Advanced Programs Committee

Minutes of Meeting on 9-16-03

Present: Sue Stickel, COUN; Chris Bocklage, Art; Jennifer Hoffman, Graduate Assistant, Art; Loreena Parks, SPED; Mary L. Rearick, TED; Ron Williamson, EDLD; Jane Gordon, TED; Margo Dichtelmiller, TED; Jim Berry, Interim Associate Dean

Ron Williamson, 2002-2003 Chair, called the meeting to order. Minutes for 4-1-03 were presented and approved .

Ron Williamson and Mary L. Rearick were elected Chair and Co-Chair for 2003-2004 Sue Stickel was elected Secretary for 2003-2004. A meeting schedule identifies the first and third Tuesdays of each month.  The first Tuesday of the month will be an “as needed” meeting.  The third Tuesday will be the scheduled business meeting.  The next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 21st.

The committee discussed concerns about the appropriate timetable for receiving materials for approval by the committee. It was moved and seconded that all materials to be acted on by the Advanced Programs Committee are to be submitted a week in advance of any scheduled meeting.  Any exceptions are to be made at the discretion of the committee.   The motion passed

The committee discussed the importance of having a program representative attend the meeting when committee action is required. 

Jim Berry, Interim Associate Dean, presented an update concerning the NCATE visit.  The visiting team will be at Eastern Michigan between November 15 and 17, 2003. Dr. Berry presented concerns about assessment indicators for advanced programs. A discussion ensued. The committee emphasized that clarity in terms of the role of the committee in eliciting information from programs and the logistics of documentation to be produced is of the utmost importance. The meeting was adjourned.

The next meeting will be October 21, 2003 at 3:30 in 305 Porter Building.

Respectively submitted,

Sue Stickel,

Secretary