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UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
Minutes of the September 19, 2003 meeting

PRESENT: Clint Dederich (WSG), George Ferencz, Stuart Glosser, Anthony Gulig, Anne Hamilton, Jodi Hare (for Dan Edlebeck), Chris Henige, Linda Holmes, John Howat, Phil Johns, Barbara Monfils, Renee Piquette (WSG), Ann Ruff (for Larry Kenney), , Larry Schuetz, Alvaro Taveira, and Wilfred Tremblay

 
ABSENT: Scott Bradley
 
Guests: Jessica Cole, Bennette Harris, Bob Horton, Sally Vogl-Bauer, Bill Weiss
 
Barbara Monfils called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m.
 
Tony Gulig moved that agenda item # 19 be amended to include the consideration of the deletion of the proposals, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Broadfield and Applied Mathematics of the Earth System and Space Sciences Broadfield. The motion was seconded by Anne Hamilton. The motion to approve the agenda with these additions carried.
 
The May 9, 2003 minutes were amended to correct the spelling of Alvaro Taveiro’s name and to correct that the BSE in Journalism was eliminated not the BA/BS in Journalism per request by Wilfred Tremblay. The amended minutes were approved on a Tony Gulig/Alvaro Taveira motion.
 
Barbara Monfils introduced Leslie Meyer, Associate Administrative Specialist in the Associate Vice Chancellor’s office, and then had the members and guests introduce themselves.
 
Tony Gulig moved to approve the New Student Program's proposal for the deletion of  INTRAUNV 900-010. George Ferencz seconded the motion, and the motion carried.
 
Tony Gulig moved to approve/ receive and record  the following proposals from the Communication Department: New CoursesJOURNLSM 210 Foundations of Print Journalism, JOURNLSM 248 Publication Layout, JOURNLSM 322 Ad Media Planning/Buying, SPEECH 263 Practicum in Forensics; Repeatability Change for JOURNLSM 251 School Publications; Requisite Changes for JOURNLSM 320 Advertising Copywriting and Layout, JOURNLSM 341 TV News Reporting and Production, JOURNLSM 360/560 Media Operations and Management, JOURNLSM 420/620 Law of Mass Communication, JOURNLSM 430/630 Communication and Public Opinion, JOURNLSM 431/631 Mass Communication in Society, JOURNLSM 493A Internship in Advertising, JOURNLSM 493G Internship in Journalism, SPEECH 440 New Communication Technologies; Title Change – from JOURNLSM 241 Electronic Media Writingto JOURNLSM 241Electronic Media Copywriting; Title Change and Description Change – from JOURNALSM 310 News Photographyto JOURNLSM 310 Publication Photography; Title Change and Requisite Change – from JOURNLSM 244 Reporting to JOURNLSM 244 News Gathering; Title Change and Number Change – from JOURNLSM 321 Advanced Advertising Proceduresto JOURNLSM 423 Advertising Campaigns; Course Revisions – from JOURNLSM 243 News Writingto JOURNLSM 243 Mass Media Writing; from JOURNLSM 245 Copy Editing and Layout to JOURNLSM 245 Publication Editing; Change in Submajor for Advertising Minor, Journalism Minor, Journalism Advertising Emphasis (BA/BS), Journalism Broadcast Emphasis, Journalism Print Emphasis. Motion was seconded by George Ferencz. The motion carried.
 
Phil Johns moved with a second by Tony Gulig to approve the proposals from the Chemistry Department for a change in requisites for CHEM 370 Physical Chemistry, a change in major for Chemistry – Liberal Arts, and a new submajor for Chemistry – Professional ACS Approved (BA/BS). Phil Johns introduced a friendly amendment to change CHEM 494 to CHEM 484 in the submajor. After a brief discussion, the motion carried as amended.
 
The proposals from the Geography & Geology Department for a course revision and course description change for GEOGRPY 323-523 Water Resources and a change in submajor for the Urban and Area Development Minor were approved on a Phil Johns/Tony Gulig motion pending clarification to the Registrar.
 
