Present:	Scott Drewianka, Connie Jo, Jay Moore, Jeffrey Oxford, David Pritchard, Peter Sands, Charles Schuster, Kris Surerus, Keith Sverdrup
Excused:	Susanne Lenné Jones, Stephani Klomsten, Tom O'Bryan, Michael Weinert
Guests:	Mike Allen, Rachel Baum, Gwynne Kennedy, Kristin Pitt, Kim Romenesko

1. Call to Order - The chair, Jeffrey Oxford called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m. in HLT 241.

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

   VI.A.1.

   It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course: CompLit365   Literatures and Cultures of the Americas: (Subtitle) (new) Kristin Pitt responded to questions. The motion was approved. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course: Hebr St 449   Seminar on Modern Jewish Thought (new) Rachel Baum responded to questions. The motion was approved.

   VI.B.1.

   It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following courses: Wmns 303 Feminist Activism and Movements: (Subtitle) (new) Wmns 710   Feminist Theory (new) Gwynne Kennedy responded to questions. With the contingency that the statement in the Wmns 303 syllabus that says "...attendance/participation grade will be lowered by half a grade" be corrected to "attendance/participation grade will be lowered by one-third of a grade," the motion was approved.

   VI.A.2.

   It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to change the requirements of the M. A. in Communication. Mike Allen responded to questions. The motion was approved.

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

2. Procedural Matters - none
3. Automatic Approval -- There were no objections to the automatic approval items; they stand approved.
   1. CAR Forms

      Hist 396	Japan's Economic Miracle: Historical Roots (delete)
      Hist 890	Colloquium on Non-Western History: (Subtitle) (delete)
      Hist 962	Seminar on Renaissance and Reformation History: (Subtitle) (delete)
      MAFLL 885	Modern Literary Theory (delete)
      Philos 201	Introduction to Philosophy for Juniors and Seniors (delete)
      Philos 338	Perspectives in the Philosophy of Technology: (Subtitle) (delete)
      Sociol 470	Sociological Theory Construction (delete)
      Sociol 603	Urban Minority Communities: (Subtitle) (delete)
      Sociol 604	Research in Urban Minority Communities: (Subtitle) (delete)
      Sociol 915	Seminar in Social Theory (delete)
      Sociol 925	Seminar in Social Stratifications (delete)

4. Automatic Consent --There were no objections to the automatic consent items; they stand approved.
   1. Approval of Minutes #7, 2007-2008 (February 14, 2008)
   2. Special Listing Requests

      AncMedSt	Classic 299	Ad Hoc: "Egyptian Hieroglyphics" subtitle	Certif Prog
      AncMedSt	Greek 306	Fourth Semester Greek	Certif Prog
      AncMedSt	Hebr St 131	Introduction to Biblical Studies	Certif Prog
      AncMedSt	Hebr St 332	Women in the Bible	Certif Prog
      AncMedSt	Latin 306	Fourth Semester Latin	Certif Prog
      Celtic St	Spanish 123	Regional Languages of Spain, First Semester: "First Semester Galician" subtitle	Certif Prog
      Celtic St	Spanish 124	Regional Languages of Spain, Second Semester: "Second Semester Galician" subtitle	Certif Prog
      Celtic St	Spanish 377	Introduction to Galician Culture	Certif Prog
      Cult&Com	Africol 232	Survey of African Societies and Cultures	Certif Prog
      Religion	JMC 226	Religion, Media, and Culture	Intdptl Mjr
      Service	Anthro 105	Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology	Spec Lstng
      Service	Art 302	Visual Art Workshop: "Multicultural Installation Art" subtitle	Spec Lstng
      Service	Dance 319	Dance Service Learning	Spec Lstng
      Service	English 398	Undergraduate Upper-Division Service Learning	Spec Lstng
      Service	Occ Thrp 260	Enhancing Health Through Activity, Occupation and Technology I	Spec Lstng
      Service	Sociol 150	Multicultural America	Spec Lstng
      Wmns	Celtic 250	Selected Topics in Celtic Studies: "Women in the Celtic World" subtitle	Spec Lstng

