Agendafor the 475th Meeting

of theSENATE OF KEENE STATE COLLEGE

Wednesday, April 25th, 20184 p.m., Mountain View Room, Student Center

I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Secretary's Report

~Approval of the Minutes from 474th Senate Meeting [SD 17/18-60] ~Discussion and vote

IV. Courtesy Period

V. Subcommittee Reports

Executive Committee ~ Meeting Notes [SD 17/18-61] ~ Motion to approve the revised Senate By-Laws [SD 17/18-62] Discussion and Vote~ Program Review Guidelines [SD 17/18-63]

Academic Policy Committee ~ Did not meet

Academic Standards Committee ~ Meeting Notes [SD 17/18-64]~ Motion to approve the progression standards for the Marketing Minor Discussion and Vote~ Motion to approve the progression standards for the Human Resources Minor Discussion and Vote

Curriculum Committee ~ Meeting Notes [SD 17/18-65] ~Motion to approve the revisions to the B.X. in Management Discussion and Vote~Motion to approve the Marketing Minor Discussion and Vote~Motion to approve the Human Resources Management Minor Discussion and vote~ Academic Year 2018-2019 Curriculum Guidelines [SD 17/18-66]~ Name Change of the Management Major to Business Management

VI. New Business VII. Adjournment

Agendafor the 476th Meeting

of theSENATE OF KEENE STATE COLLEGE

Wednesday, April 25th, 20184 p.m., Mountain View Room, Student Center

Immediately following 475th adjournment, Mountain View Room, Young Student Center

I. Call to OrderII. Roll CallIII. Election of 2018-2019 Senate Officers

a. Chairb. Vice Chairc. Secretaryd. Member-at-large

IV. Adjournment

[SD 17/18-60]

Minutesfor the 474th Meeting of the 

SENATE OF KEENE STATE COLLEGE Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 

4 p.m., Mountain View Room, Student Center 

Call to Order Roll Call Excused -

Secretary's Report Motion: To approve the Minutes from the 472nd Senate Meeting [SD 17/18-40] be approved by the Senate.Vote: Motion carries

Courtesy Period Scheduled music recitalsUpdate from Sustainability College Wide Learning Outcome Committee Future FairAdmitted Student Day

Subcommittee Reports 

Executive Committee ~ Meeting Notes [SD 17/18-41]Motion: move to approve the Sustainability College Wide Learning Outcome “Keene State College students will explore their place in interconnected natural and human systems; evaluate the personal, social, and environmental impacts of their choices; and apply their knowledge and skills for building a just, resilient, and thriving world.” Motion Carries

Academic Policy Committee ~Meeting Notes 3/7/18 [SD 17/18-44]APC moves that the above revision to the College’s course withdrawal policy be madeCourse WithdrawalStudents have the option of withdrawing from a course (without fee) from the end of the schedule adjustment period through the end of the 11th week of classes in a semester. In order to understand the full impact of withdrawing from the course, students should communicate with the course instructor concerning their academic progress in the course, their academic advisor(s) or the Office of Academic and Career Advising and possibly Student Financial Services.Prior to the end of the course withdrawal period students may drop a course by listing the course on a Schedule Adjustment form and submitting the form to the Registrar’s office or dropping the

course electronically using their MyKSC account. A “W” will be recorded on the student’s permanent record. The “W” will not affect the student’s grade point average as it is an indication of an administrative action of withdrawing from the course.After the 11th week, students with extenuating circumstances will be granted a “W” only at the discretion of the instructor and/or dean of students. Otherwise, students will receive a letter grade for the course as assigned by the course instructor. Students who have registered for a course that they did not attend will be given a “W” by the instructor.Students requesting a change of grade in a course they believe they have dropped or withdrawn from must initiate the request for change within one calendar year of the conclusion of the semester in question. Course schedule adjustment and withdrawal regulations and timelines for sessions other than the traditional fall and spring semesters (e.g., summer sessions and quarter terms) are published in the Keene State College Academic Calendar or the appropriate bulletins pertaining to those sessions.Motion Carries

Academic Standards Committee~Meeting Notes [SD 17/18-46]The ASC moves that the Senate approve the changes to the Incomplete Grade form. Motion Carries

Curriculum Committee ~Meeting Notes 2/28/18 [SD 17/18-49]

The ASC moves that the Senate approve the changes to the Incomplete Grade form. Motion Carries  The Senate Curriculum Committee moves that the Senate approve the M.A. in History and Archives. Motion Carries The Senate Curriculum Committee moves that the Senate approve the History Graduate Certificate program. Motion Carries The Senate Curriculum Committee submits the following course proposals to the Senate for information: HIST 650, HIST 651, HIST 652, HIST 660, HIST 670.

New Business 

Adjournment

[SD 16/17-61]Senate Executive Committee Minutes

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

In attendance: William Seigh, Sally Jean, Saran Ghatak, Kim Schmidl-Gagne, Sue Castriotta. Excused: Kenadee Cadieux

1. Election UpdateThe PAT election concluded on 4/17 and the Adjunct and OS elections will wrap up on 4/19. New Senators will be invited to the April 25 meeting.

2. By Law Updates – Committee ChargesThe chairs of the Senate committees met to discuss the charges for each committee and to refine them. These were reviewed and will be presented at the 4/25 Senate meeting.

The Sec moves that the Senate approve the revised Senate By Laws

3. Program review guidelines have been updated. There are a few changes which enhance clarity and reinforce the process.

4. Academic program review calendar is being updated to accurately reflect the dates of each department’s last review and date for the next.

5. When the Senate meetings for 2018-2019 are scheduled, there will be 3 additional meetings scheduled for the committee chairs as was requested.

Effective 03-21-18 [SD 17/18-62]THE SENATE OF KEENE STATE COLLEGE

BYLAWS

Article I Purpose and Responsibilities

The Senate shall be the policymaking and legislative body for Keene State College with regard to all matters that impact on the quality of academic life at the College. The Senate shall recommend to the Board of Trustees (with the approval of the President) matters concerning all undergraduate and graduate academic policies and programs at the College. These matters shall include, but not be limited to, the academic curriculum, standards of academic performance, standards for admission to a degree program, criteria for earning a degree, the academic calendar, establishment of special academic opportunities, academic freedom and responsibility, and academic planning and program review.

The Senate shall adopt such Bylaws and standing rules as may be necessary for the proper transaction of business.

Article II Constituency

The constituent bodies of the Senate shall be the tenure-track faculty/clinical faculty/resident artists, principal administrators, professional/administrative/technical staff (PAT's), operating staff, adjunct faculty, and the students. Each constituent body may form a governance body of its own, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees and existing statutes.

Article III Membership

To be eligible for membership in the Senate (or to vote for eligible members), a member of the Keene State College community must either be a full-time, matriculated student, a member of the administration or staff who occupies a full-time, budgeted position, a dues paying member of the Adjunct Faculty Association, tenure-track (or tenured) faculty member, clinical faculty member, or a resident artist.

The Senate shall consist of twenty-nine (29) voting representatives from six constituencies, as follows:

A. Principal Administrator Representation The Provost and the Vice President for Student Affairs

B. Faculty Representation

1. Twelve [12] tenure-track faculty members, clinical faculty members, or resident artists elected at large for a three- [3] year term. During the three-year cycle, four [4] such faculty shall be elected the first year, four [4] shall be elected the second year, and four [4] the third year.

2. Six [6] tenure-track faculty members, clinical faculty members, or resident artists elected from the two [2] schools - three [3] each, for a two-year term. Two [2] faculty members from the school of Science, Health and Sustainability shall be elected every odd numbered year and one [1] elected in even numbered years. Two [2] faculty members from the school of Arts, Education and Culture shall be elected every even numbered year and one [1] elected in odd numbered yea

3. One [1] librarian with tenure-track faculty rank to be elected every year by the library faculty.

C. PAT Representation There shall be two [2] PAT representatives elected to the College Senate, one [1] representative shall be from Academic Affairs. Terms on the Senate are designated as two-[2] year terms. Elections for Senate representatives shall be staggered on a yearly basis.

D. Operating Staff Representation There shall be one [1] Operating Staff representative elected for a two-year term.

E. Adjunct Faculty Representation There shall be one [1] dues paying Adjunct Faculty Association representative elected for a one-year term.

F. Student Representation The President of the Student Body and three [3] elected students

Article IV Officers

The officers of the Senate shall be:

A. Chair , chosen by secret ballot from the Senate membership. The Chair's main role shall be to conduct the meeting and to cast tie-breaking votes, but the person in this role may also deliberate in the absence of objections from the floor.

B. Vice Chair , chosen by secret ballot from the Senate membership. The Vice Chair shall preside in the absence of the Chair, whenever called upon to do so by the Parliamentarian, or when called upon to do so by vote of one-third of the senators present. In addition, the Vice Chair is responsible for conducting elections sponsored by the Senate.

C. Secretary , chosen by secret ballot from the Senate membership. The Secretary shall maintain an accurate record of all Senate proceedings, prepare correspondence (including providing the Provost with a post Senate Meeting summary of approved motions), notify members, the campus media, and those with Floor Courtesy [see Article VI, C, 4 (a)] of meeting dates and agendas, preside when neither the Chair nor Vice Chair is able to do so, and perform such other duties as the Senate may direct. The Secretary shall submit a year-end report to the President of the College. This Year-end report shall include a

chronological list of Senate legislation for the past academic year and is due no later than one week after Commencement.

D. Parliamentarian , chosen by the Chair with the advice and consent of the Senate Executive Committee (SEC). The Parliamentarian shall, at the request of the presiding officer, offer advice upon Senate rules, matters of procedure, and points of order and privilege. The Parliamentarian may, upon request of any member, rule that the gavel pass to the Vice Chair because of the trend of the debate. The Parliamentarian may be a member of the Senate.

Article V Meetings

A. The Senate shall be in session during the academic year and shall meet at least once each month from September to April. If a Senate agenda does not include motions to be voted on, it is the purview of the Senate Chair to determine, after consultation with the members of the SEC and other Senate Committee Chairs, to propose an online motion and vote to cancel a meeting. Such meetings shall be attended by each member of the Senate unless prior notice is given to the Secretary or the Clerk of the Senate.

B. Special meetings may be called at any time by the Chair or by petition of a majority of Senate members on forty-eight hours notice. The SEC (see Article VII, A) shall act on behalf of the Senate during the period when the Senate is not in session.

C. The Senate shall hold its organizational meeting for the ensuing year at a regularly scheduled meeting in April after Senate elections have been finalized. In the event new Student Senators are not elected, the incumbent Student Senators shall continue in office for organizational purposes.

D. If a Senator has two unexcused absences from regularly scheduled Senate meetings (not including the organizational meeting), the Senate Chair will contact the Senator regarding these absences. Once contact occurs, the Senator will have seven (7) days to respond in writing with a rationale for the absences. Based on the rationale, the SEC, at its next regularly scheduled meeting, will determine if the Senator may continue to serve on the Senate.

E. At the first meeting of each of the Senate Standing Committees or Special Committees, the Committee Chair will set the expectations for attendance. If a Senator has unexcused absences that exceed those set by the Committee Chair, the Committee Chair will contact the Senate Chair who will follow the procedure in Article V, D. Senators absent from regularly scheduled Senate Standing Committees or Special Committees, whether excused or unexcused, shall be listed with committee reports.

Article VI Parliamentary Rules

A. Supplementary Rules Robert's Rules of Order (Revised Edition) shall govern in any case not covered by the specific rules of the Senate.

