University Curriculum Committee

UCC Meeting Minutes.9.9.22.approved 9.12.22 http://academics.umw.edu/curriculumcommittee/

MEETING DATES

REPORTS AND MINUTES

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FACULTY MEMBERS, 2011-12

Mary Beth Mathews-Chair (CAS/UFC)

Gary Richards-Secretary (CAS)

Gail Brooks (COB)

Beverly Epps (COE)

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Provost (or the Provost’s representative)

Registrar (or the Registrar’s representative)

DUTIES

2.6.3  The committee’s duties are to:

.1 Work closely with the administration, the Provost, and the Board of Visitors to ensure that the undergraduate and graduate programs and courses offered by the institution meet demonstrable needs and institutional standards, reflect the mission of the University, are designed effectively, and may be feasibly implemented;

.2 Determine University policies and procedures for curriculum development and implementation;

.3 Provide clear direction for the college-level curriculum committees as to which curricular actions require University-level oversight and which do not, so as to prevent course and/or program duplication;

.4 Review, approve, or reject curricular proposals and initiatives (including proposals for new degree programs and proposals to eliminate degree programs) from college governing bodies and from special committees constituted to work on specific curricular issues;

.5 Review, approve, or reject proposals for changes in the relationship between programs or departments (for example, dissolution, division, or mergers);

.6 Work with the Assistant Provost for Institutional Analysis and Effectiveness to ensure that curriculum changes take into account assessment findings;

.7 Communicating to the University community through appropriate means all curricular changes; and

.8 Other duties as assigned by the University Faculty Council.