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:

Course Revisions:
CNS 610 Polymers in Art and Conservation. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance to the Art Conservation Department. Corequisite: CNS 611. The chemistry and physics of polymers used to create and treat works of art. Nomenclature, reactivity, structure-property relationships, solubility, surfactants, emulsions, natural and synthetic coatings and adhesives, degradation, mechanical properties, thermal properties, polymer additives, and analytical methods of identification and characterization. Offered annually, fall semester.

CNS 611 Polymers in Art and Conservation Lab. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance to the Art Conservation Department. Corequisite: CNS 610. The chemistry and physics of polymers used to create and treat works of art. Expands on lectures in CNS 610 and provides students with hands-on experience with polymer synthesis, characterization, polymer stability, and compatibility and properties in blends. Offered annually, fall semester.

CNS 614 Inorganic Materials in Art and Conservation. Prerequisite: CNS 612 and CNS 613. Corequisite: CNS 615. Specialized understanding of inorganic materials with an emphasis on alternative scientific techniques used for their investigation (i.e., scanning electron microscopy, x-ray fluorescence analysis, x-ray diffraction). Prepares students to use the equipment at a basic level or to communicate effectively with professional scientists who run the equipment. Provides practice laboratory applications related to treatment and analysis of works of art. Focus on the use of polarized light microscopy and microchemical testing of the material found in works of art and cultural artifacts. Offered annually, fall semester. 

CNS 615 Inorganic Materials in Art and Conservation Lab. Prerequisites: CNS 612 and CNS 613. Corequisite: CNS 614. Laboratory component that expands on the lectures of CNS 614 to provide practical applications related to treatment and analysis of works of art. Focus on the use of polarized light microscopy and microchemical testing of the material found in works of art and cultural artifacts. Offered annually, fall semester.

CNS 617 Technical Aspects of Preventive Conservation Lab. Prerequisite: CNS 615. Corequisite: CNS 616. Laboratory component of practical and scientific principles behind preventive conservation. Hands-on experiences in materials testing, environmental monitoring, accelerated light ageing, pest management and identification, agents of biodeterioration, and emergency management. Offered annually, spring semester.

CNS 620 Technology and Conservation of Paintings. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance to the Art Conservation Department. Corequisite: CNS 621. Historical survey of processes and materials employed by artists in the creation of wall and easel paintings from the Paleolithic to the present and the implications for their conservation. Painting types include rock art, Egyptian and Etruscan tomb painting, medieval tempera, Italian Renaissance fresco, oil on panel and canvas, and modern media. Offered annually, fall semester. 

CNS 621 Technology and Conservation of Paintings Lab. Formal acceptance to the Art Conservation Department. Corequisite: CNS 620. Re-creation of historical paintings using traditional materials and techniques to the greatest extent possible: fourteenth-century Sienese egg tempera on panel and seventeenth-century Flemish or Spanish painting on canvas. Written technical examination of an oil painting of value on loan through the department’s clinic program. Offered annually, fall semester. 

CNS 622 Technology and Conservation of Paintings II. Prerequisites: CNS 620 and CNS 621. Corequisite: CNS 623. Theory and practice of conserving easel paintings. Topics include treatment proposal design, aqueous- and solvent-based cleaning systems, resins and solvents used for consolidation, mechanics and dynamics of canvas paintings and support systems, humidification and lining treatments, varnishes and varnishing techniques, and color-matching theory and its application to inpainting. Offered annually, spring semester. 

CNS 623 Technology and Conservation of Paintings II Lab. Prerequisites: CNS 620 and CNS 621. Corequisite: CNS 622. Hands-on conservation of easel paintings. Includes treatment proposal ethics and design, aqueous- and solvent-based cleaning systems, resins and solvents used for consolidation, mechanics and dynamics of canvas paintings and support systems, humidification and lining treatments, varnishes and varnishing techniques, and color-matching theory and its application to inpainting. Offered annually, spring semester.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The College Senate Curriculum Committee will begin reviewing curricular proposals on September 26. Items that were submitted after the deadline in the spring will have priority for reviews. 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.

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 KissFlow to the Senate Office. The Senate Office checks submissions but is not responsible for mismatched documents.

