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Why isn't the Erskine Bowles
UNC-GA and UNC-BOG Nanoscience degree authorizations at
UNC-Greensboro which didn't comply with UNC System
established procedures not discrimination against HBCU NC
A&T
The NC Court of Appeals said statutory prohibition against
agency action" made upon unlawful procedure" refers to the
procedures employed by agency in discharging its statuary
authorized acts.
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(Nov. 05, 2010 Greensboro, NC) In May 2007 the NC Board
of Governors (BOG) authorized a Request to Establish NCA&T/UNCG
Joint School in Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN
described as interdisciplinary school that would offer a
joint interdisciplinary PhD degree and joint professional
science master's degree (MS). The Joint Ph.D. program in
Nanoscience was to be submitted for approval following UNC
System established procedures. It stated JSNN served as a
national model for collaboration between two institutions,
one an historical black institution (North Carolina A&T) (NC
A&T) and the other an historical white female institution
(UNC-Greensboro) (UNCG).
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On October 25, 2007 the UNC Graduate Council [2] and
the BOG on June 13, 2008 authorizes NC A&T and UNCG to plan
a joint interdisciplinary PhD, in Nanoscience. NC A&T and
UNCG submitted joint NCA&T/UNCG chancellors signed Requests
to establish joint MS (dated Nov. 21, 2008) and joint PhD
(dated Oct. 10th, 2008) in Nanoscience. The joint Requests
to establish MS and PhD in Nanoscience Description of the
Program said" The proposed degree program ...involves
collaboration between two major universities...UNCG has a
strong tradition in the liberal arts and in the basic
sciences ...NC A&T ...with strong programs in basic
sciences and engineering. The Erskine Bowles UNC-GA
recommended the establishment of standalone MS and PhD
Nanoscience degrees at UNCG, the white Liberal Arts
University, that were authorized on Nov. 2009 (MS) and PhD
(Jan. 2010) by the BOG which hadn't didn't follow UNC System
established procedures for
Interdisciplinary degrees involving more than one camps
and Guidelines for Academic
Program Development and Authorization to Establish degrees
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Dated March 18, 2010, Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs Dr. Alan R. Mabe authored a document (Mabe
Review Document) whose subject was Progress in Reviewing
Degree Program Proposals to convey the progress made in
reducing the backlog of degrees programs accumulated while
the academic review and evaluation process was revised.
The Mabe Review Document
stated the MS in Nanoscience at UNC-G (November 2009) and
PhD (January 2010) in Nanoscience at UNCG as programs
approved by the BOG under the New Process. The
Mabe Review Document
stated "The revised policies, regulations, and guidelines
for Academic Programs Planning and Evaluation will be found
in the Policy Manual between 400.1 and 400.1.2.1 at URL:
http://www.northcarolina.edu/policy/index.php"
and "Program proposals to be reviewed will be posted on the
UNC-GA Academic Planning website: Http://www.northcarolina.educ/dpanels/index.php".
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Interdisciplinary degrees involving more than one campus
would be joint degrees
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BOG authorized standalone M.S. and PhD in Nanoscience
at UNC-Greensboro didn't comply with UNC System [Regulations
for Academic Program Planning and Evaluation
:Interdisciplinary Degree Program ] which state in part: "An
Interdisciplinary Degree program involves two or more
academic units,...in a formal agreement to offer a program
of study drawing on two or more disciplines that will result
in a student being awarded an interdisciplinary degree. If
more than one campus is involved in offering the program it
would also be a joint degree."
The May 2007 BOG authorized Request to Establish JSNN
described in part as.. interdisciplinary school...offer a
joint interdisciplinary PhD degree and joint professional
science master's degree (M.S.). The NCAT/UNCG Joint Request
to Establish a Ph.D. as a program stated in part: Research
in Nanoscience is by its very nature interdisciplinary. The
required education curriculum is also, by nature
interdisciplinary involving various educational curricula
within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
JSNN states as an Organizing Principle states in part " NC
A&T and UNCG are committed to the principle of a shared
academic unit of the two institution in terms of governance,
faculty, students, curriculum and management." which
constitutes a formal agreement. The BOG authorized UNCG MS
and PhD Nanoscience degrees was accredited by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
(SACSCOC) based on SACSCOC Collaborative Academic
Arrangements Policy requiring North Carolina A&T Seal and
Signature on every UNCG issued MS and PhD in Nanoscience
degree.
Nanoscience degrees are unambiguous interdisciplinary.
The UNCG MS and PhD are accredited under SACSCOC
Collaborative Academic Arrangements. How can authorization
of standalone MS and PhD Nanoscience degrees to UNCG be
compliant with UNC established procedures for
Interdisciplinary degrees when two or more campus are
involved in offering the program and if not compliant not
discrimination against HBCU NC A&T?
