University-Wide Impact Committee

Minutes 9/9/10

P. Beals, R. Conforti, J. Fullmer, J. Irving, E. Keenan, L. Lancor, H. Lockwood, A. Marsoobian, J. Mielczarski ,B. Nakamura, J. O'Hara, M. Shea, J. Strawn, J. Tait, W. Yu.

Present

The meeting was called to order at 9:45 am.

I. Call to Order
The standing committee reviewed and discussed the BA in Economics program's application letter for UCF representation. The committee agreed that it should be suggested that the letter clarify how shared courses with the ECO course designator between the School of Business degree with an economics concentration is differentiated from those taught in the BA in Economics program, especially when advising students.

II. Old Business
The standing committee then voted and passed the BA in Economics program's letter of application for UCF representation with a vote of 11 yeas, 0 nays, 0 abstentions.

Next the standing committee reviewed and discussed the UWIC guidelines with particular attention to how Tier 1 critical thinking courses will be evaluated.

III. New Business

The meeting adjourned at 10:50 am.

IV. Adjournment

Minutes prepared by Byron Nakamura