CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2003
3:30 P.M., FACULTY/STAFF COMMONS OF THE GUC
The UNA Curriculum Committee met at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9, 2003, in the Faculty/Staff Commons of the Guillot University Center. The following members were present: Dr. Keith Absher, Dr. Birdie Bailey, Dr. Eddy Joe Brackin, Dr. Sharon Campbell, Ms. Wendy Darby, Dr. Kerry Gatlin, Dr. Robert Gaunder, Dr. Bill Huddleston, Dr. Anna Lott, Dr. Mike Moeller, Dr. Janice Myhan, Dr. Lynne Rieff, Dr. John Wakefield, Dr. Garry Warren, Ms. Jane Wilson, and Dr. Sue Wilson. Dr. Joan Parris, chairperson, presided. Guests included Ron Shady, Craig Christy, Kay Abbott, Crescente Figueroa, and David Muse.
The minutes of the meeting of March 19, 2003, were unanimously approved on motion by Dr. Absher and second by Ms. Jane Wilson.
Election of Vice Chair
With the move of the Vice Chair to the Chair position for the 2003-2004 school year, a vacancy occurred in the vice chair position. Dr. Absher nominated Bill Huddleston for vice chair and Dr. Gaunder seconded the motion. Dr. Myhan moved to close nominations and Dr. Rieff seconded the motion. Dr. Huddleston was elected Vice Chair by acclamation.
Set future dates for committee meetings – please bring calendars to the meeting
Future committee meetings were set as follows – 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 23 and 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 1.
Consideration of the draft copy of the proposed revised Curriculum Proposal Change Form – addition of #8
Dr. Huddleston moved approval and Dr. Campbell seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. A request was made that “Page 2” be added to the second page of the document to clarify that the form is a two-page document that needs to be completed in its entirety.
Non-Substantive/Editorial Change: Request from the College of Business for addition of wording to satisfy ACBSP guidelines in Area V
This was an information item and required no action from the Committee.
Consideration of the request from the Departments of HES and Management and Marketing for the addition of Option Four, Hospitality Management, to the Management major
Ms. Wilson moved approval and Ms. Myhan seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. Dr. Gatlin agreed to the suggestion that the following statement be added to the Area V Requirements: “students following the Hospitality Management option will be advised to take HES 242.”
Consideration of the request from the Department of Management and Marketing for the addition of two new electives
Dr. Absher asked that this item be deferred to the next committee meeting.
Consideration of the request from the Department of Art for the addition of prerequisites for art studio classes
Dr. Huddleston made a motion and Dr. Rieff seconded the motion approving the request with the stipulation that the verbal justification made at the meeting be provided as a part of the minutes. The motion was approved unanimously. The justification is as follows: students are urged to take the prerequisites but many do not because of scheduling conflicts and/or other reasons, and the addition of these prerequisites will formally require them.
Consideration of the request from the Department of Foreign Languages for course number/title changes – FR 498, GR 498, and SP 498
Dr. Absher moved approval and Dr. Lott seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously.
Consideration of the request from the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Hygiene for course number/title changes for chemistry courses, Consideration of the request from the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Hygiene for change in course prerequisites for CH 306, Non-Substantive/Editorial Change: semester offerings for chemistry courses
Dr. Campbell moved approval and Dr. Absher seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. The change in semester offerings was an informational item and required no action from the committee.
Consideration of the request from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science for change in course prerequisites for mathematics courses, Consideration of the request from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science for revision in curriculum of mathematics major – removal of information on page 96, Non-Substantive/Editorial Change: semester offerings for mathematics course
Dr. Gaunder moved approval and Dr. Absher seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. The change in semester offerings was an informational item and required no action from the committee.
Consideration of the request from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science for deletion of CS 215 from supporting courses in mathematics major, Consideration of the request from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science for deletion of EN 300 from prescribed courses in mathematics major
Dr. Gaunder moved approval and Dr. Brackin seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously.
Consideration of the request from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science for addition of MA 245, MA 437, MA 471W, MA 447, as core requirements for the mathematics major
Dr. Brackin moved approval and Dr. Gaunder seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously.
Non-Substantive/Editorial Change: revision of statement within the Department of Music
This was an information item and required no action from the committee.
Review of Repeat/Recompute Policy per 3-20-02 Curriculum Committee Minutes – excerpt – “After considerable discussion, Dr. Pood made a motion and Dr. Light seconded the motion approving the policy as revised by the Council of Academic Deans on March 18, 2002, which is contained as an attachment to these minutes, with the stipulation that this policy will be evaluated on a yearly basis for at least three years at which time the policy will sunset automatically unless reaffirmed by the Curriculum Committee.”
Following discussion in which it was pointed out that the policy was well received with the students and is being put to great use, Dr. Campbell made a motion and Dr. Absher seconded the motion to reaffirm the use of the repeat/recompute policy. The motion was approved unanimously. It was requested that when the committee reviews the policy during the 2004 fall semester, Sue Wilson provided usage data for review. Because the language of the policy appears to be cumbersome, committee members were asked to provide recommended language changes to Dr. Warren for transmittal to the Council of Academic Deans for consideration in providing a more readable and understandable version of the policy in the next catalog.
Proposed mathematics curriculum revisions
Dr. Moeller presented a proposal on mathematics curriculum revisions that had been approved earlier in the day by the Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee that would be forthcoming to the Curriculum Committee. After a brief discussion, it was determined that the
Colleges of Education and Arts and Sciences would work out the details of the proposal before bringing it before the Curriculum Committee.
Upon motion by Ms. Wilson and second by Ms. Darby, the meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
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Joan B. Parris, Chairperson