COLUMBIA COLLEGE

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

TRAINING MEETING

 

Approved MINUTES

Wednesday, August 31, 2007

 

 

Committee Members: 

 

Present:     Joe Ryan, Tim Elizondo, Randy Barton, Dennis Gervin, Kathy Schultz, Anne Cavagnaro & Jeff Fitzwater

Absent:      Jean Mallory

 

Resource/Liaison/Student Members: 

 

Present:     Carolyn Buck, Gary Mendenhall, Rose Hefley, Susan Vegter-Slape, Cindy Vlahov, Jeri Perez (Recorder)

 

The training was called to order at 3:25 pm by Joe Ryan

 

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

 

1.                   2007-2008 Committee Members

John Leamy, Tim Elizondo, Randy Barton, Kathy Schultz and Jeff Fitzwater

2.                   Curriculum Institute

Kathy Schultz and Carolyn Buck went to the Curriculum Institute over the summer where they learned about the new changes in curriculum as well as being certified to come back and train members of the Curriculum Committee. They will be holding training on the new information on Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Everyone who is on the Curriculum Committee must be trained and a form has to be sent in certifying that everyone has been trained in the new procedures. This form has to be signed off by Joe, Dennis, Joan and the Chancellor. If a committee member does not make the training meeting, they must go to the out-of-area scheduled classes.

3.                   Meeting Changes

Joe has cancelled the 9/12/07 meeting.

4.                   General Information

·         Courses with minor revisions will hit on 9/19/07. No stand alone courses can come in until after training

·         Joe went over the curriculum review process –see handout for details.

1.                   Course Development/Proposals-Departments without Full-Time Faculty

How do we handle proposals from departments without full-time faculty. Suggestions are:

a.       Have an adjunct submit with the review of a full-time faculty in a close related department.

b.       Have a full time faculty sponsor who would review all proposals from adjuncts.

c.        Since it is part of contract for full time faculty to do curriculum, do we want to pay adjunct a stipend for doing proposals and reviews? If so, needs to be fair to the full time faculty.

d.       Gary would like to take the lead on his areas. He will sit down with the fire committee to review the situation.

ACTION:              Decided to take option “C” to the Academic Senate for discussion and then bring back to the next executive curriculum meeting.

ACTION:              Put on agenda for 9/19 and 9/26 about making different guidelines for 0-99 and 100-199

 

2.                   Administrative Help with Course/Curriculum Upkeep

The curriculum committee would like for the administration to help with ensuring faculty have their curriculum up-to-date. Some ideas on how administration could help are:

a.                   Set a deadline for when courses need to be up-to-date and then do not add new classes in areas that are out of compliance.

b.                   Come up with a philosophy in writing that has guidelines and sets dates when courses need to be done.

c.                    Set up actions such as course discontinuation, no new courses and have an area on evaluations to see if faculty has his/her classes up-to-date.

ACTION:              A check list for 200-299 non-associate degree courses.

3.                   CurricuNet

The District has purchased CurricuNet for both C.C. and MJC. A representative will meet with each college to individualize the system as needed.

Submitted by:  J. Perez