ACADEMIC, APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
2007-2008 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 Charles Boklage Tim Jenks |
Kevin Snyder attended all of the 2007-2008 UCC meetings as a
guest. He and Diane Coltraine (attended meetings first semester) worked extensively to review the materials
considered at each meeting.
2. Meeting Dates (include members present*).
September 13, 2007
Present: D.
Batts, J. Lewis, G. Lapicki, J. Manner, P Schwager, J. Tisnado, C. Boklage, L.
Griffin, R. Michelson
Excused: T. Jenks
Absent: none
October 11, 2007
Present: Regular Members: D. Batts,
G. Lapicki, J. Lewis, J. Manner, J. Neil, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado, C. Boklage,
l. Griffin, T. Jenks, R. Mitchelson
Excused: none
Absent: none
October 25, 2007
Present: G. Lapicki, J. Lewis, J. Manner, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado, C.
Boklage, L. Griffin, T. Jenks, R. Mitchelson
Excused: J. Neil, D. Batts
Absent: none
November
8, 2007
Present: D. Batts, J. Lewis, J. Manner, J. Neil, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado,
C. Boklage, L. Griffin, T. Jenks, R. Mitchelson
Excused: none
Absent: G. Lapicki
December 13, 2007
Present: D. Batts, G. Lapicki, J. Lewis, J. Manner, J.
Neil, P. Schwager, L. Griffin, T. Jenks, R. Mitchelson
Excused: none
Absent: J. Tisnado
January 24, 2008
Present: G. Lapicki, J. Lewis, J.
Manner, J. Neil, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado
C. Boklage, L. Griffin, T. Jenks
Excused: D. Batts,
R. Mitchelson
Absent: none
Visitors: T. Caron, L. Lee
February 14, 2008
Present: D. Batts, J. Lewis, J.
Manner, J. Neil, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado, C. Boklage, L. Griffin, T. Jenks, R.
Mitchelson
Excused: none
Absent: G. Lapicki
February 28, 2008
Present: D. Batts, G. Lapicki, J.
Lewis, J. Manner, J. Neil, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado, C. Boklage, L. Griffin, R.
Mitchelson
Excused; T. Jenks
Absent: none
March 27, 2008
Present: D. Batts, G. Lapicki, J. Lewis,
J. Manner, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado,
C. Boklage, L.
Griffin, R. Mitchelson
Excused: J. Neil, T. Jenks
Absent: none
April 11, 2008
Present: D. Batts, G. Lapicki, J.
Lewis, J. Manner, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado,
C. Boklage, L.
Griffin, R. Mitchelson, J. Neil, R. Mitchelson, T. Jenks
Excused: none
Absent: none
April 25, 2008
Meeting held by email: D. Batts, G. Lapicki,
J. Lewis, J. Manner, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado, C. Boklage, L. Griffin, R.
Mitchelson, J. Neil, R. Mitchelson, T. Jenks
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 2007 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.
·
Clarification was made related to re-numbering 5000-level
courses into 4000 level and 6000 level. Chair Neil communicated with Chair
Kasperek of the
·
A guidance memo with pointers was drafted by P. Schwager and
D. Batts for liaisons to use for writing proposals for special topics, readings
and courses with varying credit. The memo was approved by the committee and is
now included in the Undergraduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual. J.
Neil informed the
·
The committee adopted a 1-week time frame for submission of
infrequent minor revisions to curricular proposals. Thus, the standard
guideline is that individuals presenting curricular proposals should submit all
revisions requested by the committee with one week of the UCC meeting at which
such revisions were requested.
·
Dr. David Weismiller (guest) discussed SACS
expectations. He noted that a history of
requiring new courses to have measurable course objectives will clearly be to
our benefit in terms of SACS reaffirmation in 2013. He also stressed the importance of outcomes
assessment and program review at the University, College, and program
levels. Outcomes assessment at the
student and course level is needed to feed into the program level review. The key is starting with strong courses with
measurable objectives. Dr. Weismiller
requested that one or two members of the UCC serve on the Working Group on
University Outcome Assessment and Program Review: C. Boklage and R. Mitchelson
volunteered.
