From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The Curriculum Handbook (PDF, 572 KB) has been revised and is now available on the College Senate Curriculum Committee website.

From the Associate Provost
The following has been approved by SUNY System Administration for General Education designation:

New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HON 209 Western Civilization Seminar

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:
BUS 630 Marketing Strategy
COM 612 Crisis Communication

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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 spring review:

New Courses:
EDU 349 Middle Childhood Development, Curriculum, and Learning. Prerequisite: SPF 202 or SPF 303. Explores early adolescence as a unique transition period. Examines middle level student characteristics and critical transformations that take place during these years. Details research-based middle level curriculum development with an emphasis on differentiating instruction for diverse students in grades 5–9 to promote cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. Analyzes interdisciplinary models that integrate curriculum across the content areas and methods for successful middle level teaching in specific content areas. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2019.

EDU 549 Research and Theory of Middle Childhood Development, Curriculum, and Learning. Explores research and theory regarding early adolescence as a unique transition period. Examines middle level student characteristics and critical transformations that take place during these years. Details research-based middle level curriculum development with an emphasis on differentiating instruction for diverse students in grades 5–9 to promote cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. Analyzes theories and research related to interdisciplinary models that integrate curriculum across the content areas and methods for successful middle level teaching in specific content areas. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2019.

HEW 331 Principles of Strength and Conditioning. Prerequisites: HEW 306 and NFS 102. Program design, motivational techniques, and implementation of strength and conditioning techniques for a variety of populations. Prepares students with the knowledge and skills to work in the physical fitness and sports performance industries. Prepares students for the national certifications offered by the NSCA, ACE, and NASM. Offered occasionally, beginning spring 2020.

Course Revisions:
HEA 591 Gender, Intersectionality, and Higher Education. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Critical examination of gender and intersectionality in higher education. Explores the experiences of students, faculty, and leaders with attention to interlocking systems of oppression, identity development, transgender issues, and campus climate and policies. Offered every other year, fall semester.

HEA 624 Supervised Practice I. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Supervised practice in higher education or related setting that provides substantive experience and professional supervision; seminar focused on awareness and development of professional competencies and goals; development of professional portfolio. Requires completion of 150 hours of supervised practice. Offered fall and spring semesters.

HEA 625 Supervised Practice II. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and HEA 624. Supervised practice in higher education or related setting that provides substantive experience and professional supervision; capstone seminar focused on career planning and professional development; continuation of HEA 624 and further development of professional portfolio. Requires completion of 150 hours of supervised practice. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2019.

HPR 203 Techniques and Theories of Football. Prerequisite: HPR 126 or HPR 300. Underlying philosophies, theories, and techniques for planning, organizing, and managing football programs. Intended for prospective football coaches. Applying the principles and practices of coaching a football team. Active participation in practical coaching scenarios under the guidance and supervision of a New York State certified coach. Offered occasionally, beginning fall 2019.

HPR 300 Principles, Philosophy, and Organization of Athletics in Education. The philosophy and principles of athletics in education. Rules, regulations, risk management, personal standards and values, coaching concerns to include special populations. Designed as a required course for students choosing to meet minimal New York State standards for coaching certification. Meets part of the state-mandated requirements for interscholastic coaches. Offered every semester, beginning fall 2019.

SSE 603 Middle School Social Studies Instruction. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75, SSE 500, and SSE 602. The purpose, goals, curricular materials, methodologies, and instructional techniques of middle school social studies education; students develop competency in designing and practicing instructional strategies drawn from methodologies and of the curricular materials of middle school social studies education and the disciplines of history and the social sciences. Offered each semester, beginning fall 2019.

SSE 609 Student Teaching of Social Studies in the Middle School. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, minimum grade of C+ in SSE 602 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, beginning fall 2019.

SSE 611 Student Teaching of Social Studies in the High School. Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, minimum grade of C+ in SSE 602 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, beginning fall 2019.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The College Senate Curriculum Committee has begun its spring 2019 review of curricular proposals. Because of the large number of submissions, please allow time for processing. The deadline to submit curricular proposals for spring 2019 review is Tuesday, April 23. Submissions received after the deadline will be reviewed in fall 2019. Curricular authors who plan to submit a proposal for spring 2019 should consult with their respective associate dean.

Please direct questions about previously submitted proposals to your respective associate dean. Any proposal that has 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 IT self-service portal or contact Andrew Chambers, information management specialist in IT. Please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, with general questions.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Any new or revised course proposal submitted for an Intellectual Foundations (IF) designation must reflect the IF 2014 revisions, which were approved by the College Senate in 2014. All IF narratives must be updated to reflect the IF 2014 requirements; any IF narrative submitted under a previous IF format will not be accepted for review. An IF narrative submitted for a previously approved course should use the recently added "IF Narrative only" option in Kissflow. Please contact your respective associate dean with questions.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
When submitting a course or program proposal via KissFlow, please make certain that your associate dean has approved the assigned prefix number or code. Please remember that any new course proposal prefix must not be reused from previous years or historical use. 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
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.

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.

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 IT self-service portal or contact Andrew Chambers, information management specialist in IT, 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 Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The Curriculum Handbook (PDF, 572 KB) has been revised and is now available on the College Senate Curriculum Committee website.

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:
BUS 624 Business Communications in a Digital World
CNS 645 Technology and Conservation of Objects III Lab
ENG 557 English Education Student Teaching in Middle School
ENG 558 English Education Student Teaching in High School
ENG 559 Seminar in English Education Student Teaching for English Education

Course Revisions:
CNS 640 Technology and Conservation of Objects I
CNS 643 Conservation of Objects II Lab

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From the Associate Provost
The following has been submitted to SUNY System Administration for General Education designation:

New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HON 209 Western Civilization Seminar