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STATE O F C O N N E C T I C U T BOARD OF TRUSTEES * FOR THE STATE COLLEGES
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RESOLUTION
concerning
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE i n
PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH a t
Southern Connecticut S t a t e College
September 8, 1978
RESOLVED, Under t h e a u t h ~ r i t y gran ted t h e Board of Trus tees i n Chapter 164 , Sec t ion 10-109 of t h e General S t a t u t e s and Publ ic Act 77-573, Southern Connecticut S t a t e College i s hereby au thor ized t o submit a program proposal l ead ing t o a Bachelor of Science Degree i n Publ ic and Community Heal th t o t h e Board of Higher Education f o r planning approval .
A C e r t i f i e d True Copy: A
James A . Fros t / Executive Direc tor
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STATE O F C O N N E C T I C U T BOARD OF HIGHER EDC'CATION
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AREA CODE 203 566-2324
BOARD OF TRUSTEES F_OR I H E STATE COLLEGES ,
June 8, 1979
Dr. Manson Van B. Jennings, President Southern Connecticut S ta t e College 501 Crescent S t r ee t New Haven, Connecticut 06515
Dear Dr. Jennings:
A t a special meeting on June 4 , 1979, a quorum being present, the Board of Higher Education passed the following resolutions:
RESOLVED tha t the Board of Higher Education, in accordance w i t h the provisions of Section 10-323e of the General S ta tu tes , grant planning approval t o Southern Connecticut
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Sta te College f o r a bachelor's degree level program in
t Pub1 i c and Community Heal t h y subject t o the usual require-
'ments f o r l icensure and accredi tat ion. -_,
RESOLVED tha t the Board of Higher Education, i n accordance with the provisions of Section 10-323e of the General S ta tu tes , grant planning approval t o Southern Connecticut S ta te College f o r a sixth-year level program i n Library- Information Studies, subject t o the usual requ+emrm f o r l icensure and accreditation.
d"- This favorable action taken by the Board i s contingent on the appro- p r i a t e commitment of resources, and i s made with the understanding tha t such programs are subject t o the usual ongoing accrediting review by the Board of Higher Education. The planning approval lapses i f a H
l icensure v i s i t o r evaluation has not been completed within twelve L G months from the June 4 , 1979 date of the Board's favorable action.
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We w i s h you success i n your planning e f f o r t and look forward t o working w i t h you on the future l icensing of these programs.
- Sincerely yours, -L &LU&J~
I Donald H. Winandy, Coordinator
i. DHW: df Planning and Academic Affairs
, ., cc James A. Frost, Exec. Dir., SC
I Donald W. Skinner
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STATE O F C O N N E C T I C U T i
BOARD OF HIGHER ED C'CA TION - P " p g - q ' C . 7 r q .
P.0 . BOX I320 HARTFORD. c O N S E C T I C I : T O ~ ~ E k 18 & si V & 3 AREA CODE 203 566-2321
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BOAR9 Oi TRUSTEES EOR THE; STATE COLLEGES ;,
June 8, 1979
Dr. Manson Van B. Jennings, President Southern Connecticut S ta te College 501 Crescent S t r ee t New Haven, Connecticut 06515
Dear Dr. Jenni ngs :
A t a special meeting on June 4, 1979, a quorum being present, the Board of Higher Education passed the following resolutions:
RESOLVED tha t the Board of Higher Education, i n accordance w i t h the provisions of Section 10-323e of the General S ta tu tes , grant planning approval t o Southern Connecticut
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L. Sta te College fo r a bachelor's degree level program i n Pub1 i c and Comrnuni ty Health, subject t o the usual require-
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'ments f o r l icensure and accreditation.
RESOLVED tha t the Board of Higher Education, i n accordance w i t h the provisions of Section 10-323e of the General S ta tu tes , grant planning approval t o Southern Connecticut S ta te College f o r a sixth-year level program i Information Studies, subject t o the usual requ f o r l icensure and accreditation.
