Date: September 19, 2022
Members:
- Ed Cannon – Chair
- Jorge Chavez
- *Kristie Kauerz
- Remi Kalir (sabbatical)
- Andrea Laser
- Julia Mahfouz
- *Scott McLeod
- Laura Summers
Staff:
- Shakira Anderson
- Shannon Hagerman (CPE)
*Unable to attend
I. GENERAL BUSINESS & REVIEW/DISCUSSIONS:
Introductions
Committee Tasks
- Review syllabi for new courses and course revisions. Check for university policies and DEI content
- Instructor approvals for lecturer new hires and renewals
Topics for Dean Lynn
- Land Acknowledgement and Diversity Statement for syllabi
- How can the SEHD incorporate CU Denver’s 5 goals in syllabi
II. COURSE PROPOSAL/REVISION REQUESTS:
Status Item(s) Presenter
Approved ECED 7200 Revision Elizabeth Steed
- Changing the title to: Advancing Equity and Inclusion in Early Childhood Education
- Revising course title and description to reflect current research, frameworks and conceptualization of equity and inclusion in early childhood education
Approved COUN 6529 (OKAY) Lisa Forbes
- Title: Introduction to Play Therapy
- The Counseling program currently has a Counseling Children, Adolescents and their Parents (COUN 6140) course. COUN 6140 offers a broad overview of working with youth
- Intro to Play Therapy will dive deeper into understanding and working therapeutically with small children (3-10)
- Play Therapy will be a counseling elective, and could be offered to licensed counselors in the community who are seeking training in play therapy
Curriculum Committee Orientation Dean Lynn and Dorothy Garrison-Wade
- Introductions and overview of the curriculum committee
- The conversation focused on course syllabi, and the importance of a standardized template
- The committee will work on aligning syllabus templates and making the templates more accessible
- How can the committee be intentional about the SEHD strategic plan when reviewing syllabi
- 5-year syllabi review
- Reviewing for DEI in all syllabi
- What additional support is needed? Collaborate with the DEI committee and the Assoc Dean of EDI