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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)


Minutes 1/31/02

Present: C. Wieder, H. Podnar, J. Fopiano, J. Tait, J. Mills,  D. Soneson,  T. Paddock,  M. Thompson, F. Harris, J. Fields, M. Hartog, R. Page, T. Gemme, C. Durwin, V. Breslin, J. Bloch, E. Johnston, R. Gerber,  M. Heidmann, K. Mauro, J. Stenzel, J. Pang, B. Farley-Lucas, S. diFrancesco, B. Achhpal, M. Fede, M. Spence, S. Bochain, K. Gatzke, P. Hawley, P. Gallup, C. Mindell, A. Kumar, L. Rebeschi, L. Lancor, C. Barrett, N. DeCrosta, J. DeMarco

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

II.    Announcements:

  • Ad Hoc Committee to review the writing program proposal has been established
  • Senate unanimously approved a resolution regarding caps on part time faculty.
  • J. Tait promised the Senate that the Constitution for the UCF would be reviewed and approved this semester.
  • D. Gerber announced that SCSU now officially has an Anthropology Major.  We are presently working toward accreditation in Anthropology.  Congratulations to everyone who has worked on this excellent addition to our University.
  • Dr. Coron had to attend a Department Chair's meeting and could not attend UCF today

III.  Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meetings (12/13/01) were approved.   Paperwork today included:

  • UCF Agenda 1/31/02
     

IV.   Committee Reports:

New Programs and Innovations (NPIC):  T. Paddock shared that the committee is reviewing the role of Deans in the curriculum process.  Further, the committee is interested in looking at how minors are perceived and whether the UCF wishes to consider establishing a coherent mission with regard to minors among departments.

V.     Draft Constitution Review:  Members discussed Article V of the Draft Constitution including responsibilities of the Chair and of the Steering Committee.  Discussion was begun about the role of NMC.

VI.   Adjournment:

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made, seconded and passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:50 am.
Minutes recorded by: 

Joy E. Fopiano

Department of Counseling and School Psychology