November 1, 2016

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL Tuesday, November 1, 2016 Conference Call 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST

Agenda Download ZIP file of all items

1.	Agenda – Additions, Changes, and Approval

2.	PLAN Grant Update
	A.	Best Practices in Inclusive Hiring
	B.	Current Salary Adjustment Policy
	C.	Models Parental Leave

3.	Curriculum and Program Revisions
	A.	Program Modifications
		1)	Black Hills State University (Revised 11/1/2016)
		2)	Northern State University
		3)	University of South Dakota

	B.	Course Modifications
		1)	Black Hills State University
		2)	Northern State University
		3)	SD School of Mines & Technology
		4)	South Dakota State University
		5)	University of South Dakota
		6)	General Education Revisions (discussion topic only)

	C.	New Program Requests
		1)	USD – AS in Integrated Science

	D.	New Certificate Requests
		1)	DSU – Health Information Clerk Certificate
		2)	NSU – STEM Certificate (Graduate)

	E.	New Site Requests
		1)	No Report

	F.	Intent to Plan Requests
		1)	No Report

	G.	Summary of Pending and in-Progress Requests

4.	Policy Revision and Development
	A.	BOR Policy Revisions
		1)	BOR Policy 5:5:1 Revision – Tuition & Fees: State-Support Tuition
		2)	BOR Policy 1:7 Revision – System-wide Committees and Councils
		3)	BOR Policy 1:7:2 – Academic Affairs Council

	B.	Academic Guidelines
		1)	General Education Assessment Guidelines (Revised 10/31/2016)

	C.	Enrollment Trends in the University System
	D.	Department Chair Training Proposal
	E.	General Education – Credit Distributions (Added10/31/2016)
	F.	General Education – GE Council Representatives (Added10/31/2016)
	G.	Federal Regulatory Compliance Issues (Added10/31/2016)
	H.	Early Alert Options (Added10/31/2016)
	I.	D2L – Marketspace Review Process (Added10/31/2016)
	J.	Program & Course Duplication (Attachment II – Online Course Duplication) (Added10/31/2016)
	K.	Sabbatical Leave Financial Support (Added10/31/2016)

5.	Consent
	A.	Program Review Reports – SDSU & NSU
	B.	Agreements on Academic Cooperation
		1)	South Dakota State University
		2)	University of South Dakota
	C.	Inactive Status and Program Termination Requests – USD
	D.	New Prefix Requests – USD & SDSU (Revised 10/31/2016)