Meeting & Agendas

Michael Midgley chaired this meeting. Gaye Lynn Scott and Gretchen Riehl attended. Members Attending: Catherine Angell, Jonathan Buckstead, Patricia Collier, Samuel Echevarria-Cruz, Matthew Daude, Marie Fofi, Ron Johns, James Friedrichsen, Mary Kohls, Jorge Lynch, Michael Midgley, Jack O’Grady, Rebecca Robinson-Francis, Regina Swearengin, Tomi Welch Proxy Voting Attendees: Jim Christensen proxy for Jill Bosch Erica Ervin proxy for Tomi Welch Rebecca Robinson-Francis proxy for Shasta Buchanan Non-voting Members: Terry Bazan, Linda Kluck, Misty Rasmussen, , Gretchen Riehl, Robert Rogers, Gaye Lynn Scott Presenters and Guests: Nina Almasy, David Fonken, Lori Friedman, Yolanda Hall, Sean Moran, Cayce Pierce, Elizabeth Pintar, Pat Recek, Carolynn Reed, Nancy Walters, Roberta Weston, Nathan Zaleski

Mike and Pat introduced background on the development of the new four-year nursing award planned for implementation fall 2018. Health care programs are moving toward four-year awards across the nation. State legislation permits two-year colleges to apply for up to three bachelors award programs; this is ACC’s first. This program is well supported by hospital administration and legislator delegations. Program competencies are well documented. The program will serve 7,000 students in our service area. Students will be practicing nurses with priority given to ACC graduates. Program will be presented to ACC Board of Trustees on December 4, 2017. ACC will continue offering the two-year associate degree nursing program. Pat publicly recognized contributions of Nina Almasy, Nancy Walters, Yolanda Hall and Leatrice (Marlene) Meador. She also thanked ACC administration for their support and encouragement. Add NEW Award Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) (120 SCH) Add Courses NURS 3350 Transitions to Baccalaureate Nursing (3-3-0) NURS 3351 Health Research and Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (3-3-0) NURS 3352 Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (3-3-0) NURS 3353 Informatics and Technology in Healthcare (3-3-0) NURS 3354 Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare (3-3-0) NURS 4160 Community Health Clinical (1-0-4) NURS 4161 Leadership and Management Clinical (1-0-4) NURS 4355 Community and Public Health (3-3-0) NURS 4356 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan (3-3-0) NURS 4358 Public and Global Health Policy (3-3-0) NURS 4457 Leadership and Management (4-4-0) James Friedrichsen moved to approve the program and the new NURS courses; second by Regina Swearingen. Approved. Expire Course RNSG 1170 Nursing Process Articulating Students (1-1-0) Regina Swearingen moved to approved RNSG 1170 course expiration; second by Jorge Lynch. Approved.

David introduced new Chemistry courses for approval and discussed benefits of ACC’s partnership with Texas A&M for engineering students. Courses will be included in a future Field of Study award. New Courses CHEM 1109 General Chemistry for Engineering Majors - Lab (1-0-3) CHEM 1309 General Chemistry for Engineering Majors - Lecture (3-3-0) Matthew Daude moved to accept CHEM 1109 and CHEM 1309 courses; second by James Friedrichsen. Approved.

Competency-Based Education Reporting, Instructional Method (Gaye Lynn Scott). Gaye Lynn discussed THECB new reporting requirement to identify courses providing competency based education. THECB recommends coding with instructional method ‘Q’. This requirement has Financial Aid implications. Committee agreed the college needs to develop a college-wide definition of CBE. Item to be returned to January 19, 2018 agenda for more discussion. Should ACC adopt ACGM course descriptions/outcomes? (Ron Johns). Item to be returned to January 19, 2018 agenda for more discussion. Minutes – October 20, 2017. Approved.

Sean discussed changes to GIS awards and addition of GISC 1411 course. Revise Awards Geographic Information Systems AAS – adding OR GISC 1411 option to GEOG 2470 Geographic Information Systems GIS Level 2 Certificate – adding OR GISC 1411 option to GEOG 2470; revising Restricted Elective in Semester I Geographic Information Systems GIS Level 1 Certificate – adding OR GISC 1411 option to GEOG 2470 Add Course GISC 1411 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (4-3-3) Cathy Angell moved to accept GIS award revisions and new GISC 1411 course; second by Ron Johns. Approved.

