To: Jonathan Ivry, Faculty Senate Chair
From: Angela Harlan, Interim UCC Chair
RE: Transmittal of UCC actions on September 22, 2017
UCC Members
George Ferencz, Marshall Anderson, Teri Frame, Todd Loushine, Matthew Winden, Jenni Petersen, Lynn Gilbertson, Zach Oster, Jennifer Andersen, David Havas, Zach Oster, Liz Hachten, Carol Elsen, Matthew Aschenbrener, Nelson Edmonds, James Castrillo, Becky Pfeifer, Stephanie Douglas and Robert Mertens. Guest: Greg Cook.
I. Approval of Angela Harlan as University Curriculum Ex-Officio Chair for the 2017-2018 Academic year. Matt Winden and Marshall Anderson moved with much excitement the approval of Angela Harlan as University Curriculum Ex-Officio Chair for the 2017-2018 Academic year in area I; motion passed unanimously.
II. Approval of Minutes from the April 21 meeting Marshall Anderson and Terri Frame moved approval of minutes of area II; motion passed unanimously.
III. Becky Pfeifer noted the below source documents.
A. 2017-2018 University Curriculum Committee members
B. 2017-2018 Curricular Schedule
C. Function of the committee
D. Quorum Policy
IV. Information Only Items (To be Received and Recorded). George Ferencz and Zach Oster moved approval of area IV; motion passed unanimously.
A. Special Courses approved since the most recent UCC meeting:
Course No. / Title / Term / ApprovedCOMM 496A / COMM 496A: HEALTH LITERACY AND MEDICAL COMMUNICATION / Summer 2017 / 4/5/2017
SOCIOLGY 494A / SOCIOLGY 494A: SUBCULTURES AND COUNTERCULTURES / Fall 2017 / 4/5/2017
ECON 496a / ECON 496a: MICROECONOMICS OF BANKING / Fall 2017 / 5/2/2017
ENGLISH 491A / ENGLISH 491A: LGBTQ VIEWS OF EUROPE / Spring 2018 / 5/2/2017
GEOLGY 491A / GEOLGY 491A: TRAVEL STUDY / Spring 2018 / 5/2/2017
HEALTHED 496A / HEALTHED 496A: SPECIAL STUDIES: WELLNESS PEER EDUCATION / Fall 2017 / 5/2/2017
LSINDP 491A / LSINDP 491A: PARIS: ARTISTS AND EXILES / Spring 2018 / 5/2/2017
COMDIS 491A / COMDIS 491A: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE EDUCATION SERVICES: US, SWEDEN, FINLAND / Spring 2018 / 5/8/2017
BEINDP 491A / BEINDP 491A: SOUTHEAST ASIA TRAVEL STUDY / Spring 2018 / 6/16/2017
SOCIOLGY 491A / SOCIOLGY 491A: COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY TRAVEL STUDY / Spring 2018 / 6/22/2017
SPECED 290A / SPECED 290A: INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY IDENTITY THEORY DEVELOPMENT / Summer 2017 / 6/29/2017
INTRAUNV 093A / INTRAUNV 093A: CAREER READINESS INTERNSHIP / Fall 2017 / 8/30/2017
POLISCI 491a / POLISCI 491a: POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA / Spring 2018 / 8/30/2017
ECON 496B / ECON 496B: GAME THEORY / Spring 2018 / 9/8/2017
V. Action Items
A. Curricular Action from the College of Arts and Communication
Zach Oster and Marshall Andersen moved approval of area V.A.1.1–1.2.; motion passed unanimously.
1. Actions from the Department of Communications
1.1. Course Revision – Title Change – MAGD 487: Media Arts Capstone-Portfolio Development
1.2. Course Revision – Title, Catalog and Prerequisite Changes – MAGD 488: Media Arts and Game Development Team Projects
Zach Oster and Marshall Anderson moved approval of area V.A.1.3–1.7.; motion passed unanimously.