B. A quorum shall consist of a minimum of fifty percent of the voting members of the Senate, excluding vacancies.

C. Floor Procedure

1. Order of Debate All discussion and debate shall take place through the Chair after proper recognition. Direct exchange between individual senators is not in order. The Chair may relinquish the gavel temporarily to the Chair of a committee or a special speaker, but may resume it at any time in the interest of order.

2. Courtesy Within Senate meetings all Senators should be seen as peers. Senators and guests should adopt the standards of courtesy and respect common to other legislative bodies during discussions when referring to each other and to members of the College community.

3. Time and Sequence Senators should ordinarily limit their comments to two minutes. Those who have not yet spoken to the issue will usually be given precedence by the Chair.

4. Courtesy of the Floor : Courtesy of the Floor may be extended to any member of the College community. Such courtesy shall be denied only upon objection of a majority of the senators.

5. Limitation of Debate: At the end of fifteen minutes the Chair will conduct a vote on whether or not to close the debate. If the vote is affirmative, debate will continue for another fifteen-minute period at which time the procedure will be repeated. No closure will be entertained during the first fifteen-minute period, although the chair may call the question after determining that substantive debate has ended. A negative vote will result in a motion to call the question, a referral to Committee or tabling the motion.

6. Vacating the Chair On request of any senator the Parliamentarian may rule that the gavel must pass to the Vice Chair because of the trend of the debate. On any topic, or during any debate, the Senate may have the Chair vacated on a motion seconded and non-debatable and requiring approval of one-third of those present. The Vice Chair will then preside.

D. Methods of Voting Decisions of the Senate shall ordinarily be by voice vote. In specific instances, however, the following system will be used in descending order of preference.

1. Division Vote either by show of hands or standing, may be taken at the request of the Chair or of any member unsure of the weight of the voice vote.

2. Roll Call Vote may be recorded in the minutes as a courtesy if requested by any member before a question comes to vote. If, however, there be objection, a second

motion must obtain two-thirds majority of members present before the Secretary shall record the vote. Such a motion is debatable.

3. Ballot Vote shall pertain in all elections and in all cases involving the reputation of individuals.

4. Online Voting: The following alternative voting mechanism shall only be available in response to an emergency situation as determined the SEC and recorded by the Secretary, or for procedural decisions such as the cancellation or rescheduling of a meeting A motion including a rationale, with a second shall be presented to the senate

chair via email. The chair will email the motion and second to the senate membership and the

senate recorder along with a notation that discussion is open. Discussion should be time and date limited but not less than 24 hours in duration. Senators should respond to discussion using “reply all.”

When the timeline expires the chair can entertain a motion and a second to continue discussion. A vote in the affirmative continues discussion. A simple majority is needed to continue discussion. The secretary shall determine the outcome of the vote. The chair shall notify the senate membership regarding continued discussion and timeline. If discussion is continued it should be time and date limited but not less than 24 hours in duration.

When discussion closes the chair shall call for the vote. The chair shall set a time and date limit for casting a vote but should not be less than 24 hours. The secretary shall track all voting.

When a vote occurs, all senators shall use the “reply all” option so that all senators will know what votes are cast. Secret ballot votes shall not be held online.

The secretary shall announce the outcome of the vote. The senate recorder shall track all discussion and record the outcome of the vote.

E. Voting Positions There are three possible positions: affirmative, negative, and abstention, expressed in the recorded tally as "yea, nay, and present." In the usual situation, where either a majority vote or a two-thirds vote is required, abstentions have absolutely no effect on the outcome of the vote since what is required is either a majority or two thirds of the votes cast. On the other hand, if the vote required is a majority or two thirds of the members present, or a majority or two thirds of the entire membership, an abstention will effectively have the same outcome as a “no” vote.

F. Presentation of Motions Substantive motions should normally be presented via email to the recorder on the Friday before Senate Meetings by noon. Supportive reasons should accompany each for the convenience of senators. In the case of a curriculum package proposal, the presentation of a program packet may be put forward as one motion which includes the course proposals. If a senator wishes for the Senate to discuss and/or amend a document created by the SCC, a motion and second are required for discussion. It would require a majority vote by the Senate to bring the proposal to the floor for a vote.

G. Assignment of Motion Each motion will normally be assigned by the Chair to the proper standing or special committee. The Executive Committee shall receive motions not clearly within the jurisdiction of another committee, or where concerns overlap.

H. Scheduling of Motions Proposal which would normally require action by the standing, continuing, or special committees must be submitted no later than the March meeting of each academic year unless otherwise approved by the Executive Committee. Action by the Senate may be taken on substantive motions or any committee report only when submitted to senators in conformance with the 48-hour rule [see Article VI, J 8].

I. Effective Date Senate legislation passed during an academic year takes effect on the first day of classes of the following fall semester. Curriculum changes to academic programs and associated courses will take effect the beginning of the fall semester following the end of the catalog revision cycle (February to February) in which they are approved. Course changes that do not require program revisions will be implemented immediately. Immediate implementation of a motion may be achieved and shall require a separate vote passed by a two-thirds majority of those present at the next Senate meeting. The above provisions shall not apply to amendments of the Senate Bylaws under the provision of Article XI.

J. Reports to the Senate

1. Committee Proposal Reports containing motions upon which action may be taken. A proposal report shall contain one or more motions upon which Senate action is desired by the committee submitting this type of report. Such motions shall be accompanied by a committee vote that indicates the number of affirmative, negative, and abstention votes, as well as the number of committee members absent when the vote was taken. A quorum of a committee, consisting of a minimum of fifty percent of the total committee membership, shall be present when a committee vote is taken. Only an affirmative majority vote by the committee on a proposal shall be presented to the Senate in the form of a motion. Each motion in a committee report shall be accompanied by a rationale and a detailed summary of the motion. As a part of the operation of a committee, it shall be considered normal practice to invite the originator(s) of a proposal, submitted for committee consideration, to answer questions, elaborate on the proposal rationale, or in other ways help to inform the committee as to the content of and reasons for submitting the proposal.

2. Informational Reports submitted by either individuals or committees. Reports to the Senate by committees or individuals that contain no motions shall be submitted in writing to the Senate Chair. It is strongly recommended that these informational reports follow the same forty-eight-hour-rule report submission deadline indicated in Section J 8.

3. Committee Action on Matters Other than Proposals Committee actions on proposals that have not resulted in a committee-generated motion shall be reported

with a detailed summary of committee discussion on these matters as well as the results of the vote taken.

4. Committee Progress Reports When possible, the due date of the final report, as well as an overview of the possible motions it might contain, shall be indicated.

5. Report Format All reports should be in standard memorandum form and addressed to "The Senate of Keene State College." Such reports should include the author(s) of the report (in case of committees, a masthead listing committee membership), the date of the Senate meeting at which the report is to be submitted, and a title indication of the subject matter of the report. Each report shall be assigned a Senate document number.

6. Refusal A committee may refuse to consider a motion submitted to it, but such refusal and its reasons must be reported at the next regular Senate meeting. A majority vote of the Senate, upon a motion of any member, will return it to the committee for mandatory consideration and report. The Senate may call back for consideration any motion from any committee by majority vote.

7. Minority Report Committee members may file a minority report on any motions acted upon by the committee. The minority report should present an alternative motion and the arguments for it in the same manner and on the same schedules as final reports.

8. Forty-eight-Hour Rule To allow senators adequate time for thoughtful preparation for each meeting, all motions and final reports shall be included with the agenda and attached in electronic form with appropriate document numbers and available to senators and those with courtesy of the floor electronically at least 48 hours before each meeting. Senators are responsible for bringing their own copy to the meeting.

9. Preparation of Senate Documents To allow time for preparation of the Senate documents, all reports must be submitted to the Clerk and Chair at least two workdays in advance of the 48-hour rule.

10. Senate Minutes The SEC shall determine the format of the Senate minutes that shall at a minimum be a record of the motions made and votes held during the Senate meeting.

K. Authority to Rescind The Senate of any year may rescind, by a two-thirds majority, legislation enacted for a specified term by a previous year's Senate. Otherwise, any subsequent Senate is as free to modify enactments of previous years as it is free to enact new legislation. Multiple-semester or multiple-year legislation which may for purposes of experimentation, budgeting, or planning be enacted by one Senate, shall not be construed to bind, pre-empt, or otherwise limit the authority of subsequent Senates.

L. Disposition of Senate Action All policies, resolutions and recommendations formally adopted by the Senate shall be forwarded by the Secretary of the Senate to the President of the College or designee. The College President shall, within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed one month from the time of receipt, act upon the recommendation or forward the report in its original form to the Board of Trustees with whatever recommendations the President deems appropriate, or refer the recommendation back to the Senate with a request for reconsideration, and the reasons for the request. The President shall also inform the Senate of their actions or recommendations concerning the report, and recommendations of the Presidential committees and the reasons for them within a reasonable time.

M. Courtesy Period Each meeting shall have an agenda item entitled "Courtesy Period" that immediately follows action on the minutes of the previous meeting(s). The period of time allotted to courtesy period statements shall not be of more than fifteen minutes duration. Any senator may speak for no more than two minutes on any subject affecting the College community, excepting matters of the agenda of that particular meeting. The presiding officer shall recognize in turn each senator requesting courtesy period time before the senator delivers a courtesy period statement.

N. Adjournment All meetings of the Senate shall adjourn by 6pm. Any vote to keep the Senate in session beyond this time must be by ballot, requiring two-thirds majority of senators present.

Article VII Standing Committees of the Senate

By May 1 of each year, the Chairs of all committees constituted by the Executive Committee shall provide the Executive Committee with a summary of the year's activities. This summary will include a list of unfinished business to be pursued during the following year. These summaries will become a part of the year-end report prepared by the Vice Chair.

A. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary of the Senate, the Provost, the President of the Student Body, and one additional member elected by the Senate. The duties of the Executive Committee shall be to set and publicize the agenda for meetings of the Senate, establish membership of all Senate committees, recommend to the President the membership of Presidential committees and other College committees, establish ad hoc committees (as necessary), consider proposals concerning academic freedom and responsibility, consider appeals of elections conducted by the Senate, declare a seat vacant due to excessive absences, and consider proposals which do not fall under the purview of other standing committees. In addition, it will bring to the Senate appropriate proposals from the Presidential committees accomplished by interlocking membership between this committee and Presidential committees. In the case of an emergency, the Executive Committee shall meet when the senate is not in session. Any decisions that are made shall be ratified by the full Senate. The Executive Committee shall be authorized to make editorial changes in the Senate Bylaws to accurately reflect Administrative titles

B. The Curriculum Committee (SCC) shall consist of eight senators, including (when possible) a minimum of two tenured faculty, at least one from each school, and the library, and a student. The Senate Curriculum Committee (SCC) faculty members should serve a minimum of two consecutive years. The Registrar shall serve as an ex-officio member. The Chair for the following academic year should be elected by the SCC before the end of February. The SCC oversees the College's undergraduate and graduate curriculum. This includes working with the School Curriculum Committees and the Integrated Studies Program Committee to ensure that the process of curriculum revision is professional and uniform across schools. The SCC is responsible for reviewing all curriculum proposals (new programs, program changes, and course proposals), including Integrative Studies Program proposals. Course proposals that do not cross school lines are reported directly to the Senate for information.   The SCC is also responsible for establishing the guidelines for the curriculum process. If any senator wishes to discuss a proposal, a motion and a second are required to bring the proposal to the floor for discussion. A majority vote is required to bring it to the floor for a vote. Any curriculum proposal which crosses school lines or on which the Dean and School Curriculum Committee have disagreed is reviewed by the SCC and then, upon approval by the SCC, the Senate. Faculty members, administrators, and students may attend committee meetings when proposals of interest are discussed. To ensure clarity of operations and consistent treatment of all curriculum proposals, the SCC develops procedures, guidelines, forms and timetables that are then presented to the Senate as information. If a curriculum package includes academic polices, such as (but not limited to) entrance/exit stipulations, academic rigor or student orientation, these policies shall be forwarded to the Academic Standards Committee. If a senator wishes for the Senate to discuss and/or amend a document created by the SCC, a motion and second are required for discussion. It would require a majority vote by the Senate to bring the proposal to the floor for a vote.

