Undergraduate Cur riculum Forum A G E ND A

Adanti Student Center, Room 301A Thursday, May 10, 2012

I. Call to order

II. Announcements III. Approval of UCF minutes of April 26, 2012 IV. Standing Committee Reports

a. LEPC Liberal Education Committee b. NMC Notifications Management Committee c. NPIC New Programs and Innovations Committee d. WACC Writing Across the Curriculum Committee e. PRAC Program Review and Assessment Committee f. UWIC University Wide Impact Committee

V. Old Business VI. New Business VII. Adjournment

Undergraduate Cur riculum Forum M INU T ES

Adanti Student Center, Room 301A Thursday, April 26, 2012

Present: M. Hartog, K. McGill, M. Das, S. Grace, G. Kowalczyk, R. Zipoli, M. Bay, D. Taylor, L. Lancor, S. Grubacic, L. Bower-Phipps, M. Talhelm, J. Fullmer, J. Cooper, C. Hannah, T. Radice, C. Simoneau, J. Hong, C. Dellinger-Pate, G. Robbins, P. Sessler-Branden, M. Vancour, K. Gatzke, M. Enjalran, P. Kahlbaugh, K. Bordner, D. Smith, G. Adams, E. Keenan, E. Larkin, J. Mielczarski, S. GraveWeiss, P. Beals, S. Clerc, S. Keller, B. Benway, J. Mills, K. Lacey Absent: M. Bills, Rothbard, K. Laing, D. Bentley-Drobish, J. Thorson

I. The meeting was called to order at 9:37 a.m. Quorum (50% + 1) was reached at 9:44 a.m.

II.

a. First Place: Daniel Spice ($250 bookstore giftcard) PHY 398: Special Topics in Physics: Astrophysics with Dr. Elliot Horch, Title of Paper: An Introduction to Adaptive Optics

b. Second Place: Jonathan Uhl ($100 bookstore giftcard), ENG 200 Intermediate Composition ric Through

Children c. Tied for Third Place: Michael Lake and Ben James (Each $75 bookstore gift card), Michael

Lake, ART 301 History of Italian Renaissance Art with Professor David Levine, Title of Paper: on and Ben James, GEO 325 Latin

America with Dr. Leon Yacher, Title of Paper: Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest d. Honorable Mentions (certificates): Alyssa Paolella, EDU 307

Literacy with Professor J. Gregory McVerry, and Christine Katrenya, ENG 217 American Dreams and Nightmares with Dr. Edith Kostka, Leaves of GrassHis Own Theory on the Great Poet by Examining Himself

III. Announcements

a. P. Kahlbaugh course lookup in banner is more user-friendly, especially for students. b. M. Hartog the UCF Steering Committee recommended Dr. Deborah Weiss, the current Chair

of the LEPC, be named to the 17-member Transfer and Articulation Policy (TAP) Steering Committee on April 20, 2012. The alternate to Dr. Weiss will be Dr. Polly Beals, the current LEP Director.

IV. Approval of UCF minutes of April 12, 2012 a. Minutes of April 12th approved unanimously.

V. Standing Committee Reports

a. NMC i. Discussion of 4/24 meeting (no quorum for April 19th meeting)

1. Motion to approve the following new and/or revised courses and new and/or revised programs:

New Course Proposal 1) SOC 350 Drugs and the Making of the Modern World

2) EDU 305 Beginning Readers 3) EDU 306 Developing Readers Revised Course Proposals 4) ESC 220 Principles of Oceanography 5) ESC 210 Principles of Astronomy Revised Program Proposals 6) BS/BA ESC Concentration: ALL 7) BS Earth Science/Concentration: Secondary Education 8) BS Earth Science/Concentration: Geology 9) BS Education/Concentration: Early Childhood CERT

2. Motion approved unanimously ii. Minutes of 4/24 meeting received

b. NPIC

i. Discussion of 4/17 meeting 1. Reviewed Special Topics Courses:

1) LIT 398 Brazilian Literature 2) ITA 398 Food, Culture in Italy

2. Motion to approve New Minor Proposal Leadership Development for Recreation and Leisure Studies; discussion; question called M. Hartog; motion approved unanimously

ii. Minutes of 4/17 meeting received

c. WACC i. Discussion of 4/19 meeting

1. Motion to approve the following W-courses: 1) HIS 201 U.S. History Through Film (B. Kalk) 2) IDS 401 Capstone Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies (I. Crawford) 3) CHE 436 Advanced Organic Chemistry (M.T. G. Lesley) 4) MAT 300 History of Mathematics (R. DeCesare)

2. Motion approved unanimously 3. Motion to approve WACC Bylaws; motion approved unanimously.

ii. Minutes of the 4/19 meeting received

d. PRAC i. Discussion of 4/19 meeting

1. Reviewed Mathematics Department self-study and it requires no revision. ii. Minutes of 4/19 meeting received

e. UWIC

i. Discussion of 4/19 meeting 1. Motion to approve the following LEP courses:

1) PSY 208 Sleep: Implications for Mind and Body (T2 MB) 2) EDU Principles of Education: Teachers, Schools and Society (T2 SSCC) 3) ENG 209 Lyrics as Literature: Reading and Writing Song Lyrics (T2 CD)

2. Motion approved unanimously ii. Minutes of 4/19 received

f. LEPC

i. Discussion of 3/28, 4/2, 4/11 minutes 1. Motion: To approve revised LEPC Bylaws; motion approved unanimously

2. Motion: To approve the resolution regarding the process to amend the document; discussion; question called by E. Keenan; motion approved with three opposed

3. Revised The Liberal Education Program at Southern document presented via email on 4/25/12 for UCF review.

ii. Minutes of 3/28, 4/2, 4/11 meetings received

VI. Old Business Ken Spelke arrived at 10:41am. hearing from campus constituents. Faculty want to be included; faculty voices want to be heard. There is a need for collaboration and provision of services to address needs. There needs to be more

, as those recently at CCSU and Housatonic . He is working on providing more training, especially around best practices and technological advancements to reduce risk factors. He is seeking input, wants to test reasonableness, develop dialogue and partnerships to connect resources. He will establish an IT Steering Committee, containing representatives of many campus stakeholders. Out of the Steering Committee, a Faculty Technology Advisory Committee will be created. If you have any concerns/comments, contact Ken Spelke and copy Marty Hartog [SPELKEK1@southernct.edu and HARTOGM1@southernct.edu]. He plans to hold a town hall meeting for students. This will occur with Student Government and other club leadership first in two weeks to discover what students need and want.

VII. New Business a. None

Meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m. These minutes are respectfully submitted by Michele Vancour.

Liberal  Education  Program  Committee  Meeting  Wednesday,  April  25,  2012      3:25  4:45pm    ASC  308  

Meeting  Minutes  Present:  Nicole  Henderson,  Elsie  Okobi,  Kim  Laing,  Liz  Keenan,  Deb  Weiss  (chair),  John  DaPonte,  Elliott  Horch,  Joe  Fields,  Rich  Kustin,  Wendy  Hardenberg  (recording),  Armen  

   

o Meeting  was  called  to  order  at  3:32  p.m.    

o Minutes  of  the  4/18/12  meeting  were  approved  with  one  abstention.    

o Committee  and  Ad  Hoc  reports    none    

o Old  Business        Continuation  of  discussion  on  allowing  one  Tier  2  course  in  first  semester  of  freshman  year    

 Report  by  Elliott  Horch  on  statistics  (sent  separately)    

Ultimately  there  was  not  much  difference  between  the  grades  first-­‐year  students  received  in  Fall  2011  in  Tier  1  courses  (once  INQ  101  grades  were  removed,  since  these  were  higher),  Tier  2  courses,  and  non-­‐LEP  courses  

Some  more  information  and  longitudinal  study  could  help  us  decide  what  that  means  (e.g.  follow  individual  students  into  Spring  2012,  check  on  SAT  scores,  etc.)  

