Meeting Minutes: Committee on Academic Affairs
Administrative Committee on Academic Affairs
October 18, 1996
- Chairman Morgan Stapleton called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. The minutes of the August 7, 1996 meeting were approved as distributed.
- Frank Butler presented a report of the recent actions of the Council on General Education. The following topics were covered:
- Pre-cal as a requirement
- Pre-cal permissible
- Major specific courses in DII
- Calculas as a requirement
- Statistics
- Health Professions as Sciences
- Submission of Area F electronically
- Morgan Stapleton presented the report of the Executive Committee regarding the disposition of Discipline Committee recommendations.
- Ed Rugg presented the report from the Admissions Study Group. Jim Muyskens invited comments on the report.
- Jim Muyskens indicated that we will use a four-digit course numbering system. The first digit will be used to indicate level. He would like to hear from us within the week regarding uses for the other three digits.
- Morgan Stapleton discussed the semester system calendar. It appears that all institutions will include a spring break in the Spring Semester.
- Martha Nesbitt reminded us to submit materials for the SREB report. She also presented a recommendation regarding introductory foreign language(s) being exempt from the 120 hour limit.
- Jim Muyskens discussed Area F and asked each institution to look at Area F and program requirements to determine any transfer problems.
- David Morgan presented information on waivers to degree limits, accreditation and Board of Regents Distinguished Professors.
- Cathie Hudson discussed statistics regarding admissions and the time table for implementing the new admissions standards.
- Kathleen Burk presented a suggestion regarding the Regents' Test.
- Pete Silver provided an update on the PREP program.
- John Preston described a new initiative of 100 $1,000 scholarships for study abroad. He also reminded us of the Study Abroad Fair on November 14 in Athens.
- Jim Muyskens discussed the following topics:
- Program Approvals
- Impact of 6% Salary Increases
- Changing of names of colleges and schools
- Model classroom - before and after pictures
- J. B. Matthews' retirement
- FY 97 $500,000 for faculty development--ideas are welcomed--send them to Linda Williams
- Comprehensive Strategic Planning
- Joe Szutz described the current process for system level and institutional enrollment projections.
- A list of attendees is attached.
Respectfully submitted,
Harry Carter
Chair-elect
| ATTENDEES AT ACAA MEETING | |
|---|---|
| Name | Institution |
| Harry Carter | Georgia Southern University |
| Linda Exley | DeKalb College |
| Martha Nesbitt | Central Office |
| Cathie Hudson | Central Office |
| Kathleen Burk | Central Office |
| Paul Beyer | Columbus State University |
| David Hewett | Darton College |
| John Black | East Georgia College |
| Elizabeth Bagley | South Georgia College |
| Joe Szutz | Central Office |
| Bill Bompart | Augusta State University |
| Ted C. Harris | Waycross College |
| Joan Elifson | Floyd College |
| Frank Butler | Armstrong Atlantic State University |
| Andrea Harding (for Ralph Hemphill, Jr.) | Georgia College & State University |
| Willie E. Johnson | Savannah State University |
| Ed Rugg | Kennesaw State University |
| Robert Trammell | Macon College |
| Barry Goldstein | Medical College of Georgia |
| Margaret Smith | Bainbridge College |
| Brad Rice | Clayton College & State University |
| Bettie Horne | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College |
| John Preston | Central Office |
| Bill Prokasy | The University of Georgia |
| Josephine Davis | Fort Valley State University |
| Joseph H. Silver, Sr. | Central Office |
| Michael Thomas | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| David Morgan | Central Office |
| Marci M. Middleton | Central Office |
| Lloyd Benjamin | Valdosta State University |
| Janis Coombs Reid | Atlanta Metropolitan College |
| Linda A. Williams | Central Office |
| Jerry F. Williams | Georgia Southwestern State University |
| Katherine Fuller | Gainesville College |
| John Upchurch | North Georgia College & State University |
| Tim Hynes | State University of West Georgia |
| David Vanko | Georgia State University |
| Paula Dressel | Georgia State University |
| James O. Richards | Gordon College |
| Jim Muyskens | Central Office |
| Harris T. Travis | Southern Polytechnic State University |
| Morgan Stapleton | Coastal Georgia Community College |
| Sammie Brown | Albany State University |