1. Call to Order - The Chair, Diane Reddy, called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. in Holton Hall 241.
   
   
2. Automatic Consent
1. Minutes #4, 2003-2004 (February 9, 2004) - were approved unanimously. There are no Minutes #5 for March; that meeting was cancelled.
   
   

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

V.A.

Proposal to Change the M.A. Requirements in Urban Studies - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to change the M.A. requirements in Urban Studies. Margo Anderson gave a brief summary of and answered questions about the changes. The motion was approved unanimously.

V.B.

Request for an Entitlement to Plan an M.S. in Nonprofit Management and Leadership - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the request for an entitlement to plan an M.S. in Nonprofit Management and Leadership. Margo Anderson gave a brief summary of the plan. John Palmer-Smith said that the nonprofit graduate certificate has been quite successful and profitable for the College in its first year. Members asked questions concerning the plan. They agreed to the addition of a statement defining how graduate certificate credits would apply for the degree. The motion was approved.

It was moved, seconded, and approved to add two items under New Business.

V.E.

Proposal to Change the Requirements of the Translation Certificate - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to change the requirements of the Translation Certificate. Madeleine Velguth gave a brief description of the changes in the program and answered questions by the Committee. The motion was approved.

V.F.

Proposal to Change the Requirements of MAFLL - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to change the requirements of MAFLL. Madeleine Velguth gave a brief description of and answered questions about the proposal. Members asked that the Program substitute the words (except in the title of the degree) "a language other than English" for "foreign language" to reflect current usage and to clarify for international students the focus of the Program. The motion was approved.

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

3. Procedural Matters
1. Election of Chair for 2004-2005 - Kyle Swanson was elected unanimously as the chair for the 2004-2005.
   
   
4. Old Business - None
   
   
5. New Business
1. Proposal to Change the M.A. Requirements in Urban Studies - see above.
2. Request for an Entitlement to Plan an M.S. in Nonprofit Management and Leadership - see above.
3. Nominations for the Graduate School Committees - The Committee selected the following faculty as nominees for Graduate School committees:
   
   

Graduate Faculty Council: Jack Johnson (Commun) Gabrielle Verdier (MAFLL) Paul Roebber (Math Sci) Dave Heathcote (Bio Sci) Graduate Research Committee:     Margaret Atherton (Philos) Douglas Howland (Geog) Edward Mabry (Commun) Mark McBride (Bio Sci) Kristin Ruggiero (Hist)

Graduate Fellowship Committee: Kristene Surereus (Chem) Dennis Wei (Geog) Vladislov Yakovlev (Physics) Graduate Scholastic Appeals Committee: Glen Fredlund (Geog)

4. Discussion of Proposal to Combine L&S Faculty Committees - Members of the Committee discussed the difficulty of identifying faculty members to serve on committees, given the many conflicting demands on Faculty time. Members expressed concern that the workload of a combined academic Programs and Policies Committee would be too onerous. After much discussion, members agreed to recommend to the Committee on Committees that the Graduate Program Committee and the Course and Curriculum Committee should be combined into a curriculum committee, the functions of which did not incorporate the functions of the Academic Policies and Appeals Committee. Committee members also expressed support for incorporating the functions of the Committee on Committees into those of the Academic Planning Committee.
5. Proposal to Change the Requirements in the Translation Certificate - see above.
6. Proposal to Change the Requirements in the MAFLL Program - see above.
   
   
6. Adjournment - The Committee commended the Chair for her able leadership this past year. The meeting was adjourned at 11:37 a.m.
   
   
   

Respectfully submitted,

Connie Jo
Special Assistant to the Dean
Secretary to the L&S Faculty

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Distribution: Dean Richard Meadows
Associate Deans Harris, Miller, O'Bryan
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