We  would  like  to  be  able  to  say  with  some  certainty  that  it  is  not  harmful  for  students  to  take  a  Tier  2  course  in  the  first  semester  before  we  decide  they  can  on  a  permanent  basis  

The  departments  who  want  their  students  to  take  certain  Tier  2  courses  right  away  also  need  to  be  considered  

The  decision  should  be  made  based  on  pedagogy,  not  scheduling it  would  be  better  to  make  Tier  2  courses  in  the  first  semester  conditional  on  something  like  SAT  scores  so  that  better-­‐prepared  students  can  be  moved  ahead  without  hurting  the  still-­‐developing  students  (students  not  in  any  developmental  courses  might  be  the  best  candidates)  

Perhaps  at  the  end  of  next  fall  we  can  get  data  correlated  with  SAT  scores  to  see  if  our  hypothesis  is  correct  

The  issue  will  be  revisited  by  the  committee  in  the  fall  with  more  data      

o New  Business    

Assessment    o Competencies  and  embedded  competencies  

Wendy  will  create  a  draft  of  a  plan  for  how  to  embed  the  Information  Literacy  competency  and  assess  it  [see  agenda  for  5/2/12]  

Discussion  centered  on  questions  of  whether  there  is  room  in  the  courses  (Critical  Thinking  especially)  for  the  outlined  activities,  whether  there  should  be  information  literacy  classes  available  outside  of  class  time,  and  whether  

d  be  tracked  somehow  

Wendy  will  work  with  the  INQ/CT  learning  communities  this  fall  to  pilot  her  plan  and  develop  a  model  that  other  learning  communities  could  use  

Wendy  will  also  ask  her  colleagues  whether  additional  library  resources  would  be  required  to  put  the  plan  into  action  

 4:50  p.m.  

 Respectfully  Submitted,  ~Wendy  Hardenberg    

Liberal  Education  Program  Committee  Meeting  Wednesday,  May  2,  2012      3:25  4:45pm    ASC  308  

Meeting  Minutes  Present:  Rich  Kustin,  Nicole  Henderson,  Kim  Laing,  Armen  Marsoobian,  John  DaPonte,  

ing),  Jim  Tait,  Deb  Weiss  (chair),  Elsie  Okobi,  Joe  Fields,  Liz  Keenan  

 o Meeting  was  called  to  order  at  3:30  p.m.  

 o Minutes  of  the  4/25/12  meeting  were  approved.  

 o Announcements  

  passed  at  UCF,  but  the  Senate  received  a  concerned  email  from  the  Exercise  Science  department,  which  believes  the  minor  changes  (that  do  not  appear  in  the  resolution)  are  actually  major  changes  

The  LEPC  will  try  to  clarify  the  situation   Thank  you  to  our  departing  members,  John  and  Armen!  

 o Committee  and  Ad  Hoc  reports    update  from  Psychology  (Deb)  

At  their  last  meetin ntro  to  psychologyrevise  PSY  100  and  be  offered  in  two  ways:  1  Mind  &  Body  (to  assist  nursing),  1  Natural  Science  (to  assist  education)  

Education  may  not  actually  need  a  Natural  Science  course,  but  they  have  neither  confirmed  nor  denied  

Psychology  is  willing  to  move  forward  on  these  classes,  but  they  still  want  their  majors  to  be  able  to  take  PSY  100  the  first  semester  (which  relates  back  to  the  discussions  regarding  

.    

o Old  Business        

Continuation  of  discussion  on  Information  Literacy  embedded  competency  (see  below  for  draft  by  Wendy).  

ments,  and  the  library  wishes  to  make  it  clear  that  they  cannot  pay  for  any  information  literacy  standardized  test  

INQ/CT  learning  communities  that  are  already  working  together  will  pilot  the  information  literacy  collaboration  in  the  fall,  to  develop  a  model  other  learning  communities  can  follow  

Wendy  will  work  with  Michael  Ben-­‐Avie  to  pilot  the  standardized  assessment  tools  in  the  fall  as  well  

  Meeting  adjourned  at  4:45  p.m.    

