University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of Letters and Science
2000-2001
Academic Planning Committee
Meeting: Monday, December 11, 2000
Holton Hall 241
Minutes No. 4
| Present: |
Swarnjit Arora, Margaret Atherton, Gerald Bergtrom, Alice Gillam, Mark Harris, Pat Kissinger (ex officio), Eleanor Miller, Erland Olfe (ex officio), Mark Schwartz |
| Excused: |
Renee Meyers, David Schultz |
| Guest: |
Celi Jeske, Connie Jo, David Pritchard |
- The chair, Mark Schwartz, called the meeting to order at 1:36 p. m. in Holton 241.
- Automatic Consent
- Minutes #3 (October 30, 2000) were approved as submitted.
- Procedural Matters - None
- Old Business
- Request to Rename the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication - The Committee discussed both the University Committee's "School within a College" letter (dated November 7th) and Dean Goodman's letter (dated November 20th) requesting that the committee review its previous action. David Pritchard (JMC) briefly addressed some of the concerns discussed in these letters. Since he had not seen them prior to the meeting, Committee members felt he should have adequate time to consider the department's response. It was the view of the Committee members to not make a final decision until they heard from the department in writing. David agreed to prepare a response and to have the department vote on it. A department representative will meet with this committee at a future date to discuss the above concerns in greater detail.
- New Business
- Investing in UWM's Future: New Initiative Process - There was a general discussion of the review process for the DIN proposals. The Committee members expressed concerns over what they perceived as flaws with the DIN process: departments were rushed to submit proposals; they were not supplied criteria for successful funding and did not have sufficient time to properly coordinate interdisciplinary programs. There appears to be a dichotomy between funding the departments' basic needs and creating programs simply to fit into the Milwaukee Idea. There was a lengthy discussion of how a more valid planning process could be conducted. The Committee will include this item on the agenda of its next meeting.
- The meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p. m.
Respectfully submitted,
Celi Jeske, Program Assitant
College of Letters and Science
Distribution: Dean Marshall Goodman
Associate Deans Meadows, O'Bryan, Schuster, Van Wynsberghe
Assistant Deans Horstman, Kissinger, Olfe
Special Assistant to the Dean Jo
Secretary of the University
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