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JCAP. Joint Committee on Academic Planning September 2013 Report to the Faculty Senate. JCAP - Mission. A ddress academic planning and accreditation of the University. The recommendations of the Committee are advisory to the Office of the Provost and the Faculty Senate .

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  1. JCAP Joint Committee on Academic Planning September 2013 Report to the Faculty Senate

  2. JCAP - Mission • Address academic planning and accreditation of the University. • The recommendations of the Committee are advisory to the Office of the Provost and the Faculty Senate. • Assists in monitoring progress of the University's Academic Plan • Responsible for the regular review of the Academic Plan and ensure that it continues to reflect the needs of the University in light of new opportunities and challenges. • Responsible for periodic and systematic review of various aspects of the institution as required by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and shall ensure that the results of these reviews are used for continuing improvement.

  3. Membership 2012-13 • David Byrd, Vice Chair • Marilyn Barbour, APRC • Laura Beauvais, Fac. Affrs • Peter Alfonso, Research • Don DeHayes, Chair • Kathleen Davis, FacSen Ex • Valerie Maier-Speredelozzi, Gen Ed • Norbert Mundorf(fall ’12) Susan Brand, CAC (sp.’13) • Scott Martin, GSA • Mary Sullivan, Dean • Ann Morrissey, Ac.Planning • Mary Jo Gonsales(Sp’13), Katrina Dorsey,( Fall’ 1)2, St Life • Michael Rice, FacSen Ex • Kat Quina, CCE •  Nasser Zawia, Grad School • Naomi Thompson, CED • BahramNassersharif, FacSen Exec • Stephanie Segal, Student Senate

  4. Issues for the Year • Implementing a new pre-program proposal • Response to AMRC solicitation for ideas • Furthering the Cluster Hire Initiative • Developing guidelines to promote and remove barriers to interdisciplinary work • Review revisions of the General Education Program • 5th Annual Academic Summit

  5. New Program Proposal Process • Proposers prepare a pre-proposal (2 page form). The full JCAP committee reviews any proposal that requires Board of Education approval. The proposing department(s) is asked to attend a JCAP meeting to present the idea and answer questions. The proposers are urged by JCAP to move the proposal forward for further development or are asked to reconsider the proposed program. • - -continued next slide -

  6. New Program Proposal Process JCAP reviewed 3 proposals: • 5thyear Masters of Oceanography program (GSO) • BA in Environmental Studies, interdisciplinary degree proposed by 12 faculty from 10 departments in CELS and A&S • B.S. Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, interdisciplinary degree proposed by 19 faculty in 8 departments (FAVS, PLS, NFS, ENRE, SOC, PSY, AAF, CHE) from 3 colleges (CELS, CAS, COE) All 3 were urged to move forward for further development program.

  7. JCAP subcommittee response to AMRC solicitation of community input • Academic Group • Consider possible restructuring options that would bring together and better highlight and address the future needs relative to education (School of Education), continuing education (CCE), and life-long learning. • The committee exploring possible alternative organization structures for health programs at URI may wish to consider a Health Sciences Consortium as an option for organizing health related areas (Pharmacy, Nursing, HSS, and other health related). • -Continued next page –

  8. JCAP subcommittee response to AMRC solicitation of community input Academic Group cont’d • Restructure information technology administration and support on campus to better serve technical needs, administrative support, and academic/learning needs and advancements health related areas (Pharmacy, Nursing, HSS, and other health related). Administrative Group • Develop a purchasing policy allowing (or requiring the consideration of) on campus services the opportunity provide a service to a University client/office if they can match a price competitively and meet the same level of quality as the outside vendor - Continued next page - –

  9. JCAP subcommittee response to AMRC solicitation of community input Administrative Group cont’d • Consider a structure, process, system to develop a stronger integration between the areas of Community, Equity, and Diversity and those of Human Resource Administration and Affirmative Action. Most organizations and businesses have an all-in-one organization of its human resource areas with diversity, equity, and community. • Update personnel classifications and re-engineer purchasing and human resource processes into truly paperless electronic processes. • Review the (physical) plant maintenance. Replace antiquated systems. Improve access to buildings in poor weather.

  10. General Education Program Revision JCAP approved the following resolution on May 16, 2013: • Whereas, the outcomes structure of the revised General Education Program is consistent with Goal II of the Academic Plan to reinvigorate the general education program and consistent with the request by faculty at the first URI academic summit sponsored by the Provost’s Office to improve the general education program, and • Whereas, the University College General Education Committee has carried out multiple public presentations on campus to inform the community about their work, and has incorporated feedback from these presentations into the program revisions, and • Whereas, the revised structure and outcomes are contemporary, relevant, and consistent with LEAP (AAC&U, Liberal Education and America's Promise), • Be it resolved that JCAP endorses the revised URI General Education program.

  11. Advancing Interdisciplinary work – recommendations of task force • The ad hoc Interdisciplinary Task Force was created to carry on the work of the Academic Planning Task Force on Interdisciplinary Solutions. The original task force identified obstacles to interdisciplinary progress. The new group worked on solutions to those culminating in: • Principles to Advance Interdisciplinary Education and Research at the University of Rhode Island • Guidelines for Joint Appointments • Checklist for a Memorandum of Understanding for a Joint Academic Appointmentwith tenure

  12. Cluster Hiring Initiative • Islamic and Mediterranean Studies • Sustainable Energy for the 21st Century • Water and Water Resources: Blue Environment & Economy • Aging of Society: Lifespan Health Focus

  13. 5th Annual Academic Summit • Coordinated by JCAP and the Provost’s Office • Continued Focus on Academic Plan Themes – This year: The Future of Learning, January 18, 2013 • Keynote Speakers: Julie Coiro, URI School of Education and Bryan Alexander senior fellow at the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE). • Record attendance with over 190 attendees. • Website with All Summit Archives: http://www.uri.edu/provost/academic_summit_2012.html

  14. Monitoring Progress of the Academic Plan • JCAP was instrumental in establishing key indicators and metrics from which to measure progress of the Academic Plan. • The Plan is found online as well as updates on the metrics at: • http://www.uri.edu/provost/planning/progress.html

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