If a curriculum package includes academic standards (such as, but not limited to: admissions, entrance, continuation, exit stipulations, or programmatic requirements) these policies shall be forwarded to the Academic Standards Committee. Chairs of the ASC and SCC shall confer regarding the progress of the proposal through the review process.

If a senator wishes for the Senate to discuss and/or amend a document created by the SCC, a motion and second are required for discussion. It would require a majority vote by the Senate to bring the proposal to the floor for a vote.

C. The Academic Standards Committee (ASC) shall consist of eight senators, one of whom must be a student. A representative from the Registrar’s Office shall serve as an ex-officio member. The Chair shall be elected by the committee. The Chair for the following academic year should be elected by the ASC before the end of February. The committee shall review issues and make proposals concerning academic standards. These matters shall include, but not be limited to, standards of academic performance, standards for admission to a degree program and criteria for earning a degree. It shall receive annual or ad hoc charges from the Executive Committee and standards embedded in curriculum proposals from the SCC on such matters as academic rigor, student orientation, or entry/exit qualifications for the majors.

and standards embedded in curriculum proposals from the SCC on such matters as (but not limited to) admissions, entrance, continuation, exit stipulations, or programmatic requirements, for majors.

D. The Academic Policy Committee (APC) shall consist of seven senators, one of whom must be a student. A Provost appointee shall serve as an ex-officio member. The Chair shall be elected by the Committee. The Chair for the following academic year should be elected by the APC before the end of February. The committee shall review issues and make proposals regarding academic policy. These matters shall include, but not be limited to policy regarding the academic calendar, academic freedom, academic honesty and special academic opportunities such as travel and building access. It shall receive annual or ad hoc charges from the Executive Committee.

These matters shall include, but not be limited to devising new academic policies as necessary, and the evaluation and revision of current academic policies for clarity, consistency, relevance, and effectiveness. APC will also consider issues of academic freedom and responsibility pertaining to College academic policies. It may receive annual or ad hoc charges from the Executive Committee.

Article VIII Procedure for Senate Elections

A. Voting Eligibility

1. Those faculty who hold tenure-track (or tenured), clinical, or resident artists positions are eligible to vote for faculty representation and serve as a faculty representative.

2. PAT's who occupy full-time, budgeted positions are eligible to vote for PAT representation and serve as a PAT representative.

3. Operating Staff members who occupy full-time, budgeted positions are eligible to vote for Operating Staff representation and serve as the Operating Staff representative.

4. Adjunct Association members are eligible to vote for Adjunct representation and serve as the Adjunct representative.

B. Election Deadlines The Senate Vice Chair shall conduct the elections of all Senators except student Senators. Elections of the student Senators shall be conducted according to the Constitution and Bylaws of the Student Assembly.

C. Ballots

1. For election of Faculty, PAT, Operating Staff, and Adjunct representatives, a call for self-nominations shall be sent to all eligible voters within the representative constituencies at least two weeks prior to the election completion deadline. Any

eligible voter who wishes to serve on the Senate shall express such willingness to the person or body conducting the election within one week of the issuance of the call for self-nominations. A ballot consisting of all such nominees, a space for write-in candidates, and a return date will be sent to all eligible voters at least one week prior to the election completion deadline. Completed ballots will be returned to the Senate Clerk or the body conducting the election by the return date listed on the ballot. The highest vote-getter(s) will be deemed elected. Ties will be broken by an appropriate random process conducted by the Vice Chair and the Clerk.

2. If there is only one nomination for a position, that individual shall appointed by the SEC to the Senate without an election.

D. Appeals All appeals regarding elections shall be directed in writing to the Senate Executive Committee within five calendar days of the election. If that committee deems it necessary, the appropriate constituency shall hold a special election to fill the contested position(s).

E. Vacancies and Variations

1. A vacancy in a seat filled by an elected representative shall be filled for the remainder of the elected term by an alternate selected by the senator's constituency in the most recently conducted election. In the event that an alternate is not available, a special election will be scheduled by the Executive Committee.

2. A vacancy in a seat filled by a Principal Administrator or the Student Body President shall be filled by their interim replacement.

3. In the event of a sabbatical within the duration of a senator’s term, an interim senator may be elected for not less than one semester. At the completion of the sabbatical the senator may return to their position and the interim senator will leave. The election of this interim senator must be held before the semester or year on leave by a general election of the senator’s constituency.

4. In the event that a senator must take a temporary leave of absence during their elected term to the Senate of Keene State College, the following rules will go into effect: The Senate Executive Committee must grant an official leave of absence. If one is not granted, the Senate seat will be declared vacant and should be filled by the procedure outlined in 1 and 2 above. In the event the absence will extend less than one full semester, the seat will not be filled and the senator will return to serve the remainder of their elected term.

a. In the event that a Senator is granted a leave of absence of at least one semester, that seat will be filled by the person receiving the next highest number of votes in the most recent election. If no one is left in the pool the SEC will make an appointment to fill the position.

b. In the event that a Student Senator is not able to complete their term, the SEC must be notified and the Student Assembly shall find a replacement.

5. To ensure continuity in committee assignments once replacement senators have been assigned, they will serve no less than a full semester. Any senator returning from a leave of absence must be available to serve throughout that semester.

6. If any of the above procedures is believed to be inappropriate in an given election, a variance may be approved by a two-thirds vote of the full Executive Committee.

Article IX Funding

Funds shall be provided by the College to implement the work of this Senate and its committees.

Article X Temporary Suspension of the Bylaws

These Bylaws may be temporarily suspended. A motion to suspend will include the specific Bylaw and an accompanying rationale for the suspension along with a second to the motion. The motion shall be presented to the senate chair who shall present it to the senate. Voting on a suspension will be conducted in accordance with Article XIII. A temporary suspension of the Bylaws requires a unanimous vote of the senate.

Article XI Amendments to the Bylaws

These Bylaws may be amended in any regular meeting of the Senate by unanimous consent of the members present. They may also be amended at any meeting by a two-thirds vote of all members present, provided such amendment was presented in writing at a previous meeting during that academic year, with the proviso that any amendment presented at the last meeting of the previous year shall automatically be taken from the table at the first meeting of the following year for discussion only. Amendments must include a date of implementation if they are to take effect at a time other than the end of the spring semester of the academic year of passage.

Article XII Severability

Any article or section of these Bylaws which is determined to be unlawful or in conflict with University System Board of Trustee Policies may become inoperative without invalidating other articles or sections of these Bylaws.

[SD 17/18-63]

The schedule in this document reflects a request to move Architecture to 2018-19 and Safety to 2019-20. This request was communicated to Karrie Kalich on 6.16.17.

Keene State College Program Review Handbook

This handbook is in effect for those programs scheduled for review in 2018-19. The organizational meeting will be in mid- to late October, self-studies are written during the summer of 2018, external reviewers visit in fall 2018 and the development of final reports and the departmental action plan take place during spring/summer/fall 2019.

Program/DepartmentEnglishHolocaust and Genocide StudiesBiology ChemistryArchitecture

Academic Program Review Process Handbook

Introduction:The purpose of the Academic Program Review Process is to periodically evaluate programs in order to support the department and to uphold the best academic interests of the College. This review is intended to assess programmatic quality and resource needs. It is carried out in the spirit of collegiality, commitment to supporting the college’s academic programs, student success and attaining academic excellence. It is a comprehensive analysis of a program’s curricula, faculty, contribution to the College’s overall mission, and its success in offering students a strong education that reflects evidence of learning outcomes and student success. Additionally, it is an assessment of the achievements and challenges facing a program and its students in a broad context. Program Review entails self-analysis by members of the program, external peer review and an analytical response from the administration. It focuses on evaluating the academic quality of the program under review which includes such elements as student and faculty productivity, the curricular design, clarity and impact of learning outcomes, scholarship and the effectiveness of course scheduling.

The University System of New Hampshire charges all of its constituent institutions with academic program review. The System’s Academic Policies state: “each institution shall have an effective process for the periodic review of each of its academic programs.” (USY Administrative Board, II Academic Policies, G Academic Program Planning and Review, 2.3). In accordance with this charge, the Provost’s office oversees and facilitates academic program review on campus.

Summary of the Program Review TimelineThe complete Program Review cycle spans an 18 month period during which there is time for preparation, contemplation, surveys, writing, etc. The following list of Program Review elements generally includes participation from the department chair (or director) of those disciplines (or programs) that are preparing for a Program Review. This handbook provides detailed information about the Program Review elements. This is an overview of the timeline for the entire Program Review process:

(Year One)1. October : Organizational meeting for all departments scheduled for the upcoming

Program Review cycle.

(Year Two)2. February : Meeting with Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) for those

departments or programs that plan to conduct surveys, focus groups, etc. for inclusion in their self-study.

3. Summer : Self-study is written.4. Fall : external reviewers are on campus and their report is submitted before the end of fall

semester. (On rare occasions, with approval from the dean, external reviewers visit campus early in the following spring.)

(Year Three: concluding year as indicated on schedule at the end of this handbook)5. Spring/Summer/Fall : in collaboration with the provost, the departments integrate the

self-study, the external reviewer’s report and, the dean’s executive summary to produce an action plan.

Academic Program Review Process for Programs That Do Not Participate in Accreditation1. In the fall semester of the program review cycle, the provost or designee will contact the

dean and chair/coordinator of all programs that are to be reviewed to reaffirm the schedule. The dean will work with the department to review the program review process and to request that the department designate someone who will lead the department through the review process and take primary responsibility for writing the self-study. The author of the self-study shall receive a four-credit stipend.

2. Data for the self-study should be collected the spring semester before the self-study is written. Programs have the option of conducting surveys of faculty, students and/or alumni and should consult with OIRA assessment in order to develop and conduct these surveys. When possible, the self-study author should share drafts of the document with other members of the department in order to collect input and feedback. The self-study must be completed and submitted to the dean no later than the last week of September in the program review cycle.

3. By April 1, the OIRA will provide the following for every department scheduled for review:

a) Course Section Count for preceding 6 years

a. Lower and upper level b. Average class size

b) Declared majors for current and preceding 5 yearsc) Intended Programs for first time, first year students for current and preceding 5 yearsd) Enrollment and Credit Hours by Department for most recent fall semestere) Majors and 2nd majors of students completing Bachelor's degree programs for

previous 6 yearsf) Declared minors for previous 6 yearsg) Instructional Analysis Report by department h) Gender and race/ethnicity of most recent graduating class including majors and 2nd

majorsi) Demographics for declared majors: gender, ethnicity, residency, age

4. The dean reviews the self-study to ensure that it fully addresses all required areas. The dean will contact the department chair (or author of the self-study if they are not the same person) to make them aware of any questions or concerns about the document.

5. By the end of September, the department and dean will work together to identify and select two impartial external reviewers. The dean will contact the external reviewers and invite them to participate in the program review. In consultation with the relevant department, the reviewers will schedule a two-day (one overnight) site visit to be completed by the end of fall semester. In special circumstance, the external reviewers can be scheduled to visit campus in spring semester no later than the first week of February. The dean will forward copies of the self-study and Program Review guidelines to external reviewers no later than November 15th

or three weeks before their scheduled review, whichever date is later.

