From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Because of the revision of the Intellectual Foundations program, the College Senate Curriculum Committee will no longer accept new or revised course proposals for IF designation, effective immediately, until further notice. Course proposals submitted prior to this announcement will still be considered for IF designation; however, departments may opt to withdraw the proposal for IF designation by contacting the College Senate Curriculum Committee chair, Karen Sands-O’Connor, at cscc@buffalostate.edu. All current IF courses will remain as designated for now, but once the new IF program has been completely passed by the College Senate, the Senate Intellectual Foundations Oversight Committee will publish new procedures and guidelines for the submission of IF courses to the College Senate Curriculum Committee. Course proposal designation procedures for the new IF program will be published as soon as they are available.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:

New Courses:
ADE 660 Grant Writing for Education and Training. In-depth examination of the strategies for writing a successful grant-funding application in the field of education. Students participate in all aspects of the grant development process, including identifying agency strengths, researching potential funding sources and opportunities, writing application materials, developing budgets, and creating evaluation plans.

FRE 308 French Culture: Revolution to Belle Époque. Prerequisite: FRE 302. Taught in French. Introduction to key historical, social, cultural, and literary figures, works, ideologies, and events in France from 1789 to 1890.

FRE 310 Issues in Professional Communication. Prerequisite: FRE 302. Taught in French. Strategies for bicultural, bilingual communication. Examination of communication and miscommunication commonly experienced by U.S. nationals in Francophone settings. Oral, written, and reading skill-building practice at the advanced-mid level of the ACTFL (American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Language) scale.

PAD 560 The Aging Network. Prerequisite: Graduate status. Comprehensive overview of national and state policies, programs, and services for older adults delivered through the Aging Network, a collection of nonprofit and public-sector agencies.

Course Revision:
FRE 307 French Culture: Renaissance to Revolution. Prerequisite: FRE 302. Taught in French. Introduction to historical, social, cultural, and literary figures and works in France from 1515 to 1789.

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Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:

New Courses:
GLC 688 Internship
IDE 102 Digital Presentation Methods
SCI 650 Curricular Research Topics in Science Education
SCI 677 Initial Middle School Science Teaching Experience
SCI 678 Initial High School Science Teaching Experience

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
HUMANITIES
MUS 223 Sacred Music in Western Society

Course Revisions:
ANT 341 Indigenous Art of North America
MAT 270 Discrete Mathematics
SCI 502 Secondary Science Education Teaching: Theory, Content, and Pedagogy

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
We encourage departments to complete revisions requested by the College Senate Curriculum Committee for proposals from spring and fall 2012 that have been “accepted pending revisions” (APR) so that they may be finalized for approval and forwarded to the Academic Affairs Office.

Please note: Program routing sheets (majors and minors) must be printed on yellow paper, and course submission routing forms on blue paper. The Senate Office will not accept routing sheets unless the proper forms are submitted on the correct color paper. Please check with your school’s associate dean for details. All forms can be downloaded from the College Senate website Curriculum Committee page, under Forms and Templates. Please make sure when submitting a course revision to the Senate Office that the correct “old” version is included in both hard copy and electronic files.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Because of the revision of the Intellectual Foundations program, the College Senate Curriculum Committee will no longer accept new or revised course proposals for IF designation, effective immediately, until further notice. Course proposals submitted prior to this announcement will still be considered for IF designation; however, departments may opt to withdraw the proposal for IF designation by contacting the College Senate Curriculum Committee chair, Karen Sands-O’Connor, at cscc@buffalostate.edu. All current IF courses will remain as designated for now, but once the new IF program has been completely passed by the College Senate, the Senate Intellectual Foundations Oversight Committee will publish new procedures and guidelines for the submission of IF courses to the College Senate Curriculum Committee. Course proposal designation procedures for the new IF program will be published as soon as they are available.

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:
SPF/SOC 366 Cultural Proficiency and Public Achievement

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:

Program Revisions:
B.S. Chemistry, BS-NS CHE (formerly B.A. Chemistry, BA-NS CHE)
B.S. Urban and Regional Analysis and Planning,, BS-NS URP
M.S.Ed. Science Education, MSED-ED SCI

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
We encourage departments to complete revisions requested by the College Senate Curriculum Committee for proposals from spring and fall 2012 that have been “accepted pending revisions” (APR) so that they may be finalized for approval and forwarded to the Academic Affairs Office.

Please note: Program routing sheets (majors and minors) must be printed on yellow paper, and course submission routing forms on blue paper. The Senate Office will not accept routing sheets unless the proper forms are submitted on the correct color paper. Please check with your school’s associate dean for details. All forms can be downloaded from the College Senate website Curriculum Committee page, under Forms and Templates. Please make sure when submitting a course revision to the Senate Office that the correct “old” version is included in both hard copy and electronic files.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Because of the revision of the Intellectual Foundations program, the College Senate Curriculum Committee will no longer accept new or revised course proposals for IF designation, effective immediately, until further notice. Course proposals submitted prior to this announcement will still be considered for IF designation; however, departments may opt to withdraw the proposal for IF designation by contacting the College Senate Curriculum Committee chair, Karen Sands-O’Connor, at cscc@buffalostate.edu. All current IF courses will remain as designated for now, but once the new IF program has been completely passed by the College Senate, the Senate Intellectual Foundations Oversight Committee will publish new procedures and guidelines for the submission of IF courses to the College Senate Curriculum Committee. Course proposal designation procedures for the new IF program will be published as soon as they are available.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:

New Program:
Minor in Urban Civic Education

New Course:
ENT 481 Renewable Distributed Generation and Storage. Prerequisites: ENT 331 or equivalent and ENT 471 or instructor’s permission.Introduction to renewable and efficient electric power systems. Encouragement of self-teaching through numerous practical examples requiring quantitative analysis. Topics include historical, regulatory, and utility industry perspectives of the electric system as well as most of the electricity, thermodynamics, and engineering economics background needed to understand new power technologies.

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
We encourage departments to complete revisions requested by the College Senate Curriculum Committee for proposals from spring and fall 2012 that have been “accepted pending revisions” (APR) so that they may be finalized for approval and forwarded to the Academic Affairs Office.

Please note: Program routing sheets (majors and minors) must be printed on yellow paper, and course submission routing forms on blue paper. The Senate Office will not accept routing sheets unless the proper forms are submitted on the correct color paper. Please check with your school’s associate dean for details. All forms can be downloaded from the College Senate website Curriculum Committee page, under Forms and Templates. Please make sure when submitting a course revision to the Senate Office that the correct “old” version is included, in both hard copy and electronic files.