UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

Academic Program Approval

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs. Proposing department should complete this form. For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

Submitted by: Karen Stein phone number x4049

Department: School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy

Email address: kstein@udel.edu

Action: name change for Leadership major and minor

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(Example: add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration, revise major/minor/concentration, academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

Effective term: 09F

(use format 04F, 05W)

Current degree: BS

(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

Proposed change leads to the degree of: no change

(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

Proposed name: Organizational and Community Leadership

Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

(if applicable)

Revising or Deleting:

Undergraduate major / Concentration:_ ___________________________

(Example: Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)

Undergraduate minor:_ _________________________________________

(Example: African Studies, Business Administration, English, Leadership, etc.)

Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________

(Must attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________

(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________

Note: all graduate studies proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?

(Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

Explain, when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

There are no other units affected by this proposed change. There is no other undergraduate major at UD using the terms “organizational” or “leadership.” Its focus upon effective leadership for mobilizing people to form organizations for ethical, socially responsible and sustainable change for individuals, communities, and societies does not duplicate the mission of other units. As this program is within the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, it is excluded from AACSB or any other external program accreditation procedures.

Describe the rationale for the proposed program change(s): Name Change from Leadership to Organizational and Community Leadership

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

The need to revise the name of the Leadership major and minor to Organizational and Community Leadership stems from several sources.

First, the Leadership program moved from the Department of Consumer Studies to the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy. With this move, the focus of the undergraduate major became realigned with the focus of the existing graduate MPA concentration in Organizational Leadership, and it is part of the strategic plan of the School to strengthen the ability of undergraduate students in this major to participate in an accelerated degreee program leading to the MPA in less than the usual six years. Changing the name to organizational and community leadership at the undergraduate level serves to strengthen the integration of the undergraduate and graduate program in SUAPP, and serves as an explicit pathway for students seeking to further their education through an accelerated program. This name change is supported by the faculty of the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy.

Second, Leadership is an amorphous name without meaning or context, particularly to prospective freshmen. Our programmatic assessments have indicated that many prospective students believe that this is a skill-based, personal development program, and thus do not choose it as an academic major. The name of Organizational and Community Leadership, however, positions the major within our mission: our majors use their knowledge of leadership and quality of life issues to mobilize collective actions within organizational contexts that advance ethical, socially responsible and sustainable change for individuals, communities, and societies.

Third, a review of undergraduate leadership programs nationwide indicate that Organizational and Community Leadership is the program name most used. Thus, using that name will make us more recognizable and more easily found by prospective students and colleagues in similar units at other institutions.

Program Requirements:

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog. If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)

ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION: (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

Department Chairperson Date

Dean of College Date

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies Date

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com. Date

Secretary, Faculty Senate Date

Date of Senate Resolution Date to be Effective

Registrar Program Code Date

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs & International Programs Date

Provost Date

Board of Trustee Notification Date

Revised 10/23/2007 /khs