Since this was our first meeting as a new board, we introduced everyone to each other, ACC, the department, its full time staff, student profiles, and Adjunct skill set. Conclusions: The diversity of our new board is right in line with the directions and challenges that we will face at ACC.
Many financial aid programs require that programs be at least 18 credit hours. Our leadership certificate requires only 15. The department proposed adding BUSI 1301, Business Principles to the certificate. After reviewing all of the class goals, the Council members strongly felt that statistical analysis skills are needed for any leader going forward. Conclusions: Include BUSG 2371 Business Statistics as an option to Organization Behavior. Committee Moved and Passed. Action Item: Make the advised changes and submit to the curriculum committee.
The requirement to include the include EDUC 1300 was discussed. Additionally, the entire curriculum was reviewed with the following recommendations from the department. • Place EDUC 1300 as requirement for FTIC students with the humanities/Visual performing arts for applicable students • List Econ 2302 as the preferred course with 2301 as acceptable rather than both • Replace MRKG 1311 with a general Business elective that includes courses from International Business, finance and marketing • Replace COSC 1301 with BCIS 1305 with option for COSC 1301 and COSC1315 per that department • Replace ACCT 2301/2302 with ACCT 1303 Accounting for non-Accounting majors and an elective • List BUSG 1304 as the preferred course with BUSG 1303 as acceptable rather than both • List BUSI 2301 as the preferred course with BUSG 2317 as acceptable rather than both Conclusions:Once again the Board recommended that we add an increase emphasis on Business Statistics. It was recommended that Instead of replacing ACCT 2302 with Business Statistics rather than an elective. Committee Moved and Passed. Action Item: Make the advised changes and submit to the curriculum committee. Deadline: 11/30/15
DISCUSSION The goals, assignments, and structure of the Ethics class was described and a request was made to lower the max students from 36 to 25 The board discussed lowering it to 18, but was informed that the minimum in the class important to maintain for some exercises Committee Moved and Approved. Submit to the Curriculum Committee Deadline: 11/30/15
The Futures institute and the book “redesigning America’s Community Colleges” was presented. The scholarship/grant source difference and academic requirements between CE and Academic classes was discussed including the possibility of working with existing CE programs to create Certificates and Degrees in the areas of Not for Profit Entrepreneurship Program Management Human Resources Conclusions: CONCLUSIONS Not for Profit and Human Resources was identified as clear needs. Entrepreneurship needs more definition as to how it would be different from our small business certificate. Program Management needs more definition in terms of pathways to PMI certifications Specific Disaster management education was also identified by the board Advisor Chubbs and Adjunct D. Rose to quantify disaster training needs Chubbs and Rose D. Hurwitz and Adjunct/Advisor V. Valdez to develop Entrepreneur certificate Hurwitz and Valdez Deadline: 06/16/2016
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