ASCRC Minutes 10/18/11
GBB 226, 2:10
Members Present: M. Beebe-Frankenberger, B. Borrie, D. Dalenberg, W. Davies, N. Greymorning, M. Grimes C. Henderson, C. Knight, J.
Staub, D. Stolle, L. Tangedahl
Members Absent/Excused: S. O’Hare, J. Austin, T. Rogers, C. Springmeyer,
Ex-Officio Present: B. Holzworth, E. Johnson, A. Walker-Andrews
Chair Tangedahl called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.
The minutes from 10/11/11 were amended and approved.
Communication Items:

The Special Topics / Experimental Courses Procedure (201.90) was sent back to the committee by the Faculty Senate. There was
concern regarding the added language that the courses may not be part of major or minor requirements. Specifically, Philosophy
allows Special Topics courses taught at the 400-level (PHL 491 [PHIL 495]) to count as upper-division core courses provided that
they have a suitable content (consult the department advisor). Physics Experimental Engineering Statics course is recommended for
Pre-engineering majors. It seems that the Philosophy’s wording should be acceptable, but the procedure language will need to be
revised to allow for such a requirement. However, the Physics course should be made permanent to be required since it is not an
option from a group of courses. Chair Tangedahl wants to make sure the language is acceptable when it goes back to the Faculty
Senate for vote.

The experimental courses proposed for the Global Leadership Initiative were reviewed by the General Education Committee. The
course list is appended. One course was not approved for a general education group. The department will likely resubmit. The
courses will be offered this spring. The General Education Chair will present them with the other items reviewed by the committee
in November.

The Forestry and Biomedical Subcommittee has run into an issue with regard to non-tenure track faculty member proposing a
minor. In accordance with the criteria for adding a new course (Procedure 201.30.1) - if the course is not proposed by a tenure-track
faculty member the department chair or director should make the proposal and stipulate that the course will be taught with existing
resources at least once every three years. This statement was added to ASCRC’s policies 2/5/08. In this case, the department,
College and Dean are very supportive of the proposal and are likely to supply a letter confirming their ongoing commitment to offer
the courses.
Subcommittee chairs should consult the committee with any review difficulties.
Business Items: Curriculum Review

The Science and Math Subcommittee did not have any additional items to approve. The proposal for GEO 161, Power of Numbers was
withdrawn. The Math department contends that the course is equivalent to MATH 105 Contemporary Mathematics. The course was
accepted as a Global Leadership Course and will be offered this spring as GEO 191. It was noted that statistics courses are offered in
many majors.

Several additional Humanities Courses were approved (appended below). Follow-up is pending for the reasons listed last week. The
courses in Irish will be sent to the Chair of Modern and Classical Language as information. The French department will be contacted to
consider changing the title of 313. Since 310-313 is a sequence, but the title of 313 listed on the OCHE’s course equivalency guide is
Literature and Culture III. The Honors College courses will be sent to the full ASCRC for consideration.

Education and Fine Arts consent agenda items were presented. Those approved are appended. Follow-up is pending on the following:
Art
ARTH 400 UG
Egyptian Art
New course
Generic objectives listed- objectives need to be course
specific. Syllabus didn't address grad increment also
inconsistent with exact entry in catalog (prereq)
New course
Questions about rigor- need to call instructor to clarify
Curriculum & Instruction
EDU 210
New Student- Athlete
Seminar
Health & Human Performance
HHP 332
Emergency Medical
Technician and Incident
Management
New course
Syllabus lacks specific learning outcomes
HHP 340
Practicum in Athletic
Training I
Changer prereq
Suggest 395 bag number
HHP 498
Internship
Add prereq, change descr,
change minimum credits
(R-4 to R-6)
45 hours = 1 credit- Does this align with BOR time
requirements? Description too long / confusing
Fundamentals of Type
New course
Common Course # missing- also number of credits?
MUSE 3XX
Technology and
Resource Materials k-12
New course
Missing C&I signatures also requires program change
forms- missing learning outcomes, need course number
DANC 170A
Dance Forms: Tribal
Style Belly
New course
Syllabus missing learning outcomes
Media Arts
MAR 235
Music

