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Major Agriculture Panel Agenda


ILLINOIS ARTICULATION INITIATIVE


To Facilitate Interinstitutional Transfer
 
Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 North Old State Capitol Plaza,
Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701-1377
Amy Spies, AA Assistant Director
tel: 217/557-7356
spies@ibhe.org
IAI & iTransfer.org
Malinda Aiello, Director
Krista Jackson, Coordinator
Campus Box 2202
Normal, IL 61791-2202
tel: 309/438-8640
itransfer @itransfer.org
Illinois Community College Board
401, East Capitol Avenue
Springfield, IL 62701-1711
Melvin Harrison, AA Director
tel: 217/524-5003
Melvin.Harrison@illinois.gov

 
Agenda for Major Agriculture Panel Meeting
Conference Call and Zoom Web Conference Thursday, April 8, 2021 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Attendees: Malinda Aiello (iTransfer System ) ,Graciela Andrango (Western Illinois University) ,Brad Angus (Joliet Junior College) ,Kevin Bacon (Western Illinois University) ,Maria Boerngen (Illinois State University) ,Miranda Buss (Heartland Community College) ,Brianna Gregg (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) ,Melvin Harrison (Illinois Community College Board) ,Aaron Heinzmann (Kaskaskia College) ,Steve Hnetkovsky (Wabash Valley College (IECC)) ,Krista Jackson (iTransfer System ) ,Winthrop Phippen (Western Illinois University) ,Robert Rhykerd (Illinois State University) ,Richard Stillwell (iTransfer System ) ,Ryan Wildman (Lake Land College)

Agenda

1)  Welcome 
     a) Roll Call / Attendance 
     b) Co-chairs and Recognition of New Panel Members

2)  Zoom & iManage Decisions 
     a) Zoom Helpful Tips: Please mute yourself when not speaking, use the chat box to ask questions or easily add to the discussion, and drop a note in chat if you have to step away from the meeting for an extended period of time. 
     b) Course Voting & Decision Options Overview: Quick Accepts, Accepted, Conditional Approval, Not Enough Info, & Return

3)  Course Review
     a) Anything we need to discuss before looking at the submitted courses?
     b) Course Review: New, Resubmitted New, Ongoing Review, Resubmitted Ongoing Review
Courses For Panel Review
7 New Courses
3 Resubmitted New Courses
10 Ongoing Review Courses
3 Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
23 Total Courses

New Courses
IAICode: AG901
Institution: Carl Sandburg College
Institution Course Number/Name: AGR 141: Introduction to Agri Economics

IAICode: AG902
Institution: Carl Sandburg College
Institution Course Number/Name: AGR 121: Introduction to Animal Science

IAICode: AG903
Institution: Carl Sandburg College
Institution Course Number/Name: AGR 141: Introduction to Crop Science

IAICode: AG904
Institution: Carl Sandburg College
Institution Course Number/Name: AGR 151: Introduction to Soil Science

IAICode: AG905
Institution: Carl Sandburg College
Institution Course Number/Name: AGR 181: Indroduction to Horticultural Sciences

IAICode: AG906
Institution: Carl Sandburg College
Institution Course Number/Name: AGR 111: Intro to Agriculture Mechanization

IAICode: AG907
Institution: Illinois Central College
Institution Course Number/Name: AGRI 121: Introduction to Precision Agriculture

Resubmitted New Courses
IAICode: AG907
Institution: Western Illinois University
Institution Course Number/Name: AGTM 207: Introduction to Precision Agriculture

IAICode: AG913
Institution: Lincoln Land Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: AGR 109: Agriculture Computers

IAICode: AG913
Institution: Heartland Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: AGRI 104: Computer Applications in Agriculture

Ongoing Review Courses
IAICode: AG902
Institution: Illinois Central College
Institution Course Number/Name: AGRI 110: Principles of Animal Science

IAICode: AG902
Institution: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Institution Course Number/Name: ANS 122: Livestock Production Laboratory

IAICode: AG902
Institution: Southwestern Illinois College
Institution Course Number/Name: AGRI 111: Animal Science

IAICode: AG902
Institution: Kankakee Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: AGRC 1704: Animal Science

IAICode: AG903
Institution: Danville Area Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: AGRI 121: Agronomy

IAICode: AG903
Institution: Wabash Valley College (IECC)
Institution Course Number/Name: AGR 1112: Introduction to Agronomy

IAICode: AG905
Institution: Black Hawk College
Institution Course Number/Name: HORT 284: Introduction to Horticultural Science

IAICode: AG905
Institution: Rend Lake College
Institution Course Number/Name: HORT 1201: Introduction to Horticulture

IAICode: AG906
Institution: Western Illinois University
Institution Course Number/Name: AGTM 250: Introduction to Agricultural Technology Management

IAICode: AG906
Institution: Spoon River College
Institution Course Number/Name: AG 101: Intro to Agricultural Mechanization

Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
IAICode: AG902
Institution: Western Illinois University
Institution Course Number/Name: ANSC 112: Fundamentals of Animal Science

Institution: Illinois Central College
Institution Course Number/Name: HORT 110: Intro to Horticultural Plants

Institution: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Institution Course Number/Name: AGSE 170: Introduction to Agricultural Technologies

4)  Panel Business
     a) Are changes needed for any of the panel’s current descriptors and/or course approval criteria?
     b) Outstanding / ongoing topics from previous panel meeting(s)
Update to processes and plans - The panel has made the determination to separate out the lab courses on the Agriculture courses .  As this will be a significant process, IAI leadership will work to form a plan to implement this change while the panel continues efforts in making revisions to accommodate this change.
     c) Board / IAI Staff Updates regarding new system enhancements and/or initiatives
     d) Other discussion items from panel members
     e) Next meeting(s):
      i) Fall ’21 = Thursday, October 21st, 2021, at 10:00 am to 2:30 pm via Zoom and at a venue to be determined depending on COVID-19 situation.

Panel Approval Ratio:
|Panel: 
[Major] Agriculture Panel
Semester: Fall 2020
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Ongoing Courses = 11
New Courses = 9
Total Courses = 20
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Approval Ratio = 65.00%
Conditional Approval Ratio = 5.00%
Approved & Conditional Ratio = 70.00%
Non-Approval Ratio = 30.00%
Total Ratio = 100.00%
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Special Notes:
· 1 or 2 short breaks may be scheduled or added as needed during a fully virtual panel meeting.
· IAI staff are happy to accommodate the scheduling and facilitation of additional virtual meetings throughout the year if needed to discuss proposed descriptors, etc.

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Spring 2021 Meeting Information:
The IAI Agriculture major panel will meet on Thursday, April 8th, at 10:00 am to 2:00 pm via conference call and Zoom. An agenda will be provided closer to the meeting. For more information regarding agenda/meeting items, contact the panel manager, Melvin Harrison, at melvin.harrison@illinois.gov, ph # 217-525-5003. For questions about the meeting or remote meeting technologies, contact the iTransfer team at itransfer@itransfer.org, ph #309-438-8640/2421.

Note: Zoom Web Conferencing is available. Invitation and connection information will be sent to panel members via email with a calendar invite. Further meeting information will be included in the invitation.

Voting on courses in the iManage system will be opened for this panel on February 15th at 8:00 am. Courses will continue to be received through March 1st at 5:00 pm. Please be sure to vote on all courses before the panel meeting.

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