04/29/98

Members: Jeff Radel (Chair), Occupational Therapy; Brian McKiernan, Physical Therapy; Bonnie Swafford, Physical Therapy; Peggy Waggoner, Hearing & Speech; Patricia Hargrave, Medical Technology

The Academic Affairs committee has considered requests by three separate departments to make changes to their curricula, with requested actions including the implementation of new courses, reorganization of course content among existing courses, altering the credit hour weight of these courses, cross-listing of courses among curricula, and elimination of redundant course listings. All proposals met with the approval of the Academic Affairs committee members, and for further actions were forwarded to the Acting Dean or to the Graduate Council, as appropriate.

Thanks to the staff of the Health Information Management office, new (clean!) forms have been created for use in future requests for consideration of curricular change.
Electronic versions of these forms (in formats compatible with several widely-used text processing applications) also are available through PULSE.

Submitted by,
Jeff Radel, Chair

10/12/98

Members: Jeff Radel (Chair), Occupational Therapy; Peggy Waggoner, Hearing & Speech; Patricia Hargrave, Medical Technology; Daofen Chen, Physical Therapy; Anne Stanco, Physical Therapy.

The Academic Affairs committee has considered requests from two departments regarding proposed changes to their curricula. A third set of proposed changes are under consideration as of this writing. The requests included implementation of new courses, reorganization of course content among existing courses, altering the credit hour weight of these courses, cross-listing of courses among curricula, and elimination of redundant course listings. Two sets of proposals have met with the approval of the Academic Affairs committee members, and for further actions were forwarded to Dean Miller or to the Graduate Council, as appropriate. We anticipate making a recommendation regarding the third set of proposed changes prior to the Fall 1998 General SAH Faculty meeting.

Submitted by,
Jeff Radel, Chair

03/30/99

Members: Jeff Radel (Chair), Occupational Therapy; Peggy Waggoner, Hearing & Speech; Patricia Hargrave, Clinical Laboratory Sciences; Daofen Chen, Physical Therapy; Anne Stanco, Physical Therapy.

The Academic Affairs committee has, since Spring 1998, considered proposals for curricular change from six departments in the SAH, and for one proposal originating from the School of Medicine. There have been 75 undergraduate courses and 45 graduate courses reviewed as part of these proposals. Input from this Committee was sought related to curricular aspects for a proposed conversion from an entry-level undergraduate degree to an entry-level graduate degree, and for the creation of a new doctoral degree.

Proposals supported by members of the Academic Affairs committee were forwarded to Dean Miller for consideration. When appropriate, the proposals also were forwarded to the Graduate Council.

In addition, one member of this Committee has taken part in a grievance procedure related to a student's academic performance, as outlined in the SAH Bylaws governing this Committee.

In response to concerns raised by members of the SAH Faculty, the Academic Affairs committee has undertaken the task of updating the policies and procedures related to this Committee's functions. We anticipate that these materials will be available to interested Faculty later this Spring.

Submitted by,
Jeff Radel, Chair
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e-mail: jradel@kumc.edu

10/05/99

Members: Daofen Chen (Chair), Physical Therapy Education; Mary Carpenter, Speech Language Pathology; Patricia Hargrave, Clinical Laboratory Sciences; Judith Mathewson, Respiratory Care Education; Anne Stanco, Physical Therapy Education.

Since Spring of 1998, the Academic Affairs Committee has considered requests for curricular change from seven departments in the SAH, and for one proposal originating from the School of Medicine. There have been 75 undergraduate courses, 49 graduate courses, and two PhD program proposals reviewed as part of these requests. Input from this Committee was sought related to curricular aspects for a proposed conversion from an entry-level undergraduate degree to an entry-level graduate degree (e.g. OT Edu), changes in course listings, reorganization of course content among existing courses, and for the implementation of either new courses or doctoral degree programs (OT and PT Edu).

Proposals approved by members of the Academic Affairs committee were forwarded to Dean Miller for consideration. When appropriate, the proposals also were forwarded to the Graduate Council.

In addition, one member of this Committee has taken part in a grievance procedure related to a student's academic performance, as outlined in the SAH Bylaws governing this Committee.

