Ramapo College of New Jersey
Academic Review Committee (ARC)
Meeting Minutes of
December 17, 2014, 9:45 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Members present: Thierry Rakotobe-Joel (ASB), Chair; Joe Cataliotti (SSHS); Michele Dunn
(Registrar, ex-officio); Steve Anderson (TAS); Madel Tisi (LIB); Ruma Sen (CA); Eric Daffron
(Provost’s Office, ex-officio)
Excused absences:
Sam Mustafa (SSHGS); Michelle Johnson (CAAFYE, ex-officio); Ashwani Vasishth (Chair,
GECCo, ex-officio)
I. Minutes of December 10, 2014 were approved with minor revisions.
II. Discussion Item:
A. Discussed Amanda Beecher’s draft letter to Joe Connell, Director of Student Success,
regarding updating resources to reflect the 3-3 WI graduation requirement for 2014-2015
catalog year. ARC endorsed Amanda’s letter with suggested minor revisions.
III. Decision Items:
A. COMM 390 New Hollywood Cinema: 1968-1980 and the American Studio System
(T. Addington) – Approved with minor revisions, ARC#1179
B. ARTS 390 Business of Visual Arts (S. Gorewitz) – Approved with minor revisions,
ARC #1180
C. COMM 204 Media Literacy (D. Oh) – Approved with minor revisions, ARC#1181
D. COMM 312 Contemporary Criticism: Film (P. Keeton) – returned with minor revisions
(previously approved, ARC #1161)
E. COMM 327 Global Multicultural Media Issues (P. Keeton) – returned with minor
revisions (previously approved, ARC#1162)
F. COMM 341 TV Noir & American Culture (D. Bushman) – returned with revisions
G. COMM 363 Media & Culture in Latin America (P. Keeton) – returned with minor
revisions (previously approved, ARC #1163)
H. COMM 487 Film History Culture Myth (P. Keeton) – returned with revisions
I. MUSI 2XX Shine On: The Music of Pink Floyd (G. Cohen) – Approved, ARC #1182
J. COMM 328 (formerly CNTP 328) Good & Evil in Design Film and Visual Media (B.
Blake) – Approved, ARC#1183
K. Math 022 Transitional Math (S. Kuplinsky) – (Request is for a minor syllabus change
consisting of the addition of operations on real numbers given in decimal notation. This
request does not need ARC approval.)
L. SWRK 502 Social Work Theory, Practice & Field Instruction II – Approved, ARC #1184
M. SWRK 504 Human Behavior in Social Environment II – Approved, ARC #1185
N. SWRK 507 Cultural Diversity, Racism, Oppression & Privilege – Approved, ARC #1186
Respectfully Submitted,
Madel Tisi
December 18, 2014