Time: Tuesday at 8:00 a.m.
Location: Lubar N116 and Microsoft Teams
Present: Anja Blecking, John Boyland, Dave Clark, Sandeep Gopalakrishnan, Matt Knachel, Emily Kuhnen, Linnea Laestadius, Kim Litwack, Jesse McLean, Mike Newman, Hong Min Park, Matt Petering, Ionel Popa, Sarah Riforgiate, Nick Silvaggi, Gwyn Wallander, Jonathan Wipplinger
Absent: Yura Lee, Nathan Salowitz
Guests: Alan Barnhart, Jill Baum, Sara Benesh, Lisa Berger, Laura Blaska, Sunny Brysch, Ashley Conrad, Natasha Jankowski, Kerry Korinek, Nadine Kozak, Jake Luo, Parisa Meymand, Dan Neely, Timothy O’Brien, Renee Scampini, Theresa Schmechel, Hilary Snow, Dorrie Van Kerkvoorde, Karl Wallick
I. Call to order
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m.
II. Announcements
- Review of committee charter
Mike Newman welcomed new members and provided a brief overview of the committee’s tasks and responsibilities. - Committee reports and call for volunteers
- APBC
- APC
- GER Review – This will become an elected committee next year. However, a chair will be needed for this year to work with CETL and OAIR on future assessment.
- Meeting schedule
- Committee roster
- Undergraduate program review committee roster
APCC members and elected members comprise the undergraduate program review committee, which meets later this month. - Undergraduate program review schedule and call for volunteers
APCC members are expected to serve on a review team.- DAC – John Boyland (chair), Jesse McLean, Matt Knachel
- Psychology – Hong Min Park (chair), Sarah Riforgiate, Gwyn Wallander
- GER Implementation Document
The new GER policy was approved in 2024 and will be effective fall 2026. Accompanying the GER document is an implementation document that describes the processes associated with GER.
In summary, the document ensures placement testing aligns with departmental expectations, rewrites the distribution areas to correspond with the faculty document, and provides more authority for APCC to remove GER designation from courses. Future discussions will need to focus on the GER assessment plan, including assessment in Canvas.
Other considerations include the process and timeline for removing GER, student appeals, and the effects of Act 15. - Audit and Review of Undergraduate Programs
Academic Affairs is engaged in an ongoing effort to make the review process easier and more efficient, including an exception for accredited programs, allowing them to use the accreditation review in lieu of institutional review.
III. Auto consent
Remove HIST 382. Move SOC WRK 300 to New Business. Move ENGLISH 150 and 240 to Ideas, Languages, and Cultures.
1. Approval of the meeting minutes from May 13, 2025.
2. Curricular changes – Review in CourseLeaf
a. New Courses
Individuals, Groups, Societies
- POL SCI 107: Modern Politics: Ideas and Ideologies
b. GER Resubmissions
Artistic Expression
- ARCH 111: Design I
- ART 152: Photography Survey
- DANCE 113: Modern Dance Technique I
- DANCE 170: Hip-Hop Foundations I
- HONORS 202: Shaping the Modern Mind: Engaging with Creative and Artistic Expression: What is Art?
Global Impacts and Innovation
- PH 210: Climate Change, the Environment, and Human Health
Health and Well-Being
- BIO SCI 206: Biology of Women
- PSYCH 240: Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Ideas, Languages, Cultures
- ART 209: Issues in Contemporary Art: (subtitle)
- ARTHIST 111: Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet
- ARTHIST 205: History of Film I: Development of an Art
- ARTHIST 206: History of Film II: Development of an Art
- ENGLISH 111: Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet
- ENGLISH 150: Multicultural America
- ENGLISH 210: Global Englishes
- ENGLISH 240: Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture: (subtitle)
- ENGLISH 290: Introduction to Film Studies
- ENGLISH 685: Honors Seminar: (subtitle)
- FRENCH 146: Learning French Culture through Cuisine
- FILMSTD 111: Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet
- FILMSTD 205: History of Film I: Development of an Art
- FILMSTD 206: History of Film II: Development of an Art
- FILMSTD 290: Introduction to Film Studies
- RUSSIAN 245: Russian Life and Culture
Individuals, Groups, Societies
- SOC WRK 100: Introduction to Social Work
Natural World
- MATH 381: Honors Seminar: (subtitle)
- PSYCH 254: Introduction to Neuroscience
c. Minor Program Changes
- Criminal Justice and Criminology, BS/Criminal Justice and Criminology, MS
- Pre-Pharmacy
- Women’s and Gender Studies, Minor
3. Items approved since last meeting
a. New Courses
- Chinese 170: Chinese Principles and Practices for Health and Well-Being
- SOC WRK 600: Practical Applications of AI and Technology in Health and Social Services
b. Changed Courses
- BUS ADM 408: Accounting Information Systems
- DMI 458/458X: Seminar in Advanced Medical Imaging
- DMI 463/463X: Seminar in Education and Management in Medical Imaging
- DMI 496/496X: Professional Growth & Career Advancement in Diagnostic Imaging Professions
- LGBT 275: Queer Migrations
- POL SCI 255: The Body Politic: Topics in Health and Politics
- SOCIOL 380: Honors Seminar: (subtitle)
c. Program Changes
- Data Analytics and Applied Artificial Intelligence, BS
- English, BA
- French, BA/Language, Literature, and Translation, MA: French and Francophone Language, Literature, and Culture
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Studies, Undergraduate Certificate
- Medical Laboratory Sciences, BS
- Women’s and Gender Studies, BA
I V. Business
- Elect co-chair
Duties include attending the agenda meeting and serving as chair if the chair is unavailable. Sarah Riforgiate nominated John Boyland. Gwyn Wallander seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. - Undergraduate program review – Information Science and Technology
The program review team recommended that the undergraduate program in Information Science and Technology be continued. Further recommendations included a dedicated person in charge of troubleshooting the teaching labs’ infrastructure, and a better way to measure completion.
Jonathan Wipplinger moved to approve the report. Sarah Riforgiate seconded, and the motion carried with one nay. - Undergraduate program review – Business Programs
The program review team recommended that the undergraduate business programs be continued. Further recommendations included continuing to advocate for resources necessary to offer an innovative array of course offerings, increasing faculty hiring to meet the demands of growing undergraduate enrollment, and continuing to develop programs and resources aimed at improving the six-year graduation rate.
Matt Petering moved to approve the report and Sarah Riforgiate seconded. The motion passed unanimously. - American Sign Language Studies, Undergraduate Certificate
ASL Certificate is for people who are interested in how ASL may be applied to their own field.
Matt Petering moved to approve the undergraduate certificate in American Sign Language Studies. Sarah Riforgiate seconded, and the motion carried. - Community and Organizational Change, Undergraduate Microcredential
This microcredential provides an opportunity for students in all fields of study to learn about peacebuilding, focusing on change.
Matt Petering moved to approve the undergraduate microcredential. Sarah Riforgiate seconded, and the motion passed unanimously with one abstention. - Conflict Transformation and Resilience, Undergraduate Microcredential
This microcredential provides an opportunity for students in all fields of study to learn about peacebuilding, focusing on conflict.
Matt Petering moved to approve the undergraduate microcredential. Sarah Riforgiate seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. - Social Data Analysis, Undergraduate Microcredential
This microcredential gives students an external credential to enhance employment opportunities.
Matt Petering moved to approve the undergraduate microcredential. Sarah Riforgiate seconded, and the motion carried. - SOC WRK 300 Aged to Perfection: Introduction to the Study of Aging
Sarah Riforgiate moved to postpone this matter until the next meeting. Matt Petering seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
V. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:24 a.m.