1. Call to Order - The Chair, Diane Reddy, called the meeting to order at 10:32 a.m. in Holton Hall 241.
   
   
2. Automatic Consent - There were no objections to the following items. They stand approved.
1. Minutes #5, 2002-2003 (May 8, 2003)
2. Annual Report 2002-2003
   
   

A motion to suspend the agenda in order to accommodate the guests was made, seconded, and approved.

V.A.	Proposal to Change Option A of M.S. in Mathematical Sciences - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the change in option A of the M.S. in Mathematical Sciences. Mark Teply gave a brief summary of and answered questions about the change. The motion was approved unanimously.
V.C.	Proposal to Change the Credits Required for the Certificate in International Technical Communication - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the change in the credits required for the certificate in International Technical Communication. Gerald Alred gave a brief summary of and answered questions about the proposal. Committee members asked that the proposal be amended to clarify that students are required to select three of seven courses. The motion was approved unanimously.
V.D.	Proposal to Change Plan G of the M.A. in English. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the change to Plan G of the M.A. in English. Rachel Spilka gave a brief summary of and answered questions concerning plan G. Committee members questioned requiring advisor approval only for the selection of electives. The motion was approved unanimously, contingent on modifying the proposal to require advisor approval for all courses.
V.E.	Proposal to Change the Professional Writing Option of the Ph.D. in English - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the change the professional writing option of the Ph.D. in English. Rachel Spilka gave a brief summary of and answered questions about the changes. The motion was approved.
V.F.	Request for an Entitlement to Plan M.S. and Ph.D. Degrees in Freshwater Sciences - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the request for an entitlement to plan M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Freshwater Sciences. Tim Grundl and Val Klump summarized the development of the degree proposals and answered questions. The motion was approved.

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

3. Procedural Matters
1. Election of Co-Chair - The Committee unanimously elected Swarnjit Arora as co-chair for the 2003-2004 academic year.
2. Review Committee's Charter - There were no questions about the Committee's charter.
3. Schedule of Fall Meetings - Committee members agreed to meet November 5 and December 3 at 10:30 a.m.
   
   
4. Old Business
1. Request for a Preliminary Entitlement to Plan a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Communication - Connie Jo reported that editorial changes were made in the Communication Ph.D. proposal previously approved by the Committee. The revised proposal was provided to Committee members for their information. There were no objections to any of the changes.
   
   
5. New Business
1. Proposal to Change Option A of M.S. in Mathematical Sciences - see above
2. Proposal to Increase Credits for Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=457 - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to increase the credits for the graduate certificate in Women's Studies. Connie Jo gave a brief summary of and answered questions about the proposal. The motion was approved.
3. Proposal to Change the Credits Required for the Certificate in International Technical Communication - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/printform.cfm?FormID=461 - see above
4. Proposal to Change Plan G of the M.A. in English - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=469 - see above
5. Proposal to Change Professional Writing Option of the Ph.D. in English - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=470 - see above
6. Request for an Entitlement to Plan M.S. and Ph.D. Degrees in Freshwater Sciences - see above
   
   
6. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 p.m.
   
   
   

Respectfully submitted,

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

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