University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Letters and Science 2002-2003 Graduate Program Committee Meeting: Thursday, March 12, 2003, 11:00 a.m. Holton Hall 241 Agenda No. 4 Present: Swarnjit Arora, Douglas Cherkauer, Bruce Horner, Jeffrey Hayes, Connie Jo (ex officio), Edward Mabry, Kristin Ruggiero, Diane Reddy, Kyle Swanson, Charles Wimpee Excused:     Charles Schuster (ex officio) Guests: Denise Mueller, Stacey Oliker, Madeline Velguth Call to Order - The Chair, Kristin Ruggiero, called the meeting to order at 11:02 a.m. in Holton Hall 241. Automatic Consent Minutes #3, 2002-2003 (Thursday, March 12, 2003) were approved unanimously. Procedural Matters - None Old Business - None New Business Proposal to Add Concentrations to the MAFLL Degree - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to add concentrations to the MAFLL degree. Madeleine Velguth gave a brief summary and answered questions by the Committee. Jeffrey Hayes and Edward Mabry questioned the requirements for the Overseas Track. Madeleine gave an outline of the courses required for one of the languages. The motion was approved. Proposal for Various Changes in the History M.A. Requirements - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal for various changes in the History M.A. Kristin Ruggiero gave a brief summary. The motion was approved. Proposal for Changes in the Translation Certificate - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of proposal for changes in the Translation certificate. Connie explained that the changes were in line with changes to the translation track in MAFLL. The motion was approved. Committee members agreed to an addition (item V.D.) to the agenda Proposal to Change Requirements of the M.A. in Sociology - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to change the requirements of the M.A. in Sociology. Stacey Oliker answered questions by members of the Committee. The motion was approved. Adjournment – The meeting was adjourned at 11:35. Respectfully submitted Connie Jo Special Assistant to the Dean Secretary to the L&S Faculty D:comm./gpc/minutes#4 Distribution: Dean Richard Meadows Associate Deans Harris, Miller, O'Bryan Assistant Deans Horstman, Kissinger, Olfe Secretary of the University L&S Faculty (via web - http://www.uwm.edu/letsci/committees/index.html)