Nathan provided committee with a history of the Emergency Management program development. Nathan, Giao Phan, and G.W. Hildebrand designed this interdisciplinary award as a broad based degree program. The program touches hospitals, municipalities, and corporations. In the future there may be specializations. Estimated cohort enrollment is 20 with implementation planned for fall 2018. NEW Program Award Emergency Management AAS Add Courses EMAP 1345 Hazard Mitigation and Debris Management (3-3-0) EMAP 1400 Principles of Basic Emergency Management (4-4-0) EMAP 1440 Disaster Exercise Design and Evaluation (4-4-0) EMAP 2302 Managing Mass Casualty and Fatality Incidents (3-3-0) EMAP 2355 Disaster Recovery (3-3-0) HMSY 1338 Homeland Security Emergency Communications Management (3-3-0) James Friedrichsen moved to accept the Emergency Management award plan with GISC 1401 Cartography and Geographical Information and Global Position course replaced by GEOG 2470/GISC 1411 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems and to approve HMSY 1337, HMSY 1340, and HMSY 1491 department ownership from Criminal Justice to Fire Protection Technology; second by Jonathan Buckstead. Approved. Sean Moran will incorporate a global positioning system unit in both GEOG 2470 and GISC 1411 curricula. Nathan Zaleksi will amend Appendix A: Emergency Management Faculty Credentials to include ‘or related’.

Elizabeth reviewed proposed Anthropology/Archaeology, Economics, and Geography award changes to eliminate requiring graduation interviews. Revise Awards Anthropology AA – removing statement “To receive an Associate of Arts in Anthropology, students must participate in a graduation interview with a fulltime anthropology instructor during the final semester.” Archaeology AS – removing statement “To receive an Associate of Science in Archaeology, students must participate in a graduation interview with a fulltime archaeology instructor during the final semester.” Ron Johns moved to approve eliminating required graduation interviews for Anthropology/Archaeology, Economics, and Geography degree plans; second by Pat Collier. Approved.

See Anthropology/Archaeology above.

See Anthropology/Archaeology above.

Carolynn explained change to MATH 2415 course description is proposed to publish what is being taught. Modify Course MATH 2415 Calculus III (4-4-0) – Course description modified to include line and surface integrals of functions and vector fields; Green's, Stoke's, and the Divergence Theorems. As required by the ACGM. James Friedrichsen moved approval of MATH 2415 course description change; second by Jorge Lynch. Approved.

Roberta discussed changes to ARTS courses bringing them into compliance with the ACGM, and course expirations as mandated by ACGM. Modify Courses ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation (3-3-0) - update course name, description, and outcomes to align with current ACGM ARTS 1303 Art History I (Prehistoric to the 14th century) (3-3-0) - update master and topic (Honor) course name, description, and outcomes to align with current ACGM ARTS 1304 Art History I (14th century to the present) (3-3-0) - update master and topic (Honor) course name, description, and outcomes to align with current ACGM ARTS 1311 Design I (2-Dimensional) (3-2-4) - update course name, description, and outcomes to align with current ACGM ARTS 1312 Design II (2-Dimensional) (3-2-4) - update course name, description, and outcomes to align with current ACGM ARTS 1316 Drawing I (3-2-4) - update course description and outcomes to align with current ACGM ARTS 1317 Drawing II (3-2-4) - update course description and outcomes to align with current ACGM Expire Courses ARTS 2324 Life Drawing II (3-2-4) ARTS 2327 Sculpture II (3-2-4) ARTS 2334 Printmaking II (3-2-4) ARTS 2349 Digital Art II (3-2-4) James Friedrichsen moved to approve all ARTS course changes and expirations; second by Cathy Angell. Approved.

Lori introduced Occupational Skills Awards being formalized by Continuing Education. Awards are designed to enhance employability of students. New CE Awards Interiorscape Technician CE Certificate (184 total contact hours) Landscape Maintenance and Construction Professional CE Certificate (278 total contact hours) Plant Nursery Professional CE Certificate (200 contact total hours) James Friedrichsen moved approval of CE occupational skills awards; second by Marie Fofi. Approved.