UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

Minutes of the September 22, 2006 meeting

PRESENT:Scott Bradley, Tom Colwin, Rita Czaja, Ellen Davis, Simone DeVore, Jolly Emrey, George Ferencz, Dan Edlebeck, Liz Hachten, Barbara Monfils, Barbara Penington, Amy Schumacher, Roger Yin representing Lila Waldman, and Linda Yu

ABSENT: Katy Heyning, Paul Sanchez, Lauren Smith, and Becky Wintermute,

GUEST: Andrew Kapp

Barbara Monfils called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m.

The September 22, 2006 agenda was approved on a Simone DeVore/Barbara Penington motion.

Tom Colwin moved and Ellen Davis seconded the approval of the May 5, 2006 minutes. Motion carried.

Dr. Monfils welcomed the new and returning committee members..

Simone DeVore moved with a second by Jolly Emrey to receive and record the curriculum proposal from the College of Education for course revision, description change, and credit change - EDUINDP 412/612 Verification of the professional Development Plan. The motion carried.

The curriculum proposals from the Curriculum & Instruction Department for requisite change - CIFLD 411 Directed Teaching - Elementary, CIFLD 412 Directed Teaching - Middle School, CIFLD 413 Directed Teaching for Special Minors, and CIFLD 414 Directed Teaching - Secondary were received and recorded on a Tom Colwin/Simone DeVore motion.

George Ferencz moved to approve the curriculum proposals from the Occupational & Environmental Safety & Health Department for a new course - SAFETY 388 Occupational Safety & Health Standards and Application; Change in Major - Occupational Safety; Occupational Safety - Construction Safety Emphasis; Occupational Safety - Ergonomics Emphasis (Summer 2007) and Occupational Safety; Occupational Safety - Construction Safety Emphasis; Occupational Safety - Ergonomics Emphasis (Fall 2007); Change in Minor - Occupational Safety minor . Simone DeVore seconded the motion. The motion carried.

Ellen Davis moved to receive and record with a second by Rita Czaja the curriculum proposal from the Political Science Department for other curricular action - Add university requirements to Pre-Law AR. The motion carried.

The special courses approved between 03/31/06 through 09/15/06 were received and recorded on a Tom Colwin/Jolly Emrey motion.

Dr. Monfils mentioned that there are two sections of GenEd 130 (sections 16 and 20) that were approved for diversity credit.Jolly Emrey will be the UCC representative to the Diversity committee.Dr. Monfils introduced the new travel study form - #7-Travel. Since these proposals have different deadlines from those of special studies courses, they will have their own form and set of procedures.

Questions were raised about policies that will be affected by the change in the undergraduate grading scale, which will begin in Fall 2007. Dan Edlebeck said that the Registrar-s Office would interpret policies conservatively. Updates will be given to UCC members after policy decisions have been made.The meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m. on a George Ferencz/Tom Colwin motion.

Respectfully submitted,

Leslie Meyer