This favorable action taken by the Board i s contingent on the appro- p r i a t e commitment of resources, and is made w i t h the understanding t h a t such programs are subject t o the usual ongoing accrediting review by the Board of Higher Education. The planning approval lapses i f a Y
l icensure visit o r evaluation has not been completed w i t h i n twelve ----c 4 ' ' ,, months from the June 4, 1979 date of the Board's favorable action. /
We w i s h you success i n your planning e f f o r t and look forward t o working w i t h you on the future licensing of these programs.
~ i n c k r e l ~ yours,
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Dona1 d H. Wi nandy , ~ o o r d i nator * DHW : df Planning and Academic Affairs
cc James A. Frost, Exec. Dir., SC \ .
Donald W. Skinner
June 18, 1979
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A PLANNING PROPOSAL FOR
A SIXTH YEAR PROGRAM IN LIBRARY - INFORMATION STUDIES
Submitted By
Division of Library Science and
Instructional Technology
Southern Connecticut State College
November 1977
I. Program C l a s s i f i c a t i o n
A. Program name: Library-Information S tud ie s l3. T i t l e of degree: S ix th Year Diploma C. HEGIS c l a s s i f i c a t i o n : 1601 D. Div is ion: Library Science and I n s t r u c t i o n a l Technology E. Southern Connecticut S t a t e College
11. Program Descr ip t ion
Nar ra t ive summary:
"Reading machines, t eaching machines, electronic c a r r e l s , c l o s e d - c i r c u i t t e l e v i s i o n , t a p e r eco rde r s , mo- t i o n p i c t u r e screens - t h e age of technology i s moving i n t o t h e h i t h e r t o machineless q u i e t of t he l i b r a r y . A t one end of t h e spectrum, a s l a v e carv ing a message i n a c l a y t a b l e t ; a t t h e o t h e r , a whi r r ing , computerized pushbutton l i b ra ry . " l
The modern l i b r a r y has become a h ighly s o p h i s t i c a t e d educa t iona l i n s t i t u t i o n . While r e t a i n i n g t h e t r a d i t i o n a l Eunctions of acqu i r ing , organiz ing , and d isseminat ing information, t he media and technology employed i n t h e process have changed d rama t i ca l ly , To b r ing a t t e n t i o n t o t h e s e changes and/or t o h i g h l i g h t t h e s e changes, l i b r a r i e s a r e o f t e n t i n e s r e f e r r e d t o a s media cen te r s* o r l ea rn ing resource c e n t e r s , 3
"Library-Information Studies , " t h e t i t l e s e l e c t e d f o r t h i s program, expands t h e concept of l i b r a r i e s by encompassing e s s e n t i a l elements of i n s t r u c t i o n a l technology and information sc ience . ( I n s t r u c t i o n a l tech- nology concerned wi th t h e u t i l i z a t i o n of audio and video technology; . information sc ience concerned wi th the u t i l j z a t i o n of computer tech- nology) .
I n t h e proposed s i x t h year program, o b j e c t i v e s a r e d i r e c t e d t o :
1. P ro fes s iona l advancement i n e x i s t i n g o r r e l a t e d information occu- pa t ions .
2. Maintaining and improving knowledge and s k i l l s i n a n e x i s t i n g a r e a of expe r t i s e .
3. Re-di rec t ing e x i s t i n g p ro fe s s iona l c a r e e r s t o r e l a t e d information f i e l d s .
Thcb progra1n w i l l provide s tudent opt ions in l i b r a r y s r 1 i,ncc , . i n s t ruc t iona l 1 c.chnology a~:'t irlforrnstjon .;ci e l ~ c c , Present ttl i n i s - inp, i s t o provide a n ine c r e d i t reqriirc-ncnt, 311 c lec tcd concentra- t i o n of n ine t o twelve c r e d i t s , and n ine t o twc>lvc c r c d i t s i n cog- n a t e ~ ~ C C ~ ~ V C R f o r 21 t o t a l progr.'jll: of 30 c r e d i t hours. Programs w i l l be tai101.c.d t o t h e nc ,~ds of the i n d i v i d u a l s ,
B. Involvement of o t h e r i n s t i tclt ions: - Not appl ic .ahle .
C. T rans fe r a r t i c u l a t i o n cons ide ra t jons :
The propcscd program will meet t h e needs of information profcs- :i ionnl s f o r advanr ed spec i a l i zcd prepar# l t ion and cont inuing cducl t ion. The Divis ion p re sen t ly o f f c r s a , ; , S o degree program i n l ibrary-inform' j- t ion servict . and M,S. degree programs i n l i b r a r y sc ience a rd i n s t r u c - t i ona l technology. 'Chc graduate program i n l i b r a r y science i s na t ion - a l l y accrcditccl by tile American L i b r ' l r y Assoc ia t ion ( A . L , A . ) .
