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.

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

Program Revision:
B.S. Didactic Program in Nutrition and Dietetics BS-DPND HND

New Courses:
DMP 200 Technical Listening I. Practicing technical listening skills essential to applying recording techniques and signal processors in professional audio productions. Students learn to identify bands of the audible frequency spectrum, their sonic characteristics, and their influence on recordings of various instruments. Offered fall semester.

DMP 201 Technical Listening II. Prerequisite: DMP 200. Continuation of DMP 200. Further practice of technical listening skills essential to the application of recording techniques and signal processors in professional audio productions. Focus on the effects of dynamics and data compression, as well as detailed frequency band recognition. Offered spring semester.

DMP 250 Introduction to MIDI and Digital Audio. Introduction to fundamental concepts in digital music production central to the use of MIDI and digital audio through hands-on exploration of basic electronic music hardware and audio software applications. Offered fall semester.

DMP 333 Theory and Analysis of Popular Music II. Prerequisite: MUS 332. Theory and analysis of compositional strategies, musical styles, and aesthetic trends rooted in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Western art music, learned through the study of their influence and the examination of their application in tonal and modal popular music and jazz repertoire. Offered fall semester.

DMP 361 Interactive Synthesizer Orchestra. Prerequisite: DMP 352 or instructor permission. Performance of a wide-ranging electronic music repertoire in an interactive ensemble setting using exclusively analog and digital hardware synthesizers. Offered every semester.

DMP 430 Game Audio. Prerequisite: DMP 352. Design and creation of audio and music for video games, gaming applications, and interactive media; exploration of audio gaming engines in adaptive and generative music systems. Offered fall semester.

DMP 432 Live Sound. Prerequisite: DMP 341. Advanced course in live sound reinforcement and system design and optimization, based on the physical parameters of the performance venue. Creative technical strategies to enhance musical performance in live venues. Offered spring semester.

Course Revision:
NFS 280 Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Prerequisite: NFS 102. Introduction to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), integrative and functional medicine, CAM modalities that include mind-body medicine, naturopathy of herbs and dietary supplements, and physical medicine for prevention of chronic diseases. Review of the regulatory and legal policies on the use of CAM therapies and products. Offered occasionally, starting fall 2019.

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
The College Senate Curriculum Committee will soon begin its fall 2018 review of curricular proposals. Please direct questions about submitted proposals to your respective associate dean. Because of the large number of submissions, please allow time for processing. 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
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
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
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 Associate Provost
The following has been approved by SUNY System Administration and the New York State Education Department:

New Program:
Undergraduate Certificate in Mathematical Logic

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

Program Revision:
B.S. Health and Wellness, BS-NS HEW

New Courses:
HEW 350 Introduction to Epidemiology. Prerequisite: MAT 103 with minimum grade of C. Introduction to epidemiology and epidemiological research for incidence, distribution, and control of diseases and health-related factors. Conceptual and practical issues encountered in design, conduct, and analysis of descriptive, experimental, and clinical epidemiologic studies. Includes basic research designs, estimating outcome measures, establishing cause and effect, and effectiveness of interventions to prevent and cure disease. Offered spring semester.

PAD 505 Introduction to Disaster and Emergency Management. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Introduction to disaster and emergency management principles, policies, and practices. How disasters and emergencies are defined, history of disaster and emergency management in the United States, phases of disaster and emergency management, politics of disaster response and humanitarian aid, and political landscape of disaster recovery and social change. Primary focus on the United States, with international examples used. Offered alternating years, beginning in spring.

PAD 606 Disaster Response and Recovery Management. Prerequisite: PAD 505. Management of disaster response and recovery activities. Federal and state disaster relief and recovery processes and policies, intergovernmental and cross-sector collaboration in emergency response and relief, and strategies for overcoming common challenges associated with managing disaster relief and recovery operations. Primary focus on the United States, with international examples used. Offered alternating years, beginning in summer.

PAD 609 Disaster and Emergency Management Planning. Prerequisite: PAD 505. Federal, state, and local disaster and emergency management planning policies and programs that guide disaster and emergency management planning and mitigation. How to analyze and assess hazard environments, assess local and organizational contexts, and develop strategies for preparing for and mitigating losses incurred by natural and man-made hazards. Focus primarily on the United States. Offered alternating years, beginning in fall.