University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Letters and Science 2002-2003 Academic Planning Committee Meeting: Friday, December 6, 2002, 1:30 p.m. Holton Hall 131 Minutes No. 3 Present:   Swarnjit Arora, Margaret Atherton, Gerald Bergtrom, Doug Cherkauer, Christopher De Sousa, Thomas Holme, Patricia Kissinger, Erl Olfe, Jeanne Schueller, Gabrielle Verdier Guest: Connie Jo The chair, Stacey Oliker, called the meeting to order at 1:36 p.m. in Holton Hall 131. Automatic Consent Minutes #2, 2002-2003 (November 15, 2002) were approved as submitted. Procedural Matters - None Old Business Discussion of the Proposal to Move the Institute of World Affairs to the College of Letters and Science Stacey reported on her meeting with the School of Continuing Education faculty members. Their major concern seems to be the faculty's right to be consulted in academic decisions. APC members discussed whether or not this was an academic issue. Gerry Bergtrom moved that the APC express its view that this matter was one of management, not pedagogy. The motion died for lack of a second. There was a long discussion of the role of the APC. In particular, the question of whether or not the committee should be advising the Provost was a concern. Members felt that it was appropriate to provide advice since the Provost had asked the committee for its opinion. Committee members felt that the primary issue was how the IWA could best carry out its functions while preserving the strong reputation it has built over the years. Members agreed to the sense of an advisory motion that the IWA should be housed where it can best serve its mission; that it should be viewed as a non-profit organization and should not be pushed to make a profit, but just to break even. In addition, Committee members would like the Center for International Education to show how moving the IWA to CIE will not cause CIE "to lose its shirt." The sense of the motion was approved unanimously. Members agreed that Stacey would construct the exact wording of the motion and circulate it via email. New Business - None Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 3:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted Connie Jo Special Assistant to the Dean Secretary to the L&S Faculty Distribution: Dean G. Richard Meadows Associate Deans Harris, Miller, O'Bryan, Schuster Assistant Deans Horstman, Kissinger, Olfe Ellen Murphy, Secretary of the University Special Assistant to the Dean Connie Jo Minutes #3, 2002-03.apc