RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
ACADEMIC REVIEW COMMITTEE (ARC)
Meeting Minutes of
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
11:30 A.M. – 12:45 P.M.
Library Conference Room (L-320)
Members present: J. Lipkin (CA), Chair; L. D’Antonio (TAS); V. Flenga (AIS); G.
Gonpu (ASB); S. Kurzmann (LIB); M. Ecker (Office of the Provost,
ex-officio member); D. Crawley (SSHS);
I.
The minutes of the December 13, 2006 meeting were approved.
II.
Ed Shannon (AIS) met with ARC and discussed the concerns of the Literature
convening group that very few of their courses are in the Intercultural North
America and International Issues categories of the General Education program.
Several Literature courses were suggested for these categories. It was decided that
full submission of these courses is necessary.
III. ARC Decision Items
1. The report of the International Education Committee was discussed.
The report is approved, with the corresponding International
Education Manual to be reviewed at a later date.
2. The following courses were approved with minor revisions
ARC Request #302
Course ID: ARHT 2xx, Histories and Concepts of Twentieth
Century Art
ARC Request #303
Course ID: ARTS 2xx, 3-D Computing
ARC Request #304
Course ID: SOCI 2xx, Sociology and Philosophy of India
Civilization (T. Schroyer) approved as a pilot course.
Category: Topics in Social Science
ARC Request #305
Course ID: LITR 2xx, Fiction Writing Workshop approved as a pilot
course.
ARC Request #306
Course ID: LITR 2xx, Creative Nonfiction Workshop approved as a
pilot course.
The meeting adjourned at 12:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Lawrence D’Antonio