Meeting & Agendas

Gaye Lynn Scott and Gretchen Riehl Co-Chaired. Members Attending: Gaye Lynn Scott, Gretchen Riehl, Erasmus Addae, Ron Johns (proxy for Matthew Daude), Brandon Whatley, Deshaunta (Stewart) Stewart, Lorlie Ellis, Dawn Allison, Jonathan Buckstead, Athena Lemus-Wilson, Cathy Angell, Jorge Lynch, Kristy McDermott, Rebecca Czuchry, Troy Defrates, Victoria Taylor, Jim Christianson, Corinne Coons-Gallagher, Marissa Burill, Lisa Marie Coppoletta, Idolina Maldonado, Jeremy Garza, Carol Kozak Hawk (representing Ray Sandoval) Non-Voting Members: Jason Edens (representing Jason Briseno), Linda Terry, Maggie Maher (representing Misty Rasmussen), Rebecca Francis (representing Mison Zuniga) Presenters and Guests: Anne-Marie Thomas, Curtis Eckerman, Daniel Chupe-O’Hanlon, Fallon Brizendine, Emily Anderson, Jacob Williamson, Jason Sanchez, Jennifer Stoker (Interpreter), Joe Brinkley, Kristen Klas, Linda Cox, Michelle Costanzo, Shawn Slack, Sherie Ohamuo, Susan Thomason, Tami Shetron, Matthew Campbell, Todd Johnson, Georgia Branch, Stephanie Benetti

1. Welcome! Review of Structure, Functions, and Membership of C&P to date (Co-Chairs Gaye Lynn Scott and Gretchen Riehl) 2. C&P Minutes – June 24, 2022 Victoria Taylor motioned to approve; seconded by Brandon Whatley. Approved. 3. THECB Guidelines for Instructional Programs in Workforce Education (GIPWE) Updates • The GIPWE 2015 was updated August 8, 2022 to allow students to be paid for internships and clinicals in the health sciences areas Informational item. 4. Badging Update (Susan Thomason) Susie provided some background and the big picture on badging of credentials (marketable skills). Digital badges were mentioned at the General Assembly as part of ACC’s QEP on Digital Fluency. There was discussion on marketing and adaptability; also could leverage elements of gamification to promote badges. It was agreed that guidelines need to be developed and a process developed on reviewing and approving the badging of credentials, as well as need to define how the C&P Committee can support badging. Victoria Taylor volunteered to serve on a subcommittee. Lisa Marie Coppoletta lends her support and volunteered to serve on a subcommittee. Presenter Curtis Eckerman mentioned that academic programs can benefit, such as Biology, as well as identifying Service-Leaning credentials. Gretchen volunteered to lead a subcommittee. Those who are interested in serving need to email Gretchen and her EA Todd Johnson by next Friday, September 30th, along with any names of non-committee members that might have an interest, such as in the Health Sciences and Continuing Education programs; at least 6 to 8 members should serve. Jorge Lynch motioned to approve developing a subcommittee; seconded by Lisa Marie Coppoletta. Approved.

Expire Awards – Effective Fall 2022: Industry changed; CE Level 1 Certificates no longer needed. Current CE Institutional Award (120 Contact Hours) remains active Line Worker Level 1 CE Certificate (Award ID: CE.LINEWRKR.CERT, CIP Code: 15.0303) Line Worker Level 1 Plus CDL CE Certificate (Award ID: CE.LINEWKCDL.CERT, CIP Code: 15.0303) Brandon Whatley motioned to approve; seconded by Jim Christianson. Approved.

Add NEW CE Award, New Program CIP 48.0501 – Effective Spring 2023 CNC Machinist Apprenticeship Program Level 1 CE Certificate (360 Contact Hours) – program is being developed in partnership with Workforce Solutions and ARMA (Austin Regional Manufacturer Association) in response to ARMA’s high demand for machinists in the Austin area. Cathy Angell motioned to approve; seconded by Victoria Taylor. Approved.

CATALOG 2022-2023 FOS CLEANUP, Effective Fall 2022: Revise Awards – Per SACSCOC: need to add missing General Education requirement from Language, Philosophy, and Culture OR Creative Arts Component Areas in Engineering AS Field of Studies award plans Chemical Engineering AS – replacing ENGL 1302 with PHIL 2306 and removing note in Semester II Civil Engineering AS – replacing ENGL 1302 OR ENGL 2311 with PHIL 2306 and removing note in Semester II Mechanical Engineering AS – replacing ENGL 1302 OR ENGL 2311 with PHIL 2306, removing note, and replacing ENGR 1304 with ECON 2301 in Semester II Ron also discovered an additional edit that was overlooked: in the Electrical Engineering AS: the footnote for PHIL 2306 states to take a course from the Component Area option instead of the Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Area; technically someone could avoid taking a Humanities course. Therefore, this oversight should be corrected as well. Jorge Lynch motioned to approve with additional edits; seconded by Victoria Taylor. Approved.

CATALOG 2022-2023 Award Plans CLEANUP, Effective Fall 2022: Modified Course (already processed) BIOL 1308 Biology Fundamentals (3-3-0) – course was added to the Core Curriculum Course list, effective catalog 2022-23; deleted from course description’s published note: “This course is not part of the core curriculum. This course may not transfer to other colleges and universities for college credit.” Cathy Angell motioned to approve all catalog consent items; seconded by Victoria Taylor.

Revised Award (already processed) Occupational Therapy Assistant AAS/Program Map – removed footnote 5 pertaining to hybrid format, renumbering subsequent footnotes; edited clinical days in footnote 6. Cathy Angell motioned to approve all catalog consent items; seconded by Victoria Taylor.