Althou -h A.L.A. a - c r c d i t s only N U S , tft'grcc. programs, tlli s n a t ioncii assoc i n t i o i 4 !ins provided a b luep r in t f o r a carc.er ladder ( l a t t i c e ) 1 - c q i 1 i r i n g para1 l c l cducat ion component s f o r t i l c prepara t ion of ;)t>rsonnco 1, Etliication lcvc!ls rang;@ from assoc i a t c dcgrec programs f o r the prc para- t i o n of technical a s s i s t a n t s t o doc tora l programs f o r the prcparacion o I tc\achcrs and r c~sea rchc r s ,
IrI:~stcr's Llt.grcc. programs i n A , L A , acc redl 1c.d >c l ioo ls arc3 I vi>ic- a l l y tlc.sjgncd t o prepare g t n ~ . r a l i s t - s who a r e eqriipkx'd t o f11nc.t i c ~ l l i n a v ~ l r i e t y oi p o s i t i o n s . It i s g t n c r n l l y aarccil tha t the onta \t*;lr o f pr tbparat ion a t * h e M.S, l ? v c l i s i n s u f f i c i c ~ n t t o p r c p e r e ~ o n p c t c n L
specialists f o r cidvancc.d pos i t i ons , A few schools , primari 1 y i n Cdna- (1'1, ~;.IVC d ~ ~ v c l ~ j ; ) ~ d two year n i a s t ~ ~ r ' s dcgreo program.: t o nceL [hi ' need I n tllc Unircd Sta tes , schools habc 11ovc.d t o thc. s i x t h s c a r program l o mclc>t the nced f c r advanctd s p t c i o l i z a t ion ,
The p r o p o s ~ d program w i l l consi s t c ~ ~ ~ . wi t11 "xi .cting sixti1 yt ar r\
programs i n acc red i t ed l i b r a r y school:,, Rogers- qotcd tllst tht. rn'lior focus of t hcsc programs i s t o ; ~ r n v i d c a vc>hicle fo r cont inuing 1-drlca- t ioil and t o pro7tide s p c ~ c i o l i z o ~ l p r c p ~ l - a t j o n l o r sub jec t spec. ia l is t s, - t tlcllni c a l spc.cja2is ts and a c l r l ~ i ~ ~ i s t r a t o r s anc! superv isors o f cornpli .~
' 011s . l i Orary opera t.:
A. - R c l a t i o ~ ~ s h i p t o mission and c.:;i.,ting prozrlmr;: -- -
S o ~ ~ t h c rn t l ~ i s authorized t o o f 1 e r a !3,S, dt>$:l-ct, i n l i l ~ r a r y s c i c n c ~ . i l l 1940 and an FI,S, degree i n 1954, The p r o p ( > s . , d s i x t ! ~ y c n r program
wil.1 proviclc t hc t h i r d , advanccbd cornpont.mt o E a n cduc.ati o n a l c a r e e r ladder ( s e e Div is ion P~.ograms, Appcnd ix A), The program dcsign w i l l meet t he needs of ini'ormatil)n pro?c .ss iona ls f o r advanced spec i a l i zed p repa ra t ion and ,ont inui t ig educat ion.
