Motion Passed

The current curriculum approval process is frequently cited by faculty and department heads as an impediment to innovation.
The uploaded file is a proposal for a new, dual pathway plan to streamline the approval process.
If approved, the plan will be operationalized by UCC through an updated curriculum approval handbook.
If approved, first implementation of the new plan will be in the next curriculum cycle beginning spring 2023.

These is a final "clean up" of proposals for this year.

The UCC has forwarded the following curriculum proposals.  

Motion to approve emeritus status.

Emeritus Request

The UCC is forwarding the following cirriculum changes for University Senate Approval.

The UCC is forwarding the following cirriculum changes for University Senate Approval.

The UCC is forwarding the following ciriculum changes from CSBS for University Senate Approval.

This was tabled until the November meeting due to missing UCC minutes.

Curriculum proposals that require Board of Regents approval, such as program name changes and terminations, are handled before all other curriculum proposals in the annual curriculum cycle. This year the UCC and the GCCC both met during the first week of classes (August 22) to begin our curriculum reviews. The changes must be approved by the Faculty Senate before they can be moved to the BOR. Because the proposals have to be considered at three different meetings in the BOR process, we have to start right away in the Fall to make the schedule for the 2023‐2024 catalog.

The Senate Governance Committee moves that the Faculty Senate accept the following changes to the Senate Bylaws.