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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes 9/2/04 (revised)

Present

B. Horn, C. Wieder, J. Feng, G. Kowalczyk, G. DeJarnette, S. DiFrancesco, R. Glinka, H. Podnar, C. Coron, Thomas Fleming, B. Abugri, B. Achhpal, N. Henderson, E. Schmitt, N. Chrissidis, N. Disbrow, W. Shyam, L. Bier, J. Fields, R. Mugno, K. Burke, C. Dellinger-Pate, K. Gatzke, K. Cummings, K. Buterbaugh, M. Vancour, S. Jackson, J. Tait, W. O'Brien, C. Suk Kim, P. Whelan, C. Barrett, L. Kohrn, K. Laing, M. Heidmann, K. Mauro, R. Hunter, K. Barrett, N. Marano

I.  Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by Joe Fields at 9:45 a.m.

II.  Approval of Meeting Minutes of 5/13/04

The UCF minutes of 5/13/04 were approved.

III.  Introduction

· Joe Fields announced that the UCF new office location and mail drop are located in EN B 115 C.

· Joe Fields encouraged members to review their terms of service, department membership and alternate information, and this semester's meeting dates.

· Joe Fields encouraged members to think about volunteering to serve as UCF Secretary in lieu of serving on a subcommittee.

IV.  Announcements

· Mark Heidmann made the membership aware of an issue that the English department is facing with CAPP. He noted that shells or seminars that have the same number but have different topics often fulfill different requirements in the major: this is causing a problem in CAPP. He encouraged UCF members to check whether this situation exists in their departments so that they can anticipate the issue before meeting with Kim Laing.

· Lynn Kohrn requested that the UCF allow meeting time in the near future for a demonstration of CAPP.

· Greg Kowalczyk requested that Jennings Hall Room 127 be the permanent UCF meeting location. This topic was deferred until later in the meeting.

V.  Standing Committees

Descriptions of each UCF standing committee's role and recent work were provided by UCF members with past experience on those standing committees. UCF members then chose which standing committee they would serve on this year.

VI.  Meeting Location

The topic of this semester's UCF meeting location was discussed. Those in favor of holding meetings in Jennings Hall Room 127 noted the benefits of the room, citing its high tech equipment, air conditioning, and convenient tables. Those opposed to holding meetings in Jennings 127 noted the major drawback of the room, citing the poor acoustics. The matter was put to vote:

Those in favor of holding this semester's UCF meetings in Jennings Hall Room 127: 8

Those opposed to holding this semester's UCF meetings in Jennings Hall Room 127: 19

Abstentions: 4

Therefore, the remainder of this semester's UCF meetings will be held in the University Student Center Room 206.

VII.  Goals and Business

Joe Fields requested input from the membership concerning goals and business that UCF should consider addressing this academic year. Members responded by suggesting that the UCF address the following topics (in addition to those listed in the meeting packet):

Constitution

· Once the UCF constitution is approved by the Faculty Senate, the NMC will need to meet with the SCC's to coordinate procedures for new courses, etc.

· Once the UCF constitution is approved by the Faculty Senate, the UCF must decide how to proceed with old writing courses (L's). Should they be grandfathered in? Updated?

· Revisit voting requirements for changes to General Education.

General Education Task Force

· An engaged discussion of the proposed goals should occur.

· ASL as a Foreign Language AUR option - a department should formally prepare a proposal for UCF consideration.

· Diversity component to General Education

· Remain aware of the number of credits required as part of general education in relation to the number of credits required for graduation.

· Remain aware that all UCF changes that are approved are not required of the student unless the changes are printed in the undergraduate catalog.

Other

· UCF promotion of undergraduate research on campus

· Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty

· On-line course guidelines

· UCF representation from Liberal Studies, Women's Studies, Urban Studies, and Judaic Studies: Can we vote in principle to have representation from these groups? Does this require a constitutional amendment? Will adding these new programs to the UCF roster increase the number needed for a quorum?

VIII.  Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m.

Minutes recorded by Christine M. Stanton, University Assistant for UCF