AGENDA

College of Education Council
March 23, 2005
Room 301B, Porter Building
2:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order.

Establishment of a Quorum. (There are 10 voting members; six voting members constitute a quorum.).

2. Approval of the minutes of March 9, 2005. These may be found at http://www.emich.edu/coe/governance/COECouncil/agendas/030905a.html

COE Council agenda and minutes, 1992 forward, may be found at http://www.emich.edu/coe/governance/COECouncil/index.html

3. Guest Speaker—Joe Pollack from EMU Charter Schools Office.

4. Reports of Committees

A. Reports from Standing Committees

i. Basic Programs Committee.

No report at this time. There may be an update on the Economic program still coming.

ii. Advanced Programs Committee

Approved revisions in EDPS Masters Degree. Materials are available at the link below.

http://www.emich.edu/coe/prg_changes/advanced/EDPS/index.html

iii. Professional and Affiliated Programs Committee

Approved the following:

Revision to pre-engineering program. This is a two-year program designed for students who plan to transfer to a program in engineering.

New major/minor in creative writing.

New graduate certificate in language technology. This program is designed to provide students “an introduction to computer science and applied language technology.” It includes technology necessary for language documentation.

iv. Personnel Committee

No report.

v. Planning and Finance Committee

Nor report.

vi. Diversity Committee

No report

5. Reports from other College or University Groups

A. Faculty Council

B. Graduate Council

C.  Strategic Planning Process

D. Continuing Education Advisory Council

E. EMU Research Advisory Council

F. COE Resource Development Board

G. COE Student Advisory Committee

I. ad hoc Porter Chair Advisory Committee

Changes in format next year, multiple speakers

J. ad hoc Education Alumni Hall of Fame Committee

All faculty and staff are invited to the Hall of Fame induction ceremony April 8, 4:00 p.m. outside the student lounge

K. ad hoc Education Students Data Assessment Committee

L. Other COE Groups

M. COE Departments or Offices

N. Porter Building status

O. NCATE/State status.

P.  Dean’s report

Celebration of Excellence

Web Project Update

Budget Saga Continues

Two New Initiatives

6. Old business

A. Proposal to revise the governance system for professional education. 

7. New business

Meeting schedule for spring/summer?

8. Adjournment.

Next meeting April 13, 2005, 2005--2:00 p.m., Porter 301B, or as otherwise set by the Council.