The committee briefly discussed several issues with the course proposal from the Mansfield Center. The course is taken for 23
credits by active militiary personnel. It is an intense defense critical language program. The course is limited to grant eligible
students. This would likely exclude most UM students, but there does not seem to be a campus or Board of Regents policy that
prevents this. The course/ program starts in January. ASCRC questioned whether the course is self-supported and whether a non
academic unit with no unit standards should be offering courses and hiring faculty. The Registrar will contact SARS to get the
enrollment history / credits for the courses. Associate Provost Walker Andrews will discuss the proposal with the Provost. It may be
helpful to invite the Director of the Mansfield Center to the committee to discuss his general plans for the future focus of the Center.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.
Experimental Global Leadership Initiative Courses approved for General Education Status
One-time-only spring semester 2012
V: Literacy & Artistic Studies
MCLL
MCLL 191
Human Rights Issues in Latin American Literature and Film
Music
MUSI 191
Music, Meaning and Manipulation
VI Historical & Cultural Studies
Journalism
JOUR 191
The Net Effect
VII Social Science
Sociology
SOCI 191
Food & Society in a Globalized World
X: Indigenous & Global
Political Science
PSCI 191
Issues in Global Public Health
XI : Science
Geosciences
DBS
DBS
GEO 191
BIOB 191
BIOL 191
Power of Numbers
Global Climate Change: Science, Society, and Ethics
Human Genetics, Your Family, and Global Health
Not approved: VIII Ethics and Human Values
Management Information
BADM 191
Systems
Doing the Right Thing: A Global Strategy for Good Business
Humanities Consent agenda
English
CRWR 312
Creative Writing: Nonfiction
new course
ENIR 201
Intermediate Irish I
new course
ENIR 202
Intermediate Irish II
new course
Modern and Classical Languages
FRCH 300
Introduction to Literature in
French
Change from FRCH 391 to permanent offering
FRCH 310
Lit & Culture of Middle Ages and
Renaissance
Lit & Culture of 17th and 18th
Century
Orientation for Study Aboard in
Russia
The Russian Experience
new course/title--proposed as 1st part of 4 semester series
Advanced Writing in Classical
Studies
new course
Philosophy of Emerson and
Thoreau
new course
ARTZ 291
Special Topics
Change repeatability to 12
ARTZ 391
Special Topics
Change repeatability to 12
ARTZ 491
Special Topics
Change repeatability to 12
ARTZ 492 UG
Independent Study
Change descr and prereq; reinstate $35 fee and change repeatability
from 12-24 cr.
FRCH 311
MCLG 193
MCLG 393
CLAS 370
Philosophy
PHL 331
new title--2nd part of series
new course
new course
Education and Fine Arts
Art
Curriculum & Instruction
EDU 411
Implementing IEFA in the k-12
Classroom
New course
Health & Human Performance
HHP 242
Change prereq and descr
Clinical Orientation in Athletic Training
HHP 330
Foundations of Community Health
Education and Promotion
Change title from: Overview of Health Education and Health Promotion,
change descr/ term
HHP 435 UG
Advanced Strength Training and
Conditioning
Change title from: Certification Preparation for NSCA-CSCS and ACSM
HFS, change descr and prereq
HHP 450 UG
Analytical and Communication
Techniques
Change descr and prereq
HHP 478
Athletic Training Organization and
Administration
Drop prereq
MAR 231
Fundamentals of Illustrator
New course
MAR 342
Art & Science of Interactive Games
New course
MAR 470 UG
Advanced Acting for Film I
Change course to UG
MAR 471 UG
Advanced Acting for Film II
Change course to UG
THTR 420
Acting V: Studio
Removing graduate increment—to allow for co-convening
THTR 421
Acting VI: Studio
Removing graduate increment—to allow for co-convening
THTR 425
Acting VII: Studio
Removing graduate increment—to allow for co-convening
THTR 426
Acting VIII: Company
Removing graduate increment—to allow for co-convening
Media Arts
Theatre