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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes 4/1/99

Present: G. Gurka, C. Serchuk, J. Feng, J. Stenzel, P. Cascella, J. Fopiano, C. Gilmore, M. Hamilton, J. Ensign, M. Macomber, C. Davis, D. Hetric, P. Beals, F. Harris, K. Swenson, M. Bunco, M. Hartog, P. Brandes, D. Pettigrew, Dolan, R. Gelbach, P. Gallup, D. Emmelman, J. Granfield, R. Cretella, C. McDaniels, L. Lancor, R. Amenta, M. Heidmann, R. Gerber

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

II.    Announcements:

  • Wendy Wasserstein will be speaking on campus, 4/6/99 at 4:00
  • Faculty were reminded of the academic advisement survey.
  • Faculty were reminded of the sabbatical leave workshop.
  • New UCF forms (hard copy and disc) are available in Academic Affairs.

III.    Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meeting (3/19/99) were approved with no revisions. Paperwork for today's meeting included:

  • NMC minutes, 3/11/99

IV.    Committee Reports:

Notifications Management: (see minutes, 3/11/99). P. Gallup (chair) highlighted these minutes and a single typographical error was corrected. The minutes were accepted.

University Wide Impact: There was no report from this committee.

New Programs and Innovations: There was no report from this committee.

Program Review & Assessment: There was no report from this committee.

V.    Remediation: Draft Charter: B. Gelbach highlighted the draft charter developed by the remediation workgroup. A discussion followed, which included the following topics: logical and critical thinking, reading comprehension, interfacing with high schools and community colleges, and participation of part time faculty. Modifications to the document were discussed, including the participation of the Dean of Arts and Sciences (sections III; Vc; VIb; VIc and signatures), state standards (section IVb), and a system of communication to advisers and students (section IVh).

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

to accept the amended charter for remediation

Discussion continued about the personnel on this remediation committee and representation from the Math and English departments. Four faculty volunteered, including: D. Pettigrew, J. Dolan, J. Stenzel, and J. Mills. Discussion also began about a timeframe for each of this committee's tasks.

VI.    Adjournment:

  1. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made, seconded and passed unanimously.
  2. The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 am.

Minutes recorded by:

Paul W. Cascella

Department of Communication Disorders