement and Service Learning Course Designation - Kate Stephens
• Continuing Education Unit 5700 Courses Discussion - Jessica Hansen