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The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

CAA discusses program review methodology

Cassie Buchman, News Editor January 26, 2017

The Council on Academic Affairs discussed how it would start looking at programs being considered for elimination and reorganization at their meeting Thursday. The four programs being considered are...

CAA discusses vitalization role

Chrissy Miller, Administrative Reporter January 20, 2017

  The Council on Academic Affairs discussed their role in the vitalization project and revised the public relations minor at their meeting Thursday. As brought up by philosophy professor Gary...

CAA bylaw poses vitalization question

Chrissy Miller, Administration Reporter January 12, 2017

  A bylaw stating that the Council on Academic Affairs has jurisdiction on the addition, deletion or revision of all undergraduate programs and what this could mean for the vitalization project...

CAA to vote on family and consumer sciences option revision

Staff Report January 12, 2017

The Council on Academic Affairs will vote on revising the dietetics option in family and consumer sciences and three family and consumer sciences courses at their meeting Thursday. The actions requested...

CAA adds criminology major, changes chemistry name

Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter December 9, 2016

  The Council on Academic Affairs passed a new criminology major and changed the name of the chemistry department to chemistry and biochemistry at their meeting Thursday. Darren Hendrickson,...

CAA changes bylaws, downsizes

Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter December 1, 2016

  The Council on Academic Affairs voted to reduce the number of members, eliminate a political science class, limit another class and grant more flexibility with the major’s independent studies...

Faculty Senate to discuss downsizing

Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter November 29, 2016

  Faculty Senate will talk about possibly downsizing and voting on a new replacement for a Council on Academic Affairs member in their next meeting tomorrow at 2 p.m. in room 4440 of the Booth...

CAA votes on new biological sciences class

Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter November 17, 2016

The Council on Academic Affairs is looking to downsize itself by shrinking its membership from nine to eight members and from three student members to one. They are doing this because the school has...

CAA to vote on new biological sciences course

Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter November 17, 2016

The Council on Academic Affairs will vote on adding a new biological sciences class during their meeting 3 p.m. Thursday in Room 4440 of the Booth Library. The course is called Clinical Rotation and...

CAA discusses study abroad, downsizing

Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter November 10, 2016

The Council on Academic Affairs discussed study abroad courses and downsizing itself at its meeting Thursday. The CAA also voted to add a new course to the psychology department’s course catalog....

CAA to hear two new course proposals

Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor November 10, 2016

Two new course proposals will be brought to the Council on Academic Affairs 2 p.m. today in Room 4440 of Booth Library. BIO 3460, Clinical Rotation, which will be added to the agenda at the meeting,...

CAA approves new courses, accept out of state credits

Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter November 3, 2016

The Council on Academic Affairs voted on course revisions and heard the sociology department program review. The CAA voted on three course revisions, with the first one being world archeology. This...

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