1. Call to Order - Dean Richard Meadows called the meeting to order at 3:35 p.m.in CRT 175.
   1. Announcements - Dean Meadows noted that L&S had submitted about half of the RGI proposals but received almost two-thirds of the awards. There were 42 awards, 27 of them with L&S faculty members as principle investigators and a couple others with L&S faculty members listed as co-PIs. We don't know yet if RGI is working. It has increased the number of proposals, but we don't know yet if this will translate into an increase in the number of awards.
      
      This year's round of faculty recruitment is almost completed. So far, we have made nine appointments in the Humanities, eight in the Social Sciences, and one in the natural sciences. Fifteen positions were opened, and 18 hires have been made because of spousal/partner hires (for which we get some help from Campus for a year) and because of targets of opportunity. We have lost a few people to outside offers and retained some with successful counter-offers.
      
      The Dean discussed the Chancellor's plan for the geographic scope of UWM in the future. His plan is to build two additional campuses, one at 12th and Walnut Streets downtown and one on 82 acres of county grounds that abut the Medical College of Wisconsin. The campus does not yet have money for these two endeavors. The Chancellor is trying to acquire the county land to be privately held by the Foundation. It is easier to do work on private land held by a non-profit organization than on land that is held privately by a for-profit individual or group. At its June meeting, the Board of Regents will be asked to approve the plan. The governor has committed $3 million to develop a master plan that addresses UWM's space needs. Normally, the governor will not provide planning money for projects that he doesn't intend to support.
      
      The governor has included the $10 million UWM DIN in his budget, which now goes to the Legislature. We need $10 million in the next two biennia. This money is earmarked to support the health sciences (School of Public Health), applied engineering, and biomedical research. The campus will be developing a master plan, and we need to think about whether or not it makes sense to move some operations to the other campuses.
   2. Question Period (10 minutes maximum)- Jay Moore asked the Dean to speak about enrollment plans for the campus; it seems to him that we are under more pressure now to increase enrollments. Dean Meadows responded that he is not sure that there is an official position on this; nor is he sure if the implications of increasing enrollments have been given thorough consideration. The Chancellor is opposed to radical growth, but not to moderate growth; his focus currently is on success for those individuals that we admit. Part of the Access to Success plan is the goal of housing all freshmen in the dorms. To do so, we need a minimum of 5000 beds. Sandburg holds about 2700; the new dorm being built on North Avenue across the river will house 488 students. Research shows the retention rate will jump if all freshmen are in dorms. Current enrollment procedures do not include a precise mechanism for limiting admission, but we are maxed out with the number of students we can serve. Jay stated that the Chancellor talks about the density ratio of students to space; for things to improve we need to change one of the factors in the ratio. Dean Meadows added that this is the kind of issue that will be addressed by the master plan. If some of the professional schools move, they will be taking a lot of junior- and senior-level students away from the main campus.
      
      Winston Van Horne asked if the new campuses will require new executive deans with some autonomy. Dean Meadows responded that this has not been discussed, but he thinks it is more likely that it will mean only that some current functions will happen ten miles away.
2. Automatic Consent Business - There were no objections to any of the automatic consent items; they stand approved.

   A.	Approval of Minutes #1 (October 26, 2006) and #2 (December 21, 2006) (on web at www.uwm.edu/letsci/committees/)
   B.	Recommendation for Consideration of Candidates for Degrees and Honors for May, 2007		750
   C.	Annual Report
   	Center for Celtic Studies Annual Report, 2005-2006		751
   D.	Academic Planning and Governance Committee's Nominations Report		752

3. Old Business - none
4. New Business

   A.	Recommendation to Establish a Minor in Conservation and Environmental Science - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend the establishment of a minor in Conservation and Environmental Science.		753
   B.	Recommendation to Approve a Request for an Entitlement to Plan a Major in Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies - It was moved and seconded to recommend approval of the entitlement request. Tom O'Bryan noted that the heading on the document refers to a B.A. in Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies. He asked if this program is to be a major or a self-contained degree. Connie Jo responded that it is a major; the language used in the heading is that which is required by System. Tom then asked what the role of the Roberto Hernández Center (RHC) would be in relation to the new major. Dean Meadows responded that the RHC will not have academic control over the program, but it will be involved in an advisory capacity. The RHC's ties to the community may help in fund-raising. The motion was approved.		754
   C.	Recommendation to Establish a Minor in Chinese - It was moved and seconded to recommend the establishment of a minor in Chinese. Charles Schuster commented that this proposal merely codifies what students currently are accomplishing in their Chinese studies. The motion was approved.		755
   D.	Recommendation to Change the Name of the Master of Arts in Mass Communication - It was moved and seconded to recommend approval of the change in the name of the Master of Arts in Mass Communication to the Master of Arts in Media Studies. Jeffrey Smith, Chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, stated that one goal of this change is to differentiate this degree from Communication. He said that the new title more accurately represents the character of the master's program. He added that the term "mass" no longer is used commonly; the preferred term is "media." He also noted that a memorandum of agreement with the Department of English and the Film Studies Program had been approved, affirming that no one unit has exclusive rights to the term "media." The motion was approved.		756
   E.	Recommendation to Change the Name of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication to the School of Journalism and Media Communication - It was moved and seconded to recommend approval of changing the name of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication to the School of Journalism and Media Communication. Jeffrey Smith stated four reasons for the change: 1) donors are attracted more to the idea of a school; 2) the term "school" suggests a professional dimension; 3) the new name will help JMC compete with other Midwest schools; and 4) the word "mass" is being removed from the name for the same reasons given in the M.A. proposal. When asked why the proposed School name was not the same as the name of the master's degree, Jeffrey responded that the mission of the graduate program is much narrower than that of the undergraduate program. The master's degree is an academic, not professional, degree so the focus is not on communication. The undergraduate program has more of a professional dimension, so retaining "communication" in the School's name is representative of the broader focus of the School as a whole. Tom O'Bryan asked if the enabling legislation allows changing the title of the administrative office from "chair" to "director." Connie Jo responded that it does, but that the enabling legislation also makes it clear that a "school within a college" functions the same as a department. The name change does not carry with it any automatic entitlement to additional budgetary, administrative, or staff resources. The motion was approved.		757
   F.	Nominations from the Floor - Charles Schuster nominated Michael Liston as a candidate for the Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee, but indicated that he did not have Michael's consent to do so. Connie indicated she would ask Michael if he is willing to stand for election and, if so, will add him to the list of nominees. There were no additional nominations, so the nominations were closed.

5. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 4:23 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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