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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes 2/18/99

Present: G. Gurka, C. Serchuk, G. Puerschner, P. Cascella, J. Stenzel, R. Workman, J. Mills, M. Hamilton, M. Macomber, M. Shea, D. Hetric, P. Beals, L. Yacher, F. Harris, K. Swenson, M. Hartog, P. Brandes, D. Chevan, M. Tackett, D. Pettigrew, R. Gelbach, J. Hauselt, P. Gallup, C. Mindell, D. Emmelman, J. Granfield, C. McDaniels, L. Lancor, N. DeCrosta, L. Kohrn, K. Mauro, M. Heidmann, R. Gerber

 

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

II.    Announcements:

  • There will be a meeting about developing new courses on Friday, 2/29/99, 11:00, EN 112.
  • There will be an interdisciplinary university-wide conference called "The Stories We Tell: Narrativity Across the Disciplines" on 3/13/99, 9:00-3:00, Faculty Dining Hall.
  • A President's Dialogue is scheduled for today at 12:00 in the Faculty Dining Room.

III.    Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meeting (2/4/99) were approved with no revisions. Paperwork for today's meeting included:

  • NPIC minutes, 2/9/99
  • Position of NPIC on Undergraduate Minors, 2/9/99
  • UWIC Minutes, 2/11/99

 

IV.    Committee Reports:

Notifications Management: There was no report from this committee.

University Wide Impact: (see minutes 2/11/99). P. Beals highlighted these minutes and commented that there is discussion by this committee about candidates for the campus writing board. The minutes were accepted.

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

New Programs and Innovations: (see minutes, 2/9/99; see position on minors, 2/9/99). P. Brandes introduced these minutes and the position on minors. A discussion followed and the NPIC suggestions were revised. Discussion also occurred about on-line courses and P. Brandes recorded questions about these courses, including: their status, number, grading criteria, rationale, evaluation, student market, teaching format, student advisement, and relationship to majors. It was recommended that Dean Thompson be invited to an upcoming UCF meeting. Also, per item #6, UCF recognized the persons involved in the Early Childhood Education proposal. The revised minutes were accepted.

 

V.    Remediation: C. Serchuk introduced a follow-up discussion about remediation. Members then engaged in a discussion about how best to proceed in addressing the issue of remediation.

Motion 1: A two-part motion was made, seconded and passed by majority, with two abstentions:

an ad hoc committee shall be established to work on remediation. The committee shall include UCF members and others.

the UCF Steering Committee shall develop a charge for this ad hoc committee. This charge shall be reviewed by UCF.

VI.    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