Shared Governance at Detroit Mercy: Core Curriculum Committee

The number and composition of faculty members on this committee was determined by the MFA in October of 2012. Representation is as follows:

• McNichols Campus Faculty
  • CLAE - Writing (English department), one seat
  • CLAE - Communication Studies, one seat
  • CLAE - Counseling/Addiction Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Human Services, two seats (staggered terms)
  • CLAE - Religious Studies, one seat
  • CLAE - Philosophy, one seat
  • CLAE - History, Performing Arts, Literature, two seats (staggered terms)
  • CES - Engineering, one seat
  • CES - Math, Computer Science, Software Engineering, one seat
  • CES - Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, one seat
  • CHP - one seat
  • CBA - one seat
  • SACD- one seat
  • LIB - one seat
  • one faculty member selected by the MFA from among its members (non-voting)
• One non-voting representative from Dental Hygiene
• Two non-voting administrative representatives

• McNichols Campus Faculty
  • CLAE Writing - Elena Garcia, term expires 8/25 - Secretary
  • CLAE Communications Studies - Cynthia Langham, term expires 8/24
  • CLAE Counseling Addiction Studies, Criminal Justices, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Human Services - Erick Barnes, term expires 8/24
  • CLAE Counseling Addiction Studies, Criminal Justices, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Human Services - Nick Davis, term expires 8/25
  • CLAE Religious Studies - Todd Hibbard, term expires 8/24
  • CLAE Philosophy - Juan Carlos Flores, term expires 8/25
  • CLAE History, Performing Arts, Literature - Greg Sumner, term expires 8/24
  • CLAE History, Performing Arts, Literature - Amanda Hiber, term expires 8/25*
  • CES Engineering - James Lynch, term expires 8/24 - Chair
  • CES Math, Computer Science, Software Engineering - Dawn Archey, term expires 8/25*
  • CES Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics - Eva Nyutu, term expires 8/25
  • CHP - Traci Stewart, term expires 8/24
  • CBA - OPEN, term expires 8/25
  • SACD- Virginia Stanard, term expires 8/24
  • LIB - Pat Higo, term expires 8/25*
  • MFA Representative (non-voting) -Nick Rombes, term expires 8/24
• Dental Hygiene - Taylor McNeill, term expires 8/24
• Administrative Representatives
  • Carolyn Rimle, Assistant Dean for Academics, CES,  term expires 8/24
  • Karen Lee, Associate Vice President for Academic Administration, term expires 8/25

Invited Participant

Marty Leever, CLAE, term expires 8/24
Nassif Reyess, CES, term expires 8/24*
Jason Roche, CLAE, term expires 8/24*

Updated September, 2023

*Ineligible for a third term.

2023-2024 Core Curriculum Committee Charges

• Develop a proposal that describes an alternate core curriculum for traditional transfer students and adult learners. In the creation process
  • Recognize the human and cultural diversity and provide students with alternate opportunities to satisfy elements of the core.
  • Survey other institutions for models.
  • Consider setting criteria (e.g., credit hour thresholds) to qualify traditional transfer students and adult learners for eligibility for an alternate core.
  • Prioritize this charge as a short-term goal that can be implemented within 6 to 8 months.
     
• Evaluate Detroit Mercy’s current core curriculum outcomes. In the evaluation process
  • Determine alignment with Characteristics of Jesuit Higher Education and Characteristics of Mercy Higher Education.
  • Evaluate the number of credit hours.
  • Reference other Jesuit and/or Mercy peer institutions as models.
  • Consider including a requirement for at least one course with a high-impact experience.
  • Prioritize this charge as a long-term goal that can be implemented in 12 to 16 months.

All core curriculum course proposals must include the following:

All proposal materials must be submitted to corecurriculum@udmercy.edu.