ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Zoom Teleconference

9:00am – 5:00pm CST
Agenda
Zip File of All Items
NOTE:  Items below are embedded within the Academic Affairs Council Team Site of the SDBOR InfoShare portal (log in credentials required).
1.
Agenda – Additions, Changes, and Approval
2.
e-Education and Technology Initiatives
 
A.
LMS RFP Project Update (Revised 01/20/2022)
 
B.
EAB Academic Performance Solution
 
C.
Panopto Video Content Management System Overview
 
D.
PDP Clearinghouse Update
 
E.
Program Management Forms
 
F.
DegreeWorks Student Planner and Transfer Equivalency Update
 
G.
FAFSA Completion Portal Update
3.
Strategic Planning*
A. SDBOR Strategic Plan
B. SB55 Recommendation on Mission Statements – Strategic Plan – Goal 1 Governance
C.Strategic Plan – Access and Education Attainment Tactics
​1)Stop-Out, Transfer, Partnerships, Wrap-Around and Student-Centered Strategies
2)Seamless Transfer – BOR Policy 2:5
4.
Other Initiatives
A. Tuition and Fee Update FY2023
B.Delivery Method – Hyflex – All new Definitions (Deferred to February 17)
C. Discipline Council Updates from AAC Liaisons
D. Salary Policy
E. Professor of Practice
F. Academic Leadership Training
G. TOEFL – MyBest Score
5.
General Education
A. General Education Assessment Policy Revisions – BOR Policies 2:7, 2:11, 2:26 and AAC Guidelines 8.5 and 8.7
6.
Policy Revision and Development
A.BOR Policy Revisions
​1) BOR Policy 2:1 – External Review of Proposed Graduate Programs
2) BOR Policy 2:29 – Definition of Credits and Related Institutional Requirements
3) BOR Policy 2:33 – Student Academic Misconduct
4) Mid-Term Grading – DEF – BOR Policy 2:6
B. SB55 Recommended Policy Revisions – Second Reading – March BOR Meeting
​1) BOR Policy 2:23 – New Programs, Curriculum Modification, Inactivation and Termination (New Policy)
2) ​BOR Policy 2:34 – Academic Program Evaluation (New Policy)
3) BOR Policy 2:35 – Course Enrollment Management (New Policy)
4) Repeal BOR Policy 2:21 – Summer Term
5) Revisions to BOR Policy 5:17 – Instructional Funding
C. SB55 New AAC Guideline Advisory Committee
D. Transfer Policy and AAC Guideline Advisory Committee
E.Academic Affairs Guidelines
​1) Common Course Guidelines
2)AAC Guideline 5.9 – Online Course Quality Assurance Guidelines (Revised 01/20/2022)
3)AAC Guidelines 2.10 and 2.10.A – Updates to External Reviews
7.
Contracts and Agreements
A. Honors Law Opportunity Program – NSU Agreement with USD Knudson School of Law
8.
Curriculum and Program Revisions
 
A.
 Program Modifications
​1) Black Hills State University
​2) Northern State University
3) SD School of Mines and Technology
4) South Dakota State University
​5) University of South Dakota
 
B.
Course Modifications
​1) Northern State University
​2) South Dakota State University
3) University of South Dakota
 
C.
 New Program Requests
1) DSU – AS in Business Analytics
2) DSU – AS in Project Management
3) SDSU – Minor in Production & Service of Wine, Beer, and Spirits
4) USD – BBA in Supply Chain Management
 
D.
 New Certificate Requests
1) SDSU – Production & Service of Wine, Beer, and Spirits (Undergrad)
2) USD – Bioinformatics (Graduate)
 
E.
 New Specialization Requests
1) DSU – Artificial Intelligence
 
F.
 New Site Requests
1) SDSU – Family Nurse Practitioner Specialization – DNP in Nursing (online)
2) SDSU – DNP in Nursing (online)
3) SDSU – Post-Graduate Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate (online)
4) USD – Curriculum Director Specialization – MA in Educational Administration and Leadership (online)
 
G.
 Intent to Plan Requests
1) USD – BS in Music Technology (Deferred to February 17 per USD's Request)
 
H.
 Accelerated Program Requests
1)SDSU – MS in Professional Science
I. Summary of Pending and in-Progress Program Requests
 
   
9.
Consent
​A. Inactive Status and Program Termination Requests – NSU & SDSU
B.Program Review Report – SDSU
C.Program Start Date Change – USD – DNAP in Nurse Anesthesia Practice
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​     * Item(s) will only be accessible to official members of AAC or other authorized personnel.