Present:	Scott Drewianka, Connie Jo, Susanne Lenné Jones, Stephani Klomsten, Jay Moore, Tom O'Bryan, Jeffrey Oxford, Peter Sands, Charles Schuster, Kris Surerus, Michael Weinert
Excused:	Daniel Carpenter II, David Pritchard, Keith Sverdrup
Guests:	Brian Nicholls, Kim Romenesko

1. Call to Order - The chair, Jeffrey Oxford called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. in HLT 241. Committee members introduced themselves to the new student member, Stephani Klomsten.

   It was moved, seconded, and approved to suspend the agenda to accommodate the guest.

   VI.A.1.

   It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course: Anthro 380   Anthropological Application of GIS (new) Brian Nicholls was in attendance to answer questions. Tom O'Bryan asked whether this course would go on the L&S breadth list under natural science or social science. Connie Jo said "neither," because the course is skills-based. Tom asked whether the course would affect the structure of the Anthropology major. Brian said it would not because it is an elective course. The motion was approved.

   It was moved, seconded, and approved to return to the order of the agenda.

2. Procedural Matters
   1. Proposed Meeting Schedule for Spring - Kim explained that Daniel Carpenter II was not able to meet during the proposed time (9:30 a.m. on Thursdays) because he had a class. Also, Susanne Lenné Jones said that her schedule had changed slightly and she wondered if the committee could meet at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday mornings rather than 9:30 a.m. Because there was no other time-slot that worked, the committee decided to meet at 9:00 a.m. on the following dates: February 14, March 13, April 24 and May 22 (if needed). Jay Moore suggested that we contact the Student Association to ask for a replacement for Daniel. Kim agreed to do so.
3. Automatic Approval - There were no objections to the automatic approval item; it stands approved.
   1. CAR Form

      Physics 699

      Advanced Independent Reading (cr, prereq)

4. Automatic Consent - There were no objections to the automatic consent items; they stand approved.
   1. Approval of Minutes #5, 2007-2008 (December 18, 2007)
   2. Special Listing Requests

      Bio Sci	UrbPlan 841	Seminar in Planning Analysis: "Economics, Ecology, and Land Use" subtitle	crosslist
      CES	Anthro 441	Nature, Knowledge, and Technoscience in Anthropological Perspective	Intdptl Mjr
      DAC	JMC 111	Gender and the Media	Certif Prog
      DAC	JMC 111	Contemporary Issues in Mass Communication: "Documentary Production" subtitle	Certif Prog
      Ethnic	JMC 210	Jewish and Ethnic Narratives and Identities in Media	Certif Prog
      Latino St	Spanish 319	Advanced Speaking and Listening for Heritage Speakers	Certif Prog
      Lit Transl	CompLit 533	Seminar in Trends in Modern Literature: "Development of the Arabic Novel" subtitle	Spec Lstng
      MidENAf	Classic 299	Ad Hoc: "Egyptian Hieroglyphics" subtitle	Certif Prog
      MidENAf	CompLit 533	Seminar in Trends in Modern Literature: "Development of the Arabic Novel" subtitle	Certif Prog
      MidENAf	Hebr St 261	Representing the Holocaust in Words and Images	Certif Prog
      MidENAf	Hebr St 268	Jewish and Christian Responses to the Holocaust	Certif Prog
      Religion	ArtHist 241	Introduction to Baroque Art	Intdptl Mjr
      Religion	ArtHist 251	Introduction to the Art and Architecture of Latin America	Intdptl Mjr
      Religion	Hist 175	East Asian Civilization to 1600	Intdptl Mjr
      Religion	Hist 308	A History of Rome: The Empire	Intdptl Mjr
      Religion	Hist 380	Buddhism: A Cultural History	Intdptl Mjr
      Religion	Wmns 300	Gender and Spirituality: (Subtitle)	Intdptl Mjr

   3. CAR Forms - view online at http://www4.uwm.edu/des/apps/carform/login.cfm

      Commun 631	Current Topics in Interpersonal Communication/Conflict Management: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Commun 641	Current Topics in Organizational/Professional Communication: (Subtitle)(prereq)
      Commun 651	Current Topics in Rhetorical/Public Communication: (Subtitle) (prereq)
      Complit 135	Experiencing Literature in the 21st Century: (Subtitle) (title)

5. Old Business
   1. Policies
      1. Language Competency in Languages Not Offered at UWM - It was moved, seconded, and approved to reconsider the committee's recommendation on alternative ways to meet the L&S Foreign Language Requirement. A revised proposal to accept only proficiency exams administered by ACTFL-certified faculty members was moved, seconded and approved.
   2. Discussion Items
      1. Courses Not Offered in Many Years - Connie reported that many departments already had responded to her query about what to do with courses that were not offered in many years with the result that many courses will be inactivated or deleted.
      2. Assessment Subcommittee Draft Report - It was moved and seconded to forward to the L&S Faculty for discussion the document created by the Assessment Subcommittee with the contingency that Connie remove the editorial comments, questions, etc. The motion was approved.
      3. Extraordinary Accommodations - Connie said that she is now in possession of Kris Surerus' file; dealing with this issue is on the list of things to do.
      4. Office Hours - The committee discussed whether it would made sense to create a policy on office hours. Should faculty be mandated to hold a set number of office hours or at least strongly encouraged to do so? It quickly became apparent that committee members held a variety of perspectives on this issue. Everybody seemed to agree that faculty and staff should make themselves available to students. However, some believed it was adequate to be available "by appointment" while others favored listing specific hours. The committee moved on to the remaining business on the agenda because there appeared to be no consensus on the issue.
6. New Business
   1. Social Sciences -- None
      1. CAR Form

         Anthro 380

         Anthropological Application of GIS (new)

   2. Natural Sciences -- None
   3. Humanities
      1. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to change the requirements of the Russian Minor. The motion was approved.
   4. Other
      1. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Faculty approval of the recommendation of AP&CC to amend its charter. The motion was approved.
7. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 10:35.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Kim Romenesko
Senior Administrative Program Specialist
L&S Administration

 

Distribution: Dean G. Richard Meadows
Associate Deans Gajdardziska-Josifovska, Swain
Assistant Deans Kissinger, Weslow
Secretary of the University

Minutes #6, 2007-08.ap&cc