6. The external reviewers will complete the external review report within three weeks of their site visit and no later than the end of February. They will submit this report to the dean who will then distribute copies of the external review report to the department and provost. The department may respond to the external review report. These responses must be submitted in writing to the dean within two weeks of their receipt of the external review report or the end of the second week of the spring semester if the report is received over winter semester break.

7. The dean will review relevant documents and draft an executive report within six weeks of the receipt of the external review report and any responses to it.

8. The dean will forward the executive report to the program. The reviewed department may respond to the draft of the executive report. These responses must be submitted in writing to the dean within two weeks of the receipt of the draft of the executive report. The dean may revise the executive report based on responses.

9. In collaboration with the provost, the dean and department will use the self-study, external review report, executive report and responses to produce a list of agreed upon strengths and

weaknesses of the department and a list of recommendations. This information will be utilized to create an action plan for the next seven years for the program.

10. The provost will forward the executive report and action plan to the president who will provide the materials to the System Trustees.

11. The dean will forward the self-study, external review, responses, executive report and action plan to the library where they will be archived.

12. -Program Review materials have been archived.

13. In the fall of the academic year following the review, the dean will schedule a meeting with department members and the Provost to discuss implementation of the action plan.

"In the fall of the academic year following the review, the dean will meet with the provost to discuss the program review's contents and to schedule a meeting with the department chair (or designee), the dean, and the provost to discuss implementation of the action plan."

Academic Program Review Process for Programs that Participate in Accreditation

1. In the fall semester of the program review cycle, the provost or designee will contact the dean and chair/coordinator of all programs that are to be reviewed to reaffirm the schedule. The dean will work with the department to review the program review process and to request that the department designate someone who will lead the department through the review process and take primary responsibility for writing the self-study. The author of the self-study shall receive a four-credit stipend.

2. Data for the self-study should be collected the spring semester before the self-study is written. The self-study must be completed and submitted to the dean no later than the last week of September in the program review cycle. The self-study may be adapted from the program’s accreditation self-study and modified to ensure coverage comparable to other programs. Examples of modifications can include providing a roadmap and supplements to accreditation documents or revising the accreditation self-study.

3. By April 1, the OIRA will provide the following for every department scheduled for review:

j) Course Section Count for preceding 6 yearsa. Lower and upper level b. Average class size

k) Declared majors for current and preceding 5 yearsl) Intended Programs for first time, first year students for current and preceding 5 yearsm) Enrollment and Credit Hours by Department for most recent fall semestern) Majors and 2nd majors of students completing Bachelor's degree programs for

previous 6 yearso) Declared minors for previous 6 years

p) Instructional Analysis Report by department q) Gender and race/ethnicity of most recent graduating class including majors and 2nd

majorsr) Demographics for declared majors: gender, ethnicity, residency, age

4. The accreditation agency will provide qualified external reviewers. The external reviewers will participate in a site visit, collect evidence, compare the department to benchmarks for that field, interview staff and faculty and review the previously submitted program self-study in order to produce their External Review Report. The external review is due no later than the end of February.

5. If the accrediting reviewers cannot provide an external review report comparable to those for programs that don’t participate in accreditation, or if they are not academics, additional external reviewers and a corresponding report may be requested. A copy of this report will be shared with the dean and provost. The department may respond to the External Review Report. These responses must be submitted in writing to the dean within two weeks of their receipt of the External Review Report. Additional responses may be necessary for accreditors but that is outside this review process.

6. The dean will draft an executive report within two weeks of the receipt of the external review report and responses to it.

7. When the dean completes a final draft of the executive report, the dean should forward copies to the department, related departments, and provost. The reviewed department, related departments and the provost may respond to the draft of the executive report. These responses must be submitted in writing to the dean within two weeks of the receipt of the draft of the executive report.

8. In collaboration with the provost, the dean and department will use the self-study, external review report, executive report and any responses to produce a list of agreed upon strengths and weaknesses of the department and a list of recommendations. These lists should be utilized to create an action plan for the next seven years for the program. For accredited programs, particular emphasis on issues that need to be addressed in order to continue accreditation should be reflected in the action plan.

9. The provost will forward the executive report and action plan to the president who will provide the materials to the System Trustees.

10. The dean will forward the self-study, external review, responses, executive report and action plan to the library where they will be archived.

11. The dean will inform the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Provost designee that the Program Review materials have been archived.

12. In the fall of the academic year following the review, the dean will schedule a meeting with department members and the Provost to discuss implementation of the action plan.

Postponement Policy:The Provost and deans do not usually recommend postponements. However, a maximum one-year postponement will be considered under exceptional circumstances such as major curricular change to the department scheduled to take place during the program review year or the unavailability of a significant number of full-time faculty due to leave or personnel changes during the program review year. The department must make its request for a postponement in writing to their Dean before the end of the spring semester prior to the start of the program review cycle. The Provost and deans will make a decision for postponement with consideration of its effect on the overall Program Review schedule. The Provost and deans reserve the right to alter the schedule based on the impact of such postponements.

The Self-Study

Guidelines for Preparing the Self Study:Every October, the Provost or designee will contact the dean and the chair/coordinator of departments that are to be reviewed in the upcoming Program Review cycle to notify them of upcoming deadlines and to provide them with a copy of the Program Review handbook. Prior to November, the department should identify the person or persons to be responsible for writing the self-study. The author of the self-study will receive a four-credit stipend.

Analysis of data and drafting of the self-study should take place during the spring and summer prior to the visit from external reviewers in the fall. When possible, the self-study author should share drafts of the self-study document with other members of the department to receive programmatic feedback. The final version of the self-study is due to the dean no later than the last week of September in the fall semester of the scheduled program review year. Also, the department should begin to discuss a list of potential external reviewers in the spring semester prior to the visit from the external reviewers so they can be contacted in early fall. A list of six potential external reviewers must be submitted to the dean no later than the end of the second week of September. During the review year, the departments will host the external reviewers on their site visit and respond to their report.

All self-study reports are to be in an electronic format and no more than fifty pages in length and additional supporting documents (appendices, tables, etc.) may not exceed fifty pages, excluding faculty curriculum vitae. Requests for exceptions to this provision must be granted by the dean.

All supporting documentation that accompanies the self-study must be explicitly identified as relevant to Program Review. Such explanation may be offered in the self-study narrative as a reference to supporting documents or in the appended texts themselves.

The self-study should be accompanied by a title page that has the following information:1. The name of the program or department.

2. The name of the chair/coordinator.3. The official title of approved degrees, options, specializations, minors4. The name of the author(s) of the self-study.5. Signature of the chair/coordinator6. Signature of the dean or appropriate administrator attested that he/she has read the report.7. Date completed and submitted.

The self-study should be accompanied by the verification of faculty/staff review and faculty and student information forms (see forms section). The self-study should also have a table of contents, including a list of appendices.

Format of the Self Study:1. Describe the history of the department since the last Program Review. Describe curricular

developments, change and/or continuity in the faculty, shifts in student enrollments in the major or program, etc. While this section may address a broad historical overview, try to particularly emphasize the program’s history since the last scheduled program review.

2. Results of last Program Review: Briefly analyze the outcome of the last program review (including the Provost’s/VPAA’s executive report). Please candidly address the successes and challenges in implementing an action plan formulated in response to the last Program Review. (Please include a copy of the Provost’s/VPAA’s last Program Review executive report in your appendices.)

3. Department Goals: Clearly explain the goals and objectives of the current program. If applicable, describe the relationship between programmatic objectives and those articulated in state mandates, accreditation agencies, and or professional organizations.

4. Relationship of the Department to the Mission of College: Clearly explain the relation of the department and its objectives to the college’s mission, values and strategic priorities and the college-wide learning outcomes.

5. Relationship of the department to the College’s: Strategic Plan: http://www.keene.edu/administration/councils/planning/strategic-

plan/ College-Wide Learning Outcomes:

http://www.keene.edu/academics/liberal-arts/outcomes/ Academic and Co-Curricular Plan:

https://www.keene.edu/administration/councils/planning/assets/documents/academic-co-curricular-plan/download/

6. Assessment of Student Learning: List your department’s intended student learning outcomes and describe your assessment plan. In general, what have you learned about how well students are meeting the program’s intended outcomes? What changes, if any, have you made in response to assessment results? Include a copy of the program’s most recent assessment report in the appendices.

7. Design of Program: Give a concise overview of your program, explaining degrees and/or certification offered, major and minor program requirements (including options and specializations).

8. Describe the rationale for the content and structure (numbering, sequencing, required courses, etc.) of the curriculum and explain how the department design is related to its goals. Discuss (if applicable) standards for admission of students into the program. Explain reasons for requiring certain courses and allowing election of others. Please detail reasons for requiring courses in other disciplines (if applicable). Explain (if applicable) how your department design fulfills accreditation requirements.

9. Contribution to Integrative Studies: Explain your program and faculty contributions to the College’s Integrative Studies Program and describe your major/program’s interface with ISP.

10. Strategies for Supporting Student Success: Describe how your faculty support academic success and degree progress for both students with declared and intended majors in your discipline; how students on probation are supported; how students who are participating in commencement ceremonies with unfinished credits are followed up on in order to support their degree completion. Comment on the ways in which your department supports the use of high impact practices https://www.aacu.org/leap/hip.cfm) or other approaches designed specifically to strengthen retention and student engagement.

11. Contribution to Other Academic Programs on Campus: Articulate any of the program’s contributions to other academic programs. This discussion can include consideration of courses offered by your department required by other majors and minors, interdisciplinary courses, college- or school-wide requirements or priorities such as the college-wide learning outcomes.

12. Courses Offered and Students Served: Briefly discuss the courses offered by your department (including Integrative Studies courses offered by members of the program). What is the balance between upper- and lower division courses? Explain enrollment trends in all of the program’s courses. Discuss any changes or continuities in numbers of majors/minors since the last program review. Include supporting evidence from OIRA documents that show course enrollments and numbers of majors/minors in the appendices.

13. Advising: It is expected that all students, those with declared majors and those with educational goals, will have an assigned advisor. Explain and evaluate your program’s method of advising students in the areas of academic planning, degree progress, career preparation and course registration advising. What is the advising plan for students who have an educational goal in the discipline and for those who have a declared major? Describe the extent to which students with a declared major and those with an educational goal participate in advising within the department.

14. Full-Time Faculty: Full-time faculty are key to the high-touch approach of working with students that is recognized for its effect on retention, degree progress and rich student experiences. Please explain faculty qualifications, research interests, scholarship, teaching fields, and courses offered. Is the current full-time faculty sufficient to meet the program’s objectives? Provide analysis of the instructional analysis report provided by OIRA. What is the program’s standard teaching assignment for full-time faculty (including lab, studio, etc.)? Please explain faculty reassigned time, any offerings of independent study courses, internships, and teaching overloads. What effect does the Integrative Studies Program have on faculty and programmatic offerings? What are the faculty’s service contributions? Do faculty have adequate opportunities to engage in scholarship and professional development? Please explain your program’s evaluation methods for promotion and tenure. Include copies of curriculum vitae of all full-time faculty in your appendices.

15. Adjunct and Other Non-Tenure-Track Faculty: Discuss your program’s employment of adjunct and other non-tenure-track faculty in terms of qualifications, courses taught, and overall contribution to the department and to Integrative Studies. Explain how adjunct and other non-tenure track faculty are evaluated. Include copies of curriculum vitae of all adjunct and other non-tenure-track faculty in your appendices.

