The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting # 91 on
December 6, 1999:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Policy on Approval
of Academic Changes which includes the spring review cycle.
[[ ]] = Deletion
CAPS = Addition
The spring review cycle will include academic and course changes that do
not require UAF Faculty Senate and Board of Regents approval. Changes
in the spring review cycle will be approved effective the following
Fall. [[, however, they may not be included in the course catalog.]]
ANY CHANGES THAT INVOLVE A DIFFERENCE IN TUITION, E.G. CHANGE FROM
LOWER DIVISION TO UPPER DIVISION, OR CHANGE IN PREREQUISITES,
WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE THE FOLLOWING SPRING.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
Upon Approval of the Chancellor
RATIONALE: Since the Fall course schedule goes to the
printer around March 15, there is not time for course
changes reviewed in the spring to be included. Course
changes which involve an increase in tuition or change in
prerequisite are felt to be unfair to the student who
enrolls based on the published schedule.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting # 91 on
December 6, 1999:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves that UAF graduates who successfully
complete an Honors Thesis and satisfy all other graduation requirements
from the UAF Honors Program will have "University Honors Scholar"
printed on their official transcript.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
Upon Chancellor Approval
RATIONALE: The phrase "University Honors Scholar" is
routinely printed on diplomas of UAF graduates from the
Honors Program who complete requirements for
graduation with honors. Unfortunately, the phrase has
not appeared on students' official transcripts. This past
year the Faculty Senate authorized the "Honors Thesis
Scholar" option, including a provision for the phrase
"Honors Thesis Scholar" to be printed both on successful
graduates' official transcripts and diplomas. If this can
be done for Honors Thesis Scholars, it ought to be done
for University Honors Scholars as well.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting # 91 on December 6,
1999:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves that, pending action to clarify the use
of Unit Criteria in the faculty review process, UAF Regulations for the
Evaluation of Faculty, section III, D. Unit Standards and Indices
(Reprinted September 1997), shall apply to the extent it does not
conflict with union contracts.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
RATIONALE: Reference to Unit Criteria was inadvertently
deleted from the UAF Regulations for the Evaluation of
Faculty. The Faculty Appeals & Oversight Committee will
present an appropriate motion to the Senate to reinsert
Unit Criteria into policy and regulations.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting # 91 on
December 6, 1999:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to confirm the membership on the Ad
Hoc Committee on Unit Criteria consisting of one member from each of
the following committees: Curricular Affairs, Faculty & Scholarly
Affairs; Faculty Development, Assessment, and Improvement; and Faculty
Appeals Committee.
Janice Reynolds, Curricular Affairs
Susan Grigg, Faculty & Scholarly Affairs
Scott Huang, Faculty Development, Assessment & Improvement
Godwin Chuhwu, Faculty Appeals
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting # 91 on
December 6, 1999:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the policy on Dual Enrollment
(p. 12 UAF catalog) as follows:
[[ ]] = Deletion
CAPS = Additions
Dual Enrollment
The dual enrollment program allows high school students to register for
UAF classes. This program is open to the following:
* High school seniors with a GPA of 2.5 or above may register for two
classes for a maximum of six credits.
* High school seniors with a GPA of 2.0 to 2.5 may register for one
class.
* High school juniors with a GPA of 2.75 or above may register for one
class.
* All other students are encouraged to contact the director of
Admissions for information on course enrollment at UAF.
*HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO DO NOT MEET THE ABOVE GPA
REQUIREMENTS MAY ENROLL IN VOCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL
COURSES, DEPENDING UPON PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, AFTER
OBTAINING APPROVAL SIGNATURES FROM THEIR PARENT (GUARDIAN),
HIGH SCHOOL OFFICIAL, THE INSTRUCTOR OF THE CLASS, AND THE
APPROPRIATE PROGRAM COORDINATOR.
[[ Dual enrollment is available for many university classes appropriate
for high school students. Two very popular areas of study are Airframe
& Powerplant and Culinary Arts.]]
Pick up a Dual Enrollment Application Form (valid for one semester) from
your high school counseling office. You must file an application for
each semester you wish to attend.
EFFECTIVE: Spring 2000
RATIONALE: Current policy excludes students with a high
school GPA of lower than 2.0 from taking any UAF courses.
This change would allow enrollment in developmental and
vocational courses only upon agreement by all designated
parties.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting # 91 on
December 6, 1999:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the Accounting Technician
Certificate.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2000 or
Upon Board of Regents' Approval
RATIONALE: See full program proposal #42 on file in the
Governance Office, 312 Signers' Hall.
Executive Summary
Accounting Technician Certificate
A commonality among all Alaskan businesses, non-profits, organizations,
and agencies is the language of accounting. All entities that deal with
money need accounting clerks and jobs continue to beg for experienced
or educated accounting technicians.
The ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ requests approval of a certificate
degree program for the College of Rural Alaska that would prepare
students for entry level positions in accounting and bookkeeping.
