Undergraduate Curriculum Forum
MINUTES
Adanti Student Center, Room 301A
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Present: M. Hartog, K. McGill, R. Vaters-Carr, S. Grace, G. Kowalczyk, S. Felsenfeld, S. Kopaczewski, M. Bay, L. Lancor, K. McNamara, L. Bower, M. McClain, J. Fullmer, C. Hannah, E. West, T. Radice, J. Liu, C. Simoneau, C. Dellinger-Pate, S. Pattison, K. Lacey, M. Vancour, S. Bernard, K. Gatzke, H. Lockwood, P. Kahlbaugh, D. Smith, E. Keenan, S. Latorre, T. Lin, J. Mielczarski, K. Barnet, K. Burke, G. Cochenet, S. Graves, M. Shea, B. Glynn, P. Beals, S. Clerc, K. Laing, D. Bentley-Drobish, A. Todaro, S. Keller, J. Mills,
Absent: M. Narumanchi, S. Grubacic, J. Hong, E. Kramer, J. Irving, K. Cummings, J. O'hara, J. Tait, T. Abdulaziz, G. Adams, W. Elwood,
Guest: A. Marsoobian
I. The meeting was called to order at 9:41 a.m.
Quorum (50% + 1) was reached at 9:41 a.m.
II. Announcements
a. Tricia Lin:
i. Women's Appreciation Day: Embracing Cultures on March 30th from 10am-3pm; Judith Rozie-Battle will speak from 1-3 pm.
ii. The "Z" Experience: An Evening of Spoken Word Music on March 31st from 5-7:30pm (part of 64 Days of Nonviolence)
b. Marty Hartog: Legislature needs more information on faculty research, including sponsored student research. Patricia Kahlbaugh suggested that Jerry Hauselt be contacted for list of IRB approved projects involving students.
c. Kim Laing: April 15th is the deadline to apply for fall 2011, spring 2012 and summer 2012. Degree audits being sent on April 1st.
d. Marty Hartog: provide feedback to the Senate Technology Committee Minutes to Marty for sharing with Todd Rofuth.
III. Approval of UCF minutes of March 3, 2011
a. Minutes of March 3rd approved unanimously
IV. Standing Committee Reports
a. NPIC
i. Discussion of 3/10 meeting
1. Special Topics Courses:
1) PHI 398 Nature of the Universe
2) COM 498 Current Issues in Advertising and Promotions
2. New form for minors program revisions
ii. Minutes of 3/10 accepted
b. NMC
i. Discussion of 3/10 meeting
1. Motion to accept the following new/revised courses and revised program proposals:
1) Social Science Secondary Education Requirement Changes in Geography, Political Science, Economics BA and Sociology for the 2011-2013 Undergraduate Catalog
New Course Proposals
2) ENG 218 The American Experience and Literature **
3) ENG 427 Victorian Poetry
Revised Course Proposals
4) ANT 205 Prehistoric Archaeology**
5) PCH 201 Wellness**
6) PCH 275 Public Health Education
7) PCH 350 Women's Health Consciousness
8) PCH 356 Maternal and Child Health Services
9) REC 100 Introduction to Recreation and Leisure
10) REC 400 Internship II
11) REC 480 Philosophy of Recreation and Leisure
Revised Program Proposals
12) BA Chemistry
13) BS Chemistry
14) BS Chemistry; Concentration: Biochemistry
15) BS Chemistry with certification
16) BS Nursing
2. Motion approved unanimously [** submitted to UWIC as LEP offerings]
ii. Minutes of 3/10 received
c. PRAC
i. Discussion of 3/10 meeting
1. Reviewed Economics (BS) and Finance assessment and provided an extension until May 2011.
ii. Minutes of 3/10 received
d. UWIC
i. Discussion of 3/10 meeting
1. Motion: Whereas in the UCF Constitution version 2.0, page 7, Article III, section B, subsection 4, paragraph b, UWIC is charged to "Receive and evaluate proposals and make recommendations concerning courses and issues that have University-wide impact and mediate conflicts connected with those issues."
Be it resolved that the Faculty Senate be requested to consult with the UCF when it considers issues regarding changes to departments or programs which potentially have curricular impact.
2. Motion approved unanimously
3. Reviewed UWIC by-laws
ii. Minutes of 3/10 received
e. WACC
i. Discussion of 3/10 meeting
1. Writing contest winners will not be announced at Honors Convocation
2. Increase in caps from 20-23 approved
3. Need each department to offer at least one W course - need non-major W-course offerings for all students (i.e. W-courses at the 100-200 level, and among Tier II courses)
4. Motion to approve the following W-Courses:
1) COM 258 Cinematic Technique (D. Taylor) and SPA 300 Spanish Composition (R. Cardone)
5. Motion approved unanimously
ii. Discussion among UCF on attrition in W-courses and students waiting to get into majors-only W-courses.
iii. Minutes of 3/10 received
f. LEPC
i. Discussion of 2/23 and 3/2 meeting
1. Concerns on departments adding restrictions to Tier I and Tier II courses.
2. Revised FAQs on website
3. Banner implementation of LEP (suggestion: matriculated under LEP - for fall 2011 new students)
4. Deans meeting with department chairs to determine non-Tier courses that first semester freshman can take as their fifth course.
5. Most departments will need program revisions made to UCF for LEP.
6. Degree evaluations for LEP are needed from all departments.
ii. Minutes 2/23 and 3/2 received
iii. Discussion among UCF on LEP: Conflicts among departments over Tier I offerings will be handled by LEP Director, CT and TF coordinators, department chairs and deans
V. Old Business
a. Review of UCF revised bylaws (handout on Guiding Principles distributed)
i. Original Motion by Ken McGill, second Mike Shea: To approve Part I section B with the statement "The chair shall not appoint primary members and alternates from the same department to serve on the same standing committee" added as the second sentence. Friendly amendment made to the Motion by Ken McGill: "In the case that both a primary member and an alternate are appointed to the same standing committee, only the primary member shall be accorded voting rights on that committee unless the primary member is absent from a meeting of that standing committee, in which case the alternate member shall be accorded voting rights."
Discussion points included:
1. Whether this would discourage alternate participation in standing committees.
2. Why would a department want both on the same standing committee.
3. Do we make room for exceptions? (e.g., when faculty have leaves in the middle of the semester but have a UCF assignment);
4. Whether we need a better explanation of what it means to be an Alternate.
5. Does a department with two members on a standing committee deserve two votes because of the amount of work they do?
6. Do we need a procedures document to support the by-laws?
7. Eric West shared geography's plight in fulfilling the alternate's responsibilities to UCF due to the small, 3-person department and expectations.
8. The context for the motion is that Senate Rules Committee is concerned that some subcommittees have several representatives from the same department.
ii. No abstentions to calling the question. Motion: Nineteen votes in favor and thirteen against (three abstentions) - Motion approved.
b. Office of Information Technology (OIT) Support on Campus - tabled
Meeting adjourned at 10:49 a.m.
These minutes are respectfully submitted by Michele Vancour.