The  Liberal  Education  Program  at  Southern    Embedded  Information  Literacy  Competency  

Draft  [revised  4/27/12]  

 

Tier  1     gnment,  customized  

    -­‐up  to  the  INQ  session,  focused  on  reviewing  key  information  literacy  concepts  and  thinking  critically  about  learning  these  concepts  and  skills     -­‐led  session  about  search  strategy  and  resources  students  can  use  for  research     n-­‐led  session  to  further  synthesize  skills  learned  in  INQ  101,  Critical  Thinking,  and  Technological  Fluency  

iSkills)  to  check  that  students  are  beginning  to  achieve  this  competency  Tier  2    collaborate  with  librarians  to  build  information  literacy  reinforcement  assignments  into  their  coursework  Tier  3     s  of  Tier  3  classes  are  encouraged  to  require  students  to  make  an  individual  appointment  (in  person  or  via  email)  with  the  appropriate  subject  librarian  before  beginning  research  on  their  capstone  project     zed  information  literacy  skills  test  (such  as  SAILS  or  iSkills)  as  in  ENG  112  to  check  that  students  are  advancing  in  this  competency  Major  Courses    major  take  and  devotes  at  least  30  minutes  of  a  class  period  to  a  librarian-­‐led  session  focusing  on  research  tools  and  resources  in  the  major.  

 

Undergraduate Curriculum Forum Notifications Management Committee Minutes

May 3, 2012 Present: Cindy Simoneau (Chair), Laura Bower-Phipps, Jen Cooper, Margaret Das, Corey Hannah, Sobeira Latorre (Rep), Sophia Myers (UCF Secretary) Absent: Sean Grace (Alt), Erin Larkin (Alt), Jingjing Liu, Nuncia Moniello, Derek Taylor, Elizabeth Rodriquez-Reyes Meeting called to order at 9:20am New Co-Chairs Corey Hannah and Margaret Das were elected to chair NMC Old Business Revised Course Proposals MAT 120 College Algebra * Motion to approve: Motion: L. Bower-Phipps; M. Das Motion passed: 6-0-0 Revised Program Proposals BS Athletic Training Motion to approve: Motion: C. Hannah; L. Bower-Phipps Motion passed: 6-0-0 BS Business/CONCEN: MGT Motion to approve: Motion: L. Bower-Phipps; C. Hannah Motion passed: 6-0-0 New Business New Course Proposals INQ 390 Peer Mentoring in the First-Year Classroom Motion to approve: Motion: L. Bower-Phipps; S. Latorre Motion passed: 6-0-0 INQ 391 Peer Mentoring Practicum Motion to approve: Motion: J. Cooper; M. Das Motion passed: 6-0-0 IDS 401W Capstone Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies *** Motion to approve: Motion: M. Das; J. Cooper Motion passed: 6-0-0

EGR 398 Special Topics in Engineering Motion to approve: Needs more clarification Motion: T A B L E D Motion passed: Revised Course Proposals ENG 317 Cross-Cultural Literatures and Contexts ENG 325 English Medieval Literature ENG 329 Modern British Poetry ENG 331 British Novel to 1990 ENG 339 Modern British Novel ENG 342 Shakespeare I: 1564-1601 ENG 343 Shakespeare II: 1601-1616 ENG 344 ENG 360 Early American Writers ENG 361 American Renaissance ENG 362 American Realism ENG 366 American Poetry ENG 371 Literature into Film ENG 380 Chaucer ENG 383 American Women Writers ENG 421 Feminist Theory and Literary Criticism ENG 423 Contemporary African-American Novelists ENG 424 The Harlem Renaissance ENG 428 Victorian Age Literature ENG 444 18th-Century British Literature ENG 447 American Drama ENG 452 Renaissance in England ENG 453 British Women Writers: 1600-1750 ENG 454 17th- Century British Literature ENG 455 19th Century British Literature: 1837-1900 ENG 458 Romantic Poets ENG 459 British Drama ENG 460 Queer Theory ENG 461 The Beat Movement ENG 462 Gay and Lesbian Film and Literature ENG 463 20th Century American Novel ENG 464 American Modernism ENG 465 Postcolonial Literature ENG 484 Milton ENG 486 Seminar in American Literature ENG 487 Seminar in British Literature Motion to approve: Motion: M. Das; S. Latorre Motion passed: 6-0-0 ESC 200 Principles of Geology ESC 303 Environmental Earth Science ESC 311 Mineralogy ESC 315 Geomorphology ESC 421 Marine Geology ESC 430 Field Methods ESC 457 - Hydrology

