1. Call to Order - The Chair, Sarah Hoot, called the meeting to order at 12:32 p.m. in Holton Hall 241.
   
   
2. Automatic Approval - None
   
   
3. Automatic Consent - There were no objections to any of the following Automatic Consent items; they stand approved.
1. Approval of Minutes #1 (September 25, 2003)
2. CAR Forms - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/carform>

Bio Sci 360	Genetics Laboratory (prereq)
Bio Sci 425	Biology of Algae (prereq)
Bio Sci 465	Biometry (prereq)
Bio Sci 470	Sell and Molecular Biology (desc, prereq)
Bio Sci 505	Conservation Biology (prereq)
Bio Sci 521	Benthic Ecology (desc, prereq)
Bio Sci 563	Molecular Techniques for Evolution and Ecology (prereq)
Bio Sci 575	Evolutionary Biology (desc, prereq)
Bio Sci 607	Environmental Microbiology (desc, prereq)
Bio Sci 625	Human Genetics (desc, prereq)
Bio Sci 626	Molecular Cytogenetics and Cell Culture (prereq)
Bio Sci 671	Undergraduate Seminar in Microbiology: (Subtitle) (prereq)
Commun 327	Instructional Communication for Human Resource Trainers (prereq)
Commun 436	Recent Rhetorical Theory (prereq)
Commun 510	Organizational Communication Analysis (prereq)
Commun 627	Designing and Developing Communication Courses and Programs (prereq)
Commun 660	Communication Capstone: (Subtitle) (prereq)
Commun 667	Great American Speakers and Issues (prereq)
Commun 698	Internship in Communications (prereq)
English 221	English Writers to 1800 (title)
English 222	English Writers, 1800 to the Present (title)
English 223	American Writers to 1900 (title)
English 224	American Writers, 1900 to the Present (title)
English 225	Introduction to Modern Literature: Backgrounds (discontinue)
English 226	Introduction to Modern Literature: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 227	Comedy: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 228	Tragedy: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 243	Introduction to Literature by Women: (Subtitle) (title)
English 252	Mystery and Detective Fiction: (Subtitle) (title, desc, prereq)
English 253	Science Fiction: (Subtitle) (title, desc, prereq)
English 261	Introduction to Short Stories: (Subtitle) (title, desc, prereq)
English 263	Introduction to the Novel: (Subtitle) (title, desc, prereq)
English 270	The Forms of Fiction: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 271	The Forms of Poetry: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 272	The Forms of Drama: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 300	Old English Literature: Beginnings to 1066 (discontinue)
English 301	Survey of English Literature, Beginnings to1500 (title, desc)
English 302	Survey of English Literature, 1500-1660 (title, desc)
English 303	Survey of English Literature, 1660-1798 (title, desc)
English 304	Survey of English Literature, 1798-1900 (title, desc)
English 305	Survey of English Literature, 1900 to the Present (title, desc)
English 306	Survey of Irish Literature (title, desc)
English 307	Survey of American Literature to 1865 (title, desc)
English 308	Survey of American Literature, 1865-1965 (title, desc)
English 309	Survey of Contemporary American Literature (title, desc)
English 328	Forms of Experimental Literature: (Subtitle) (title, desc, prereq)
English 329	Film and Literature: (Subtitle) (title, desc, prereq)
English 342	Comedy: (Subtitle) (title, desc, prereq)
English 343	Tragedy: (Subtitle) (title, desc, prereq)
English 362	Studies in Poetic Form: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 364	Major Developments in Modern Poetry (discontinue)
English 365	Poetry and Other Arts: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 371	Autobiography: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 372	Survey of American Indian Literature (title, desc, prereq)
English 373	Survey of Ethnic Minority Literature (title, desc, prereq)
English 378	Survey of Current Literary and Cultural Theory (title, desc)
English 455	Writers in Drama: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 456	Writers in English Literature, 1500-1660: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 457	Writers in English Literature, 1660-1798: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 458	Writers in English Literature, 1798-1900: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 459	Writers in English Literature, 1900 to the Present: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 460	Writers in American-Literature, 1800-1900: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 461	Writers in American-Literature, 1900 to the Present: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 463	Writers in African-American Literature: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 464	Writers in Irish Literature: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 465	Women Writers: (Subtitled) (title, desc)
English 466	Joyce (discontinue)
English 500	Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Literature: (Subtitle) (title, prereq)
English 501	Studies in Literature, 1500-1660: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 502	Studies in English Renaissance Drama: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 503	Studies in English Renaissance Literature: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 504	Studies in Literature, 1660-1800: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 505	Studies in Literature, 1800-1900: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 506	Studies in Nineteenth-Century American Literature: (discontinue)(Subtitle)
English 507	Studies in Literature, 1900 to the Present: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 508	Literary Aspects of the English Bible: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 509	Sexuality and Representation: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 510	Literature and Society: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 511	Literature and Theology: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 513	Literature and Science: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 518	Studies in Irish Literature: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
English 540	Introduction to Old Norse: (discontinue)
English 546	Major Figures in Literary Criticism: (Subtitle) (discontinue)
English 547	Studies in Theory and Criticism: (Subtitle) (title, desc)
Pol Sci 500	Capstone Course in Political Science (title, prereq)
Psych 620	Single-Subject Research Methods (prereq)
Psych 685	Seminar on Writing in Psychology (prereq)

3. Special Listing Requests

Intl Std	Sociol 235	Social Changes in the Global Economy	Crosslist
Urb Std	English 248	Literature and Contemporary Life: "Mapping the City" subtitle	Certif Prog
Wmns Std	English 248	Literature and Contemporary Life: "Science Fiction, Mysticism, and Women Writers" and "Reading the Witch" subtitles	Certif Prog

