Undergraduate Curriculum Forum
Minutes
Adanti Student Center, Room 301A
Thursday, April 29, 2010

Present: D. Weiss (Chair), K. McGill, B. Phelan, L. Carlson, S. Felsenfeld, R. Glinka, L. Foss,  S. Grubacic, L. Bower, M. McClain, J. Fullmer, M. Fede, D. Marino, T. Radice, J. Hong, M. Hartog, C. Dellinger-Pate, G. Brady, J. Irving, J. Strawn, R. Cain, K. Gatzke, H. Lockwood, K. Cummings, J. O'hara, K. Marsland, P. Kahlbaugh, D. Smith, G. Adams, E. Keenan, S. Lotorre, T. Lin, J. Mielczarski, K. Barnett, G. Cochenet, S. Graves, A. Marsoobian, M. Shea, P. Beals, S. Clerc, K. Laing, N. Cassidy, K. Rondinone

Absent: M. Narumanchi, M. Das, I. Antonios, A. Abugri, E. West, G. Bogel, C. Simoneau, R. Kustin, J. Tait, M. Kiarie, W. Elwood, D. Bentley-Drobish, D. Kalk

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

II. Announcements
• Relay for Life is on Friday May 2nd at the Jess Dowe Field.
• The WLL department is looking for an adjunct to teach Arabic in the fall.
• WACC track is available in the Teaching Academy.
• The next meeting in May will be for election of UCF chair.
• Quorum reached at 10:45am.

III. UCF minutes of April 15, 2010
• Minutes tabled until next meeting (quorum not yet reached)

IV. Standing committee reports (minutes and committee motions)

a. NPIC - minutes received
b. NMC - minutes received
• Motion to approve the following as a block:
New Course Proposals
PSC 200 - Political Change and Conflict

Revised Course Proposal
PHI 340 - Political Thought I: Classical and Medieval Eras
PHI 342 - Political Thought II: Modern Era

Revised Program Proposals
BS & BA Sociology

• All approved motion

c. PRAC - minutes received
• Motion from PRAC (see attached for new assessment cycle):

Motion: Whereas PRAC has many self-studies to review;
and whereas PRAC has limited time to review new program reviews, to review revised program reviews, to reflect on and be responsive to its own process, and to provide resources to departments undergoing program review,
Therefore be it resolved that program review and assessment be changed from a 5-year cycle to a 7-year cycle. 
• All approved with one abstention.
• UCF chair will request 1 credit per year for the 7-year cycle.
d. UWIC - minutes received
• Motion to approve course revisions for the following courses stipulating a prerequisite grade of "C" or better:
• FRE 101, 200, 210
• GER 101, 201, 202, 203
• ITA 101, 200, 210
• SPA 101, 200, 210
• All approved motion.  Wording will be included in the pass/fail paperwork signed by students indicating their understanding that if the course is taken pass/fail, they will be ineligible to take the next level of the course.
e. WACC - minutes received
• Motion to approve the following course as a W:
Course: ENG 317, Cross-Cultural Literatures and Contexts  Faculty: Vara Neverow
• All approved the motion.

V. Ad hoc reports - GETF minutes - Jim Tait - minutes not available. Brief summary: the GETF outlined the agenda for the next meetings, will not have money available for summer work, and will resume in September.  Also Gateway CC is interested in creating its own Tech Fluency and Critical Thinking Courses and will be working with these LEP standing committees.

VI. Old Business - Revision of UCF Constitution - The UCF agreed with the Chair's request to suspend Old Business and prioritize the new business discussion of approval of the forms for Tiers 1 and 2.

VII. New Business - Approval of Tier 1 and Tier 2 LEP courses
• Discussion about LEP - Tier 1 and Tier 2 course proposal forms.
• Motion: M. Fede made the motion to approve the Tier 1 course proposal form. K. Cummings seconded the motion and the motion passed: all approved with one abstention.
• Motion: L. Keenan made the motion to approve the Tier 2 course proposal form. M. Fede seconded the motion and the motion passed: all approved with two abstentions.
VIII. The meeting was adjourned at 10:50 am.

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