In June 1991 after two years of consultation with representatives from every
sector of the university, the University Task Force on the Core Curriculum
concluded a major restructuring of the core program. The following courses are
now required:
Arts (1)
Cultural Diversity (1)
History (2)
Literature (1)
Mathematics (1)
Natural Science (2)
Philosophy (2)
Social Science (2)
Theology (2)
Writing (1)
The Task Force recommended that core courses should share the following
characteristics: 1) discussion, where pertinent, of perennial questions, 2)
emphasis on the history of the discipline, 3) introduction to the methodology
of the discipline, 4) inclusion of a strong writing component, 5) incorporation
of culturally diverse perspectives, 6) concern for the moral significance and
practical direction of students' lives.
The Task Force also recommended the creation of The University Core Development Committee (UCDC) which was charged with the following tasks: 1) to review and evaluate all core programs and courses (along with the syllabi of all instructors), 2) to encourage the creation of new courses and new inter-departmental programs, 3) to seek outside revenues for the development of new initiatives. Committee members are: the Dean of Arts and Sciences (Chair), the Director, seven elected faculty representatives: Arts and Sciences (4), Education (1), Nursing (1), Management (1).
Members of the University Core Development Committee for 2007-2008 are:
Patrick Maney,
Dean of Arts and Sciences (Chair)
Clare Dunsford, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences
Richard Cobb-Stevens, Philosophy (Director)
Patrick Byrne, Philosophy
Margaret Thomas, Slavic/Eastern Languages
Audrey Friedman, Education
Mary Cronin, Management
James Weiss, Theology
Dennis Sardella, Chemistry
Paul Spagnoli, History
Catherine Read, Nursing
Former committee members are: J. Robert Barth, S.J. (Dean of Arts and
Sciences), John Dacey (Education), Timothy Duket (A&S Honors Program),Nancy
Fairchild (Nursing), John Gallaugher (Management), George Goldsmith (Physics),
John Heineman (History), Alan Kafka (Geology & Geophysics), Robert Kern
(English), Kathleen Mahoney (Education),John Mahoney (English), Marie McHugh
(Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences), Francis M. McLaughlin (Economics),
Ourida Mostefai (Romance Languages), Clare O'Connor (Biology), Jean O'Neil
(Nursing), Alec Peck (Education), Pheme Perkins (Theology), Marilyn
Cochran-Smith (Education), Margaret Kearney (Nursing), Catherine
Schneider,(Economics,), Sandra Waddock (Management), Paul Gray
(Sociology), Rev. Francis Murphy (History)
(revised 08/22/07)