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:

Program Revision:
B.S. Physics, BS-NS PHY

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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 2018 review:

Program Revision:
M.S. Forensic Science, MS-NS FOR

New Courses
BUS 620 Marketing Strategy. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, BUS 624. Introduction and analysis of marketing strategies that propose concrete, measurable actions to accomplish specific marketing objectives. Topics include customer relationship management; customer social and digital media engagement; brand management; marketing-mix strategies including product, price, promotion, and distribution strategies; marketing metrics; and sustainable marketing in a global environment. Offered alternating years.

BUS 624 Business Communications in a Digital World. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Introduction and analysis of effective digital communications strategies in today’s business environment. Topics include traditional versus digital business communication, marketing, and PR tactics; effective messages, both written and oral, from concept to delivery; and practical applications of digital communications. Offered alternating years.

BUS 660 Managerial Analytics and Decision Making. Prerequisites: Undergraduate-level statistics, graduate standing. Introduction and analysis of business analytics, or the ways in which enterprises such as businesses, nonprofits, and governments can use data to gain insights and make better decisions. Applications of business analytics in operations, marketing, finance, and strategic planning among other functions. Emphasis on business analytics techniques to the extent that they can be used to provide real insights and improve the speed, reliability, and quality of business decisions. Offered alternating years.

BUS 666 Information Systems Management. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Introduction and analysis of the information systems concepts and techniques used in today’s competitive environment. Topics include the concepts of enterprise information systems, use of information systems to achieve strategic goals and to gain competitive advantages, the impacts of information systems on business process reengineering and management, managerial issues in developing information systems, IS project management, and other contemporary IS technologies. Offered alternating years.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Monday, November 26, is the deadline to submit curricular proposals for the fall 2018 semester. Submissions received after the deadline will be reviewed beginning in spring 2019. A spring 2019 submission deadline will be forthcoming. Curricular authors who plan to submit a proposal for fall 2018 should first consult with their respective associate dean.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The College Senate Curriculum Committee has begun its fall 2018 review of curricular proposals. Because of the large number of submissions, please allow time for processing. Please direct questions about submitted proposals to your respective associate dean. Proposals that have been approved pending revisions (APR) should be acted on immediately to prevent delays. All proposals must be approved by the respective associate dean before final approval by the chair of the Curriculum Committee. All proposals go through KissFlow. For technical issues regarding KissFlow, please create a ticket in the RITE self-service portal or contact Andrew Chambers, information management specialist in RITE. Please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, with general questions.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
A KissFlow Help document (PDF, 295 KB) is posted on the College Senate Curriculum Committee website to help curricular authors prepare and upload proposals to KissFlow. This instructive document includes important information to know before submitting proposals for review. Curricular authors should always check with their associate deans before submitting a course or program proposal to KissFlow.

When submitting a course or program proposal via KissFlow, please make certain that your associate dean has approved the assigned prefix number or code. It is imperative that the correct prefixes for new or revised proposals be submitted, as these will eventually be entered in Banner and the course catalogs. All proposals must accurately reflect 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 title and description on the KissFlow routing form match the title and description on the local routing form, 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 and further delaying the final approval process. Associate deans must ensure that all submissions match their routing forms and proposals before sending them to the Senate Office via KissFlow. The Senate Office checks submissions but is not responsible for mismatched documents.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
All curricular 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 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
The Curriculum Handbook has been revised and is now available on the College Senate Curriculum Committee website.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Associate deans and department chairs should regularly check their e-mail from KissFlow; this is the main communication device used in the Curriculum Committee reviewing process. Title changes and prefixes 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 create a ticket in the RITE self-service portal or 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: 

New Courses:
EDU 420 Issues in Early Childhood
EDU 580 International Professional Development Schools Study Abroad and Research Project

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From the Associate Provost
The following has been approved by SUNY System Administration and forwarded to the New York State Education Department for review:

New Program:
Undergraduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems

The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for fall 2018 review:

New Course:
DMP 300 Analytical Listening. Prerequisite: DMP 201. Analysis of music recordings from various periods and genres based on several production parameters. Examination of how different elements and approaches to music production function within the artistic context; analysis of the way technical tools and choices made during the creation process affect the sonic outcome. Offered spring semester.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The College Senate Curriculum Committee has begun its fall 2018 review of curricular proposals. Because of the large number of submissions, please allow time for processing. Please direct questions about submitted proposals to your respective associate dean. Proposals that have been approved pending revisions (APR) should be acted on immediately to prevent delays. All proposals must be approved by the respective associate dean before final approval by the chair of the Curriculum Committee. All proposals go through KissFlow. For technical issues regarding KissFlow, please create a ticket in the RITE self-service portal or contact Andrew Chambers, information management specialist in RITE. Please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, with general questions.