SENATE AGENDA ITEM III.C.1.
28 August 2012
ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012
COUNCIL ON CURRICULAR PROGRAMS AND INSTRUCTION
The Council on Curricular Programs and Instruction (CCPI) met on a regular basis the first and
third Thursdays of the month unless this conflicted with the official holiday schedule of the campus.
Members of the council included Christine Anderson, (Curriculum & Instruction); Steve Bennett,
Fall semester Vice Chair, Spring semester Chair (Geology); Jeff Brown, (Music); Judi Dallinger,
(Communication); Amanda Doyle, (SGA Representative); Jim La Prad, Fall semester Chair
(Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies); Hal Marchand, (Health Sciences); Cindy Piletic,
(Kinesiology); Susan Romano, (Biological Sciences); Anna Valeva, Spring semester Vice Chair
(Economics and Decision Sciences); Bridget Welch, (Sociology and Anthropology); and Tara
Westerhold, Secretary (Economics and Decision Sciences). Ex-officio members of the council
were Nancy Parsons, Associate Provost; and Donna Williams from the Registrar's Office.
Additional representation from the Provost’s Office was provided by Vicki Nicholson during the
Fall 2011 semester (retired in December after 32 years at WIU and many years of service on CCPI),
Nita Burg, and Linda Procise during the Spring 2012 semester.
The major workload of CCPI dealt with the first itemized duty assigned to it (to recommend to the
Faculty Senate approval or disapproval of all new academic programs and courses as well as
changes in existing courses which affect catalog copy). CCPI considered the following requests:
Type of Request
New courses
Experimental courses
Cross-listings
Multiple title requests
Changes to an existing
course
New majors
New minors
New options
New certificates of
undergraduate studies
New concentrations
Changes in major
Changes in minor
Changes in options
Changes in emphases
Changes in concentrations
2011-12
42
4
3
4
2010-11
46
7
5
0
2009-10
59
5
1
0
2008-09
39
6
13
3
2007-08
70
6
1
3
2006-07
93
9
5
7
2005-06
76
3
3
1
58
61
48
69#
74
89*
95
1
4
3
0
3
5
0
5
1
0
3
2
2
3
0
3
4
3
2
4
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
10
7
2
0
3
0
7
5
2
0
0
0
10
3
18
0
1
3
12
6
6
1
0
1
15
4
6
0
0
0
21
19
15
0
0
0
15
2
5
0
0
*Includes two blanket requests of 24 [History] and 32 [Music]
# Includes a blanket request of 27 courses from History
The one new major for 2011-2012 was Fire Protection Services (LEJA).
The four new minors this year were: Sports Broadcasting (Broadcasting), Therapeutic Recreation
(RPTA), Entrepreneurship (Management and Marketing), and Fire Science (LEJA).
The three new options were: Paleontology (Geology), Fire Administration (LEJA), and Fire Science
(LEJA).
Additionally, minor changes in catalog copy, not requiring Faculty Senate action, were considered
from several departments and majors. Issues of assessment, departmental ownership, overlapping
of course content, and intent of courses each received some attention from CCPI during the year.
CCPI had a productive academic year due to the efforts of its members, ex-officio members,
representation from the Provost’s Office, and especially Faculty Senate Office Manager Annette
Hamm. Without their time-consuming preparation prior to the meetings our committee would not
be able to consider all of curricular requests received in a timely fashion.
Respectfully Submitted by:
Steve Bennett, Spring semester Chair