USCP Review Committee

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Overview | Current Year (AY 2025-2026) | Resolutions | Archives

Overview

Responsibilities:

The committee evaluates the United States Cultural Pluralism (USCP) component of new and existing courses before making recommendations to the General Education Governance Board, when a course is a general education course, and the Academic Senate Curriculum Committee. In addition, the committee periodically performs curricular review and evaluation of USCP courses and, when appropriate, works with the Academic Senate Curriculum Committee to review and update USCP learning outcomes and course requirements (as indicated in Academic Senate Bylaws I.2.(b)).

Current Year (AY 2025-2026)

Charges:

TBD

Meetings:

TBD

Membership:

The Chair of the Academic Senate Curriculum Committee (ASCC), a faculty member from the Ethnic Studies Department, a faculty member from the Women, Gender & Queer Studies Department, and two at-large faculty members with USCP teaching experience and/or teaching experience related to diversity issues as voting members. Ex Officio non-voting members shall be the Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Inclusion (OUDI) or designee, the CTLT Inclusive Excellence Specialist or designee, and an ASI student representative

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**2025-2026 Membership**
Name	Department	College/ Unit	Office Phone	Email	Exp. Term
Cheung, Alison (at-large faculty)	Communication Studies	CLA	(805) 756-2589	acheun33@calpoly.edu	2026
Kelly, Peyton	Student	ASI	(805) 756-1281	pkelly10@calpoly.edu	EO (ASI)
Macdonald, Sarah	Inclusive Excellence	CTLT	(805) 756-7635	smacdo05@calpoly.edu	EO (CTLT)
Ruszczycky, Steven	Women's, Gender and Queer Studies/English	CLA	(805) 756-2431	sruspczy@calpoly.edu	2027
Sinha, Aparna	English	Solano Campus	(707) 654-1273	asinha@csum.edu	2026
Teramoto Pedrotti, Jennifer	OUDI	Admin	(805) 756-2644	jpedrott@calpoly.edu	EO (Div&Incl)
Walker, John (ASCC Chair)	Statistics	BCSM	(805) 756-7128	jwalker@calpoly.edu	2026
Zeller, David (at-large faculty)	Philosophy	CLA	(805) 756-7295	dzoller@calpoly.edu	2027
VACANT	Ethnic Studies	CLA			2027

Resolutions

AS-930-22 Resolution on Temporary Adoption of a 3-Year Catalog During Quarter-to-Semester Conversion - President Armstrong acknowledged and approved February 15, 2022

AS-910-21 Resolution on Updating the United States Cultural Pluralism (USCP) Educational Objectives

AS-880-19 Resolution on Updating the United States Cultural Pluralism (USCP) Review Committee Membership and Responsibilities

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AY 2024-2025 Charges and Membership

Charges:

Review courses proposed for USCP certification. Ongoing.
Work with the registrar’s office to update the instructions in the curriculum management system to review courses proposed for USCP. Ongoing.
In collaboration with Academic Programs, explore a program-review type examination of courses meeting USCP educational objectives and criteria on a periodic basis. AY 2024-25
Review the impact of the proposed Year-Round Operations calendar and administrative structure on USCP bylaws, policy, and procedures and draft revisions as necessary. Ongoing through implementation.
Discuss and review the impact of the possible integration with the Cal Maritime campus. In collaboration with Cal Maritime faculty, review courses offered at Cal Maritime that meet USCP requirements. If approved, ongoing through integration.
Review and modify committee procedures and bylaws as needed. Ongoing.
Communicate to colleges and departments about guidelines for USCP recertification. As needed.