Eastern Michigan University

COE COUNCIL MEETING
May 14, 2003

2:00 p.m.
Porter Building, 214

MINUTES OF MEETING

Attendance: J. Robbins (COE); J. Tracy (L&C); M. Kinney-Sedgwick (TED); C. Karshin (HPERD); S. McCarthy (HPERD); L. Lee (SPED); L. Stevens (SPED); E. Hoffman (TED); A. Starko, (TED); L. Rocklage (SPED); D. Choudhuri (L&C)

Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 2:07 pm by M. Kinney-Sedgwick, Chair pro tem.

1. Approval of the Minutes – The minutes of the April 23, 2003 meeting were approved as distributed.

2. Reports of Committees

A. Reports from Standing Committees

i. Committee on Basic Programs – No Report

ii. Committee on Advanced Programs – No Report

iii. Professional and Affiliated Programs Committee – No Report

iv. Personnel Committee – No Report

v. Planning and Finance Committee – No Report

vi. Reports from COE Council ad hoc committees: No report

3. Reports from other College or University Groups

A. Faculty Council - No report

B. Graduate Council – No report

C. Continuing Education Advisory Council – No report

D. EMU Research Advisory Council - No report

E. COE Program and Policy Advisory Board - No report

F. COE Resource Development Board – No report

G. COE Human Subjects/Research Advisory Committee - No report

H. COE Student Advisory Committee - No report

I. Ad hoc Technology Advisory Committee - No report

J. Ad hoc Building Appearance Committee - No report

K. Ad hoc Diversity Committee – No report

L. Ad hoc Porter Chair Advisory Committee – No report

M. Ad hoc COE Alumni Hall of Fame Committee – No report

N. Other COE Groups - No report

O. COE Department or Offices – No report

P. Porter Building Status – No report

Q. NCATE/State Review Preparation – No report

R. Dean's Report – J. Robbins distributed a first draft of a proposed change in the College of Education bi-laws, at the recommendation of the Provost. The proposed plan calls for a formally constituted “professional education faculty” consisting of persons (tenure-track, lecturer, adjunct lecturer) from throughout EMU who teach professional education courses. This body would meet twice a year to share information about professional education programs of EMU and the external influences on these programs, receive reports from standing committees, and conduct annual elections for all Standing Committees.

The Standing Committees would include, (1) Professional Education Selection, Admission, Retention, Advising, and Exit Committee; (2) Professional Education Assessment Committee; (3) Professional Education Curriculum Committee; and (4) Professional Education Executive Board made up of the Deans and Chairs of the Standing Committees.

As proposed, the Professional Education Curriculum Committee would assume the responsibilities of the current Basic Programs and Advanced Programs Committees. Any curricular decisions approved by the Professional Education Curriculum Committee would be passed to the Executive Committee. Once approved by the Executive Committee it would be forwarded directly to the Provost’s office for approval.

J. Robbins requested that members of the COE Council review the draft and make any comments (via e-mail) to be considered for the second draft.

Questions from the COE Council arose concerning which courses are considered “Professional Education.” Dean Robbins stated that he is using NCATE guidelines to address this issue.

4. Old Business –

- New courses EDLD 601 “Grantwriting and Fundraising for College and School Professionals and EDPS 660 “Grantwriting” were tabled until representatives from Leadership and Counseling and Teacher Education can agree upon a course proposal for the cross-listing of these courses.

5. New Business –

- The COE Council approved the revision of the Master of Public Administration program by the creation of a new concentration in Nonprofit Management.

- The COE Council approved seven new graduate certificates in Public Affairs:

General Public Management

Public Personnel Management

Public Budget Management

Management of Pubic Healthcare Services

Public Land Planning and Development Management

Local Government Management

Public Policy Analysis

- The COE Council approved new courses AAS 370 “Films of the African American Experience,” and AAS 402 “African American Studies Internship Seminar.”

- The COE Council approved the new course ESLN 515 “Graduate ELS Seminar in Academic Communications.”

6. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 3:03 p.m.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 11, 2003, 2:00 pm,

Minutes Submitted by: Christine Karshin, Ph.D.

Secretary, COE Council