·
Proposed Revisions to Part V, Section III of the ECU Faculty
Manual. The Educational Policies and
Planning Committee has been working on revisions to Part V, that deals with
academic program development, since 2005. It was noted that historically the
UCC and GCC are involved with Requests to Establish, but not Intent to Plan
requests. After a discussion, a motion was made, seconded and
passed confirming the following:
o
The charge of the UCC should remain the same. The proposed
changes could eliminate the committee responsibilities related to Section 4,
items C and D.
o
The committee agreed that the UCC should be a part of the
Request to Establish in the Baccalaureate Degree Program Campus Approval
Process Checklist. We will ask that a new entry #f be inserted under #3,
indicating that the UCC reviews a new program and its courses before it is
presented to the EPPC.
o
On the EPPC report, Section C, Number 1, New Degree
Programs, Step III, we will request that the parenthetical included with the
eighth bullet be deleted and a new bullet inserted that indicates that the UCC
reviews the request to establish a bachelor’s program.
o
On the EPPC report, Section C, Number 2, New Minors…, we
will request that the parenthetical included with bullet six be deleted, as the
UCC does want to see requests for title changes and
moving or discontinuing programs as outlined in our charge.
·
The course banking/unbanking procedure was discussed. D.
Batts and P. Schwager revised the “Course Banking and Unbanking Form” and
presented the revision to the committee. A motion was made, seconded and passed
to provide the committee with the option to accept the minutes of committee
meetings via e-mail. The forms were presented at the
·
C. Boklage drafted a document concerning the committee’s
response to the Final Report on UNC Tomorrow Commission. Members made
suggestions and revisions. The report
was sent to the
5.
Reports to the Faculty Senate (include dates and resolution
numbers).
Date of Report to FS |
Business Presented |
FS Resolution # |
11/07/07 |
Minutes of 10/11/07 |
07-27 |
12/04/07 |
Minutes of 11/25/07 |
07-35 |
01/29/08 |
Minutes of 11/08/07 Minutes of 12/13/07 |
08-02 |
2/19/08 |
Minutes of 1/24/07 |
08-06 |
3/18/08 |
Minutes of 2/14/08 Minutes of 2/28/08 |
08-15 |
3/18/08 |
New Bank/Unbank form |
08-16 |
4/22/08 |
Minutes of 3/37/08 Minutes of 4/11/08 |
08-33 |
6. Business carried over to next year (list in priority order).
· Maintain the liaison model
used during the last four 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.
· Schedule additional
meetings of the committee as needed.
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.
· Continue to refine the
curriculum development process to streamline where appropriate and eliminate
confusion for faculty developing curriculum proposals.
· Continue to improve
communication and coordination with the GCC, especially as it relates to the
renumbering of 5000 level courses
· Continue to support the
Office of Academic Program’s workshops on curriculum development.
· Continue to look for ways
the ECU & UNC-System initiatives can be better reflected in curriculum
development.
· Monitor slippage in
deadlines for submission of documentation & notification of affected units.
7. Evaluation of the committee (include anything that hindered or
assisted the
committee's work during the year).
A. Charge:
·
Proposed
Revisions to Part V, Section III of the ECU Faculty Manual presented by Dr.
Dale Knickerbocker. The Educational
Policies and Planning Committee has been working on revisions to Part V, that
deals with academic program development, since 2005. It was noted that
historically the UCC and GCC are involved with Requests to Establish, but not
Intent to Plan requests. After a discussion, a motion was made, seconded and
passed confirming the following:
o
The charge of the UCC should remain the same. The proposed
changes could eliminate the committee responsibilities related to Section 4,
items C and D.
o
The committee agreed that the UCC should be a part of the
Request to Establish in the Baccalaureate Degree Program Campus Approval
Process Checklist. We will ask that a new entry #f be inserted under #3,
indicating that the UCC reviews a new program and its courses before it is
presented to the EPPC.
o
On the EPPC report, Section C, Number 1, New Degree
Programs, Step III, we will request that the parenthetical included with the
eighth bullet be deleted and a new bullet inserted that indicates that the UCC
reviews the request to establish a bachelor’s program.
o
On the EPPC report, Section C, Number 2, New Minors…, we
will request that the parenthetical included with bullet six be deleted, as the
UCC does want to see requests for title changes and
moving or discontinuing programs as outlined in our charge.
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
from the office of Academic Affairs has 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
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.
The
committee reviewed several proposals that appeared to have significant
duplication of content with other units. Additional guidance on what level of
duplication and justification of duplication are appropriate would be helpful.
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._____________