1. Call to Order - The chair, Kent Redding, called the meeting to order at 11:02 a.m. in Holton Hall 241.
   
   
2. Automatic Approvals - Information only
   1. Special Listing Requests

   Asian Stds	ArtHist 499	Ad Hoc: "Japanese Woodblock Prints and Beyond" topic	Cert Prog
   DAC	JMC 251	Audio Production	Cert Prog
   DAC	JMC 336	Media Graphics	Cert Prog
   DAC	JMC 620	Global Media Systems	Cert Prog
   Film Stds	Wmns 599	Topics in Women's Studies: "Women in Hitchcock Films" topic	Intdpt Major
   Frnch/Frnco	Africol 320	Black Cultures in Latin America and the Caribbean	Cert Prog
   Frnch/Frnco	ArtHist 358	Modern Painting I: 1850-1900	Cert Prog
   Hebr St	German 250	Jewish Contributions to German Life and Civilization: (Subtitle)	Crosslist
   Italian/Opt B	ArtHist 447	Topics in Early Modern Art: "Women and Art in Italy, 1350-1700" topic	Crosslist
   LGBT Stds	Africol 565	Selected Texts/Topics in Africology: "HIV/AIDS" topic	Cert Prog
   Linguis	German 451	Introduction to German Linguistics	Crosslist
   MAFLL	French 426	Growing Up French	Crosslist
   MAFLL	French 733	Seminar in French Literature: (Subtitle)	Crosslis
   MAFLL	Linguis 440	Psycholinguistics	Crosslis
   MidE/NAfr	Arabic 111	Cultures and Civilizations of the Muslim Middle East	Cert Prog
   MidE/NAfr	Hebr St 254	Studies in Hebrew Culture: "Contemporary Israeli Film;" "Moses, Jesus, and Mohammad" topics	Cert Prog
   NonproftMgt	BusMgmt 725	Governance of Nonprofit Organizations	Cert Prog
   NonproftMgt	Pol Sci 958	Seminar in Public Administration: "Managing Change: Public and Nonprofit Organizations" topic	Cert Prog
   Religion	Hebr St 254	Studies in Hebrew Culture: "How to Read the Bible" topic	Intdpt Major
   Religion	Hist 371	Topics in European History: "The Roman Catholic Church, 1500-Present" topic	Intdpt Major
   Religion	Hist 401	Topics in Middle Eastern History: "Women in Islamic History" topic	Intdpt Major
   Srvc Lrng	Dance 219	Arts in Community Service	Spec Lstng
   Srvc Lrng	JMC 524	Advertising and Public Relations Campaigns	Spec Lstng
   Srvc Lrng	L&S NS 111	Introduction to the Practice of Pharmacy	Spec Lstng
   Srvc Lrng	Pol Sci 763	Scope and Dynamics of Public Administration	Spec Lstng
   Srvc Lrng	Soc Wrk 410	Social Work Methods II	Spec Lstng
   Srvc Lrng	Soc Wrk 580	An Overview of Child/Youth Care	Spec Lstng
   Urb Std	Hist 600	Seminar in History: "American Suburban History" subtitle	Cert Prog
   Wmns Stds	ArtHist 447	Topics in Early Modern Art: "Women and Art in Italy, 1350-1700" topic	Intdpt Major
   Wmns Stds	Commun 803	Gender and Communication	Grad Cert
   Wmns Stds	Hist 401	Topics in Middle Eastern History: "Women in Islamic History" topic	Intdpt Major
   Wmns Stds	Hist 469	Manhood in America	Intdpt Major
   Wmns Stds	Spanish 315	Spanish Immersion Experience (focus on Mujeres Hispanas)	Intdpt Major

3. Automatic Consent - white
   1. Approval of Minutes #7 (March 15, 2005)
   2. CAR Forms - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/carform

   English 090	Basic Writing (descrip, prereq)
   English 095	Fundamentals of Composition (descrip, prereq)
   English 101	Introduction to College Writing (descrip, prereq)
   English 102	College Writing and Research (descrip)
   English 105	Editing College Writing (descrip, prereq)
   French 327	Contemporary French Language and Culture (# 324)
   French 332	Approaches to Poetry and Fiction [approved last meeting as # change from 322; dept accepted Comm recom to add "French 324(327) & 325 recom" to the prereq]
   Philos 101	Introduction to Philosophy: (Subtitle) (prereq)

