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September 25, 1989

 

                                    MINUTES

                      COMMISSION ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

 

                            Burruss Hall Board Room

                              September 25, 1989

 

 

 

  PRESENT:  Dr. E. Fred Carlisle, Chairman; Dr. Dennis Hinkle, Secretary,

                Deans J. M. White, T. W. Bonham, M. A. Lewis, J. F. Marchman,

                R. S. Purdy; Drs. E. A. Brown, R. Lamy, K. Eschenmann, D.

                Morris, M. Norton,  E. W. Carson, C. J. Dudley, W. E. Dugger,

                R. Daniel, M. Norton, Wanda Dean, Registrar; Katie May, and

                Ian Sobeiski, SGA

 

  ABSENT:   Drs. D. E. Egger, M. A. Ogliaruso, R. Salvaggio, R. E. James,

                Teresa Abbou

 

  VISITORS:

 

 

  1.  CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

      Dr. Carlisle called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.

 

  2.  The AGENDA was adopted as distributed.

 

  3.  The MINUTES of the September 11, 1989 meeting were approved.

 

  4.  COURSE CRITERIA COMMITTEE REPORT - M. A. Lewis

 

      A motion was made and seconded to approve the following course and

      checklist.

 

      UAP 3415-16         Public Administration (cross-listing with PSCI

                          3415-16 and MGT 3415-16).

 

      FCD CHECKLIST       adding two hours of practicum (FCD 4964 to the

                          Child Care Administration option).

 

      The following checklist was submitted for approval:

 

      Finance, Insurance and Business Law Graduation Checklist - dropping Op-

      tion II, effective for the 1992 graduating class.

 

  5.  RESOLUTION - RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS - D. E. Hinkle

 

      Dr. Hinkle recommended that the SGA representatives to CUS be given the

      responsibility for developing a "suggested" list of major religious

      holidays.  When developed, the list will be presented to CUS for dis-

      cussion, including the best way to distribute it to the students, fac-

      ulty and administration.

 

  6.  FACULTY HANDBOOK - SECTION 3.6.1 - W. H. Dean

 

      Discussion was postponed until next meeting.

 

  7.  OTHER BUSINESS - M. A. Lewis

 

      Dr. Lewis indicated that the Course Criterion Committee was concerned

      that graduation checklists were not being sent through that committee.

      Dr. Lewis proposed an addendum to section 3(2) of Presidential Policy

      Memorandum No. 41 to include the following language:

 

 

         "Graduation checklists should go out for the 30 day review proc-

         ess and those with significant changes should include letters of

         support from appropriate colleges and/or departments."

 

      Policy Memorandum No. 41 is included with these minutes and will be

      discussed at the next CUS meeting.

 

  8.  The meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m.

 

                                     Respectfully submitted,

                                     Dennis Hinkle, Secretary

 

 

 

                        NEXT MEETING:  OCTOBER 9, 1989

                               3:00 - 5:00 P.M.

 

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