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Undergraduate Curriculum Forum

Minutes
Adanti Student Center, Room 301A
Thursday, October 23, 2008


Present: Deborah Weiss (Chair),  G. Cochenet, M. Narumanchi, J. Manzella, R. Vaters-Carr, Y. del Amo, O. Gulacar, S. Felsenfeld, R. Glinka, I. Antonios, L. Foss, N. Marano, N. Henderson, C. Coron, D. Marino, L. Olsen, E. West, B. Nakamura, T. Radice, J. McGinn, C. Simoneau, M. Hartog, K. Burke, M. Goralski, R. Kustin, L. Rebeschi, D. Flynn, D. Pettigrew, K. Gatzke, K. Cummings, K. Marsland, P. Kahlbaugh, J. Tait, M. Kiarie, G. Adams, M. Cameron, E. Cornwell, J. Mielczarski, K. Barnett, J. Fields, A. Marsoobian, K. Rondinone, M. Shea, K. Laing, A. Todaro

Absent: S. Grace, A. Abugri, M. Fede, C. Arboleda, J. Irving, J. O'hara, D. Smith, J. Sullivan, T. Lin, S. Graves, D. Tomasko, D. Bentley-Drobish, K. Mauro

I. The meeting was called to order at 9:35am.Undergraduate Curriculum Forum

Minutes
Adanti Student Center, Room 301A
Thursday, October 23, 2008


Present: Deborah Weiss (Chair),  G. Cochenet, M. Narumanchi, J. Manzella, R. Vaters-Carr, Y. del Amo, O. Gulacar, S. Felsenfeld, R. Glinka, I. Antonios, L. Foss, N. Marano, N. Henderson, C. Coron, D. Marino, L. Olsen, E. West, B. Nakamura, T. Radice, J. McGinn, C. Simoneau, M. Hartog, K. Burke, M. Goralski, R. Kustin, L. Rebeschi, D. Flynn, D. Pettigrew, K. Gatzke, K. Cummings, K. Marsland, P. Kahlbaugh, J. Tait, M. Kiarie, G. Adams, M. Cameron, E. Cornwell, J. Mielczarski, K. Barnett, J. Fields, A. Marsoobian, K. Rondinone, M. Shea, K. Laing, A. Todaro

Absent: S. Grace, A. Abugri, M. Fede, C. Arboleda, J. Irving, J. O'hara, D. Smith, J. Sullivan, T. Lin, S. Graves, D. Tomasko, D. Bentley-Drobish, K. Mauro

I. The meeting was called to order at 9:35am.

II. Announcements

  • K. Marsland reminded us that this is the last week for New Haven Reads.  Books and materials will be distributed during the Day of Service.
  • Dr. Shane Murphy will be speaking at the Psychology Club on Oct. 30th from 12:30-1:30 on sports psychology and the Olympics in the Adanti Student Center (ASC) Theater.
  • N. Henderson reminded us about the Majors Expo on Nov. 5th from 11-3.
  • D. Pettigrew announced the last of the Southern Reads panels - Nov. 3rd to discuss Weep Not, Child and Things Fall Apart.
  • M. Shea reminded us that the President's Dialogue is Fri Oct. 24th at 1pm.
  • C. Simoneau announced that High School Journalism Day will be held on the 3rd floor of ASC with Rob Parker from ESPN as the keynote speaker.
  • J. Tait wanted to ensure that all UCF members received the Greater Expectations Overview Report and encouraged all to read the report.

III. Approval of minutes of October 9, 2008

  • all approved minutes, pending revisions.

IV. Standing committee reports and ad hoc reports (per committee request)

a. NPIC
• Minutes received
• Motion as amended:

"NPIC moves to create university course numbers, 298, 398, and 498, as shells entitled Special Topics (for 298 and 398) and Advanced Special Topics (498), in all departments and programs, excepting those that are currently using those course numbers for other purposes."

• All approved motion.
• D. Weiss reminded UCF members of the process for teaching special topics courses.  ST courses can be taught up to 3 times however the application form should be submitted to NPIC each time so that the course can be logged correctly.

b. NMC
• Minutes received.
• Motion to approve following proposals:

Revised Course Proposal

BIO 495 - Departmental Honors
BIO 499 - Independent Study and Research

• All approved motion.

c. WACC
• Minutes received.
• Motion to approve proposals

Course: JRN 304: Sports Writing    Faculty: Dom Amore
Course: PSY 393 Experimental Methods in Psychology Faculty: Julia Irwin
• All approved motion.

d. PRAC - minutes received
e. UWIC - minutes received

V. New Business  - Alternative General Education proposals

• Each presenter gave an outline of possible revisions to the LEP for consideration by the body.
• Several discussion points for each are listed below:

f. Dr. David Levine and Dr. David Pettigrew recommend that the LEP program:
• Provide a transition between AUR and LEP; AUR classes can substitute for LEP classes for the first two years.
• Remove the technological fluency competency to avoid an overload of classes.
• Combine FYE with critical thinking.
• Allow students to start tier 2 courses when the prerequisites for those courses are met, not just when tier 1 courses are complete.

g. Dr. Troy Paddock and Dr. Byron Nakamura
• Expand the Links program to encompass three of the first four semesters.
• Students' courses would be linked within the semester but not across the semesters.

VI. Old Business
Discussion of Liberal/General Education Proposal(s)

The meeting was adjourned at 10:50am. 

These minutes respectfully submitted by Kathleen Rondinone and have been approved.