University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of Letters and Science
2001-2002
Letters and Science Faculty
Meeting: April 11, 2001, 3:30 p.m.
BUS N140
Minutes No. 2 |
L&S Faculty
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- Call to Order - Interim Dean Richard Meadows called the meeting to order at 3:34 pm
- Announcements - Dean Meadows made the following announcements:
- The budget situation is grim; the hiring freeze and travel restrictions will remain in place for the foreseeable future.
- Prior to the freeze, 58 positions were opened; we have 28 acceptances, 3 offers outstanding, and 8 closed searches; the remainder of the positions are on hold.
- Applications for the coming year are up.
- Departments are reminded to forward applications for graduate student fellowships; they are due May 1.
- Dean Meadows thanked the Faculty for the vote of confidence and expressions of support at the Faculty's special meeting in March.
- Question Period (10 minutes maximum)
- Automatic Consent Business - There were no objections to any of the following Automatic Consent items; they stand approved.
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Approval of the Minutes of the November 1, 2001 Faculty Meeting and the March 26, 2002 Special Faculty Meeting
(on web at www.uwm.edu/letsci/committees/)
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Recommendation for Consideration of Candidates for Degrees and Honors for May, 2002
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610 |
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Annual Reports
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Certificate Program in Russian and East European Studies Advisory Committee, 2000-2001
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611 |
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Certificate Program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Advisory Committee, 2000-2001
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612 |
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Certificate Program in Jewish Studies Advisory Committee, 2000-2001
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613 |
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Committee on Committees Nominations Report
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614 |
- Old Business - There was no old business.
- New Business
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Martha Carlin, Chair of the Committee on Committees moved that the floor be opened for additional nominations for 2002-2003 L&S Faculty committees. The motion was seconded. There were no additional nominations. |
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Jay Beder moved and Jeff Merrick seconded adoption of the recommendation to eliminate concentrated study in two departments (or curricular areas) option of the major. The motion was approved unanimously. |
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Jay Beder moved and Bettina Arnold seconded adoption of the recommendation to authorize awarding undergraduate certificates to non-degree candidates. The motion was approved unanimously. |
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616 |
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Bob Jeske moved and Madeleine Velguth seconded adoption of the recommendation to establish a Graduate Certificate in International Human Resources and Labor Relations. The motion was approved unanimously. |
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617 |
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Bob Jeske moved and Susanne Jones seconded adoption of the recommendation to establish a Graduate Certificate in Rhetorical Leadership. The motion was approved unanimously. |
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Bob Jeske and Martha Carlin simultaneously moved and Kathryn Olson seconded entering a Committee of the Whole discussion. The motion was approved unanimously.
- Committee of the Whole Discussion - Tom O'Bryan distributed information on a proposal to permit individual majors to enter into articulation agreements with technical schools, whereby 30 credits taken in technical courses related to the UWM major would be allowed to count as elective credits in the L&S degree. The transfer of these credits from the technical school would count only for students in that particular major. If a student changed majors, the transfer credits would be removed from the transcript. Tom answered questions from members of the Faculty. Jay Beder noted that the Course and Curriculum Committee was drafting a recommendation to the Faculty on this matter.
Bob Jeske moved and Kris Ruggiero seconded rising from the Committee of the Whole discussion. The motion was approved unanimously.
- Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 4:48 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie Jo
Secretary to the L&S Faculty
Special Assistant to the Dean
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