Common Curriculum Grant Awardees for NEW COURSES
The Common Curriculum Committee+ (CCC+) is pleased to announce that the following faculty were awarded grants to create NEW COURSES for the Common Curriculum.
- Ariana Codr, ENGL X415 Romance (TOI1, TOI5)
- Yohei Igarashi & Anna Lindemann, ENGL/DMD 2XXX Japanese Literature and Animation (TOI2, TOI3)
- Nicole Krauss, PNB 2XXXW Beyond the Binary: The Biology of Sex and Gender (TOI5, TOI6)
- Alexandra Lamina, WGSS/NAIS/GSCU 3XXX Gendering Améfricas: Indigenous and Black Geospatialities (TOI1, TOI6L)
- Kristen Reynolds, AMST 2XXX The Droids You’re Looking For: AI Literacies for the 21st Century (TOI1, TOI6L)
- Fatma Selampinar & Dafhne Aguirre, CHEM 2XXX Introduction to Forensic Chemistry (TOI6L)
- Katerina Seligman, SPAN/LLAS 3XXX United States in Latin America (TOI1, TOI2, TOI 3)
- Ellen Smith, SOWK 2XXX Social Work Perspectives on Gender-Based Violence (TOI3, TOI5)
Timeline
- Requests for new courses should be submitted in CourseLeaf (aka CIM) by September 1, 2026 in order for them to navigate the workflow in time. CCC+ needs to receive CARs by around mid-October 2026.
- Courses must be fully approved by the University Senate before February 5, 2027 in order to be listed in the 2027-2028 catalog.
- Courses should be taught for the first time in the 2027-2028 Academic Year.
Common Curriculum Grant Awardees for COURSE REVISIONS
The Common Curriculum Committee+ (CCC+) is pleased to announce that the following units were awarded grants to REVISE EXISTING COURSES for the Common Curriculum.
- Kinesiology
- KINS 1100 Exercise and Wellness for Everyone
- Human Development and Family Sciences
- HDFS 3530 Public Policy and the Family (TOI3, TOI5)
- HDFS 3245 Aging in American Society (TOI3, TOI5)
- HDFS 2120 Introduction to Programs for Young children (TOI2, TOI5)
- HDFS 3102 Early and Middle Childhood Development (TOI2)
Timeline
- Requests for new courses should be submitted in CourseLeaf (aka CIM) by September 1, 2026 in order for them to navigate the workflow in time. CCC+ needs to receive CARs by around mid-October 2026.
- Courses must be fully approved by the University Senate before February 5, 2027 in order to be listed in the 2027-2028 catalog.
- Courses should be taught for the first time in the 2027-2028 Academic Year.
Common Curriculum Grant Awardees for THEMES
The Common Curriculum Committee+ (CCC+) is pleased to announce that the following units were awarded grants to create THEMES for the Common Curriculum.
- Submitted by ARE: "Policy Meets Government"
- Submitted by GSCU: "Cities, Communities, and Social Justice"
- Submitted by GSCU: "Urban Design and the Built Environment"
Timeline
- Requests for Themes should be submitted to CCC+ via the link provided by September 15, 2026 in order for them to navigate the workflow in time.
- Themes must be fully approved by the University Senate before February 5, 2027 in order to be listed in the 2027-2028 catalog.
Contact
Email Karen McDermott at karen.mcdermott@uconn.edu or commoncurr@uconn.edu with any technical questions. For pedagogical questions, contact Jamie Kleinman at jamie.kleinman@uconn.edu.