Writing Across the Curriculum Committee (WAC) -- Joe Law, Chair, reported that the committee met on Friday, November 4, and discussed plans for  developing a means of recognizing faculty excellence in teaching writing intensive courses and excellence in student work in writing intensive courses.

University General Education Committee (UGEC) -- Susan Carrafiello, Chair, forwarded the committee report per the following minutes

Undergraduate Academic Program Review Committee (UAPRC) -- Rudy Fichtenbaum, Chair, forwarded the committee report indicating that a slight change in the review schedule has been approved, viz., the Art programs scheduled for review in 2006-07 and the Music programs scheduled for review in 2009-10 have been switched.The current 2005-06 review remains unchanged.  The revisions are incorporated into the complete program review schedule available at the

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B.S. Biological Sciences (Exercise Biology Option)
B.S. Mathematics (Pure Mathematics Concentration)
B.S. Mathematics (Applied Mathematics Concentration)
B.S. Mathematics (Computing Concentration)
B.S. Mathematics (Statistics Concentration)
B.A. Mathematics
Dual Degree B.S. and B.A. Mathematics
Minor is Mathematics and Minor in Statistics

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At the meeting it was brought to the attention of UCAPC that the Registrar's Office has been implementing department and college Course Modification Requests during the quarter in progress. For example, when the Registrar's Office has received a Course Modification Request effective Fall 2005 for a course credit hour increase, a course credit hour decrease, or for a lab fee increase after the Fall 2005 registration start or after the Fall 2005 term was in progress, the change was implemented and students enrolled in the course were thereby affected by the change. As a result, the university accessed students according to the changes and in some cases students were or could have been charged higher fees, experienced reduced financial aid, or negatively affected by their veteran's benefits. While administratively this was reported as going on for decades, the Faculty Senate or UCAPC has never been appraised of such until the current meeting. On this front, UCAPC has for many years  regularly received such Course Modifications Requests that are outdated in the sense that they were initially launched at the department level three, six, and even twelve months prior to approval by that department's college curriculum committee and forwarded to UCAPC by the college dean. For sure, observed college curriculum wheels turn slowly and that, in and of itself, need not be a problem in all cases for some curriculum decisions require careful review and consideration. Yet, college deans need to be more aware and in tune to the curriculum processes in the colleges and at the university level. Other than that, to correct the problem at hand, UCAPC drafted the policy below for consideration by the Faculty Senate. The policy proposal currently stands as a ROUGH DRAFT for consideration by the Faculty Senate and will be further reviewed and possibly changed by UCAPC at its January 11 meeting. Any feedback regarding such by the Faculty Senate via Senator constituencies would, of course, be welcomed.