Motion to approve: Motion: L. Bower-Phipps; C. Hannah Motion passed: 6-0-0 INQ 101 Intellectual and Creative Inquiry * Motion to approve: Motion: C. Hannah; S. Latorre Motion passed: 6-0-0 PSC 200 Political Change and Conflict ** Motion to approve: Motion: C. Hannah; S. Latorre Motion passed: 6-0-0 New Program Proposal FYE Program Motion to approve: Motion: J. Cooper; M. Das Motion passed: 6-0-0 Revised Program Proposals BA Anthropology BS Anthropology/CONCEN: Biological Anthropology BS Anthropology/CONCEN: Archaeology BS Anthropology/CONCEN: Cultural Anthropology BS Anthropology/CONECN: Linguistic Anthropology BS Anthropology/CONCEN: General Anthropology Motion to approve: Motion: L. Bower-Phipps; C. Hannah Motion passed: 6-0-0 BS/BA Earth Science/CONCEN: ALL Motion to approve: Motion: M. Das; C. Hannah Motion passed: 6-0-0 BS/BA Liberal Studies/CONCEN: IDS Motion to approve: Motion: L. Bower-Phipps; M. Das Motion passed: 6-0-0 BS/BA Liberal Studies/CONCEN: General Studies Motion to approve: After hearing appeal from Interim Program Coordinator Ilene Crawford to A&S SCC decision. Motion: M. Das; L. Bower-Phipps Motion passed: 6-0-0 Meeting Adjourned 10:20 Tier 1 * Tier 2 ** Tier 3 ***

Notifications Management Committee Minutes Addendum

May 7, 2012 - E lectronic Voting

Minor in English/CONCEN: Literature, Creative Writing Motion to approve: Motion: C. Simoneau; D. Taylor Motion passed: 8-0-2

New Programs and Innovations Committee Minutes May 2, 2012

Present: G. Adams (Chair), M. Bay, S. Bernard, G. Kowalczyk, K. McGill, P. Sessler-Branden, D. Smith, J.

Thorson. I. New Business

A. Notification of 4 special topic sections were presented and logged.

Course # Transcript Title Semester Times taught HON 298 Sustainability: Food/Culture Fall 2012 1 PHI 298 Moral Machines Fall 2012 0 PHY 398 Astrophysics Spring 2013 1 EGR 398 Special Topics in Engineering Spring 2013 0 Description of logged courses HON 298 Sustainability: Food and Culture Any sustainable civilization requires a sustainable food supply, which in the modern world means an agricultural system. Increasing populations place agricultural practices under pressure, while technological developments promise to increase food supplies. Unfortunately, increases are often short-lived and often bring adverse environmental consequences. This course will address the major issues that demand resolution if modern western agricultural practices, and therefore western societies, are to survive. PHI 298 Moral Machines In this course students will be exposed to developments, issues and/or creative work in the field of engineering that are outside the scope of a traditional engineering course. Upon completion of the course, it is expected that students will understand selected engineering concepts and the associated methods of data collection and analysis. PHY 398 Astrophysics This course is intended to give the science minded undergraduate a first course in the physics of celestial objects, phenomena, and processes. At the end of the course, it is expected that the student will understand and be able to apply physical reasoning to make basic deductions regarding these phenomena. EGR 398 Special Topics in Engineering In this course students will be exposed to developments, issues and/or creative work in the field of engineering that are outside the scope of a traditional engineering course. Upon completion of the course, it is expected that students will understand selected engineering concepts and the associated methods of data collection and analysis.

