CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
Salem State University
MINUTES
Meeting: 13/14:24
Date: 7 May 2014
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Sami Ansari; Elizabeth Blood; Mary Churchill; Elizabeth Coughlan; Neal DeChillo; Elizabeth
Duclos-Orsello; Rebecca Hains; Joseph Kasprzyk; Sanjay Kudrimoti; Stephen Matchak;
Christopher Mauriello; Rory McFadden; Megan Miller; Zachary Newell; Anne Noonan; Mary
Platt; Amy Sprenkle; Jeffrey Theis
GUESTS: Vickie Ross, MaryJo Grenfell (Music Department), Mary Melilli (Art + Design),
Steve Dion (Sport and Movement Science), Bill Cunningham (Theatre and Speech
Communication Department).
I.
Chair’s Report
Jeffrey Theis announced that a quorum had been reached and called the meeting to order
at 3:05 PM
A. Meeting Schedule for Spring 2014:
May 14, 2014—Committee of the Whole
May 21, 2014—Committee of the Whole
Jeff announced that the minutes to the last meeting were approved via email.
II.
Subcommittee Reports
No reports
III.
Special Business
No Special Business
IV. Old Business
B. PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT(10/7/13) (Group C, Zach, also PRG, CS, HP, CEA, W-II
subs 10/18)
PHL305-Social and Political Philosophy (CS/W-II) Tabled
14:108
C. SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT (11/1/13) (CRS Group C, Mary P, WC, CS, HP, 11/22/13)
SOC201-Introduction to Sociology (WC) – Tabled
14:268
SOC202H-Introduction to Sociology-Honors (WC) – Tabled
14:270
SOC340-Social Problems in the U.S.-Change in Course (WC) – Tabled
14:273
D. GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT (11/1/13) (CRS A, Liz B. WC, SR, CS, QR, W-II,
11/22/13) TABLED
GPH100P-Weather and Climate (SR) – tabled
14:278
GPH285-Oceanography (SR) – tabled
14:299
GPH115-Global Climate Change: Causes and Consequences-New Course (SR) – tabled
14:291
Elizabeth Blood made a motion to take the Geography Department proposals 14:278, 14:291, off the
table for discussion; Zach Newell seconded. (14:299 still tabled)
Elizabeth Blood made a motion to approve the Geography Department proposals 14:278, 14:291;
Zach Newell seconded.
Steve Matchak was the representative from the Geography Department.
Discussion: SR was consulted on the changes that tabled the proposals and has approved.
With little discussion and no changes, the vote to approve the Geography Department proposals
14:278, 14:291 was unanimous
D. MUSIC DEPARTMENT (12/20/13) (CRS A, Liz B., 2/24/14)
MUS100-Introduction to Music (CEA)
MUS106N-Piano Class I (CEA)
MUS114-Introduction to Computers and Music (CEA)
MUS123-World Music Skills Class (CEA/WC)
MUS125-Instrumental Music Skills Class (CEA)
MUS130-Introduction to Music Therapy-Change in Course (CS)
MUS136N-Guitar Class I (CEA)
MUS192-Computing for Musicians (CEA)
MUS201-Music Industry (CS)
MUS204-Voice Class (CEA)
MUS205N-Teaching Music to Children (CEA)
MUS206N-Piano Class II (CEA)
MUS219-Songwriting (CEA)
MUS220-Digital Audio Workstation (CEA)
MUS236N-Guitar Class II (CEA)
14:333
14:334
14:335
14:336
14:337
14:338
14:339
14:340
14:341
14:342
14:343
14:344
14:345
14:346
14:347
Elizabeth Blood made a motion to approve the Music Department packet 14:333-14:347; Zach
Newell seconded.
MaryJo Grenfell was the representative from the Music Department.
Discussion: Representative of the CS subcommittee offered that revisions in response to meeting
CS criteria were ‘fantastic’. The philosophy for the Music department offerings for the core was to
offer those courses that have been taken by the general student body in the past. Most were 100level free elective in the past, not DI, and as such have supplied more offerings for the new core.
This includes past courses that have come off of flowsheets, and should see renewed increase in
enrollment as part of the new Gen Ed offering.
With no changes, the vote to approve the Music Department packet 14:333-14:347 was
unanimous.
E. ART + DESIGN DEPARTMENT (2/7/14) (CRS B, Liz D.C., 2/24/14)
ART 155 Printmaking--Forms of Expression (CEA)
14:356
Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello made a motion to approve the Art + Design Department proposal 14:356;
Anne Noonan seconded.
Mary Melilli was the representative from the Art + Design Department.
Discussion: Updated course number and title was verified and entered into the documentation.
Course descriptions were verified as containing reference to the major (Art), rather than the name of
the department (Art + Design). Registrar recognized point of contention since department name
change. For future submission, course descriptions should continue to refer to the major, not the
department.
With discussion and changes as noted, the vote to approve the Art + Design Department proposal
14:356 was unanimous
Steve Dion, representative from SMS, was not yet in attendance for the next agenda item.
