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 2023-24 Academic Year
Joe Williams, Chair (T - Psychology)
Chris Sweet, Vice-Chair (T - Library)
Joanne Diaz, (T - English)
(T - ) fine arts
Brenda Lessen Knoll (T - Nursing) (Spring '24)
Courtney Irby (T - Sociology)
Mikhail Munenzon (U - Finance)
Amy Coles, ex officio (T - History)
Leslie Betz, ex officio (Registrar)
2023-2024 CC Calendar of Deadlines
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Including Curriculum Council (CC), General Education |
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| 8/15/2023 |
Email Gateway Syllabi to the Writing Program Director, Pennie Gray (pgray1@iwu.edu) |
| 10/1/2023 | 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. (2023 Faculty Meetings are late in the month.) |
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9/22/2023 4 PM |
Deadline for submission of course fee requests to the Thorpe Center for Spring, May Term, and Summer 2024. |
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11/3/2023 |
Deadline for submission of new or significantly revised majors, minors, or concentrations. |
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2/1/2024 |
Outgoing CC representatives will call for nominations for their replacements. |
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2/5/2024 |
Deadline for submission of requests for inclusion in the Fall 2024 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 2024. |
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2/5/2024 |
Departmental commitment to the Associate Dean for Curriculum and Instruction of faculty resources to teach Gateway Colloquia (for the next academic year). |
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2/16/2024 |
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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2/17/2024 |
Deadline for submission of requests to the CC for faculty action in the current academic year. If the CC receives proposals after this date, it may need to postpone consideration until the following academic year. |
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2/16/2024 |
Deadline for submission of course fee requests via Google Form to the Thorpe Center for Fall 2024 registration. |
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2/23/2024 |
Deadline for voting for CC representatives in academic units who are electing a new representative. |
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4/19/2024 4 PM |
Deadline for submission to the Associate Dean for Curriculum and Instruction 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 15, 2023, 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 3, 2023 (the deadline for submission of course proposals to CC). |
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2023-24 Curriculum Council Handbook
Submit all forms to Curriculum Council HERE...
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