Respectfully submitted by: Gregory Adams

Southern Connecticut State University Writing Across the Curriculum Committee

Meeting Minutes May 3, 2012

1. In attendance: Kim Lacey (Chair of WACC and Interim Director of WAC Program), Marie B.

McDaniel, Karen Burke, Astrid Eich-Krohm, Patrick McBrine, Maria Diamantis, Dorothy Vasquez-Levy, Thomas Ferruccio (ex-officio), Steven Corbett (ex-officio)

2. Chair/Interim Director Update K. Lacey: a. Maria Diamantis will not be able to serve on the committee because she is moving to a different

department b. There were no new committee members voted for in the university wide elections and special

elections will be held in the fall 3. Writing Contest Celebration K. Lacey:

a. The winners were congratulated at the last UCF meeting and it was a great success, her husband and her son of Nancy Morano attended the meeting and were very touched and appreciative to be invited.

b. The winners of the writing contest 2012 are: i. announced  and  congratulated  at  the  April  26th  UCF  meeting.  Mr.  Maranhusband  and  her  son-­‐in-­‐law  Chris  Wells  were  present.  Name  of  winners  are:

 First  Place:  Daniel  Spice  ($250  bookstore  gift  card)  PHY  398:  Special  Topics  in  Physics:  Astrophysics  with  Dr.  Elliot  Horch  Title  of  Paper:  An  Introduction  to  Adaptive  Optics  

 Second  Place:  Jonathan  Uhl  ($100  bookstore  gift  card)  ENG  200  Intermediate  

Rhetoric  Through  Children    

Tied  for  Third  Place:  Michael  Lake  and  Ben  James  (Each  $75  bookstore  gift  card)    

Michael  Lake:  ART  301    History  of  Italian  Renaissance  Art  with  Professor  

Annunciation    Ben  James:  GEO  325    Latin  America  with  Dr.  Leon  Yacher  Title  of  Paper:  Deforestation  of  the  Amazon  Rainforest  

Honorable  Mentions:  Alyssa  Paolella  and  Christine  Katrenya  (certificates)    

Alyssa  Paolella:  EDU  307    J.  Gregory  McVerry  

 Christine  Katrenya:  ENG  217    American  Dreams  and  Nightmares  with  Dr.  

Leaves  of  GrassExpressing  His  Own  Theory  on  the  Great  Poet  by  Examining  Himself      

4. Review of Proposals: Course: PSY 431 W: Test and Measurements Faculty: Traci G. Hoods Decision: Tabled pending clarification (6-0-0)

Course: PHI 325: Bioethics of the Life Sciences Faculty: Eric Cavallero Decision: Approved (6-0-0)

Course: CMD 461 & 461W: Clinical Practice of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Faculty: Kelly Mabry Decision: Approved w/clarification (6-0-0) Course: ENG 218: American Experience in Literature Faculty: Paul R. Petrie Decision: Approved (6-0-0)

Course: ENG 398: Literature of Reformation England Faculty: Joel Dodson Decision: Approved (6-0-0) Course: HIS 298: Apocalypse Then Faculty: Marie B. McDaniel Decision: Approved (6-0-0)

5. The Committee thanks Kim Lacey for all her work, enthusiasm, and commitment to the WAC Program as the WAC committee chair and as the interim director of the program. The committee hopes to have Kim back as a member.

