UCC Chair Duties:
- Maintain email files of all submitted course outlines and related communication.
- Maintain spreadsheet of Pending, Approved, and Rescinded course outlines.
- Maintain the UCC web site.
- Communicate course outline proposal status with department chairs and several offices across campus.
- Work with UCC to establish meetings for each semester.
- Set agendas, facilitate meetings, and develop and distribute minutes.
- Maintain files for all UCC agendas, minutes, reports, and any other relevant documents.
- Act as a resource person to departments as they develop course outlines.
- Review proposed course outlines as needed.
- When necessary, make contact with department chairs to obtain more information about course proposals.
- Develop bi-monthly reports on UCC progress for Faculty Assembly.
- Develop an annual report for Faculty Assembly (due in April).
- Work with the UCC to recruit and train new UCC members.
- Attend bi-monthly Faculty Assembly Executive Board meetings.
- Work with UCC member to develop policy statements (and reationale) that govern course outline development procedures.
UCC member duties:
- Attend all UCC meetings.
- Act as a resource person to departments within the sub-division as they develop course outlines.
- Review proposed courses outlines as needed.
- When necessary, make contact with department chairs to obtain more information about course proposals.
- Participate in the recruiting and traiing of new UCC members.
- Participate in the development of reports, policy statements, or information materials regarding the UCC course outline approval process.
- As needed, record minutes at UCC meetings.
- As needed, act as reporter at Faculty Assembly meetings.
Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities for UCC Chair:
- Knowledge of undergraduate program requirements
- Knowledge of offices and departments across campus
- Knowledge of Faculty Assembly processes and committee functions
- Knowledge of committee decision making processes
- Knowledge of UCC history
- Knowledge of the elements of a course outline
- Word processing skills (including tables and diagrams)
- MicroSoft Excel (or other spread sheet application) skills
- SUNY Oswego OmniUpdate web development application skills
- Email account skills (including attachments, address lists, and folders)
- Organizational abilities to set agendas and follow them; devleop meeting summaries, and write reports to Faculty Assembly
- Ability to understand by-laws and other regulations that inform the work of the UCC
- Ability to reach out to and motivate a variety of colleagues
- Ability to envision a year-long process of course review and improvement of course submission procedures
- Ability to envision multiple-year improvements to the UCC role and function on campus
- Ability to effectively communicate the UCC process, expectations, and rationales for the course approval process
Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities for UCC members
- Knowledge of undergraduate program requirements
- Knowledge of offices and departments across campus
- Knowledge of Faculty Assembly processes and committee functions
- Knowledge of committee decision making processes
- Knowledge of UCC history
- Knowledge of the elements of a course outline
- Ability to send and open, save, and create email attachments
- Ability to use web pages, and understand spreadsheet information
- Organizational abilities to keep track of communication about a number of pending courses and/or organizational documents
- Ability to reach out to and communicate effectively with colleagues in a number of departments
- Willingness to attend meetings regularly and to follow up with out-of-committee work