Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)
Minutes 12/2/04 (revised)
Present
C. LaDousa, B. Phelan, M. Bills, J. Feng, G. Kowalczyk, G. DeJarnette, S. DiFrancesco, H. Podnar, K. Barrett, N. Marano, N. Henderson, M. Shea, D. Marino, E. Schmitt, L. Yacher, N. Chissidis, W. Shyam, L. Beir, J. Fields, R. Mugno, C. Dellinger-Pate, R. Kustin, M. Moss, S. Bochain, K. Gatzke, K. Butterbaugh, K. Marsland, M. Vancour, R. Hunter, S. Jackson, C. Kim, W. O'Brien, C. Barrett, R. Cretella, L. Kohrn, K. Laing, M. Heidmann, K. Mauro
I. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 9:40 a.m.
II. Announcements
· Jane Feng responded to the chair's comments from the last meeting about our treatment of our guest speaker, Barbara Wright. She said she didn't think we acted badly, but that we had a useful debate. She pointed out that assessment is a controversial topic and we should be expected to ask questions.
· Lynn Kohrn said that Special topics courses and seminar courses will be displayed on transcripts with a "~" and the actual topic will be the title.
· Mark Heidmann announced that faculty development will be sponsoring a series of workshops on the teaching of writing. A two-day workshop will be held January 17 and 18. Seating is limited. Honorariums will be given. The workshops are designed for L-courses, but open to anyone who wants to think about how to use writing in their teaching.
· The chair announced that WACC is understaffed right now, and members are needed to serve. Vice President Beatty is concerned that the representation outside Arts and Sciences isn't so great. Anyone interested should speak to the chair.
· New members introduced themselves. We welcomed Bill Phelan and Mitchell Bills from Art, Richard Kustin from Marketing, Roy Hunter from Recreation and Leisure, and Chaise La Dousa from Anthropology.
III. Approval of UCF Minutes of 11/11/04
The UCF minutes of 11/11/04 were approved.
IV. Reception of Standing Committee Minutes and Approval of Standing Committee Motions
Steering Committee
No report.
Notifications Management (NMC)
Minutes of 11/11/04 received.
Motion: to approve the following:
Changes to HIS 311: Workers in America I
HIS/WMS 364: Travel to the Hawaiian Nation
HIS 365: Hawaiian History
HIS 370: Introduction to Public History
Changes to NUR 463: Concepts of Community Health Nursing
NUR 467: Care Across the Continuum for Special Populations
Motion passes with one abstention.
New Programs and Innovations (NPIC)
The NPIC minutes of 11/18/04 were received.
(Insert Glenda's statement) - Glenda DeJarnette made a statement from the Communication Disorders department indicating that they are withdrawing the proposal and will resubmit it as a new program proposal.
Program Review and Assessment (PRAC)
The PRAC minutes of 11/11/04 were received.
PRAC spent the last meeting developing the proposal for the assessment workshop.
University-Wide Impact Committee (UWIC)
No report.
Writing Across the Curriculum Committee (WACC)
WACC presented a motion for course approvals, but Mark Heidmann suggested the names of the faculty members proposing the courses be included in the motion. It was also decided that course titles should be included.
The motion was tabled.
VI. Discussion regarding UCF representation of programs not housed within a department.
The chair reviewed the positions previously discussed. The argument for the proposal is about inclusiveness, allowing programs that run courses to have representation on the body that approves those courses. The argument against inclusiveness is the concern over achieving a quorum.
Mike Shea said that we should temporarily admit anyone who asks to be represented. But he also thinks we should inform all the programs that they can request representation.
Kevin Butterbaugh said the issue of a quorum is relevant because if we give blanket representation, we could make it very difficult for this body to make decisions.
Motion - to extend representation (a member and an alternate) on the UCF to Liberal Studies and Women's Studies.
In favor 30
Opposed 0
Abstentions 2
Motion passes.
Mike Shea presented an additional motion, charging the UCF with the task of finding out what constitutes programs, so we can invite eligible programs to join.
Leon Yacher again asked that the administration clearly describe in writing their view of what a program is, and how they intend to handle decision making in relation to these programs.
Mike Shea said that we, not the administration, should begin this. We should define the programs, then work for agreement from the administration.
Wes O'Brien pointed out that an individual member does not need representation to come address this body.
Motion: That the UCF expeditiously gather information about what constitutes an academic program at SCSU and what curricular entities seem to be programs.
Motion passes with one abstention.
Meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m.
Minutes recorded by Nicole Henderson, Secretary for UCF
