HECB Meeting - September 29, 2009

8 am – 12 noon

Advisory Council Meeting

1 – 3:30 p.m.

Regular Board Meeting

Seattle University - Student Center 160

Map & Directions

Agenda

Tuition Policies, Financial Aid, and College Participation (Presentation by Donald E. Heller, Director, Center for the Study of Higher Education, Pennsylvania State University)

• Summary of comments

Increasing Education Attainment (Presentation by Dennis P. Jones, President, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems and Jane V. Wellman, Executive Director, Delta Cost Project)

• Summary comments

Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast

• Arun Raha, Executive Director, Washington Economic & Revenue Forecast Council

Tuition Flexibility Study

Approval of July 28, 2009 Meeting Minutes

New Degree Programs for Approval:

UW Bothell, Conversion of Eight Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Options into Degrees

• Resolution 09-16: BA in Environmental Studies
• Resolution 09-17: BA in Interdisciplinary Arts
• Resolution 09-18: BA in American Studies; BA in Global Studies; BA in Society, Ethics, and Human Behavior; BA in Culture, Literature, and the Arts; BA in Science, Technology, and Society; BA in Community Psychology

UW Bothell, Master of Education in Educational Leadership Resolution 09-19 

UW Seattle, Master of Pharmaceutical Bioengineering

Resolution 09-20

WSU, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Biological and Agricultural Engineering   Resolution 09-21

Proposed Rules Revisions to Degree-Granting Institutions Act   Resolution 09-22

Proposed Revisions to Minimum College Admission Standards
Resolution 09-23

Report of the Executive Director

- Ann Daley will provide an update on agency activities.

Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) Report

• 2009 Enrollment Kickoff

• Status Report:  GET Actuarial Study

A sign-in sheet is provided at the meeting for
public comment on any of the items above.