COLLEGE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
May 13, 2009
MINUTES
Members Present: Colin Archibald, Karen Borglum (co-chair), Lynn Capraun, Andrew Downey,
Catherine Espenscheid, Jean Marie Fuhrman, Katherine Harris, Anita Kovalsky, Joe Lynn Look, Michele
McArdle (alternate for Joe Bivins), Maiken Murphy, John Niss (co-chair), George Rausch, Storm Russo,
Betty Wanielista, Rose Watson
Ex-Officio Present: Jackie Cole, Kurt Ewen, Cheryl Robinson, George Ruiz
Staff Present – Kim Adams (recording)
Guests Present: Bill Gombash, Sonya Joseph, Susan MacPeek
1.
Review of Minutes – April 8, 2009
John Niss opened the meeting with a request for any comments or questions regarding the
minutes of the April 8, 2009 meeting. There were none, and the minutes were approved by
consensus.
Prior to the Discussion Items, John addressed several other items of importance:
CCC Co-Chair – John said that no one stepped forward to volunteer to serve as co-chair for the
upcoming 2009-10 academic year, other than him. As such, he will continue in this role for the
coming year.
New Curriculum Website – John thanked Kim Adams for her work on the new Curriculum
Committee website. The website went live in time for the May meeting, with all meeting
materials posted to the site.
Service Recognition – John recognized Joe Lynn Look’s longtime service to the Curriculum
Committee. This is her last meeting; she will be replaced by Dan Dutkofski as the A.S. Dean
Representative.
2.
Discussion Items

Curriculum Manual – Review of current manual; e-mail feedback for revisions, edits, and
updates will be requested.
Karen told the Committee that she and John Niss will work together to make revisions to
the manual, and a draft will be provided for feedback. She said that revisions will include
adding the general education piece to the outcomes; the revised voting process, approved
by Faculty Council; A.A. Pre-Major section will have major revisions, including the addition
of Transfer Plans. The CLAST process will be removed, as this test is being replaced with
minimum scores from either the SAT or the ACT tests, or a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA. If
these standards are not met, the State will most likely provide guidelines on the course of
action.
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Curriculum Agenda Deadlines – Discussion of adherence to established deadlines, with an
emphasis on the deadline for the annual Catalog meeting.
Karen addressed this issue, beginning with a request from the division of Admissions and
Records/Graduation, who would like to see the deadline for submission of proposals for the
Catalog moved up to February. Karen said that, traditionally, February had been the
deadline for all additions and changes for the upcoming year’s Catalog, but as of late, the
deadline has not been adhered to.
Karen told the Committee that Banner/CAPP programming is a very time consuming
process, and they have expressed the desire to have more lead time to be able to get the
work completed in time. Over the past several years, registration has been moved up;
combined with early and Honors registration, this makes it difficult to impossible to have
everything programmed in time.
A vote was taken, with all in favor of establishing a “clean” deadline of February. A
broadcast e-mail will be sent informing everyone who needs to know of this change.
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Foundations of Excellence (FoE) – Kurt Ewen will present the report from the FoE,
addressing those items of concern to the College Curriculum Committee.
Kurt Ewen and Sonya Joseph were present, representing the Foundations of Excellence
(FoE) team. Kurt showed the Committee a PowerPoint presentation, which was used in
their presentation to the College Learning Council (CLC) on May 7, 2009.
Kurt began by asking how many Curriculum Committee members and others present had
been “touched,” or aware of the FoE process. The process began with the identification of
performance indicators for the nine foundational dimensions and the establishment of a
team to work on each specific dimension. The dimensions are:
Philosophy
Organization
Learning
Campus Culture
Transitions
All Students
Diversity
Roles and Purposes
Improvement
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More than 180 Valencia employees consisting of faculty, staff, and administrators were
included in the process, working on one of the nine teams. A student survey was taken, with
1,245 students participating; additionally, there was a survey conducted for faculty and staff,
with 1,008 participating.
Dimensions team work began after consultant John Gardner’s September 2008 visit. Reports
were ready for October for Learning Day. During Learning Day, a “marathon” meeting took
place, during which a New Student Philosophy statement was developed, as well as the
development of a New Student [expanded] Definition. More than 90 recommendations were
made, with the emergence of six global themes:
New Students Transitioning Into Valencia
Coordinated New Student Experience
Learning
Data Collection and Dissemination
Faculty and Professional Development
Communication
Valencia had a Philosophy Statement in place, but that statement was not specific to new
students. A new statement was developed, as well as a New Student Definition. The new
student is now defined as any student who has completed fewer than 15 college-level credits at
Valencia. This means that this definition will not necessarily include only first year students, but
is expanded to include some dual enrollment and transfer students. Sets are being studied so
that monitoring can take place.
