A meeting of the Letters and Science Faculty will be held on Thursday, December 15, 2005, 3:30 p.m. in MER 131.

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

   A.	Approval of the Minutes of the October 13, 2005 Faculty Meeting (on web at www.uwm.edu/letsci/committees/)
   B.	Recommendation for Consideration of Candidates for Degrees and Honors for December, 2005		720
   C.	Annual Reports
   	Certificate Program in Celtic Studies Annual Report, 2004-2005		721
   	Certificate Program in Jewish Studies Annual Report, 2004-2005		722
   	Certificate Program in Middle Eastern and North African Studies Annual Report, 2004-2005		723
   	Certificate Program in Urban Studies Annual Report, 2004-2005		724
   	Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee Annual Report, 2004-200		725
   	Academic Planning and Governance Committee Annual Report, 2004-2005		726

3. Old Business -- no later than 4:00pm

   A.	Status Report on Faculty Recommendations to Revise the L&S Degree Requirements (Fac. Doc. 677 amended)
   B.	Recommendation Concerning the Implementation Date of the Revised L&S Degree Requirements		727

4. New Business

   A.	Recommendation to Change the Name of the Honors Program Committee and to Modify Its Charter		728
   B.	Recommendation to Add Four New Tracks to the Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies (PDF)		729
   C.	Recommendation to Approve a Request to Implement a MA in Spanish		730

5. 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 (Chair)
Patricia Kissinger (ex officio)
Kristin Ruggiero
Bert Vaux
Gabrielle Verdier