University Wide Impact Committee Minutes
Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000

Present: F. Harris (Chair), Rosalyn Amenta, Polly Beals, Connie Mindell, Sandy
DiFrancesco, Marty Hartog          Recorder: Frank Harris

Call to Order: 9:40

Approval of Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the Nov. 16 meeting were approved.

Report on CMD 200L:
The committee reviewed and approved according to the old L-course guidelines, Communications Disorders revision of CMD 200L, Introduction to Communication Disorders. The vote went as follows:
    3 -- For
    1 -- Against
    2-- Abstain

Discussion ensued about UWIC's role in reviewing courses up for revision that contain an L-course designation.

Should a revised course proposal with a previously approved L-Course designation be reviewed with regard to meeting those requirements, including as to whether it presently meets the old L-course requirements? Or should such a course once approved under the old L-Course guidelines be exempt from a review of its L-Course, event thought the course has changed? The committee decided that it should review the course in its entirety, including the L-Course component, but this matter should be taken up by UCF and a definitive ruling made.

What action should UWIC take if a course up for revision no longer fulfills the old L-Course requirements that originally enabled it to receive an L- course designation?

Polly Beals said there are clear questions of jurisdiction and content. Does UWIC have the authority to remove an L-Course designation if requirements no longer are met.

Marty Hartog said that the committee's discussion on the matter reinforces the need for the Writing Board's new L-course criteria to apply across the university. He mentioned advising departments that they consider creating L-Courses using the new Writing Board Guidelines since they eventually will have to have their courses updated with these new guidelines if the Writing Board is granted authority to oversee writing courses for the entire university.

Report on CPRs and Catalogs:
Discussed meeting between Frank Harris, Jim Tait and Phil Smith on how to address what many have acknowledged as deficiencies in the current way of updating CPRs and Catalogs. Harris presented a draft of a new proposal on addressing the two notable deficiencies:

 1. CPR forms and Catalogs failing to correspond accurately with each other.
 2. Approved changes failing to be implemented.

Sandy DiFrancesco alluded to the second point about changes not being made once they are approved. She and Rosalyn Amenta also noted another deficiency in the process -- the course schedule book not corresponding with the catalog. Harris to address in his draft flow chart and memo to Phil Smith.

Strategic Plan:
The committee was unable to review the Strategic Plan, but each member will review it in preparation for discussion at the next UCF meeting.

Adjournment: 10:50

Frank Harris III, Chair UWIC