One of the challenges discussed that played a part in the development of the global themes
were Valencia’s current Web Site. It was felt that improvements need in order for the site to be
more student-friendly. The Coordinated New Student Experience theme came from a feeling
that, although a lot of things are being done for students, but those things are not necessarily
coordinated between departments or integrated in a way that is useful.
Included in the presentation were possible implications for the Curriculum Committee. FoE is
working on finding a consistent approach to the courses that are the top 10 enrolled courses for
new students. Those are:
ENC 1101
POS 2041
SLS 1122
SPC 1600
MAT 0024C
PSY 1012
MAC 1105
MAT 0012C
HUM 1020
MAT 1033C
The team would like to see learning in college prep courses infused with the front door courses;
there should be a strong connection. In addition, faculty members who teach college prep
courses often feel like they are not really a part of the college, but in a silo.
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A report was presented to the CLC on May 7, with a request to proceed with a list of “Action
Items” developed by the team. The action items are as follows:
Dissemination of New Student Philosophy Statement and Definition
New Student Experience Committee
Learning Assessment
Realigning AtD Data Team
Begin looking for resources (this will include the already-applied-for Gates Grant;
other grants will be searched for)
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Class/Lab/Contact Hours – Discussion regarding how these hours are established at
Valencia, how other colleges establish these hours, and Florida Department of Education
guidelines. Also, how are contact hours established vs. instructional minutes?
Karen told the Committee that she and Kim did some research to see how other colleges in
Florida establish their lab and instructional hours and to find out if the State has any policy
governing this. Karen said that she found that there is a lack of consistency among the
colleges. The State Course Numbering System (SCNS) e-mailed her guidelines that she had
seen in the past, but for the most part, colleges do have a level of freedom in establishing
those hours. Although there were details regarding how classroom/lecture hours translate
into credit hours, the lab piece was unclear.
Karen communicated with several academic deans, who provided feedback as to how their
divisions establish contact hours. She asked the CCC for guidance on how to proceed, if at
all. Does there need to be written guidelines established regarding how credit and contact
hours are determined? She said that the issue is twofold:
1.
2.
How are lab hours being determined?
How does that translate into credit hours?
There was consensus that there needs to be consistency. Karen asked for input on how to
do this. She said that it would make sense for individual divisions to meet and work out
consistency for their specific disciplines.
Joe Lynn suggested forming a sub-committee that will look at other colleges to find out
what they are doing, and bring data back to the CCC for recommendations. Karen asked
who would be willing to volunteer to work with this group. Volunteers were Anita Kovalsky,
Colin Archibald, Joe Bivins, and Betty Wanielista. Karen will chair the group. Melody
Boeringer will be asked if she is interested in serving on this sub-committee.
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Course Substitutions – Issues surrounding the courses students may select for substitution,
language used in communication with students, etc.
Karen said that the current list used for college prep math substitution, in some cases, does
not make sense (i.e., student cannot pass prep math, but are told they may substitute math
courses that would be considered higher level). We are trying to be sure that the
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quantitative reasoning portion of General Education is achieved; this can be done in ways
other than with math courses. Karen said that the work the FoE will be doing this summer
may assist in forming options. A task force will be formed to look at this list and make
recommendations for current substitutions that need to be changed, and courses that may
need to be added.
Karen said that it’s important to remember that once a student is given a course
substitution, it will limit their educational opportunities. The student must be made to
understand that there must be a really good reason for a substitution; it should not be a
reason to simply “get out” of a math course.
For foreign language course substitutions, it will be more important to find courses that
indoctrinate students in the culture of the language, rather than learning the language
itself.
John also suggested that a Principles and Procedures for Course Substitutions task force be
formed. Rose Watson, John Niss (who was asked to chair), and Catherine Espenscheid
volunteered.
3.
Consent Agenda – Course modifications or deletions involving minor editing of course
descriptions or level changes which do not impact other departments are eligible for placement
on the consent agenda. Any members of the committee may request to remove a proposal
from the consent agenda for the purpose of discussion.
The following courses have outlines in Course Outline Builder which may be viewed in ATLAS:
(Please note that the Office for Curriculum and Articulation has reviewed these outlines and
compared them with the existing courses, and have found there are no material differences.)
