College Senate Curriculum Committee
In accordance with the rules and regulations of the New York State Education Department and the City University of New York, the Curriculum Committee sets policies for LaGuardia with regard to curriculum formation and implementation.
The committee is a subcommittee of the College Senate. Its constituency represents each academic department as well as Adult & Continuing Education (ACE) and Enrollment Management & Student Development (EMSD).
Deadlines for submissions to College Senate Curriculum Committee 2024-2025
Agenda
COLLEGE SENATE CURRICULUM MEETING
December 01, 2022
2:30- 4:30pm
E-Building, E-322
Social Science Department
Revised Course: SSY250 – Social Psychology
Presented by: Tomoaki Imamichi
New Course: SSN107 – Environmental Anthropology
Presented: Ryan Mann-Hamilton
English Department
Curricular Framework: English – Creative Writing
New Course: ENG277 – Advanced Creative Writing Workshop
Presented by: Noam Scheindlin
Liberal Arts
New Course: FYS – First Year Seminar for College Success (experimental)
Presented by: Christine Marks
Articulation Agreement: Articulation Agreement for Proposed Liberal Arts Social Science and Humanities – Health Humanities Option
Presented by: N/A
COLLEGE SENATE CURRICULUM MEETING
November 10, 2022
2:30- 4:30pm
E-Building, E-322
Health Sciences Department: 2:30 PM
Curricular Framework: Occupational Therapy Assistant
Revised Course: SCO101 – Introduction to Occupational Therapy
Revised Course: SCO110 – Ethical & Legal Concepts in Occupational Therapy
Revised course: SCO214 – OT Functional Skills & Occupations I
Revised Course: SCO284 – OTA Level I Fieldwork
Revised Course: SCO285 – OTA Level I Fieldwork
Presented by: Regina Lehman
Humanities Department: 2:50 PM
Curricular Framework: Philosophy
New Course: HUP280 – Experiential Learning in Philosophy
Presented by: Cheri Carr
Curricular Framework: New Media Technology
New Course: HUW164 – XR-Interactive Media
Revised Course: HUW167 – Creative Code and Dynamic Programming
Presented by: Sarada Rauch
Revised Course: HUM160 – Applied Music I
Revised Course: HUM161 – Applied Music II
Revised Course: HUM261 – Applied Music III
Revised Course: HUM145 – Introduction to Songwriting
Presented by: Thomas Dempsey
Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science Department: 3:15 PM
Curricular Framework: Civil Engineering AS Degree
Presented by: Yves Ngabonziza
English Department: 3:20 PM
Curricular Framework: English – Creative Writing
New Course: ENG277 – Advanced Creative Writing Workshop
Informational Item: Reduction of class size
Presented by: Noam Scheindlin
Social Science Department: 3:30 PM
Revised Course: SSY 101 – General Psychology
Presented by: Joanne Pierre-Louis
Education and Language Acquisition Department: 3:45 PM
Informational Item: Removal of ELL110
Presented by: Tomonori Nagano
Other:
Updated Checklist form
COLLEGE SENATE CURRICULUM MEETING
October 27th, 2022
2:30- 4:00pm
E-Building, E-322 and Zoom
Humanities Department: 2:30 PM
Revised Course: HUT111 Acting II
Presented by: Christopher Weston
Natural Sciences Department: 2:45 PM
Curricular Framework: Environmental Science; Addition of an Animal Sciences Option
New Course: SCG252 – Animal Behavior and Ethics
New Course: SCB212 – Integrative Physiology
Presented by: Preethi Radhakrishnan
Education and Language Acquisition Department: 3:10 PM
Experimental Course: ELE150 – Introduction to Education Technology
Presented by: Michele de Goeas-Malone
Informational Item: Articulation Agreement for LA TESOL/Linguistics Option
Articulation Agreement:
Sending College: Fiorello H. LaGuardia Community College
Department: Education and Language Acquisition
Program: Liberal Arts option -TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)/Linguistics Degree: Associate of Arts (AA)
Receiving College: Lehman College Department: Languages and Literature
Programs: Interdisciplinary Program in Linguistics
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Humanities Department (continued): 3:30
Curriculum Framework: Communication Studies
New Course: HUC205 Intercultural Communication
Revised Course: HUC116 Introduction to Speech and Hearing Disorders
Revised Course: HUC120 Introduction to Media Studies
