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Sixth Meeting/2006-07 Academic Year
March 8, 2007
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PRESENT:
G. Aase (BUS/OMIS), R. Newsom (VPA/TH-D), E. Seaver (Vice Provost, ex officio), F.
Solares-Larrave (LAS/FL--), J. Song (LAS/GEOG), C. Mirman in for R. Tatara
(EET/TECH), J. Thunder (LAS/MATH), M. VanOverbeke (EDU/LEPF), R. Vasudevan
(EET/Student Rep)
NOT
REPRESENTED: R. Beatty (UCC/BUS/OMIS), J. Rabak-Wagener (HHS/AHP, chair),
CONSULTANTS: D. Smith (Catalog Editor/Curriculum Coordinator)
Vasudevan, acting chair, reported that the #3 minutes from Visual and Performing Arts need to be
removed from the consent agenda. Aase made a motion, seconded by Solares-Larrave, to APPROVE
THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. Motion passed unanimously.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Minutes from the February 8, 2007, meeting were approved electronically.
President Peters approval of curricular items.
Catalog revisions from APASC. Smith noted that the revisions approved at the November 29,
2006, APASC meeting were accepted by the UCC. The revisions approved at the February 7,
2007, APASC meeting will go to the UCC on April 5, 2007. All the revisions, however, will be
in the 2007-08 undergraduate catalog.
Solares-Larrave asked about the removal of the math requirements from the COMD program
listed in the Section C attachment. Seaver explained that these courses are still required as core
competency requirements. The department has opted to discontinue listing them in the program’s
requirements.
CONSENT AGENDA
Aase made a motion, seconded by Song, to RECEIVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
AGENDA PENDING APASC, CITC, AND GEC APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATE ITEMS.
The motion passed unanimously. The following college minutes with no undergraduate-level
curricular items were so received.
College of Education #10
College of Education #11
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology #6
College of Health and Human Sciences #8
College of Health and Human Sciences #10
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College of Health and Human Sciences #12
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences #8
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences #9
The undergraduate-level curricular items in the following college curriculum committee minutes
were so received.
College of Business #7
College of Business #8 (pending APASC approval)
College of Education #9 (pending CITC approval)
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology #7
College of Health and Human Sciences #9
College of Health and Human Sciences #11
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences #10
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences #11 (pending APASC, CITC, and GEC approval)
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences #12
College of Visual and Performing Arts #4
COLLEGE MINUTES AND OTHER CURRICULAR ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
College of Business,
#9
Vasudevan noted these minutes are off of the consent agenda because of the
certificate of undergraduate study proposal. Aase explained that this is the
certificate he made reference to at the last CUC meeting. Aase made a motion,
seconded by Newsom, to RECEIVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR
ITEMS IN BUSINESS MINUTES #9 (2/13/07). Motion passed unanimously.
College of
Engineering &
Engineering
Technology #8
These minutes are off of the consent agenda for a new emphasis in the Department
of Technology. Mirman asked if the revision to emphasis 4 in Technology—
Industrial Technology and Management—could be tabled. The department is still
negotiating with the Department of Management. Aase made a motion, seconded by
Newsom, to TABLE THE OTHER CATALOG CHANGE TO EMPHASIS 4 IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY. Mirman asked if the department
decided to use a different name for the emphasis, would it need to go through the
entire curricular process. Seaver responded that all the department would need to
present would be a memo from the college curriculum committee noting the name
change. Motion passed unanimously. Solares-Larrave made a motion, seconded
by Mirman, to RECEIVE THE REMAINDER OF THE UNDERGRADUATE
CURRICULAR ITEMS IN ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY MINUTES #8 (2/15/07). Motion passed unanimously.
College of Visual &
Performing Arts #
Smith noted that the CITC curriculum committee tabled new course ARTE 387 for
lack of verification of nonduplication. The CITC-CC chair contacted CVPA
Associate Dean Rich Holly and he confirmed that the college is working on getting
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March 8, 2007
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this documentation. Newsom pointed out that a lot of programs are taking the
regular assessment out of their programs and adding assessment requirements that
are specific to the subject. The CUC discussed whether or not they should table the
entire set of minutes or just the new course ARTE 387 (p. 3) and the program
revision where the course has been added (p. 4). It was discussed that this curricular
item cannot proceed without CITC approval, so the CUC could approve these
minutes pending that approval. Newsom made a motion, seconded by Song, to
APPROVE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR ITEMS IN COLLEGE OF
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS #3 (1/29/07) PENDING CITC APPROVAL.
Motion carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Subcommittee on the Review of Contract Majors and KNPE 101 Letter-Suffixed Courses
Song reported that she is still waiting for additional information from the College of
Engineering and Engineering Technology. She will work with Smith to follow up with the
college.
2. New Student Information System
Seaver reported that they are about 50% along in the implementation. Parts of the system
will come on as early as this summer. They are currently working with the colleges to
identify catalog issues, specifically unwritten policies that need to be written into the catalog
and subsequently into the new system. Other policies are being revised such as the repeat
policy, and more are expected to come. Another round of meetings with the colleges will
address access and security issues. Most important is making sure that faculty and advisors
can do what they need to do. They are starting to show colleges what their sites will look
like. The NIUConnect team is also looking at automating other processes such as the grade
change forms. The issue of transfer credit was discussed and Seaver noted that eventually
articulation tables will be built into the system to automatically evaluate transfer credit as
identified by each department. Training will begin late this summer.
3. Curriculum items not approved at the November 9, 2006, meeting
CSCI 240 from CLAS #2
No report.
NEW BUSINESS
None.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
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The meeting was adjourned at 1:10 p.m.
The next meeting will be April 12, 2007, 12:30, Altgeld 225.
Respectfully submitted,
Donna M. Smith