1. Call to Order - The meeting came to order at 2:30 p.m. in Holton Hall 241.
   
   
2. Non-action Items - Receipt of the following items was acknowledged.
1. Minutes
1. Academic Policies and Appeals Committee #5 (May 5, 2004)
2. Course and Curriculum Committee #9 (May 14, 2004)
3. Graduate Program Committee #6 (April 5, 2004)
2. Annual Reports
1. Academic Policies and Appeals Committee (2003-2004)
2. Course and Curriculum Committee (2003-2004)
3. Graduate Program Committee (2003-2004)
   
   
3. Automatic Approvals - There were no objections to any of the following items; they stand approved.
1. Special Listing Requests

Anct Medt	English 361	The Development of Poetry (w/approp subtitle)	Certif Prog
Anct Medt	English 597	Studies in Theory and Criticism: (w/approp subtitle)	Certif Prog
Service	Anthro 193	Freshman Seminar: (w/approp subtitle)	Spec Lstng
Service	Anthro 297	Study Abroad: (w/approp subtitle)	Spec Lstng
Service	CES 210	Introduction to Conservation and Environmental Sciences	Spec Lstng

4. Automatic Consent - There were no objections to any of the following items; they stand approved.
1. Course and Curriculum Committee Summer Actions
2. CAR Forms - view on web at http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/carform

Chem 341	Introductory Survey of Organic Chemistry (prereq)
Chem 343	Organic Chemistry (prereq)
Chem 344	Organic Chemistry Laboratory (prereq)

3. Request for International Designation

English 685	Honors Seminar: Travelers to Sub-Saharan Africa subtitle
Geog 193	Freshman Seminar: European Union and the Future of Europe subtitle
Geog 193	Freshman Seminar: Exploring India: Societies, Culture, and Environments subtitle
Hist 398	Honors Seminar: Rousseau and Diderot subtitle; Political Crisis in Ancient China subtitle

5. Procedural Matters
1. Election of Chair - The Committee unanimously elected Kent Redding as chair for 2004-2005 academic year.
2. Election of Co-Chair - Kathryn Dindia was elected unanimously as co-chair for 2004-2005 academic year.
3. Selection of Subcommittee Chairs - Kathryn Dindia, Steven Redd, and Kristene Surerus were elected unanimously as subcommittee chairs of the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences respectively.
4. Review of Committee's Charter - Connie explained the duties of the committee. Members felt that serving on subcommittees as well as on the committee could be overwhelming. So as not to overload members with committee service, they approved the following recommendation to the Faculty to change Section 4 of the charter as follows:

   4. Subcommittees. The committee may establish ad hoc or permanent subcommittees to consider special matters within the general functions of the committee. The membership and functions of the subcommittees are expressed in writing and approved by majority vote of the committee. Subcommittees may include as voting members faculty, academic staff, and student members not already members of the Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee, provided that a majority at least one of the voting members of the subcommittee are is concurrently a voting members of the full committee. Recommendations of a subcommittee must be approved by the full committee before being forwarded to the College Faculty or Dean for further action.

5. Meeting Schedule - The Committee unanimously approved the meeting schedule for Fall 2004-2005.
6. Discussion of how to conduct committee business - Connie explained to members of the new committee how the previous committees conducted business. She reviewed the approval process for CAR forms. The Committee agreed to continue the practices of the APAC, C&CC, and GPC.
7. Subcommittee to Review Courses for International Designation - Connie explained that the Faculty approved a motion to establish a subcommittee charged with defining criteria for courses that will meet the international requirement. The subcommittee will review courses according to those criteria. Margaret Atherton, Kathryn Dindia, and John Berges offered to serve on the subcommittee.
   
   
6. Old Business - None
   
   
7. New Business
1. Social Sciences
1. Proposal to Modify Requirements of the Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations - view on the web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=437 - John Heywood and Sue Donohue gave a brief description of the changes in the requirements for MHRLR. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations.
2. Humanities
1. CAR Form

Italian 457

Topics in Italian Literature and Culture in Translation: (Subtitle) (new)

- It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of Italian 457.
2. GER Request

Ethnic 497

Study Abroad: The Irish Experience subtitle

- Connie gave a brief explanation of the GER request. It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the GER request for Ethnic Studies 497.
3. Proposal to Modify Requirements of the Communication M.A.- view on the web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/printform.cfm?FormID=551 - Kathryn Dindia gave a brief explanation and answered questions about the proposal. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the Communication M.A. Charles Schuster informed the Committee of a campus-wide effort to address the problem of the international TAs whose English language skills are not strong enough for them to be in the classroom. The Committee agreed to table the Communication proposal until the campus policy was established to ensure that the Communication proposal was compatible with the campus policy.
4. Proposal to Modify Requirements of the English Major - view on the web at: http://www.des.uwm.edu/intranet/Opc/viewform.cfm?FormID=557 - It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the English major.
5. Proposal to Withdraw Administrative Authority from the Augmented Film Faculty (AFF) - Charles Schuster and Connie Jo gave a brief description of the proposal. The action has been prompted by the high degree of animosity between the Faculties of the L&S Film Studies and Peck School of the Arts Film programs. It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to withdraw administrative authority from the Augmented Film Faculty.
3. Natural Sciences
1. CAR Forms - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR forms:

Math 275	Problem Solving/Critical Thinking for Elementary Education Majors (new)
Math 375	Geometry for Elementary Education Majors (new)
Math 376	Discrete Probability and Statistics (new)

4. Other
1. Proposal to Allow Substitution of Research Requirement for Seminar and Capstone Requirements - tabled to clarify language.
2. Review of Subtitles for Variable Content Courses - Charles Schuster and Connie Jo explained the concern of a number of schools/colleges and departments that there is no review of subtitles assigned to variable topic courses. There have been several situations where proposed subtitles appear to overlap the content of courses offered in other units. It is not clear what recourses a department has when it believes a course offered under a variable topic rubric in another unit has significant overlap with one of its courses. Members asked Connie Jo to identify several examples of problems and to place this item on the agenda of the next meeting.
3. Extraordinary Accommodations Policy - Connie gave a brief description of the request by Legal Affairs for the Academic Policies and Appeals Committee to establish a policy to allow waving English and math degree requirements for students with disabilities. She explained that the Committee had identified English and math as fundamental to the definition of an L&S degree. Michael Gordon, chair of Academic Policies and Appeals Committee, sent a memo to the AP&GC asking that a subcommittee be appointed to continue the work of the APAC on this matter. Connie mentioned that Michael Gordon had expressed his willingness to chair such a subcommittee. The Committee voted unanimously to establish an ad hoc subcommittee to continue to look into the issue. Kristene Surerus agreed to serve on the subcommittee. Connie will contact Karen Brucks and Alice Gillam to get suggestions for math and English faculty members to serve on the subcommittee.
   
   
8. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 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
Assistant Deans Horstman, Kissinger
Secretary of the University

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