16. Student Interface with the Discipline: Based on information provided by OIRA, comment on the demographics (gender, ethnicity, residency, age, etc.) of students who major in your program. Describe opportunities that students have to evaluate and participate in the program (such as student course evaluations, participation in departmental committees or events, etc..) How are internship and other field experience opportunities identified, made available and supported within the department? Discuss student involvement in the program outside of the classroom such as major clubs, advisory boards, honor societies, etc. Describe any ways the program maintains ties to alumni and evaluates the success of the program beyond students’ graduation. Include student demographic data from OIRA in your appendices.

17. KSC has a long tradition of seeking opportunities to building local, regional, national and even international partnerships which can enhance the learning opportunities available to students and faculty. Describe any such connections that your department has in place, is cultivating or that you plan to initiate in the near future. Outline any support from administrators or various departments within the college that would aid your department with these partnerships.

18. Resources: Please explain your program’s equipment and technology needs and resources. Describe and evaluate physical facilities used by your program. Discuss the role of support staff. Explain your program’s yearly budget and expenses. Please feel free to address the resource role of any academic programs not mentioned in the above suggested list. Generally assess the adequacy of available resources for the success of your program including grants and/or funding through advancement.

19. If you conduct surveys of faculty, students or alumni as part of your self-study, describe your findings and include a copy of the survey and the results in the appendices.

20. Summary of Strengths of the Program: Based on the preceding analysis, briefly summarize the major strengths of your program.

21. Summary of Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Program: Based on the preceding analysis, briefly summarize the major challenges facing your program.

22. Programmatic Action Plan: Please present an action plan (including requests for additional allocation of resources) for building on programmatic strengths and addressing challenges for the next seven years.

Self-Study Appendices:Appendices must include the following:

1. Provost’s/VPAA’s executive report from last program review or dean’s executive summary if the program review was written before 2014.

2. Program’s most recent assessment report.

3. Curriculum vitae of all faculty (tenured, tenure-track, contract lecturers, adjunct, etc.). Please note that faculty curriculum vitae do not count against the fifty page limit on appendices.

4. Sample Course Syllabi: Self-studies may include additional materials in their appendices, but please clearly indicate their relevance to program review.

5. Please include the entire data pack provided by OIRA.

Archiving of Program Review Documents:1. All documents for the program review should be created in an electronic format. At the

conclusion of the review process, all materials should be forwarded to the library to be archived.

External Reviewers

External Review Process and Report Format:External reviewers are peer evaluators of programs thus they should hold terminal degrees in the requisite discipline and have an academic appointment in a comparable program. In order to maintain objectivity, external reviewers should not have a close association with any member of the department (e.g. dissertation advisor, former colleague, etc.). Many professional organizations have lists of members who have had experience in program review as external evaluators. Another resource is to contact

members of your discipline in comparable institutions to see if they are interested in serving. The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) membership provides examples of comparable institutions. External reviewers are paid a stipend and have their travel and food/lodging expenses paid by the college. The dean will formally invite external reviewers from the list of at least six provided by the program. However, it is appropriate for chairs or other members of department under review to contact potential external reviewers before the submission of the list to see if that person might be interested in serving. Indeed, the compilation of a list of willing possible external reviewers will expedite the process. Upon securing the agreement of two reviewers, the dean will forward a copy of the department self-study along with the Program Review guidelines to them. Additionally, the external reviewers, chair of the department being reviewed, and dean will all jointly develop a mutually agreeable set of dates for a two-day site visit. The external reviewers should read and analyze the program’s self-study before their site visit. Informed by this document, they can evaluate the department firsthand while visiting campus.

Guidelines for External Reviewers and the Site Visit All travel and reimbursement arrangements for the external reviewers will be handled by

the departmental administrative assistant. Before making any arrangements, the departmental administrative assistant notifies the provost’s administrative assistant of the names of the external reviewers and the dates of the campus visit.

The provost’s office covers the stipend ($500 each), travel, hotel (normally just one night) and food.

The department covers any food costs associated with the campus visit for the departmental faculty, staff or students.

The schedule for the campus visit should include a meeting between the dean and the external reviewers as one of the first two meetings during the campus visit.

The site visit should take place in the fall semester of the program review year and must include the following:

• Meeting with all full-time faculty.• Meeting with all adjunct and other non-tenure-track faculty.• Meeting with students in the program• Meeting with the dean (in one of the first two meetings on the schedule)• Meeting with support staff• Visit to at least one class taught by a member of the program.• Tour of all relevant physical facilities.• Provide time to visit to any relevant academic programs or resources (e.g. Mason Library, Center for Writing, etc.) that support the department under review.• Provide time for the external reviewers to meet alone with each other to discuss the site visit and preparation of their report before they leave campus.

Format for the External Review Report:1. Analysis of the Self Study: Based on reading the self-study, evaluate important issues such as: the significance of the department to the mission of the college, department goals and structure, faculty qualifications, learning outcomes and assessment, and the allocation of resources.

2. Results of Site Visit: Briefly describe the results of your meetings and visits to facilities during your site visit. Were your impressions in the site visit consistent with your understanding of the department based on the self-study?

3. Strengths of the Program: Briefly summarize what you see as the major strengths of the program.

4. Challenges Facing the Program: Briefly summarize what you see as the major challenges facing the program.

5. Recommendations: Offer recommendations for actions over the period before the next program review.

6. Other relevant commentary.The external reviewers report should be jointly authored and is due to the dean within three weeks of the site visit. In any case it must be received no later than the end of the first week in January. This report may be sent in electronic format. Upon the receipt of the external review report, the dean immediately forwards copies to the department chair/coordinator. The dean/administrative supervisor and department may respond in writing to the external review report at the end of the second week of the spring semester if the external review is received over winter semester break.

Updated 4.5.18

[SD 17/18-64]Academic Standards Committee

April 23, 2018 The Academic Standards committee has reviewed the Management minors and voted via email:

The ASC moves that the Senate approve the progression standards for the Marketing Minor (5-0-0-3)

 

The ASC moves that the Senate approves the progression standards  for the Human Resource Minor (5-0-0-3)

[SD 17/18-65]Senate Curriculum Committee

18 April 2018

Present: Raphael Ponce-Cordero, Amanda Scull, Bailey St.-Laurent, Fitni Destani,Nick Germana, Denise Burchsted, Barbara Cormier (ex officio)

Not present: Jeannie-Marie Brown

I. Discussion of Sport Management minora. General concern about how interdisciplinary programs with course offerings from

several different programs are managed. How will we assure that courses in allied disciplines are offered regularly and sufficient numbers of sections are offered? If faculty members retire or leave, will electives remain on the books even when they are not being offered?

b. Specific concerns about the minor:i. What is the market demand for this program? We ask this because it is

important for understanding what the appropriate preparation would be for students interested in this field. Are they driven more by the objectives of one or the other of the disciplines in this program?

ii. A student could plausibly complete this minor having taken only two courses with significant “sport” content – one of which would be MGT 307: Sport Management. Is this adequate/appropriate?

iii. The proposal does not contain an advisory vote/opinion from Human Performance and Movement Sciences. Our understanding is that they were given the opportunity to provide one. It is not clear why it is not in the proposal packet. An advisory opinion from HPMS might have answered some of our questions and/or addressed some of our concerns.

iv. If we had received this proposal earlier in the year, there would have been time to work with the sponsor to address these questions, but there simply isn’t enough time left this year.

II. Discussion of revisions to the Management majorVote: 7-0-0-1

III. Discussion of the Marketing minorVote 7-0-0-1

IV. Discussion of the Human Resources Management minorVote: 7-0-0-1

V. Discussion of proposed changes to SCC curriculum guidelinesVI. Update regarding proposed changes to Senate bylaws

Motions:The Senate Curriculum Committee moves that the Senate approve the revisions to the B.S. in Management.

The Senate Curriculum Committee moves that the Senate approve the Marketing minor.The Senate Curriculum Committee moves that the Senate approve the Human Resources Management minor.The Senate Curriculum Committee presents the Academic Year 2018-2019 curriculum guidelines to the Senate as information. (See attached.)

After the meeting, we also discussed the outstanding issue of a proposal to change the name of the Management major to Business Management. This proposal was sent forward to the Sciences and Social Sciences curriculum committee in February but, for some reason, had not been presented to the SCC. Discussion and vote were conducted by email. Vote: 7-0-0-1

Change of the Management major to Business Management.

[SD 17/18-66]Keene State College Senate

Senate Curriculum Committee----------

The Curriculum Guidelines, AY 2017-18

Section 1. Curriculum Development at Keene State College - an overviewSenate Bylaws 2Curriculum revision & approval process 3Deadlines 4Curriculum committee membership, 2018-19 5

Section 2. Completing the curriculum proposal formsProgram proposal form 5Course proposal form 8

Section 3. Completing the curriculum revision & approval processFaculty 10Department or program 11Dean 11School Curriculum Committee 12Integrative Studies Program Committee 13Senate Curriculum Committee 14College Senate 15Provost / Vice-President of Academic Affairs 15President 15Additional notes 16

Section 4. Guidelines for approving new programs, 17new options and concentrations, changes in degree designations,and mergers, consolidations, and splits in existing programs

Section 5. Minors: Guidelines for curriculum development or revision 18

Section 6. Graduate programs: Suggested guidelines 19

Appendix A. The Program Proposal Form, 2018-19 21

Appendix B. The Course Proposal Form, 2018-19 24

Section 1. Curriculum Development at Keene State College - an overview

This document contains the guidelines for curriculum development of academic programs and courses at Keene State College, effective academic year 2019-19. The guidelines were updated by the Senate Curriculum Committee (hereafter, SCC) during the spring 2018 semester and presented to the College Senate in April 2018. Additional information on program requirements and curricular definitions may be obtained from the Keene State College Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog (hereafter, Catalog) or by contacting the College Registrar. The Catalog shall remain as current as possible and reflect the actual offerings and practices of each program. Accordingly, the curriculum revision process takes place throughout the calendar year.

Senate Bylaws

Article VII.B (Standing Committees of the Senate / The Curriculum Committee) of the KSC Senate Bylaws states:

The Curriculum Committee (SCC) shall consist of eight senators, including (when possible) a minimum of two tenured faculty, at least one from each school, and the library, and a student. The Senate Curriculum Committee (SCC) faculty members should serve a minimum of two consecutive years. The Registrar shall serve as an ex-officio member. The Chair for the following academic year should be elected by the SCC before the end of February.

The SCC oversees the College's undergraduate and graduate curriculum. This includes working with the School Curriculum Committees and the Integrated Studies Program Committee to ensure that the process of curriculum revision is professional and uniform across schools. The SCC is responsible for reviewing all curriculum proposals (new programs, program changes, and course proposals), including Integrative Studies Program proposals. Course proposals that do not cross school lines are reported directly to the Senate for information. The SCC is also responsible for establishing the guidelines for the curriculum process. If any senator wishes to discuss a proposal, a motion and a second are required to bring the proposal to the floor for discussion. A majority vote is required to bring it to the floor for a vote. Any curriculum proposal which crosses school lines or on which the Dean and School Curriculum Committee have disagreed is reviewed by the SCC and then, upon approval by the SCC, the Senate. Faculty members, administrators, and students may attend committee meetings when proposals of interest are discussed. To ensure clarity of operations and consistent treatment of all curriculum proposals, the SCC

develops procedures, guidelines, forms and timetables that are then presented to the Senate as information.

If a curriculum package includes academic standards (such as, but not limited to, admissions, entrance, continuation, exit stipulations, or programmatic requirements) these policies shall be forwarded to the Academic Standards Committee. Chairs of the ASC and SCC shall confer regarding the progress of the proposal through the review process.

If a senator wishes for the Senate to discuss and/or amend a document created by the SCC, a motion and second are required for discussion. It would require a majority vote by the Senate to bring the proposal to the floor for a vote.

