The CALS Academic Planning Council will hold it’s first meeting of the new academic year next Tuesday, Sept. 3.

Agenda:

• Introductions
• Review agenda
• Review charge and function and APC’s role
• Review minutes, May 14, 2013 and June 19, 2013
• Revisions to current agenda

Action and Discussion Items

1.   Strategic Planning update

2. Five-year review of APC structure and function

• Definition of a “quorum” and inclusion of academic staff
• Reconsider APC districts

3.   Biology update

4. Upcoming academic program issues

• Development Economics Option in AAE undergraduate major
• CALS Business Certificate
• Plant Sciences Option in undergraduate Biology major, being proposed by Horticulture, Agronomy, et. al.
• Zoology graduate program name change
• Neuroscience Major
• Undergraduate Sustainability Certificate

CASI members and Divisions:

Animal Sciences:  Tom Crenshaw
Basic Sciences:  Karen Wassarman
Extension: Carrie  Laboski
Food and Nutrition:  David Eide
Physical Sciences:  Sundaram Gunasekaran
Plant Sciences:  Ann MacGuidwin
Natural Sciences:  Ken Raffa
Social Sciences:  Leann Tigges
Academic Staff, elected: Robin  Kurtz
Academic Staff, CASI rep: TBA

Meeting Dates:  

September 3 – 3:00-4:30 p.m., 354 Agricultural Hall
September 17 – 3:00-4:30 p.m., 354 Agricultural Hall
October 1 – 1:00-3:30 p.m., 6201 Microbial Sciences Building (Joint with L&S)
October 15 – 1:00-3:30 p.m., 6201 Microbial Sciences Building (Joint with L&S)
November 5 – 3:00-4:30 p.m., 354 Agricultural Hall
November 19 – 3:00-4:30 p.m., 354 Agricultural Hall
December 3 – 3:00-4:30 p.m., 354 Agricultural Hall
December 17 – 3:00-4:30 p.m., 354 Agricultural Hall