Chair: Susan Camp

Recorder: Jessica Godkin

Members Absent: C. Clabough, J. Fiorini, T. Ramalho, W. Silky, M. Groman, W. Rule, C. Warkentin, and K. Kurst-Swanger

                        The meeting was called to order at 3:13 PM.

I.    Approval of Agenda

With the removal of the EAP report the agenda was approved unanimously.

II.    Approval of Minutes

The minutes of November 28th, 2005 and February 6th were approved unanimously.

III.    FA Chair’s Report – S. Camp

The chair invited all committee chairs (Committee on Committees) to report to the Assembly throughout the semester.  She announced that at this meeting four committee chairs would be reporting to FA.  S. Camp reported that she and Senator Peterson are traveling to Plattsburgh for University Faculty Senate April 6 & 7.  She also announced that the Assembly has to elect a new SUNY Oswego Senator.

IV.    Reports of Councils, Committees, and Task Forces

Personnel Policies Council met and distributed three new by-law amendment proposals to the Assembly.

Academic Policies Council met and approved the request from the English Department to change their name to the Department of English and Creative writing.  APC also approved the Early Childhood Education Birth through Grade 2 program proposal from the Department Curriculum and Instruction.  They also discussed the add/drop policy, the Information Science program proposal from the Department of Computer Science, and the request from the Health Promotion and Wellness Department to revise the Athletic Coaching minor. 

General Education Council met and elected Dennis Parsons as Chair for the remainder of the academic year.  They discussed the possibility of using the ETS Information and Communication Technology Literacy exam for waiver purposes.  They also approved MUS 323 (Women and Music) for the Music Department's Writing Plan at level 2 and for inclusion in Intellectual Issues- Self and Society. 

Graduate Council met and approved GRT 520: Social Gerontology (3sh).  Their next meeting is April 7.

Library Council met and elected Joe Rial as chair for the remainder of the semester.  They discussed the infusion of the LVC document and the use of the Library café for a variety of events.

Undergraduate Curriculum Council - (see attached).

Campus Concept Committee met on March 9th with Sara Varhus and Mary Beth Bell from the Library Visioning Committee to discuss the future of the library.

Library Visioning Committee met and reviewed responses to the LVC document draft and they are working on the final copy. 

Arts Programming Council- M. announced that next year's program will be Arts and Technology.  M. Avrakotos discussed the program and performances that the council is planning for next year, including their 5th year of the Jazz Festival.

Chemical Hygiene Committee reported that they disposed of 7.7 tons of waste last year.  They mainly deal with ensuring the proper storage of chemicals and making sure the labs are safe.  CHC oversees the plan from OSHA and is in charge of making generic operating procedures.

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee reported that they conduct their own inspections of the Mahar and Piez facilities.  They receive a yearly surprise inspection by either the US Department of Agriculture or the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. They make annual reports to USDA, OLAW, the NYS Department Health, the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research and the Office for the Protection from Research Risks.  As of now, they only deal with warm-blooded animals, but they believe that will soon change to include amphibians and reptiles.   

Intellectual Integrity Committee first met last fall and has had three meetings thus far this semester.  As a result of the committee's recommendation, SUNY Oswego has joined the Center of Academic Integrity, located at Duke University and affiliated with the Kenan Institute for Ethics.  They have also worked with Dr. Don McCabe (CAI and Rutgers University) in preparing surveys of students and faculty on academic integrity.  While set to occur this semester, they have postponed the surveys until the fall semester, as students have been heavily surveyed this semester.  The Committee is currently working on the creation of a set of guidelines which can be used by faculty as they consider appropriate penalties for incidents of dishonesty that they uncover.  The goal is to provide more uniformity across the campus.  Among the committee's goals are the creation of a website for both faculty and students on cheating and plagiarism, and the administration of the academic integrity survey and the dissemination of the results of those surveys.

Committee on Learning and Teaching (COLT) distributed a handout on "Meaningful Learning in Oswego" to the Assembly.

V.    Unfinished Business

1. The proposed Writing Across the Curriculum Task Force passed unanimously.

2.  The proposed by-law amendment changes to Article XII, section 4 (with the change of "any council, committee, or task force" to "any council or committee") was passed unanimously.

3. The proposed by-law amendment changes to Article I, section 3 was changed from "eligible to vote, but restricted eligibility" to "eligible to vote, but not on personnel matters" and was then sent back to the committee for revisions.

VI.    New Business

There was no new business. 

The meeting was adjourned at 5:02 PM.

Undergraduate Curriculum Council

Report to Faculty Assembly

March 27, 2006

Developed by Pat Russo; Reported by Frank Byrne

On March 22, 2006, the UCC reviewed 12 course proposals. We approved 7 courses and made arrangements for UCC members to contact department chairs to check on the progress of the remaining 5 course proposals for which we needed more information.

New Courses Approved (total 3)

Com 312 Communication Relationships and Communities

Com 497 Communications Practicum

Hon 350 Beginning the Honors Thesis

Existing Course Updates/Changes Approved (total 4)

Brc 229 Broadcast Newswriting

Brc 319 Mass Media and the Law

Brc 329 Broadcast News Reporting

Csc 222 Computer Organization and Programming

Pending Courses

We are awaiting information for 5 course proposals (1 new; and 4 existing course updates).

UCC Web Site: The spreadsheet for all courses (including existing course updates and new courses) reviewed by UCC in 2005-06 is available on the UCC web site: www.oswego.edu/ucc

Meetings for Spring 2006—Our meetings will occur on alternate Wednesdays, 1:45-3:15 PM, in Wilbur Hall on the following dates: April 5; and May 3, 2006.  We will not be meeting on QUEST day April 19.