February 2013

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Conference Call (605) 773-2303 PW 1116# 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT

Tentative Agenda Download ZIP file of all items

1.	Agenda - Additions, Changes, and Approval

2.	Minutes
	A.	November 2012
	B.	December 2012
	C.	January 2013

3.	Consent Agenda Items
	A.	Program Modifications
		1)	Northern State University
		2)	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
		3)	South Dakota State University
		4)	University of South Dakota

	B.	Course Modifications
		1)	Northern State University
		2)	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
		3)	South Dakota State University
		4)	University of South Dakota

4.	New Programs
	A.	New Program Requests
		1)	No report

	B.	New Certificate Requests
		1)	No report

	C.	New Site Requests
		1)	No report

	D.	Intent to Plan Requests
		1)	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and South Dakota State University

5.	Policy Revision and Development
	A.	BOR Policy Revisions
		1)	Revisions to Board Policy 2:10
		2)	Revisions to Board Policy 3:18
	B.	Programs Authorized for Delivery at Centers
	C.	Questions Arising During the Integration of Colleague with Pearson's eCollege
	D.	Articulation between the Regental Institutions and the Technical Institutes
	E.	Grading Polices and Practices for Co-Requisite Remedial Courses
	F.	Expanding the Use of Technology in Teaching/Learning Process including the Use/Development of E-resources - Faculty Development
	G.	Review of Programs not Meeting Productivity Standards
	H.	Implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the Smarter Balanced Assessment System
	I.	Lumina Foundation - Degree Qualifications Profile
	J.	Inactive International Exchange/Partnership Agreements
	K.	Placement into Math Courses
	L.	StraighterLine Course Review
	M.	IB Examination Guidelines
	N.	Reports: Routine and Ad hoc
		1)	2012 Mobile Computing Survey Report
		2)	2011-2012 Teacher Education Accountability Report
		3)	WICHE Projections of High School Graduates
	O.	Issues with HR
		1)	Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
		2)	Changes for Faculty Contract/Cover Letters
	P.	New Prefix Request - SDSU
	Q.	Cooperative Agreements
		1)	SDSU
		2)	DSU, NSU, SDSU, & USD
		3)	USD