BUL
CJK
CJK
2242
0082
0083
Business Law II
Law Enforcement Traffic Stops
Law Enforcement DUI Traffic Stops
0809-155 NUR 1061C Health and Physical Assessment, CCD ...................... Karen Borglum
Purpose: Course is not taught as part of the Nursing Program any longer; Effective Date: Fall
2009 (201010).
The Consent Agenda was approved as submitted.
4. Regular Agenda
0809-156 CJK 0082
Law Enforcement Traffic Stops, CCA ................................ Jeff Goltz
Purpose: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Standards and Training Commission has
mandated changes in the Law Enforcement Program for the State of Florida; Catalog Course
Description: The student will learn legal issues and traffic law, professional traffic stops and
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discriminatory profiling, unknown risks of traffic stops, and the identification, initiation, and
application of tactical approaches to high risk traffic stops; Prerequisites/Co-Requisites: None;
PSAV/Class/Contact Hours: 0.8/24/24; Effective Date: Fall 2009 (201010).
0809-157 CJK 0083
Law Enforcement DUI Traffic Stops, CCA .......................... Jeff Goltz
Purpose: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Standards and Training Commission has
mandated changes in the Law Enforcement Program for the State of Florida; Catalog Course
Description: This course provides an overview of the DUI problem, DUI detection, drugimpaired driving, the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, and DUI report writing. Legal issues
regarding DUI traffic stops are also discussed; Prerequisites/Co-requisites: None;
PSAV/Class/Contact Hours: 0.8/24/24; Effective Date: Fall 2009 (201010).
Proposals 0809-156 and 0809-157 were approved as submitted.
0809-158 MUS 2360
MIDI Production, CCM ................................................ Raul Valery
Purpose: Revise course title to match courses in the State system that have similar content,
which will assist with transferability; Revised Course Title: MIDI and Electronic Music I;
Effective Date: Fall 2010 (201110).
This proposal was approved as submitted.
0809-159 MUS 2361
MIDI and Electronic Music II, CCA ................................. Raul Valery
Purpose: The Industry Advisory Committee recommends this addition to provide additional
skills which would make our graduates more employable and would open new opportunities for
employment. In addition, this course makes possible articulation agreements easier as these
are skills expected at the junior level in a four-year college; Catalog Course Description: This
course is designed to provide students further practical study in MIDI with particular focus on
sound synthesis, sampling, remixing, and software synthesizers, as well as special emphasis on
advanced techniques in MIDI sequencing, editing, multi-track recording, composition and
arranging, plus a broad view of electronic music and its history. (Special Fee: $85);
Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C in MUS 2360; Co-requisites: None; Credit/Class/Lab Hours:
3/1/4; Effective Date: Fall 2009 (201010).
Some members of the CCC had questions regarding this proposal, and Raul Valery was not
present. It was decided that Raul would be asked to send an e-mail to Karen Borglum answering
their questions, particularly with regard to an articulation agreement that could affect the
number and viability of the course. This was done, and Raul’s response was forwarded to the
Committee. Eleven votes (a majority) were received; all votes were “Yes.”
Based on electronic voting, the proposal was approved as submitted.
5. Information Items

Radiography Courses Lab Designation – An “L” will be placed after the course number for each
of the Radiography Program courses below, for consistency with other college lab courses: RTE
1804; RTE 1814; RTE 1824; RTE 2834; and RTE 2844
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
Education Common Prerequisite Changes – As the result of a workgroup of college and
university educators, established by the DOE in 2007 to examine the three required
prerequisites common to all baccalaureate education programs in Florida’s public
postsecondary system, these courses have undergone title and course description changes.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Michele McArdle introduced Susan MacPeek, who is the new
weekend/evening Manager of Credit Programs at the Winter Park Campus.
As a final Information Item, Karen passed out a list of those CCC members who are interested in
continuing on the Committee, as well as positions still needed. She asked CCC members to go
back to their respective departments and solicit members for the Committee. Bill Gombash, in
attendance, stated his desire to be the At-Large Alternate; Katherine Harris said that Regina
Seguin would like to be the Library Alternate. All volunteer names will be taken to the next
Faculty Council meeting for appointments to be confirmed.
The next meeting of the College Curriculum Committee is scheduled for June 10, 2009, and will
be held on the East Campus, Room 3-113. Deadline for submission of material for the June
agenda is May 27, 2009.
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