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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of Letters and Science

2002-2003
Course and Curriculum Committee
Meeting: Tuesday, February 18, 2003, 8:00 a.m.
Holton Hall 241

Minutes No. 7

Present: Christopher De Sousa, Shane Haensgen, Sarah Hoot, Connie Jo, Elihu Lubkin, Charles Schuster, Campbell Tatham, Madeleine Velguth
Excused:   Genevieve McBride, John Isbell, Terry Nardin, Jennifer Watson
Quest: Richard Meadows, Denise Mueller

  1. The Chair, Cam Tatham, called the meeting to order at 8:01 a.m. in Holton Hall 241.

  2. Automatic Approval
    1. CAR Form - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/carform/ - approval of to the following CAR form was noted:
      2. Geog 296   UROP Apprenticeship (new)
  3. Automatic Consent
    1. Approval of Minutes #6 (January 29, 2003) - Cam Tatham asked Connie if JMC had contacted her concerning the health communication courses submitted by the Communication Department. She replied that she requested a response if there were objections; there was no response from the department. Cam asked Connie to contact JMC again to try to get a formal acknowledgment. There were no objections to the minutes; they were unanimously approved as submitted.
    2. CAR Forms - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/carform/ - Cam noted that he had concerns about the title for Pol Sci 361. Connie stated that the department agreed with Cam's concerns and changed the title. There were no objections to any of the following CAR forms; they stand approved.
      3. Bio Sci 320 Animal Physiology (desc, prereq)
      Bio Sci 350 Human Parasitology (prereq)
      Bio Sci 401 Immunology (prereq)
      Bio Sci 402 Immunology Laboratory (prereq)
      Commun 327   Instructional Communication for Human Resource Trainers (prereq)
      English 215 Introduction to English Studies (title, desc, prereq)
      Geo Sci 151 Ocean Science Laboratory (cr, desc)
      Pol Sci 361 History of International Political Thought (title, desc)
    3. Special Listing Requests - There were no objections to any of the following SLR's; they stand approved.
      4. Great Bks Philos 272 Philosophical Classics: (w/approp subtitle)
      Hist Portugs 360 Brazilian Culture: "History of Brazil" subtitle
      LatinCarib Portugs 297 Study Abroad: (w/approp subtitle)
      LatinCarib Portugs 497 Study Abroad: (w/approp subtitle)
      LatinCarib Spanish 315 Spanish Immersion Experience
      LGBT Stds   Commun 681   Seminar in Communication in a World of AIDS
      Rus E Eur Polish 101 First-Semester Polish
      Rus E Eur Polish 102 Second-Semester Polish
      Rus E Eur Polish 201 Third-Semester Polish
      Rus E Eur Polish 202 Fourth-Semester Polish
      Rus E Eur Polish 213 Grammar for Students of Foreign Languages
      Rus E Eur Polish 259 Survey of Polish Literature in Translation: Baroque through Romanticism
      Rus E Eur Polish 260 Survey of Polish Literature in Translation: 1863 to the Present
      Rus E Eur Polish 289 Internship in Polish, Lower Division
      Rus E Eur Polish 489 Internship in Polish, Upper Division
      Rus E Eur Russian 192 Freshman Seminar: (Subtitle)
      Rus E Eur Russian 201 Third-Semester Russian
      Rus E Eur Russian 213 Grammar for Students of Foreign Languages
      Rus E Eur Russian 215 Elementary Composition and Conversation
      Rus E Eur Russian 216 Elementary Composition and Conversation
      Rus E Eur Russian 289 Internship in Russian, Lower Division
      Rus E Eur Russian 305 Third-Year Russian
      Rus E Eur Russian 350 Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy in Translation: Major Works
      Rus E Eur Russian 360 Bulgakov, Pasternak, and Solzhenitsyn in Translation
      Rus E Eur Russian 365 Contemporary Russian Writers
      Rus E Eur Russian 385 Honors Seminar: (w/approp subtitle)
      Rus E Eur Russian 391 Russian Literature in Relation to Social and Historical Issues: (w/approp subtitle)
      Rus E Eur Russian 411 Fourth Year Russian I
      Rus E Eur Russian 412 Fourth Year Russian II
      Rus E Eur Russian 511 Russian Phonetics
      Rus E Eur Russian 515 The Structure of Russian
      Rus E Eur Russian 489 Internship in Russian, Upper Division
      Rus E Eur Srb-Cro 101 First-Semester Serbo-Croatian
      Rus E Eur Srb-Cro 102 Second-Semester Serbo-Croatian
      Rus E Eur Srb-Cro 699 Supervised Individual Reading
      Rus E Eur Ukrnian 199 Independent Study: Beginning Ukranian
      Rus E Eur Ukrnian 699 Supervised Individual Reading
      Urb Stds Hist 192 Freshman Seminar: "Living in Ancient Rome" subtitle
      Urb Stds Hist 192 Freshman Seminar: "The Burbs: History of American Suburbs" subtitle
      Urb Stds Hist 600 Seminar in History: "Milwaukee and the World" subtitle
  4. Procedural Matters - None

