Agenda September 2009

Colorado Commission on Higher Education Agenda
September 10, 2009 – 10:00 am
Front Range Community College, Rotunda, Rocky Mt. Room
3645 W. 112th Avenue, Westminster, Colorado

Meeting Announcement

I. Opening Business

1. Attendance
2. Approval of Minutes for the July 9, 2009 Commission Meeting
3. Welcome by Andy Dorsey, President of Front Range Community College
4. Reports by the Chair, Commissioners, Commission Subcommittees, Advisory Committee and Executive Director
5. Ratification of recommendation of Julie Marie Shepherd new student member of the Advisory Committee
6. Public Comments

II. Action/Consent Items

1. Proposal To Offer A Bachelor Of Science Degree In Athletic Training At Colorado State University-Pueblo - Dr. Julie Carnahan, Margot Plotz
• Attachment A
• Attachment B
2. Proposal To Offer A Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree In Applied Science At The University Of Colorado, Colorado Springs - Dr. Julie Carnahan, Margot Plotz
• Attachment A
• Attachment B
3. Approval Of M.A.T. Physical Education At University Of Northern Colorado - Dr. Ian Macgillivray, Dr. Julie Carnahan
4. Approval Of M.A. Theatre Education At University Of Northern Colorado - Dr. Ian Macgillivray, Dr. Julie Carnahan
5. Approval Of Master’s Of Natural Sciences Education (Mnse) At Colorado State University - Dr. Ian Macgillivray, Dr. Julie Carnahan
6. Approval Of Special Education Generalist Teacher Preparation Programs At Colorado Christian University - Dr. Ian Macgillivray, Dr. Julie Carnahan
7. Approval Of Science Teacher Endorsement With B.A. Geology; B.A. Integrated Physiology; And B.A. Molecular, Cellular And Developmental Biology At University Of Colorado Boulder - Dr. Ian Macgillivray, Dr. Julie Carnahan
8. Approval Of Credit Waiver And Secondary Mathematics Teacher Endorsement With B.S. Applied Mathematics At University Of Colorado Boulder - Dr. Ian Macgillivray, Dr. Julie Carnahan
9. Approval Of Special Education Generalist Endorsement At Colorado State University Pueblo -Dr. Ian Macgillivray, Dr. Julie Carnahan
10. Financial Aid Policy Update - Celina Duran, Diane Lindner
• Attachment A
• Attachment B
• Attachment C
11. Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Programs - Colorado Christian University - Celina Duran, Diane Lindner

III. Action Items

1. Degree Authorization Act – Huntington College Of Health Sciences - Heather
   Delange , Dr. Julie Carnahan
• Attachment A
• Attachment B
• Attachment C
2. Degree Authorization Act – Adam University - Heather Delange, Dr. Julie Carnahan
• Attachment A
• Attachment B
3. Degree Authorization Act – Spiritual Paths Institute - Heather Delange, Dr. Julie Carnahan
• Attachment A
• Attachment B
4. New Commission Policy Regarding Prioritization Of Capital Construction Projects Financed With Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds And/Or Recovery Zone Private Facility Bonds - Andrew Carlson, Diane Lindner
• Attachment A
5. Resolution Endorsing Proposal to Lumina Foundation for Making Opportunity Affordable Grant – David Skaggs

IV. Preliminary Briefing Item

1. Revised Institutional Report Template For Teacher Education Reauthorization Site Visits - Dr. Ian Macgillivray, Dr. Julie Carnahan
• Attachment A
• Attachment B

V. Information Items  

1. Preview of NCHEMS presentation planned for meeting to launch Colorado Higher Education Strategic Planning Initiative – Dennis Jones, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems