Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes 9/23/99

Present: G. Gurka, B. Horn, C. Serchuk, J. Stenzel, G. Puerschner, P. Cascella, S. DiFrancesco, E. Aboelela, J. Fopiano, J. Tait, D. Savage, J. Ensign, M. Macomber, M. Shea, J. Yang, L. Yacher, P. Beals, F. Harris, P. Kelton, K. Swenson, M. Bunco, M. Hartog, D. Chevan, B. Madara, D. Pettigrew, J. Dolan, J. Abe, B. Sherman, P. Gallup, J. Block, J. Granfield, S. Garvey, C. McDaniels, L. Lancor, R. Cretella, L. Kohrn, R. Gerber. M. Heidmann, S. Lavocco, K. Mauro

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

II. Announcements:

Assistance is needed for with the UCF web page.

There will be a teaching exchange meeting every Wednesday during Community Hour (Student Center, Room 209).

Students from a journalism class will be approaching faculty members for interviews as part of a course assignment.

A current article in the Chronicle reports that Baruch College (CUNY) has dropped all remedial courses.

Congratulations to B. Horn who was helpful in the hiring of faculty in the English Department.

III. Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meeting (9/9/99) were approved with no revisions. Paperwork for today's meeting included:

UWIC minutes, 9/16/99

Proposed implementation of freshman requirements for English (4/27/99), with Table 1 revised, schedule 1, and schedule 1a

IV. Committee Reports:

Notifications Management: There was no report from this committee.

University Wide Impact: (see minutes, 9/16/99) P. Beals (chair) highlighted these minutes. It was noted that L course proposals in the School of Arts and Sciences are reviewed by the campus writing board. For L courses in the other schools, review occurs with the respective School Curriculum Committee and then UWIC. To avoid confusion, L course proposals should be sent to C. Serchuk, who will then forward them to the appropriate committee. The minutes were accepted.

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

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

Freshman Requirements Committee:

B. Horn highlighted the two handouts (Proposed implementation...; Table 1...), noting modifications to the document since the Spring, 1999. Discussion ensued about the following topics: room availability, parking, the placement exam (i.e., times available, consequences of not taking it), reducing the number of placement exams, accessing CSUSIS for student advisement, and academic pre-requisites.

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

UCF requests that the administration implement BANNER in a way that

ensures the enforcement of academic prerequisites.

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