6. Adjournment at 10:30 Respectfully submitted by Astrid Eich-Krohm

Motion to UCF to approve the following courses as writing intensive for faculty listed:

Course: PHI 325: Bioethics of the Life Sciences Faculty: Eric Cavallero

Course: CMD 461 & 461W: Clinical Practice of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Faculty: Kelly Mabry

Course: ENG 218: American Experience in Literature Faculty: Paul R. Petrie

Course: ENG 398: Literature of Reformation England

Faculty: Joel Dodson Course: HIS 298: Apocalypse Then Faculty: Marie B. McDaniel

IDS  401    Capstone  Seminar  in  Interdisciplinary  Studies*  Faculty:  Illene  Crawford  

 *  Approved  at  April  19th  meeting  

PRAC  minutes  May  3,  2012    Present:  R.  Zipoli,  T.  Radice,  C.  Dellinger-­‐Enjalran,  S.  Clerc  Absent:  T.  Lin    Meeting  came  to  order  at  9:40  a.m.    The  chair  thanked  all  members  of  the  committee  for  their  service  this  past  academic  year.  We  had  a  number  of  lengthy  reports  and  the  difficult  situation  with  Accounting  this  year,  and  the  chair  deeply  

   The  roster  on  the  UCF  website  is  still  incorrect.  S.  Clerc  will  ask  about  it  again.    PRAC  report  re:  Mathematics  Department  self-­‐study.  The  committee  has  determined  that  the  department  has  met  standards  1-­‐17  and  therefore  recommends  that  the  Mathematics  Department  be  granted  continuing  approval.    The  majority  of  the  meeting  was  spent  discussing  what  the  committee  might  do  with  the  open  meetings  

   As  members  of  this  committee  and  as  faculty  who  have  participated,  or  will  participate,  in  our  own  

of  time  required  of  faculty  to  conduct  assessment  is  time  taken  away  from  students  and  teaching,  the  burden  on  small  departments  in  particular  can  be  onerous,  the  uncertainty  about  how  the  university  administration  uses  the  assessment  reports  creates  suspicion  and  anxiety.    Obviously,  the  underlying  question  is  what  is  the  purpose  of  assessment?    Assessment  is  necessary.  As  a  practical  madepartmental  and  university  levels.  Ideally,  however,  it  should  also  benefit  faculty  and  departments,  and  ultimately  our  students,  thus  minimizing  the  potential  that  this  assessment  process  will  be  perceived  as  a  task  being  required  of  faculty  for  vague  purposes.    For  departments,  is  it  about  curricular  assessment  or  something  more?    For  the  administration,  the  committee  wonders  what  is  currently  being  done  with  this  information,  and  whether  or  not  program  or  university-­‐wide  changes  are  being  made  as  a  result  of  the  data  gathered.  How  responsive  will/can  the  administration  be  to  the  information  gathered  by  departments?  Is  it  merely  to  say  the  review  was  done  in  an  administrator's  report  or  is  it  meant  to  be  acted  on?    The  committee  is  also  engaged  in  assessment  of  our  role  in  the  process.  We  would  like  to  streamline  both  the  Academic  Review  Program  document  and  the  checklist  we  use  to  interpret  it.  Perhaps  some  standards  could  be  condensed  to  reduce  redundancy,  made  optional,  or  removed  altogether.  Standards  16  &  17  (strengths  &  weaknesses,  the  other  significant  topics.  If  nothing  else,  we  need  to  discuss  the  origin  and  purpose  of  the  APR  document  and  checklist.  PRAC  feels  that  this  process  is  more  fluid  than  static,  and  sees  that  as  PRAC  continues  to  evolve,  the  process  has  great  potential  for  providing  a  valuable  resource  to  departments  and  to  the  university  in  terms  of  the  self-­‐study  process.        The  committee  could  perhaps  identify  themes  that  emerge  across  

reports,  make  recommendations  to  other  entities  on  campus,  act  as  consultants,  advisors,  information  conduit/bridge  between  departments  or  offices,  an  archive  of  ideas.  How  can  we  make  the  effort  more  meaningful  for  everyone  involved?  How  do  we  determine  the  standards  are  really  met  and  not  just  

   Meeting  adjourned  10:40  a.m.    Respectfully  submitted,    Susan  Clerc  

2012-­2013  Program  Review  Schedule      Undergraduate  program  or  department  

