Catamount Core Curriculum Committee | Faculty Senate | The University of Vermont(title)

The Catamount Core Curriculum Committee (CCCC) is a unified university-level faculty committee responsible for oversight of the General Education program. The CCCC is currently a joint committee of the Faculty Senate and the Office of the Provost.
Kathleen Scollins is the chairperson of the CCCC

Membership, Charge & Meeting Schedule

Voting Members
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There are 21 voting members:

 9 faculty representatives elected from each of the undergraduate degree-granting units

UnitName
CALSBenjamin Dangl
CASKeith Burt
CEMSVacant
CESSVacant
CNHSJeremy Sibold
GSBVacant
HCOLIan Grimmer
LIBDaisy Benson
RSENRCecilia Danks

12 facuty are appointed by the Faculty Senate President and the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Student Success. Each of these members are appointed for their expertise in one of the 12 categories encompassed within the Catamount Core.

NameAppointed to Represent
Kathleen ScollinsLiberal Arts: Arts
VacantLiberal Arts: Humanities
Joan RosebushLiberal Arts: Mathematics
VacantLiberal Arts: Natural Sciences
VacantLiberal Arts: Social Sciences
VacantCore Skills: Quantitative & Data Literacy
Susanmarie HarringtonCore Skills: Writing & Information Literacy
Nicole PhelpsCore Skills: Oral Communication
VacantCommon Ground Values: Diversity 1
VacantCommon Ground Values: Diversity 2
VacantCommon Ground Values: Global Citizenship
VacantCommon Ground Values: Sustainability
Non-Voting Members
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There are 7 non-voting members representing interested groups:

NameRepresenting
Jennifer DickinsonVice Provost for Academic Affairs & Student Success
VacantFaculty Senate Executive Council
Rich CohenOffice of Institutional Research & Assessment
VacantCommunity-Engaged Learning Office
Mar WiltzStudent Government Association
VacantGraduate Teaching Assistants
VacantPostdoctoral Fellow for Assessment
VacantProfessional Advising Collective
Charge of the CCCC
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The Catamount Core Curriculum Committee was created as a joint committee of the Office of the Provost and the Faculty Senate, charged with creating the structures and processes necessary for implementing the new Catamount Core Curriculum. 

The CCCC is responsible for matters specifically related to the Catamount Core Curriculum, the University's undergraduate program of General Education.  Duties of the CCCC are to review, recommend, and participate in the formulation of policy related to the development, administration, and assessment of the General Education framework, designations, and approval criteria, as well as their effect on the educational process at the course level. The committee shall establish continuing liaison with all appropriate administrative academic offices related to its areas of responsibility, including the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment in matters of assessment and the Registrar in matters of transfer credit, and the implementation of the curriculum in the registrar's systems.

AY 2024-2025 Meeting Schedule
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The CCCC generally meets on the first Tuesday of the month from 1:00 - 2:30 PM on Microsoft Teams. The January, March & May meetings will take place on alternative Tuesdays due to academic calendar conflicts.

CCCC Meeting Dates 
August 
September 3, 2024 
October 1, 2024 
November 5, 2024 
December 3, 2024 
January 14, 2025 
February 4, 2025 
March 18, 2025 
April 1, 2025 
May 13, 2025