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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]]. | ||
| − | 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]</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> |
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 site to build on due to a lack of gift funding. | ||
Revision as of 19:00, 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.
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 presented its report in April 2009, titled "An Agenda for the Future". The report 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
- President's Five Year Report: Task Force on Undergraduate Education
- ECFAS Faculty Forum on undergraduate education December 2007
- Minutes Meeting of the Faculty of the Arts & Sciences November 13, 2007
- [1]
- [2]
- An Agenda for the Future: Report of the Task Force on Undergraduate Education April 2009
