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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes 3/16/00

Present:  G. Gurka, C. Serchuk, J. Feng, J. Stenzel, P. Cascella, S. DiFrancesco, J. Tait, J. Fopiano, D. Savage, J. Ensign, M. Macomber, M. Shea, M. Fede, D. Soneson, L. Yacher, P. Beals, F. Harris, K. Swenson, M. Hartog, D. Chevan, D. Pettigrew, B. Gelbach, J. Abe, P. Gallup, J. Bloch, J. Granfield, S. Garvey, L. Rebeschi, L. Lancor, R. Cretella, R. Gerber, M. Heidmann, K. Mauro, R. Gingrich, B. Faraclas

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

II.    Announcements:

  • UCF subcommittees will meet the week after Spring Break and the next UCF meeting is 4/6/00.
  • The Senate vote on UCF will be the week after Spring Break.
  • The volunteer income tax program concluded on Saturday, 3/11/00.
  • Faculty were reminded to return their on-line bibliography.  
     

III.    Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meeting (3/2/00) were approved.  Paperwork today included:

  • UWIC minutes, 3/3/00
  • NMC Report, 3/9/00
  • Status of UCF Actions on Bulleted Items, 2/17/00 from the Proposed Implementation of Freshman Requirements for Mathematics
     

IV.    Committee Reports:

Steering:  C. Serchuk reported there will be a final review of the report from the Freshmen Requirements Committee on English.

Notifications Management:   (see report, 3/9/00).  P. Gallup highlighted this report.  The report was accepted.

University Wide Impact: (see minutes, 3/3/00). P. Beals highlighted these minutes and commented on the topic of SHE and the all university health requirement for EXS students in the teaching certification program.  B. Faraclas addressed UCF and outlined the Department of Public Health's opposition.

Motion 1: A motion was made, seconded, and passed 19-6-0

              To accept the minutes of UWIC, 3/3/00

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

Program Review & Assessment: B. Gelbach reported that two additional members have joined this committee.

V.     Freshmen Requirements for Math: (see Status of UCF Actions on Bulleted Items, 2/17/00).  M. Hartog introduced this topic and a discussion followed about the bulleted items.

Motion 2: A motion was made, seconded, and passed unanimously

                To adopt the recommendations outlined in the bulleted items, 

                with an amended opening line that recommends that they be

                implemented as rapidly as practical.

VI.     New Business: C. Serchuk initiated a discussion about upcoming projects for UCF.  She outlined three initial topics, and then discussion occured about additional activities for UCF to consider.

  1. The UCF Constitution:  This document needs to be amended to reflect the way UCF governs.
  2. Committee Responsibilities:  Discussion needs to occur about the purview of department, school and UCF subcommittees.  Specifically, discussion is needed about the standards and duties of UCF subcommittees, as well as the role of subcommittee members. 
  3. Course Numbering:  Discussion needs to occur about the standards associated with 100, 200, 300, and 400 level courses.
  4. Faculty Credit LoadMotion 3: A motion was made, seconded, and passed, with three opposed and two abstentions: In the interest of improving undergraduate instruction in the CSU system, the UCF requests the AAUP bargaining committee demand a nine credit teaching load per semester.
  5. Program Assessment:  Discussion needs to occur about the work of the program review committee and the standards associated with undergraduate departmental assessment.
  6. Hidden Requirements:  Discussion is needed about hidden requirements in general education and in majors.

VII.    Adjournment:

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