UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
Minutes of the September 22, 2000 Meeting - Revised

PRESENT:   Scott Bradley, Tom Colwin, Anne Hamilton, John Howat, Phil Johns, Larry Kenney, Marilyn Lavin, Heather Reicherdt (for WSG Rep – Ryan Madison), Lance Urven (for Stephen Solheim), Larry Schuetz, Sally Vogl-Bauer, and John Washbush

ABSENT:    George Ferencz, Jim Stewart, Alvaro Taveira, and Richard Telfer

GUEST:       Marcia James, Jo Ann Oravec, Tim Reutebuch, and Janet Wright

Larry Schuetz called the meeting to order at 2:20 p.m. 

Larry Kenney moved approval of the September 22, 2000 agenda.  Phil Johns seconded the motion, and the motion carried.

The September 8, 2000 minutes were approved on a Marilyn Lavin/Sally Vogl-Bauer motion.

The College of Business and Economics’ proposal for a change in the General Business Entrepreneurship Emphasis (BBA) was approved on a Marilyn Lavin/Anne Hamilton motion.

The College of Education’s proposal for a change in licensure requirements for PI 4 General Education was approved on a Larry Kenney/Scott Bradley motion.

Lance Urven moved to approve the Biological Sciences Department’s proposal for a change in the Biology Minor and Sally Vogl-Bauer seconded the motion.  The motion carried.  Lance then moved approval of the Biology - General (BA/BS), Biology - General (BSE), Cell/Physiology (BA/BS), Cell/Physiology (BSE), and General Science Broadfield Biology Emphasis proposals as a package followed by a motion to approve the Biology Education Emphasis (withdrawing the name change). Phil Johns seconded both motions, which carried.

Marilyn Lavin moved, and Tom Colwin seconded, to receive and record the proposal to change the department name from: “Business Education/Office Systems” to: Business Education/Computer & Network Administration.  Marilyn spoke to the proposal, and noted that consultation did take place with Dr. Phanord of the Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department, but that Dr. Phanord would not sign the consultation page.  (Dr. Phanord indicates that he did not feel

that consultation took place; however, Dr. Marcia James believes that it did.) Larry Schuetz pointed out that it is an “information only” item, and that consultation is not necessary - only a courtesy.  Marcia James spoke to the issue as well, and the motion to receive and record the name change carried.  The new course 220-457 Implementing Internet Applications as well as the changes in the Computer End-User Technologies – Professional Business Minor and the Computer End-User Technologies Major were also approved on a Marilyn Lavin/Tom Colwin motion.

Phil Johns moved to approve the following proposals from the Languages and Literatures Department as a package:  Change in minors - French Education Emphasis, German Education Emphasis, and Spanish Education Emphasis; and change in majors - French (BSE), German (BSE), and Spanish (BSE).  Anne Hamilton seconded the motion, and the motion carried. 

The Social Work Department’s proposal for a new minor Human Services Foundations was approved on a Phil Johns/Anne Hamilton motion. 

Phil Johns moved to receive and record the special courses approved between September 2, 2000 and September 15, 00 which are as follows:

Tom Colwin seconded the motion, and the motion carried.

Heather Reicherdt from WSG addressed the committee regarding the possibility of replacing the current WSG student survey with a new survey given to the faculty in hopes of matching student needs with faculty teaching methods, with the hope of reducing add/drops.  One member pointed out that the majority of the information was already included within the syllabi on-line, and that the syllabi include vital things such as goals.  Another member suggested that the wording of the questions be more general (as to not insult faculty), and that the name “Purple Book” be reconsidered.  It was also suggested that WSG consider changing the method of implementation to standardizing the syllabi criteria and incorporating their questions into that criteria.  A final comment was that additional paperwork would probably not be received favorably, and since faculty are already required to do syllabi each semester, that might be more appealing method.  Heather then thanked the committee for their time and said that she would take the suggestions back to WSG.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p.m. on a Tom Colwin/Larry Kenney motion.