Category Archives: Academic Affairs

We received a brief presentation about the proposal for a Reading Specialist Certification track in the Master of Arts in Education program currently in development and discussion in the School of Arts and Sciences. We continued our discussion of academic … Continue reading →

Dr. Cicala was unable to participate in this meeting, given a previously-scheduled meeting of the Student Affairs Committee. Discussion centered on the issue of academic integrity; the relative merits of more narrowly defined policies and procedures for addressing academic integrity … Continue reading →

We reviewed the first draft of the 2005-2006 academic calendar and continued our discussion of academic integrity code.

Dr. Cicala was unable to participate in the meeting. A review of the committee’s charge was followed by a discussion of the possibilities associated with an honor code or academic integrity code. The Provost requested that departments and programs submit … Continue reading →

We engaged in spirited discussion, based upon review of materials distributed by our subcommittee, of the pros and cons of various forms of academic integrity codes. Consensus was not reached as to how we might move discussion forward. We also … Continue reading →

We received, discussed, and suggested several further refinements for a series of proposals from the School of Nursing for revisions of sections of the school’s Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Student Handbook.

Dr. Cicala was ill and unable to participate in this meeting. Discussion centered, as it already has in the Student Affairs Committee and in the Students’ Government Association, on the need and the potential for more formal approaches to academic … Continue reading →

Dr. Cicala was unable to participate in this meeting. The committee considered and approved proposals to initiate Master of Arts programs in History for Educators and History, which will next be considered by University Council.

We reviewed and approved the draft of the 2004-2005 Academic Calendar, while leaving open for continuing review and discussion, which also will involve the directors of our graduate programs, the possibility of a post-Labor Day start date for some or … Continue reading →

We reviewed, revised, and approved the criteria for the discontinuance of a major or degree program. We reviewed and discussed a draft of the 2004-2005 Academic Calendar.