I Other I n s t i t u t i o n s :
There a r e 58 A.L.A. a cc red i t ed l i b r a r y s c ~ i i ~ ~ o l a i n t he United S t a t e s and s i x i n ~ a n a d a . ~ Of t l r i s number ( 6 4 ) , 29schools o f f e r a s i x t h year of advanced specia1i:ted ~ . d i ~ c i ~ t i o n Loday and o t h e r schools art. i n t h e planning stag^,:^. Soutbcrn hds tile o n l y acc red i t ed program i r i Connt-cticut and i s one of two ac.crcc?itcd programs i n New England. This w i l l be t h e only s i x t h year program i n l i b ra ry - in fo rma t ion s t u d i e s i n New England.
I Future Outlook Data:
The National Conmission o n L i b r a r i ( > s dnc! T;~folmar inn St i ence has s u b ~ t a n t i a t ~ d a nccd f o r advanced st ttdy i o i prncti Lioners i n t hc i nforn~at ion f i e l d . Recommentlcd w d s ":I I > , I ~ i i)nw; (It, prngrani o I'
con t inuing cduc,it-ion f o r pc~rsonnc.1 i n t l ~ c h 1 i Ill-dt-y ,i11d i u f o r i l ~ ~ t i o n s c i encae f i e l d . "7 In rcsponsc t o t h i s rceivibtl n ~ * c c l , a C o n t inuing Library Education Network and Exchange ( C L E N E ) was c l~s igned a s cl
clear inghouse fo r t h e n a t i o n , A recent s tudy a t t he Univc>:si t y c;t M i c h i & , s ~ ~ , tlircJcted t o
prc t l ic t ions of p r o b a b i l i t y i n t hc i ~ c > l d t o 1990, p r o v i d e d s r v e r a l f ind ings suppor t ing what we have a l r cad ) done and are d o i ~ l g a t Southern: 1. The d e s i r a b i l i t y of i n t e g r a t i n g l i h r s r y , in lc rmat ion scic.ncc-
and educa t iona l media programs, 2. The expansion of technology and networking Lor such uses as
information r e t r i e v a l and ca ta loging . 3 . An emphasis ,)r! t h e r o l e of the l i b r a r y schoc)l i n p r o v i d i & ~ g
cont i nu j ng (.ducat ion programs " 8
In Connect- c i l t , t h e nctxl £01- a s j s t h vf.,ir ,>r~)gr~?nl i n 1 i l ~ r c t r ~ * scicancc was sul;l;r~sLed In t t i c b Master T'ian f o r l l i , iil?r Etlucat i o n , T I ] Chapter I V , Conct>rns f o r t h e Futrrrc., i i- w,i> s t a L c b t l tlint t h c r c wc rca "cc.rtain field:; i n which i t .ippe,lrs tha t (:o.ii,c~c 1 i c rrt i s g r a ~ i t i n g abnormally low ~ w r c e n t a g e of d e g r r , ~ s 'lt t h ( t 1 l . 1 : ; ~ ~ r ' : , l c \ c l o r o b o ' ~ ~ . II'J
L ibrary Scicnccb was c i t e d a s one' arcs T L ~ l ~ n o I O ~ ! . ~ , another D i v i . ; i o n focus, was a l s o c i t e d i n tht, MasL~$r Plan r11ldc.r T( :p i cs f o r Fi~rthclr S ~.udy :
"Technc,l o g i c a l dcvolopment s , a v a i l a b l e a dcccl~lc~ o r more, a r c s t i l l unde r -u t i l i zed i n support of in - . s t r u c t i o n a l progranl:, i n Connect.icut. P o t e n t i a l , . x i s t s f o r g iv ing studexlts mor~> op t ions as t a when and wh(*rc they w i l l s tudy , f o r s e lv ing t h e ha~tdicapped b c t t e r ; f o r extending cont inuing educat ion an3 1 i f e long l e s r n - i ng o p p o r t u n i t i e s , inc luding provi s i t o r t r a i n i n g programs f o r companies t h a t want t o '1.1vu cmployecs brought up-to-date i n c e r t a i n sub jec t a r c a s and f o r i n d i v i d u a l s who ncctd o r want t o make c a r e e r switches. ,110
Qua l i f i ed s p e c i a l i s t s a r e needed t o provide f o r the informa- t i o n needs of s o c i e t y , The l c v c l of educdt ion designed f o r the p repa ra t ion of t hcse spt :c iaSists i s the s i x t h year .