CATALOG 2023-2024 CLEANUP, Effective Fall 2023 – resulting from THECB Local Need/Special Topic Courses Review: Expire Courses – Local Need course no longer offered/not renewed IEIR 1271 Basic Industrial Electricity (2-1-3) Jim Christianson motioned to approve; seconded by Cathy Angell. Approved.

Modify Course – Effective Spring 2023 MATH 1342 Elementary Statistics (3-3-0) – adding topic course ‘Honors Elementary Statistics: Exploring Social Justice Issues Through Data’ Brandon Whatley motioned to approve; seconded by Victoria Taylor. Approved.

Revise Awards Paralegal AAS – switching LGLA 2331 and LGLA 2333; adding LGLA 1359 to Restricted Elective course options. Paralegal ATC – adding LGLA 1359 to Restricted Elective course options. Modify Course LGLA 2388 Internship - Legal Assistant/Paralegal – increasing course capacity from 25 to 36 due to increased enrollment in the program. Jorge Lynch motioned to approve award plan updates and course modification; seconded by Jim Christianson. Approved.

Revise Awards – adding and updating courses/Restricted Electives Film and Emerging Media Production AAS – Semester I: replacing ARTC 1302 with COMM 2303; Semester III: adding FLMC 2336 as optional course to FLMC 2308 and updating restricted elective courses; Semester IV: adding ARTC 2305 to restricted elective courses. Streaming Television and Broadcast Production AAS – Semester II: replacing COMM 2331 with RTVB 2330 and moving it to restricted elective courses; Semester III: updating RTVB 2351 title; Semester IV: replacing RTVB 2331 with Radio-Television-Film Restricted Elective and updating restricted elective courses. Creative Podcasting Level 1 Certificate – updating course titles. Event Videography Level Certificate – adding COMM 2303 as an optional course to MUSC 1327. Modify Courses RTVB 1309 Audio/Radio Production I (3-2-2) – revising title to align with WECM and adding Audio Podcasting to title: new title will be Audio Production I: Audio Podcasting RTVB 1347 Audio/Radio Production II (3-2-2) – revising title to align with WECM and adding Video Podcasting to title: new title will be Audio Production II: Video Podcasting. RTVB 2331 Audio/Radio Production III (3-2-3) – revising title to align with WECM and adding Portfolio to title: new title will be Audio Production III: Portfolio. RTVB 2351 Interactive Development for Radio and TV (3-2-2) – updating course title and description to align with new WECM title and adding clarification to the end in order to assist students with identification: new title will be Program Development for Radio and TV: Interactive. Lisa Marie Coppoletta motioned to approve; seconded by Carol Kozak Hawk. Approved.

Revise Awards Interpreter Training AAS – making SLNG 1317 a required course, replacing expired courses with new/reduced credit hours courses, resequencing courses, updating SLNG 1391 special topic title in Semester III from Advanced ASL Discourse to American Sign Language VII. American Sign Language Studies Level 1 Certificate – adding SLNG 1317 to Semester II; resequencing courses. Add NEW Courses SLNG 2301 Interpreting I (3-3-3/96 total contact hours) – replacing SLNG 2401 in Interpreter Training AAS. SLNG 2302 Interpreting II (3-3-3/96 total contact hours) – replacing SLNG 2402 in Interpreter Training AAS. SLNG 2331 Interpreting III (3-3-3/96 total contact hours) – replacing SLNG 2431 in Interpreter Training AAS. Modify Courses SGNL 1401 American Sign Language (ASL) I (4-3-2 will become 4-3-3) – increasing lab contact hours from 2 to 3/total contact hours from 80 to 96. SGNL 1402 American Sign Language (ASL) II (4-3-2 will become 4-3-3) – increasing lab contact hours from 2 to 3/total contact hours from 80 to 96. SGNL 2301 American Sign Language (ASL) III (3-2-3 will become 3-3-2) – increasing lecture contact hours from 2 to 3 and reducing lab contact hours from 3 to 2. SGNL 2302 American Sign Language (ASL) IV (3-2-3 will become 3-3-2) – increasing lecture contact hours from 2 to 3 and reducing lab contact hours from 3 to 2; removing SLNG 1444 from prerequisite course. SLNG 1248 - Vocabulary Development for Interpreters (2-2-1) – replacing prerequisite SLNG 2401 with SLNG 2301 SLNG 1391 Special Topics in Sign Language Interpreter (3-2-3) – modifying topic course title 'Advanced ASL Discourse' to 'American Sign Language VII'…………………………. SLNG 2315 - Interpreting in Educational Settings (3-2-3) – replacing prerequisite SLNG 2401 with SLNG 2301. SLNG 2334 American Sign Language (ASL) V (3-2-3 will become 3-3-3) – increasing lecture contact hours from 2 to 3/total contact hours from 80 to 96. SLNG 2335 American Sign Language (ASL) VI (3-2-3 will become 3-3-3) – increasing lecture contact hours from 2 to 3/total contact hours from 80 to 96; removing Petition Required: changing Prerequisite (TSI) Skills Code from ‘I – Reading, Writing, & Special Approval’ to ‘E – Reading & Writing’ Expire Courses SLNG 2401 Interpreting I (4-3-3) SLNG 2402 - Interpreting II (4-3-3) SLNG 2431 - Interpreting III (4-3-3) Brandon Whatley motioned to approve all proposed updates; seconded by Victoria Taylor. Approved.