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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes 4/19/01

Present: C. Wieder, G. Puerschner, P. Cascella, B. Farley-Lucas, S. DiFrancesco, J. Tait, C. Coron, J. Mills, M. Macomber, M. Shea, J. Yang, D. Soneson, L. Yacher, T. Paddock, F. Harris, N. Disbrow, M. Hartog, M. Spence, C. Thompson, D. Pettigrew, B. Gelbach, C. Durwin, V. Breslin, J. Bloch, S. Garvey, L. Lancor, L. Rebeschi, R. Cretella, R. Amenta, K. Mauro, C. Barrett

I. Call to Order:  The meeting was called to order by J. Tait at 9:40 am.

II. Announcements:

  • There will be readings tonight by M. Macomber and V. Shipley at 7:30 in EN 135.
  • Architects for the library will be on campus 5/8/01, 12:00-2:00 for faculty input.  Faculty unable to attend the meeting can e-mail the library director with suggestions.
     

III. Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meeting (4/05/01) were approved.  Paperwork today included:

  • UWIC minutes, 4/12/01
  • PRAC resolutions, 4/5/01
  • NMC minutes, 3/29/01 and 4/12/01; Questions for UCF from NMC: On-line courses; Guidelines for level of course number
     

IV. Committee Reports:

Steering:  The steering committee prioritized issues to be discussed at future UCF meetings.

New Programs and Innovations:  There was no report.

Notifications Management:   (see minutes 3/29/01 and 4/12/01).  J. Bloch (chair) highlighted these minutes and commented that NMC has discussed On-line courses. The minutes were accepted.   

University Wide Impact:  (see minutes, 4/12/01).  F. Harris (chair) highlighted these minutes.  Discussion followed regarding membership on the Writing Board.  Also, it was reported that the Senate is becoming aware of problems on the CPR forms.  The minutes were accepted.  

Program Review & Assessment: see below.

V. PRAC Resolutions about Assessment:  (see PRAC resolutions, 4/5/01).

C. Coron (Chair) initiated a discussion about the three PRAC resolutions regarding the role of UCF in departmental assessment.  Discussion occurred about:   the meanings of particular words (i.e., "encouraged to work with" in resolution 1; "simpler" in resolution 1), whether UCF should take on the work of assessment, how UCF communicates its role to the university, the appending of assessment standards, and the historical role of UCF in assessment.

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

Move to refer the resolutions to the PRAC subcommittee to finetune the language and to add a historical context.

VI. Guidelines for Level of Course Number: (see Guidelines for level of course number).

J. Bloch introduced a discussion about course numbers and highlighted the proposed information about 100, 200, 300, and 400 level courses.  Discussion followed about the content of the previous guidelines, whether these proposed guidelines establish what is typical at each level, and the inclusion of critical thinking across all levels.

Motion 2:  A motion was made, seconded and failed by majority, with three opposed and one abstention:

Move to strike sentence 2 ("It is desirable....") from the section under 200 level.

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