Secretary to the Faculty
Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts 01063
T (413) 585-3000 F(413) 585-3070
Faculty Action Sheet
At the seventh regular meeting of the 2013-2014 academic year on 23 April 2014 (Conference Room,
Alumnae House), the following actions were taken by the Smith College faculty:
I. The faculty voted to approve 26 March 2014 meeting minutes.
II. The following items were recommended by the Committee on Academic Priorities and approved
by the faculty:
A.
B.
C.
New Courses as Permanent Offerings
1.
AMS 223 The Material and Visual Culture of Consumerism in America,
1750-1914
2.
ENG 234 Gothic
3.
ENV 321 Governing the Commons: A Seminar in Water Resources
4.
FYS 117 The Bible and the Public Square
5.
PSY 345 Seminar: Feminist Perspectives on Psychological Science
6.
TRX 340 Capstone Seminar for Concentrators in Translation Studies
New topics as Permanent Offerings
1.
ENG 210 Colloquia in Literature. Topic—Poets without Borders
2.
PHI 226 Topics in History of Philosophy. Topic—Hume
3.
SPN 246 Latin American Literature. Topic—Mirrors of the Self, or the Eye/I
of the Artist
Curricular Items
1.
Increase options of lab-based science courses for the B.S. degree in EGR
2.
Add DAN 142 West African Dance I as prerequisite for DAN 242 West
African Dance II
3.
Add PHY 210 Mathematical Methods of Physical Sciences and Engineering as
the co-requisite of PHY 215 Introductory Physics III or permission of the
instructor.
Respectfully submitted,
Amy Rhodes, Secretary of the Faculty