2022-10-04-AAC

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AAC ​​​ACADEMIC AFFAIRS CO​UNCIL

1.      Agenda​ – Additions, Changes, and Approval

2.      e-Education and Technology Initiatives

1. LMS RFP Project Update​
2. Contract Renewals 

• ​Blackboard Ally 
• ​Turnitin 
• ​Respondus LDB/Monitor
• Zoom 

3. ​Retention Policy – Old Content in D2L​
   
4. QA Subcommittee – Review QA Process & Rubric
5. Student Technology Fellows (STF) 
6. TES and Transferology

3.      Other Initiatives

1. Study South Dakota
2. Math Placement High School GPA Update
   
3. Grant Update
   

4.      General Education

1. General Education Assessment Report
2. Transfer Initiative

5.      Policy Revision and Development

1. BOR Policy Revisions
1. BOR Policy 2:3 – Admissions – Review/Discussion
2. BOR Policy 1:10 – Curriculum and Instruction and Statutory Objectives – Review/Discussion
2. Academic Affairs Guidelines
1. ​AAC Guideline Forms 2.2.A – Minor Program Modifications Form & 2.3 – Substantive Program Modifications Form Revisions
2. AAC Guideline 7.1 – Dual/Concurrent Credit Administration Guidelines
3. AAC Guideline 5.2 – Freedom in Learning Guidelines – Repeal
4. AAC Guideline 2.17 – Distance Education
5. AAC Guideline 2.9.D – New Program Guidelines – Evaluation of Full Proposal
3. Collaborative Agreement/Guidelines
1. AAC Guideline 2.19.F – Collaborative Data Science Graduate (PhD) Program Administration (SDSMT & USD) - ​DEFERRED
   
2. AAC Guidelines 2.19.B – Collaborative Physics Undergraduate Program Administration Guidelines (Discussion) 
   

6.      Curriculum and Program Revisions

1. Program Modifications
1. University of South Dakota​
2. Course Modifications
1. Northern State University
2. University of South Dakota
3. New Program Requests
1. USD – BS in Conservation Biology
2. USD – BS in Physiology, Cell, and Molecular Biology
4. New Certificate Requests
1. USD – Clinical Research Coordinator (Undergraduate)
5. New Specialization Requests
1. BHSU – Specialization in Health Services Administration – BS in Business Administration
6. Intent to Plan Requests 
1. NSU – BS in Global Health
7. Summary of Pending and in-Progress Program Requests

7.      Consent (KM)

1. Agreements on Academic Cooperation
1. South Dakota State University
2. University of South Dakota
   
2. Articulation Agreements
1. Dakota State University
3. New Prefix Request – BHSU
4. Program Review Reports – DSU
5. Inactive Status and Program Termination Requests – BHSU & NSU
6. AAC Guideline 5.4 – Instructional Methods: Schematic and Definitions
   
7. BOR Policy 4:27 – Drug Free Environment
8. BOR Policy 2:36 – Accreditation
   
9. AAC Guideline 5.7 – Course Enrollment Management Guidelines
10. Repeal BOR Policy 1:21 – System Strategic Goals (First and Final Reading)
    

8.      Legal/Human Resource Items

1. ​Civics Update
   
2. BOR Policies
1. BOR Policy 4:4 – Non-Faculty Exempt Employment Provisions (First Reading) Revised BOR Policy 4:7 – Grievance – Faculty (First Reading) Revised BOR Policy 4:14 – Faculty Remediation and Remediation Procedures (First Reading)
3. Syllabi Discussion Follow Up
4. HR Transformation
5. HR Compensation Study​
   

9.      Business Affairs Council (BAC) Items