Megan Miller made the motion to change the order of agenda to proceed to agenda item I: Motion
seconded and approved.
I. THEATRE AND SPEECH COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT (10/28/13) (CRS D,
Elizabeth C, 11/22/13, and OC, CEA)
(14:149 - 14:160, 14:230, 14:266, 14:294 are Existing Course, gen ed)
SPC101A-Public Speaking-Change in Course (OC)
14:149
SPC101B-Public Speaking for Business-Change in Course (OC)
14:150
SPC101E-ESL Public Speaking-Change in Course (OC)
14:151
SPC101O-Public Speaking for Multimedia Environments-Change in Course (OC) 14:152
SPC101P-Speaking Publicly and Privately-Deletion of Course
14:153
SPC101S-Public Speaking for Social Justice-Change in Course (OC)
14:154
SPC102H-Oral Communication: Honors-Change in Course (OC)
14:155
SPC202-Interpersonal Communication (OC)
14:156
SPC204-Group Communication & Team Building-Change in Course (OC)
14:157
SPC213-Language of Leaders (OC)
14:158
SPC215-Inercultual Communications-Change in Course (OC)
14:159
SPC305-Professional and Online Communication-Change in Course (OC)
14:160
THE100-Introduction to Performance (CEA)
14:230
THE101-Introduction to Theatre Arts (CEA)
14:266
SPC101W-Oral Communication: Spoken Word (OC)
14:294
Elizabeth Coughlin made a motion to approve the Theatre and Speech Communication
Department packet 14:149-14:160, 14:230, 14:266 and 14:294; Anne Noonan seconded.
Bill Cunningham was the representative from the Theatre and Speech Communication Department.
Discussion: The registrar commented that there were historical pre-requisites of SPC in some
courses, and if they still retained these prerequisites in the course description, the course could not
then be appropriate for OC certification. A friendly amendment was made for departmental and
CRS review of all courses for removal of prerequisites from relevant course descriptions.
The representative of the department shared that the philosophy of department submission to Gen.
Ed certification focused on those courses most broadly available, at lower levels. Submissions of
other courses taken regularly by minors were inappropriate due to prerequisite issues.
With little discussion and as amended, the vote to approve the Theatre and Speech
Communication Department packet 14:149-14:160, 14:230, 14:266 and 14:294 was unanimous
The agenda was resumed at item F
F. SPORT AND MOVEMENT SCIENCE DEPARTMENT (1/31/14) (CRS D, Sam A. 2/24/14)
SMS572-Walt Disney World College Program-New Course
14:348
SMS195-Women’s Health in Today’s World-Change in Course (PGR)
14:350
SMS196-Men’s Health Seminar-Change in Course (PGR)
14:351
SMS360-Stress and Health Empowerment-Change in Course (PGR)
14:353
Sami Ansari made a motion to approve the Sport and Movement Science Department packet
14:348, 14:350, 14:351, 14:353; Steve Matchek seconded.
Steve Dion was the representative from the Sport and Movement Science Department.
Discussion focused on the spirit of the SMS572-Walt Disney World College Program-New Course
offering. This course is being put forward as new course to allow 12 credit transcript placements for
the Disney Semester. The registrar offered that this internship has long been awarded credit for the
students under a different course; SMS 570A Recreation Management Internship, though the
representative from SMS offered that the majority of students getting this credit are not SMS majors.
The appearance of the corporate name in the title requires, and has been granted permission for use.
It was recognized by the committee that internships are intended to provide off campus disciplinespecific training that is coordinated or facilitated by appropriate faculty. Documentation and
assessment of said internships has markedly improved at SSU in the recent past, and different
departments seek to deal with these credits in different ways. How does overt corporate placement
in a course title affect the student’s experience and faculty involvement? Approval of this course at
this time would set a precedent moving forward for other corporate involvement in curriculum, and
it was offered that the implications beyond this specific proposal need to be explored. Because there
would be no harm to students already involved in this activity, it was moved to table this proposal
pending solicitation of guidance from other contract committees on the role of direct corporate
sponsorship or involvement in curriculum.
Chris Mauriello made the motion to table 14:348 pending additional guidance from Academic
Policies and All University regarding what could be perceived as corporate sponsorship of a
course. Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello seconded, 17 voted for, 1 opposed.
Further discussion centered on SMS195-Women’s Health in Today’s World-Change in Course
(PGR). The course description does not accurately represent the topics/outcomes described in the
CID. Request addition of a first sentence; “This course examines the physical, mental, emotional,
spiritual, and global health of women.”
With noted changes, the vote to approve the Sport and Movement Science Department packet,
14:350, 14:351, 14:353 was unanimous
There being no other business, Chris Mauriello moved to adjourn the meeting; Anne Noonan
seconded. The vote to adjourn was unanimous, and the committee adjourned at 4:33 PM.
Submitted by:______________________________
Amy Sprenkle (recorder)