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BOARD OF REGENTS* and itsACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEENEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONThursday, March 4, 2021, 8:00 a.m.THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE AND TELECONFERENCE ONLYPURSUANT TO SECTION 1 OF THE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY DIRECTIVE 006(“DIRECTIVE 006”), AND EXTENDED BY DIRECTIVES 016, 018, 021, 026, 029 AND 033,ISSUED BY THE STATE OF NEVADA EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. THERE WILL BE NOPHYSICAL LOCATION FOR THE MEETING.PUBLIC COMMENT MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT FORM(http://nshe.nevada.edu/public-comment/) OR VOICEMAIL (702-800-4705 or 775-300-7661).MESSAGES RECEIVED BY 4:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021, MAY BEENTERED INTO THE RECORD DURING THE MEETING. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTFORM SUBMISSIONS AND/OR VOICEMAILS RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE ADJOURNMENTOF THE MEETING WILL BE TRANSCRIBED AND INCLUDED IN THE PERMANENTRECORD.MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO VIEW THE MEETING MAY DO SO VIA LIVESTREAM (http://nshe.nevada.edu/live/).BOARDROLL CALL:COMMITTEEROLL CALL:Dr. Mark W. Doubrava, ChairMrs. Carol Del Carlo, Vice ChairMr. Joseph C. ArrascadaMr. Patrick J. BoylanMr. Byron BrooksDr. Patrick R. CarterMs. Amy J. CarvalhoDr. Jason GeddesMrs. Cathy McAdooMr. Donald Sylvantee McMichael Sr.Mr. John T. MoranMs. Laura E. PerkinsDr. Lois TarkanianDr. Jason Geddes, ChairDr. Patrick R. Carter, Vice ChairMr. Joseph C. ArrascadaMr. Patrick J. BoylanMrs. Cathy McAdooMs. Laura E. Perkins
Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee Agenda03/04/21Page 2In addition to the Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee, this meeting is noticed asa meeting of the Board of Regents to allow other Regents who may wish to attend to participate.IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGENDA AND PUBLIC MEETINGNOTE: Below is an agenda of all items scheduled to be considered. Notification is herebyprovided that items on the agenda may be taken out of the order presented, including moving anitem to a different day if the meeting is noticed for more than one day, two or more agenda itemsmay be combined for consideration, and an agenda item may be removed from the agenda ordiscussion relating to an item on the agenda may be delayed at any time.In accordance with the Board of Regents’ Bylaws, Title I, Article V, Section 18, items voted onmay be the subject of a motion to reconsider at this meeting. A motion to reconsider an item maybe made at any time before adjournment of this meeting. Similarly, if an item is tabled at any timeduring the meeting, it may, by proper motion and vote, be taken from the table and thereafter bethe subject of consideration and action at any time before adjournment of this meeting.*The Board of Regents, at its regularly scheduled meetings, meets concurrently with itsCommittees (the Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee; the Audit, Compliance andTitle IX Committee; the Business, Finance and Facilities Committee; the Cultural DiversityCommittee; the Health Sciences System Committee; and the Security Committee). The Board’sCommittee meetings take place in accordance with the agendas published for thoseCommittees. Regents who are not members of the Committees may attend the Committeemeetings and participate in the discussion of Committee agenda items. However, action itemswill only be voted on by the members of each Committee, unless a Regent is temporarily made amember of that Committee under Board of Regents’ Bylaws, Title 1, Article VI, Section 6. Thefull Board of Regents will consider Committee action items in accordance with the Board ofRegents’ agenda published for the current or for a subsequent meeting.In accordance with the Board of Regents’ Bylaws, Title I, Article V, Section 12, a quorum maybe gained by telephone hookup.Some agenda items are noted as having accompanying reference material. Reference materialmay be accessed on the electronic version of the agenda by clicking the reference link associatedwith a particular item. The agenda and associated reference material may also be accessed on theInternet by visiting the Board of Regents’ website -of-regents/meeting-agendas/Pursuant to Section 5 of Directive 006, and extended by Directives 016, 018, 021, 026, 029 and033, the requirement contained in NRS 241.020(3)(c) that physical locations be available for thepublic to receive supporting material for public meetings has been suspended. Pursuant to Section6 of Directive 006, and extended by Directives 016, 018, 021, 026, 029 and 033, copies of thereference material and any additional support materials that are submitted to the Board ofRegents’ Office and then distributed to the members of the Board of Regents after the posting ofthis agenda but before the meeting, will be made available upon request by calling Winter Lipsonat (702) 889-8426.Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate physically disabled persons toparticipate in the meeting. Please call the Board office at (775) 784-4958 in advance so thatarrangements may be made.
Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee Agenda03/04/211.PUBLIC COMMENTPage 3INFORMATION ONLYPublic comment will be taken during this agenda item. No actionmay be taken on a matter raised under this item until the matter isincluded on an agenda as an item on which action may be taken.Comments will be limited to three minutes per person. Personsmaking comment will be asked to begin by stating their name forthe record and to spell their last name. The Committee Chair mayelect to allow additional public comment on a specific agenda itemwhen that agenda item is being considered.Pursuant to Section 2 of Directive 006, and extended by Directives016, 018, 021, 026, 029 and 033, members of the public mayparticipate in the meeting without being physically present bysubmitting public comment via the online Public Comment Form(http://nshe.nevada.edu/public-comment/) or voicemail (702-800-4705or 775-300-7661). Messages received by 4:00 PM on Wednesday,March 3, 2021, may be entered into the record during the meeting.Any other Public Comment Form submissions and/or voicemailsreceived prior to the adjournment of the meeting will betranscribed and included in the permanent record. Persons makingcomment are asked to begin by stating their name for the recordand to spell their last name. The Committee Chair may elect toallow additional public comment on a specific agenda item whenthat agenda item is being considered.In accordance with Attorney General Opinion No. 00-047, asrestated in the Attorney General’s Open Meeting Law Manual, theChair may prohibit comment if the content of that comment is atopic that is not relevant to, or within the authority of, the Board ofRegents, or if the content is willfully disruptive of the meeting bybeing irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous, offensive, inflammatory,irrational or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with therights of other speakers.2.CONSENT ITEMSFOR POSSIBLE ACTIONConsent items will be considered together and acted on in onemotion unless an item is removed to be considered separately bythe Committee.2a.MINUTESFOR POSSIBLE ACTIONRequest is made for approval of the minutes from theDecember 3, 2020, meeting. (Ref. ARSA-2a)
Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee Agenda03/04/212.CONSENT ITEMS – (continued)2b.Page 4FOR POSSIBLE ACTIONHANDBOOK REVISION,FOR POSSIBLE ACTIONSTATE COLLEGEREQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATIONNevada State College requests the approval of arevision to Board policy changing the residencyrequirement level for the College from 32 hours to 30hours (Title 4, Chapter 16, Section 36). The credit thresholdwas not reduced after Board policy was revisedreducing the total number of credits necessary forgraduation to 120 credits. This change aligns with thestructure of the current majors which adhere to the 120credit protocol. (Ref. ARSA-2b)ESTIMATED TIME: 5 minutes3.REGENTS’ AWARDSFOR POSSIBLE ACTIONNSHE Board of Regents’ policy calls for the Committee’sapproval of recommended candidates for various Regents’ awards.The following individuals are nominated for 2021 Regents’awards. (Ref. ARSA-3)a. Nevada Regents’ Creative Activities AwardErin Frock, TMCC – (Community College)Joe Nathan Bynum, UNLV – (University, State College)b. Nevada Regents’ Teaching AwardRonald Gonzalez, CSN – Tenured Track (Community College)Dr. Pamela Sandstrom, UNR – Non-Tenured/Tenured Track (Universities,State College & DRI)Dr. Geoffrey Smith, UNR – Tenured/Tenured Track (Universities, StateCollege & DRI)c. Nevada Regents’ Academic Advisor AwardLauren Stevens, WNC – (Community College)Janita Ethridge, UNR – (Undergraduate – Universities, State College)Dr. Kwang J. Kim, UNLV – (Graduate – Universities, State College & DRI)d. Nevada Regents’ Researcher AwardDr. Ian Buckle, UNR - (Distinguished)Dr. Scott Earley, UNR - (Mid-Career)
Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee Agenda03/04/213.REGENTS’ AWARDS – (continued)Page 5FOR POSSIBLE ACTIONe. Nevada Regents’ Rising Researcher AwardDr. Javon Johnson, UNLVDr. Daniel McEvoy, DRIDr. Jennifer Pearson, UNRDr. Kyra E. Stull, UNRFISCAL IMPACT: Each recipient of the Regents’ Creative Activities Award, Regents’Teaching Award, Regents’ Academic Advisor Award, and Regents’ Researcher Awardreceives an award of 5,000. Each recipient of the Regents’ Rising Researcher Awardreceives an award of 2,000. Pursuant to the Procedures and Guidelines ManualChapter 8, Section 2, Subsection 7, the institution employing the recipient for eachrespective award is responsible for the cost of the stipend.ESTIMATED TIME: 5 minutes4.UNLV – ORGANIZATIONAL UNITPROPOSAL, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FORTHE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONFOR POSSIBLE ACTIONUNLV requests approval to establish the National Institute for theAdvancement of Education, an institute built on the foundation ofinnovation and research intended to identify and disseminate nextgeneration practices in urban education and educator preparation.(Ref. ARSA-4)ESTIMATED TIME: 5 minutes5.UNLV – PROGRAM PROPOSAL,M.ED. INTERCOLLEGIATE ANDPROFESSIONAL SPORT MANAGEMENTFOR POSSIBLE ACTIONUNLV requests approval of a Master of Education inIntercollegiate and Professional Sport Management. This programwill provide specialized education in the leadership andmanagement of sport organizations. The program includesadministrative opportunities in youth and intercollegiate athleticswith specialization areas such as diversity in sport leadership, sportanalytics, and governance. (Ref. ARSA-5)ESTIMATED TIME: 5 minutes
Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee Agenda03/04/216.HANDBOOK REVISION,NEW PROGRAM PROPOSALSPage 6FOR POSSIBLE ACTIONVice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Crystal Abbawill present for approval a revision to Board policy clarifying thatwhile developing new degree programs institutions must consultwith other NSHE institutions that have the same or similarprograms (Title 4, Chapter 14, Section 7). Existing policy states that theformat for consideration of new programs shall be provided by theVice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs. Consultingother institutions during the program development process isintended to ensure that the institution developing the new degreeprogram leverages the expertise of other NSHE institutions thathave the same or similar programs. (Ref. ARSA-6)ESTIMATED TIME: 10 minutes7.HANDBOOK REVISION,NSHE PLANNING REPORTFOR POSSIBLE ACTIONVice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Crystal Abbawill present for approval a revision to Board policy to specifywhich degree programs are required in the NSHE Planning Reportand to clarify that new degree program plans absent from thePlanning Report must be disclosed to the Chancellor’s Office priorto new program proposal submissions (Title 4, Chapter 14, Section 3).Existing Board policy provides for the planning of degreeprograms to be disclosed in the NSHE Planning Report. Theproposed revision specifies that plans for new associate,baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral programs must be included inthe Planning Report for Board approval, as such plans for newskills certificates and certificates of achievement do not requireprior disclosure. (Ref. ARSA-7)ESTIMATED TIME: 10 minutes8.HANDBOOK REVISION,TRANSFER AND ARTICULATIONFOR POSSIBLE ACTIONVice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Crystal Abbawill present for approval a policy revision to clarify that upperdivision coursework (300-400) shall not be included in the firsttwo years of the transfer agreement’s year-by-year course outline,unless otherwise approved by the Vice Chancellor for Academicand Student Affairs (Title 4, Chapter 14, Section 15).
Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee Agenda03/04/218.Page 7HANDBOOK REVISION,FOR POSSIBLE ACTIONTRANSFER AND ARTICULATION – (continued)In addition, presented for approval is a revision to require that atransfer agreement must disclose to the student when lowerdivision courses that are required for the major are not offered atthe community college and must indicate the four-year institutionwhere such courses must be taken for the purpose of meeting theassociate degree through reverse transfer (Title 4, Chapter 14, Section15). Existing Board policy provides that a transfer agreement mustinclude a year-by-year outline of course requirements in which thecourse of study leading to the baccalaureate degree includes thefirst two years of coursework that will result in an associate degree.These policy revision recommendations come from challengesidentified in the 2019 Transfer and Articulation Audit. At theSeptember 2020 Academic, Research and Student AffairsCommittee meeting, the Committee approved the 2019 Transferand Articulation Audit report and recommendations for clarifyingBoard policy. (Ref. ARSA-8)ESTIMATED TIME: 10 minutes9.SILVER STATE OPPORTUNITY GRANTINFORMATION ONLYAssistant Vice Chancellor Renee Davis will present an update onthe Silver State Opportunity Grant (SSOG), a need-based financialaid program. The state supported financial aid program was createdby the 2015 Legislature pursuant to Senate Bill 227 (Chapter 387,Statutes of Nevada 2015). Under the SSOG program, need-basedgrants are awarded to eligible low-income students who arecollege-ready to pay for a portion of the cost of education at acommunity or state college within NSHE. The presentation willinclude general information on how grants are awarded under theshared responsibility model, outcomes for students who havereceived an SSOG award, and the impact of program revisionsadopted by the 2019 Session of the Nevada State Legislature.(Ref. ARSA-9)ESTIMATED TIME: 30 minutes
Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee Agenda03/04/2110.UNR NEVADAFIT PROGRAMPage 8INFORMATION ONLYUNR Acting Provost Jeffrey Thompson and UNR Director ofNevadaFIT Felicia DeWald will present information on theNevadaFIT program. NevadaFIT (Freshman Intensive Transition)is a one-credit academic bootcamp for incoming freshmen at theUniversity of Nevada, Reno designed to expose students to therigor and pacing of college classes prior to the start of the fallsemester. NevadaFIT increases retention and graduation rates forparticipants including Pell, first-generation, and minority students.The 2021 program will be the first year the course is required of allincoming freshmen. The presentation will include a summary andhistory of the program, student success data, and plans for thefuture of the program. (Ref. ARSA-10)ESTIMATED TIME: 30 minutes11.NEW BUSINESSINFORMATION ONLYItems for consideration at future meetings may be suggested. Anydiscussion of an item under “New Business” is limited todescription and clarification of the subject matter of the item,which may include the reasons for the request, and no substantivediscussion may occur at this meeting on new business items inaccordance with the Nevada Open Meeting Law (NRS 241.010 etseq.).ESTIMATED TIME: 5 minutes12.PUBLIC COMMENTINFORMATION ONLYPublic comment will be taken during this agenda item. No actionmay be taken on a matter raised under this item until the matter isincluded on an agenda as an item on which action may be taken.Comments will be limited to three minutes per person. Personsmaking comment will be asked to begin by stating their name forthe record and to spell their last name. The Committee Chair mayelect to allow additional public comment on a specific agenda itemwhen that agenda item is being considered.Pursuant to Section 2 of Directive 006, and extended by Directives016, 018, 021, 026, 029 and 033, members of the public mayparticipate in the meeting without being physically present bysubmitting public comment via the online Public Comment Form(http://nshe.nevada.edu/public-comment/) or voicemail (702-800-4705or 775-300-7661). Messages received by 4:00 PM on Wednesday,March 3, 2021, may be entered into the record during the meeting.
Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee Agenda03/04/2112.PUBLIC COMMENT – (continued)Page 9INFORMATION ONLYAny other Public Comment Form submissions and/or voicemailsreceived prior to the adjournment of the meeting will betranscribed and included in the permanent record. Persons makingcomment are asked to begin by stating their name for the recordand to spell their last name. The Committee Chair may elect toallow additional public comment on a specific agenda item whenthat agenda item is being considered.In accordance with Attorney General Opinion No. 00-047, asrestated in the Attorney General’s Open Meeting Law Manual, theChair may prohibit comment if the content of that comment is atopic that is not relevant to, or within the authority of, the Board ofRegents, or if the content is willfully disruptive of the meeting bybeing irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous, offensive, inflammatory,irrational or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with therights of other speakers.PURSUANT TO SECTION 3 OF DIRECTIVE 006, AND EXTENDED BY DIRECTIVES 016, 018, 021, 026,029 AND 033, THE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN NRS 241.020(4)(a) THAT PUBLIC NOTICEAGENDAS BE POSTED AT PHYSICAL LOCATIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF NEVADA HAVE BEENSUSPENDED.PURSUANT TO SECTION 4 OF DIRECTIVE 006, AND EXTENDED BY DIRECTIVES 016, 018, 021, 026,029 AND 033, THIS AGENDA HAS BEEN ELECTRONICALLY POSTED ON THE NEVADA SYSTEM OFHIGHER EDUCATION WEBSITE (http://system.nevada.edu/) AND ON THE NEVADA PUBLIC NOTICEWEBSITE (http://notice.nv.gov/) IN ACCORDANCE WITH NRS 232.2175.
UNLV - PROGRAM PROPOSAL, FOR POSSIBLE ACTION M.ED. INTERCOLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL SPORT MANAGEMENT UNLV requests approval of a Master of Education in Intercollegiate and Professional Sport Management. This program will provide specialized education in the leadership and management of sport organizations. The program includes administrative opportunities in youth and intercollegiate .
