ACADEMIC, APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
2006-2007 Academic Year
COMMITTEE: University
Curriculum Committee
1. Membership
(include ex-officio members).
Members Jan Lewis (catalog
secretary) Janice Neil (Chair) Paul Schwager
(Vice-Chair) Jim Tisnado Jane Manner Greg Lapicki David Batts |
Ex-officio members: Ron Mitchelson Linner Griffin David Long Charles Boklage L. McNeill (SGA) |
Diane Coltraine and Kevin Snyder attended
all of the 2006-2007 UCC meetings as guests. They worked extensively to review
the materials considered at each meeting.
2. Meeting Dates
(include members present*).
* and members who contributed to committee action, but
were not at the meeting.
September 14, 2006 - D.
Batts, C. Boklage, L. Griffin, J. Lewis, L. McNeill, R. Mitchelson, P.
Schwager, M. VanWilligen.
September 28, 2006 - D.
Batts, C. Boklage, L. Griffin, J. Lewis, D. Long, J. Manner, R. Mitchelson, J.
Neil, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado.
October 12, 2006- D. Batts,
C. Boklage, L. Griffin, J. Lewis, D. Long, L. McNeill, R. Mitchelson, J. Neil,
P. Schwager, J. Tisnado.
October 26, 2006 - D.
Batts, C. Boklage, L. Griffin, J. Lewis, D. Long, J. Manner, R. Mitchelson, J.
Neil, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado.
November 9, 2006 - C. Boklage,
L. Griffin, G. Lapicki, J. Lewis, D. Long, J. Manner, R. Mitchelson, J. Neil,
P. Schwager, J. Tisnado.
December 14, 2006 - D.
Batts, C. Boklage, L. Griffin, G. Lapicki, J. Lewis, D. Long, R. Mitchelson, J.
Neil, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado.
January 11, 2007 - C.
Boklage, L. Griffin, J. Lewis, D. Long, J. Manner, R. Mitchelson, J. Neil, P.
Schwager, J. Tisnado.
January 25, 2007 - D.
Batts, C. Boklage, L. Griffin, G. Lapicki, D. Long, J. Manner, J. Neil, P.
Schwager, J. Tisnado.
February 8, 2007 - D.
Batts, C. Boklage, L. Griffin, G. Lapicki, J. Lewis, D. Long, J. Manner, R.
Mitchelson, J. Neil, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado.
February 22, 2007 - D.
Batts, C. Boklage, L. Griffin, G. Lapicki, D. Long, J. Manner, R. Mitchelson,
J. Neil, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado.
March 8, 2007 - D. Batts,
C. Boklage, G. Lapicki, J. Lewis, D. Long, J. Manner, R. Mitchelson, JNeil.
April 12, 2007 - G.
Lapicki, J. Lewis, J. Manner, J. Neil, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado, L. Griffin
April 26, 2007 - J Lewis,
J. Manner, J. Neil, J. Tisnado
3. Subcommittees
established during the year (include progress and/or completion of work).
None
4. Accomplishments
during the year, especially as addressed through committee goals. Please include recommendations made to any
University agency other than the Faculty Senate that will be noted under
#5.
·
Approved numerous curricular changes from all
colleges/schools at ECU.
·
Maintained and refined the liaison system instituted three
years ago, including updating the Undergraduate Curriculum and Program and Development
Manual and conducting a Fall 2006 informational seminar for liaisons from each
unit. The liaison system is working very
well, vastly streamlining, improving the quality of proposals and reducing the
work load of both faculty and the committee by helping to insure that course
proposals and curricular revisions are complete, consistent, and organized
before reaching the committee. Prior to the liaison system, it was common for
course proposals and curriculum packages to return to the UCC multiple times
before they could be passed; since the implementation of the liaison system,
the incidence of this occurrence has dropped steadily over time. In addition, at the December 15th
meeting of the
·
RESOLUTION #06-34
·
Conducted review of the liaison system requested by
5. Reports to the Faculty Senate (include dates and resolution
numbers).
Date of Report to FS |
Business Pressented |
FS Resolution # |
10/10/2006 |
Minutes of 9/28/06 |
06-24 |
11/07/06 |
Minutes of 10/12/06 Minutes of 10/26/06 |
06-30 |
12/15/06 |
Minutes of 11/09/06 |
06-33 |
1/30/07 |
No report- Chair absent |
|
2/20/07 |
Minutes of 12/14/06 Minutes of 1/11/07 Minutes of 1/25/07 Minutes of 2/8/07 |
07-06 |
3/20/07 |
Minutes of 2/22/07 |
07-11 |
4/17/07 |
Minutes of 3/8/07 Minutes of 4/12/07 |
07-16 |
6. Business carried
over to next year (list in priority order).
·
Maintain the liaison model used during the last three
years. Organize information seminar for
liaisons and UCC members as early as possible in the fall semester. To prevent
potential problems within the liaison system, emphasize that the liaison’s role
is as a facilitator who works to see that proposals are properly prepared
according to Program Development guidelines and complete before they reach the
UCC; the liaison role is not intended to be an additional approval step.
·
Dr. Dale Knickerbocker presented a request for an amendment to
the UCC course submission procedures.
After discussion, it was agreed that an amendment to Part V of the
Faculty Manual was desirable. D.
Knickerbocker and the Educational Policies and Planning Committee will draft a
proposed amendment in the fall and bring it to the UCC for the committee’s
feedback.
·
Schedule additional meetings of the committee for March of
2008. Since the official catalog is now
the online catalog and will be updated more frequently, proposals are
considered throughout spring semester. The
final meeting of the year exclusively for UCC business.
7. Evaluation of the
committee (include anything that hindered or assisted the
committee's work
during the year).
A. Charge: D. Knickerbocker presented a request for an
amendment to the UCC course submission procedures. After discussion, it was agreed that an
amendment to Part V of the Faculty Manual was desirable. D. Knickerbocker and the Educational Policies
and Planning Committee will draft a proposed amendment in the fall and bring it
to the UCC for the committee’s feedback.
B. Personnel: Exceptional – all faculty members were conscientious and
dedicated to in the best interests of the university. There was limited
student representation on the committee: The
SGA representative only attended one meeting and left early without
explanation. An information and
communication specialist was hired by the Division of Academic Affairs that
greatly assisted the process by supporting the work of the committee.
C. Attendance: All members were prompt in attendance and all attended most
meetings; only absences were due to legitimate conflicts.
D. Responsibilities: The
workload of this committee, especially for the officers, is very demanding and
continues to grow as the University expands, new programs are created, and old
programs are revised to meet rapidly changing needs. However, the success of the liaison system,
the support of Academic Programs and the Faculty Senate office greatly
facilitated the workload. The continued
polishing and streamlining of the liaison system and the support from Academic
Programs in preparing meeting Agendas and master marked catalog copy documents
prior to meetings should continued to improve the situation.
E. Activities:
8. Suggestion(s) to
the Chair of the Faculty and/or Faculty Senate for improving the effectiveness
of the committee.
The committee is in
unanimous agreement that the liaison system and the support of Academic
Programs in agenda and catalog copy preparation are essential in enabling this
committee to operate in a timely and efficient manner.
9. Does the
Committee’s organizational meeting next year need to be earlier than the date
set this year? No
Signed: Chairs ___Janice A. Neil, RN, PhD_______________________
Janice
Neil
Secretary _____Janice S. Lewis, M.L.S., J.D._____________
Janice Lewis