COMMITTEE: University Curriculum Committee

MEETING DATE: April 22, 2010

PERSON PRESIDING: Paul Schwager

REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Kanchan Das, Donna Kain, Janice Neil, Jonathan Reid, Paul Schwager, and Ralph Scott

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Sloane Burke, Linner Griffin, and Ron Mitchelson.

EXCUSED: Tarek Abdel-Salam

ABSENT: Ron Graziani, Samantha Fountain

SUPPORT: Kimberly Nicholson, Diane Coltraine

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE:

ACTIONS OF MEETING

Agenda Item: II. Old Business

(1.) Electronic approval of 04-08-10 UCC minutes

Discussion:

Approved electronically

Action Taken:

Approved

Agenda Item: III. Chair Report

(1.) Draft 2009-2010 Annual Report

Discussion:

UCC members that were present for the fall semester were added.

Editorial changes were made.

Addition of :

Next year’s minutes should include a numerical summary of proposals for each meeting.

The liaison model will be reinforced by sending out notices to units about who the liaisons are and that they should work with them.

A checklist will be added to the proposal form to assist with accuracy and completeness.

Action Taken:

Approval of annual report of the UCC

(2.) Ideas for Improvement

Discussion:

A checklist will be added to the proposal form to assist with accuracy and completeness.

Workshops: some faculty asked that a person from the Registrar’s Office be at the curriculum development workshop.

Addition of meetings may be needed if there are a large number of proposals.

Suggestion that 5000 level courses not be deleted until 4000 and 6000 levels are approved. The chairs of both curriculum committees could work collaboratively on this issues.

Discussion about the number of proposals that will be heard at each meeting- suggest that it be no more than 8 depending on the size of the proposals.

Starting in the fall of 2010, proposals will not have to include a paper copy. The original of the signature form will need to be brought to the meeting.

Action Taken:

Agreement among the members

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Agenda Item: IV. Undergraduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual

(1.) Revision of Manual Text

Discussion:

Suggestions were made about insuring accuracy of all sections of the course proposal form.

Action Taken:

Approved

(2.) Revision of UCC Forms

Discussion:

#8 on the form will be deleted

#3- have a section that says if it is a required or elective course

Section about textbook will now say “citation”.

#9 and 10- box for N/A

Action Taken:

Approved

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Agenda Item: V. New Business

Discussion:

none

Action Taken:

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NEXT MEETING: Fall 2010

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: