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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes 4/16/98

Present: B. Horn, C. Serchuk, G. Puerschner, J. Ullian, P. Cascella, J. Tait, B. Workman, D. Savage, J. Mills, M. Macomber, M. Shea, C. Davis, P. Palma, P. Beals, F. Harris, L. Yacher, A. Bielefield, K. Swenson, J. Kavanagh, D. Chevan, M. Tackett, T. Bynum, B. Gelbach, J. Hauselt, J. Abe, P. Gallup, J. Rakfeldt, D. Emmelman, J. Granfield, S. Jensen, C. McDaniels, N. DeCrosta, L. Kohrn

I.    Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by S. Jensen at 9:40 am.

II.    Announcements:

  • S. Jensen announced that an appeal to a UCF decision about a journalism course will be reviewed at the next UCF meeting. UCF members should review the document "the all-university curriculum" (11/83), page 3, letter B prior to the next meeting.

III. Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meeting (4/2/98) were approved with no revisions. S. Jensen reported that page six of the UCF constitution clarifies the topic of voting rights for non-faculty.

The following were distributed for today's meeting:

  • The All-University Curriculum (11/83)
  • Minutes from NPIC, 3/19/98
  • Minutes from UWIC, 4/9/98
  • A two page summary title "hidden requirements"

V. Committee Reports:

  1. University Wide Impact: (See report, 4/9/98). P. Beals (chair) introduced these minutes and highlighted the motion regarding HIS 240. The minutes were unanimously accepted.
  2. New Programs and Innovations:(See report, 3/19/98). C. Serchuk (chair) highlighted topics introduced in these minutes. Discussion occurred about the proposal from education and the role of the NPIC when there is disagreement among departments. The minutes were unanimously accepted.
  3. Program Review & Assessment: B. Gelbach (chair) reported that the assessment committee is making available a liaison from this committee to each department being reviewed. Also reported was that a workshop is scheduled for 4/30/98, 12:25-1:40 in the Green Room of Lyman Center, to explain steps in the assessment process for departments being reviewed next year.
  4. Notifications Management: P. Gallup (chair) reported that this committee continues to work on forms for revised programs and new and revised courses. UCF members were asked to remind their departments that outstanding paperwork must be completed for proposals already in process. It was reported that proposals and revisions received between now and the end of the semester will be reviewed in Fall, 1998.

V. Update on Committee Forms: S. Jensen introduced this topic and encouraged committees to have a consistent format for UCF forms.

VI. Hidden Requirements: (See report titled "Hidden Requirements"). L. Kohrn and N. DeCrosta highlighted the report on hidden requirements. Discussion occurred about the following topics:

  • making sure the catalogue identifies every required course and the sequence of courses (i.e., year by year) related to a student's major
  • making sure departments identified in the report are aware of their hidden requirements

II. Fall, 1998 Meetings between UCF and School Curriculum Committees: S. Jensen introduced this topic by asking UCF members to consider the communication between UCF and school curriculum committees. Discussion occurred about the following topics:

  • the location of UCF forms
  • identification of UCF contact people for the school curriculum committees
  • UCF forms should be available in multiple formats (computer, hard copy)
  • consideration of a UCF web site and web site master
  • clerical and resource support
  • developing guidelines for HD and L courses

Motion 1: A motion was made, seconded and approved unanimously

UCF shall request resource support, preferably to develop and maintain a web site, but also for clerical needs

III. Adjournment:

  1. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made, seconded and passed unanimously.
  2. The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 am.

Minutes recorded by:

Paul W. Cascella
Department of Communication Disorders