   3. CAR Forms

      ArtHist 990	Thesis Research (cr)
      ArtHist 991	Thesis Exhibition (cr)
      IntlSt 350	Regional Seminar in International Studies: (Subtitle) (drop GER)
      JMC 113	Social, Cultural, and Historical Dimensions of the Internet (GER HU)
      Trnsltn 720	Topics in Translation: (Subtitle) (prereq)

5. Old Business
   1. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course:
      Physics 409   Quantum Physics Laboratory (title, descrip, prereq, level) - new syllabus requested with description of goals and U/G grading.
      Some of the committee members wanted to see a week by week breakdown of activities on the course syllabus to see how the course unfolds throughout the semester. Some members questioned whether or not the U/G differentiation was adequate. Would the course get through the graduate curriculum committee? Others argued that it's not this committee's business to try to guess what the GCC may or may not do. Connie Jo said that, unlike the campus-level APCC, the L&S curriculum committee does not mandate that courses with three or more changes include a syllabus. However, Connie included the syllabus as a courtesy to help committee members get a better understanding of the proposed changes. Given these concerns, a substitute motion to table the course for further clarification was seconded. The substitute motion failed with three members voting in favor of it, four against. The original motion was approved with four voting in favor, three against.
   2. It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course:
      Psych 696   Internship in the Teaching of Psychology (new) - objection to "retakable" provision
      At the last meeting, one of the objections to the course had to do with the "retakable" option. The course is no longer retakable. However, members remained concerned about having interns teach rather than paid TA's. They wondered if there would be Union challenges. Why not pay the students as undergraduate TA's? Members also had concerns about the course being 3 credits. To some members, it seemed that it would be more appropriate to offer the course for 1 credit, given the course content. The motion to approve the course failed with one member voting in favor of the motion, one member abstaining, and five members voting against.
   3. Request to Reapprove the Name Change of UWM Film and Film Studies Major to BFA in Film/BA in Film Studies. It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Faculty reapproval of the Name Change of UWM Film and Film Studies Major to BFA in Film/BA in Film Studies.
   4. Extraordinary Accommodations -- Connie reported that all of the members who were on the committee the last time have agreed to again serve. She is collecting individuals' schedules and will arrange a meeting as soon as possible.
6. New Business
   1. Humanities
      1. CAR Forms

         CompLit 365	Literatures and Cultures of the Americas: (Subtitle) (new) -- approved, see above
         Hebr St 449	Seminar on Modern Jewish Thought (new) -- approved, see above

      2. Recommendation to Revise the Requirements of the M. A. in Communication - approved, see above.
   2. Social Sciences
      1. CAR Forms

         Global 411	Cross-Cultural Management (# to 541, descrip, prereq, j-o) -- It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of Global 411
         Wmns 303	Feminist Activism and Movements: (Subtitle) (new) -- approved, see above
         Wmns 710	Feminist Theory (new) -- approved, see above

      2. Recommendation to Revise the Requirements of the Women's Studies Certificate -- approved, see above.
      3. Recommendation to Revise the Requirements of the Global Studies-Global Management Option -- It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the proposal to change the requirements of the Global Studies-Global Management Option.
   3. Natural Sciences
      1. CAR Forms
         It was moved and seconded to recommend to the Dean approval of the following course:

         Math 094

         Preparation for College Mathematics (new) -- yellow

         The committee offered a friendly suggestion that the instructor clarify what is meant by the statement that absences will negatively affect a student's grade. The motion was approved.
      2. Request for International Status - It was moved, seconded, and approved to recommend to the Dean approval of the request for international status for the following course:

         Bio Sci 475

         Tropical Ecology in Panama -- lilac

7. Adjournment -- The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 a.m.

 

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 #8, 2007-08.ap&cc