  5. Old Business - None

  6. New Business
    1. Natural Sciences
      1. CAR Forms - Members of the Committee questioned Elihu Lubkin concerning two proposed Physics courses. Cam Tatham questioned the grading in Physics 333 and asked that it be more clearly defined for students. Connie indicated she would prepare a revised description of the grading policy. Cam also recommended that the prerequisites in both courses be modified. The Committee agreed that Physics 333 should state that familiarity with matrices is recommended. Physics 633 will indicate that familiarity with calculus is recommended. Madeleine Velguth and Charles Schuster questioned the title and description of Physics 633. Charles Schuster suggested that the course follow the same format as other Physics courses listed in the catalog, but an acceptable alternative was not proposed. Madeleine Velguth suggested changing the title to "Entropy, Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics: A Logical Progression," and the Committee concurred. With those changes, it was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR forms:
        2. Physics 333   A Historical Thread through Twentieth-Century Physics (new)
        Physics 633 Entropy to Thermodynamics to Statistical Mechanics: Logical Progression (new)
    2. Social Sciences
      1. CAR Forms - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR form:
        2. Pol Sci 346   U.S.- Latin American Relations (new)
    3. Humanities
      1. CAR Forms - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR form:
        2. Linguis 212   Language and Gender (new)
        There were questions about grading, and a page of the syllabus was missing. It was moved, seconded, and approved to table the proposal and to request that a member of the department attend the next meeting.

        It was moved, seconded, and approved to suspend the agenda to accommodate the guest.

        Richard Meadows addressed the Committee concerning the budget crisis. He indicated that it might be necessary to suspend the Freshman Seminar Program. If this should become necessary, he stated that it would be difficult for students to meet the L&S degree's seminar requirement. Dean Meadows explained that the budget reduction for the university will be extensive. Eliminating the seminar program would cut approximately $200,000 from the budget by allowing faculty to teach courses otherwise staffed by ad hoc instructors. He indicated that he would like to do a comprehensive review of the program prior to making a decision about its future, but time is limited and cuts need to be made now. Sarah Hoot asked if the senior seminar capstone also would be eliminated. Connie stated that capstone courses would not be affected. Cam Tatham questioned whether it was the role of this committee to debate a proposal to suspend the seminar requirements. The Committee has been asked to recommend suspension of seminar requirements IF the Freshman Seminar Program is cut. Connie explained if the budget cuts were less than the university is anticipating that there is a possibility that the proposal will not go into effect. It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Faculty that the Seminar requirement be suspended if it became necessary to suspend or cut the Freshman Seminar Program.

        It was moved, seconded, and approved to return to the order of business.

        VI.C.1. (cont.)

        It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR forms:
        Linguis 251   Third Semester Korean (new
        Linguis 252   Fourth Semester Korean (new)
        Connie Jo gave a brief summary and answered questions concerning the proposed changes in the Film (Studies) major. It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following proposals:
      2. Proposal to Change the Name of the L&S Film Major to Film Studies
      3. Proposal to Change the Requirements for the Film (Studies) Major
    4. Other
      1. Proposal to Suspend the Seminar Requirement - see above

  7. The meeting was adjourned at 9:14 a.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
Chairs (via email/web)
Secretary of the University

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