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:
COM 328 Intermediate Postproduction (formerly COM 328 Intermediate Audio Production)

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Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following was received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for fall 2019 review:

Course Revision:
COM 328 Intermediate Postproduction (formerly COM 328 Intermediate Audio Production). Prerequisite: COM 312. Theory, aesthetics, and practice of digital postproduction in video and audio; emphasis on workflow, structure, and storytelling techniques for radio, audio, television, and film; hands-on experience in digital postproduction in various genres using digital editing and mixing software. Offered fall and spring semesters, beginning spring 2020.

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The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for spring 2020 review:

Course Revision:
NFS 445 Nutrition Care A. Prerequisites: NFS 302, NFS 315, NFS 316; corequisites: dietitian education major, NFS 401. First in a series of supervised experiential practice nutritional care courses promoting professional development. Emphasis on basic medical nutrition therapy, interviewing, dietary assessment, and nutrition education skills, fostered through observation and practice. Clinical experiences to provide opportunities for applied learning and self-evaluation. Clinical dress code required. Offered fall semester, beginning fall 2020.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The College Senate Curriculum Committee has completed its fall 2019 curricular reviews. Proposals submitted by November 25 were reviewed. Proposals received after November 25 will be reviewed in spring 2020. The Curriculum Committee does not convene over the winter break. The committee will resume reviews in February 2020.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Curricular authors must now be using the newly revised proposal submission templates, which can be found on the Curriculum Committee website.

Please ensure that course proposals with the same three-letter course prefix and different course numbers have unique titles regardless of the graduate or undergraduate level. All courses must have different names, and all documents must match the information being entered in Kiss Flow. For example, CSC 100 Introduction to the Curriculum Process and CSC 600 Introduction to the Curriculum Process would not be permissible; one of the titles must be changed to distinguish it from the other.

Please use the CSCC website for all your curricular needs and information. Updated proposal templates and all the latest CSCC information are posted there.

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:
COM 212 Introduction to Digital Storytelling
COM 435 Visual Effects
PHI 335 God and Religion       

Course Revisions:
COM 312 Basic Media Production
COM 329 Intermediate Video Production

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:

New Courses:
COM 212 Introduction to Digital Storytelling
COM 435 Visual Effects
PHI 335 God and Religion

Course Revisions:
COM 312 Basic Media Production
COM 329 Intermediate Video Production

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Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in at the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for fall 2019 review:

New Program:
M.S. Conservation Science and Imaging, MS-AH CNS

Program Revision:
M.A. Conservation of Art and Cultural Heritage, MA-AH CNS

New Course:
EDU 304 Women and Mathematics. Prerequisite: CWP 102. The study of women and mathematics as they relate to career development, bias and stereotype, anxiety and attitude. An examination of successful female mathematicians, past and present. Research, critical thinking, and problem solving about challenges faced by women when studying mathematics and in careers involving mathematics.  Offered spring semester, beginning spring 2021.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The College Senate Curriculum Committee is completing its fall 2019 curricular reviews. Proposals submitted by November 25 will be reviewed this semester. Proposals received after November 25 will be reviewed in spring 2020. The Curriculum Committee does not convene over the winter break. The committee will resume reviews in February 2020.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Curricular authors must now be using the newly revised proposal submission templates, which can be found on the Curriculum Committee website.

Please ensure that course proposals with the same three-letter course prefix and different course numbers have unique titles regardless of the graduate or undergraduate level. All courses must have different names, and all documents must match the information being entered in Kiss Flow. For example, CSC 100 Introduction to the Curriculum Process and CSC 600 Introduction to the Curriculum Process would not be permissible; one of the titles must be changed to distinguish it from the other.

Please use the CSCC website for all your curricular needs and information. Updated proposal templates and all the latest CSCC information are posted there.

From the President
I have approved the following curricular item, which has been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost. This program must now advance to SUNY System Administration and the New York State Education Department for final review:

New Program:
Advanced Certificate in Applied Creative Thinking and Problem Solving

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

Program Revision:
Minor in Coaching

New Courses:
DSA 610 Databases and the Data Science Information Life Cycle
NFS 609 Experiential Learning in Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy
PHI 360 Africana Philosophy

New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
HUMANITIES
MCL 200 Italian Cinema II   

Course Revision:
HPR 205 Techniques and Theories of Track and Field

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From the Associate Provost
The following have been submitted to SUNY System Administration for review:

Program Discontinuance:*
M.S.Ed. Earth Science Education
Postbaccalaureate Teacher Certification - Earth Science Education

*Discontinuance: Buffalo State is prepared to discontinue the program in January 2020.

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:

New Courses:
NFS 609 Experiential Learning in Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy
PHI 360 Africana Philosophy

New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
HUMANITIES
MCL 200 Italian Cinema II

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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 2019 review:

New Courses:
CRS 689 Introduction to Research Methods in Creativity Studies. Prerequisite: CRS 620 or equivalent. Exploration of research methods applicable to the field of creativity. Strengths and limitations of various qualitative and quantitative research methods. Examination of research articles for each design. Critical evaluation of published creativity research. Development of awareness on standards set for ethical issues and academic and scholarly writing. Design of small-scale creativity studies. Offered occasionally, beginning fall 2020.

CRS 740 Quantitative Data Analysis and Statistics in Creativity Studies I. Prerequisite: CRS 689. Exploration of foundational statistics and quantitative research methods applicable to creativity research. Application of descriptive and inferential univariate statistics. Conducting and reporting statistical analyses using statistical software programs through lab experiences. Linking various research designs to appropriate statistical analyses. Critical evaluation of published research in the field of creativity. Offered occasionally, beginning summer 2020.

CRS 741 Quantitative Data Analysis and Statistics in Creativity Studies II. Prerequisites: CRS 689 and CRS 740. Exploration of advanced statistics and quantitative methods in creativity studies. Application of multivariate statistics.  Conducting and reporting statistical analyses using statistical software programs through lab experiences. Investigation of steps of test construction. Critical evaluation of published research. Development of a quantitative research design. Application of learning to students’ research. Offered occasionally, beginning summer 2020.

ENT 473 Electric Vehicles in Smart Grid. Prerequisite: ENT 471 or instructor permission. Introduction to the latest advancements in the planning and operation of electric vehicles (EV) from smart grid perspective. Study of problems such as charging station sizing and placement as well as charging management of EVs considering the technical characteristics of EVs. Offered occasionally, beginning fall 2020.

ENT 573 Planning and Operation of Electric Vehicles in Smart Grid. Prerequisite: ENT 471 or instructor permission. Introduction to the latest advancements in the planning and operation of electric vehicles (EV) from a smart grid perspective. Study of problems such as charging station sizing and placement as well as charging management of EVs considering the technical characteristics of EVs. Offered occasionally, beginning fall 2020.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Curricular authors must now be using the newly revised proposal submission templates, which can be found on the Curriculum Committee website.

Please ensure that course proposals with the same three-letter course prefix and different course numbers have unique titles regardless of the graduate or undergraduate level. All courses must have different names, and all documents must match the information being entered in Kiss Flow. For example, CSC 100 Introduction to the Curriculum Process and CSC 600 Introduction to the Curriculum Process would not be permissible; one of the titles must be changed to distinguish it from the other.

Please use the CSCC website for all your curricular needs and information. Updated proposal templates and all the latest CSCC information are posted there.