INTEROFFICE MEMO
Office of the Dean of Business, Science and Technology
To:
Department Chairs and Program Directors
From:
Peter N. Woodberry
Date:
June 5, 2014
Subject: Approved Minutes, April 25, 2014, Curriculum Review Committee Meeting
Voting Members Present:
Brenda Andrade, Cassandra Brewer, Sarah Cichon, Kevin Crawford, Yvonne Leonard, Michael
Nardone, Ramona Skelly, Bruno Soffientino, Joan Tullie
Voting Members Absent:
Hossiri Godo-Solo, Joanne Jacobs, John Owens, John Rapczak
Guests: Joseph Arsenault, Rosemary Costigan, Hilary Jansson, John Ribezzo, Marisa
Saccoccio, Ellen Schulte, Mark Zellers
The Curriculum Review Committee met on April 25, 2014, to review proposals from the
Business, Nursing and Art Departments. Copies of all proposals are on file in Academic Affairs.
Two of the four proposals have been approved by both Vice president Lamontagne and
President Di Pasquale. At this time, Vice President Lamontagne is retaining two proposals for
further review; Advanced Medical Technician and Emergency Management / Homeland
Security. You will be notified of the outcome of these two courses at a later date.
The attached two Tracking Forms reflect the two proposals that have been approved and signed
by President DiPasquale and Vice President Lamontagne.
Curriculum Review Committee
April 25, 2014 meeting
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PROPOSALS:
Business
Revised Course
BUSN-2070 Management Strategy
3 credits
3 lecture hrs.
Originator: John Ribezzo
RATIONALE:
This course meets for two hours and 30 minutes (150 minutes) per week.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, one credit hour is equivalent to one contact hour. Since
150 minutes translates to three contact hours, this course should be assigned only three credits.
As a result of this change, the total credits for the Associate Degree in Science in Business
Administration-Management Concentration will be reduced from 63 credits to 62 credits and the
Certificate in Management program will be reduced from 30 credits to 29 credits.
Motion: Approve – Kevin Crawford
The committee voted unanimously 9 – 0 to approve the revised course proposal as presented.
Nursing – Fire Science
New Course
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Held by VPAA for further review
11 credits
Originator: Marisa Saccoccio
Robert Howe
RATIONALE:
The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician course ran as a two phase
pilot in conjunction with the PACE. This course was approved as a pilot by the Rhode Island Department
of Health, Division of Emergency Medical Services.
Motion: Approve - Kevin Crawford
The committee voted 8 – 0 – 1 to approve the new course proposal as amended.
Joan Tullie, Nursing, abstained
Nursing – Emergency Mgmt/Homeland Security
Revised Program
Emergency Management / Homeland Security
61 credits
Originator: Joseph Arsenault
Held by VPAA for further review
RATIONALE:
The new Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program will be
a merger of two programs. Students will have the benefit of completing a program that has the core
competencies that can take them into either field of emergency management or homeland security. At the
associate level this will benefit many students who want to pursue this type of career track.
Motion: Approve – Bruno Soffientino
The committee voted 8 – 0 – 1 to approve the revised program proposal as amended.
Joan Tullie, Nursing, abstained
Curriculum Review Committee
April 25, 2014 meeting
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Art
Revised Program
Associate of Fine Arts in Art
60 credits
Originator: Mark Zellers
RATIONALE:
This is a change to the current Associate of Fine Art in Art. In order to meet
our new accreditors and to better serve our students in the professional degree, we are withdrawing two
sections from the General Education requirement and using those blocks in the major area. One open
Humanities class and one Fine Arts Elective class with be replaced with an Art History class and a Digital
art work selection.
The new accreditors require 65% of the professional degree to be in the major. The additional Art History
course will help our students in cultural awareness and/or contemporary knowledge and the Digital
selection with help students to be current with new media and technology as it is applied to making art.
With these moves the degree will remain at 60 credits with 21 credits in the General Education section.
Motion: Approve – Kevin Crawford
The committee voted 8 – 0 – 1 to approve the revised program proposal as amended.
Yvonne Leonard, Art, abstained
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CURRICULUM REVIEW COMMITTEE TIMELINE
ACADEMIC YEAR 2014 – 2015
Time: 1:45 pm, President’s Conf. Rm.
Fall 2014
Initial proposals
5 wks before mtg
Modified proposals
returned
4 wks before mtg
Final proposals
submitted
3 wks before mtg
Mtg. agenda
distributed
2 wks before mtg
MTG. DATE
09/12/14
09/19/14
09/26/14
10/03/14
10/17/14
10/31/14
11/07/14
11/14/14
11/21/14
12/05/14
Initial proposals
5 wks before mtg
Modified proposals
returned
4 wks before mtg
Final proposals
submitted
3 wks before mtg
Mtg. agenda
distributed
2 wks before mtg
MTG. DATE
01/09/15
01/16/15
01/23/15
01/30/15
02/13/15
03/20/15
03/27/15
04/03/15
04/10/15
04/24/15
Spring 2015
Curriculum Review Committee
April 25, 2014 meeting
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Social Sciences Department – requests removal of two courses from catalog.
These courses have not been taught for approximately 4 years.
 HIST-2270 World Religions: An Historical Approach
 HIST-2275 The Age of the Renaissance
Pre-requisite/Co-requisite Changes
Allied Health - Respiratory
 RESP-1010 correct Prerequisite to read: “Admission to the
Respiratory Therapy Program”
(to OES 2/18/14)
Experimental Course
Vice President Lamontagne approved the following Experimental Courses:
 Rehabilitative Health –
TMSG-2021 – Massage Practice Business Theory – Module 1
Massage Practice Business Plan – Module 2
 Art
Relief Printmaking and the Graphic Narrative
(to OES 3/24/14)
(to OES 4/15/14)
Motion: Approve – Kevin Crawford
The committee voted 9 – 0 to include these announcements in the minutes.
The following committee members terms have expired: Dean Woodberry thanked them for their
contributions to the Curriculum Review Committee:
BST,
Sarah Cichon
AHSS, John Rapczak
HRS,
Michael Nardone
LRC,
Brenda Andrade
Faculty Association President, Ramona Skelly
The next Curriculum Review Committee meeting will take place on October 17, 2014..
Attachments (1 PDF file)
Curriculum Review Committee
April 25, 2014 meeting
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Distribution:
President Di Pasquale
Cntr. for Workforce & Community Ed:
Vice President Lamontagne
E. Colantonio
Vice President Schertz
J. Nash
Vice President Smith
Dean Cipolla
Dean McGarry
Dean Sullivan
CITLA:
Jeanne Mullaney
Cooperative Education:
A. Marge
Dean Wims
Curriculum Review Committee
Advising & Counseling:
Financial Aid:
M. Blessing
B. McGill
L. Mallozzi
J. Friedman
Governance Committee Web Site
K. Salisbury
Institutional Research:
W. LeBlanc
JAA Coordinator:
P. Harnick
Marketing & Communications:
Kristen Cyr
Ellen Schulte
Office of Enrollment Services:
M. Braun
T. Kless
C. Tessier