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. If your proposal has been revised since its first submission, please make sure to upload any revised documents, including any online routing forms that may have changed. Title changes and prefixes must be correctly updated in KissFlow when changes are made to first submissions. Please remember that any new course proposal prefix must not be reused from previous years or historical use.

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 Courses:
CNS 625 Technology and Conservation of Paintings III Lab. Prerequisite: CNS 623. Greater involvement with easel painting treatments to allow students to broaden their repertoire of skills, further develop acuity for recognizing condition problems, and strengthen visual connoisseurship. Offered annually, fall semester.

CNS 635 Technology and Conservation of Works of Art on Paper III Lab. Prerequisites: CNS 630, CNS 631, CNS 632, and CNS 633. First advanced course in paper conservation that allows students to examine and treat a wider variety of media, paper, and conservation problems. Independent decision making and problem solving is encouraged. Short research projects are also possible. Offered annually, fall semester.

Course Revisions:
CNS 612 Polarized Light Microscopy, Light, and Matter. Prerequisites: CNS 610 and CNS 611. Corequisite: CNS 613. Introduction to aspects of the elements of light, color, and optics as they pertain to polarized light microscopy in the field of art conservation; principles of optical microscopy; how light interacts with matter, especially as it applies to the appearance of art and cultural objects. Practice of laboratory applications related to treatment and analysis of works of art; focus on the use of polarized light microscopy and microchemical testing of materials found in works of art and cultural artifacts. Offered annually, spring semester.

CNS 613 Polarized Light Microscopy, Light, and Matter Lab. Prerequisites: CNS 610 and CNS 611. Corequisite: CNS 612. Expansion of lectures from CNS 612 through practice of laboratory applications related to treatment and analysis of works of art; focus on the use of polarized light microscopy and microchemical testing of materials found in works of art and cultural artifacts. Offered annually, spring semester.

CNS 624 Technology and Conservation of Paintings III. Prerequisite: CNS 622. Ethical and practical considerations to help students broaden their repertoire of skills and knowledge of materials as applied to paint consolidation, filling, tear mending, and acrylic dispersions. Topics include philosophical approaches to the cleaning of paintings and the design and construction of suction and vacuum hot tables. Offered annually, fall semester.

CNS 626 Technology and Conservation of Paintings IV. Prerequisites: CNS 624 and CNS 625. Study of fakes and forgeries, history of cleaning controversies, structural treatment of panel paintings and conservation framing. Lab section includes a deeper involvement with easel painting treatments to help students broaden their repertoire of skills, further develop acuity for recognizing condition problems, and strengthen visual connoisseurship. Involved original research and materials analysis. Offered annually in the spring semester.

CNS 631 Technology and Conservation of Works of Art on Paper I Lab. Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Art Conservation Department. Corequisite: CNS 630. Studio recreations of paper and the media found in art on paper using historical recipes and techniques; identification of media and sheets found in works of art on paper; rudimentary repairs on a variety of papers. Offered annually, fall semester. 

CNS 632 Technology and Conservation of Works of Art on Paper II. Prerequisites: CNS 630 and CNS 631. Corequisite: CNS 633. History and theory of basic techniques in paper conservation (washing, de-acidification, neutralization, tape removal, lining, adhesives, compensation of losses, formats for storage, etc.); hands-on practice of these and other techniques on mock-ups. Offered annually, spring semester.

CNS 633 Technology and Conservation of Works of Art on Paper II Lab. Prerequisites: CNS 630 and CNS 631. Corequisite: CNS 632. Treatment of the first project in paper conservation under close supervision of the faculty; a second project is assigned for examination and documentation. Offered annually, spring semester.

CNS 634 Technology and Conservation of Works of Art on Paper III. Prerequisites: CNS 630, CNS 631, CNS 632, and CNS 633. First advanced lecture/seminar course in paper conservation that allows students to discuss a close reading of a variety of recent literature in conservation, the history of conservation, and published science in conservation. Students criticize historical and new literature about conservation and treatment, and apply this criticism to their own writing and treatment strategies. Includes assessment of recent technical essays in catalogs written by conservators for a broad audience. Offered annually, fall semester.