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

VI.A.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to change the requirements of the Biotechnology Certificate. Mary Lynne Collins gave a brief summary and answered questions concerning the changes. The motion was approved unanimously.
VI.C.2.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the Comparative Literature Major. Robin Pickering-Iazzi gave a brief summary and answered questions by the Committee. Madeleine Velguth noted that the proposal called for adding Spanish 448 and 449 to the "Exclusions" list, but these two courses did not appear in the new copy. The document will be corrected to include them. In addition, Sara suggested that the statements describing the audience for each option be moved to follow immediately after the option heading. With these changes the motion was approved unanimously.
VI.D.1.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to revise the requirements of the Organizational Administration Major Option of the Committee Interdisciplinary Major. Kathryn Dindia gave a brief summary of the revised requirements and answered questions. The motion was approved unanimously.
VI.D.2.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to change the structure of the Organizational Administration Coordinating Committee. Kathyrn Dindia gave a brief explanation concerning the change and answered questions. The motion was approved unanimously.

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

4. Procedural Matters - None
   
   
5. Old Business - None
   
   
6. New Business
1. Natural Sciences
1. Proposal to Change the Requirements of the Biotechnology Certificate - view on the web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=477 - see above.
2. Social Sciences
1. CAR Form/GER Requests - It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR forms/GER requests:

Africol 111	Introduction to African-American History to 1865 (GER chg; SS to HU)
Africol 112	Introduction to African-American History, 1865 to the Present (GER chg, SS to HU)

Committee members expressed concern over the statement in the syllabi prohibiting certain behaviors in class. Genevieve McBride agreed to communicate the Committee's concerns to the instructor. Connie Jo reported that the APCC had just imposed a moratorium on requests related to GER credit. The College has a number of such requests in process. With the upcoming catalog deadline, it is important to departments to have these requests reviewed as soon as possible. The Committee members agreed to add discussion of this situation as an item of New Business.

JMC 445	Health and the Media (new)
Psych 254	Physiological Psychology (GER-NS)

Committee members expressed concern over a statement in the syllabus that students could earn extra credit for being a research subject. Christopher De Sousa will communicate this concern to Associate Dean Eleanor Miller.
2. Proposal to Change the Requirements for High Honors in the Political Science Department - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to change the requirements for High Honors in the Political Science Department. Connie Jo gave a brief summary of the changes and answered questions by the Committee. The motion was approved unanimously.
3. Humanities
1. CAR Forms - English 278, 279, 280, 374, 375, 381, 522, and 524 were withdrawn from the agenda. Associate Dean Charles Schuster asked that the CompLit and Spanish faculties review these courses for objectionable duplication or overlap. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR forms:

English 245	The Life, Times, and Work of a Literary Artist: (Subtitle)(GER-HU)
English 251	Fantasy in Literature: (Subtitle) (title, GER-HU)
English 260	Introduction to Poetry: (Subtitle) (new, GER-HU)
English 262	Introduction to Drama: (Subtitle) (title, desc, prereq, GER-HU)
English 268	Introduction to Cultural Studies: (Subtitle) (new/ GER-HU)
English 269	Literary Forms and Genres: (Subtitle) (new, GER-HU)
English 278	Introduction to World Literature in English: (Subtitle) (new, GER-HU)
English 279	Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Literature: (Subtitle) (new, GER-HU/CD)
English 280	Introduction to Asian-American Literature: (Subtitle) (new, GER-HU/CD)
English 281	Introduction to African-American Literature: (Subtitle)(new, GER-HU/CD)
English 366	Non-Fiction Prose: (Subtitle) (new)
English 374	Survey of Latino/a Literature (new, CD)
English 375	Survey of Asian-American Literature (new, CD)
English 376	Survey of African-American Literature to 1930 (new, CD)
English 377	Survey of African-American Literature, 1930 to the Present (new, CD)
English 381	World Literature in English: (Subtitle) (new)
English 514	Literature in Context: (Subtitle) (new)
English 515	Literature and the Other Arts: (Subtitle) (new)
English 517	Studies in African-American Literature: (Subtitle) (CD)
English 520	Studies in American Indian Literature: (Subtitle) (new, CD)
English 521	Studies in Ethnic Minority Literature: (Subtitle) (new, CD)
English 522	Studies in World Literature in English: (Subtitle) (new)
English 524	Studies in Asian-American Literature: (Subtitle) (new, CD)

Committee members expressed concern over the submission of new courses listing TAs as the initial instructors. They asked Connie Jo to request that any future such submissions indicate faculty members as the initial instructors.
2. Proposal to Modify the Requirements of the Comparative Literature Major - view on web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=474 - see above.
3. Request for Commun 621 subtitle to meet the International requirement - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the request for International status for the Commun 621 subtitle "Communication in International Mediation and Peace."
4. Other
1. Proposal to Revise the Requirements of the Organizational Administration Major Option - view on the web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=464 - see above.
2. Proposal to Change the Structure of the Organizational Administration Advisory Committee - see above.
3. Discussion of APCC moratorium on GER requests - approved as an addition to the agenda. Connie explained that Dean Meadows planned to relay the College's concerns to Suzanne Falco, APCC Chair, and Rita Cheng, Associate Vice Chancellor. It was moved and seconded to contact the Dean expressing the Committee's support for his efforts to convince the APCC to apply the moratorium only to CAR forms initiated after the APCC's vote in favor of a moratorium. The Dean should be given the option to cite the committee's action if he feels it will be useful. The motion was approved.
   
   
7. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 1:35 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
Chairs (via email/web)
Secretary of the University

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