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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes 5/2/02 (revised)

Present:

C. Wieder, J. Feng, J. Stenzel, J. Pang, S. Difrancesco, J. Fopiano, J. Tait, C. Coron, J. Mills, B. Achhpal, M. Shea, J. Yang, D. Soneson, C. Lukinbeal, T. Paddock, M. Thompson, N. Disbrow, W. Shyam, M. Hartog, R. Page, T. Gemme, S. Bochain, d. Pettigrew, C. Durwin, P. Hawley, p. Gallup, V. Breslin, J. Bloch, B. Elwood, L. Rebeschi, L. Lancor, C. Barrett, N. DeCrosta, J. DeMarco, R. Amenta, R. Gerber, M. Heidmann

Ex-Officio: C. Serchuk

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

II. Announcements:

  • UCF Constitution will be voted on today
  • 36th Annual North American Heidegger Conference May 10-12, 2002 Omni Hotel
  • General Education Review Final Report to the UCF is ready, please get a copy

III. Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meetings (4/25/02) were approved. Paperwork today included:

  • UCF Constitution
  • Motion to Establish The Southern Writing Program
  • Draft of Constitution Paragraph on the Writing Committee
  • Writing Committee Proposal Review
  • General Education Review Final Report to the UCF

IV. Writing Committee Structure:

  • R. Page described three alternatives for the structure of the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee in terms of committee structure, membership, authority, and L-course approval process.
  • Draft of Constitution Paragraph on the Writing Committee was discussed and constitutional language was amended to eliminate I. D in the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee proposal and to place additional language in I. C stipulating that in-depth review of L-courses approved by the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee should not normally require further in-depth review by the full UCF. Suggestion was accepted by a majority.

Moved by David Pettigrew:

Motion: To revise I. in the Draft of Constitution Paragraph on the Writing Committee to read: "The Writing Across the Curriculum Committee (WACC) supports the development of a culture of writing at Southern CT State University. It supports a culture of writing by:"

Motion failed. The language in the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee will remain as written

V. Constitution:

The following changes were approved by consensus for the new constitution:

  • Chair would vote last and only if it is a deciding vote consistent with the procedure used by the Graduate Council Constitution.
  • Amendments approved by UCF subject to approval by the Faculty Senate.
  • Faculty Members At Large - decision was made to eliminate restrictions.

Motion: to approve the Constitution as we have just amended it including the language agreed upon for the Writing Committee

So moved. Second.

In favor 30

Opposed 0

Abstentions 0

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