Approved:
     
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    23,
     
    2009
     
     
    CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING
    Friday, September 18, 2009 - 2:00 p.m.
    City Park Campus – Lac Maurepas (Building 23, Second Floor)
     
    AGENDA
    I.
     
    Call to Order
    The Curriculum Committee Meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m. by Harold
    Gaspard, Chair.
     
     
    II.
     
    Roll Call
    Attending Were: Lester Adelsberg Anne LaVance
    Sal Anselmo Claudia Martinez
    Malane Arnaud-Davis Cheryl Myers
    Mary Bartholomew Warren Puneky
    Rene Cintron Sallye Raymond
    Harolyn Cumlet Vance Roux
    Linda Donahue Deborah Skevington
    Harold Gaspard Dolores Smith
    Ray Gisclair Tim Stamm
    Sheila Hickman Antonette Tardo
    Melissa
    LaCour
     
    Attending to Donna Alley Patricia Egers
    Other Business: Jennifer Bennett Thomas Gruber
    Wayne Chalona
      
    Sarah Inman
    Ashley Chitwood Leroy Kendrick
    Maria Cisneros Patrice Moore
    Janet Colletti Kim Rugon
    Arnel Cosey Dianne Thames
     
    Guests: Jerrie Protti
     
    III.
     
    Vice Chancellor’s Charge for the Curriculum Committee
    Vice Chancellor, Deborah Lea, welcomed the committee members and
    emphasized the important work the committee performs.
     
     
    IV.
     
    Curriculum Committee Functions
    Tim Stamm reviewed the following with the committee; the items were
    informational in nature and no committee action was required
     
     
    a)
     
    Membership List
     
    b)
     
    Curriculum Development Calendar
     
     
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    c)
     
    Charter: Committee on Curriculum PPM – Policy No. AA-1622.1D
     
    d)
     
    The College Curriculum PPM – Policy No. AA-1510.1A
    (Committee Operating Procedures – Pages 11-13)
     
    e)
     
    Master Syllabus PPM – Policy No. AA-1503.1A
     
     
    f)
     
    Board of Regents Approved Academic Degree Terms and Designations –
    Policy No. 2.11
     
    g)
     
    Board of Regents Definitions of Undergraduate Certificates and Degrees –
    Policy No. 2.15
     
    h)
     
    Board of Regents Statewide General Education Requirements – Policy
    No. 2.16
     
    i)
     
    Louisiana Community & Technical College System: Guide to Quality
    General Education Experiences for Two-Year College Students
     
    V.
     
    Minutes of meeting of May 1, 2009
    The Minutes of the Meeting of May 1, 2009 were reviewed and approved as
    written.
     
    VI.
     
    Curriculum Operations Report – Tim Stamm
    A brief summary of Curriculum Committee and Vice Chancellor actions for the
    2008-2009 Academic Year was provided.
     
    VII.
     
    General Education / Articulation Initiatives – Tim Stamm
    The following items were provided for informational purposes; no committee
    action was required.
     
    a)
     
    Board of Regents for Louisiana Higher Education Master Course
    Articulation Matrix – AY: 2009-2010
     
    b)
     
    Success Through Articulation (STArt): Statewide Articulation Agreement
    for Secondary to Postsecondary Articulated Credit
     
    c)
     
    Delgado Community College Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice to
    Southern University at New Orleans Bachelor of Science in Criminal
    Justice with a minor in Sociology
     
    d)
     
    Delgado Community College Associate of General Studies in Mathematics
    to Southern University at New Orleans Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
     
    e)
     
    Delgado Community College Associate of Science in General Science with
    a Concentration in Biology to Southern University at New Orleans
    Bachelor of Science in Biology
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    f)
     
    Delgado Community College Associate of Applied Science in Hospitality
    Management to University of New Orleans Bachelor of Science in Hotel,
    Restaurant, and Tourism Administration
     
    g)
     
    Delgado Community College Associate of Applied Science in Computer
    Information Technology with a Concentration in Technical Specialist to
    Southeastern Louisiana University Bachelor of Science in Computer
    Science with a Concentration in Information Technology
     
    VIII.
     
    Louisiana Community & Technical College System / Board of Regents
    for Louisiana Higher Education Initiatives – Tim Stamm
    The following items were provided for informational purposes and no committee
    action was required; however, feedback was solicited and a report to the Vice
    Chancellor may be developed in the future.
     
    a)
     
    Louisiana Act 356 (Senate Bill 285): Senator Nevers; Representative
    Hutter, et. al.: Provides for a comprehensive system of articulation and
    transfer of credit between and among public secondary and postsecondary
    educational institutions.
     
    b)
     
    LCTC System Proposal: 60 Credit Hour Transferrable Associate degree
    with 39 hours of General Education.
     
    c)
     
    LCTC System Proposal: Designate all current Associate of Arts and
    Associate of Science degree programs: 60 credit hour maximum; 39 credit
    hours of General Education Courses; 21 credit hours of professional
    coursework – Does not apply to Associate of Applied Science degree
    programs and Associate (non-designated) degree programs.
     
    IX.
     
    New Business
     
     
    a)
     
    Allied Health/PTAP
    Change of Program Description:
    Revise the last sentence of program
    admission criteria #3 to state: “Additional hours are strongly
    recommended and are considered in the calculation for admission.”
    Criteria #3 currently states: “Additional hours are strongly
    recommended.” The revision, though minor, will provide clarity to
    prospective program applicants and realistically reflect evaluation criteria
    for admission into the program. Motion to accept proposal
    [Motion:
    Mary Bartholomew; Second: Sheila Hickman; Carried,
    Unanimously].
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    b)
     
    Note:
    The Agenda was reordered and Items combined for discussion.
    Original Placement Items V. b. to V. f.
     
     
    Business & Technology/METC
    Course Deletion:
    METC-150: Statics. Delete the course, METC-150:
    Statistics, from the catalog of course offerings. The Mechanical
    Engineering Technology Associate of Science degree was cancelled in 1994
    and the course is not currently used in any degree or certificate program.
     
    Business & Technology/METC
    Course Deletion:
    METC-201: Dynamics. Delete the course, METC-201:
    Dynamics, from the catalog of course offerings. The Mechanical
    Engineering Technology Associate of Science degree was cancelled in 1994
    and the course is not currently used in any degree or certificate program.
    Business & Technology/METC
    Course Deletion:
    METC-202: Strength of Materials. Delete the course,
    METC-202: Strength of Materials, from the catalog of course offerings.
    The Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate of Science degree was
    cancelled in 1994 and the course is not currently used in any degree or
    certificate program.
    Business & Technology/METC
    Course Deletion:
    METC-210: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics. Delete
    the course, METC-210: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, from the catalog
    of course offerings. The Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate of
    Science degree was cancelled in 1994 and the course is not currently used
    in any degree or certificate program.
    Business & Technology/METC
    Course Deletion:
    METC-215: Robotics I. Delete the course, METC-215:
    Robotics I, from the catalog of course offerings. The Mechanical
    Engineering Technology Associate of Science degree was cancelled in 1994
    and the course is not currently used in any degree or certificate program.
    Motion to accept proposals
    [Motion: Mary Bartholomew; Second:
    Sal Anselmo; Carried Unanimously]
     
    X.
     
    Old Business
     
     
    XI.
     
    Adjournment
    2:50 p.m.
      
     
    XII.
     
    Next Meeting:
    October 2, 2009 (Scheduled Meeting).

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