CM-08: The College of Staten Island Curriculum Committee Records

Collection

Identifier: CM-08

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Curriculum Committee records contain meeting meetings of the committee from the official inception of the College of Staten Island in September 1976 through October 1983.

Series 1: Meeting Minutes The structure of the Curriculum Committee changed during the first academic year, as the institutional integration of SICC and Richmond College evolved over time. The two colleges agreed to create a Joint Curriculum Committee during the 1976-1977 academic year. Therefore, minutes exist for both the Curriculum Committee - Sunnyside Campus, which had been SICC's campus, and the newly created Joint Curriculum Committee for the 1976-1977 academic year. Meeting minutes for subsequent academic years are for the College Curriculum Committee, which appears to be the continuation of the Joint Curriculum Committee. There are meeting minutes of the SICC Curriculum Committee available for 1968-May 1976. These minutes are housed with the SICC Records. There are no Curriculum Committee records available for Richmond College. It appears that coverage of minutes is comprehensive for both the Curriculum Committee - Sunnyside Campus and the College Curriculum Committee for 1976-1981. If there was a separate Curriculum Committee for the St. George Campus during the 1976-1977 academic year, there is no record of it in the College Archives.

Series 2: Memoranda Series two contains a number of memoranda related to the activities of the College Curriculum Committee. Of note are reports on the Honors Program and the B.S. in Liberal Studies and memoranda on the merger of Richmond College and Staten Island Community College.

Dates

1976-1983

Biographical / Historical

The Curriculum Committee considered proposed changes to the college curriculum. After Richmond College and Staten Island Community College (SICC) merged to form the College of Staten Island in 1976, the Curriculum Committee was also involved in integrating their two existing curricula into one new college curriculum. It is unclear how the curriculum development and approval process functioned during the period of 1976-1981 and where the Curriculum Committee fit into the process. The Curriculum Committee became a standing committee of the College Council when a new system of governance was implemented in the spring of 1982.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Curriculum Committee considered proposed changes to the college curriculum. After Richmond College and Staten Island Community College (SICC) merged to form the College of Staten Island in 1976, the Curriculum Committee was also involved in integrating their two existing curricula into one new college curriculum. The Curriculum Committee became a standing committee of the College Council when a new system of governance was implemented in the spring of 1982. The records consist of meeting minutes, supplemental materials, and memoranda.