CNS 636 Technology and Conservation of Works of Art on Paper IV. Prerequisites: CNS 634 and CNS 635. Final in the series of treatment courses for the paper conservation specialist, intended to allow students to examine and treat a wider variety of media, paper, and conservation problems. Independent decision making and problem solving are required. Short research projects are needed for each treatment. Students undertake independent technical studies of art objects. Offered annually, spring semester.

CNS 640 Technology and Conservation of Objects I. Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Art Conservation Department. Corequisite: CNS 641. Technology and material science of cultural objects composed of organics (wood, plant materials, animal materials including leather, bone, ivory, and non-cellular organics such as resins and coatings); changing attitudes toward these materials, and changes in the strategies of working these materials. Offered annually, fall semester.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The College Senate Curriculum Committee will begin reviewing curricular proposals on September 26. Items that were submitted after the deadline in the spring will have priority for reviews. 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.

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. 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.

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. If your proposal has been revised since its first submission, please make sure to upload any revised documents, including any online routing forms that may have changed. Title changes and prefixes must be correctly updated in KissFlow when changes are made to first submissions. Please remember that any new course proposal prefix must not be reused from previous years or historical use.

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:
ARTS
ALT 150 Introduction to Digital Media

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:

New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ARTS
ALT 150 Introduction to Digital 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 fall 2017 review:

New Program:
Certificate in Digital Design and Fabrication, CERT-AH

New Courses:
CNS 645 Technology and Conservation of Objects III Lab. Prerequisite: CNS 643. Continuation of treatments begun during the previous lab course. Students specializing in objects conservation examine and treat decorative arts exhibiting more advanced conservation problems. Independent decision making and problem solving is encouraged. Offered annually, fall semester.

CNS 694 Master’s Project I. Prerequisite: Successful completion of first-year studies. Directed-study course guided by a student’s major adviser but involving multiple faculty members. Second-year students perform research and/or treatment related to a selected artifact or group of artifacts within their chosen concentration. Procedures are completely documented and presented in both oral and written form at the end of the fall semester. Offered annually, fall semester.

Course Revisions:
CNS 642 Technology and Conservation of Objects II. Prerequisites: CNS 640 and 641. Corequisite: CNS 643. The deterioration and practical conservation of various categories of materials and the objects made from them; historical methods of repair; currently accepted methods of conservation treatment. This is the lecture portion of the object conservation treatment course, presenting general theory and case studies. Offered annually, spring semester.

CNS 643 Technology and Conservation of Objects II Lab. Prerequisites: CNS 644 and CNS 645. Practical laboratory component of the second-semester objects curriculum focusing on the design of a treatment plan, followed by the supervised treatment of individually assigned object conservation projects. Lecture material is designed to answer practical questions regarding the currently accepted methods of object treatment, and these methods are carried out in the lab as required. Offered spring semester.

CNS 644 Technology and Conservation of Objects III Seminar. Prerequisite: CNS 642. Focus on the technology and materials of objects. Course content is a sample only and changes with interests and sub-majors of any particular class. Offered annually, fall semester.

CNS 646 Technology and Conservation of Objects IV. Prerequisites: CNS 644 and CNS 645. Final course in the series for the object conservation specialist, intended to allow students to examine and treat a wider variety of media and conservation problems. Requires independent decision making and problem solving. Independent technical studies of art objects are undertaken by all students. Instructor presents seminar discussions and hands-on demonstrations of additional treatment methods on a regular basis. Offered annually, spring semester.

CNS 685 Special Topics in Conservation I. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Art Conservation Department. Guest lecturers and faculty members introduce special topics in conservation including health and safety, advanced conservation practices, and materials analysis. Typical activities include lectures, workshops, field trips, annual conservation services clinic, and open house. May be taken more than once. Offered annually, fall semester.

CNS 686 Special Topics in Conservation II Prerequisite: CNS 685. Guest lecturers and faculty members introduce special topics in conservation including presentation techniques, professional private practice, advanced conservation practices, and materials analysis. Typical activities include lectures, workshops, and field trips. May be taken more than once. Offered annually, spring semester.

CNS 695 Master’s Project II. Prerequisite: CNS 694. Directed-study course guided by a student’s major adviser but involving multiple faculty members. Second-year students perform research and/or treatment related to a selected artifact or group of artifacts within their chosen concentration. Procedures are completely documented and presented in both oral and written form at the end of the spring semester. Offered annually, spring semester.