COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES COLLEGE ADVISORY COUNCIL Arts Committee AGENDA October 10, 2013 3:30 p.m., Room 219, Pray Harrold Guest: Nancy Harbour, Paralegal Studies Program I. Call to Order II. Minutes of the Meeting of September 19, 2013 III. Old Business [COT] College of Technology Request for Course Revision LEGL 211 Introduction to Paralegalism and Legal Terminology (title, description) [The above Requests for New Courses and Proposal for New Degree Program were presented at the meeting of 18 April 2013. Claudia Petrescu addressed questions and responded to concerns from WGST, SAC, and HIST/PHIL about potential insensitive messages from the program and LEAD301 proposals in addition to questions about the anthropological expertise of instructors for LEAD301. During the committee’s discussion it became apparent the proposals require more discussion of a number of concerns. For this reason, the requests for new courses and the new program proposal were Tabled Unanimously as a Package.] The Request was passed with comments at the meeting of September 19, 2013. The guests described a 20 year interest in developing the program, similar programs at peer universities, Student Affairs and Honors interest, the capacity to improve employment opportunities for students, and the Honors College’s need for secondary minors. They responded to questions on where the minor will be housed (A: will shop around); concerns regarding LEAD301 (the ethical concerns over “managing cultures” and anthropological expertise needed [A: will approach anthropology]); on service learning requirements (A: to be determined by instructors); on interdisciplinary representation (A: will seek); on feedback from Provost (A: approves); and treatment of women in LEAD201as a separate topic rather than integrating gender throughout, suggesting WGST210 Gender in a Transnational World (A: would like such input). The Program proposal and 4 New Courses were Passed with Comments (8 for, 2 against, 1 abstention): to correct treatment of gender in LEAD201 and ethical issues with LEAD301, identify the departments providing instruction, edit the course descriptions, and clarify the makeup of the board. This course has come back to the Arts Committee as a result of the following discussion that took place at the September 26, 2013 meeting of the full CAC (the following text is excerpted from the minutes of the meeting): Nancy Harbour from the Paralegal Studies Program visited to explain changes to LEGL 211. The Arts subcommittee had some concerns about this course. As a result, Nancy volunteered to change the title and some of the language in the course description to reflect that the concerns from the Arts subcommittee were heard. The political science department representative let Nancy know that the political science department is now ok with this course. As a result, Nancy withdrew her suggested changes to the course revision proposal, but Peter Higgins stated that the concerns went beyond just the political science department. Nancy suggested that those who are still concerned follow the lead of the political scientists who have withdrawn their concerns. Discussion about what to do with this course will be held as the Arts subcommittee report is discussed later in this meeting. Before the Arts minutes could be passed, the full CAC committee discussed the above presentation from Nancy Harbour. We discussed whether the relevant portions of the Arts report needed to be separated before we passed them. Peter Higgins brought up the concern that the scope of the course is very broad and others noted that student confusion may result. Political science feels that the language is the only thing changing, and the course content is not changing; therefore, it is not an issue for them any longer. There was a motion made to separate LEGL 211 from the rest of the Arts report so that the rest of the report could be approved. This motion passed unanimously (14-0-0). There was a motion to send LEGL 211 back to the arts committee, and this motion passed (11-0-3). IV. New Business [H & P] A. College of Arts and Sciences Request for New Course HIST 2xx Global History of Islam B. College of Education [COE] CAC/Arts / October 10, 2013 / 2 [Teacher Education] Proposal to Revise Program Liberal Arts Major for Elementary Education C. College of Health and Human Services [CHHS] [School of Health Sciences] Request for New Course DTC 360 Global Sustainability of Food and Health V. Chair’s Remarks VI. Adjournment