COMMITTEE:  University Curriculum Committee           

 

MEETING DATE:  April 23, 2009

 

PERSON PRESIDING:  Janice Neil, Chair        

 

REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:  Gregory Lapicki, Jane Manner, Janice Neil, Jonathan Reid, & Paul Schwager         

                                               

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:  Linner Griffin & Donna Lillian

 

EXCUSED:  Kathryn Hashimoto, Ron Mitchelson, David Batts, & Ralph Scott

 

ABSENT: Wintre Clark

 

SUPPORT:  Kimberly Nicholson & Diane Coltraine

 

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: 

           

 

 

 

ACTIONS OF MEETING

 

Chair Neil called the meeting to order at 2: 05 P.M.

 

Neil thanked the committee for their attention to approving the previous meeting minutes so they could be presented at the last faculty meeting.

 

Agenda Item:  II. Old Business

           

            (1.) Undergraduate Certificate form

 

Discussion:

Started in the Fall, Hashimoto has started working on the form and will present an update in the Fall.

 

Action Taken:

            None

 

 

 

 

Agenda Item:  III. Chair Report

           

            (1.) 2008-2009 Annual Report draft

 

Discussion:

            Discussed Snyder’s participation in the Fall.

            Made minor corrections & clarifications

 

            Action Taken:

Approved with minor changes

(2.) Report on meeting with Drs. Horns, Sheerer, and Tovey

            Discussion:

Discussed need for budget considerations as well as exploring courses that are in the catalog and not taught. Linner mentioned that the Deans in their meeting also discussed similar issues.  Discussed need to have faculty evaluate courses that have not been taught for awhile and need to be banked or removed.

 

           

            Action Taken:

            None needed

 

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Agenda Item:  IV. Undergraduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual

 

Discussion:

Update manual to include a note that “notification” needs to occur at least 2 weeks prior to the meeting or the proposal may be tabled

Add an SL designation explanation in all appropriate sections

Recommend change to text placement on the cover

Correct typographical error with item #16 on page #10

 

 

 

Action Taken:

            Approved

 

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Agenda Item: V. New Business

           
            (1.) Budget – Budgetary Memo Requirement

           

Discussion:

See item III

 

Action Taken:

Approved

(2.) Form discussion

            (a.) Proposal form – budget area?

Discussion:

Add clarification to #4 to include financial & staffing impact

#10 add = column to add clarity

#15 “Correspondence” should more appropriately be called “Online”

#15 should read “Practicum” & “Colloquium”

Reorder #15 to correspond with #10

#16 make sure there is spacing

#16 line between Unit Computer & ITCS Resources

#17 include sentence “Do not include instructor or semester specific information” to better clarify

Minor capitalization corrections

 

Action Taken:

Committee agreed to make the editorial changes

(b.) Signature form – add “school” next to college

Discussion:

Rename form to “Curricular” changes

Add (s) after number & degree

Add “school” to second item on signature page

Add SL row to account for “Service Learning” designation

 

Action Taken:

Approved

(3.) Proposed New Process for Review of Curriculum Materials

(a.) Assign proposals to 2 members for in-depth review before meeting (too many issues on proposals after meeting)

Discussion:

Logistics were discussed. The proposals will be posted in a timely manner and one of the officers will need to assign to members

 

Action Taken:

                        Agreed to pilot in the Fall

 

            (4.) Other

The following items are being discussed and are issues that this committee will be addressing in the future:

Online Education/Distance Education assessments

Update of Web site information

Utilize liaisons to assist in the explanation and implementation of   course banking & deletion steps

Utilize liaisons to communicate information regarding package submission details that pertain to the completion of the forms and the required content of supporting documentation such as the upcoming budgetary memorandum and use of a “clean” proposal form

Role review as it pertains to the occasional monitoring of active courses with WI designation

Possible query request to the Office of the Registrar to determine which courses have not been utilized within the past 2 years as an initiative to communicate with the units

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING:    To be determined in fall by Senate Office

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:        Committee organization, election of officers

MEETING ADJOURNED: 3:45pm

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Ralph Scott, Secretary, University Curriculum Committee

Recorded by Paul Schwager