University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of Letters and Science
2001-2002
Course and Curriculum Committee
Meeting: Tuesday, September 4, 2001, 2:00 p.m.
Holton Hall 241
Minutes No. 1
| Present: |
Osei-Mensah Aborampah, Mike Allen, Jay Beder, Vincent Cronin, Sarah Hoot, Connie Jo, Genevieve McBride, Charles Schuster, Jennifer Watson |
| Excused: |
William Mayrl, Campbell Tatham |
| Guests: |
Glen Fredlund, Cindy Sommer |
- Call to Order - The Chair, Jay Beder, called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m. in HLT 241.
- Automatic Consent - There were no objections to any of the following automatic consent items: They stand approved.
- Minutes #12 (May 11, 2001)
- Annual Report, 2000-2001
- Report of Summer Actions
- Procedural Matters
- Professor Mike Allen was elected as Co-Chair for 2001-2002 academic year.
- The following Subcommittee Chairs for 2001-2002 were elected:
| Humanities: |
Cam Tatham |
| Social Science: |
Genevieve McBride |
| Natural Science: |
Vince Cronin |
- The tentative meeting schedule for Fall was approved. The Committee will meet on Tues, Sept 25, Oct 16, Nov 6 and 27, and Dec18. The spring schedule will be set later.
- The Committee's Review Procedures were distributed for information only. There was no discussion.
- Appointment of the W-I Subcommittee was deferred until after the Fall Faculty meeting; the Faculty will act on the proposal to eliminate the W-I requirement.
It was moved, seconded, and approved to suspend the agenda to consider the matter of interest to the Committee's guests.
The Committee agreed to consider the following Biological Sciences CAR forms, which were not on the published agenda:
| Bio Sci 204-103 |
Topics in Modern Biology (title, desc, prereq) |
| Bio Sci 204-206 |
Biology of Women (delete) |
| Bio Sci 204-226 |
Frankenstein Revisited: Bioethics and the Future (deleted) |
| Bio Sci 204-250 |
Urban Horticulture (delete) |
It was moved and seconded to recommended approval of these CAR forms. Cindy Sommer explained how these actions fit into the department's reorganization of its courses and major. Members of the Committee expressed concern about deleting Bio 206, which is offered regularly and which is very popular, and incorporating this subject into a topics course. Cindy indicated the department would withdraw the 206 request and modify 103 to remove reference to 206. With these changes, the motion was approved unanimously.
Item V. A. 1. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements for the geography major. Glen Fredlund explained the requested changes. The motion was approved unanimously.
The Committee returned to the regular order of the agenda.
- Old Business
- Community Program in Jewish Studies - It was moved, seconded, and approved to set up a sub-committee to develop parameters for community certificates, with Genevieve McBride as the C&CC representative and sub-committee chair.
- New Business
- Social Sciences
- Proposal to modify the requirements for the Geography Major - see above.
- Humanities - none
- Natural Sciences - none
The committee agreed to add the following new items to the agenda.
- CAR Forms
BioSci 204-103 - see above
BioSci 204-206 - see above
BioSci 204-266 - see above
BioSci 204-250 - see above
Sociol 900-376 Modern Sociological Theory (prereq, desc, level)
- Role of C&CC - Charles Schuster suggested the Committee assume a more proactive role in its review of curricular matters. Rather than taking action only on proposals submitted to the committee, he urged members to discuss how the College can improve what it offers to students.
- Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie Jo
Secretary to the L&S Faculty
Distribution: Dean Richard Meadows
Associate Deans Harris, Miller, O'Bryan, Schuster
Assistant Deans Horstman, Kissinger, Olfe
Chairs (via email/web)
Secretary of the University
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