LAS Curriculum and Requirements Committee
Wednesday May 13, 2015
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
COLU 3022
MINUTES
Present: Kevin Landis, Sandy Berry-Lowe, Ed Hoang, Lynda Dickson, Rex Welshon, Mary
Long, Ruth Sansing (on behalf of Chris DuVal) and Brynne Thompson
A.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 15, 2015 - UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
B.
OLD BUSINESS
C.
NEW BUSINESS –
1. New Course Proposal:
2-5.
New Course Proposal s:
Political Science and Philosophy
Double Major
Motion presented at the Faculty meeting:
“Motion to approve the double major in
Philosophy and Political Science”
APPROVED
BIOL 6050 Biology Master’s Capstone
Project
(Sandy Berry-Lowe)
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
MUS 1601-4601 Applied Music – Flute
MUS 1602-4602 Applied Music – Clarinet
MUS 1603-4603 Applied Music – Oboe
MUS 1604-4604 Applied Music – Saxophone
MUS 1610-4610 Applied Music – Trumpet
MUS 1611-4611 Applied Music – Trombone
MUS 1620-4620 Applied Music – Violin
MUS 1621-4621 Applied Music – Viola
MUS 1622-4601 Applied Music – Cello
MUS 1623-4623 Applied Music – Bass
MUS 1624-4624 Applied Music – Guitar
MUS 1630-4630 Applied Music – Piano
MUS 1631-4631 Applied Music – Jazz Piano
MUS 1640-4640 Applied Music – Drumset
MUS 1641-4641 Applied Music – Percussion
MUS 1650-4650 Applied Music – Voice
MUS 1660-4660 Applied Music – Composition
(Colin McAllister/Glen Whitehead)
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
as a bundle
6. New Course Proposals:
BIOL 5001 PLTW Biomedical Sciences
BIOL 5002 PLTW Human Body Systems
BIOL 5003 PLTW Medical interventions
BIOL 5004 PLTW Biomedical Innovation
BIOL 5005 PLTW Medical Detectives
(Tom Wolkow)
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
as a bundle
7. New Course Proposal:
ENGL 3170 riverrun Literary and Arts Journal
(Kirsten Ortega)
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
8. New Course Proposals:
ENGL 3421 Nature’s Nation: Sustainability
and American Literature
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
ENGL 3423 US EcoGothic: Literature, Film,
Theory
(Lesley Ginsberg)
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
9. Course Revision Request:
GES 4130 Introduction to Geospatial
Computing
(John Harner)
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
10. New Course Proposal:
GES 4900 Geography Summit
(John Harner)
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
11. New Course Proposals:
SOC 3330 Restorative Dialogue
to be cross-listed with new course proposalWEST 3330 Restorative Dialogue
(Heather Albanesi)
SOC 3800 Restorative Discipline in Schools
to be cross-listed with new course proposalWEST 3800 Restorative Discipline in
Schools
(Heather Albanesi)
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
as a bundle
12. New Course Proposals:
13. Informational Item:
Undergraduate Certificate in Restorative
Justice
(Heather Albanesi)
14. New Course Proposal:
COMM 3480 Media & Health
(Carmen Stavrositu)
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
15. Compass Curriculum submissions:
NAVIGATE
ENGL 3421 Nature’s Nation: American Lit
ENGL 3423 US EcoGothic: Literature, Film,
Theory
SUMMIT
PSY 3660 Service-Learning Internship
GES 4900 Geography Summit
GES 4990 Senior Thesis
INCLUSIVENESS
GES 4020 Qualitative Methods in
Geography
WEST 2500 Race and Gender at the Movies
WEST 4500 Social Justice & Sustainability:
Living Mindfully
SUSTAINABILITY
ANTH 1040 Introduction to Cultural
Anthropology
ENGL 3421 Nature’s Nation: Sustainability
and American Literature
ENGL 3423 US EcoGothic: Literature, Film,
Theory
GES 4020 Qualitative Methods in
Geography
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
as a bundle
D. ADJOURN: 9:06am
Have a wonderful summer!