UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

Minutes

May 12, 2008

1. The minutes of the April 14 meeting were accepted as written.

2. Professor Richard Preisler, Chair of the Chemistry Department, presented proposed changes to the core for the Chemistry Major, General and Professional Tracks. CHEM 372 (Intermediate Laboratory I) would double to 2 credits, enhanced by the addition of a laboratory lecture, and an oral report requirement in addition to written lab reports, to better prepare students for the workplace. Despite a recent attempt to constrain the number of credits required for the Chemistry Major, the Department desires to reestablish a 5-credit CHEM 310 (Instrumentation in Analytical Chemistry): An increase in both lab and lecture time will allow for coverage of increasingly sophisticated instrumentation and for students to collect and analyze field samples for a semester-long project on Jones Falls pollutants. Proposals have already been approved by the Course Approval Reporting Committee.

Professor Jay Zimmerman moved and Professor J.J. Lee seconded the motion to accept the proposed changes. The motion carried unanimously, with 6 votes in favor.

3. Professor Preisler presented proposed changes to the Towson/University of Maryland – Baltimore School of Pharmacy Dual Degree in Medicinal Chemistry. This program, which dates back to the late ‘90s, allows students to spend three years at TU, then to apply to the School of Pharmacy. After two additional years at UMB they can graduate with a B.S. in Medicinal Chemistry from TU. After two more subsequent years at UMB, they can receive a Pharm.D. from that institution. Proposed changes would align TU requirements with new prerequisites for admission promulgated by the School of Pharmacy.

Professor Jay Zimmerman moved and Professor J.J. Lee seconded the motion to accept the proposed changes. The motion carried unanimously, with 6 votes in favor.

Erratum: CHEM 331/332 should indicate credits as (5, 5).

4. Professor Sharma Pillutla of the Management Department presented a proposed change to the Human Resource Management Track of the Business Administration Major. Management wanted to differentiate HRM from the Management concentration and to enhance coursework. HR students will no longer required to take MNGT 421 (Management of Organizational Behavior); instead the new and more HR-appropriate course on Staffing and Retention will be required. This course, tentatively numbered MNGT 452, was to be discussed at this week’s Course Approval Reporting Committee meeting.

Ms. Tracy Miller moved and Ms. Shana Gass seconded the motion to accept the proposed change, pending the Course Approval Reporting Committee’s approval. The motion carried unanimously, with 6 votes in favor.

5. After further discussion between Chair Toni Marzotto and Dean Maria Fracasso of the Honors College, it was decided that it was superfluous for Dean Fracasso to visit the Committee concerning the matter of General Education course approvals. However, Professor Marzotto did take the opportunity to inform the Committee about the timeline for the new General Education curriculum. Faculty should anticipate that the new Gen Ed curriculum will begin within two years, in time for Fall 2010. Considering the students who matriculate the year before the new Gen Ed courses are first taught, the current Gen Eds will remain in place for a full decade. Faculty is requested to continue using the established process for seeking approval for new Gen Ed courses. In fact, new Gen Ed courses, especially Second Writing courses, are being sought. Professor Marzotto will send a memo to the College Curriculum Committee Chairs to this effect. The General Education Reporting Committee will meet as needed to approve new (and substantially altered) Gen Ed courses.

6. The UCC meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Shana M. Gass

Secretary, University Curriculum Committee