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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).
