ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL RETREAT
August 28-30, 2017
View 34
4251 US Hwy 34
Lower Level Conference Room
Pierre, South Dakota 
 
- - All times noted are in Central Standard Time - -

 

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​​MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2017
7:00 PM Dinner at Drifter's Bar and Grille
Address:  325 East Hustan Avenue, Fort Pierre, SD
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017
8:30 AMConvene at View 34 – Lower Level Conference Room
 
​8:45 AMState of the Union: New Rules of Competition
​Presenter:  David Attis, EAB
12:00 PM
Break for Lunch
 
12:30 PM
Reconvene – View 34
     ▪ Begin Discussion Topics
​4:30 PMAdjourn for the day
  
5:00 PM
Dinner at the Silver Spur
 Address:  103 East Main Avenue, Fort Pierre, SD
​7:00 PM ​Boarding to Begin for Evening Cruise Aboard Sunset Paddleboat
​Departing from Lilly Dock:  Fischers Lilly Park, Fort Pierre, SD
​7:30 PM ​Depart for Evening Cruise Aboard the Sunset
 
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2017
 
9:00 AMReconvene at View 34
     ▪ Resume any unfinished topics and routine items from previous day
  
12:00 PM
Adjourn
 
  
- - - AGENDA ITEMS - - -
​1. ​RETREAT DISCUSSION TOPICS
A.Improving Math Performance     (Course Level Performance Excel File)
B.Duplication in the Regental System
​1.Course & Program Duplication
​2.Section Size Alternatives
​3.BOR Policies 1:10:1 through 1:10:6 – Revisions to Institutional Mission Statements
​C. Dual Credit Programs
​1.Early College Program Options
​2.HSDC Spring 2017 Grade Report & Summer 2017 Enrollment Report
​3.HSDC Academic Probation & Program Coding
​D.Academic Initiatives Timeline
​E.Joint Committee A and AAC Meetings
2.​ ROUTINE DISCUSSION TOPICS​ ​
​A.Rolling Calendar
​B.Open Source Initiatives
​C.SARA Licensure Notification Requirement
​D.Upper Level Placements & Buy Downs
​E.Studio Course Re-Alignment     (Attachment I - Excel File)
​F.Integrated Library System Migration Update
​G.Quality Assurance Rubric Subcommittee & Review Process
​H.IDEA / Campus Labs Update   (Revised 8/28/2017)
​I.Academic Leadership Training Report
​J.Academic Calendar Definitions
​K.Banner Student Update
​L. ADA Accessibility Compliance​   (Added 8/24/2017)
​M.​WICHE Interstate Passport   (Added 8/25/2017)
3.​ BOR POLICY REVISIONS​ ​
​A.BOR Policy 2:5 Revisions – Block GE Credit for BS & BA's
4.​ ACADEMIC AFFAIRS GUIDELINES​ ​
​A.Instructional Methods Guidelines
​B. ​Program Review Guidelines
​C.General Education Assessment Guidelines
​D.Dual Credit Guidelines Revision
​E.Dean’s List Designations Guidelines
5.​ INFORMATIONAL​ ​
​A. ​SD High School Matriculation
​B.Section Size Report – FY2017
​C.Proactive Admissions
​D.Institutional Program Review Reports – SDSU
6.​ ROUTINE AGENDA ITEMS​ ​
​A.Program Modification ​– DSU
​B.New Program Request – SDSU – BA / BS in Business Economics
​C.New Site Request – NSU – Spanish
​D.Summary of Pending and in-Progress Program Requests
7.​ CONSENT​ ​
​A.​Articulation Agreements
​1. South Dakota State University
2.​​University of South Dakota
​B.Inactive Status and Program Termination Requests – SDSU