Revised Course: HUC192 Health Communication
Revised Course: HUC212 Organizational Communication
Informational Item: Courses no longer offered
Presented by: Kai Chun Chuang
Course Proposal Form
COLLEGE SENATE CURRICULUM MEETING
October 13th, 2022
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
E-Building, E-322 and Zoom
English Department
Curricular Framework: English
New Course: ENG296 – Literature in Historical Context
Presented by: Tuli Chatterji and Paul Fess
Health Sciences
Informational Item: Program no longer offered: School Foodservice Management
Presented by: Nicolle Fernandes
Informational Item: Program no longer offered: Human Services: Gerontology
Presented by: Michele Mills
Business and Technology Department
Informational Item: Discontinuation of Courses- Word Processing Specialist Certificate Program
Presented by: Andrea Irias
COLLEGE SENATE CURRICULUM MEETING
March 17, 2022
2:30- 3:00
On Zoom and in person in M401 A
Articulation Agreements
Education and Language Acquisition
School of Professional Studies, Child Development Associate Certificate to LaGuardia A.A. Education: Early Childhood Education Track, Effective Spring 2022
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts Social Science and Humanities A.A.to School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) – B.A. Urban and Community Studies, Effective Fall 2022
Natural Sciences
Environmental Science A.S. to Queens College-Environmental Science B.A. or B.S., Effective Fall 2022
External Agreements:
LaGuardia Community College, Nursing, A.A.S to New York Institute of Technology Nursing R.N. to B.S.N., Effective Spring 2022
COLLEGE SENATE CURRICULUM MEETING
March 10th, 2022
2:30- 3:30
On Zoom
Education and Language Acquisition Department
New Course: ELE200 – Foundations of Special Education
Curricular Framework: Education AA Degree – Childhood Education Option
Curricular Framework: Education AA Degree – Early Childhood Education Option
Presented by: Caterina Almendral
English Department
New course: ENG267 – Playwriting Workshop
Curricular Framework: Creative Writing Track
Presented by: Kimberly Ramirez
Group Discussion
OER – Open Educational Resources
Developing or Revising courses to a Hybrid format
In person Curriculum Meetings this semester
COLLEGE SENATE CURRICULUM MEETING
January 06, 2022
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Zoom
AGENDA
Honors Program
Informational Item: New Policy – Honors Option
Presented by Lucia Fuentes, Noam Scheindlin
Previous agendas are available through the department representatives
Committee Members
Chair of CSCC: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe.
Business and Technology:
- Chair: Michael Napolitano
- Representative: Jennifer Arroyo
- Alternate: Aarti Maharaj
Community Health and Wellness:
- Chair: Nicolle Fernandes
- Representative: Kristine Blewitt
Counseling:
- Chair: Provost Billie Gastic Rosado
- Representative: Lynne Alston-Jackson
- Alternate: Kyoko Toyama
Education and Language Acquisition:
- Chair: Arthur Lau
- Representative: Tomonori Nagano
- Alternate: Bede McCormack
English:
- Chair: Irwin Leopando
- Representative: Demetrios Kapetanakos
- Alternate: Terry Cole
Health Sciences:
- Chair: Phil Gimber
- Representative: May Tom
- Alternate: Michele Mills
Humanities:
- Chair: Vera Albrecht
- Representative: Hugo Fernandez
- Alternate: Andrew McFarland
Liberal Arts
- Chair:
- Representative: Christine Marks
Library:
- Chair (Chief Librarian): Silvia Lin Hanick
- Representative: Ian McDermott
- Alternate: Alexandra Rojas
Math, Engineering and Computer Science:
- Chair: Abderrazak Belkharraz Idrissi
- Representative: Hassan El Houari
- Alternate: Gordon Crandall
Natural Sciences:
- Chair: Na Xu
- Representative to CSCC: Christopher Farley
- Alternate: Amit Aggarwal
Social Science:
- Chair: Bojana Blagojevic
- Representative: Henry Alex Welcome
- Alternates: Choon Shan Lai
Adult and Continuing Education:
- Chair: Vice President Sunil Gupta
- Representative: David Housel
- Alternate: Chandana Mahadeswaraswamy
Registrar’s Office:
- Chair (Registrar): Abdul Hashim
- Representative: Abdul Hashim
- Alternate: Allyson Santiago
Advising:
- Representative: Joshua Goldblatt
- Alternate: Jenny Lugo