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: __Susan J. Hall________________________
phone number__x4909________
Department: _Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences_____
email address_sjhall@udel.edu_
Action: ___divide
existing academic department into two new academic departments____________
(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 __07/01/10
(use format 04F, 05W)
Current
degree________________________________________________________________
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: ___________________________________________
(Example: BA,
BACH,
Proposed name:_______________________________________________________________
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”)
None
Explain, when appropriate,
how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate
education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/
N/A – no curriculum change associated
Identify other units affected
by the proposed changes:
(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)
None
Describe the rationale for
the proposed program change(s):
(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the
curriculum or program.)
Proposal to Reorganize the Department of Health, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences into Two New Academic Departments
On
Background:
The department of HNES has grown dramatically over the past
11 years since joining what is now the
At other institutions across the country, these programs are organized within many different departmental structures. However, we are not aware of any other university in the country that places all of these program areas within a single academic department. In fact, at some very reputable institutions, there are entire colleges that include some, but not all of these programs and with not many more faculty than our department here at UD.
Tables A & B show current (fall 09) undergraduate and graduate student enrollments within the department by major. Exercise Science and Athletic Training, the South campus programs, have 47% of all undergraduate students and 39% of all graduate students in the department. Conversely, the combined North campus programs, Health Behavior Science/Health Promotion, Health and Physical Education, Nutrition, and Sport Management, have 53% of all undergraduate students and 61% of all graduate students.
Table A. HNES Undergraduate Enrollments*
|
HNES Undergraduate
Majors |
F09 Enrollment |
% |
|
Athletic Training |
101 |
8 |
|
Exercise Science |
469 |
39 |
|
Health Behavior Science |
130 |
11 |
|
Health & Physical Education |
76 |
6 |
|
Sport Management |
165 |
14 |
|
Applied Nutrition |
51 |
4 |
|
Dietetics |
174 |
15 |
|
Nutritional Science |
30 |
3 |
|
Total |
1196 |
|
*The HESC enrollment counts include freshman interest group students.
Table B. HNES Graduate Enrollments
|
HNES Graduate
Programs |
F09 Enrollment |
% |
|
M.S. in Exercise Science & Ph.D. in BMSC |
27 |
23 |
|
Ph.D. in |
17 |
14 |
|
Ph.D. in Biology (EXSC advised students) |
2 |
2 |
|
M.S. in Health Promotion |
16 |
13 |
|
M.S. in Human Nutrition |
18 |
15 |
|
Dietetic Internship Program |
40 |
33 |
|
Total |
120 |
|
Rationale:
With the growth of the department and the large number of disparate programs housed within it, it was thought that the department is too broad to function effectively as a single, cohesive academic unit. Combining Athletic Training and Exercise Science makes sense because 1) these programs are combined at the graduate level, and 2) these faculty and graduate students are housed in the Human Performance Lab, which is physically separate from the rest of the department and located on South campus. Combining the remaining programs makes sense because 1) there are past, existing, and potential collaborative linkages among faculty across these program areas, and 2) these faculty and graduate students are physically housed on North campus.
The smaller size and increased homogeneity of the two new departments will be advantageous for both students and faculty. There will be a concomitant increase in the visibility of the academic programs within each unit, with positive implications for attracting student majors, as well as recruiting faculty. The new, more homogeneous faculty groups will also be more focused for purposes of strategic planning and developing new curricula. This will translate to an enhanced ability to offer high-quality academic programs for students. Implementation of the smaller, more homogeneous departments will also translate to improved academic advisement for students, with faculty only advising students in the program areas in which the faculty are teaching, (which is not always currently the case.) We also anticipate increased opportunities for informal social interactions between faculty and students, which will improve students’ sense of belonging to their home academic department.
