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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes 11/8/01 (amended 11/29/01)

Present: C. Wieder, G. Puerschner, P. Cascella, B. Farley-Lucas, S. DiFrancesco, H. Podnar, J. Fopiano, J. Tait, C. Coron, J. Mills, B. Achpal, M. Macomber, M. Shea, J. Yang, D. Soneson, C. Lukinbeal, T. Paddock, M. Thompson, F. Harris, J. Fields, M. Hartog, T. Gemme, L. Wagner, D. Pettigrew, B. Gelbach, J. Critzer, C. Durwin, P. Gallup, J. Bloch, V. Breslin, C. Mindell, K. Skoczen, B. Heinisch, L. Lancor, R. Gerber, C. Serchuk, M. Heidmann,

Guests: P. Smith, D. Walsh, B. McEachern, C. Stretch, S. Lorocco, C. Hood, C. Petto, K. Ritter, D. Savage, R. Volkman, C. Villani, P. Beals

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

II. Announcements

  •  A revised agenda was handed out complete with a time schedule

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous UCF meeting (10/25/01) were approved. Paperwork today included:

  • UCF Agenda (Revised) 11/8/01
  • NPIC Minutes 11/01/01
  • NMC minutes, 11/01/01
  • PRAC Resolutions, 10/25/01
  • UWIC minutes, 11 /01/01
  • MOTION TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTHERN WRITING PROGRAM 9/27/01

IV. Committee Reports:
Brief reports were made to move efficiently through a full agenda.

Steering: The Steering Committee passed on it's Standing Committee Report.

New Programs and Innovations: (See Minutes of 11/01/01) T. Paddock (Chair) reported that a continued discussion was held regarding Latin American and Caribbean Studies minors and the minor was approved. Approval of a Revised Marine Sciences Minor was also unanimously approved by this committee. NPIC Minutes of 11//01/01 were approved.

Notifications Management: (See Minutes, 11/01/01). J. Bloch (Chair) summarized that several courses were approved with minor revisions as evidenced in the Minutes of 11/01/01. The minutes were accepted.

University Wide Impact: (see Minutes, 11/01/01). F. Harris (Chair) shared that the entire meeting was devoted to the Writing Board. The Committee voted to support the approval of the Motion to Establish the Writing Board as a permanent operating committee under UCF with some questions and concerns. The minutes were accepted.

Program Review & Assessment: (see Minutes, 10 /25/01). C. Coron (Chair) highlighted the meeting with M. Shea (English Department) to review the SCore Program. Additionally, the committee continued in its discussion of the survey instrument being designed to assess the current assessment process. The minutes were accepted.

V. Writing Board Proposal: M. Heidmann introduced the Motion. The UCF referred to motion as written and prepared.

Public Comment was invited: Commentary included support for the hard work that has already been completed on this project. There was support for promoting a culture of writing as well as for writing across the curriculum. Other comments included managerial concerns as well as concerns about control and whether individual departments would be able to determine teaching assignments.

Vice President Smith: Vice President Smith described how the genesis of the writing program emerged from the UCIC. He described how faculty have researched award winning writing programs from across the country and used that data to design and inform the program presented. He summarized today's discussion as uplifting given the faculty's support of writing across the disciplines.

VI.___ Comments by UCF Membership: Lively and extensive discussion ensued from the UCF body. Members expressed their appreciation of the support that the writing board has the potential to provide. Some expressed how they have enjoyed the support the writing board has provided in enhancing the quality of L Courses they have taught. Other, contrasting views expressed ranged from such issues as to potential for an additional level of control over curriculum issues about the structure of the program and the writing board's influence on its rigor.

VII. Writing Board Response: The Writing Board thanked the UCF for its feedback. It was suggested that the Writing Board has tried to work hard with departments and to be flexible.

A motion to postpone the vote to establish a permanent writing program with a coordinating board until the next UCF meeting was made and seconded.
The motion passed with 30 pass, 5 opposed, 1 abstention
VIII. 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