TAMU-CC Academic Advising Committee Agenda
Spring 2024, Friday 4/12/2024, at 11:00 am for the informal meeting, followed by lunch and the formal meeting at 12:30 pm, at the OCNR Building, Room 118.
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Members
- Stephen Blaskey (Chair)
- Miguel Escobar (Vice Chair)
- William Bernsen
- Sheila Steffenson
- Noela Garza
- Keith McNease
- Mike Beavers
- Dan Stone
- Donny Sosa
- Brent Jones
- Mike Calhoun
- Chris Garza
Early Meeting (11:00 am)
The informal early meeting before lunch is for us to get caught up and prepare for the formal meeting. In addition, students will be invited to attend.
Lunch (provided ±12:00)
Call to Order (±12:30) – Welcome and introductions
- Member re-appointments
- Unfinished Business
- Approval of the 2022 Fall Regular Meeting Minutes
- GISSO Report as available (membership status, meeting attendance, activities, student concerns/requests/feedback, etc.)
- Program name change
- Geographic to Geospatial
- Assessment
- ABET re-accreditation
- Delivery method (add online delivery option)
- Recruitment (low enrollment)
- BS degree curriculum review
- Geographic Information Science, BS: Geographic Information Science, BS < CourseLeaf (tamucc.edu)
- Certificates curriculum review (below)
- Geomatics, PB certificate: Geomatics, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate < CourseLeaf (tamucc.edu)
- Geographic Information Science, Minor: Geographic Information Science, Minor < CourseLeaf (tamucc.edu)
- Geography, Minor: Geography, Minor < CourseLeaf (tamucc.edu)
- Internship Required Tasks Review (5 tasks students must complete during their internship)
- Provide a Weekly Report to the instructor of record.
- Must spend a day with a principal or senior level management within the firm. Ethics, marketing, and management should be covered.
- Must spend a day with accounting individual concerning accounts payable, receivable and budgetary items within firm. Policies and procedures of accounting practices should be demonstrated.
- Students must have permission to present an overview of a project or problem that the student participated in with solutions during the internship with firm. The presentation will be to faculty and students at end of internship during a GISSO meeting on campus.
- Students should receive experience in a variety of aspects of the firm’s projects with mentored supervision covering field work (if appropriate), office work, equipment maintenance, software instruction or other professional activities conducted by the firm.
- Spring meeting potential time and content
- Other Business
Member & Officer Term Expiration
- Spring 2023 – William Bernsen, Keith McNease, Stephen Blaskey & Miguel Escobar
- Spring 2024 – Sheila Steffenson, Mike Beavers, Dan Stone & Mike Calhoun
- Spring 2025 – Noela Garza, Donny Sosa, Brent Jones & Chris Garza
- Chair & Vice Chair terms expire Spring of 2025