SKIDMORE COLLEGE

MEMBERSHIP:

Susan Bender, Associate Dean of the Faculty
Barbara Doyle-Wilch (Spring '01)
Pat Ferraioli
Hugh Foley (Chair)
Corey Freeman-Gallant
Heather Gaydos
Ann Henderson, Registrar
Eric Lewis
Rob Linrothe (Fall '00)
Alison Pruchansky (Fall '00)
Jon Ramsey, Dean of Studies
Paty Rubio
Joanna Zangrando, Director of Liberal Studies

Curriculum Committee met a total of 26 times during the academic year 2000-2001. In addition, two subcommittees met several times each to discuss reconfiguration proposals. Below is a brief summary of the committee's actions.

1. CC approved 49 new courses in various disciplines, ranging in credit hours from 1 to 4. Of these 49, 6 courses were approved as LS 2 courses.

2. CC approved the deletion of 25 courses from the Catalogue.

3. In addition to these 74 courses, CC approved revisions to 200 courses. The most common change occurred in the semester hours of credit (from 3 to 4).

4. CC approved reconfiguration plans from: Art, Art History, Classics, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Government, Management and Business, and Women's Studies.

5. The programs in item #4 above included revisions in mission statements, major requirements, minor requirements (where relevant), all interdepartmental majors and minors in which these programs participate, and other revisions of Catalogue language.

6. CC approved changes in the Environmental Studies minor.

7. CC approved the creation of a Neuroscience major and the deletion of the Biology-Psychology interdepartmental major.

8. CC approved guidelines for Faculty-Led Abroad Seminars, Courses, and Programs.
http://www.skidmore.edu/academics/curric/Short_Term_Programs.htm
In the context of those guidelines, CC approved several abroad courses (e.g., ED 361). Thanks to Jon Ramsey, Jim Chansky, and Kara Sheldon for work on the guidelines.

9. CC developed new proposal forms and revised the guidelines for submitting proposals. The revised forms and procedures can be found at the Curriculum Committee web site:
http://www.skidmore.edu/academics/curric/currcom.html

10. A report from CC's Self-Determined Majors Subcommittee was not available at the time of this report.

MEMBERSHIP, 2001-2002:

Susan Bender, Associate Dean of the Faculty
Corey Freeman-Gallant - 2003
Ann Henderson, Registrar
Eric Lewis - Fall, 2001 (Chair)
Vasantha Narasimhan - 2004
Jon Ramsey, Dean of Studies
Patricia Rubio - 2002
Paul Sattler - 2004 (Sabbatical, Fall 2001)
Joanna Zangrando, Director of Liberal Studies
Two faculty (replacement) representatives, to be elected
Two student representatives, to be appointed

Respectfully submitted,

Hugh Foley
Chair, Curriculum Committee 2000-2001