Shippensburg University’s Forum met on Tuesday, Feb. 18 in the Ezra Lehman Memorial Library. The forum reviews and discusses matters related to curriculum, student life and university policies.
The University Curriculum Committee, in charge of regulating undergraduate and graduate classes, briefed forum members on the courses that have not been taught for five years that are set to be dropped.
Annually, the dean’s office receives a list of these courses. They then reach out to the applicable departments for input. The respective departments confirm the inactivity of the courses. Now, with the forum’s approval, those courses have been officially removed.
University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Darrell Newton, updated the forum on the recent budgeting webinar he was a part of that addressed various budgeting issues and will be released to the public within the next few weeks.
Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Lorie Sheetz updated the forum on the upcoming election for the Student Government Association, which has had good turnout with all slots filled and some with competition.
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