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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes 11/5/98

Present: G. Gurka, C. Serchuk, D. Levine, G. Puerschner, S. Martinelli, P. Cascella, J. Stenzel, B. Farley-Lucas, R. Workman, J. Fopiano, J. Tait, C. Gilmore, M. Hamilton-Lee, M. Macomber, M. Shea, C. Davis, P. Palma, P. Beals, L. Yacher, P. Kelton, F. Harris, M. Hartog, K. Swenson, M. Bunco, D. Chevan, R. Mullen, M. Spence, J. Hauselt, B. Gelbach, C. Mindell, D. Emmelman, P. Gallup, J. Granfield, C. McDaniels, R. Gerber, N. DeCrosta, R. Amenta, L. Kohrn, K. Mauro

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

II.    Announcements:

  • Members were reminded that there will be a guest lecture by Todd Gitlin on 11/10/98 5:00-7:00

III.    Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meeting (10/22/98) were approved with no revisions. Paperwork for today's meeting included:

  • NMC minutes, dated 10/15/98
  • UWIC minutes, dated 10/15/98 and 10/29/98
  • SCSU writing program; Pilot program charter; Proposed Schedule

IV. Committee Reports:

Notifications Management: (see minutes, 10/15/98). J. Granfield introduced these minutes. The minutes were accepted.

University Wide Impact: (see minutes,10/15/98; 10/29/98). P. Beals (chair) introduced these minutes. The minutes were received.

New Programs and Innovations: B. Workman reported that this committee is discussing the amount of paperwork and regulation that exists within new program proposals.

Program Review & Assessment: B. Gelbach (chair) reported that a workshop was held last week for programs that are in the review process.

V.    Campus Writing Proposal: P. Beals highlighted the UWIC minutes (10/29/98), the revised proposed schedule and the writing program pilot charter. Discussion occurred about the following topics: academic freedom, regulations, bureaucracy, the campus writing center, allocation of resources, assessment of student writing, professional faculty development, the writing needs of different majors, and the current L course guidelines.

Motion 1: The motion submitted by UWIC was accepted , 27-0-3

to endorse: the proposal to establish a campus writing center;

the revised proposed schedule;

the SCSU writing program pilot program charter.

VI. Direction and Goals of UCF: C. Serchuk introduced discussion about the direction and goals of UCF. The following suggestions were made for UCF consideration:

Interdisciplinary practice: to develop an approach and philosophy of interdisciplinary practice; to consider proposals impacting multiple departments; to develop interdisciplinary courses (P. Gallup);

Human diversity courses (J. Tait);

General education requirements (M. Shea);

Faculty retraining budget: to use retraining monies to enhance and develop curricula which is consistent with trends within each discipline (B. Workman);

Relationships between departments: to develop an awareness of the dependence and relationships that exist between departments (B. Gelbach);

The shaping of a curriculum (M. Shea);

Remediation resources: to consider remediation issues within admission and graduation standards (G. Puerschner);

L course levels: to consider the levels at which L courses are taught (100-400) (M. Heidmann);

Student representation in decision making for courses (B. Farley-Lucas);

Course Discounts (P. Gallup);

On-line classes (F. Harris);

Variable-length courses (B. Workman).

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