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UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOLUTION PURPOSE: _ To authorize the closure of the Bachelor of Arts Degree Program in Spanish. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the following Resolution was adopted by the members of the Board of Trustees of the University of the Virgin Islands: WHEREAS, the University has engaged in a period of program review and assessment as part of its program rationalization process; and WHEREAS, the outcome of this process has been the recommendation that the program leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Spanish be closed; and WHEREAS, adequate provisions have been made to assist the two students currently enrolled in the program to fulfill the requirements for their degree and the University has strengthened its program to teach Spanish by an interactive video enhancement (Destinos) program specifically designed to achieve a high degree of oral and aural competency in the language; and WHEREAS, the Humanities Division, through its Chair, forwarded a report to the Vice President for Academic Affairs recommending that the program be closed; a …
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UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOLUTION PURPOSE: _ To authorize the closure of the Bachelor of Arts Degree Program in Spanish. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the following Resolution was adopted by the members of the Board of Trustees of the University of the Virgin Islands: WHEREAS, the University has engaged in a period of program review and assessment as part of its program rationalization process; and WHEREAS, the outcome of this process has been the recommendation that the program leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Spanish be closed; and WHEREAS, adequate provisions have been made to assist the two students currently enrolled in the program to fulfill the requirements for their degree and the University has strengthened its program to teach Spanish by an interactive video enhancement (Destinos) program specifically designed to achieve a high degree of oral and aural competency in the language; and WHEREAS, the Humanities Division, through its Chair, forwarded a report to the Vice President for Academic Affairs recommending that the program be closed; and WHEREAS, the Vice President for Academic Affairs presented to the President’s Cabinet a report recommending the closure of the program and obtained the approval of the Cabinet; and WHEREAS, the President endorses and recommends to the President that the B.A. Degree program in Spanish be closed; be it RESOLVED, THAT the Board of Trustees approves the closure of the Bachelor of Arts degree program in Spanish effective immediately. CERTIFICATION The undersigned does hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of the Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the University of the Virgin Islands adopted at its meeting on February 15, 1997, and recorded in the minutes of said meeting. Qnrtie Keay 2-15-97 Secretary of the Board 0 Date