Thursday, January 13, 2005
USI Board of Trustees approve an off campus program, new designation for academic units, and construction of an art gallery
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The USI Board of Trustees approved a new delivery mode for the Master of Social Work Program to be offered in Terre Haute, Indiana, and changed the designation of the five academic units at the University in the January 13, 2005 board meeting held in Indianapolis. In other action, they approved construction of the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Gallery, giving President H. Ray Hoops authority to request approval through state agencies. The graduate program in social work will be offered on the Terre Haute campus of Indiana State University at their request on a one-time basis, with evaluation to enhance the quality of the program for future offerings in Terre Haute and other possible locations. The program will serve students with Bachelor of Social Work degrees who live within 35 miles of Terre Haute. Applicants must have B.S.W. degrees from nationally accredited Bachelor of Social Work degree programs. University officials cited statistics from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development indicating the growth rate for social work positions in Terre Haute and the surrounding area is three times greater than for all other occupations in the area. The program will begin in Terre Haute in fall 2005. The Board of Trustees, following recommendation by the Faculty Senate, the Academic Affairs Council, and President Hoops, approved changing the designation of the five academic units on campus to the designation of “college” replacing the designation of “school.” Effective July 1, 2005 the five units will be: The College of Business The College of Nursing and Health Professions The College of Liberal Arts The Robert H. and Elaine H. Pott College of Science and Engineering The Bower-Suhrheinrich College of Education and Human Services. Dr. Linda L. M. Bennett, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, said that the designation of “school” usually denotes a narrowly focused professional program with limited degree offerings. The five academic schools at USI offer a complex array of undergraduate programs and four of the five schools offer graduate programs. The change to the college designation will offer greater flexibility in future organizational planning. The Board of Trustees also approved construction of the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Gallery, which will provide space for education experiences in the visual arts to the USI community and the general public. Built as an addition to the west side of the Liberal Arts Center, the art gallery will be at ground level facing Reflection Lake. The art gallery is planned to be a one-story addition with 6,065 square feet providing space for four galleries, a work room and storage area, corridors, and a reception foyer. Estimated cost for the project is $1.1 million and funding will come from the Kenneth P. McCutchan Fund and other USI Foundation funds, University reserves for special projects, and the sale of art prints. Construction is expected to be completed in July 2006. |
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