Proposal and Plan
for Implementation:
We propose that effective July 1, 2010 the Department of
Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences be separated into two new academic
departments, with one encompassing the South campus programs, including faculty
and programs in Exercise Science and Athletic Training, and the other
encompassing the North campus programs, including faculty and programs in
Health Behavior Science/Health Promotion, Health and Physical Education, and
Nutrition and Dietetics. There is
already a physical separation of these faculty groups, with one group housed in
the Human Performance Lab on South campus and the other group housed on North
campus in
There is currently a separate proposal to relocate the Sport Management program to the Lerner College of Business and Economics. That proposal is separate from this one, and so while it is noted, the Sport Management faculty and students, still within the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences for the 09-10 academic year, are listed as being affiliated with the North campus department.
The new department names selected by faculty are Behavioral Health and Nutrition (North campus) and Kinesiology and Applied Physiology (South campus.) (The faculty groups may wish to revisit these name choices.) The North campus department will include 21 of the current faculty and the South campus department will include 20 of the current faculty.
All faculty holding full or part-time appointments in the department have chosen the new department affiliation they wish to hold. These are listed below.
North campus
Department Composition
Full-time Faculty (20) Other Faculty (1)
Leta Aljadir Carolyn Manning Avron Abraham (20% in
Sandy Baker Iva Obrusnikova department)
Jan Bibik Beth Orsega-Smith
Tim DeSchriver* Matt Robinson*
Karen Edwards Ann Rucinski
Richard Fang John Schuster
Steve Goodwin Kristin Scrabis-Fletcher
Edgar Johnson* Kelebogile Setiloane
Marie Kuczmarski Roger Spacht
*The three sport management faculty may be moving to the Lerner College of Business and Economics effective July 2010.
South campus
Department Composition
Full-time Faculty (20)
Dave Barlow Chris Knight
Dena Deglau
Dave Edwards Chris Modlesky
Bill Farquhar Shelley Provost-Craig
Susan Hall Bill Rose
Keith Handling Todd Royer
Slobodan Jaric Jeff Schneider
Tom Kaminski Steven Stanhope
Tom Kepple Buz Swanik
Department Chairs
Hall has served as chair of the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences for the past 10 years. She is currently undergoing a five-year review. Pending the outcome of the review, she is willing to continue to serve as chair of the South campus department should Dean Kathy Matt wish to appoint her and with a positive vote of the South campus faculty.
The college will
conduct a national search for a new department chair for the North campus
department during 2010-2011 academic year. It is
hoped that a new chair will be chosen who will begin July 2011 for the North
campus department. Effective
Division of
Academic Programs
There are no curriculum changes associated with this proposal for the division of the existing department into two new ones. The existing academic majors, minors, and graduate programs will be divided as shown below.
Existing Academic
Programs to be Housed in the North Campus Department:
Undergraduate Majors Minors Graduate Programs
Applied Nutrition Coaching Science Health Promotion
Dietetics Nutrition Human Nutrition
Nutritional Sciences Public Health * Dietetic Internship
Health Behavior Science
Health and Physical Education
Sport Management
*currently proposed
Academic Programs to be Housed in the South Campus Department:
Undergraduate Majors Minors Graduate Programs
Athletic Training Strength and Conditioning Exercise Science
Exercise Science Exercise Science Applied Physiology*
Figure Skating Coaching
*(currently proposed)
Faculty Senate
Resolution
The resolution for Faculty Senate approval of this proposal
is listed below.
Whereas,
the Department of Health,
Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences has grown dramatically over the past 10 years,
with undergraduate enrollment currently at approximately 1200 undergraduates
and 120 graduate students, and
Whereas,
the Department includes eight
undergraduate majors, five minors, and three graduate programs, with an
additional graduate program currently proposed, and
Whereas,
faculty and administrators
within the
Whereas,
Department and College faculty
have voted to approve the division of the existing department into two new
academic departments, and
Whereas,
the new academic departments will
be more strategically focused and more visible, and thus better able to recruit
outstanding students and to provide a high-quality education for students, and
Whereas, the proposed new academic units are already physically separated on North and South campuses, and
Whereas, faculty in the new department units have agreed upon new department names, be it therefore
Resolved, that the Faculty Senate recommends that the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences be reformulated as two new departments, to be called the Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition and the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology. (Department name choices subject to change.)
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.)
No associated curriculum change is proposed.
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 Programs
& Planning Date
Provost Date
Board of Trustee Notification Date
Revised