1.3. Change in Emphasis – Media Arts and Game Development – Communication/Gaming (BA/BS)
1.4. Change in Emphasis – Media Arts and Game Development – Technology (BA/BS) add COMM 338 and 339 to the course picker
1.5. Change in Emphasis – Media Arts and Game Development – Media Art (BA/BS)
1.6. Change in Minor – Media Arts and Game Development – Communication/Gaming
1.7. Change in Minor – Media Arts and Game Development – Media Arts
B. Curricular Actions from the College of Business and Economics
Matt Winden and Teri Frame moved approval of area V.B.1.1.-1.2.; motion passed unanimously.
1. Actions from the College of Business and Economics
1.1. Change in Minor – Entrepreneurship (Interdepartmental)
1.2. Change in Major - Entrepreneurship (BBA)
Terri Frame and Jennifer Anderson moved approval of area V.B.2.; motion passed unanimously.
2. Actions from the Department of Management
2.1. Course Revision – Course Title Change - MANGEMNT 489: Strategic Management
C. Curricular Actions from the College of Education and Professional Studies
Marshall Anderson and Teri Frame moved approval of area V.C.1.; but motion was then withdrawn. The committee has asked that the course description and title be updated to either Work-Based Learning or Web-Based Learning, once that has been clarified.
1. Action from the Department of Curriculum & Instruction
1.1. Course Revision – Course Title Change - CL – CIGENRL 461: Organization, Administration and Coordination of Web-Based Learning Programs
Terri Frame and Marshall Anderson moved approval of area V.C.2. After much discussion, there was a motion to table by Zach Oster and Terri Frame. This motion passed unanimously.
The concerns raised by the committee were:
· Should this course be offered for credits to degree, or be offered at the developmental level (090, for example)?
· If the course is offered as a 100-level course, should it be 3 credits?
· The proposal states that the course was created for a very small, specific cohort of students, but then states a desire to open the course to the general campus. If that is the case, then the content overlaps with other courses on campus, including courses in SPECED, EDFOUND, and SOCIOLOGY. Why not utilize an existing course?
Angela Harlan will reach out to Elizabeth Watson and Sara Vogt on these issues and ask that they attend our next meeting.
2. Action from the Department of Special Education
2.1. New Course – SPECED 101: Introduction to Disability Identity Theory Development
D. Curricular Actions from the College of Letters and Sciences
Marshall Anderson and Teri Frame moved approval of area V.D.1.; motion passed unanimously.
1. Actions from the College of Letters and Sciences
1.1. Other Administrative Action – Correct Typo in Allied Health Foundations Unique Requirements
Zach Oster and David Havas moved approval of area V.D.2.; motion passed unanimously.
2. Action from the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
2.1. Course Revision – Removal of Prerequisites - RELIGST 304: Contemporary Islamic Thought and Practice
Marshall Anderson and Jennifer Anderson moved approval of area V.D.3.; motion passed unanimously.
3. Action from the Department of Sociology, Criminology and Anthropology
3.1. Course Revision – Course Title and Description Changes – SOCIOLOGY 351: Sociology of Social Class
Matt Winden and Teri Frame moved approval of area V.D.4.; motion passed unanimously.
4. Action from the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies
4.1. Course Deactivation – WOMENST 350: Stages and Transitions in Women’s Lives
E. Curricular Action from the General Education Review Committee and Diversity Committee
Marshall Anderson and Teri Frame moved approval of area E. 1.1.: motion passed unanimously
1.1. Other Administrative Action – Recertification Process for Diversity and General Education Designated Courses
James Castillo confirmed that this will only apply to Diversity Courses that are prior to 2014, due to the new Diversity Guidelines set in place.
The committee confirmed that re-certification and decertification only proposals would be considered “Received and Recorded” on the college curriculum committee agendas.
F. Curricular Action from the General Education Review Committee
Matt Winden and George Ferencz moved approval of area F. 1.1; motion passed unanimously.
1.1. Other Administrate Action - Revise General Education Elective Categories
VI. Teri Frame and Marshall Anderson moved Adjournment at 4:07 p.m.
Respectfully,
Becky Pfeifer
University Curriculum Committee Secretary
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