Meeting Date: 
May 15, 2023
Date: 
05/15/2023 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Location: 
Zoom Meeting
Agenda: 
  1. Curricular Proposal Reviews
    • See Information Items below for instructions to access CIM.
    • For new courses and change courses, please remember to review Learning Outcomes in the proposal, as well as alignment with assessments.
      • The shaded proposals on the linked Excel file are those pending approval by the Curriculum Council co-chairs. The remaining proposals are included to indicate what is coming up.
  1. Report from Registrar – Rebecca Mathern
  1. Report from Curriculum Management – Meili Gunawan
  1. Report from Co-Chairs – Ping-Hung Hsieh, Eric Ianni
  1. Summer Course Review Committee
    • The review is only for new courses to be offered in Fall 2023.
    • No program proposals will be reviewed. Based on the last few years' patterns, we expect about 4-7 proposals.
    • If a meeting is needed, it will be via Zoom.
    • The review committee will be sent a list of impacted proposals around mid-August.

If you’d like to participate on the Sumer Course Review Committee with Eric Ianni and Cyndie McCarley, please contact Eric.

Information Items:

 

Pending:

  • Draft Credit Hour Policy Discussion - Rebecca Mathern

 

 

Meeting Schedule
May 22 ~ 10-11AM
May 29 ~ Meeting canceled – Memorial Day Holiday
June 5 ~ 10-11AM

Minutes: 

Voting members present: Karen Elliott, Rob Figueroa, Ping-Hung Hsieh, Eric Ianni, Arup Indra, Cyndie McCarley, Michael Nelson, Manoj Pastey, Beth Rankin, Stefan Seiter, Cassie Siler, Eric Skyllingstad, Lan Xue
Absent: Beth Marino
Ex-officio members present: Curriculum Management – Janice Nave-Abele, Graduate School – Karen Hanson,  Registrar’s Office – Rebecca Mathern,
Liaison members present: University Information & Technology –  Kristina Case
Guests: Meili Gunawan

Curricular Proposal Reviews

  • The shaded proposals on the linked Excel file are those pending approval by the Curriculum Council co-chairs. The remaining proposals are included to indicate what is coming up.

Course Proposals

  • Key #21068 – FST 440 PRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS OF DISTILLED SPIRITS LABORATORY  – New Course – Agricultural Sciences, Corvallis
    • Approve
  • Key #21331 – FW 466 BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF MARINE ANIMALS – New Course – Agricultural Sciences, Hatfield Marine Science Center
    • Approve
  • Key #21337 – PBG 440 PRINCIPLES OF PLANT TISSUE CULTURE – New Course – Agricultural Sciences, Corvallis, Ecampus
    • Approve
  • Key #21489 – PBG 442 LABORATORY FOR PBG 440 – New Course – Agricultural Sciences, Corvallis
    • Approve
  • Key #21564 – ENSC 341 TROPICAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION – New Course – Earth, Ocean, & Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, Ecampus
    • Approve
  • Key #19372 – WSE 351 ADVANCED CAD COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN – Course Inactivation – Forestry
    • Approve
  • Key #19400 – WSE 450 FURNITURE DESIGN I – Course Inactivation – Forestry
    • Approve
  • Key #19401 – WSE 451 ENTREPRENEURIAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT II – Course Inactivation – Forestry
    • Approve
  • Key #19414 – WSE 473 BIOENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT – Course Inactivation – Forestry
    • Approve
  • Key #20474 – WSE 230 *HISTORY OF FURNITURE – Course Inactivation – Forestry
    • Approve
  • Key #9600 – GRAD 550 INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE COURSE DEVELOPMENT AND FACILITATION – Change Course – Graduate School, Ecampus
    • Approve
  • Key #21495 – WR 515 M.A. THESIS WRITING – New Course – Liberal Arts
    • Approve
  • Key #17675 – SPAN 317 DIRECTED READING AND WRITING IN SPANISH – Change Course – Liberal Arts
    • Approve
  • Key #17678 – SPAN 320 SPANISH CONVERSATION – Change Course – Liberal Arts
    • Approve

Majors, Minors, Options, Certificates, Extensions, Rename

  • Key #267 – Creative Writing Graduate Major (MFA) – Change Graduate Major – Liberal Arts, Corvallis, Cascades
    • Approve
  • Key #548 – Health Promotion and Health Behavior Option – Change Undergraduate Major – Public Health & Human Sciences, Corvallis, Ecampus
    • Approve

Report from Registrar – Rebecca Mathern

  • Still working on updating the Credit Hour policy.

Report from Curriculum Management – Janice Nave-Abele

  • Wrapping up course changes from the May 1 deadline; she thanked all who reviewed proposals.

Report from Co-Chairs – Ping-Hung Hsieh, Eric Ianni

  • Eric thanked those for processing the outstanding proposals in reviewer’s queues.
  • Still no co-chair.
  • Requested additional reviewers for summer course proposals.
    • In addition to those who already volunteered (Cyndie McCarley, Ping-Hung Hsieh and Eric Ianni), Kristina Case, Michael Nelson, and Karen Hanson also volunteered.

Summer Course Review Committee

  • The review is only for new courses to be offered in Fall 2023.
  • No program proposals will be reviewed. Based on the last few years' patterns, we expect about 4-7 proposals.
  • If a meeting is needed, it will be via Zoom.
  • The review committee will be sent a list of impacted proposals around mid-August.

If you’d like to participate on the Sumer Course Review Committee with Eric Ianni and Cyndie McCarley, please contact Eric.

 

Pending:

  • Draft Credit Hour Policy Discussion - Rebecca Mathern

 

Meeting adjourned at 10:09!

Minutes prepared by Vickie Nunnemaker, Faculty Senate staff

 

Chat Room –

Kristina Case  to  Everyone 10:07 AM

I can attend meetings if you need me

Karen Elliott  to  Everyone 10:08 AM

I am 12 month and I can do anything during the summer as well!

Kristina Case  to  Everyone 10:08 AM

And would be happy to field email questions if there are any

Nelson, Michael Paul  to  Everyone 10:08 AM

Me too.

Gunawan, Meilianty  to  You (Direct Message) 10:08 AM

Thank you, Vickie, for adding the Summer course review to the agenda :)

You  to  Gunawan, Meilianty (Direct Message) 10:09 AM

Of course!

Karen Hanson 10:09 AM

I'm a non-voting member but also available if needed over the summer