Tony Gulig moved to approve/ receive and record, with a second by Anne Hamilton, the following proposals from the History Department: New CoursesHISTRY 110 History Through Film, HISTRY 415/416 History of Social Welfare in the United States; Requisite Change and Description Change for HISTRY 200 Historical Methods; Change in Major for History, Public History; Change in Submajor for History Minor, History Minor with Public History Emphasis. The motion carried.
 
The proposal from the Integrated Science and Business Program for a new prefix, SCIBUS, was approved on a Phil Johns/George Ferencz motion.
 
 
Stuart Glosser moved to approve the proposal from the Marketing Department to change the submajor for Marketing (BBA). The motion was seconded by Alvaro Taveira and carried pending consultation with the Registrar.
 
The following proposals to approve/receive and record from the Mathematical and Computer Science department were moved by Tony Gulig and seconded by Phil Johns: New CourseCOMPSCI 181 Introduction to Database and the Web; Requisite Change for COMPSCI 172 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming in JAVA; New Submajor for Applied Mathematics; Change in Submajor for Computer Science, Website Development and Administration Certificate, Website Development and Administration Minor; Deletion of a SubmajorSpace Mathematics. The motion carried.
 
George Ferencz moved to receive and record the proposal from the Music Department for the requisite change for MUSC 422/622 Assessment of Music Learning. Motion was seconded by Wilfred Tremblay and carried.
 
Anne Hamilton moved to approve the proposals from the Political Science Department for a change in major for International Studies and a change in the submajors for International Studies: Public Diplomacy Emphasis and International Studies: Business Emphasis. Tony Gulig seconded the motion. Motion carried pending clarification to the Registrar.
 
The proposal from the Sociology Department to receive and record a requisite change and repeatability change for SOCIOLGY 493 Applied Sociology was approved on a Phil Johns/Chris Henige motion.
 
George Ferencz moved to receive and record the special courses approved between May 21, 2003 and September 10, 2003 as follows:
 

 
Course #
Title
Term
Approved
SPECED 490/690
Outdoor Rec Edu for Teach
2041
5/21/03
BIOLOGY 491/691
Nat. Hist. YNP & UGP
2043
6/20/03
CIGENRL 490/690
Effective Teaching
2033
3/13/03
CIGENRL 490/690
WIDS
2033
6/19/03
CIGENRL 490/690
Technology Academy
2033
6/19/03
CIGENRL 490/690
Art for Exceptional Child
2037
6/23/03
CIGENRL 491/691
Southeast Asian Experience
2043
7/15/03
CIGENRL 490/690
Issues in Teaching ELL
2031
7/31/03
CIGENRL 490/690
Multiple Intelligences in BE/ESL
2033
8/1/03
COACHING
Coaching Track & Field
2033
6/30/03
COUNSED 490/690
Dream Interpretation
2041
9/09/03
COUNSED 491/691
In Search of the Roots
2043
6/23/03
EDFOUND 491/691
Jamaica Experience
2041
8/21/03
ENGLISH 491/691
Holocaust: Pol/Czech/Ger
2043
6/20/03
GEOG & GEOL 491
Geography of Transition Europe
2041
8/18/03
LSINDP 491/691
The Two Italies
2041
6/20/03
SFTYGEN 490/690
Intro. To Respiratory Protection
2041
7/8/03
SPECED 490/690
Using ASL to Teach Content
2033
8/4/03
SPECED 490/690
Children with Cochlear Implants
2033
8/4/03
SPECED 490/690
Educating the Deaf
2033
8/2/03
THEATER 494
Measure for Measure
2041
9/5/03
WOMENST 496
Women Adventure/Explorers
2041
7/9/03
 
Alvaro Taveira seconded the motion, and the motion carried.
 
A discussion on internship credits was introduced. This topic will be placed as an agenda item for the next UCC meeting.
 
Under other business Bennette Harris indicated there is no longer a space program, therefore the math submajors, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Broadfield, and Applied Mathematics of the Earth System and Space Sciences Broadfield should be deleted. Phil Johns moved that these two submajors be deleted with Tony Gulig seconding this motion. The motion carried.
 
The meeting was adjourned at 3:12 p.m. on a Wilfred Tremblay/George Ferencz motion.
 
Respectfully submitted,
Leslie Meyer