2021 - 2022 |
May 11, 2022 |
April 28, 2022 |
March 31, 2022 |
February 27, 2022 |
January 27, 2022 |
October 28, 2021 |
2020 - 2021 |
June 17, 2021 |
May 13, 2021 |
April 22, 2021 |
March 25, 2021 |
Janurary 28, 2021 |
December 3, 2020 |
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2019 - 2020 |
May 6, 2020 |
April 23, 2020 |
March 26, 2020 |
February 27, 2020 |
January 23, 2020 |
December 5, 2019 |
October 31, 2019 |
September 26, 2019 |
2018 - 2019 |
May 15, 2019 |
April 25, 2019 |
March 28, 2019 |
February 28, 2019 |
January 31, 2019 |
November 29, 2018 |
September 27, 2018 |
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2017 - 2018 |
February 22, 2018 |
November 30, 2017 |
April 27, 2017 |
March 30, 2017 |
2016 - 2017 |
January 26, 2017 |
October 27, 2016 |
September 29, 2016 |
February 10, 2016 |
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Chicago State University Curriculum Coordinating Committee (UCCC)
I. Purpose of the Committee
- The purpose of the committee shall be to provide a recommendation to the appropriate
University official regarding the addition, deletion or modification of any academic
degree program requirements with regard to traditional, online and off-campus programs
offered by the University. These include major and minor degree programs, certificates,
options, and concentrations as well as the primary review for any existing degree
programs that may choose to offer additional off-campus or online degrees that will
be subject to re-review as a result. The committee also reviews the minutes of the
College Curriculum Committees, monitors new course proposals, reviews and approves
any policy or procedure changes to the university’s curriculum or assessment as recommended
by the General Education Committee (GEC), the General Education Assessment Committee
(GEAC), and any other body responsible for university curricular issues and forwards
these to the Office of Academic Affairs, the Faculty Senate and any other appropriate
body as needed.
- The committee also monitors any curricular conflicts that may arise between academic
programs and is responsible for making recommendations to the appropriate Chair, Dean,
or Academic Vice President regarding possible solutions to resolve such
- The Chair of the UCCC is the final signatory for the will of the committee on all
Routing Forms submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs for curricular changes and/or
modifications to academic major or minor degree programs, options, minors, and certificate
programs.
II. Committee Membership
- The committee shall be composed of thirteen (13) members each of whom is appointed
by the Dean of their respective college in consultation with the UCCC Chair (and subject
to ratification by the Faculty Senate) from among the full-time Unit A tenured and
tenure track faculty. Six (6) members shall come from the College of Arts and Sciences
and one member shall be appointed from the College of Business, Health Science, Education,
Pharmacy, and the Library with an additional member from the Graduate Council and
a final member-at-large appointed by the Faculty Senate to ensure that at least one
member of the committee is a Senator. The Provost, Assistant Provost for Curriculum,
and previous UCCC Chairs in residence are ex officio Two years from the date of this document, the membership clause of these Bylaws shall
be reviewed, and subsequently every two years thereafter.
- Members shall serve for a term of three (3) years with approximately one-third of
the membership eligible for re-appointment each year according to an election rotation
attached to this document. Members may be reappointed to successive terms. The committee
chair shall distribute a membership list and statement of the terms of office at the
first meeting of every academic year to each of the members with a copy sent to the
Faculty Senate Rules and Operations Committee (ROC). All new members shall be seated
on the committee upon the affirmative recommendation of UCCC Chair, consultation with
the Dean of the members’ respective College, and formal recommendation of the Faculty
Senate.
III. Officers
- The committee shall elect a Chairperson and Secretary from the members present at
the first meeting of the academic year. The Chair and Secretary shall be the officers
of the committee elected to a one-year term.
- In the event of an anticipated absence of the Chairperson, the Secretary shall conduct
the meeting. In the absence of both officers, the Chair shall designate a temporary
replacement from among the voting members of the committee as needed.
- At the start of the Fall term, the previous Chair shall convene the first meeting
of the year in the absence of any other official business to elect new officers.
IV. Committee Meetings
- The committee shall meet on the fourth or final Thursday of every month and on an
ad hoc basis as The committee shall have no fewer than one meeting per semester of each academic
term to ensure the continuity of the deliberative processes of the committee. If convenient,
additional meetings shall be held periodically to maintain cohesion among the members
and to avoid hasty convocation under adverse circumstances.
- For all academic departments intending to have their approved program modifications
included in the Fall catalog, all original curriculum forms and supporting materials
must be submitted by the March UCCC meeting for approval.
- The committee shall review information provided by the Office of Academic Affairs
consistent with its purpose as described above regarding the addition, deletion or
modification of any academic major or minor degree programs, options, minors, and
certificates offered by the University. The committee shall review the minutes of
the College Curriculum Committees as needed, monitor new course proposals for conflicts
between colleges, review and approve any policy or procedural changes recommended
by the General Education Committee (GEC), the General Education Assessment Committee
(GEAC), and any other body responsible for university curriculum and shall forward
this recommendation to the Office of Academic Affairs and/or the Faculty Senate as
needed or as required. No item of business before the committee shall be addressed
without a representative from the affected department(s) being present. It shall be
the practice of the committee to consider curriculum requests only with the Chair
of the department present and from the department where the action originated.
- A quorum for a meeting shall consist of a simple majority of committee members (7).
For the purposes of obtaining a quorum, only appointed faculty members on the committee
shall be counted; ex officio members shall not be counted.
- The Chair shall have a vote regarding committee business only in the event of a
- The conduct of business at meetings shall follow Robert’s Rules of Order,
V. Committee Reporting Function
- The Chairperson shall submit a recommendation regarding the addition, deletion or
modification of any academic degree programs, new course proposals, and any academic
policy or procedural changes regarding the curriculum to the Office of Academic Affairs
and/or to the Faculty Senate as needed or as required.
- The Chairperson shall be authorized on behalf of the committee to sign the Routing
Forms from the Office of Academic Affairs where such signature is required based upon
a majority vote of the committee.
- The Chairperson shall be required to complete and submit an annual report regarding
the committee’s activities at the conclusion of the academic year to the Faculty Senate
and the Office of Academic Affairs.
VI. Bylaw Revision
These Bylaws shall be subject to revision with the consent of a simple majority of the members
present at a meeting specifically called for such a purpose. Final revision to these
Bylaws will require the consent of a two-third’s majority of the members present at a meeting
specifically called for the purpose of revision. These Bylaws also replace and supersede any previously existing UCCC Bylaws that may arise.
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TERM 2020-2023
- June Price Shingles (UGC)
- Leslie Baker-Kimmons (CAS)
- Andrea Van Duzor (CAS)
- At large (Senate could add a person)
TERM 2021-2024
- Kamesha Kahn (CAS)
- Regina Smith (HSC)
- Nancy Grim (COE), UCCC Chair
- Eddy Gaytan (CAS)
- Khalid Alsamara (COB)
TERM 2022-2025
- Jan-Jo Chen (CAS)
- TBD (CAS)
- Rosalind Fielder (LIB)
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The UCCC meets the final Thursday of each month during the academic year with the
exception of November when UCCC meets the first Thursday of December. All actions
submitted for review should be available to the chair of UCCC via adobe sign at least
one week before each meeting. |