University of
MINUTES 2004-2005 CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING
# 1
Present: John
Schwaller, Mike Korth, Judy Kuechle, Jooinn Lee, Carol Marxen,
Mary Elizabeth Bezanson, Dave
Roberts, Sarah Black, Blair Jasper, Ruth Thielke, Sarah Haugen, Nancy Helsper
and Jeri Mullin.
Absent: Harold
Hinds, Jenny Nellis, Chris Ervin, Lee Thao
Schwaller gave a brief overview of the items to be addressed
this year. He explained that this is a catalog year and we will meet weekly to
review and approve changes for the upcoming catalog. He then asked everyone to
introduce themselves.
Schwaller also told the committee members present that if
there were no agenda items for September 16 and 23 that those meetings may be
cancelled. All members will be notified by e-mail if the meetings are
cancelled.
Schwaller explained that with the current schedule it is possible that a
division may not get through all of their changes during the scheduled meeting
however, with IS at the end we should be able to get through everything by the
deadline without affecting the catalog production date.
A member asked if all items need to be approved by Campus
Assembly before they are put in the catalog. Schwaller explained that they do
need to be approved by CA and there are tentative Campus Assembly meetings set
for October and November, however Executive Committee has not met yet so these
dates are tentative.
Schwaller also noted that Division Chairs will be presenting
their division changes with explanations and the Dean’s Office has requested
information to be submitted one week before presentation so items can be
distributed by the Monday before each meeting.
Schwaller brought up for discussion the information Helsper
distributed to the committee regarding inactive/active courses and listing them
in the catalog.
* Courses not offered during the
catalog can be included in the catalog and can remain active however, if a
course is not going to be taught in the next 2-3 catalogs then it should be
made inactive.
* Courses may
be listed as “offered when feasible”
* Reactivated courses should go through
the Curriculum Committee.
* If a course is being dropped from the
catalog it does not have to be made inactive if the discipline plans to offer
it again. If a course is being dropped from the catalog because it is not going
to be taught again then it should made inactive.
A
member asked if courses taught during the summer are to be dropped from the
catalog.
Schwaller stated that the courses should be described
somewhere and the catalog would be a good place to do that. A member stated
that in past practice courses that were summer only were not listed in the
catalog. Schwaller then clarified that if a course is summer only it does not
need to be in the catalog but if the course is part of the regular curriculum
then it should be listed in the catalog.
A member asked why courses showed up in certain areas such
as Sign Language under Education. It was discussed that all foreign language
classes that do not have a major be listed in one area for foreign language
courses. Schwaller will discuss the issue with Helsper. A member stated that
Sign Language was housed where CE could find a home for it and that happened to
be Education.
A member raised the issue of SEED licensure and ELED
specialty areas and that it would be good to have the information from other
disciplines early to keep the information for their programs accurate. The
Education Division may have to present a second time to cover these changes.
Meeting adjourned.
Submitted by Karen Van Horn