What is the Departmental Curriculum Committee?

The Department Curriculum Committee (DCC) is currently made up of two seniors, two juniors, and one faculty adviser, Professor Seungjoo Yoon. The DCC meets and discusses the department's curricular changes and long-term needs from the students' perspective. All history majors are invited to give DCC members suggestions & ideas, which can also be solicited by the DCC members.

The DCC will meet for a dinner or coffee meeting with the History Faculty DCC Adviser, Seungjoo Yoon, early in Winter term to discuss the curriculum changes/additions for next year, once Professor Zabin has created a rough draft of it.

Please look at the course schedule and make a note of any changes you would like to see, courses you need to be offered in 2010-11, or any other course suggestions and ideas. You can discuss them with a DCC member, bring them to the attention of Professors Yoon or Zabin, or e-mail them to me and I will happy to make copies for the DCC members and faculty adviser for discussion. Your needs will be presented to the rest of the History department faculty at a Department meeting related to the curriculum for consideration.

Through the years, the DCC has helped to fine-tune the History Department course schedule for the next year. When majors have pointed out a strong need for a History 395 in a particular field that was not originally scheduled, or when there has been a large demand for a course not regularly offered, the course schedule has been modified. Terms classes are offered have also been changed because of student needs. If the department is aware of potential course schedule problems pointed out by students, changes are possible. The History department strongly values student perspective because of the many helpful observations and suggestions offered in the past, and we hope this strong tradition of working together will continue.

Also, if you would like to design a department t-shirt or mug this year, or to do any sort of departmental activity (bowling night, go for History majors hike in Nerstrand woods, a History majors visit to the Historical Society in St. Paul, Saints game field trip, etc.) please tell your DCC and SDA Reps (see also SDAs)!

The 2009-10 History Department Curriculum Committee (DCC) is currently made up of the following people:

Professor Seungjoo Yoon, ext. 4211, DCC Advising Tsar, Leighton 209

Professor Serena Zabin, ext. 7160, Course Planning Tsarina, Leighton 219

History Student DCC Representatives, 2009-10 (2-year terms)

2008-10 DCC Representatives are Rory Collins and Rachel Johnson, Class of '10

2009-11 DCC Representatives are Dustin Goldberger and Kate Webb, Class of '11.