How to Navigate the Curriculum Change Process

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Session Description:

All curriculum changes at the College must follow a process of peer review (by the AUC's Curriculum Committee) and internal approval (by Department Chairs, Academic Deans, and the Vice President of Academic Affairs). Learn how to put forward an effective curriculum change proposal, what questions to expect at a Curriculum meeting, and how to avoid pitfalls that may send you "back to the drawing board" with your proposal. Also, get an overview of the new electronic curriculum change form, which "goes live" this Fall.

Presenters:

Christina Atwater is a professor in the Business Administration department of LAPS, teaching Management courses. She has her MBA from WNEU and her Higher Education Leadership and Management certificate from UMass Amherst, as well as having completed 15 credits towards her PhD. She chairs the curriculum committee and has recently co-chaired the 10-year accreditation self-study for NECHE.

Amanda Dufault is the Staff Assistant to the Dean of Academic Initiatives. She has been at STCC since April 2017. Amanda has her MBA from Bay Path University and is working on completing a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Leadership and Administration from UMass Amherst. Amanda serves the curriculum committee in an advisory and clerical capacity.

Matt Gravel, Dean of Academic Initiatives, has served the College for 20 years in a number of capacities, including as Director of Academic Advising, Registrar, and Dean of Curriculum. A former co-Chair of the Curriculum Committee, Matt has been directly involved in curriculum management at the College since 2012. He holds a BA in English from UMass Dartmouth and an Ed.M. in Counseling from Harvard University.