University Curriculum Committee

 

Minutes 09/13/07

 

Present:

 

Regular Members:   D. Batts, J. Lewis, G. Lapicki, J. Manner, J. Neil, P. Schwager, J. Tisnado

 

Ex Officio Members:   C. Boklage, L. Griffin, R. Mitchelson

 

Administrative:  D. Coltraine, K. Snyder

 

Excused: T. Jenks

 

Chair of Faculty Senate:  M. Taggart

 

  1. M. Taggart called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.

 

  1. M. Taggart welcomed committee members, then opened the floor for nominations for chair.  A motion was made and carried to elect J. Neil as chair.

 

  1. J. Neil took over as chair of the meeting.  Motions were made and carried to elect P. Schwager as vice chair and J. Lewis as secretary.

 

  1. J. Tisnado asked for clarification concerning how re-numbering of 5000-level courses will be handled.  It was agreed that courses that are simply being changed to 4000-level courses need a memo, a new number and catalog copy.  If the course is being revised at all, a course proposal form must be completed. [Note: after the meeting, the committee received clarification that a course proposal form is in fact needed for 5000-level courses that are being re-numbered, even if that is the only change.]

 

  1. 2007-2008 UCC Liaison Orientation

 

The orientation session will be held September 20 in 221 Mendenhall.  Liaisons have been named for every college/school/department.  L. Griffin noted that the deans chose individuals who were familiar with the curriculum process, could coordinate efforts in their areas, and had teaching responsibilities.

 

The committee reviewed the draft of the 2007-2008 Undergraduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual and agreed on a number of revisions. D. Batts and P. Schwager will draft a “guidance memo” for liaisons with pointers for writing proposals for Special Topics, Readings and other courses with varying credit.

  1.  Goals for the upcoming year include changing the email address for submissions to uccsubmissions@ecu.edu, recognizing UCC committee members’ work, and addressing the recurring problem of poor attendance by the SGA representative.

 

  1. Meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m. by Chair J. Neil.

 

Submitted by Janice S. Lewis, UCC Secretary