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Current Status of Minutes: Final
Date	March 30, 2012
Time	1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location	Northridge Campus

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Item # 1:	Approval of Minutes of February 24, 2012 minutes. David Floyd moved that the minutes be approved and Steve Rosner seconded the motion. Minutes were approved.
Presenter	Reed Peoples
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Item # 2:	Cynthia presented the changes that were discussed and presented to the Curriculum Committee . Changes included were prerequisites of Financial Statement Analysis and also Accounting Information Systems. Also presented were degree changes, these w
Presenter	Cynthia Lovick
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Item # 3:	Reed will present the department's request to reduce limits to our classes based on information supplied by other faculty members, due by April 6 to Cynthia.
Presenter	Reed Peoples
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Item # 4:	Update on CurricuNet. Reed thanked all those who participated . We are on sanctions status with SACS, reports were not sent on time.
Presenter	Reed Peoples
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Item # 5:	Reed reported on the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy's meeting. Our application was approved. They waived the requirement on those who teach upper division courses online only for Spring. If you have not applied you cannot teach online upper
Presenter	Reed Peoples
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Item # 6:	Sheila suggested that any future postings include that anyone who applies must be a Texas CPA.
Presenter	Sheila Ammons
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Item # 7:	Update on book orders. Make sure that you get your book orders to Katy before April 1st which is the deadline for Fall textbook orders. Cynthia wants to change the ACCT 2302 textbook for the online courses. Discussion on the pros/cons on the current
Presenter	Reed Peoples
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Item # 8:	Denise White is the person in charge for the Accounting Department of the Program Review Committee. She will be working on updating it. Reed/La Tasha will be helping to provide her with information. Need a firm, student that would be willing to c
Presenter	Reed Peoples
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Item # 9:	There was a discussion on QEP – Quality Enhancement Program, they selected focusing on basic math. It's a SACS requirement,
Presenter	Reed Peoples
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Item # 10:	Faculty coaches – Norma presented a report on what the coaches do. What the community colleges are identifying success in students that are coming out of the community colleges. Faculty coaches are under the Student Initiatives Committee. Reed ask
Presenter	Reed Peoples
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Item # 11:	Mary from Company B (a manufacturing company)made a presentation on their company wanting to start an intership program and perhaps wanting a person to help their company. Non paying to see how it works and if it works then to a paying position.
Presenter	Reed Peoples
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Item # 12:	Any budget requests need to be turned in two weeks. Reed asked for more travel money and more money for lab assistants and tutors. All we have is $900 the rest of the year. Brian asked for more money for technology software. Reed mentioned that he mi
Presenter	Reed Peoples
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Item # 13:	Reed shared an email from Charles regarding the possibility of Accounting doing a pilot project with Propero. This will simply be an overview of proper and its functions.
Presenter	Reed Peoples
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Item # 14:	He asked for opinions on who to ask for temporary position. The names that he brought up were the best of our adjuncts that would qualify for a temporary full time position.
Presenter	Reed Peoples
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Item # 15:	Next Task Force meeting will be held at the Northridge Campus on November 2nd from 1:00pm-5:00pm.
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