1. Call to Order - The Chair, Sara Hoot, called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. in Holton Hall 241.
   
   
2. Automatic Approvals
1. CAR Forms

Bio Sci 495	Internship in Biotechnology, Upper Division (new)
Urb Std 297	Study Abroad: (Subtitle) (new)
Urb Std 497	Study Abroad: (Subtitle) (new)

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

VI.C.1.	Jim Lubner and Terence Miller gave a brief summary and answered questions concerning the new course Geo Sci 250 Marine Science at Sea: A Hands-On Laboratory (new/GER-NS+). It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of Geo Sci 250.
VI.C.2.	Terence Miller gave a brief summary and answered questions about the request for blanket approval to make 497 Study Abroad available for graduate credit. It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the request.
VI.B.1.	Bryan Kennedy gave a brief summary and answered questions concerning a new course, Portuguese 457 Seminar in Brazilian Literature. It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of Portugs 457.

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

3. Automatic Consent
1. Minutes #10, 2002-2003 AY (May 13, 2003) were approved unanimously.
2. The Annual Report, 2002-2003 was amended to delete the statement that subcommittee chairs were elected for 2003-2004. With that correction the annual report was approved as amended.
3. Summer Actions
4. CAR Forms - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/carform

ArtHist 324	Art and Architecture of Byzantium (title, desc, prereq)
Bio Sci 325	Genetics (desc)
Bio Sci 380	Honors Seminar: (Subtitle) (prereq)
French 451	Cinema of the French-Speaking World: (Subtitle) (#351,desc, level)
French 520	Seminar in Contemporary French Literature: (Subtitle) (desc)
Physics 100	Quantitative Preparation for Physics (title, prereq)
Physics 120	General Physics I (Non-Calculus Treatment) (prereq)
Psych 455	Psychology and Information Processing (desc, prereq)

5. Special Listings Requests

Commun	PeaceSt 201	Introduction to Conflict Resolution and Peace	Certif Prog
Ethnic St	Sociol 323	Perspectives on Latino Communities	Certif Prog
Italian	CompLit 231	Literature and Religion: "Italians and the Holocaust" subtitle	Crosslist
LGBT Std	Linguis 212	Language and Gender	Certif Prog
Scand Std	German 115	Seminar in Advanced Topics in Scandinavian Culture: (Subtitle)	Certif Prog
Urb Std	Geo Sci 465	Advanced Environmental Geology	Certif Prog
Wmns	Linguis 212	Language and Gender	Certif Prog

4. Procedural Matters
1. Election of Chair Affirmed - The Committee affirmed the election of Sara Hoot as Committee chair. The election was conducted during the summer via email.
2. Election of Co-Chair - The Committee unanimously elected Madeleine Velguth as co-chair for 2003-2004 academic year.
3. C. Election of Subcommittee Chairs - Jenny Watson, Christopher De Sousa, and Doug Cherkauer were elected unanimously as subcommittee chairs of the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences respectively.
4. Meeting Schedule - The committee unanimously approved the meeting schedule for Fall 2003-2004.
5. Review Procedures - Connie reviewed the list of actions that the Committee has agreed to approve under Automatic Consent/Approval
   
   
5. Old Business
1. Italian 508, Italian Immersion (new), - approved in May; # corrected to 310. Committee members had no objection to the correction of the number of this course.
2. Math 221, Honors Calculus I (prereq chg) approved in May; brought back to consider additional change (cr). It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the Math 221 CAR.
3. Review of Degree Requirements - Connie reported that a subcommittee has been appointed to review the degree requirements; the first meeting will be in the near future. She commented that the dean would like to have a report by the end of the fall semester.
   
   
6. New Business
1. Social Sciences
1. CAR Forms - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR forms:

Anthro 322	Europe in Anthropological Perspective (new)
Anthro 594	Internship in Forensic Science (new-see also Chem 594)

2. Proposal to Change Geography Major Requirements- view on web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=459 It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to change the geography major requirements.
2. Humanities
1. CAR Forms - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR forms:

ArtHist 320	Medieval Art and Architecture (new)
ArtHist 326	Heretics and Iconoclasts: The Art and Architecture of the Christian East (new)
ArtHist 327	The Arts of Islam (new)
ArtHist 329	Art and Architecture of the Late Middle Ages (new)
ArtHist 424	The Dome: Form, Function, and Meaning (new)
ArtHist 435	Art and Architecture Along the Western Silk Road (new)
English 425	Advanced Business Writing (new)
French 401	French for Reading Knowledge (new)
French 427	Advanced Written Expression (new)
Portugs 457	Seminar in Brazilian Literature (new)
Spanish 448	Seminar in Advanced Translation: English to Spanish (new)
Spanish 449	Advanced Court Interpreting (new)

2. Proposal to Modify the Capstone Requirement in Spanish and Portuguese - view on web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=451 - It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval to modify the capstone requirement in Spanish and Portuguese.
3. Proposal to Modify Requirements of the Minor in Film Studies - view on web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=465 - Connie Jo gave a brief explanation and answered questions by the committee concerning Film Studies. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean to modify requirements of the minor in Film Studies.
3. Natural Sciences
1. CAR Forms/GER - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR forms:

Astron 104	Astronomy Laboratory (desc, prereq)
Astron 300	Astronomy I (title, desc, prereq)
Astron 320	Astronomy II (title, desc, prereq)
Chem 594	Internship in Forensic Science (new-see also Anthro 594)
Geo Sci 250	Marine Science at Sea: A Hands-On Laboratory (new/GER-NS+)

2. Proposal to Change the Requirements in the Biological Science Major - view on web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=454 - It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the changes in the Biological Science major.
3. Proposal to Change the Name of the Environmental Studies Curricular Area - It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to change the name of the Environmental Studies curricular area to Conservation and Environmental Sciences.
4. Other
1. Request for Cultural Diversity Designation for Three Courses from Nicolet Area Technical College - Connie Jo gave summarized and answered questions concerning the three courses. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the first and third courses; the second course was denied approval by the committee.
2. Request for Blanket Approval to Make 497 Study Abroad Available for Graduate Credit - see above
   
   
7. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 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
Kory Kozloski, President of Student Association
Chairs (via email/web)
Secretary of the University

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