From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The College Senate Curriculum Committee officially began reviewing curricular proposals on September 26. A large number of submissions were received over the summer, and as the Curriculum Committee does not meet over the summer, we ask all departments to be patient as we work through the backlog. Items that were submitted after the spring deadline will be given priority for review. If you have concerns or questions about a proposal you submitted, please first consult with your associate dean and department chair. For basic questions, please e-mail Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate.

For all technical issues with KissFlow, please contact Andrew Chambers, information management specialist in RITE.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
All proposal challenges must be received within 15 days of submission to the chair of the Curriculum Committee for consideration. After the 15-day deadline, challenges will not be considered, as this affects the committee’s reviewing process. Please consult with your associate dean with inquiries.

All non-local programs and credit-bearing certificates must meet SUNY mandates.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
When submitting curricular proposals in KissFlow, please make sure the proposal accurately reflects the nature of the course or program. A revision should state “Reason for Revision,” as opposed to new, which states “Reason for Addition.” Also make certain that the routing form information matches the proposal description, especially catalog descriptions. If a title change occurs after the first submission, the new title should be reflected on the revised proposal description. The College Senate Office sometimes receives mismatched proposals, leading to inaccurate listings in the Daily Bulletin. Associate deans must ensure that all submissions match their routing forms and proposals before sending them via Kiss Flow to the Senate Office. The Senate Office checks submissions but is not responsible for mismatched documents.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Associate deans and department chairs should regularly check their e-mails from KissFlow, since this is the main communication device used in the Curriculum Committee reviewing process. Departments must be sure to delete proposals from KissFlow once they are approved, withdrawn, or rejected. Also, for proposals that require revisions, updated versions must be uploaded (including any online routing forms that may have changed) and previous, unapproved versions deleted. Title changes and prefixes also must be correctly updated in KissFlow when changes are made to original submissions. Please remember that any new course proposal prefix must not be reused from previous years or historical use.

Curricular authors, department chairs, or associate deans who experience technical problems with KissFlow, including uploading documents, workflow processes, and additions, should contact Andrew Chambers, information management specialist in RITE, who handles all technical issues within KissFlow. Neither the Senate Office nor the Curriculum Committee has access to proposals in the workflow system.

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

Course Revisions:
FTT 310 Sewn Products Technology
GEG 429 Advanced Topics in GIS

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

Course Revision:
FTT 310 Sewn Products Industry

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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 fall 2017 review:

New Program:
M.S. Multidisciplinary Studies (Nutrition Track), HND-MS

New Courses:
GES 203 First-Year Undergraduate Research Experience. Introduction to research for geology and earth sciences students and preparation for engaging in undergraduate geology research. Laboratory and field techniques used by geoscientists and the types of questions investigated by geoscientists. Students conduct a class research project to investigate a laboratory or field problem. Includes field trips. Offered every spring semester.

GES 418 Structural Geology Field Experience. Prerequisites: GES 101, GES 103, and GES 303. Corequisite: GES 408. Field study topics conducted in conjunction with GES 408. Required weekend field trip. Offered every spring semester.

HIS 339 History and Culture of Puerto Rico. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or instructor permission. Over 500 years of Puerto Rico’s history, culture, people, resources, ethnicity, socioeconomic, and sociopolitical development before, during, and after colonization, including the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States. Optional capstone travel to Puerto Rico includes lectures, guided tours, and firsthand experiences complementing the classroom experience. Offered every other spring semester.

SSE/SST 609 Student Teaching of Social Studies in the Middle School. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, minimum grade of C+ in SSE 524 and SSE 603, successful completion of content and pedagogical coursework. Supervised teaching experience for five full days a week for approximately seven consecutive weeks in a middle school classroom. Effective demonstration of content knowledge, pedagogical preparation, instructional delivery, classroom management, knowledge of student development, collaboration with school professionals, and reflectivity of practice required. Offered every semester.

SSE/SST 611 Student Teaching of Social Studies in the High School. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, minimum grade of C+ in SSE 524 and SSE 603, successful completion of content and pedagogical coursework. Supervised teaching experience for five full days a week for approximately seven consecutive weeks in a high school classroom. Effective demonstration of content knowledge, pedagogical preparation, instructional delivery, classroom management, knowledge of student development, collaboration with school professionals, and reflectivity of practice required. Offered every semester.

Course Revision:
PHY 112 University Physics II (Lecture and Lab). Prerequisite: PHY 111 or instructor permission. Calculus-based treatment for science majors of static electricity, electric fields and potentials, current electricity and circuits, magnetism, electromagnetic interactions, and electromagnetic induction. Laboratory. Required for physics majors. Offered every semester.

Course Revision with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
DIVERSITY
ANT 330 Indigenous Hawaiians. Prerequisite: ANT 100 or ANT 101. Lifeways of the original inhabitants of the islands of Polynesia, especially the Hawaiian archipelago. Origins, geography and ecology, cultural identity and agency, political struggles from the tenth century to today of indigenous Hawaiian peoples using archaeological, historical documents, and oral tradition evidence. Representations of indigenous Hawaiians originating inside and outside the region. Encounters and transformation by first inhabitants, explorers, missionaries, colonists, and recent global flows of people. Modern sovereignty movements, reclamation of sacred landscapes, and the return of cultural meanings associated with hula and surfing. Offered biennially in spring semester.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The College Senate Curriculum Committee will officially begin reviewing curricular proposals on September 26. A large number of submissions were received over the summer, and as the Curriculum Committee does not meet over the summer, we ask all departments to be patient as we work through the backlog. Items that were submitted after the spring deadline will be given priority for review. If you have concerns or questions about a proposal you submitted, please first consult with your associate dean and department chair. For basic questions, please e-mail Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate.

For all technical issues with KissFlow, please contact Andrew Chambers, information management specialist in RITE.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
All proposal challenges must be received within 15 days of submission to the chair of the Curriculum Committee for consideration. After the 15-day deadline, challenges will not be considered, as this affects the committee’s reviewing process. Please consult with your associate dean with inquiries.

All programs and credit-bearing certificates must meet SUNY mandates.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
When submitting curricular proposals in KissFlow, please make sure the proposal accurately reflects the nature of the course or program. A revision should state “Reason for Revision,” as opposed to new, which states “Reason for Addition.” Also make certain that the routing form information matches the proposal description, especially catalog descriptions. If a title change occurs after the first submission, the new title should be reflected on the revised proposal description. The College Senate Office has received several mismatched proposals recently, leading to inaccurate listings in the Daily Bulletin. Associate deans must ensure that all submissions match their routing forms and proposals before sending them via Kiss Flow to the Senate Office. The Senate Office checks submissions but is not responsible for mismatched documents.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Associate deans and department chairs should check their e-mails from KissFlow regularly, since this is the main communication device used in the Curriculum Committee reviewing process. Departments must be sure to delete proposals from KissFlow once they are approved, withdrawn, or rejected. Also, for proposals that require revisions, updated versions must be uploaded (including any online routing forms that may have changed) and previous, unapproved versions deleted. Title changes and prefixes also must be correctly updated in KissFlow when changes are made to original submissions. Please remember that any new course proposal prefix must not be reused from previous years or historical use.

Curricular authors, department chairs, or associate deans who experience technical problems with KissFlow, including uploading documents, workflow processes, and additions, should contact Andrew Chambers, information management specialist in RITE, who handles all technical issues within KissFlow. Neither the Senate Office nor the Curriculum Committee has access to proposals in the workflow system.