The Common Curriculum Committee+ (CCC+) is pleased to announce that the following faculty were awarded grants to create new courses for the Common Curriculum, which will go live in Fall 2025.

• Adamsons, Kari - HDFS 2XXX Diverse Family Structures in the U.S. (TOIs 3, 5)
• Arat, Zehra - POLS 2XXXW Women’s Rights in Law and Advocacy (TOIs 1, 3, & W)
• Bojinova, Emma - ARE 1400 Pricing Pleasure: Controversial Consumption (TOIs 1, 3)
• Booten, Kyle - ENGL 2XXX Digital Games and Literature (TOI 1)
• Byers, Jason - POLS 2074 Data Visualization for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (TOIs 1, 6, & Q)
• Campbell, Scott - ENGL 2XXXW Writing the City (TOIs 1, 3 & W)
• Carillo, Ellen - ENGL 3XXX Linguistic Diversity in a Social Justice Context (TOIs 1, 3)
• Celli, Andrea - ILCS 2001 Italian with Creativity – Memories, Stereotypes, Community Building (TOIs 1, 2)
• Chambers, Rachel - BLAW/BADM 2XXX Business and Society (TOIs 3, 5)
• Cole, Michelle - NURS 2XXX Social Determinants of Health in Rural Guatemala (TOIs 2, 3)
• D'Amico, Dennis - ANSC 1XXX Introduction to Brewing Science (TOI 6)
• Donegan, Mary - HIST/URBN 2XXX The American Suburb: History, Power, Design (TOIs 1, 3)
• Grande, Sandy - NAIS 2XXX Native Nations CT II (TOIs 2, 3)
• Grenier, Robin - EDLR 2000 Learning in the Wild: Shaping Society and Social Change through Public Pedagogy (TOI 1)
• Lamina, Alexandra - WGSS/NAIS/GEOG 3XXX Indigenous Geographies in Abya Yala & Turtle Island (The Americas) (TOIs 1, 3)
• Lin, Ting-an - PHIL 1XXX Markets, Ethics, and Society (TOIs 3, 5)

  PHIL 1XXX Ethics of Technology and Engineering (TOIs 1, 3)

• Mayer, Joshua - NAIS/ANTH 3XXX Afro-Indigenous Freedom Struggles in Latin America (TOI 1, 3)
• Newell, Christopher - NAIS 1XXX Native Nations CT I (TOI 1, 2, or 3)
• Redden, John - PNB 2XXX Human Physiology in Environmental Extremes (TOI 4)
• Reynolds, Luke - HIST 2260W War and Memory (TOI 3, 5 & W)
• Russell, Beth - HDFS 1XXX The Science of Individual and Family Wellbeing (TOI 5)
• Ryan, Brady - ARAB 1XXX Arabic Songs and Lyrics (TOI 2)
• Semenza, Greg - ENGL 2XXX The Hollywood Cinema (TOI 1, 2)
• Willen, Sarah - ANTH 1XXX Health, Culture, and Power: An Introduction to Medical Anthropology (TOI 2, 3)
  ANTH 3XXX/W How Are You Doing? Mental Health and Well-being in Anthropological Perspective (TOI 1, 3 & W)

Timeline

• Course Action Request (CARs) forms for new courses should be submitted in CourseLeaf by September 1, 2025 in order for them to navigate the workflow in time. CCC+ needs to receive CARs by around October 20, 2025.
• Courses must be fully approved by the University Senate before February 5, 2026 in order to be listed in the 2026-2027 catalog.
• Courses should be taught for the first time in their revised format in the 2026-2027 Academic Year.

Contact
Email Karen McDermott at karen.mcdermott@uconn.edu or commoncurr@uconn.edu with any technical questions. For pedagogical questions, contact Pamela Bedore at pamela.bedore@uconn.edu.

The Common Curriculum Committee+ (CCC+) is pleased to announce that the following units were awarded grants to revise existing courses for the Common Curriculum, which will go live in Fall 2025.

• Allied Health Sciences (AH 4501, AH 3175)  - TOIs 1, 2, 3, and 4
• Business Law/Human Rights (BLAW/HRTS 3252, BLAW/HRTS 3254) - TOI-5
• English/American Studies (ENGL 3218/W) - TOIs 1 and 3
• Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies (URBN 2302/W) - TOIs 1 and 6
• Human Development and Family Sciences
  • HDFS 2100 - TOIs 2 and 6
  • HDFS 2200 - TOIs 3 and 5
  • HDFS 3103 - TOIs 1 and 3
  • HDFS 3249 - TOIs 3 and 5
  • HDFS 3277 - TOIs 2 and 5
  • HDFS 3520 - TOIs 3 and 5
• History (HIST 3520) - TOIs 2 and 5
• Physiology and Neurobiology (PNB 2250, PNB 3120W) - TOIs 1, 4, and 6

Timeline Reminder

• Course Action Request (CARs) forms for revised courses should be submitted in CourseLeaf no later than September 1, 2025.
• Courses must be fully approved by the University Senate before February 5, 2026 in order to be listed in the 2026-2027 catalog.
• Courses should be taught for the first time in their revised format in the 2026-2027 Academic Year.

Contact
Email Karen McDermott at karen.mcdermott@uconn.edu or commoncurr@uconn.edu with any technical or financial questions. For pedagogical questions, contact Pamela Bedore at pamela.bedore@uconn.edu.