A meeting of the Letters and Science Faculty will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2005, 3:30 p.m. in BOL 150.

1. Call to Order
   1. Announcements
      
      
   2. Question Period (10 minutes maximum)
      
      
2. Automatic Consent Business

   A.	Approval of the Minutes of the May 5, 2005 Faculty meeting (on web at www.uwm.edu/letsci/committees/)
   B.	Annual Reports
   	International Studies Major Annual Report, 2004-2005		709
   	Faculty Advisory Committee of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Annual Report, 2004-2005		710
   	Certificate Program in Ancient Mediterranean Studies Advisory Committee Annual Report, 2004-2005		711
   	Certificate Program in Ethnic Studies Annual Report, 2004-2005		712
   C.	Recommendation to Establish a Celtic Studies Curricular Area		713
   D.	Recommendation to Establish a Jewish Studies Curricular Area		714

3. Old Business

   A.

   Recommendation of the Academic Program and Curriculum Committee Concerning the Elimination of Sport and Recreation Courses from those that Meet L&S Degree Requirements

   715

4. New Business

   A.	Request for Authorization to Implement a Ph.D. in Communication		716
   B.	Proposal to Establish in L&S a Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (offered jointly with the School of Architecture and Urban Planning)		717
   C.	Proposal to Establish an Undergraduate Certificate in Childhood and Adolescence Studies (contingent upon approval of the proposal at the October 11 meeting of the L&S AP&CC)		718
   D.	Request for Authorization to Implement a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management and Leadership (offered jointly with the School of Business Administration; contingent upon approval of the proposal at the October 11 meeting of the L&S AP&CC)		719

5. Committee of the Whole
   
   
6. Adjournment (no later than 5:00 p.m.)
   
   
   

L&S Academic Planning and Governance Committees
Karen Brucks
George Clark
Kathleen Dolan
Glen Fredlund
Peter Geissinger
David Heathcote
Connie Jo (ex officio)
Patricia Kissinger (ex officio)
Kristin Ruggiero
Bert Vaux
Gabrielle Verdier