EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

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 Faculty Senate, “the use of the Liaison Model as a regular part of the University Curriculum Committee protocol, with the option to bring curriculum matters before the committee without the involvement of a liaison” was approved.

·        RESOLUTION #06-34

·        Conducted review of the liaison system requested by Faculty Senate Chair early in the fall semester of 2006.  Academic Programs initiated an on-line survey in late Spring 2006 of committee members, liaisons, department chairs, and other involved personnel on the effectiveness of the system. Results of this survey were included in the report to the Senate chair in fall 2006.  Following this review, the UCC  Chair appeared before the Faculty Senate to explain the liaison system and respond to questions.

 

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:  Normal

 

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