B - Student demand and s tuden t i n t e r e s t :
~ o u t l i c r n ' s l i b r a r y sc ience program, in continuous opera t ion f o r more rhan t h i r t y ycu r s , has produced hundreds of graduatc?~. Many a r c obvious candida tes f o r t h e s i x t h year program s incc con- t i nu ing educat ion and advanced s p e c i a l i z a t i o n a r e major rhcmcs o f the profess ion . The r e l a t e d a r e a s of i n s t r u c t i o n a l technology and information sc ience r ep re sen t an e n t i r e l y new corlcern to l a r g e numbers of p ro fe s s iona l s .
Many of our cxistir7g spec i a l i zed courses r e g u l a r l y a t t r a c t those who have a l r eady earned a mas t e r ' s degree i n l i b r a r y sc ience . Thei r i n t e r e s t i s i n fu r thc r s p e c i a l i z a t i o n and/or r e d i r e c t i o n of profc?ssional ca ree r s .
Roc(-nt graduates and our presznt stutl6~1lt body w i l l a l s o be i n t c r c s t c d i n t h e program, p a r t i c u l a r l y fo r advanccd s p e c i a l i z a t i o n . The Div is ion graduates 120 M.S. degree s t~ r t l en t s each year , and we have 690 s tuden t s c u r r e n t l y r ~ n r o l l e d in p l ;inned M.S. d e ~ r c e programs. I.ndiviti11al corlrsc? cnrol lmc~nt f u r the f a l l sc.mc.s t e r 197b included 396 tlnderp,raduatcl s t udcnts and 689 praduntc s t ltdcnrs f o r a t o t a l of 1085.
During our rcccnt St.1 f -S tudy projcbct (1974-75) f o r accrcdi tcl t ion of the, mas t e r ' s r l c ~ r c ~ c prop,rnm i l l l i b r a r y sc i cncc , graduates f o r the ycnrs 1973-74 i~nrl 1974 -7> wcrc ciuc:icd about t h e i r inLt>rc-sL i n a ::ixtll year progrn~n, For ty [Icrf , ( ! ~,-spoutlt cl i n the a f f i m a t ivc. 11
A gradual , dcvclopmcnt,~i ~ ~ l a n w i l l btb followed i n ~ ~ ~ r o l l r n e n t , equ~l t c*cl with progl-drii dc ' ' c lopmcn t ,?lid c7xpans ion , Thc3rc. wi 11 he 25 stuclcnls c n r o l l c ~ l clic f i r s t y e ~ i r , 50 s t u d c ~ . ~ s i r k thrl s ~ ~ c o n d qcsar and 150 i n t-hc t h i r d yc'ar,
C. Local, S t a t c and National Labor Market Data:
Students enrol led i n t h e program w i l l be graduates of a master 's degree program i n l i b r a r y science o r a r e l a t e d f i e l d . More than 95 percent w i l l be employed i n l i b r a r y o r o the r in- formation agencies, The program w i l l a l s o a t t r a c t ful l- t ime students who wish t o speed up t h e process of acquiring specia l - i z a t i o n i n a se lec ted area.
I V . Resource Requirements
A. Support:
~ e s o u r c e s / ~ i b r a r y Holdings
The Division i s housed i n t h e modem Hilton C. Ruley Library. Students w i l l hare access t o over 550,000 books, per iodicals , docu- ments, and microforms. Access t o o ther resources i s possible through i n t e r - l i b r a r y loan. Other i n s t i t u t i o n a l resources include the Computer Center, Television and Multi-Media f a c i l i t i e s and t h e Independent Learning Center.
Funds f o r add i t iona l resources of the nature described a r e a wai l a b l e through ordinary channels.
B. External Resources
Library co l l ec t ions and other resources a r e read i ly a v a i l a b l e t o Southern's s tudents , including the resources of specia l ized li- b r a r i e s and information agencies: law, medicine, business, industry. F a c i l i t i e s for practicums a r e ava i l ab le throughout Connecticut i n both public and priwate sec tors .
