Several outstanding curricular items that were approved pending revisions (APR)* by the College Senate Curriculum Committee remain from the 2014–2015 academic year. The College Senate Office requests that all schools and departments please follow up with these outstanding APRs. If you received a request to revise your submission (a.k.a. green revisions or APRs) from the previous College Senate Curriculum Committee chair, Karen Sands-O’Connor, please complete these revisions so that your curricular proposal can move forward to the final local** approval process. The respective associate dean must sign all routing forms and provide paper and electronic copies of updated course descriptions reflective of the revisions requested by the Curriculum Committee. The College Senate thanks those schools that have followed up with APRs from last year.

Several curricular items are awaiting revisions before they can be finalized and advanced to the president. Please check with your associate dean or department chair to ensure that these are completed. Please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, 878-5139, with questions.

*Curricular items that were approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee pending minor revisions.

**All programs must meet SUNY guidelines; SUNY reviews are conducted in Albany, following local reviews. Approval or denial of all programs is at the discretion of SUNY.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:

New Courses:
PAD 503 Introduction to Writing for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
SOC 325 Sociology of Media

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Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for spring 2016 review:

New Course:
CIS 512 Introduction to Data Science and Analytics. Modern analytical techniques; application to academia, industry, and business needs. Fundamental concepts and terms; methods, tools, and techniques; identification of “big data” problems; data sources; analytical approaches; algorithm implementations; interpretation and reporting of results.

Course Revision with Intellectual Foundations Infusion (INF):
SWK 317 Research Methods in Social Work (CT, IM, W). Prerequisites: Social Work major, junior or senior standing, BIO 101, CWP 102, MAT 311 or SOC 301 or PSY 306, SWK 220, SWK 301, SWK 307, SWK 308, and SWK 422. Application of research methods to generalist social work practice. Research ethics, evidence-based practice.

CT=Critical Thinking, IM=Information Management, W=Writing

The chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee has initiated new forms for submitting curricular proposals through the College Senate. Please do not use old forms or templates or anything other than those featured on the College Senate Curriculum web pages. Forms for new and revised program and course proposals streamline, clarify, and correct information in all categorical areas. Associate deans have been informed of these updates and can guide departments with questions or concerns.

Old or historical prefixes may not be used for new course submissions. New courses must have new prefixes. When submitting course proposals, please make sure that the assigned prefix number has not been used in the past.

When submitting curricular proposals, please be sure to check all appropriate boxes and fill in all relevant areas on course, program, or minor approval routing forms. If a course is IF infused (INF), please indicate which infusions are being requested. Please make certain the titles of submitted curricular items match the proposal form titles on all routing forms. Proposals that do not match routing form information will not be accepted by the College Senate Office.

Submitters are responsible for ensuring that submitted information is correct and that the respective associate dean has checked its accuracy before sending it on to the College Senate Office. The Senate Office reviews all items before publishing them in the Daily Bulletin, but the office is not responsible for information that is listed incorrectly on original forms.

All curricular templates and routing forms for courses, major programs, and minor programs are available on the College Senate website.

Several outstanding curricular items that were approved pending revisions (APR)* by the College Senate Curriculum Committee remain from the 2014–2015 academic year. The College Senate Office requests that all schools and departments please follow up with these outstanding APRs. If you received a request to revise your submission (a.k.a. green revisions or APRs) from the previous College Senate Curriculum Committee chair, Karen Sands-O’Connor, please complete these revisions so that your curricular proposal can move forward to the final local** approval process. The respective associate dean must sign all routing forms and provide paper and electronic copies of updated course descriptions reflective of the revisions requested by the Curriculum Committee. The College Senate thanks those schools that have followed up with APRs from last year.

Several curricular items are awaiting revisions before they can be finalized and advanced to the president. Please check with your associate dean or department chair to ensure that these are completed. Please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, 878-5139, with questions.

*Curricular items that were approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee pending minor revisions.

**All programs must meet SUNY guidelines; SUNY reviews are conducted in Albany, following local reviews. Approval or denial of all programs is at the discretion of SUNY.

From the President
I have approved the following curricular item, which has been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost: 

New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
HUMANITIES
MCL 110 Introduction to French Cinema

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The following has been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:

New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
HUMANITIES
MCL 110 Introduction to French Cinema

The chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee has initiated new forms for submitting curricular proposals through the College Senate. Please do not use old forms or templates or anything other than those featured on the College Senate Curriculum web pages. Forms for new and revised program and course proposals streamline, clarify, and correct information in all categorical areas. Associate deans have been informed of these updates and can guide departments with questions or concerns.

Old or historical prefixes may not be used for new course submissions. New courses must have new prefixes. When submitting course proposals, please make sure that the assigned prefix number has not been used in the past.

When submitting curricular proposals, please be sure to check all appropriate boxes and fill in all relevant areas on course, program, or minor approval routing forms. If a course is IF infused (INF), please indicate which infusions are being requested. Please make certain the titles of submitted curricular items match the proposal form titles on all routing forms. Proposals that do not match routing form information will not be accepted by the College Senate Office.

Submitters are responsible for ensuring that submitted information is correct and that the respective associate dean has checked its accuracy before sending it on to the College Senate Office. The Senate Office reviews all items before publishing them in the Daily Bulletin, but the office is not responsible for information that is listed incorrectly on original forms.

All curricular templates and routing forms for courses, major programs, and minor programs are available on the College Senate website.

Several outstanding curricular items that were approved pending revisions (APR)* by the College Senate Curriculum Committee remain from the 2014–2015 academic year. The College Senate Office requests that all schools and departments please follow up with these outstanding APRs. If you received a request to revise your submission (a.k.a. green revisions or APRs) from the previous College Senate Curriculum Committee chair, Karen Sands-O’Connor, please complete these revisions so that your curricular proposal can move forward to the final local** approval process. The respective associate dean must sign all routing forms and provide paper and electronic copies of updated course descriptions reflective of the revisions requested by the Curriculum Committee. The College Senate thanks those schools that have followed up with APRs from last year.

Several curricular items are awaiting revisions before they can be finalized and advanced to the president. Please check with your associate dean or department chair to ensure that these are completed. Please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, 878-5139, with questions.

*Curricular items that were approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee pending minor revisions.

**All programs must meet SUNY guidelines; SUNY reviews are conducted in Albany, following local reviews. Approval or denial of all programs is at the discretion of SUNY.