The University Curriculum Committee met on Thursday, 12

September 1996 at 1:30 p.m. in Brewster B-104. 

 

Also present were Don Sexauer, Chair of the Faculty, and

Richard Ringeisen, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

 

Chair Sexauer offered brief remarks concerning committee

service and commended committee members for their

upcoming service on this very important committee.

Vice Chancellor Ringeisen also offered brief remarks and

was available to answer questions posed by committee

members.

 

Committee members were introduced and officers

subsequently elected.  the following were elected for service

during the 1996-1997 academic year.

      James O. Smith, Chair

      Bob Joyner, Vice Chair

      Tijjani Mohammed, Catalog Secretary

      Donald Neal, Recording Secretary

 

Discussion of several issues followed including a workshop

for faculty involved in curriculum matters, admission

requirements and caps on majors admitted to programs,

electron submission of course proposals, Percentage of

degree requirements fulfilled by internships, etc.

 

Ayers moved that a request be sent to departments with

courses listed in the catalog that have not been taught in the

past three years be either retained for use in the near future,

banked until such time that they are needed, or deleted. 

Neal seconded.  the motion passed.

 

Grossnickle moved that March 27, 1997 be the last meeting

at which curriculum matters would be considered for

inclusion in the 1997-1998 catalog.  Powers seconded.  The

motion passed.

 

The committee asked that a copy of the University

Curriculum Committee guidelines be distributed with these

minutes.

 

The meeting adjourned at 2:33 p.m.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Donald Neal, Recording Secretary

 

 

Please feel free to download, from the Faculty Senate web page,

the current curriculum catalog copy that accompanies these minutes.