COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
COLLEGE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Arts Committee
MINUTES
4 April 2013
15:30, Room 219, Pray Harrold
Present: Sacksteder (ART), Hammill (CMTA), Woodland (ECON), Dionne (ENGL), Ramsey (ENGL-DH), Dieterle (HIST/PHIL),
Singh (PLSC), Ensor (SAC), Higgins (WGST), Vosteen (WL-chair).
Ex-Officio: Mehuron (CAS Dean’s Office)
Guests: Joseph Ohren and Claudia Petrescu (PLSC)
I. Call to Order: 15:30
II. Minutes of the Meeting of 21 February 2013: Approved Unanimously
III. Old Business
College of Arts and Sciences
WL
Requests for New Courses
• FLAN 541 Practicum in World Language Instruction—Secondary
• FLAN 542 Practicum in World Language Instruction—Elementary
[Both proposals were tabled at the 2-21-13 meeting with the following comments:
The 2 FLAN new course proposals were Tabled Unanimously for inconsistencies in graduate-undergraduate participation information. Both graduate-level course
proposals are restricted to only undergraduates (Item 12c). FLAN542 is intended for both graduates and undergraduates; however, undergraduates cannot take the
prerequisite (FLAN612). Additional minor comments are that the grading scales on the syllabi include “A+” grades, which EMU does not have, and that “E”
should be changed to the new “F”.]
Having addressed these problems, the FLAN541 and FLAN542 new course proposals were Approved Unanimously as a Package
IV. New Business
A. College of Arts and Sciences
PLSC
The PLSC guests described the rationale for the changes to the Master of Public Administration and Nonprofit Administration
Minor programs and answered questions to clarify waivers and electives information. Those two program revision proposals and
the proposed new Minor in International Affairs were Approved as a Package Unanimously with two comments on the latter
proposal. First, the last sentence on page 4 should be removed (“If a foreign language is selected, students will consult with a
World Languages advisor to select an appropriate sequence of classes”). Second, as a reminder, the course title for ANTH233
needs to be corrected to “Cultures of Mesoamerica and the Caribbean”.
1. Proposals to Revise Programs
• Master of Public Administration
• Nonprofit Administration Minor
2. Proposal for New Degree Program
Minor in International Affairs
B. College of Education
Leadership and Counseling
Proposal to Revise Program
Educational Leadership
Tabled Unanimously for more specific information on the content of the program so that the committee can evaluate whether or
not it meets the scholarly/research orientation expected for Ph.D. programs. The committee also invites guests from COE to its
next meeting (September 2013) to discuss the change.
V. Chair’s Remarks: none
VI. Adjournment: 16:22
Respectfully submitted,
Bradley Ensor, Recording Secretary