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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF)

Minutes November 30, 2006

Present:
J. Fields, Chair, R. Vaters-Carr, G. Kowalczyk, J. Goralski, J. Scheuermann, K. Rondinone, E. Schmitt, R. Hunter, K. Mauro, K. Laing, J. Mielczarski, L. Rebeschi, J. Feng, M. Kiarie, S. DiFrancesco, D. Flynn, M. Narumanchi, N. Chrissidis, T. Lin, D. Weiss, H. Podnar, N. Marano, M. Henderson, M. Shea, R. Kustin, E. West, D. Pettigrew, N. Bobrek, G. Cochenet, T. Fleming, C. Coron, M. Vancour, M. Generali, R. Glinka, M. Feai(sp), J. Tait, S. Bochain, J. Rebeschi(sp), and S. Grubacic.

I.    Call to order 9:40 a.m.

II.    Announcements

  • Nancy Bobrek mentioned the library is having the third interview for the Library Director position (next Monday?) and will have a faculty open session around 3:15.
  • David Pettigrew announced that Friday Dec 1 there will be a talk at 11am from Dennis Skoke in ENA-120 who made a career in Foreign Service to the Pentagon.  There will also be a roundtable discussion in the History Seminar room (ENC-219F) and a Philosophy Club meeting from 12:25-1:40 in END-227 all on the same day.
  • Greg Cochenet announced the Art Department Pottery Sale Dec 12&13th in Engelman Rotunda, Tues from 12:30-5:30 and Wed from 11:30-3:30.

III.    Approval of minutes of 10/26/06 and 5/4/06 (if they are available.)

  • Minutes from 11/6/06 will be rewritten and submitted for approval at next meeting (5/4/06 unavailable).

IV.    Accepted the committee minutes of 11/16/06.

  • NMC
  • NPIC
  • PRAC
  • UWIC
  • WACC
  • The WACC motion from 11/6/06 will be discussed at the next meeting.
  • The motion states:
  • Motion to suspend WACC guideline 4F approved by all present. (4F states that faculty members must submit the WACC update form before teaching the W-course for a fifth time or before the third year (whichever is sooner). Multiple sections during the same semester count as a single time.)
  • Motion to support J. Oppedisano as Chair of WACC in Spring 2007 approved by all present.

V.    Other Reports

  • Ad hoc Committee on Standards minutes were accepted.

VI.    New business

  • Motion from UWIC meeting of 11/02/06.
  • Presented motion

Motion with amendments:

Given the principle and existing structures of shared governance at SCSU and faculty prerogative in curricular matters, UWIC moves that the UCF establish a representative ad hoc committee to help develop and oversee the Freshman Year Experience project.

  • This motion was passed with unanimous approval and two abstentions.
  • Motion from PRAC meeting of 11/16/06.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o Brief discussion of the assessment paperwork. Will be presented to the Taskforce this afternoon (11/30/06).

VII. Adjournment 11:00 a.m.
Motion to adjourn. Seconded. Meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.
Minutes submitted by Kathleen Rondinone