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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes 10/8/98

Present: B. Horn, C. Serchuk, D. Levine, G. Puerschner, P. Cascella, J. Stenzel, J. Fopiano, L. Lancor, J. Tait, C. Gilmore, M. Hamilton-Lee, M. Macomber, J. Ensign, M. Shea, R. Axtell, P. Beals, L. Yacher, M. Hartog, M. Bunco, K. Swenson, P. Brandes, D. Chevan, K. Gatzke, J. Hauselt, B. Gelbach, C. Mindell, D. Emmelman, J. Granfield, C. McDaniels, R. Gerber, R. Amenta, L. Kohrn, K. Mauro, N. DeCrosta

 

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

II.    Announcements:

  • It was announced that an undergraduate student worker has been appointed to help with UCF paperwork and mailings.
  • It was announced that the State of CT no longer accepts PSC 110 nor PSC 140 for education majors.
  • Faculty were reminded of an upcoming lecture by Ilan Stavans sponsored by the Judaic Studies Program.

III.    Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meeting (9/24/98) were approved with one revision, page 2, item IV. 4. should have read: M. Spence (interim chair) reported that this committee has a checklist for new programs. Paperwork distributed prior to today's meeting included:

  • A summary titled: Proposed change to UCIC recommendation for Mathematics and English requirements from the ad hoc subcommittee (B. Horn, chair)
  • NMC minutes, dated 9/17/98
  • UWIC minutes, dated 10/1/98

IV.    Committee Reports:

  1. Notifications Management: J. Granfield reported this committee is still revising forms.
  2. University Wide Impact: (see minutes 10/1/98). P. Beals (chair) introduced these minutes. There was no discussion The minutes were received.
  3. Program Review & Assessment: B. Gelbach (chair) reported this committee continues to support departments in the review process.
  4. New Programs and Innovations: P. Brandes (co-chair) reported that she and M. Spence are the co-chairs for this committee.

V.    Freshman Requirements Committee: (see ad hoc committee summary). B. Horn introduced this summary and discussion occurred about the content, wording, implementation, and impact of the proposed substitute motion.

Motion 1: A motion was made, seconded and passed, 21-3-2:

to replace the word "should" with the word "must" in section c) of the proposed substitute motion

The revised section c) now reads: Students must continue in their Mathematics and English sequences every semester until they have satisfied the University Requirement for their chosen field of study. Students must not register for 200 level or above courses until they have completed ENG 100, MAT 100 or MAT 101, or their equivalents.

Motion 2: a motion was made, seconded and passed by majority with one opposed and one abstention:

to substitute the proposed substitute motion for the existing recommendation

VI.    The Role of Alternates: C. Serchuk introduced the topic of alternates. Discussion occurred regarding whether alternates can serve as committee chairs. It was noted that the UCF constitution says that alternates cannot serve as committee chairs. Discussion also occurred about voting by alternates. Currently, alternates cannot vote in the presence of a voting member, even if the alternate has contributed and has more expertise than the regular member. Discussion occurred about whether to separate the issues of an alternate chairing a standing committee vs. chairing an ad hoc committee.

Motion 3: a motion was made, and seconded, but later taken off the floor:

to allow alternates to serve as the chair of standing and other subcommittees

Motion 4: a motion was made, seconded and passed, 22-0-2:

to allow alternates to serve as chairs of non-standing ad hoc committees

VII.    Adjournment:

  1. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made, seconded and passed unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:50 am.

Minutes recorded by:

Paul W. Cascella

Department of Communication Disorders