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Guidelines for Academic Program Development and
Authorization to Establish degrees
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M.S. and PhD Nanoscience degree authorizations at UNCG
fail to comply with the Establish UNC System Requirements in
the Guidelines for Academic Program Development and
Authorization to Establish degrees expressed in The UNC
Policy Manual (400.1.1.1[G] , 400.1.1.3[G] , 400.1.1.4[G] ,
and 400.1.1.5[G] Adopted 05/06/09) . The Guidelines for
Academic Program Development (UNC Policy Manual 400.1.1,1[G]
amended (05/06/09) subtitle Academic Program development
Requiring Authorization or Action Beyond the Campus Level
require UNC-Greensboro submit a chancellor signed:
1) UNC-G Notice of intent to Plain Master of Nanoscience
2) UNC-G Request for authorization to establish Master of
Nanoscience
3) UNC-G Request to Plan PhD in Nanoscience
4) UNC-G Request to Establish PhD in Nanoscience
Pursuant NC Public Records laws the UNC General
Administration at this writing has not produce chancellor
signed UNCG documents itemized as 1-4 above dictated by the
Guideline for Academic Program Development.
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The UNC-GA responded to the Public Record request for
UNCG Request to Plan PhD in Nanoscience and UNCG Request to
Establish PhD in Nanoscience with the statements Dr. Alan
Mabe in his capacity as Senior Vice President for Academic
Affairs determined :
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UNCG was not required to submit a new request to plan a
Ph.D. in Nanoscience. The joint proposal submitted by UNCG
and NC A&T was deemed sufficient for the campus to move
forward with planning a stand-alone degree program.
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UNCG was not required to submit a new request to establish a
Ph.D. in Nanoscience. The joint request submitted by UNCG
and NC A&T, which had already been recommended for approval
by the UNC Graduate Council, was deemed sufficient for Board
consideration. The Board of Governors concurred with that
determination in approving the establishment of the program.
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UNC Policy Manual
400.1.1.4[G] in Request for Authorization to Plan a New
Doctoral or First Professional Degree Program state in
part : This intent to plan a new program has been reviewed
and approved by the appropriate campus committees and
authorities. Line for Chancellor signature. The UNC Policy
Manual 400.1.1.5[G] says in part "This proposal to establish
a new degree program has been reviewed and approved by the
appropriate campus committees and authorities. The signature
of the Chancellor is required.
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UNC Policy Manual 400.1.1.1[G] procedures in Guidelines for
Academic Program Development
in TABLE 1 Academic Program
Notification and Authorization Requirements Notice of Intent
to Plan or Authorization to Plan, under Doctoral and
First Professional Programs state the General Administration
"Receives Request for
Authorization to Plan and makes recommendation to the BOG
Planning Committee". Under
Authorization to Establish Degree Programs, the
General Administration "Receives
Request for Authorization to Establish and makes
recommendation to BOG Planning Committee". The procedures
in UNC Policy Manual 400.1.1.1[G] required the General
Administration to receive a request to plan and receive a
request to Establish therefore its unclear the source of
Dr. Alan Mabe’s capacity as Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs to do otherwise.
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The UNC-GA response Dr. Alan Mabe determinations UNCG in his
capacity as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
determined UNCG was not required to submit a chancellor
signed Request to Plan or
Establish a PhD in Nanoscience unquestionable establish
that the PhD in Nanoscience authorization at UNCG wasn't
complaint with UNC established procedures. Lacking an UNCG
Request to Establish a PhD in Nanoscience what did the BOG
based the UNCG PhD authorization. The document that went to
the Board can be viewed in the Planning Committee
pre-meeting materials at this location:
https://www.northcarolina.edu/bog/index.php.
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The UNC-GA document "Request by the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro to Establish a Doctorial Degree
Program in Nanoscience"(hereinafter The UNC-GA document)
dated Dec. 15, 2009 recommended the BOG establishment a PhD
in Nanoscience at UNCG which Dr. Mabe signed-off on
recommending the Ed. Planning Committee establish. The
UNC-GA document may have materially misrepresented the
action of the Graduate Council with the statement the
Graduate Council voted without dissent to recommend approval
of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Request to
establish a Doctoral program in Nanoscience. In that the
Graduate Council had recommended establishment of the joint
PhD in Nanoscience.
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Following the rules and regulations may not be the
Erskine Bowles UNC-GA way of during business. The APNA
requires Erkines B. Bowles UNC-GA to submit Program
Academic Development Semi-Annual Reports (PADSAR), which
indicate PhD, MS, and BS degree programs being planned by
the universities to the BOG Planning Committee. Requesting
copies of the PADSAR for the years 2005-009 in order to
determine if intent to plan documents had been received
supporting MS in Nanoscience request s I received the
response "After checking with my colleagues, I am told that
semi-annual reports to the Planning Committee were
discontinued a number of years ago "James C. Sadler, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Academic Planning, Interim Assoc.
VP, Institutional Research & Analysis.
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The question remains why isn't the Erskine Bowles UNC-GA and
UNC BOG UNC-Greensboro Nanoscience degree authorizations at
Gateway Research Park not discrimination against HBCU NC A&T
which didn't comply with UNC System established procedures
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