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

VI.A.1. & 4	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of a new curricular area in Earth and Freshwater Sciences (EFS) and the name change and revisions in the Geosciences Ph.D. Doug Cherkauer explained that the Geosciences Department has supported a proposal from an ad hoc committee recommending that the Geoscience Ph.D. be reactivated with three tracks and with the name changed to Earth and Freshwater Sciences. These changes will allow students to work more closely with research scientists at the WATER Institute. There will be a small core of common requirements for the three tracks; the new curricular area code (EFS) is being requested for these courses. In addition, there may be some jointly-offered courses in the program, but most of the program's requirements will be met by crosslisting courses already approved in departments. The motion was approved.
VI.A.2.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following three CAR forms: EFS 610   Freshwater Inland Seas (new) EFS 611 Environmental Change and Freshwater Ecosystem Health (new) EFS 901 Earth and Freshwater Sciences Seminar (new) Connie Jo noted that the prerequisites for 610 and 611 had been changed to require, in addition to "jr st," an advanced natural science course. Tom O'Bryan applauded. The motion was approved.
VI.B.1	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of a proposal to modify the Global Studies degree. Patrice Petro, Nan Kim-Paik, and Sara West Tully from the Center for International Education described the planning that led to the proposal to add tracks in "Global Cities" (to be offered cooperatively by L&S and the School of Architecture and Urban Planning) and "Global Classrooms" (to be offered cooperatively by L&S and the School of Education). There was considerable discussion of how the "ownership" of the degree would be defined. Connie Jo noted that approval of the proposal would include approval of a structure within which the cooperating partners in any individual track would "own" that track and would grant the degree. The motion was approved.

The Committee returned to the order of the agenda.

4. Procedural Matters
   1. Election of Chair for 2005-2006 - Kathryn Dindia was elected enthusiastically and unanimously as committee chair for 2005-2006.
      
      
5. Old Business - green
   1. Report and Recommendation of International Requirement Subcommittee - Kathryn Dindia, subcommittee chair, moved approval of a proposal to the L&S Faculty to modify Fac. Doc. No. 678 (which defines criteria and procedures for approving courses that fulfill the international requirement). The proposed change would remove the restriction that eligible courses deal with contemporary issues, allowing courses of a historical nature to count toward the requirement. After much discussion, the following amendments to the language of the proposal were adopted:
      • Revise the proposal to include recommending a new rationale and implementation provisions;
      • change the word "and" in the first bullet point of Fac. Doc. No. 678 to "or";
      • delete the fourth provision of the implementation section;
      • change the word "other" in the last line of the proposed new rationale to "different."
      Connie Jo recommended that the Committee consider another amendment to Fac. Doc. No. 678 that would make the composition of the international subcommittee more flexible so that there would be less difficulty finding members to serve. The recommendation would mandate the appointment of a subcommittee of five to seven members without specifying how many of those members had to be selected from members of the curriculum committee. This amendment (copy attached to the original of these minutes) also was adopted. The proposal as amended was approved.
   2. Variable Topic Courses - Connie reported that there had been a couple of variable content course topics submitted for the fall Timetable that may have overlapped courses offered by other departments. She had consulted with those departments, and no objections were made. She noted that Homer Hruby could set up a web site that would be used to list all subtitles proposed for the Timetable so that departments could check for overlap with their courses. The Committee agreed this should be done, and members discussed at length whether or not to set a deadline for posting subtitles. Connie was asked to prepare a timeline showing various deadlines for preparation of the Timetables.
      
      
6. New Business
   1. Natural Sciences - goldenrod
      1. Proposal to Establish an "Earth and Freshwater Sciences (EFS)" Curricular Area - see above.
      2. CAR Forms - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following Chem courses. (See above for action on the EFS courses.) The motion was approved unanimously.

         Chem 613	Main Group Chemistry (new)
         Chem 710	Advanced Survey of Inorganic Chemistry (new)
         EFS 610	Freshwater Inland Seas (new)
         EFS 611	Environmental Change and Freshwater Ecosystem Health (new)
         EFS 901	Earth and Freshwater Sciences Seminar (new)

      3. Proposal to Modify the Requirements of the Biochemistry Major - It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the biochemistry major.
      4. Proposal to Rename and Modify the Requirements of the Geosciences Ph.D. - see above.
   2. Social Sciences - blue
      1. Proposal to Add Two Tracks to the Global Studies Degree and Modify the Core Requirements - see above.
   3. Humanities - gray
      1. Proposal to Modify the Requirements of the Communication M.A. - It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the M.A. in Communication. Kathryn explained the very minor revisions being proposed. The motion was approved unanimously.
   4. Other - peach
      1. Requests to Count Toward Seminar Requirement - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following two topics to satisfy the L&S seminar requirement:

         	Hebr St 254-331 for Summer, 2005; Topic: Seminar in Contemporary Israeli Film (syllabus attached)
         	Hebr St 499-001 for Fall, 2005; Topic: Seminar in Modern Jewish Thought (syllabus attached)

7. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 p.m.
   
   
   

Respectfully submitted,

Connie Jo
Assistant Dean
Secretary to the L&S Faculty

Distribution: Dean G. Richard Meadows
Associate Deans Harris, Miller
Assistant Deans Horstman, Kissinger
Secretary of the University

Minutes #8, 2004-05.apcc