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CAA approves 3 new degrees based on old FCS framework

Brooke Schwartz, News Editor December 6, 2018

The Council on Academic Affairs approved the new branches of what used to be the school of Family and Consumer Sciences at its meeting Thursday. Last year, Provost Jay Gatrell revealed a college reorganization...

CAA to vote on revisions to majors

Brooke Schwartz, News Editor November 14, 2018

The Council on Academic Affairs will meet Thursday in the Edgar Room of Booth Library at 2 p.m. to discuss six action items ranging from a revised major to new courses. A new course titled ‘NTR 3500:...

CAA has tied vote over agricultural program option

Brooke Schwartz, News Editor October 25, 2018

The Council on Academic Affairs did not pass through a proposal for the organizational development, agricultural and rural enterprise option through the organizational development program at its meeting...

CAA to consider proposal for new organizational development program option

Brooke Schwartz, News Editor October 24, 2018

The Council on Academic Affairs will discuss a new organizational development, agricultural and rural enterprise option at its meeting on Thursday. According to the new option proposal, this addition...

CAA to discuss transfer credit hour requirements

Brooke Schwartz, News Editor September 25, 2018

The Council on Academic Affairs will be meeting Thursday at 2 p.m. in room 4440 of Booth Library. The CAA has two action items, including a new minor and the reduction of certain credit requirements for...

Rebecca Throneburg is a member of the Council on Academic Affairs and is a communications disorders and sciences professor. CAA discussed new changes in the shared governance discussion and added two action items to their agenda for next week.

CAA expresses shock, concerns with shared governance proposal

Brooke Schwartz, News Editor September 20, 2018

While the end of shared governance discussions may have seemed over to some following the conclusion of the Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday, members of the Council on Academic Affairs were in for a surprise...

CAA to discuss electronic course proposal forms

Brooke Schwartz, News Editor September 19, 2018

The Council on Academic Affairs will meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday in the Edgar Room of Booth Library. The council will get an update about their electronic course proposal form, which was re-discussed at...

Teshome Abebe, a member of the Faculty Senate and economics professor, at the Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday in Booth Library. The senate discussed shared governance and possible ways to boost communications between organizations on campus.

Faculty Senate sets January as end date for resolution on shared governance

Brooke Schwartz, News Editor September 18, 2018

After a year of discussion, the question of what to do about the Higher Learning Commission’s concerns with Eastern’s organizational communication is coming to a potential end. Many solutions and...

Jeffrey Stowell, a psychology professor as well and the vice chair of Faculty Senate, drew out a plan to potentially change the make up off the Council on Academic Affairs during its meeting on Thursday. The plan would not change the number of faculty members on the council, it would only change a couple of their titles.

Restructuring talks hit CAA

Brooke Schwartz, News Editor August 23, 2018

The Council of Academic Affairs, which has been working under suspended bylaws for the past year, will start to reinstate and update the bylaws as changes resulting from the “year of transition” continue...

Glassman tells CUPB about latest testimony to state senate higher education committee

Brooke Schwartz, Contributing Writer March 4, 2018

The Council on University Planning and Budgeting met on Friday to discuss newly added majors and Eastern President David Glassman’s most recent testimony to the state senate appropriations higher education...

CAA meeting canceled Thursday due to light agenda

Staff Report February 9, 2018

The Council on Academic Affairs meeting, originally set for 2 p.m. Thursday, was canceled because of a light agenda. Per CAA Bylaw VII.4.d, the CAA chairperson has added FCS 2244, Textile Analysis; FCS...

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Teshome Abebe is an economics professor and is also a member of the Faculty Senate. He said he thinks more discussion is needed about how to better structure organizations on campus to enhance shared governance.

Faculty Senate, CAA look at shared governance

Brooke Schwartz, Administration Reporter January 23, 2018

Members of the Council on Academic Affairs attended the Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday to continue a larger discussion on shared governance and how it applies to Eastern’s organizations. At their...

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