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| − | The '''Task Force on Undergraduate Education''' was established by [[PrezBo]] in October [[2006]] for the purposes of reviewing the structure and curricula of the university's three undergraduate schools: [[Columbia College]], the [[School of Engineering and Applied Sciences]], and the [[School of General Studies]]. | + | The '''Task Force on Undergraduate Education''' was established by [[PrezBo]] in October [[2006]] for the purposes of reviewing the structure and curricula of the university's three undergraduate schools: [[Columbia College]], the [[School of Engineering and Applied Sciences]], and the [[School of General Studies]]. It issued its report, "An Agenda for the Future" in April 2009. |
| − | Since its inception, the Task Force, which reports to the [[University Senate]], has contemplated a closer integration of CC and GS<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2007/11/12/university-may-merge-gs-cc University May Merge GS with CC]</ref>, a 10-20 percent increase in the size of the undergraduate population coupled with the construction of a new dormitory on 115th Street between [[Amsterdam Avenue]] and [[Morningside Drive]].<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/2009/03/25/enrollment-increase-coupled-faculty-wage-freeze-10-percent-phd-cut Enrollment increase coupled with faculty wage freeze, 10 percent Ph.D. cut]</ref>, and an overhaul of the [[Major Cultures]] requirement.<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2007/12/05/reform-effort-pre-dated-strike Reform Effort Pre-Dated Strike]</ref> | + | Since its inception, the Task Force, which reports to the [[University Senate]], has contemplated a closer integration of CC and GS<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2007/11/12/university-may-merge-gs-cc University May Merge GS with CC], Columbia Spectator, 12 November 2007</ref>, a 10-20 percent increase in the size of the undergraduate population coupled with the construction of a new dormitory on 115th Street between [[Amsterdam Avenue]] and [[Morningside Drive]].<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/2009/03/25/enrollment-increase-coupled-faculty-wage-freeze-10-percent-phd-cut Enrollment increase coupled with faculty wage freeze, 10 percent Ph.D. cut], Columbia Spectator, 25 March 2009</ref>, and an overhaul of the [[Major Cultures]] requirement.<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2007/12/05/reform-effort-pre-dated-strike Reform Effort Pre-Dated Strike], Columbia Spectator, 5 December 2007</ref> |
| − | Of these proposals, the University began implementing its planned reforms of Major Cultures following the [[2007 hunger strike]], and increased the undergraduate enrollment by 50 students for the class of 2013 in response to the 2008 financial crisis. Plans for the new dormitory were scrapped despite having a site to build on due to a lack of gift funding. | + | Of these proposals, the University began implementing its planned reforms of Major Cultures following the [[2007 hunger strike]], and increased the undergraduate enrollment by 50 students for the class of 2013 in response to the 2008 financial crisis. Plans for the new dormitory were scrapped despite having a [[115th Street Brownstones|site to build on]] due to a lack of gift funding. |
== An Agenda for the Future == | == An Agenda for the Future == | ||
| − | The Task Force | + | The Task Force's report, "An Agenda for the Future", is in many ways the successor to the [[Enhancing the Undergraduate Experience at Columbia]] report issued in 1996 that also called for an expansion of the College. |
== External links== | == External links== | ||
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/vpaa/docs/TFUE2009.pdf An Agenda for the Future: Report of the Task Force on Undergraduate Education] April 2009 |
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://fiveyear.columbia.edu/task_force.php President's Five Year Report: Task Force on Undergraduate Education], June 2008 |
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ecfas/files/minutes26.htm Minutes Meeting of the Faculty of the Arts & Sciences November 13, 2007] | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ecfas/files/minutes26.htm Minutes Meeting of the Faculty of the Arts & Sciences November 13, 2007] | ||
| − | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ecfas/files/ | + | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ecfas/files/Faculty%20Forum%20minutes%203%20Dec%2007.htm ECFAS Faculty Forum on undergraduate education December 3, 2007] |
| − | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ | + | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ecfas/files/minutes28.htm Minutes Meeting of the Faculty of the Arts & Sciences May 5, 2008] |
| − | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ | + | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/vpas/communications/November2008lettertothefaculty.html Vice President for Arts and Sciences Letter to the Faculty November 12 2008] |
== References == | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 20:39, 16 July 2010
The Task Force on Undergraduate Education was established by PrezBo in October 2006 for the purposes of reviewing the structure and curricula of the university's three undergraduate schools: Columbia College, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the School of General Studies. It issued its report, "An Agenda for the Future" in April 2009.
Since its inception, the Task Force, which reports to the University Senate, has contemplated a closer integration of CC and GS[1], a 10-20 percent increase in the size of the undergraduate population coupled with the construction of a new dormitory on 115th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive.[2], and an overhaul of the Major Cultures requirement.[3]
Of these proposals, the University began implementing its planned reforms of Major Cultures following the 2007 hunger strike, and increased the undergraduate enrollment by 50 students for the class of 2013 in response to the 2008 financial crisis. Plans for the new dormitory were scrapped despite having a site to build on due to a lack of gift funding.
An Agenda for the Future
The Task Force's report, "An Agenda for the Future", is in many ways the successor to the Enhancing the Undergraduate Experience at Columbia report issued in 1996 that also called for an expansion of the College.
External links
- An Agenda for the Future: Report of the Task Force on Undergraduate Education April 2009
- President's Five Year Report: Task Force on Undergraduate Education, June 2008
- Minutes Meeting of the Faculty of the Arts & Sciences November 13, 2007
- ECFAS Faculty Forum on undergraduate education December 3, 2007
- Minutes Meeting of the Faculty of the Arts & Sciences May 5, 2008
- Vice President for Arts and Sciences Letter to the Faculty November 12 2008
References
- ↑ University May Merge GS with CC, Columbia Spectator, 12 November 2007
- ↑ Enrollment increase coupled with faculty wage freeze, 10 percent Ph.D. cut, Columbia Spectator, 25 March 2009
- ↑ Reform Effort Pre-Dated Strike, Columbia Spectator, 5 December 2007