Curriculum revision & approval process

At Keene State College, all proposals for changing any academic program or course must be reviewed and approved in a prescribed series of steps. The last page of all curriculum proposals must be signed at each level in the review process in order to verify that the review process has been completed. (Electronic signatures are no longer required – simply filling in the appropriate line on the signature page is sufficient.)

All changes to KSC curricula must follow the curriculum revision and approval process - no exceptions. Curriculum sponsors are responsible for tracking the progress of their proposals. Detailed information about the curriculum revision and approval process may be found in Section 3. 1. Department or program - All proposals must be approved by the sponsoring department(s) or program(s).

2. Dean or Assistant Dean - All proposals must be reviewed by the Dean or Assistant Dean responsible for the sponsoring department(s) or program(s).

3a. School Curriculum Committee - All proposals must be voted upon by the school curriculum committee responsible for the sponsoring department(s) or program(s).

3b. Integrative Studies Program Committee – Foundations (IQL and ITW) and Interdisciplinary (II) courses will be reviewed by the subcommittees of the Integrative Studies Program (ISP) Committee and the Senate Curriculum Committee. Only changes to the IQL and ITW course “shells” proceed through the curriculum process. IQL and ITW course section themes are approved by the appropriate ISP subcommittees (IQL

subcommittee and ITW subcommittee, respectively). Any course proposal with an II prefix must be reviewed by the ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee, not a school curriculum committee. All Perspectives courses (IA, IH, IN, IS) are reviewed through the appropriate School Curriculum Committee and then passed forward to the SCC.

4. Senate Curriculum Committee - All proposals must be reviewed by the SCC; in certain cases, proposals must be approved by the SCC. The SCC shall refer questions regarding academic standards (such as, but not limited to, admissions, entrance, continuation, exit stipulations, or programmatic requirements) embedded within a curriculum proposal to the Academic Standards Committee to verify that these standards are consistent with existing College policy. Chairs of the ASC and SCC shall confer regarding the progress of the proposal through the review process.

Any curriculum proposal that indicates the need for new or additional resources shall be forwarded to the Provost’s Office for advisory commentary about the availability of resources, at present or in the future. This information shall be used to help facilitate a discussion between the SCC and the program sponsor. Resource issues are not to be taken as a consideration in the curriculum approval process.

5. College Senate - All proposals reviewed and approved by the SCC are presented to the College Senate; in certain cases, proposals must be approved by the full College Senate.

6. Provost - New program proposals and revisions of existing programs also require the Provost’s approval in order to be incorporated into the curriculum. The Registrar must be advised of all program proposals approved by the Provost.

7. President - All program proposals both for new programs as well as those with substantial changes requiring additional resources must also be approved by the President of the College. The President delegates all other program approvals to the Provost.

Deadlines

Article VI.I (Parliamentary Rules / Effective Date) of the KSC Senate Bylaws states:“Senate legislation passed during an academic year takes effect on the first day of classes of the following fall semester. Curriculum changes to academic programs and associated courses will take effect the beginning of the fall semester following the end of the catalog revision cycle (February to February) in which they are approved. Course changes that do not require program revisions are implemented immediately. Immediate

implementation of a motion may be achieved and shall require a separate vote passed by a two-thirds majority of those present at the next Senate meeting. […]”.

The deadline to submit program and associated course curriculum proposals, but not standalone course proposals, to the School Curriculum Committees and the ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee shall be by the first Wednesday in October. Proposals shall be forwarded to the SCC by four weeks after that date. The February meeting of the Senate will be the last one in which program-associated proposals can be approved to go into effect the following fall semester.

Therefore, the deadlines for the 2018-2019 curriculum cycle are: Every spring semester there should be ongoing communication between

departments and deans on curriculum changes that have resource implications for the upcoming academic year.

June 1, 2018 – deadline for intent of curriculum changes form to be received by the school deans. See form for criteria.

September 7, 2018 – deadline for submission of course and program proposals to school deans.

October 5, 2018 – deadline for submission of course and program proposals to school and interdisciplinary curriculum committees, and ISP Committee.

November 2, 2018 - deadline for program proposals and associated course proposals to be received by the SCC.

February 8, 2019 - deadline for Senate approval. There are no deadlines (other than timeliness relative to the last

senate meeting of the academic year) for course proposals that have no effect on program requirements.

These deadlines must be met for a curriculum revision to be included in the 2019-20 Keene State College Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog.

By the end of the spring semester, the SCC chair, together with the School Curriculum Committee chairs and the ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee coordinator will determine and announce to department chairs and faculty the exact dates for curriculum review for the following academic year. This schedule will also be published in the minutes of the Senate.

Curriculum committee membership, 2018-2019

Committee membership information is updated on the Senate’s Canvas site at the beginning of the fall semester.

Section 2. Completing the curriculum proposal forms

These AY 2018-19 Curriculum Guidelines and the curriculum proposal forms (provided in an appendix to this document)are distributed to the campus in four ways:1. via email, from the SCC chair to the campus, at the beginning and end of

the academic year.2. on the Senate’s Canvas site, which has enabled open enrollment for

Keene State College community members. Please click on the following link to enroll: https://keene.instructure.com/enroll/AP8ALA.

3. on the KSC Senate’s website: http://www.keene.edu/senate/senate-curriculum-committee/.

Proposal sponsors must use the SCC’s 2018-19 curriculum forms.

There are two kinds of curriculum proposal forms: Program Proposal Form: for changes to a major, minor, or other

academic program Course Proposal Form: for changes to an individual course; course

proposal changes that have implications on major or minor requirements warrant a program proposal with the exception of course description changes only.

Proposal sponsors are responsible for the following items:1. If a course proposal is for a required course in a major, minor or other

program, a program proposal for each affected program is also required with the exception of a course description change only.

2. All proposals must be submitted in electronic format including signature pages. Electronic files must include the name of the sponsoring department, submission date and if applicable, revision date, both within the file and in the file name (e.g. HLSC 285, 10.1.2015; HLSC 285, revised, 10.20.15)

3. All proposals must be in Microsoft Word .doc or .docx or other editable format; any proposal submitted in pdf format will be returned to the proposal sponsor.

4. A proposal will be returned to the sponsor if the form is outdated, incomplete, or requires substantial editing.

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The following information is required on the Program Proposal Form:

Proposal sponsors must use the SCC’s 2018-19 curriculum forms.

Date of Submission: Provide the date of submission to the school curriculum committee or ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee as appropriate. Sponsoring Program and Chair: Identify the sponsoring department(s) and chair(s). Include contact information.

Proposal Sponsor: Identify the faculty member who should be contacted regarding the proposal. Include phone number and email address. This person has the option of attending School, ISP Interdisciplinary and SCC meetings where the proposal will be reviewed, or to send a proxy. The proposal sponsor assumes the responsibility for the timely and correct submission of the proposal and all related documentation, including the signature page.

Proposed Action: Select the type(s) of action proposed: Program addition - to create a new minor, major, or other academic

program Program deletion - to delete a current minor, major, or other academic

program Program redesign - to change the curriculum of a current minor, major,

or other academic program Change in academic standards (e.g., admissions and completion

requirements) - to add, change, or delete program-specific academic standards for a major, minor, or other academic program, such as admissions and completion requirements**

Articulation agreement affected - to enact a curriculum change based on an articulation agreement with another institution or agency

Other - please specify

Current Program: Provide the program information in its entirety as it exists in the Catalog. You may copy the information electronically from http://www.keene.edu/catalog/.

Proposed Program Addition or Revision: Provide the name of the proposed program in its entirety and as it would appear in the Catalog. If a program revision, the entire Current Program (see above) should reappear here with program changes highlighted. If the proposed changes will affect other programs, please provide a list of the affected programs. New prefixes are approved through the course approval process.

Program Objectives and/or Learning Outcomes: Provide a list of the program objectives, learning outcomes, or both. Program objectives may be defined as the knowledge and skills the student will have an opportunity to gain as a result of completing this program of study. Learning outcomes may be defined as the knowledge and skills students will be expected to

demonstrate by completion of this program of study. See Section 6 for additional information on objectives and outcomes.

Rationale: Explain why this program change is being made. Address the connection with institutional mission and program objectives and/or learning outcomes. Address the impact on students.

Resources: Indicate how new programs will be staffed. Review the adequacy of facilities and equipment. Also, consider the long-term impact of adding or altering a program including budgetary requirements. Review current library sources and consider additional resources that will be required. Indicate whether the Chair of the library has been consulted to determine the adequacy of library resources.

Advisory Opinions: Provide the names of affected departments or programs and include responses. Advisory opinions are required whenever a proposal affects or overlaps with the curricula of other programs not represented in the proposer’s School Curriculum Committee. An Advisory Opinion must be solicited at least three weeks prior to delivery of the proposal to the School Curriculum Committee or ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee. Affected departments have three weeks to respond to the request for an Advisory Opinion. Responses should be attached to the proposal. In the event that affected departments do not respond, evidence of the request for an Advisory Opinion from non-respondents must be provided. If a proposal affects a curriculum in a School other than that of the sponsor, each relevant department and the School Curriculum Committee in that School must review and approve the proposal as well.

Signature Page: Provide the program title at the top of the page. The signature series is to be completed in the prescribed order: the sponsoring program’s chair, advisory opinions of affected departments/programs, dean, school curriculum committee, ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee, SCC, college senate, provost/VPAA, president (as needed). (Electronic signatures no longer required – see p. 3.)

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The following information is required on the Course Proposal Form:

Proposal sponsors must use the SCC’s 2018-19 curriculum forms.

Date of Submission: Provide the date of submission to the school curriculum committee or ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee, as appropriate.

Sponsoring Program and Chair: Identify the sponsoring program(s) and chair(s). Include contact information.

Proposal Sponsor: Identify the faculty member who should be contacted regarding the proposal. Include phone number and email address. This person has the option to attend School, Interdisciplinary and SCC meetings to discuss the proposal, or to send a proxy. The proposal sponsor assumes the responsibility for the timely and correct submission of the proposal and all related documentation, including the signature page.

Proposed Action: Select the type of action proposed: Course addition - create a new course Course deletion - delete an existing course from the Catalog (see Note

below) Number change - change the prefix or number of an existing course Title change - change the title of an existing course Credit change - change the number of credits of an existing course Description change - change the description of an existing course Course replacement - replace an existing course with a new course;

under course replacement, the existing course will be automatically deleted from the Catalog (i.e., no separate ‘course deletion’ form is needed)

Other - please specify

Note: Course offering information, prerequisite and co-requisite information, and course deletions that do not impact program requirements do not require curriculum proposal approval.  After departmental approval, the changes must be communicated in writing to the Registrar by the department chair. 

Current Course Number, Title, and Description: Provide the course information (number, prefix, title, description) as it exists in the Catalog. You may copy the information electronically: http://www.keene.edu/catalog.

Proposed Course Number and Title: Provide the prefix, number, and title of the proposed course in its entirety and as it would appear in the Catalog. Limit the course title to 30 characters, including spaces. If more characters are absolutely necessary for clarity, the sponsor must submit an abbreviated title of 30 characters or less, for use in the student information system and on transcripts. New prefixes are approved through the course approval process.

Cross-listing of CoursesRequests for cross-listing will be considered provided that most of the course content is not readily identified as exclusively belonging to one

department or the other but rather crosses the boundary between the two departments. Cross-listed courses must have identical numbers, titles, course descriptions, and prerequisites.

