OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Curriculum Council

MINUTES - #01.09.03

Thursday, January 9th, 2003

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:

 

N. Scott, Chair – Crop and Soil Science

C. Boyer -- Horticulture

J. Good – College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences

J. Gross -- Anthropology

J. Drexler – Business

L. Flick – Science and Math Education

L. Friedman – Public Health

K. Higgins – Education

K. Hunter-Zaworski – Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

 

 

NON-VOTING MEMBERS, SUPPORT STAFF, AND GUESTS PRESENT:

 

M. Abbott – Academic Programs

B. Allen -- Library

G. Beach – Academic Programs

B.    Burton – Academic Programs

W. Loveland – Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee

G. Matzke, Guest

 

I.                APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes from December 5th were approved after discussion of the process for review of professional certificate programs (see "Old Business" below). 

 

REPORT FROM CURRICULUM COUNCIL CHAIR ( N. Scott) – N. Scott deferred her report in order to get to the discussion of the OSU 2007 recommendations from the Curricular Issues Planning Team (see "New Business" below).    

 

REPORT FROM ACADEMIC PROGRAMS (B. Burton) – B. Burton also deferred his report.  

 

II.              OLD BUSINESS

 

Process for review of professional certificate programs – The Curriculum Council expressed continued concerns about the process for approving new certificate programs.  The Council also clarified the charge of the subcommittee which was formed at the December 5th, 2002 Curriculum Council meeting to examine this topic.  The subcommittee has already met once. 

 

Decision: The subcommittee's objective is to gather information that will enable the Curriculum Council to review and implement the policy established by the Curriculum Council in June of 2002 for the review of non-credit professional certificates.  Of particular interest is the relationship between OSU and the public and private institutions offering these certificate programs.  The subcommittee is also struggling with the definitions of various types of certificates, and will meet with G. Beach to clarify.  

 

College mergers – J. Gross suggested that in the future, the Curriculum Council invite "minority reports" from faculty members in colleges or units that are proposing  major reorganizations.  No decision was made. 

 

 

III.            NEW BUSINESS

 

OSU 2007 recommendations from the Curricular Issues Core Planning Team (CIPT) (G. Matzke) – The Curricular Issues Core Planning Team (CIPT) is an OSU 2007 workgroup co-chaired by G. Matzke and N. Rosenberger.  G. Matzke presented to the Curriculum Council several of the group's recommendations, selected on the basis of their impact on curricular issues.  He emphasized that the planning team's policy is to send recommendations about curricular issues through the regular faculty governance process, including review by the Curriculum Council and Faculty Senate, rather than submittig the proposals directly to the Provost.  Thus, the Curriculum Council will have the opportunity to discuss each of these recommendations in more detail as they come forward in the future.  OSU 2007 recommendations can be viewed on the web at: http://oregonstate.edu/osu2007/proposals.html.  The Curricular Issues Core Planning Team Executive Summary is attached.

 

The Curriculum Council discussed several of the recommendations, in some cases expressing support, in others requesting clarification or recommending caution.  The Council also expressed some concern about the amount of work involved in asking faculty to thoroughly re-examine their curriculum.  B. Burton mentioned that upcoming assessment initiatives will also be a catalyst for this type of examination, but will be designed to not be overwhelming for faculty members.  G. Matzke emphasized that taken as a whole, the CIPT recommendations represent an openness to curricular innovation across the university.   

 

 

NEXT MEETING: Thursday, January 23rd, 1:15-3:00pm in the MU Board Room. 

 

 

 

 

To check the status of Category I and Category II proposals, visit:

 

http://osu.orst.edu/admin/uap/curriculum_database/  for all Category I proposals, for Category II proposals dealing with degree requirements, minors, and options, and for all Baccalaureate Core course proposals.

 

http://curriculum.bus.oregonstate.edu/search.aspx for Category II proposals for new courses, course changes, or dropping courses (submitted through the online system).

 

Course proposal actions taken by the Council since the last meeting:

 

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

 

Drop

AREC 476. M/AGRICULTURAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (1). Effective Fall 2002 (02-C546).

 

Change in Existing

FW 207. SPECIALTY OPTION DEVELOPMENT (1). Effective Spring 2003 (02-C483).

 

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

 

Drop

CE 356. TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS (3). Effective Spring 2003 (02-C533).

CE 472. SOIL TESTING FOR ENGINEERS (4). Effective Winter 2003 (02-C534).

CE 473. EARTH STRUCTURES (3). Effective Winter 2003 (02-C535).

CE 549. CONTEMPORARY TECHNOLOGY (3). Effective Winter 2003 (02-C536).

 

COLLEGE OF FORESTRY

 

New

FS 430/530. BIOTECHNOLOGIES: AGRICULTURE, FOOD & RESOURCE ISSUES (3). Effective Fall 2003 (02-C430).

 

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES

 

New

H 427/527. CASE STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH (3). Effective Fall 2002 (02-C345).

H 438/538. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE (3). Effective Spring 2003 (02-C350).

H 532. ECONOMIC ISSUES IN HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE (3). Effective Spring 2003 (02-C449).

 

Change in Existing

EXSS 312. SOCIOCULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (4). Effective Fall 2002 (02-C328).

H 256. FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION (3). Effective Spring 2003 (02-C519).

 

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

 

Change in Existing

ANTH 470. TOPICS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (1-3). Effective Winter 2003 (02-C518).

ES 499. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16). Effective Summer 2003 (02-C509).

ES 599. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16). Effective Summer 2003 (02-C510).

WS 280. GLOBAL WOMEN (3). Effective Spring 2003 (02-C473).

 

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

 

Change in Existing

PHAR 564. RECEPTORS AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION: ADVANCED TOPICS (3). Effective Spring 2003 (02-C209).

 

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

 

New

PHYSICS EDUCATION OPTION. Effective Winter 2003 (02-C377).

 

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS

 

Temporary X

NR 506X. INDEPENDENT PROJECTS IN NATURAL RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY (6). Effective Summer 2003 (02-C512).

NR 520X. SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY (3). Effective Summer 2003 (02-C514).