Training received in general accounting principles and practices, fund
accounting, tax, payroll, mathematics, English composition, human
relations, computer technology, and business would be applicable to
working in private enterprises, corporations, non-profits, and
government agencies. The certificate draws courses from, and would
directly articulate with, the Associates of Applied Sciences in Applied
Accounting for those students wishing to further their education in this
field.
The knowledge and skills needed by accounting clerks in Alaska were
determined in collaboration with a number of employers across the State
of Alaska. Those determinations and the resulting program changes
from the initial concept were verified by widely surveying diverse
Alaskan employers. See letters of support in Appendix A. The program
was also reviewed by the ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ College of Rural Alaska Faculty Council and
the UAF faculty curriculum review committees for meeting academic
standards. The degree is designed to meet needs of Alaskan industries,
organizations and individuals for accounting and bookkeeping to meet
generally accepted accounting standards and other documentation or
legal requirements.
No additional funding needs are anticipated to implement this
certificate program. The program will use existing courses, faculty and
staff plus adjunct professors to ensure quality instructional delivery
and conduct ongoing outcomes assessment to insure currency in the
instructional program. Current library collections, equipment, and
facilities are adequate.
In 1997 a certificate of applied business was approved and in two years
department credit hours double, while graduates rose from 7 to 33 per
year. Similar growth in credit hours and graduation rates are
anticipated within two years of approving an Accounting Technician
Certificate.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting # 91 on
December 6, 1999:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to delete the M.A.T. in Geology.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2000 or
Upon Board of Regents' Approval
RATIONALE: See full program proposal #23 on file in the
Governance Office, 312 Signers' Hall.
Executive Summary
The Department of Geology and Geophysics requests that the MAT
program in Geology be deleted. This program has had two graduates in
the last 30 years, the last being in 1989. The program has had no
student enrollment since 1989, and currently no resources (faculty or
budgetary) are allocated to it. The Department offers no courses that
are specific to this program and deletion will not effect other programs
in the system. The School of Education offers MAT programs and these
are the ones that most students enroll in. Deletion of the Geology MAT
program "cleans up the catalog" by removing an unused and somewhat
redundant program.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting # 91 on
December 6, 1999:
MOTION
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve the M.A. degree program in
Rural Development which includes the addition of seven new courses.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2000 or
Upon Board of Regents' Approval
RATIONALE: See full program proposal #8-14 and #17 on
file in the Governance Office, 312 Signers' Hall.
SUBMITTED BY COLLEGE OF RURAL ALASKA
(Submitted by Alaska Native & Rural Development)
8. NEW COURSE: RD 600 - Circumpolar Indigenous Leadership
Symposium, 3 credits; offered Fall; effective Fall 2000.
9. NEW COURSE: RD 601 - Political Economy of the Circumpolar
North (3+0) 3 credits; offered Fall; effective Fall 2000.
10. NEW COURSE: RD 625- Community Development Strategies:
Principles & Practice (3+0) 3 credits; offered Spring; effective
Fall 2000.
11. NEW COURSE: RD 650 - Community-Based Research Methods
(3+0) 3 credits; offered Spring; effective Fall 2000.
12. NEW COURSE: RD 651 - Management Strategies for Rural
Development (3+0) 3 credits; offered Spring; effective Fall 2000.
13. NEW COURSE: RD 652 - Indigenous Organization Management
(3+0) 3 credits; offered As Demand Warrants; effective
Fall 2000.
14. NEW COURSE: RD 655 - Circumpolar Health Issues (3+0)
3 credits; offered As Demand Warrants; effective Fall 2000.
Executive Summary
M.A. in Rural Development
The Department of Alaska Native and Rural Development, College of
Rural Alaska, ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ, requests approval of a
Master of Arts Program in Rural Development to be implemented in Fall
Semester, 2000.
Rural Alaska communities face alarmingly high rates of unemployment,
sharply limited economic opportunities, and a host of social, political,
and ecological problems. In attempting to address these problems, many
communities find that indigenous leadership capacity is often limited
and over-taxed. This reality highlights a pressing need in rural
Alaska: the development of human capital. The need exists for
indigenous and other rural leaders who are skilled in managing
corporations, governments, and organizations in a responsible,
effective, and culturally appropriate manner.
The M.A. program in Rural Development will enable these leaders to
complete a flexible program of graduate study that prepares them for
effective and culturally informed community development. The program
will provide a broad overview of regional, national, and global forces
influencing rural communities. It will also provide specific
analytical, communication, and information technology skills necessary
for leadership in rapidly changing environment. There will be a
cultural dimension throughout the program recognizing traditional
knowledge and involving indigenous elders. Rigorous academic standards
will be maintained through a well-trained faculty and prominent guest
presenters.