Proposed Course Description: Provide the proposed course description in its entirety and as it would appear in the Catalog. If the proposal is to revise a course that already exists, please provide the current course information with all changes in boldface. Limit the Course Description to 50 words, not including prerequisites. Prerequisites should be clear and specific, e.g., as courses (e.g., ITW 101) or number of credits required. Specify semester(s) the course will be offered. Please note that if the course is a major or minor requirement, one or more of the following course offerings should be indicated: fall, spring, summer, winter, fall even years, fall odd years, spring even years, spring odd years.

Course Objectives and/or Learning Outcomes: Provide a list of the course objectives, learning outcomes, or both. Course objectives may be defined as the knowledge and skills the student will have an opportunity to gain as a result of completing this course. Learning outcomes may be defined as the knowledge and skills students will be expected to demonstrate by completion of this course. See Section 6 for additional information about objectives and outcomes.

Rationale: Explain why this change is being made. Address the connection with institutional mission and program objectives and/or learning outcomes. Address the impact on students.

Resources: Indicate how course additions will be staffed. Review the adequacy of facilities and equipment. Also, consider the long-term impact of adding or altering a course including budgetary requirements. Review current library sources and consider additional resources that will be required. Indicate whether the Chair of the library has been consulted to determine the adequacy of library resources.

Advisory Opinions: Advisory opinions are required whenever a proposal affects the curricula of other programs. List the names of affected departments or programs and include responses. An Advisory Opinion must be solicited at least three weeks prior to delivery of the proposal to the School Curriculum Committee or ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee. Affected departments have three weeks to respond to the request for an Advisory Opinion. Responses should be attached to the proposal. In the event that affected departments do not respond, evidence of the request for an Advisory Opinion from non-respondents must be provided. If a proposal affects a curriculum in a School other than that of the sponsor, each relevant department and the School Curriculum Committee in that School must review and approve the proposal as well.

Courtesy Notifications: Keene State College provides multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and interdisciplinary academic experiences for students and faculty through its programs and course offerings. When an academic program proposes to add a new course or topic that crosses disciplinary boundaries into the content of another KSC academic program, the proposal sponsor (or department chair) should send a ‘courtesy notification’ to the other program(s) with information about the proposed course. The courtesy notification allows faculty to know what new courses may become available across campus that have content of their ‘home’ program, thereby improving communication and academic advisement across all programs. The courtesy notification is not an advisory opinion. An opinion is not being solicited by the courtesy notification; in case of feedback, the proposal sponsor is free to attach any response, but is under no obligation to do so.

Syllabus for Course Additions: Proposals for new courses should not duplicate existing or other proposed courses in the department or courses in the Integrative Studies Program. When a new course is being proposed, a syllabus with the following information must be appended to the course proposal: Course title, prefix, and number Catalog description Course objectives and learning outcomes Course methodology. Briefly describe your approach to the course (e.g.,

lecture, discussion, demonstrations, etc.) Sample readings, instructional materials, and a list of reserve readings

where appropriate Course topic outline Descriptions of other noteworthy aspects of the course (e.g., service

learning, interdisciplinary, honors course)

Signature Page: Provide the course prefix, number, and title at the top of the page. Proposals need to be signed in the following order: the sponsoring program, advisory opinions of affected departments/programs, dean, school curriculum committee, ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee, SCC, college senate, provost/VPAA. (Electronic signatures no longer required – see p. 3.)

Section 3. Completing the curriculum revision & approval process

At Keene State College, the faculty is primarily responsible for designing and maintaining the curriculum. The Deans, Assistant Deans, School Curriculum Committees, ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee, SCC, and

Senate are responsible for successive stages of curriculum revision approval.

Any member of the campus community may access documentation related to the curriculum process via the Senate’s Canvas site, which contains curriculum forms and information for the present year, current proposals under consideration by the SCC and Senate, and proposals already presented to and approved by the Senate within this academic year. An archive of curriculum approval documentation from prior years is located at KSCommons and the Q drive.

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As outlined in Section 1, a proposal for changing any academic program or course must be reviewed and approved in a prescribed series of steps. A signature page must be appended to each proposal, verifying that the review process has been fulfilled. All changes to KSC curricula must follow the curriculum revision and approval process - no exceptions.

1. Department or program - All proposals must be approved by the sponsoring department(s) or program(s).

Drafting curriculum proposals (spring semester): Curriculum changes should be discussed by the academic

department/program during the spring semester and during the scheduled curriculum/assessment day for faculty. Ongoing communication between the department and school dean is recommended especially for those curriculum proposals with resource implications. A completed Intent of Curriculum Changes form is due to the Dean’s Office by June 1st ( http://www.keene.edu/senate/senate-curriculum-committee/)

Approval of curriculum proposals (spring semester & early fall semester): If curriculum changes affect the curricula of current academic programs

(majors or minors), contact those programs for an advisory opinion. A majority of the members of a department or program must vote to

approve a proposal before it can proceed to the Dean’s Office. The chair or coordinator must record the vote, sign the proposal, and

then advance the proposal to the Dean’s Office and the School Curriculum Committee.

2. Dean or Assistant Dean - All proposals must be reviewed by the Dean or Assistant Dean responsible for the sponsoring department(s) or program(s).

The School Dean is responsible for the overall curriculum plan and budget for his or her academic school and maintaining standards consistent with accrediting agency requirements. The dean also acts as the school’s liaison to the office of the Provost. The Assistant Dean often represents the Dean in curriculum matters.

The Dean’s Office may return a proposal to the sponsoring department or program for additional information or clarification.

The Dean will record comments on the proposal and forward the proposal with his or her approval to the School Curriculum Committee or ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee.

All comments about the proposal must be written electronically into the signature page. The Dean’s Office will be represented at the School Curriculum Committee meetings.

3a. School Curriculum Committee - All proposals must be voted upon by the school curriculum committee responsible for the sponsoring department(s) or program(s).

The School Curriculum Committee is responsible for review and approval at the school level. At this level faculty evaluate the proposal from the point of view of other departments in the school. Each School Curriculum Committee includes a representative from each academic department (as defined in the collective bargaining agreement) and the Dean’s Office. The chair of the School Curriculum Committee is a voting member. Each member of the committee serves a two-year appointment, with the terms staggered for continuity.

School Curriculum Committees are established at the end of the spring term to serve the following year. The School Dean, (outgoing) School Curriculum Committee chairs and the (outgoing) chair of the SCC are responsible for the recruitment of School Curriculum Committee members. The chair is elected by the School Curriculum Committee membership at that time. The SCC recommends that a department have a curriculum specialist who serves on the respective School Curriculum Committee and stays informed of the curriculum change process. Curriculum specialists are a department’s point person for the curriculum change process.

At the level of the School Curriculum Committee: The department or program will provide a digital copy of the proposal to

the chair of the School Curriculum Committee at least one week prior to the Committee meeting.

To be reviewed by the Committee, a proposal must adhere to all curriculum guidelines, and be free of editorial or typographical errors.

A proposal must be approved by a majority of the members of the Committee before the proposal advances. A tie vote does not constitute

approval. A proposal that is not approved will be returned to the sponsoring department with a request for further information or for revision and resubmission.

A Committee member must be in attendance to vote. If a member cannot attend a meeting, the member’s department may send another representative to participate in the deliberation and voting.

Approval by the Committee is necessary for advancement to the next stage.

The Committee chair or coordinator records the vote of the committee, any relevant comments and the date.

If the Dean’s Office and the Committee, or both approve a proposal, the Committee chair or coordinator forwards an electronic copy with signature page, to the Chair of the SCC.

** Special note to proposal sponsors and School Curriculum Committee chairs -If a proposal must be reviewed by more than one School Curriculum Committee (i.e. proposals that transcend schools), the proposal sponsor must coordinate with the committee chairs to ensure that both committees have approved the exact same and final iteration before the proposal is submitted to the SCC.

3b. ISP Committee - ITW and IQL course proposals are submitted to the area Coordinators and are reviewed and approved by the ITW and IQL subcommittees. Interdisciplinary course proposals are submitted to the area Coordinator and reviewed and approved by the Interdisciplinary subcommittee and forwarded to the SCC. Perspectives course proposals are submitted to the respective School Curriculum Committees and forwarded to the SCC.

Any course proposal with an II prefix, denoting an ISP Interdisciplinary course, must be reviewed by the ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee, not a school curriculum committee.

The ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee is responsible for review and approval of Interdisciplinary (II) proposals. The ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee includes three representatives from each school. School representatives are selected by a process determined by each school. The chair of the ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee is a voting member selected by a vote of the committee. Each member of the committee serves a two-year appointment.

The ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee membership is established at the end of the spring term to serve the following year. The chair of the ISPC and ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee chair are responsible for the recruitment of committee members. If schools do not determine a process

for selecting II committee members, volunteers from that school will be recruited and selected by the ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee chair.

At the level of the Interdisciplinary Subcommittee: The department or program will provide to the committee chair a copy of

the proposal at least one week prior to the committee meeting. The proposal must first be approved by the proposing department and

school dean, adhere to all curriculum guidelines and be free of editorial or typographical errors.

A proposal must be approved by a majority of the members of the committee before the proposal advances. A tie vote does not constitute approval. A proposal that is not approved will be returned to the sponsoring department with a request for further information or for revision and resubmission.

A committee member must be in attendance to vote. Approval by the Committee is necessary for advancement to the next

stage. The Committee chair records the vote of the committee, any relevant

comments and the date. If the committee approves a proposal, the committee chair or coordinator

forwards an electronic copy with signature page, to the Chair of the SCC.

** Special note to proposal sponsors -If a proposal must be reviewed by more than one School Dean and department, (e.g. cross listed courses) the proposal sponsor must coordinate with the committee chair to ensure that both schools and departments have approved the exact same and final iteration before the proposal is submitted to the SCC.

Criteria for approving II course Proposals

The following checklist outlines the criteria that the II Subcommittee will use to evaluate II course proposals:

1. Does the course description clearly explain the interdisciplinary nature of the class?

2. Are the disciplines that the course will include listed, and are the perspective(s) it will take discussed?

3. Does the proposal provide a brief overview of research or scholarship done on the course topic or other expertise the proposal sponsor might have in the subject?

4. Does the proposal include interdisciplinary and ISP Integrative outcomes?

5. Does the proposal include an attached syllabus that clearly outlines its inter-, multi- and/or transdisciplinary perspective?

6. Does the proposal identify the rubrics that will be used to assess student work at the end of the semester?

4. Senate Curriculum Committee - All proposals must be reviewed by the SCC; in certain cases, proposals must be approved by the SCC.

The SCC is a subcommittee of the College Senate. Its membership is determined by the by-laws of the KSC Senate (Article VII. B). It oversees the entire curriculum process and has the authority to return any proposal that does not comply with the curriculum guidelines.

The SCC votes on proposals that fit any of the following categories: new degree, major or minor program revision (e.g. program proposal) split vote from the Dean’s Office and the School Curriculum Committee course proposal that crosses school lines

Additional considerations of note: Questions regarding proposals where jurisdiction may not be clear

should be directed to the SCC chair. When a proposal requires review by the SCC, the SCC chair must receive

it one week in advance of the SCC meeting where it will be reviewed. All proposals must be reviewed, voted upon, and approved for the

proposal to be presented to the Senate. If a proposal is not approved, it is returned to the sponsoring department.

A Committee member must be in attendance to vote. The Chair of the SCC will record the committee’s vote and comments in

meeting minutes. Proposals that have been approved by the SCC also need to be voted upon by the Senate. The SCC chair will provide substantive information about program proposals where Senate approval is required, and a brief summary of those proposals not voted upon by the SCC as information to the Senate. This information is submitted to the clerk of the Senate (by the Friday before the next Senate meeting) for distribution with the Senate agenda.

