Secretary to the Faculty
Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts 01063
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Faculty Action Sheet
At the eighth regular meeting of the 2012-2013 academic year on April 24, 2013 (Conference Room,
Alumnae House), the following actions were taken by the Smith College faculty:
I.
The faculty voted to approve the April 3, 2013 meeting minutes.
II.
The following items were recommended by the Committee on Academic Priorities and approved by the faculty:
A.
New Courses as Permanent Offerings
1.
EDC 211 Rethinking Equity and Teaching for English Language Teachers
2.
ESS 275 Exercise Design
3.
FRN 262 After Algeria: Revolution, Republic, and Race in Modern France
4.
GER 120 Intensive Elementary German
5.
MUS 330 Seminar – Music, Ideology, Identity: Hollywood Films from 1960
B.
New Topics as Permanent Offerings
1.
ARH 280 Topics in Art History a.
Topic: The Making of Modern Visual Culture
2.
ESS 945 Physical Conditioning a.
Topic: Running
3.
PHI 224 Philosophy and History of Scientific Thought a.
Topic: Pluralism
4.
SPN 240 From Page to Stage a.
Topic: Mujeres de Artes Tomar
5.
SPN 246 Topics in Latin American Literature a.
Topic: Afro-Latin American Theater
C.
Additional Curricular Items
6.
Changes to the digital arts requirements in Computer Science

7.
Requests from Middle East Studies a.
S/U courses may not count toward the minor b.
ARA 100y may not be taken S/U
8.
Requests from Mathematics a.
Changes to the requirements for the Applied Mathematics minor b.
Changes to the requirements for the Mathematical Statistics minor
9.
Requests from Studio Art Program
10.
Change ENG 206 Intermediate Fiction Writing from experimental to permanent
D.
New Concentration a.
Concentration in Translational Studies
III.
The faculty voted to approve changes to the wording of the Faculty Code, Appendix C.5.d, e, and h, regarding Sabbaticals.
IV.
The faculty to voted approve changes to the wording of the Faculty Code, Section 22 and
Appendix I, regarding Committees.
Respectfully submitted,
Maryjane Wraga
Secretary of the Faculty
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