Welcome

Approval of Minutes: September 2025 Minutes

No Informational Matters for this meeting.

New Business

Conflict Management and Resolution:

Program Changes

• CMR: New Track Application for Conflict Coaching
• CMR: Change of Program to add variable credit
• CMR Organizational Track: Change of Program re: 556
• CMR Practitioner Track: Change of Program re: 556
• OL: Change of Program re: 556
• CONR Certificate: Change of Program re: 556
• CONR Certificate: Change of Program re: 690

Course Changes

New Courses

• CONR 556
• CONR 661
• CONR 671
• CONR 677

Closed Courses

• CONR 601

Changed Courses

• CONR 638
• CONR 645
• CONR 690

RN to BSN Pathway

Close Courses

• NURO 338
• NURO 353
• NURO 380
• NURO 433
• NURO 464
• NURO 465
• NURO 477
• NURO 478
• NURO 484
• NURO 494

Nutrition

New Course

• NTRO 327: New shared “O” course

Organizational Leadership (Undergraduate)

Course Changes

• LEAD 211

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Program Change

• CMDO: Remove SOCI 416 from Research Tool options

Announcements

• Welcome back, Dr. Counts!!!
• Due to the Holiday break, we will not hold a Council meeting in January, as there will not be sufficient time for matters to be submitted and approved in advance.
• New Program submissions (degree, certificate, track) for Catalog 26-27 must be submitted by February 15, 2026. All items must pass the Academic Council by the April meeting to be included in the catalog. The May Academic Council will be reserved for emergency program changes and catalog revisions.

Next Academic Council Meeting

• Matters Due by: February 9, 2026
• Council Meeting: February 23, 2026