Queensborough Community College
City University of New York
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
of the Academic Senate
Minutes of the September 20, 2011 Meeting
Present: Phil Pecorino (Chair), D. Klarberg, R. Yuster, K. Pearl, M. Santora, Designees: A.Corradetti,
Absent: Murtaza Akbar, (Student), M.Chauhan, D. McKay, C. Dowlah
Curriculum Committee meeting on September 20, 2011 at 2pm in H-345
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Approval of Agenda took place
Meeting Members-Introductions-no new members attended
Chairperson’s Report
Steering Committee charges for 2011-2012were reviewed and it was noted several overlapped
Minutes of September 6, 2011 were approved
ACTION ITEM: New Course Proposal HI -165 was approved by a 5-0 vote
No meeting date was set for next meeting as there were no items on the agenda for immediate
action
8. Meeting adjourned at 2:55pm
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ITEM Specific charge from Steering Committee:
review of the Degree Program Review Process and Criteria
possible liaison (as needed) with the Special Committee on
General Education Outcomes
 monitoring the success of CUNYStart
 Request data about the CUNYStart program from the Office
of Academic Affairs, particularly pertaining to (a)
passing/placement rates for students and (b) subsequent
performance of students in credit-bearing courses
review of the assessment of courses
Information Literacy / Computer Literacy
On-going consideration of the curricular impact of e-portfolios;
consideration of the possibility of an STX-100 that would be
full-semester, 1 credit (with the notion that the Curriculum
Committee would vet the syllabus of such a course, and review
who would teach it, what it would cover, and whether it would
become a single-credit required course, or a pre-requisite for
English 101.)
Review, as needed, of curricular modifications and course
revisions to accommodate Learning Academies;
Work with the committee on Computer Resources and the
Committee on eLearning to review syllabus modifications to
integrate the E-portfolio into course assignments, or to convert
existing courses into hybrid or asynchronous on-line courses;
Possible liaison (as needed) with the Special Committee on
General Education Outcomes concerning accomodation of
degree program modifications to accommodate the “Pathways”
initiative;
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Possible liaison with the designated on-campus “Steering
Committee” appointed by the CUNY Office of Academic
Affairs regarding possible degree program modifications to
accommodate the “Pathways” initiative;
Request from the Office of Academic Affairs:
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An assessment of the Academic Program Review process
from the Office of Academic Affairs
All department course assessment from the Assessment
Office
Review and revise, as needed and in consultation with the
Steering Committee, committee guide
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