University Curriculum Committee
Minutes of Wednesday, October 20, 2010
PRESENT: Robert Adams (Chair), Ruthann Brintnall, Martin Burg, Maria Cimitile(ex officio), Judith Corr, Dan Golembeski, Dave Huizen, Brian Kipp, Vandana Pednekar-Magal, Scott Rood, Claudia Sowa-Wojciakowski, Paul Yu, Mike Yuhas
Guests: Beth Macauley (CHP), Jean Silbar (CHP), Linda Goosen (CHP)
Approval of the Agenda: approved
Approval of Minutes from 10/13/10: approved
Report from the Chair: (1) Psychology needs to submit SOR as they cannot find them. Discussion concerning what to include in a fast-track type of review for ‘new’ or ‘missing’ SORs. Chair will draft a procedure for review at a future meeting. (2) Several units within CHS want to change the designator of many of their graduate courses. UCC decided that individual course changes are not necessary.
Report from the Provost: Report concerning newly available executive summary of national survey of student engagement. Phillip Batty will post the entire report on the Institutional Analysis site. Highlights include doing well in developing student critical thinking, general education rating, advising is mixed, student perception of research opportunities is not so good.
Old Business
· #4876 Master's in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Final Plan
Action: Tabled until amendments received
· #7019 Health Professions PCR
Action: approved
· #7048 SLP 404 NCP
Action: approved
· #7040 SLP 405 NCP
Action: approved
· #7041 SLP 302 NCP
Action: approved with amendment
· #7042 SLP 303 NCP prereq must match that of the SOR
Action: approved with amendment
· #6973 SLP 304 NCP
Action: approved
· #7012 HPR 490 NCP
Action: approved
· Discussion on BS/BA Cognates
Chair will draft a survey of units offering both BA and BS degrees to get feedback on possible policies.
Meeting adjourned at 4:00 PM
Automatically Approved Items
· #7123 SOC 251 CCP
· #7235 ED 332 CCP
· #6473 PT 656 CCP