Reviewers (Department & College)

As a proposal progresses through Curriculog approval steps reviewers at the Originator, Department Chair/Program Coordinator, College Curriculum Committee, and College Dean level will "approve" or "reject" the proposal. Only approved proposals will reach the Committees of the Faculty Senate.

Your Tasks

There are two main ways you can know if you have proposals to review:

  • In Curriculog, go to the "My Tasks" tab. You will see any proposals that are currently on your step.
  • In your inbox, you will see an email from Curriculog with a link to each proposal on which you have a task.

To Review a Proposal

Note the title of the proposal, and the type of approval process.

Proposals are split in half. On the left you will find the body of the proposal which contains collapsible sections containing the majority of the content of the proposal. On the right you will find sections available by small tabs.

  • Use the "Workflow Status" tab to view when the proposal was launched, and by whom. You will be able to see the names and dates of any prior approvals on the proposal, and the steps remaining. You will be able to edit the proposal only when it is on your step. All changes will include the name of the person making the change, and the date on which the change was made.
  • View the body of the proposal by section. Click the small toggle icon on each section header to 'close' each section after you review it.
  • Use the "Discussion" tab to view any comments added by any of the approvers and to select "User Tracking".
  • Use the "Files" tab to retrieve any documents that have been uploaded.
  • Use the "Decisions" tab to enter your decision and a comment.

An approval indicates that the reviewer has reviewed the proposal for:

  • Content accuracy & clarity
  • Consistency with department, college, and university policies
  • Impact on other departments
  • Resource availability (if applicable)

If changes are needed, the reviewer may edit the proposal directly before approving, or use the decisions tab to reject the proposal back to the Originator for editing.

If the proposal is ready to move forward, the reviewer will use the decisions tab to approve it.

You may want to add a proposal to your "Watch List" to make it easy to find later.

You may also search "All Proposals" to find any proposal at any time.

Please reach out to Kerry Patenaude by email at kerry_patenaude@uml.edu if you have any questions!

Suggestion Box

Please submit ideas and topics discussed during and after Faculty Senate roundtable discussions in our anonymous Faculty Senate suggestion box.