August 28-29, 2018

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL RETREAT August 28-29, 2018 RedRossa Italian Grille \| Event Center Highlands Room 808 West Sioux Ave Pierre, South Dakota - - All times noted are in Central Standard Time - - Download ZIP file of all items (Updated 08/24/2018 -- 1:00pm CST)


TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2018

9:45 AM		Convene at RedRossa – Highlands Room

10:00 AM		Introductory Remarks

12:00 PM		Break for Lunch

12:30 PM		Reconvene – RedRossa

3:00 PM		Break

5:30 PM		Adjourn for the day

5:45 PM		Dinner at RedRossa

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018

8:00 AM		Reconvene at RedRossa – Highlands Room
		▪ Resume any unfinished agenda items

10:00 AM		Break

12:00 PM		Adjourn

- - - AGENDA ITEMS - - -

	1.	Agenda – Additions, Changes, and Approval

	2.	Rolling Calendar

	3.	Curriculum and Program Revisions
		A.	Program Modifications
			1.	Dakota State University

		B.	New Program Requests
			1.	DSU – Minor in English as a New Language

		C.	New Certificate Requests
			1.	DSU – Introductory Graduate Mathematics -&- Advanced Graduate Mathematics

		D.	New Specialization Requests
			1.	DSU – Cryptography (BS in Mathematics)
			2.	DSU – Information Systems (BS in Mathematics)
			3.	DSU – Intermediate Education (BS in Mathematics)
			4.	DSU – Secondary Education (BS in Mathematics)

		E.	New Site Requests
			1.	DSU – BS in Elementary Education (distance)

		F.	Summary of Pending and in-Progress Program Requests
		G.	System Minor in Entrepreneurial Studies
		H.	Course Modification – NSU (Added 08/23/2018)

	4.	Retreat Discussion Items
		A.	Faculty Recruitment & Retention
			1.	Faculty Retention & Competitiveness
			2.	BOR Policy 4:10 – Tenure and Continuing Appointments Revisions
			3.	COHE Negotiations – Sections XI-XXV*
			4.	SDSU Presentation: Year-Long Assessment Academies (PowerPoint)

		B.	Curriculum & Program Expansion
			1.	Degree Program Evolution
			2.	Multi-Institutional Program Collaborations
			3.	Program Productivity Restrictions
			4.	Section Size Limit Penalty

		C.	Student Success Collaborative
			1.	DOE Student Data Usage
			2.	System Interest in Student Success Collaborative
			3.	SDSM&T Presentation: Advising Week
			4.	USD Presentation: Finish in Four Campaign (PowerPoint)
			5.	DSU Presentation: Active Title III Grant (PowerPoint)
			6.	NSU Presentation: Professional Academic Advisor (PowerPoint)

		D.	Institutional Enrollment Challenges
			1.	BOR Policy 2:5 – Transfer of Credit Revisions
			2.	BHSU Presentation: Performance Metrics (PowerPoint)

	5.	Policy Revision and Development
		A.	BOR Policy Revisions
			1.	BOR Policy 1:23 – Employee-Employee and Faculty-Student Consensual Relationships Revisions
			2.	BOR Freedom of Speech Policy Revisions
			3.	BOR Policy 5:5:4 – Tuition and Fees: Fees Revisions (Second Reading)

		B.	Academic Affairs Guidelines
			1.	Exploratory Studies Guidelines
			2.	Section Size Guidelines
			3.	Student Opinion Survey Guidelines
			4.	AAC Guidelines 8.3 & 8.4 – Revisions to General Education Curriculum Requirements (Revised 08/24/2018)
			5.	AAC Guidelines 7.1 Revisions – Dual / Concurrent Credit Administration Guidelines

		C.	BOR Expectations for Incoming Executive Director
		D.	Accreditation in Higher Education (Revised 08/30/2018)
		E.	Academic Leadership Training Feedback
		F.	Assessment Committee Update
		G.	Banner Projects Update
		H.	Common Transfer Equivalencies – Banner (Excel Attachment)

	6.	Consent
		A.	Agreements on Academic Cooperation – USD (Revised 08/23/2018)
		B.	Request to Seek Accreditation – SDSU


	* Item(s) will not be posted / will be distributed to Council members via email