Curriculum Committee Minutes

September 15, 2014

Members: Joni Dunlap Heather Johnson Jarrod Hanson Nancy Shanklin – unable to attend Scott Schaefle   Staff: Shakira Anderson – Recorder Deserae Frisk

I. GENERAL BUSINESS & REVIEW/DISCUSSIONS: 9:30 am – 10:00 am:

• Elect a Chair
  • The committee would like to meet with Dean Kantor and Dean Garrison-Wade to discuss the purpose of the chair.
  • Committee brought up possibly rotating chairs
• Discuss the purpose and function of the committee
  • Locate the current Curriculum Committee Charge

II. COURSE PROPOSAL/REVISION REQUESTS: Status:                        Proposal:                                                        Requestor:  Approved                 INTE Name Changes                                          Brent Wilson

• INTE 5680 – Media & Mobile Learning
  • Add SEHD incomplete policy
  • Syllabus will be updated to reflect mobile learning once name change is approved
• INTE 6515 – Blended Learning & Tech Integration                   
  • Add SEHD incomplete policy

Approved                 HDFR New Courses                                           Ruben Anguiano

• HDFR 1020 – Black and Latino Children
  • Survey course to draw students to HDFR major
  • This is a self- reflection course, not a comparison course
  • It is important to make clear to students what is expected for participation point
• HDFR 4004/5004 – Grant Writing & Fundraising
  • Required for HDFR majors
• HDFR 4090/5090 – Skills for Helping Professions
  • Clarify the differences between 4000 level and 5000 level
  • Add most current textbooks to syllabus
  • The Skilled Helper – 10^th Edition
  • Exercise in Helping Skills – 9^th Edition
  • Skilled Helping Around the World – 2005 Edition
  • Add supplemental texts/manuscripts from the field to timeline 

Approved                 Guided Reading Certificate                                 Sally Nathenson-Mejia

• Certificate was requested by DPS; therefore courses were built with DPS in mind. Courses and certificate are our program, it is possible to open up to other markets.
• LCRT 5310 – Literacy Assessment & Processing: Guided Reading Plus
  • Add SEHD incomplete policy to syllabus
• LCRT 5320 – Teaching Students with Reading Difficulties
  • Add SEHD incomplete policy to syllabus
• LCRT 5330 – Deepening Literacy Understandings
  • Add SEHD incomplete policy to syllabus

Approved                 EDUC Variable Credits                                       Connie Fulmer

• EDUC 5751 – Principal/Administrator Licensing I
• EDUC 5752 – Principal/Administrator Licensing II
• EDUC 5753 – Principal/Administrator Licensing III
• EDUC 5754 – Principal/Administrator Licensing IV

COURSE PROPOSALS/APPROVALS PENDING:

APPROVAL PENDING/REQUESTS DENIED:

III. GRADUATE FACULTY APPOINTMENT REQUESTS: Lutz, Polly Koch, Andrew Gennerman-Schroeder, Rebecca Brown, Melody Brown, Jennifer Mickelson, Diane – new hire Martinez, Melissa – new hire Harrison, Sarah – new hire Gomez, Heather – new hire Watson, Sandra – new hire Happs, John – new hire Lawson, Susan – new hire Wyatt, Janet – new hire Croy-Lewis, Theresa – new hire

IV. GRADUATE FACULTY APPROVALS: All appointments approved

V. OTHER ITEMS/UPDATES

•  Curriculum committee meeting minutes will be uploaded to SEHD Impact
• The committee would like working documents for knowledge base and key criteria items
  • Specifics on participation points on course syllabi
  • Course syllabi – should the SEHD approved syllabus be used or the Provost approved syllabus
• Add all curriculum committee documents in one centralized location (i.e. syllabus template, new course approval form, GFA letters of recommendation, etc.)
• Would like to find a common agreement on what forms should be submitted for new certificates, tracks, concentrations, etc.