College of Education Curriculum Committee

Minutes for Wednesday, February 11, 2009, A115, 12noon

Present:  Jan Frank (TDEV), Karen Thompson (HURL), Avelino Mills-Novoa (ELCP), Christine Imbra (CEEP), Kathy Johnson (SPED)  [Absent:  Luther Rotto (CIM), Terri Sheehan (HPERSS), Ming-Chi Own (CFS)

Prior to beginning of meeting, brief discussion of concern raised by Frances Kayona via email about graduate curriculum proposals going through University Grad Comm after being processed at the college level.  Issue is being discussed at UCC and in Meet/Confer.

1. Approve agenda for February 11, 2009

Motion to approve:  Mills-Novoa/Imbra  [passed]

2. ELCP – Program Change with two new course proposals (EDAD 633 and EDAD 632)

Motion to accept proposals:  Thompson/Johnson

Motion to table (Thompson/Johnson) passed—three concerns will be shared with Frances Kayona and she will be asked to attend next curriculum committee with revisions as follows:  clarification of why no new resources will be needed on Program Change form, signatures from TDEV on both course proposals, clarification as to clientele for courses

3. membership on the CoE Curriculum Committee and representation to UCC

(request for discussion came from Sheehan in email sent prior to meeting; given her absence from meeting, discussion was led by Imbra who offered the following:  election of UCC president currently occurs in spring for upcoming year but college committees are elected each fall; suggestion that college committees also be elected in spring.  Committee raised the following questions that Thompson will take to John Palmer—What does contract say regarding elections?  Any reason UCC president couldn’t be elected in fall (since no more reassigned time), What does contract say regarding terms of reps and UCC president?  Responses from Palmer will be shared at next committee meeting on Feb 25^th.

Meeting Adjourned at 12:30pm  Minutes submitted by Jan Frank

Minutes approved by February 16, 2009.