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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)


Minutes 10/16/97

Present: B. Horn, C. Serchuk, J. Ullian, D. Fredeen, R. Conforti, P. Cascella, R. Workman, J. Tait, D. Savage, M. Hamilton-Lee, M. Mocomber, M. Shea, C. Davis, D. Holt, L. Yacher, P. Beals, F. Harris, K. Swenson, M. Bunco, J. Kavanagh, J. Kidney, M. Spence, D. Chevan, E. Budris, S. Dobbins, B. Wein, B. Gelbach, F. Hetata, J. Abe, P. Gallup, J. Rakfeldt, D. Emmelman, J. Granfield, S. Jensen, L. Kohrn, R. Amenta, F. Miller

I.    Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by DonnaJean Fredeen at 9:35 am.

II.    Announcements:

  • The Rules Committee will meet 10/22/97 in the Faculty Dining Room at 10:30.
  • The Steering Committee will meet 10/22/97 in the Faculty Dining Room at 11:45
  • D. Fredeen reminded faculty that curriculum committees within each School need to be voted on by the Faculty within each School.

Discussion: A review of the timelines set by UCF and each School Curriculum Committee will need to occur.

III.    Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meeting (10/2/97) were unanimously approved with the following revisions:

change "University" to "Undergraduate" on page one (heading)
change "Ulian" to "Ullian" on page one (list of names) and page two (V)
change "approved"to "appropriate" on page two (VI., 2)
A copy of the revised "Flow of Proposals" report was distributed.

IV.    Committee Reports: Minutes from each committee were not available for distribution. Committee reports will be reviewed at the next UCF meeting. Committees were reminded that minutes are needed in Ingrid McGowan's office on the Monday morning after the committee meets.

V.    Flow or Proposals: (See report). D. Fredeen introduced the revision of the report titled "Flow of Proposals" as amended by the Rules committee.

Discussion:

  • Discussion, clarification and changes in the language and punctuation of the document occurred. These changes will be completed by J. Ullian.
  • Discussion and clarification of the content of the document occurred, including:

mentoring by the New Program and Innovation Committee the definitions of: program revision; new program; concentration of study; specialization; a minor; a tract; an approved program involvement of the Faculty in defining the above listed terms

  • A motion was made, seconded and unanimously approved (with one abstention) as follows:

move to approve and distribute an amended copy of the Flow of Proposals

  • Discussion occurred regarding the possibility that the Rules Committee could give an all University Faculty forum on the content of the proposal process.

VI.    Future Topics of Discussion: D. Fredeen initiated a discussion regarding topics which the UCF will consider for the rest of the year. Discussion occurred prior to and after an evacuation of Engleman due to the fire alarm. The following topics were identified:

A distinction between New Program and Revised Program
The implementation of HD courses and the listing of HD and L courses in the catalogue

The general education requirements
Defining standards for proposal reviews


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