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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes 4/18/02 (amended)

Present:

C. Wieder, J. Pang, S. DiFrancesco, H. Podnar, J. Fopiano, J. Tait, J. Mills, B. Achhpal, M. Shea, J. Yang, D. Soneson, C. Lukinbeal, T. Paddock, M. Thompson, N. Disbrow, W. Shyam, J. Fields, M. Hartog, T. Gemme, S. Bochain, J. Dolan, C. Durwin, P., Hawley, V. Breslin, J. Bloch, A. Kumar, L. Rebeschi, N. DeCrosta, R. Gerber

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

II. Announcements:

  • Meeting of UCF April 25th will be held in Jennings Room 114
  • J. Tait sent written communication to Senate agreeing that the UCF Constitution will be delivered to the Senate May 2nd
  • All faculty and students are invited to a documentary, produced by Aashish Kumar and Aabha Adhiya, regarding hate crimes on college campuses. The event is scheduled for Wednesday April 24th, 1:00 p.m. in Earl Hall 124.

III. Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meetings (4/04/02) were approved. Paperwork today included:

  • PRAC 4/4/02
  • NPIC 4/11/02
  • NMC 4/11/02
  • "About the Notifications Management Subcommittee"
  • "Proposal from NMC for UCF Constitution"
  • UWIC 4/11/02
  • "Proposal from UWIC for UCF Constitution"
  • UCF Constitution

IV. Committee Reports:

  1. Program Review and Assessment Committee (PRAC): H. Podnar briefly reviewed the minutes sharing that a survey was disseminated and data will be collected for next meeting of PRAC. Minutes of 4/4/02 were accepted.
  2. New Programs and Innovations (NPIC) : T. Paddock reviewed that the meeting was held electronically to allow special topics courses to be entered into the record. It was noted that T. Paddock and not C. Weider submitted the minutes. Minutes were accepted as amended.
  3. Notifications Management (NM): J. Bloch stated that new courses were accepted and the committee will be working this spring to conclude the year with all business completed. Minutes were accepted as written.
  4. University Wide Impact Committee: T. Gemme requested a change of language in the minutes. The L designation will be removed from all references to ENG 217. Minutes were accepted as amended.

V. Draft Constitution Review: Review of Constitution was held

University Wide Impact Committee : Sections a - d were reviewed and discussed by the committee to clarify understanding and language.

Motion : J. Dolan: to delete "completeness, accuracy" from sub-section a.

Second: R. Page. Motion carried.

Notifications Management Committee: The distinction between NMC and Department Curriculum Committee roles and functions was discussed. Consideration was given to the understanding that UCF has a charge to look at the University Curriculum in a global fashion. It was agreed that the document describing the NMC be further discussed at the next scheduled Steering Committee meeting. UCF members may attend this meeting to participate in the ongoing discussion of the NMC.

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:

Joy E. Fopiano

Department of Counseling and School Psychology