1. Call to Order - The chair, Kathryn Dindia, called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. in HLT 241.
   
   It was moved, seconded, and approved to suspend the agenda to accommodate guests.
   
   

   VI.A.2.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Faculty and the Dean approval of the addition of four new tracks (Global Cities, Global Classrooms, Global Communication, Global Security) to the Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies. Patrice Petro, Sara West-Tully, and Nan Kim-Paik answered questions from committee members and discussed the evolution of the proposed tracks. An amendment was approved to require a minimum of 36 L&S credits numbered 300 or above for those degrees granted solely by L&S (Global Security; some Global Communication). The motion, as amended, was approved.
   VI.C.1.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Faculty and the Dean approval of the request for authorization to implement a Master of Arts in Spanish. Ismael Márquez discussed the history of the development of the proposal and answered questions. Gabrielle Verdier answered questions about the impact of the proposal on MAFLL. She had not seen the proposal previously and asked that a copy be sent to her. The motion was approved.
   VI.A.2.	It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the requirements of the combined MA in Geography/MLIS degrees. Dennis Wei answered questions about the proposal. The motion was approved.

   It was moved, seconded, and approved to return to the order of the agenda.
   
   
2. Procedural Matters - none
   
   
3. Automatic Approvals - none
   
   
4. Automatic Consent - There were no objections to any of the automatic consent items; they stand approved.
   1. Minutes #2, 2005-2006 (October 11, 2005)
   2. Special Listing Requests

      DAC	FineArt 313	Programming for Artists I	Certif Prog
      DAC	FineArt 319	Gizmology I	Certif Prog
      DAC	FineArt 513	Programming for Artists II	Certif Prog
      Peace St	Ed Pol 522	Abusive Relationships: Community Problems, Community Solutions	Certif Prog
      SrvcLrng	C&I 470	Professional Urban Teaching Linking Seminar: ("Middle Childhood Through Early Adolescence Block 3" topic)	Spec Lstng

   3. CAR Forms - view online at http://www3.uwm.edu/des/apps/carform/login.cfm

      Commun 900	Philosophy and Practice of Communication (new; revised syllabus)
      Commun 972	Advanced Methods in Communication Research (new; revised syllabus)
      Honors 680	Honors College Seminar in the Humanities: (Subtitle) (title)
      Honors 682	Honors College Seminar in the Natural Sciences: (Subtitle) (title)
      MAFLL 706	Seminar in Foreign Language Methodology and Pedagogy (descrip; prereq)
      Psych 802	First-Year Clinical Psychology Practicum (prereq)

5. Old Business - Except for item C, the following items were postponed until the next meeting.
   1. Committee's Spring Semester Meeting Schedule
   2. Self-Contained L&S Degree Programs
   3. Implementation/Assessment Subcommittee for New Degree Requirements - Kathryn Dinida indicated she would serve on the Implementation subcommittee, and she asked if there were any other members who wished to be on it as well. No one responded. Kathryn will work with Connie Jo to develop a potential list of members.
   4. Variable Content Courses
      
      
6. New Business
   1. Social Sciences
      1. Recommendation to Revise the Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies (four new tracks) - see above
      2. Recommendation to Revise the Requirements of the Coordinated Master's in Geography and Information Studies - see above
   2. Natural Sciences
      1. CAR Forms - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR forms.

         Bio Sci 370	Animal Physiology (#320, cr, descrip, prereq)
         Bio Sci 372	Animal Physiology and Neurobiology Laboratory (new)

      2. Recommendation to revise the MS in Physics to Add a Medical Physics Track - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the addition of a medical physics track to the MS in Physics.
   3. Humanities
      1. Request for Authorization to Implement a Master of Arts in Spanish - see above
      2. Request to Modify the Capstone Requirement of the Communication Major - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to modify the capstone requirement of the communication major.
   4. Interdepartmental Matters
      1. CAR Forms (jointly offered) - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following CAR forms:

         Bio Sci/Psych 354	Introduction to Neuroscience I: From Neuron to Brain (new)
         Bio Sci/Psych 355	Introduction to Neuroscience II: From Brain to Behavior (new)

   5. Other
      1. Requests for "International" Designation - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the following courses to count toward the L&S International requirement.

         English 685	Honors Seminar: "Contemporary Commonwealth Fiction" topic
         History 398	Honors Seminar: "Pope John Paul II and the 20th Century World" topic
         Honors 200	Honors Seminar: The Shaping of the Modern Mind - "The Idea of Progress in Modern European History" topic "The Birth of the Modern: 19th Century European Social and Political Thought" topic

      2. Syllabus Information (discussion item) - postponed until the next meeting
         
         
7. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 9:37 a.m.
   
   
   

Respectfully submitted,

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

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

Minutes #3, 2005-06.ap&cc

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