COUNCIL ON CURRICULAR PROGRAMS AND INSTRUCTION
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Fox Room - University Union - 3:30 p.m.
ACTION MINUTES
MEMBERS PRESENT: S. Bennett, J. King, T. Kupka, J. LaPrad, K. Myers, K. Neumann, N. Parsons, S.
Romano, A. Valeva, T. Westerhold
Ex-officio: J. Dallinger, D. Williams
MEMBERS ABSENT: SGA rep
GUESTS: Ranbir Kang, Jo-Ann Morgan, Russ Morgan, Vicki Nicholson, Sam Thompson
I.
Consideration of Minutes
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27 January 2011
MINUTES APPROVED AS DISTRIBUTED
II.
Approvals from the Provost
A.
Requests for New Courses
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B.
Request for Change in Major
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C.
Information Systems
Requests for Changes in Minors
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D.
HIST 402, The Civil Rights Movement, 3 s.h.
IS 324, Network and Data Communication Concepts, 3 s.h.
IS 355, Information Assurance, 3 s.h.
IS 405, Business Intelligence and Decision Support Systems, 3 s.h.
IS 410, Enterprise Architecture, 3 s.h.
Information Systems
Jazz Studies
Request for Change in Option\
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Bachelor of Arts in Music
III.
Announcements – None
IV.
Old Business – None
V.
New Business
A.
Curricular Requests from the Department of Geography
1. Request for New Course
a. GEOG 108, Digital Earth, 3 s.h.
Motion: To approve GEOG 108 (Westerhold/Kupka)
The request is also being submitted to the Council for General Education for inclusion in
the Natural Sciences category. CCPI members noted that most lab courses are 4 s.h., which
makes it easier for students to complete their 10 s.h. Natural Sciences requirement without
having to take a second lab course (one 4 s.h. course plus two 3 s.h. courses). [Note: the
department made the decision to change the course to 4 s.h. prior to it going to Faculty
Senate.]
Change: Change course objectives to measurable verbs.
MOTION APPROVED WITH CHANGE 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
B.
Curricular Requests from the Department of African American Studies
1. Request for Cross-Listing
a. AAS/ENG 353, African Americans in American Film, 3 s.h.
Motion: To approve AAS/ENG 353 (Parsons/Myers)
Dr. Kupka asked why the course stops at the 1990s when there has been another trend shift
in this century. The course description states that it will examine “films from early 20th
century depictions of mammies to the 1990’s hip-hop sagas.” African American Studies
professor Jo-Ann Morgan responded the decision was merely a question of time and
choices, and she believes the course will provide students with a good foundation for
“where it all started.”
The question was raised whether it is problematic to list the Effective Date for the change
as Spring 2011; Ms. Williams responded the change can be put into effect immediately.
She explained the addition of ENG 353 would only benefit and not negatively affect
students who are already enrolled in the course; the credit would be able to apply to the
Film minor, for instance.
MOTION APPROVED WITH CHANGE 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
VI.
Reports
A.
Provost’s Report
Associate Provost Dallinger announced that the name of the Interdisciplinary Minor in American
Humanics: Nonprofit Youth and Human Service Organizations has been changed to American
Humanics: Non-Profit Administration.
The Bachelor of Business in Supply Chain Management offering on the Macomb campus will now
be offered on the Quad Cities campus as well.
Associate Provost Dallinger encouraged faculty to come to meetings with the Higher Learning
Commission visiting teams on Monday and Tuesday, February 14 and 15. In addition to invitations
to council chairs and other faculty leaders, open meetings will be held for faculty to meet with the
team. The nine HLC team members will arrive in Macomb on Sunday afternoon, February 13 and
will leave on Wednesday morning, February 16.
Motion: To adjourn (Parsons)
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The Council adjourned at 3:50 p.m.
Tara Westerhold, Secretary
Annette Hamm, Faculty Senate Office Manager
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