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Academics Committee 2013-14 SA Senate October 28 th , 2013

Academics Committee 2013-14 SA Senate October 28 th , 2013. Presenters : Hanna Downing, Brett Gutstein NSRs : Sawyer Knight, Jackie Olive, Paul Wu, Daniel Zhang Project Leaders : Nitin Agrawal , Hannah Chen, Alina Dattagupta Committee Chairs : Lynn Gai and Nicole Zhao.

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Academics Committee 2013-14 SA Senate October 28 th , 2013

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  1. Academics Committee 2013-14SA SenateOctober 28th, 2013 Presenters: Hanna Downing, Brett GutsteinNSRs: Sawyer Knight, Jackie Olive, Paul Wu, Daniel Zhang Project Leaders: NitinAgrawal, Hannah Chen, AlinaDattagupta Committee Chairs: Lynn Gai and Nicole Zhao

  2. Committee Mission & History • Mission: • To initiate, facilitate, and follow-up on students’ academic needs • Keep Rice’s academics globally competitive and true to the voice of the student body • Term 2012-13: • Electronic transcripts: initiated system at Rice • Study abroad culture: statistical analysis of Rice vs. peers • New Registration system: feedback, research, analysis • Academic Fellows: per-college best practices • 3rd Annual SA-GSA Research Mixer

  3. Committee Mission & History • Mission: • To initiate, facilitate, and follow-up on students’ academic needs • Keep Rice’s academics globally competitive and true to the voice of the student body • Term 2012-13: • Electronic transcripts: initiated system at Rice • Study abroad culture: statistical analysis of Rice vs. peers • New Registration system: feedback, research, analysis • Academic Fellows: per-college best practices • 3rd Annual SA-GSA Research Mixer

  4. Current Projects Immediate Action • Registration • Student Creation of Language Classes • Petroleum Engineering Concentration (CHBE) • Restructuring Policy Studies Major Long-Term Vision • Modeling Northeastern’s Co-op/Internship Program • Minor Creation • Psychology • English • History • Foreign Languages • Business Major Creation • Hiring Professors

  5. Current Projects Immediate Action • Registration • Student Creation of Language Classes • Petroleum Engineering Concentration (CHBE) • Restructuring Policy Studies Major Long-Term Vision • Modeling Northeastern’s Co-op/Internship Program • Minor Creation • Psychology • English • History • Foreign Languages • Business Major Creation • Hiring Professors

  6. Student Creation of Language Classes • Peer institutions • Stanford Special Language Program • Brown Independent Language Study • Columbia Language Resource Center • How could this work at Rice? • Adjunct lecturers • Current faculty members or grad students • More structured student taught language courses • Gauge feasibility • Meeting with Center for Foreign Languages • Student input and feedback

  7. Restructuring Policy Studies Major • Background • This is a beneficial adjunct second major • Features • Degree Requirements • Current Problem • There are very few specifically designated “Policy Studies” courses available besides those of the Basic Curriculum • This inclusive major has the potential to grow in popularity if it is more easily accessible

  8. Restructuring Policy Studies Major • Solution • Survey on current courses which could additionally be approved for the Policy Studies major • Survey opinions of current Policy Studies major to determine which of the courses are most desirable • Formal approval of classes not designated “Policy Studies”

  9. Contacts Committee Chairs • Lynn Gai (lynn.gai@rice.edu) • Nicole Zhao (nnz1@rice.edu) Presenters • Hanna Downing (hd9@rice.edu) • Brett Gutstein (bgutstein@rice.edu)

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