C. Current Faculty, Estimate of Additional Needs:
H E I N R I T Z , FRED, Ph.D., Professor of Library Science KOSS, HELEN, M.S., Ass is tant Professor of Library Science
(doctora l candidate, University of Connecticut) LIBBEY, DAVID, M.S., M.A., Ass is tant Professor of Library Science PARKER, WYMAN, M.A. , Ass is tant Professor of Library Science PERRINS, BARBARA, Sixth Year Diploma, Ass is tant Professor Library
Science and Ins t ruc t iona l Technology PROSTANO, EMANUEL, Ph.D., Direc tor , Professor of Library Science
and Ins t ruc t iona l Technology TRIOLO, VICTOR, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Library Science VEBRA, GENEVIEVE, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Library Science WRIGHT, GWENDOLYN, Ed.D., Ass is tant Professor of Library Science
and Ins t ruc t iona l Technology
The graduate faculty of the Division is conlposed of veteran teacher-scholars, experienced practitioners in library science, instructional technology and informat-ion science. Regular, full- time faculty will be supplemented by professionals from the field as required. It is anticip~ted that program growth will necessi- tate the employment of at least one full-time faculty member in 1980.
1 V. Time Schedule
A. Dates of Approval at Institution; Board:
1nstitut:ion: November 1977 Board : - December 1977
B. Proposed Date of Enrollment of Students:
September 1978
VI. licansvre and Accreditation
Licensure: Fall, 1977 Accreditation: Spring, 1979 at latest
FOOTNOTES
1 Alvin Toffler, "Libraries," Bricks and Mortarboards. Educational
Facilitics Laboratori~zs, 1966.
'~ledia Programs : District and School. American Library Association, 1975.
3~earning Resource Centers in Two-Year Colleges. Association for Educational Conmunications and Technology, 1973.
4Library Education and Personnel Utilization. American Library Asso- ciation, 1970. (Statement of Policy Adopted by the Council, June 30, 1970, edited 1976).
5 ~ . Robcrt Rogers. "Report on Sixth-Year Programs in the United States," Journal of Education for Librarianship. Vol. 16, No* 2, Fall 1975. p. 67-74.
'~ruduate Library School Programs Accredited by the American Library Association. A.L.A., October, 1977.
7~ontinuing Library and Infornation Science Education. Washington, C . : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974. 1,. xvi,
8~ Eric£ Summary of Preliminary Findings of a ~ibrary/~nformation ~ducotcn Study. School of Library Science, University of Michigan, March, 1975.
'#aster Plan for Higher Education in Connecticut 1974-79. (Riennial Supplement, Hartford, Ct.: Commission for Higher Education. January, 1976.
ll~elf-~tudy - for Accreditation. Division of Library Science and Instruc- tional Technology, S.C.S.C., November 1975.
APPENDIX A
DIVISION PROC;RAJ*IS
The Div is ion p re sen t ly o f f e r s t h e following:
Library Science
1. A mas ter ' s degree program i n Library Science. This program i s n a t i o n a l l y acc red i t ed by t h e American Library Associat ion.
2. An undergradcate program i n Library-InEormation Serv ice , major and minor concent ra t ions . A consortirlm wi th the o t h e r S t a t e Colleges enables s tuden t s from those i ! ~ s t i t u t i o n s t o e n r o l l i n t h i s program.
I n s t r u c t i o n a l Technology
1. A mas ter ' s degree program i n I n s t r u c t i o n a l Technology.
2. An undergraduate minor concent ra t ion i t 1 I n s t r u c t i o n a l Technology.
Other - 1. A F i f t h year program i n Library Science f o r Connecticut S t a t e
c e r t i f i c a t i o n as a Library Teacher.
2. A j o i n t degree program i n Library Science and I n s t r u c t i o n a l Technology (M.S. l e v e l ) .
3. A j o i n t degree program i n Library Sc ie rce and Law ( i n cooperat ion with t h e Univers i ty of Connecticut School of Law).
4 . An extens ion program i n Library Science educat ion a v a i l a b l e a t the Hartford Graduate Center ( e f f e c t i v e d a t e : September, 1977). Course- work and degree by Southern.
