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Governance Minutes ArchiveFebruary 28, 1994
MINUTES COMMISSION ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES President's Board Room February 28, 1994 PRESENT: Dr. E. Brown, Chair; Drs. A. Abaye, R. Bambach, S. Brooker- Gross, A. Cobb, J. Eaton, H. Griffin, B. Heath-Camp, R. Hendricks, P. Knox, M. Lewis, A. McDaniel, M. Ogliaruso, R. Purdy, D. Smith, N. Spencer, J. Sawyers, J. White; Prof. R. Daniel; C. Morton, Dean of Students; S. Wheeler, Staff Sen- ate; T. Hutchison, Honor System; R. Patzig, GSA; W. Dean, University Registrar. ABSENT: Drs. R. Bates, G. Brown, E. Carlisle, P. Edwards, E. Henneke, P. Meszaros, R. Sorensen, L. Swiger, D. Williams; D. Bousquet, Admissions; B. Obenhaus, Library Faculty; S. Ginther, A. Lawrence, K. Mitchell, SGA. VISITORS J. Crunkilton, M. Murray, S. Scott, J. Williams-Green, S. Wilson. 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dr. Brown called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. He asked the mem- bers of the Committee on Undergraduate Curricula to remain for a short time following the adjournment of the meeting. 2. The AGENDA was approved as amended. 3. The MINUTES of the February 14, 1994 meeting were approved with cor- rections. 4. COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULA - B. HEATH-CAMP Betty Heath-Camp, Chair, presented the items under "First Reading" of the February 28, 1994 report. Discussion took place concerning the Clothing and Textiles Checksheets, for "First Reading", which no longer offers an option in Marketing Education. Betty Heath-Camp expressed concern over the deletion and the lack of communication between col- leges. Rita Purdy stated there has been no interest shown in the op- tion and that although the option is not costing the college money to maintain, it does cost faculty and staff time. Mary Ann Lewis stated that students in Clothing and Textiles can enroll in Marketing Educa- tion courses above what is required for their degree to earn teacher certification. She then made a motion to send the item back to the Committee on Undergraduate Curricula. Wanda Dean pointed out that Presidential Policy Memo No. 115 provides process for this. Motion to return the item to Committee was withdrawn. Motion was made and seconded to approve the items under "Second Read- ing' of the February 28, 1994 report. Discussion took place concerning the LASC Internship, for "Second Reading". Norrine Spencer stated that students in the College of Business do not receive credit for internships and felt this would be confusing for students pursuing a business concentration under the LASC degree. Motion was made and sec- onded to amend the catalog description to state "not available in all options". Motion to amend catalog description was APPROVED. Motion to approve the items under "Second Reading" CARRIED. Courses approved for Fall 1994 o LASC 3004, Liberal Arts & Sciences Internship (new) Motion was made and seconded to approve the items under "First and Sec- ond Reading" of the February 28, 1994 report. The motion CARRIED.. Courses approved for Fall 1994 o MSE 2034, Elements of Materials Sciences (revised) o MSE 2094, Analytical Methods in Material Engineering (revised) o MSE 4354, Micromechanisms of Deformation and Fracture Crystalline Materials (new) o MSE 4604, Advanced Composite Materials New) o PSCI 3574, Government and Politics in Japan (new) o BLST/REL 2744, The Black Church in America (cross-list, BLST home department) o BLST/REL/WS, The Black Woman in theUSA (cross-list, BLST home de- partment) Curriculum Checksheets, Options and Concentrations o Black Studies Concentration Checksheet, Graduating Class of 1994 o Forestry and Wildlife Resources Checksheets, Graduating Classes of 1995 and 1996 a. Wildlife Science Option b. Wildlife Science/PreVet Option o Geology Chekcheet, Graduating Class of 1995 a. Earth Science Option Courses to be Deleted, Effective Fall 1994 o MSE 4264, Mechanical Behavior of Materials o MSE 4274, Mechanical Behavior of Materials Laboratory o PSCI 3114, Political Campaigning 5. UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE - M. MURRAY Marge Murray, Chair, presented the minutes of the January 25 and Febru- ary 8, 1994 meetings. She reported the main item of discussion in both sets of minutes concerned Writing Intensive courses with a motion being made and approved at the meeting of the 25th to allow two, 1 hour labs to substitute for one, 3 hour course. This will be implemented for students graduating in 1999. Dave Smith asked if 1, 1 hour lab would fulfill this requirement if the course met the specified criteria for a WI course. Marge responded that it would not according to the guide- lines and that the committee had not considered this as an option. Ad- ditional discussion took place expressing concern from several colleges over the writing of WI proposals and who will teach them. Motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes. The motion CARRIED. 6. OTHER BUSINESS o Ezra Brown reported the Class Attendance Policy was approved at University Council to become effective Fall 1994. o Bob Hendricks reported the subcommittee on DOE/DOG had suggested that checksheets be in place for students registering during spring semester of their sophomore year, but much opposition was ex- pressed. The committee then suggested a compromise that a proposed checksheet be distributed for spring registration during the sophomore year with the approved checksheet to be in place by fall of the junior year. Marge Murray suggested that paragraph 3 of the handout distributed be amended to read "when a student enters as a freshman". Bob asked that any comments be directed to him as soon as possible. 7. Meeting adjourned at 4:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Steven D. Wilson Assistant to the University Registrar
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