RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY ACADEMIC REVIEW COMMITTEE (ARC) Meeting Minutes of Wednesday, December 19, 2007 10:00 – 11:30 A.M., BC 236 Members present: J. Lipkin (CA), Chair; D. Crawley (SSHS); L. D’Antonio (TAS); G. Gonpu (ASB); S. Kurzmann (LIB); M. Ecker (Office of the Provost, ex-officio member) I. Announcements (J. Lipkin) J. Lipkin met with B. Barnett regarding ARC review of minor curricular changes. Course level guidelines and course enrollment guidelines passed at the most recent Faculty Assembly meeting. J. Lipkin made a revision to the Program Review Process for graduate programs to include Graduate Council review. II. Decision Items. The following requests were approved ARC Course Request #401 (B. Blake) COMM 313: Visual Effects for DVD and Film Course Revisions: level change from 300 to 400 level and new prerequesite ARC Course Request #402 (M. Giacoppe) LITR 3XX: 20th and 21st Century Novel New course General Education International Issues ARC Course Request #403 (E. Rainforth) ENSC 1XX: Fossils to Forests New course ARC Course Request #404 (E. Negron) COMM 351: Race, Ethnicity, and Cross-Cultural Journalism Course Revision: level change from 300 to 400 General Education Intercultural North America ARC Course Request #405 (A. Perry) COMM 336: Sports Information and Promotions Campaigns New course ARC Course Request #406 (M. Edelstein) PSYC 343: Environmental Psychology General Education Intercultural North America ARC Course Request #407 (R. Abzug) MGMT 305: Management of Non Profit and Social Purpose Organizations Course Revisions: level change from 300 to 400; new prerequisite; new title – Managing Non-Profit Organizations ARC Course Request #408 (K. Sunshine) INTD 3XX: Myths of Venice: Images in Art, Literature, Film, and Contemporary Culture New course General Education Topics in Arts and Humanities ARC Course Request #410 (T. Hutchins) ECON 325: International Economics General Education International Issues ARC Course Request #411 (A. Olbrecht) ECON 323: Comparative Economic Systems General Education International Issues ARC Course Request #412 (C. Brisson) PHYS 4XX: Photonics New course ARC Course Request #413 (J. Hecht) FINC 311: Financial and Economic Forecasting Course Revision: level change from 300 to 400 ARC Course Request #414 (M. Fluhr) POLI 2XX: American Diplomacy General Education Intercultural North America ARC Course Request #415 (M. Davis) ARTH 338: Avante-Garde Art, 1900-1940 General Education International Issues ARC Course Request #409 (K. Sunshine) CINT 499: Nature and the American Experience Course Revisions: level change from 400 to MALS; New title – The Environment and American Culture ****Pending approval**** The meeting was adjourned at 12:00. Respectfully submitted, Donna Crawley