Faculty Association Standing Committee Minutes

Call To Order:	Dr. Candice Carter called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

Members Present:	Candice Carter, Cynthia Cummings, Lisa Jamba, John Chapman, Cheryl Frohlich, Dee Baldwin, Cassandra Etgeton, Janice Seabrook-Blackmore.

Members Absent:	Robert Thunen, Nancy Correa-Matos, Pieter de Jong

Ex-Officio Members:	Cindy Chin, Mary Frucelli, Shawn Brayton

Others Attending:	Lynne Carroll



I.	Welcome and Announcements


II.	Approval of Minutes
	Approved as posted on the Faculty Association web site were the minutes from the March 1, 2012.


III.	Academic Programs Review

	A. COEHS
	Childhood Education - 1 package (Log # 201108-127)
	The package containing Log # 201108-127 was approved, following revision of the proposed title changes.

	B. BCH
	Public Health- 1 package (Log #201201-43)
	The package containing Log #201201-43 was approved.


IV.	Other Business

	A.	Topic of Institutional Review for Untaught Courses (see attached)
	a.	Item 6A-10.0331 Deletion of Courses from the Catalog and Statewide Course Numbering System was reviewed.
	b.	Mary Frucelli noted that she had sent a list of courses not taught in the most recent 5 years to the department chairs in January 2012 and had received notification of 6 courses they confirmed for deletion.
	c.	Shawn Brayton noted that to be in compliance with state guidelines, the APC will need to develop a process of review, whereby courses not taught will be deleted unless notification to retain the courses is made by the chairs of the department chairs which provide that curriculum.
	d.	The new process was discussed and the following recommendations were made by this committee:
		i.	By the end of August, Mary Frucelli will send out the list of untaught courses to department chairs.
		ii.	The list of untaught courses will go to the APC committee for the September meeting.
		iii.	The list will be included in the October meeting of the Faculty Association.
		iv.	Department chairs will be informed to submit in the Workflow System course changes to the APC committee by January 2013 in the same school year if they want to retain the courses that they plan to provide.


V.	Adjournment and Next Meeting
	The next meeting will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 10 a.m. in the Faculty Association Meeting Room, Bldg 10, Room 1120.


Respectfully submitted
Cynthia Cummings, APC Secretary
April 5, 2012