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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes 11/13/97

Present: B. Horn, C. Serchuk, J. Ullian, D. Fredeen, P. Cascella, D. Savage, M. Hamilton-Lee, J. Mills, J. Ensign, M. Macomber, M. Shea, C. Davis, L. Yacher, P. Beals, F. Harris, K. Swenson, J. Kavanagh, J. Kidney, M. Spence, D. Chevan, B. Madara, E. Budris, S. Dobbins, B. Wein, F. Hetata, P. Gallup, J. Rakfeldt, D. Emmelman, G. Puerschner, L. Kohrn, F. Miller. A. Pinciaro

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

II.    Announcements:

  • D. Fredeen announced each School curriculum committee should operate on their own and not wait for UCF direction regarding when to begin.
  • D. Fredeen announced that faculty from the School of Professional Studies voted to establish a school curriculum committee.
  • D. Fredeen announced that proposals should be mailed to her in the chemistry department instead of sending them to academic affairs. Twelve copies should be forwarded.
  • The 12/4/97 meeting of the UCF is reserved for a presentation by B. Gelbach and the Program Review and Assessment committee. This presentation will focus on the strategic plan and general education requirements.
  • J. Ullian surveyed UCF members regarding computer use and access to the web.
  • B. Madara reported her recent participation at a nursing conference and noted that SCSU seemed to be ahead of other universities in addressing assessment.
  • M. Shea thanked the UCF for their support and dialogue regarding SCORE.
  • A. Pinciaro reported that the university has been invited to give a presentation on assessment at the New England Association of Colleges.
  • F. Harris announced the publication of his book ("In My Own Words") which is a compilation of columns previously published in the New Haven Register.

III.    Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meeting (10/30/97) were unanimously approved with one abstention.

Two handouts were distributed. One titled, "Role of the Deans in Curricular Governing Process", the other, "University Requirement Courses".

IV.    Chair's Report:

  • D. Fredeen introduced a memo regarding the three week pocket approval to be sent to Department Chairs. Discussion occurred regarding the content of this memo, including: the definition of three week pocket approval, time frames, the number of copies of proposals and involvement by School committees.

Motion 1: a motion was made, seconded and passed with one opposed and two abstentions

move that the UCF shall endorse the revised memo.

V.    Committee Reports:

  • New Programs and Innovations: (See report). There was no discussion of this report.
  • Notifications Management: (See reports).
  • There was discussion of the motions made by the NMC as listed on page two of the minutes from 11/6/97. This discussion reflected the Math department's course proposals and revisions.

Motion 2: a motion was made, seconded and passed 19-3-4

move to call the question regarding the NMC motions.

Motion 3: a motion was made, seconded and passed 15-7-5

move that the UCF shall accept the NMC recommendations.

  • There was continued discussion about: the content of the math courses 095, 100, 101, and 119, a review of these math courses by the UWIC and overturning the motion already passed regarding approval of the NMC recommendations.

Motion 4: a motion was made and seconded

move that the UCF shall reconsider the action just taken regarding the math courses 095, 100, 101 and 119 with the understanding that the UWIC will review these courses and submit a report at the first meeting of the Spring, 1998 semester, if possible.

Motion 5: an amendment to motion 4 was made, seconded and failed 6-15-5

move that the following line be added at the beginning of motion 4:

in as much as these courses are hidden prerequisites to all university requirements.

Motion 6: a motion was made, seconded and passed, with one opposed to call the question regarding motion 4.

Motion 4: the motion was repeated and passed 21-5-0

  • University Wide Impact: (See report). P. Beals (chair) introduced this report (11/6/97) and identified the motion listed on page 2 regarding the HD designation. Discussion occurred regarding the content of the UWIC motion.

Motion 7: a motion was made, seconded and passed 20-3-2

to call the question regarding the UWIC motion.

Motion 8: a motion was made, seconded and passed 24-0-2

UCF shall place a moratorium on accepting new HD designation proposals. During this time, we will review the HD criteria and process for approving designations in consultation with the SCSU HD Committee.

VI.    SCORE: J. Ullian introduced discussion regarding SCORE and the motions passed at the previous UCF meeting. Discussion by the UCF followed.

Motion 9: a motion was, seconded and passed unanimously to call the question regarding discussion of SCORE.

Motion 10: a motion was made, seconded and passed with three opposed and seven abstentions

move that because of the nature of the SCORE program and the need to continue the program for proper evaluation, SCORE 100, 101, 200, 201 will be allowed to continue on an experimental basis for another four years. This extension of the experimental period applies only to the SCORE courses and no others.

VII.    Adjournment:

  1. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made, seconded and passed unanimously.
  2. The meeting was adjourned at 10:50 am.

Minutes recorded by:

Paul W. Cascella
Department of Communication Disorders