5. College Senate - All proposals reviewed and approved by the SCC are presented to the College Senate; in certain cases, proposals must be approved by the full College Senate.

The College Senate must vote on all course and program proposals that cross school lines and on major changes in college curriculum (e.g. program

proposals). The College Senate receives as “information only” all other curriculum changes from the SCC.

Article VI.F (Parliamentary Rules / Presentation of Motions) of the KSC Senate Bylaws states: “In the case of a curriculum package proposal, the presentation of a program packet may be put forward as one motion which includes the course proposals. If a senator wishes for the Senate to discuss and/or amend a document created by the SCC, a motion and second are required for discussion. It would require a majority vote by the Senate to bring the proposal to the floor for a vote.”

Proposals voted upon and reviewed by the SCC must also be reviewed and approved by a Senate vote. If a senator would like the Senate to discuss an approved proposal presented to the Senate as information, a motion and a second are required for discussion. It would require a majority vote by the Senate to bring the proposal to the floor for a vote. The SCC chair records the Senate vote and forwards approved proposals to the Provost. The SCC chair will move approved proposal from “Proposals before the Senate” to “Senate approved proposals” on the SCC Canvas site for the editor of the Catalog to access.

6. Provost - All program proposals approved by the Provost of the College must be communicated to the Registrar. The Provost is responsible for approving any new program proposals and revisions of existing programs.

7. President of the College - All program proposals both for new programs as well as those with substantial changes requiring additional resources must also be approved by the President of the College. The President delegates all other program approvals to the Provost.

Additional Notes

Editorial ChangesEditorial changes are defined as changes to catalog content that do not otherwise require submission of a formal curriculum proposal. If a department or program has identified a potential editorial change, or if there is some question as to the nature of the change, the SCC chair should be consulted. Editorial changes such as discrepancies with Senate-approved documentation, typographical concerns, etc. should be communicated directly to the Editor of the Catalog in the Registrar’s Office.

Course offering information, prerequisite and co-requisite information, and course deletions that do not impact program requirements do not require curriculum proposal approval.  After departmental approval, these changes must be communicated in writing to the Registrar by the department chair.

Three-Year RuleEach fall, the SCC will send the department chairs and coordinators an email asking that each program review its listed course offerings for accuracy. In order to provide students and academic advisors with accurate information, programs are advised to remove courses that have not been offered in three years (unless they foresee offering them in the near future). Courses that are removed due to inactivity can be reactivated at a later date upon request to the Registrar’s Office.

Departments and programs shall also be advised that all courses should indicate the frequency with which they are offered (e.g. fall, spring, eve- or odd-numbered years, etc.)

Experimental Course OfferingsExperimental courses are identified as 199 (basic), 399 (advanced), and 599 (graduate). They may be offered as variable credit (1-4 credits) with permission of the program’s faculty and the appropriate school dean. Experimental courses may not be repeated more than twice. If a topic is to be regularly offered, then it needs to proceed through the curriculum process and become a course listed in the catalog.

Topics CoursesCourses that include “may be repeated as topics change” within their description provide a place for course topics that are not, for whatever reason, course offerings included in the catalog. However, specific topics offered within these topics courses have not undergone the curriculum approval process required for courses listed in the catalog. Therefore, specific topics cannot be listed as either elective or required courses for a major or minor program.

Section 4. Guidelines for approving new programs, new options and concentrations, changes in program degree designations, and mergers, consolidations, and splits in existing programs

New Majors: Guidelines for Curriculum Development When proposing new programs or redesigning existing ones, the following questions must be addressed and the following kinds of information provided prior to the review and potential approval of a proposal.

Description of the Program Describe the curriculum; include descriptions of new or altered courses

being proposed and courses being deleted. How does it relate to the mission of Keene State College? Why is this (new) program being proposed or changed? Who is the intended audience? What are the program objectives and learning outcomes? Does the program have any innovative or unusual features? How does this program relate to others at the College; within the

University System of New Hampshire? Who has been involved in developing the proposal to date?

Course or Program Objective and Learning Outcomes For each course proposal, faculty must explicitly identify the knowledge students must demonstrate to complete the course successfully. The expectation for student learning will emanate from specific course objectives.

Program objectives and learning outcomes must be identified when a proposal for a new course or program is submitted. The sponsor must identify how a proposal affects objectives and learning outcomes for an existing program or course.

Objectives identify what the program, course, and/or professor will do. Learning Outcomes identify the knowledge and skills that a student will be able to demonstrate, including what learning will be assessed, and how it will be assessed (in addition to course grade) upon completion of the course or program.

There is no single “correct” method of stating intended learning outcomes. The guiding criteria are that the statements are both clear and well understood by faculty and students.

Course or Program ObjectivesIdentify the knowledge students will have an opportunity to gain, and the professional and intellectual skills they will have an opportunity to develop as a result of completing this course or program of study.

Learning OutcomesIdentify the knowledge, professional skills, and intellectual skills that students will be expected to demonstrate at the completion of this course or program of study.

Sponsors of ISP proposals should carefully align their outcomes statements with ISP Program Outcomes guidelines (https://www.keene.edu/academics/isp/) and Intellectual Skills Outcomes guidelines (URL TBD).

Need for the ProgramFaculty developing new program proposals must explicitly identify the need for the new program.

Projected Enrollment and GraduationEstimate the potential enrollment in, and numbers of graduates from, the program (both majors and non-majors) and state the basis upon which these figures were calculated.

ResourcesEstimate the resources required to implement this proposal: Faculty: Who will teach in the program? Are additional personnel

needed? How many? When? What particular kinds of expertise are required for this program?

Identify faculty having such expertise. If lacking, what additional expertise is required?

How will the program be administered? Is additional administrative assistance required?

What support staff is in place and what, if any, additional support is needed?

Are library resources adequate, or are additional resources required? In consultation with the Chair of the library, determine whether library resources are adequate to support this course addition or program change.

Are additional equipment and/or supplies needed? Specify and estimate the approximate cost.

Are space and physical facilities adequate? If not, what extra space or facilities are needed? Approximate cost?

Section 5. Minors: Guidelines for curriculum development or revision

A minor is a coherent set of courses (normally 20-24 credits) in a discipline or related disciplines smaller in scope than the major. A maximum of 9

credits of courses required for the major may also be used to complete requirements for the minor.

A proposal to establish a minor for a particular discipline should define the philosophy and purpose of the minor and explain how the design of the minor achieves that purpose. It should also indicate the degree of student interest anticipated, and its prospective impact upon course enrollments, faculty load and staffing, budget, and its impact upon other courses and programs. Faculty members are encouraged to study existing minors in the Catalog as models.

For practical and academic reasons, a discipline offering a minor program should be staffed by at least two full-time faculty members.

Minors should include both lower and upper division courses, and should utilize existing courses whenever possible.

Minors in the liberal arts or sciences typically reflect breadth rather than depth. For some minors, it may be a priority for the program to address basic competencies.

Courses used to satisfy requirements for the minor may also be used to satisfy ISP requirements when such courses meet the established criteria for ISP. Credits earned in courses used to satisfy multiple requirements will count once toward the total number of credits required for graduation.

Course or Program ObjectivesIdentify the knowledge students will have an opportunity to gain, and the professional and intellectual skills they will have an opportunity to develop as a result of completing this course or program of study.

Learning OutcomesIdentify the knowledge, professional skills, and intellectual skills that students will be expected to demonstrate at the completion of this course or program of study.

Sponsors of ISP proposals should carefully align their outcomes statements with ISP Program Outcomes guidelines (https://www.keene.edu/academics/isp/) and Intellectual Skills Outcomes guidelines (URL TBD).

AssessmentHow will the department/faculty know that learning outcomes have been achieved?

Section 6: Graduate programs. **Suggested Guidelines for Developing a Graduate Program Curricular Proposal:

1. Develop a draft curriculum for a graduate degree and/or certificate program within the department.

2. Meet with the department’s school dean.

3. Meet with other relevant school deans, including the Dean of Mason Library.

4. Meet with the Director of Continuing/Graduate Education, to discuss program and preliminary cost/benefit analysis of the program. Also meet with the Graduate Education Office.

5. Meet with the Provost to discuss the program. Utilize the resources of the Provost’s office to generate data regarding the professional/career job market related to the proposal.

6. Meet with the chairs of any affected departments for discussion of the proposal. 7. Meet with representatives of the student financial aid office to evaluate the relationship between the proposal and graduate student financial aid.

8. Revise proposals based on feedback.

9. Send to affected departments/programs for advisory vote.

10. Submit proposal to the relevant Curriculum Committees.

Appendix A. The Program Proposal Form

KEENE STATE COLLEGESENATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE2018-19 PROGRAM PROPOSAL FORM

** Please refer to the SCC’s Curriculum Guidelines, 2018-19, for instructions on completing this form (see Section 2, pp. 6-7).

Date of Submission:

Sponsoring Program and Chair:

Proposal Sponsor:

Proposed Action: Select the type(s) of action proposed:_____ Program addition_____ Program deletion_____ Program redesign_____ Change in academic standards **_____ Articulation agreement affected_____ Other - please specify

Current Program:

Proposed Program:

Program Objectives and/or Learning Outcomes:

Rationale:

Resources:

Advisory Opinions:

SIGNATURE FORM, 2018-2019

Program Title: __________________________________________

1. Sponsoring Program: _________________________ Chair Signature: _______________________

For ___ Against ___ Abstain___ Absent ___ Date _____________

Advisory Opinions: List the names of the affected departments and attach department responses.

2. Dean: Comment:

Approved____ Not Approved____

Signature: _________ Date ________

3. School Curriculum Committee or the ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee:

Comment:

For ___ Against ___ Abstain ___ Absent ___ Chair: ________________________Date ________

4. Senate Curriculum Committee: Comment:

For ___ Against___ Abstain ___ Absent ___ Chair: __________________________Date _________

5. Keene State College Senate:

Passed ___ Failed ___ Information___ Signature: ____________________________ Date ________

6. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs:

Approved___ Not Approved____ Information___ Signature: _____________________Date ________

7. President:

Approved___ Not Approved____ Information___ Signature: _____________________Date _________

Appendix B. The Course Proposal Form

KEENE STATE COLLEGESENATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

2018-2019 COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

** Please refer to the SCC’s Curriculum Guidelines, 2018-19, for instructions on completing this form (see Section 2, pp. 8-11).

Date of Submission:

Sponsoring Program and Chair:

Proposal Sponsor:

Proposed Action: Select the type(s) of action proposed._____ Course addition_____ Number change_____ Title change_____ Credit change_____ Description change

_____ Course replacement_____ Other - please specify

Current Course Prefix, Number, Title, and Description:

Proposed Course Prefix, Number, Title (30 character limit), and Description (50 word limit):

Course Objectives and/or Learning Outcomes:

Rationale:

Resources:

Advisory Opinions:

SIGNATURE FORM, 2018-2019

Course Prefix, Number, & Title: __________________________________________

1. Sponsoring Program: _________________________ Chair Signature: _______________________

For ___ Against ___ Abstain___ Absent ___ Date _____________

Advisory Opinions: List the names of the affected departments and attach department responses.

2. Dean: Comment:

Approved____ Not Approved____

Signature: _________ Date ________

3. School Curriculum Committee or the ISP Interdisciplinary Subcommittee:

Comment:

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For ___ Against ___ Abstain ___ Absent ___ Chair: ________________________Date ________

4. Senate Curriculum Committee: Comment:

For ___ Against___ Abstain ___ Absent ___ Chair: __________________________Date _________

5. Keene State College Senate:

Passed ___ Failed ___ Information___ Signature: ____________________________ Date ________

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