Curriculum Council
The Associate Dean is responsible for the publication of the Curriculum Council Handbook that CC produces annually. The handbook, available online, describes procedures for submitting course proposals, new majors, minors, and concentrations, as well as procedures for General Education course approval and course development information.
CC Members for the 2021-22 Academic Year
Aaron Wilson, Vice-Chair
Julie Ballard
Lydia Bertschi
Carmela Ferradans
Chris Sweet
Greg Shaw, ex officio
Leslie Betz, ex officio*
*Each semester Curriculum Council votes on whether or not to invite the Registrar
to attend meetings. If granted approval, she attends all meetings for the given semester.
2021-22 CC Calendar of Deadlines
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Including Curriculum Council (CC), General Education |
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| 8/19/2021 | Email Gateway Syllabi to the Interim Associate Dean, Greg Shaw gshaw@iwu.edu |
| 9/13/2021 | Deadline for changes to be included in the Spring Semester Program of Classes. This is the last opportunity for consideration by the faculty at the October Faculty Meeting. |
| 9/17/2021 | Deadline for submission of course fee requests to the Mellon Center for Spring 2022. |
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11/2/2021 |
Deadline for submission of new or significantly revised majors, minors, or concentrations. |
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2/1/2022 |
Outgoing CC representatives will call for nominations for their replacements. |
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2/7/2022 |
Deadline for submission of requests for inclusion in the Fall 2022 printed Program of Classes. Note: Requests approved after the Program is posted may still be included on the web-based list of courses for Fall 2022. |
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2/8/2022 |
Departmental commitment to the Associate Dean of Curricular and Faculty Development of faculty resources to teach Gateway Colloquia (for the next academic year). |
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2/14/2022 |
Deadline for submission of requests to CC for faculty action in the current academic year. If CC receives proposals after this date, it may need to postpone consideration until the following academic year. |
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2/14/2022 |
The slate of CC nominees will be announced in academic units that need to elect a new representative. Two (2) days will be given for additions / deletions. |
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2/18/2022 |
Deadline for submission of course fee requests to the Mellon Center for Fall 2022 registration. |
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2/21/2022 |
Deadline for voting for CC representatives in academic units who are electing a new representative. |
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4/4/2022 |
Deadline for submission to the Associate Dean of Curricular and Faculty Development of final Gateway Colloquium course descriptions for the next academic year. |
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*Note: In the rare occasion that a Gateway instructor is hired over the summer to teach a new Gateway course in the Fall, this instructor should send a course description and syllabus to the Associate Dean of Curricular and Faculty Development and the Writing Program Director before the start of the Fall semester for preliminary review. A full Gateway Course Proposal should be sent to CC by September 13, 2021, and the Gateway syllabus review process should be engaged as soon as possible. For new Gateway courses to be taught in Spring, the instructor should send a course description and syllabus to the Associate Dean of Curricular and Faculty Development and the Writing Program Director before the start of the Spring semester. A full Gateway Course Proposal should be sent to CC by November 22, 2021 (the deadline for submission of course proposals to CC). |
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2021-22 Curriculum Council Handbook
Curriculum Council Forms:
- Request for Curriculum Council Action Form
- Request for Curriculum Council Action - Academic Certificate
- Request for Course Deletion Form
- Notification Form for Non-Action Items
- Notification for Gateway Colloquia Form
- Application for Special Interdisciplinary Major/Minor
- Application for Special Contract Major/Minor
Exemplary Curriculum Council Proposals
New Curriculum Council Structure (Approved April 2014)
Curriculum Council Procedures (Approved April 2014)
GENERAL EDUCATION-RELATED DOCUMENTS
General Education Direct Assessment Five-Year Rotation Calendar (Approved Fall 2013)
General Education Direct Assessment Plan (Approved Fall 2013)
Student Learning Assessment
GATEWAY-RELATED DOCUMENTS
2014 Curriculum Council Gateway Proposal (Approved April 2014), click here
2014 Curriculum Council Gateway Staffing Proposal
Gateway Related Historical Documentation, click here
2021 INTERNSHIP FRAMEWORK FORUMS
Nov 16 Zoom Recording
Nov 19 Zoom Recording