b. FSCC 18-19-18 New Certificate in Journalism: Shabazz explained that this certificate is designed to attract students outside of the major and also dual credit students. He noted that the classes in this certificate are not new classes; they are currently being taught in the major.

Moffett noted that the spirit of these certificates is like the certificate programs in Land Grant.

FSCC 18-19-19 New Certificate in Public Relations: Shabazz noted that these courses are already on the books; it's just a matter of bringing them together under the certificate.

Question: is the certificate recorded on the transcript? A Curriculum Committee member replied that the student receives a supplementary document with the certificate, and it is on their transcript.

Moffett noted that there is a national shift towards micro-credentialing, which is a trend in higher education mentioned in the Robot Proof book. Part of the appeal of credentials is that they are fewer hours than a major or a minor. Vote: voice vote - unanimous yes, with no abstentions

Vote: voice vote - unanimous yes, with no abstentions

FSCC 18-19-20 New Certificate in Broadcasting: Shabazz explained that this certificate is similar to the others just passed.

Vote: voice vote - unanimous yes, with no abstentions

e. FSCC 18-19-21 New Certificate in Digital Communication: Shabazz noted that the two new courses just passed are to go into this certificate. The other courses in this certificate are already on the books.

Vote: voice vote – unanimous yes, with no abstentions

Budget and Academic Support Committee: Chair Phillip Clay was at a conference, so committee member Bruce Griffiths reported on the following items:

The members of BASC had worked to develop an inventory worksheet for classrooms, to examine how much seating was available, is the room ADA compliant, is the seating moveable or fixed, etc. The spreadsheet compiled by BASC contains that information for all the primary classroom centers on campus. Griffiths explained that Chair Clay then developed a summary of the findings. Thus, we can know for the future that if an instructor goes to HH 224, what is available in there. The summary notes the positives and negatives for each building—for example, projectors and smart boards, etc. To sum it up, there are areas that need improvements, and hopefully they will be budgeted. We know that the instructional budget should include classroom amenities and updates, not just faculty salaries.

Moffett added that at a recent University Forum meeting, President Brown had mentioned wanting an inventory of our academic spaces, so Moffett sent this BASC inventory to Brown in the hopes that it would be helpful.

Griffiths responded that whether rooms are labeled as “classroom” or as “lab space” makes a difference in funding from CPE, so we want to make sure we are taking advantage of those facilities funds the best we can.

Moffett noted that he had asked the Provost about getting access to the instructional budget; the Provost explained that it’s complicated because his office doesn’t manage the whole instructional budget, just the small operating budget which he oversees. When Moffett met with Provost Yates and explained that the faculty want a representative in budget talks where the instructional budget is discussed, Yates was positive in his response.