Self-­study  due  to  PRAC  

Meeting  with  PRAC  

Revision  due  

PRAC  vote   Recommendation/UCF  vote  

Open  meetings  Sep.  6  &  20;  Oct.  18  

         

Liberal  Studies   Oct.  24   Nov.  1   Nov.  7   Nov.  15   Nov.  29  

Exercise  Science*   Nov.  28   Dec.  6   Dec.  12   Jan.  17   Jan.  24  

Social  Work*   Jan.  23   Jan.  31   Feb.  6   Feb.  14   Feb.  21  

Special  Education*   Feb.  20   Feb.  28   Mar.  6   Mar.  14   Mar.  21  

Communication   Mar.  20   Apr.  4   Apr.  10   Apr.18   Apr.  25  

           *External  accreditation  &  expedited  review    

         

   Fall  classes  begin:  August  29,  2012  Thanksgiving  break:  November  21-­‐25  Reading  days  &  finals:  December  10-­‐18    Spring  classes  begin:  January  14,  2013  

-­‐18  Spring  break:  March  25-­‐30  Reading  days  &  finals:  May  2-­‐9      

University-­‐Wide  Impact  Committee  Minutes  5/3/12  

Present  P.  Beals,  K.  Bordner,  JWA.  Fullmer,  K.  Gatzke,  E.  Keenan,  K.  Laing,  L.  Lancor,  H.  Lockwood,  A.  Marsoobian,  J.  Mills,  B.  Nakamura,    M.  Shea,  M.  Talhelm,  D.  Weiss  

 Absent  J.  Mielczarski,     .  Reynaga,  W.  Yu      Special  Guest  I.  Crawford,  Interim  Director,  Gen  Stds/LBS  Program    I.  Call  to  Order    The  meeting  was  called  to  order  at  9:42  am.    II.  Old  Business  LEP  COURSE  PROPOSALS    ART  106  Critical  Thinking  through  Art  (T1  CT)  Motion  to  approve  by  D.  Weiss,  seconded  by  M.  Shea  Motion  passed  8-­‐0-­‐2    III.  New  Business    LEP  COURSE  PROPOSALS    ESC  210  Principles  of  Astronomy  (T2  TP)  Motion  to  approve  with  minor  revision  by  D.  Weiss,  seconded  by    Motion  passed  12-­‐0-­‐2    ESC  220  Physical  and  Chemical  Oceanography  (T2  NW  I)  Motion  to  approve  with  clarification  by  D.Weiss,  seconded  by  M.  Shea  Motion  passed  12-­‐0-­‐3      MAT  120  College  Algebra  (T1  QR)  Motion  to  approve  by  M.  Talhelm,  seconded  by  M.  Shea  Motion  passed  12-­‐0-­‐1    IDS  401W  Capstone  Seminar  in  Interdisciplinary  Studies  (T3)  Motion  to  approve  by  M.  Talhelm,  seconded  by  M.  Shea  Motion  passed  11-­‐0-­‐2      INQ  101  Intellectual  and  Creative  Inquiry  Motion  to  approve  by  M.  Shea,  seconded  by  J.  Fullmer  Motion  passed  10-­‐0-­‐2.    PROGRAM  PROPOSALS  

 FYE  New  Program  Proposal  

 Motion  passed  10-­‐0-­‐1      LEP  Document  Updates  Tabled    IV.  Adjournment  The  meeting  adjourned  at  10:50  am      Minutes  prepared  and  submitted  by  Byron  Nakamura    

Fall 2012 U C F Meeting Schedule

U C F Meeting Dates August 30 September 13 September 27 O ctober 11 O ctober 25 November 8 November 29 December 13 Standing Committee Meetings Dates

September 6 September 20 O ctober 4 O ctober 18 November 1 November 15 December 6

Spring 2013 U C F Meeting Schedule U C F Meeting Dates January 24 February 7 February 21 March 7 March 21 April 11 April 25 Standing Committee Meetings Dates January 17 January 31 February 14 February 28 March 14 April 4 April 18