STATE O F C O N N E C T I C U T BOARD OF TRUSTEES
0 FOR THE SThTlJ COLLEGES
P, 0. Bax 2008 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT 06050
TEL. NEW URlTAIN: 203-229-1607 TEL. IIARTFORD: 203-566-7373 I
RESOLUTION
concerning
A SIXTH-YEAR PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA
i n
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGE
September 3, 1976
RESOLVED, Under t h e a ~ ~ t h o r i t y granted the Board of Trustees i n
Chapter 164, Section 109 and 10-326 of t h e General
S t a t u t e s , southern' Connecticut S t a t e College i s hereby
authorized t o submit a program proposal leading t o a
Sixth-Year Profess ional Diploma i n Profess ional Educa-
t i o n t o t h e Commission f o r Higher Education f o r planning
approval.
A C e r t i f i e d True Copy:
James A. Fros t
July 25, 1978
TO:
FROM:
RE :
Dr. Robert Nowlan
Thomas A. Porter , Presentation of Proposals for New Degree Programs to Trustees' Planning Committee
It is my hope to present to the Trustees' Planning Committee at its August 16 meeting, the proposals for a 6th Year in Library-Information Science and a B.S. in Public and Community Health,
In order to recommend these proposals to the Trustees I feel that I will have to have answers to the following questions:
1. Does the campus administration have a plan to provide the necessary faculty positions to staff the currently authorized, growing programs plus the new programs which are now being proposed? If so, please show how you plan to assign positions to the following programs:
NEW POSlTIONS
6th Year Library-Information Studies
a. Please draw a chart showing activity indicators in all the bachelor's and master's options in the library science-instructional technology programs and project these activity indicators at least three years beyond start of proposed 6th Year Program.
*Activity indicators are: Number of graduates Number of majors
Full-Time Part-Time
Average Individual Course Enrollments
81-82 80-81
b. How many full-time faculty in the Division of Library Science-Instructional Technology?
82-83 79-80
1
Economics
Computer Science
Journalism
6th Year Education Foundations 6th Year Classrm. Specialist Public-Community Health Social Work B.S.
Social Work M.S.W.
6th Year Library- Information Studies M.L.S.
B.S. Library-Info. Service Other Programs Needing New Faculty
78-79
c. How many additions to the full-time faculty are needed to service adequately the existing library and instructional technology programs?
d. How many additions to the full-time and part-time faculty will be necessitated by the 6th Year program? When will the full-time position (s) be needed?
e. What percent of course offerings of the Division are now taught by part-time, adjunct faculty?
f. Will the proposed 6th Year program take full-time faculty from the presently authorized B.S. and M.L.S. programs?
g. With the proposed 6th Year program, approximately what percent of course offerings will be taught by part-time faculty at each degree level?
h. What impact will the proportion of part-time faculty have on A.L.A. accreditation?
i. The proposal for the 6th Year program states that librarians will take this program to develop various kinds of professional specializations. What specializations will be offered?
j. Describe the faculty strength in each of these specializations.
k. Will new facilities be required? e.g., computer terminals.
3. B.S. in Public and Community Health
a. Is it common for a program such as this to be presented at the Bachelor's (rather than the Master's) level?
b. Please do a chart similar to the one requested in 2. a., above, showing activity in all the programs presented by the Department of Health Sciences.
c. How many full-time faculty in the Department?
d. Is the department adequately staffed for its existing program(s) ?
e. How many additions to the full-time and part-time faculty will be necessitated by the proposed B.S. in Public and Community Health?
f. What percent of course offerings of the Department are now taught by part-time faculty?
g. What percent will be taught by part-time faculty if the proposed program is adopted?
h. What kind of resources other than faculty will be needed for the new program?
(1) Library - Will the $2500 specified in the proposal be a one-time only expenditure?
(2) Laboratories
(3) Computer terminals? Calculators?
i. Should there not be more math, statistics, computer science in the program than is shown in the proposal document?
j. Will there be any special admissions requirements for entrance into this major?
cc: Dean Rocco Orlando