In response to concerns raised by members of the SAH Faculty, the Academic Affairs committee has undertaken the task of updating the policies and procedures related to this Committee's functions during the Spring of 1999. Thanks to the effort by then committee chair Dr. Jeff Radel, a draft on the Policies and Procedure was made (see attached). It was approved by all the committee members and submitted to the SAH Steering Committee in June, 1999.

Submitted by,
Daofen Chen, Chair

E-Mail: dchen2@kumc.edu

04/07/2000

Current members: Daofen Chen (Chair), Physical Therapy Education; Mary Carpenter, Speech Language Pathology; Patricia Hargrave, Clinical Laboratory Science; Judith Mathewson, Respiratory Care Education

Since Fall of 1999, the Academic Affairs Committee has considered requests for curricular change from four departments in the SAH. There have been six changes in course listings and two new course proposals as part of these requests. Input from this Committee was sought. Proposal approved by the members of the Academic Affairs committee were forwarded to Dean Miller for consideration. When appropriate, the proposals also were forwarded to the Graduate Council.

Submitted by,
Daofen Chen, Chair

E-Mail: dchen2@kumc.edu

11/20/2000

Current members: M. A. Carpenter, (Chair) Hearing and Speech, D. Chen, Phys. Therapy Ed., J. Hulsebus, Clin. Lab Sciences, J. Mathewson, Respiratory Care, M. Means, Cytotechnology

Actions: Committee activities since July 2000 have been limited to review of one request for a revision in a course description. Recommendations are currently being forwarded to the Dean's office.

Submitted by:

Mary A. Carpenter, chair

E-Mail: mcarpent@kumc.edu

04/02/01

Members: M. A. Carpenter (Hearing and Speech), Daofen Chen (Phys. Therapy Ed.), Jocelyn Hulsebus (Clin. Lab. Sciences), Judith Mathewson (Respiratory Care), Marilee Means (Cytotechnology)

Actions: The committee has addressed/is addressing the following requests from SAH programs concerning curricular revisions.

1. Phys. Therapy Educ.:
    a. change in a course description
    b. deletion of a course
    c. change in a course description

2. Clin. Lab. Sciences:
    a. reorganization of curriculum to create a new
    course + lab
    b. adjustment of other related courses, including
    deletion of some content/credits

3. Dietetics & Nutrition:
    a. redistribution of required vs. elected coursework
    b. addition of a non-thesis option

4. Health Info. Management:
    a. staged revision from a 1-year to 2-year curriculum
    b. course changes for the first stage of revision

Submitted by:
Mary A. Carpenter, chair

SAH Academic Affairs Committee Report
Period: May 2001 - Sept. 2001

Members: M. A. Carpenter (Hearing and Speech) Jocelyn Hulsebus (Clin. Lab. Sciences) Janice Loudon ( Physical Therapy Ed.) Judith Mathewson (Respiratory Care) Marilee Means (Cytotechnology)

Actions:
A. Review of curricular revisions
The Academic Affairs Committee reviewed 4 course additions for Health Information Management and reorganization of their curriculum to allow for a Graduate Certificate program in addition to the M.S. degree.

B. Revision of Committee functions
The Academic Affairs Committee is in the process of modifying its primary charge of reviewing course/curricular additions, deletions and revisions. The intent of these changes is to eliminate/simplify potential reviews. Options will be discussed at the fall 2001 meeting of the SAH Faculty.

Submitted by: M. A. Carpenter (past chair)
Jocelyn Hulsebus (current chair)

Annual Report of the Academic Affairs Committee 2002-2003

The Academic Affairs Committee was not requested to consult on or review any course changes during this current academic year. Also, the Committee did not receive any notification of student grievance procedures. Janice Louden, of PT, kindly agreed to serve as chair for the upcoming year. The current members of the committee are:

Marilee Means term expires 7/1/03
Jocelyn Hulsebus 7/1/03
Janice Louden 7/1/04
Pat Pohl 7/1/05
Wendy Hildenbrand 7/1/05

Respectfully submitted,
Marilee Means, Ph.D.