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Semester Conversion

CPP Academic SenateMarch 12th

by F.A.NetoSemester Conversion Director

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Semester Conversion Info

• http://www.csupomona.edu/~calendar_convert/

• Important information– Organizational Timeline– Committees– Assigned time distribution for committee work– Types of Curriculum development– Semester conversion support / funding

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Organizational Formation

• Semester Conversion Director: Lina Neto– Serves as a link to all stakeholders– Leads the Steering Committee– Coordinates work

• Project Manager: Carol Gonzales– Schedule, task and budget coordination/tracking– Projects team communication and tools

• Steering Committee– Membership (total 23) – being formed

• Subcommittees– 7 subcommittees – being formed

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Steering committee membership

• Conversion Director, Chair of Committee• Project Manager• Chair of Academic Senate• At-large students (2)• At-large university staff member• At-large academic dean• At-large faculty members (2)• Co-chairs of conversion subcommittees

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Conversion subcommittees (7)

• Administrative Services• Advising• Communications• Curriculum Coordination• Enrollment Services• Faculty Affairs• Information Technology

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Committees descriptions link

• http://www.csupomona.edu/~calendar_convert/committees.shtml#C2

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Assigned time distribution for calendar conversion committee chairs and co-chairs

• http://www.csupomona.edu/~calendar_convert/documents/Assigned%20Time%20Summary.pdf

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Possible Curriculum Actions

• Direct conversion• Re-vision• Addition of High Impact Practices

(HIPs) that Link Theory and Practice

• http://www.csupomona.edu/~calendar_convert/documents/Revision%20descriptions.pdf 3/12/2014

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Department funding requests

• Refer to

– http://www.csupomona.edu/~calendar_convert/documents/curriculum-funding-form-instructions.pdf

– http://www.csupomona.edu/~calendar_convert/documents/curriculum-funding-form.pdf

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Funding requests for staff / non-faculty support

• Currently being calculated• Including– Administrative support work– Advising and student services– Report development– Information & logistics– etc.

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(Draft) Timeline – Working backwards

• Fall 2017 –– will be a semester, not quarter!

• September 2016 – – Advise students with finalized semester curriculum

• November 2015 – all program changes need to be ready for

PeopleSoft and Catalog• January 2015– Departments submit last set of changes to Colleges

• End of Summer 2015– Departments finish curriculum changes/revision

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When do we start? NOW!

• Call for the 1st Steering Committee meeting during 2nd week of Spring quarter– At the latest, Friday April 11th, 2014

• Steering Committee to decide on several items, e.g. –Semester calendar (length of terms)– timeline details and tasks coordination

• Departments submit application for curricular work by mid Spring quarter

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Next update…

• Update to the Senate on April 16th on –Work started by Steering Committee– Proposals for semester calendar as

guidance for curriculum development– Updates to timeline– Updates to budget

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