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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum

Minutes

Adanti Student Center, Room 301
Thursday, May 3, 2007

Present:
J. Fields Chair, N. Bobrek, N. Chrissidis, G. Cochenet, C. Coron, S. DiFrancesco, M. Fede, J. Feng, D. Flynn, M. Geelan, M. Generali, R. Glinka, J. Goralski, N. Henderson, R. Hunter, M. Kiarie, G. Kowalczyk, R. Kustin, T. Lin, N. Marano, D. Marino, K. Marsland, J. Mielczarski, R. Mugno, M. Narumanchi, W. O'Brien, J. Oppedisano, D. Pettigrew, H. Podnar, K. Rondinone, E. Schmitt, M. Shea, R. Vaters-Carr, M. Vancour, E. West, and D. Weiss.

I.    Call to order 9:35 a.m.

II.    Announcements

  • J. Oppesidano announced the writing course workshop August 14&15th to be followed by a WACC course design workshop.  Part-timers may attend.
  • A. Marsoobian announced that F.E. Lowe of the Philosophy Department passed away and a memorial reception will be held Saturday from 4-5:30 in the President's Dining Hall.
  • K. Marsland announced the Psychology Club is having a 24 hour race for cancer research and they are raising money to help a student Christina Karcasie (sp) raise money to pay for care insurance is refusing to cover.
  • N. Bobrek announced the library interviews will be held this summer June 11 and 14 and recommended that professors come to the afternoon teaching talks, usually held around 3 or 3:30.
  • K. Rondinone announced that a new secretary will be needed for the end of the Fall 2007 semester, starting after October 11th.

III. Approval of minutes of 4/19/2007.

  • All approved the minutes with minor revisions

IV. Acceptance of standing committee minutes of 4/26/2007.

  • NMC - minutes accepted

Motions:

  1. Motion to approve revised program proposal, BS in Communication Disorders;
  2. Motion to approve revised course proposal, EDU 491 Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools;
  3. Motion to approve revised program proposal, Certification in Foreign Languages;
  4. Motion to approve revised course proposal, PSC 345 Quantitative Analysis of Political Data, and revised program proposal, BS in Political Science;
  5. Motion to approve revised program proposal, Political Science BA, BS, BS-Ed
  6. Motion to approve revised course proposal, PCH 432 Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation;
  7. Motion to approve new course proposal, MDS 495 Honors in Media Studies & revised program proposal, BA in Media Studies;
  8. Motion to approve new course proposal, MDS 224 Reading Film: Form, Genre, Culture & revised program proposal, BA in Media Studies; and
  9. Motion to approve revised program proposal, Environmental Studies Minor
  10. Motion to approve revised program proposal for Foreign Language Majors: French, German, Italian, and Spanish. A 3 credit world literature 300-400 level course will be required. Classes include: LIT 300, 338, 342, 346, 354. The major will reduce the number of elective credits to keep credits at 122.
  • Voted on all ten motions as a block. All approved the motions.
  • WACC - minutes accepted
  • Motions: 6 courses need to be approved

Course: FIN 432W  Economics & Finance Department
Instructor: A. Abugri
Committee Recommendation: Approve
Committee Vote: 6-0

Course: EXS 380 Sport Psychology
Instructor: D. Kemler
Committee Recommendation: Approve pending clarification
Committee Vote: 6-0

Course: MGT 301 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
Instructor: D. Mabesoone
Committee Recommendation: Approve
Committee Vote: 5-0 with J. Oppedisano recusing herself

Course: MGT 305 Organization Behavior
Instructor: L. Richetelli-Pepe
Committee Recommendation: Approve
Committee Vote: 5-0 with J. Oppedisano recusing herself

Course: EDU 414  Application of Child Development
Instructor: K. Corbett
Committee Recommendation: Approve
Committee Vote: 6-0

Course: MGT 105 Managerial Communications
Instructor: J. Oppedisano
Committee Recommendation: Approve
Committee Vote: 6-0 with J. Oppedisano recusing herself

  • Motions voted on as a block. All approved.
  • NPIC - minutes accepted
  • PRAC - minutes accepted
  • UWIC - minutes accepted
  • Ad hoc Committee on Standards - minutes accepted

V.    Old Business

VI.   New Business

  • Vote for a new UCF chair
  • Nominations offered -
    o D. Weiss was nominated by N. Chrissidis, seconded by J. Oppedisano, and accepted the nomination.
    o M. Shea was nominated by N. Henderson, seconded by M. Fede, and accepted the nomination
  • Both candidates had a moment to share their thoughts on becoming chair.
  • The vote was conducted and D. Weiss was selected as the new chair of UCF.
  • FYE committee discussion
  • There is a call out for an FYE director and another call out for professors interested in teaching the FYE course.

VII.     Adjournment 10:50 a.m