Faculty Senate: Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee

Present: Jeanne Fraker, Scott Graham, Brian Happy (for Ryan Newman and Eric Harris), Nathan Klingbeil, Joe Law, Henry Limouze, Carol Loranger, KT Mechlin, Richard Mercer, Tom Sav, Karen Wilhoit. Guests: Matt Benjamin. Following introductions of committee members and a review of the committee's responsibilities as defined by the Faculty Constitution: Approved Minutes of May 17, 2004. Appointment of Writing Across the Curriculum Committee, Chair Appointed Joe Law, Coordinator of Writing Across The Curriculum And Professor of English as Chair of Writing Across the Curriculum Committee. The committee delegated the appointment of committee members to Joe Law who will forward the final composition of the committee to the Faculty Office. Faculty Senate Student Petitions Committee As with past practice, the appointment of members was delegated to the individual colleges, schools, and units. KT Mechlin, Chair of the Student Petitions Committee announced that the first meeting is to be held on September 24 and that all appointments have been made except for the College of Business and the College of Engineering and Computer Science. KT Mechlin will forward the final composition of the committee to the Faculty Office. UCAPC Subcommittee Reports Writing Across the Curriculum Committee: No Report. Joe Law, WAC Chair, announced that committee has not yet had an opportunity to meet and that there is no pressing business before the committee. University General Education Committee: Henry Limouze, UGEC Chair, reported that the main task this year of the committee is to complete the GE Program assessment. UGEC minutes were provided and reviewed as follows: UGEC Recommendations, May 21, 2004 UGEC Minutes, September 17, 2004 Course Inventory and Modification Requests COLA Approved Inventories: TH 376* Approved Modifications: FR 331, FR 332, PLS 430, PLS 439, RIA 400, TH 320, TH 420, TH 424, TH 425, TH 426 * The committee made several recommendations for minor changes in the proposals. It was agreed that the necessary changes would be made upon the chair's consultation with the COLA Associate Dean, Sharon Nelson. Following that consultation, all changes were made and it was announced that the Department of Political Science withdrew the PLS 439 proposal. Program Changes COLA Approved B.A. Criminal Justice as follows: B.A. Criminal Justice Approved B.F.A. Theatre Arts - Design/Technology/Stage Management as follows: B.F.A. Theatre Arts - Design/Technology/Stage Management GE Program Approved Policy of Transferring Three-Hour Courses as follows: Policy of Transferring Three-Hour Courses Fall Quarter Meeting Schedule The committee set its remaining Fall Quarter meetings for October 21, 12:15 p.m. and November 18, 12:15 p.m. Note: Colleges submitting curriculum and policy proposals for review by the committee need to submit the original and 19 copies at least 8 working days in advance of scheduled meetings. For the October 21 meeting, proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. October 11. For the November 18 meeting, proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. November 8. Proposals received later than noted will be placed on future committee agendas.

Present: Jeanne Fraker, Scott Graham, Brian Happy (for Ryan Newman and Eric Harris), Nathan Klingbeil, Joe Law, Henry Limouze, Carol Loranger, KT Mechlin, Richard Mercer, Tom Sav, Karen Wilhoit. Guests: Matt Benjamin.

Following introductions of committee members and a review of the committee's responsibilities as defined by the Faculty Constitution:

Approved Minutes of May 17, 2004.

Appointment of Writing Across the Curriculum Committee, Chair

Appointed Joe Law, Coordinator of Writing Across The Curriculum And Professor of English as Chair of Writing Across the Curriculum
Committee. The committee delegated the appointment of committee members to Joe Law who will forward the final composition of the committee to the Faculty Office.

Faculty Senate Student Petitions Committee

As with past practice, the appointment of members was delegated to the individual colleges, schools, and units. KT Mechlin, Chair of the Student Petitions Committee announced that the first meeting is to be held on September 24 and that all appointments have been made except for the College of Business and the College of Engineering and Computer Science. KT Mechlin will forward the final composition of the committee to the Faculty Office.

UCAPC Subcommittee Reports

Writing Across the Curriculum Committee: No Report. Joe Law, WAC Chair, announced that committee has not yet had an opportunity to meet and that there is no pressing business before the committee.
University General Education Committee: Henry Limouze, UGEC Chair, reported that the main task this year of the committee is to complete the GE Program assessment. UGEC minutes were provided and reviewed as follows:

UGEC Recommendations, May 21, 2004
UGEC Minutes, September 17, 2004

Course Inventory and Modification Requests

COLA

Approved Inventories: TH 376*
Approved Modifications: FR 331*, FR 332*, PLS 430, PLS 439*, RIA 400, TH 320*, TH 420*, TH 424*, TH 425*, TH 426*

* The committee made several recommendations for minor changes in the proposals. It was agreed that the necessary changes would be made upon the chair's consultation with the COLA Associate Dean, Sharon Nelson. Following that consultation, all changes were made and it was announced that the Department of Political Science withdrew the PLS 439 proposal.

Program Changes

COLA

Approved B.A. Criminal Justice as follows:

B.A. Criminal Justice

Approved B.F.A. Theatre Arts - Design/Technology/Stage Management as follows:

B.F.A. Theatre Arts - Design/Technology/Stage Management

GE Program

Approved Policy of Transferring Three-Hour Courses as follows:

Policy of Transferring Three-Hour Courses

Fall Quarter Meeting Schedule

The committee set its remaining Fall Quarter meetings for October 21, 12:15 p.m. and November 18, 12:15 p.m.

Note: Colleges submitting curriculum and policy proposals for review by the committee need to submit the original and 19 copies at least 8 working days in advance of scheduled meetings. For the October 21 meeting, proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. October 11. For the November 18 meeting, proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. November 8. Proposals received later than noted will be placed on future committee agendas.