To:Department Chairs and Program Directors

From:Peter N. Woodberry

Date:June 5, 2014

Subject:Approved Minutes, April 25, 2014, Curriculum Review Committee Meeting

Voting Members Present:

Brenda Andrade, Cassandra Brewer, Sarah Cichon, Kevin Crawford, Yvonne Leonard, Michael Nardone, Ramona Skelly, Bruno Soffientino, Joan Tullie

Voting Members Absent:

Hossiri Godo-Solo, Joanne Jacobs, John Owens, John Rapczak

Guests: Joseph Arsenault, Rosemary Costigan, Hilary Jansson, John Ribezzo, Marisa Saccoccio, Ellen Schulte, Mark Zellers

The Curriculum Review Committee met on April 25, 2014,to review proposalsfrom the Business, Nursing and Art Departments. Copies of all proposals are on file in Academic Affairs.

Two of the four proposals have been approved by both Vice president Lamontagne and President Di Pasquale. At this time, Vice President Lamontagne is retaining two proposals for further review; Advanced Medical Technician and Emergency Management / Homeland Security. You will be notified of the outcome of these two courses at a later date.

The attached two Tracking Forms reflect the two proposals that have been approved and signed by President DiPasquale and Vice President Lamontagne.

Curriculum Review Committee

April 25, 2014 meeting

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PROPOSALS:

Business

Revised Course BUSN-2070Management Strategy 3 credits

3 lecture hrs.

Originator: John Ribezzo

RATIONALE:This course meets for two hours and 30 minutes (150 minutes) per week. According to the U.S. Department of Education, one credit hour is equivalent to one contact hour. Since 150 minutes translates to three contact hours, this course should be assigned only three credits.

As a result of this change, the total credits for the Associate Degree in Science in Business Administration-Management Concentration will be reduced from 63 credits to 62 credits and the Certificate in Management program will be reduced from 30 credits to 29 credits.

Motion: Approve – Kevin Crawford

The committee voted unanimously 9 – 0 to approve the revised course proposal as presented.

Nursing – Fire Science

New CourseAdvanced Emergency Medical Technician 11 credits

Originator: Marisa Saccoccio

Robert Howe

RATIONALE: The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician course ran as a two phase pilot in conjunction with the PACE. This course was approved as a pilot by the Rhode Island Department of Health, Division of Emergency Medical Services.

Motion: Approve - Kevin Crawford

The committee voted 8 – 0 – 1 to approve the new course proposal as amended.

Joan Tullie, Nursing, abstained

Nursing – EmergencyMgmt/Homeland Security

Revised ProgramEmergency Management / Homeland Security 61 credits

Originator: Joseph Arsenault

RATIONALE: The new Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program will be a merger of two programs. Students will have the benefit of completing a program that has the core competencies that can take them into either field of emergency management or homeland security. At the associate level this will benefit many students who want to pursue this type of career track.

Motion: Approve –Bruno Soffientino

The committee voted 8 – 0 – 1 to approve the revisedprogram proposal as amended.

Joan Tullie, Nursing, abstained

Art

Revised ProgramAssociate of Fine Arts in Art 60 credits

Originator: Mark Zellers

RATIONALE: This is a change to the current Associate of Fine Art in Art. In order to meet our new accreditors and to better serve our students in the professional degree, we are withdrawing two sections from the General Education requirement and using those blocks in the major area. One open Humanities class and one Fine Arts Elective class with be replaced with an Art History class and a Digital art work selection.

The new accreditors require 65% of the professional degree to be in the major. The additional Art History course will help our students in cultural awareness and/or contemporary knowledge and the Digital selection with help students to be current with new media and technology as it is applied to making art.

With these moves the degree will remain at 60 credits with 21 credits in the General Education section.

Motion: Approve –Kevin Crawford

The committee voted 8 – 0 – 1 to approve the revised program proposal as amended.

Yvonne Leonard, Art, abstained

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CURRICULUM REVIEW COMMITTEE TIMELINE
ACADEMIC YEAR 2014 – 2015
Time: 1:45 pm, President’s Conf. Rm.
Fall 2014
Initial proposals
5 wks before mtg / Modified proposals returned
4 wks before mtg / Final proposals submitted
3 wks before mtg / Mtg. agenda distributed
2 wks before mtg / MTG. DATE
09/12/14 / 09/19/14 / 09/26/14 / 10/03/14 / 10/17/14
10/31/14 / 11/07/14 / 11/14/14 / 11/21/14 / 12/05/14
Spring 2015
Initial proposals
5 wks before mtg / Modified proposals returned
4 wks before mtg / Final proposals submitted
3 wks before mtg / Mtg. agenda distributed
2 wks before mtg / MTG. DATE
01/09/15 / 01/16/15 / 01/23/15 / 01/30/15 / 02/13/15
03/20/15 / 03/27/15 / 04/03/15 / 04/10/15 / 04/24/15

Curriculum Review Committee

April 25, 2014 meeting

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Social Sciences Department – requests removal of two courses from catalog.

These courses have not been taught for approximately 4 years.

  • HIST-2270 World Religions: An Historical Approach
  • HIST-2275 The Age of the Renaissance

Pre-requisite/Co-requisite Changes

Allied Health - Respiratory

  • RESP-1010 correct Prerequisite to read: “Admission to the

Respiratory Therapy Program”(to OES 2/18/14)

Experimental Course

Vice President Lamontagne approved the following Experimental Courses:

  • Rehabilitative Health –

TMSG-2021 – Massage Practice Business Theory – Module 1 (to OES 3/24/14)

Massage Practice Business Plan – Module 2

  • Art

Relief Printmaking and the Graphic Narrative(to OES 4/15/14)

Motion: Approve –Kevin Crawford

The committee voted 9 – 0 to include these announcements in the minutes.

The following committee members terms have expired: Dean Woodberry thanked them for their contributions to the Curriculum Review Committee:

BST, Sarah Cichon

AHSS, John Rapczak

HRS, Michael Nardone

LRC, Brenda Andrade

Faculty Association President, Ramona Skelly

The next Curriculum Review Committee meeting will take place on October 17, 2014..

Attachments (1PDF file)

Distribution:

President Di Pasquale / Cntr. for Workforce & Community Ed: / Institutional Research:
Vice President Lamontagne / E. Colantonio / W. LeBlanc
Vice President Schertz / J. Nash / JAA Coordinator:
Vice President Smith / CITLA: / P. Harnick
Dean Cipolla / Jeanne Mullaney / Marketing & Communications:
Dean McGarry / Cooperative Education: / Kristen Cyr
Dean Sullivan / A. Marge / Ellen Schulte
Dean Wims / Curriculum Review Committee / Office of Enrollment Services:
Advising & Counseling: / Financial Aid: / M. Braun
M. Blessing / J. Friedman / T. Kless
B. McGill / Governance Committee Web Site / C. Tessier
L. Mallozzi / K. Salisbury