The RD M.A. degree will be available to both campus and place-bound
students in rural communities. A cornerstone for the program will be a
ten-day "Circumpolar Indigenous Leadership Symposium," to be held in
the fall semester of each year. Internet, audio-conference, and other
means will combine face-to-face seminars with distance delivery courses;
a model used successfully in the RD B.A. degree program. Prospective
M.A. students are typically place-bound due to employment, family
obligations, community responsibilities, and personal preference.
Moving to a campus is often impossible for mid-career employees.
The Rural Development M.A. Program has four major objectives:
1. Educate leaders for indigenous and other rural Alaska communities
who understand the dynamic interrelationship of those communities with
global economy and who are competent to fill community leadership and
management positions.
2. Provide a quality program of advanced study for place-bound
students in rural communities, combining face-to-face seminars and the
development of a statewide network of rural leaders with cutting-edge
distance delivery of instruction.
3. Build strong ties to business and community leaders in rural
Alaska, including creation of professional development plans for
indigenous employees seeking career advancement.
4. Create a model for innovation and flexibility in circumpolar
graduate study that attracts international indigenous students and
prominent national and international indigenous leaders and others as
visiting scholars and affiliate faculty.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting # 91 on
December 6, 1999:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Ph.D. requirements (page
40 of the 1999-2000 UAF catalog) as follows:
[[ ]] = Deletion
CAPS = Addition
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
The Doctor of Philosophy Degree is granted in recognition of scholarly
attainment and proven ability. ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ [[staff
holding rank of assistant professor (or equivalent) or above]] TENURED
FACULTY, TENURE TRACK FACULTY, AND RESEARCH FACULTY are not
eligible to become candidates for the Ph.D. WITHIN THE DISCIPLINE IN
WHICH THEY TEACH at the ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ.
Requirements
1. The Ph.D. degree requires at least three full years of study
beyond the baccalaureate degree. [[including up to 9 credits
of applicable and acceptable work transferred from other
institutions.]] (SEE TRANSFER CREDIT)
2. A minimum of [[one and one-half years (three semesters)]]
18 GRADUATE ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ CREDITS must be EARNED. [[spent in
residence at UAF.]]
3. In addition to satisfactory completion of a plan of study
developed in accordance with requirements listed above,
the Ph.D. candidate must complete the following:
a. Submit a Graduate Study Plan (GSP), Appointment
of Committee form, and annual Report of Committee
form to the Graduate School. It is suggested that the
GSP and Appointment of Committee forms be submitted
by the end of the first year of study.
b. Maintain [[enrollment of at least 6 graduate credits per
year (fall, spring, summer) or have an approved leave of
absence on file.]] ACTIVE STATUS. (SEE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENT)
c. Pass a written comprehensive examination.
d. Complete a minimum of 18 UAF thesis credits and
satisfactorily complete a thesis that is a substantial
contribution to the body of knowledge in the area.
e. Pass an oral defense of thesis examination.
f. Apply for graduation and be registered for at least 3
graduate credits in the semester in which the degree
is awarded.
g. Complete all degree requirements within the 10-year
time limit allowed.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2000
RATIONALE: This motion gives faculty approval to the
Ph.D. requirements and supports UAF's statewide
mission of Graduate Education. It works for consistency
in the catalog by using UAF credits as defining points.
Wording changes in the first paragraph "...tenured faculty,
tenure track faculty, and research faculty....within the
discipline in which they teach...." are changes approved
by the Senate in April 1998 and modified by the Chancellor
in May 1999.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting # 91 on
December 6, 1999:
MOTION:
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The UAF Faculty Senate moves to add the following guidelines in the
section of the catalog (p. 40) which discusses Cooperative Programs.
The following are guidelines for collaborative Ph.D. Graduate Studies
ACROSS MAU'S.
1. There shall be at least four faculty members on the Graduate
Advisory Committee for each UAF Ph.D. student. At least two
committee members shall be UAF faculty. One of the UAF committee
members must be on a tenure-track appointment in a Ph.D. granting
department. The committee shall be chaired or co-chaired by a UAF
faculty.
2. The Graduate Advisory Committee and its chair and/or co-chairs
must be approved by the program director and the Graduate Dean.
3. UAF rules and regulations on graduate studies shall apply to all
UAF
graduate students, including those concurrently enrolled at UAA or UAS.
4. The Graduate Advisory Committee must meet at least once a year
to update the Graduate Study Plan and to review the student's progress
toward the degree. The annual progress report must be signed by all
committee members and submitted to the UAF Graduate Dean.
5. A comprehensive exam committee composed of the student's
advisory committee and an additional member if appointed by the
Graduate Dean will administer the Ph.D. comprehensive exam for each
student.
6. The Ph.D. thesis defense is to be conducted on the UAF campus.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2000
RATIONALE: This motion gives faculty approval to the policy
currently in place regarding collaborations between
faculty at different MAU's for mentoring Ph.D. students.
It supports the use of the catalog to communicate
Graduate School policy to students and faculty. This will
be added to the catalog (p. 40) under Cooperative
Programs.
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