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CAA to vote on revision to minor

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor October 30, 2019

The Council on Academic Affairs will vote Thursday on revising the environmental sustainability and environmental studies minor to both be replaced with a new minor: environmental impact and sustainability. The...

CAA will not meet Thursday

Staff Report October 16, 2019

The Council on Academic Affairs will not meet during its regular time at 2 p.m. Thursday in room 4440 of Booth Library because it has no items to act on. Office Administrator Cindy Hutchinson said in...

CAA approves 21 action items

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor October 13, 2019

The Council on Academic Affairs approved all executive action items Oct. 10, including 14 items added to the agenda the day of the meeting. The addition of the 14 items prompted a discussion about reminding...

CAA talks learning goals in general education

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor September 19, 2019

The Council on Academic Affairs heard the assessment practices review committee’s consensus that undergraduates’ learning goals should be assessed at the general education level rather than the major...

Holly Farley, a nursing professor, addresses questions from Greg Aydt, an academic adviser for the Student Success Center, Thursday during a CAA meeting in Room 4440 of Booth Library.

CAA approves 21 nursing program items

Emilie Bowman, Staff Reporter September 5, 2019

The Council on Academic Affairs approved 21 nursing program related items and the proposal to take a student’s weighted GPA into account during the admission process during its Thursday meeting. Changing...

CAA talks changes to admissions grade scale

Emilie Bowman, Staff Reporter August 29, 2019

The Council on Academic Affairs heard a late addition to its discussion items proposing a change in the admission policy. The CAA is hoping to officially act upon the proposal at its next weekly meeting. Richard...

CAA hears of Nursing program, approves 8 items

Emilie Bowman, Staff Reporter August 22, 2019

Editors Note: This story has been modified from its original edition. Previously the article misquoted Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Jason Hood. Hood did not say he was excited to "oppose"...

CAA to discuss BIO course amends

Emilie Bowman, Staff Reporter August 21, 2019

The Council on Academic Affairs will vote on modifying biology course BIO 3888G to include the study abroad course on Tuesday during its 2 p.m. meeting in Room 4440 of Booth Library. The council will...

Claudia Janssen Danyi, Council on Academic Affairs member, and Carson Gordon, CAA student member, look at the agenda for the CAA meeting Thursday. Janssen Danyi was voted to be the vice chair of CAA for the 2019-2020 academic year.

CASL to be suspended; 2019 Faculty Laureate named

Corryn Brock, Associate News Editor April 25, 2019

The Council on Academic Affairs discussed a memo announcing the suspension of the ad hoc Committee for the Assessment on Student Learning. According to the memo sent by Provost Jay Gatrell, CASL will...

CAA to vote on theatre major revision

Staff Report April 24, 2019

The Council on Academic Affairs has one item to be acted on for its April 25 meeting at 2 p.m. in Room 4440 of Booth Library. The council will vote on revisions to the theatre arts major. During the...

CAA approves minor, concentration

Corryn Brock, Associate News Editor April 18, 2019

The Council on Academic Affairs approved 11 items including a new music minor and concentration. Shellie Gregorich, Music Department chair, and Bradley Decker, instructor of music composition and technology,...

CAA to vote on 11 items during Thursday meeting at Booth Library

Staff Report April 17, 2019

The Council on Academic Affairs will vote on 11 items during their meeting Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the 4440 room of Booth Library. The items include a new concentration, one revised major, one new...

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