COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
COLLEGE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Arts Committee
MINUTES
12 April 2012
15:30, Room 219, Pray Harrold
Present: Perry (AAS), Sacksteder (ART), Kindred (CMTA), Däumer (ENGL), Dieterle (HIST/PHIL), Singh (PLSC), Ensor (SAC),
Higgins (WGST), Vosteen (WL, Chair)
Ex-Officio: Mehuron (CAS Dean’s Office)
Guests: Rosemary Weston-Gil and Margrit Zinggeler (WL)
I. Call to Order: 15:30
II. Minutes of the Meeting of 8 March 8 2012: Approved Unanimously
III. Old Business: none
IV. New Business
A. College of Arts and Sciences
ART & CMTA
Request for New Course
• ARTH255 Visual and Cinematic Arts Since 1900
Tabled Unanimously until both the ART and CMTAT courses can be considered at the same time: Unanimous
ENGL
Request for New Course
• CHL456 Jewish Children’s and Adolescent Literature
Tabled Unanimously for lacking a catalog description with the additional comment that item #4 should be checked “no”.
HIST/PHIL & GEOG&GEOL
Request for New Course
• HIST/GEOG 301 History and Geography of the Modern World Approved Unanimously
HIST/PHIL
Proposals to Revise Programs
• Philosophy Major and Minor (PHIL) Approved Unanimously as a Package with the WGST/PHIL 3xxW course below
• Secondary Education Social Studies Major (SST) (N.B.: add Geography minor) Approved Unanimously
SAC
The following three SAC program revision proposals were Approved Unanimously as a Package
Proposals to Revise Programs
• Criminology (CRM) (MA)
• Sociology (SOC) (MA)
• Sociology—Applied Research Specialty (SOC) (MA)
WGST/PHIL
Request for New Course
• WGST/PHIL3xxW Philosophy and Sexuality Approved Unanimously as a Package with the PHIL program revision
above but with the comments that the course number is “326” and the restricted elective information needs correction.
WGST
The following WGST course revision, eight new courses, two program revisions, and new program proposals were Approved as a
Package (8 for, 1 against, 0 abstentions)
1. Request for Course Revision
• WGST487 Co-operative Education in Women’s Studies (title)
2. Requests for New Courses
• WGST210 Gender in a Transnational World
• WGST300 Feminist Inquiry
• WGST305 Queer Studies
• WGST340 Transgenre: Genre, Gender and Sex (A Queer Poetics)
• CHL/WGST 353 Genders and Sexualities in Literature for Younger Readers
• WGST370 Women’s and Gender Studies Abroad
• WGST/LITR445 Sexualities in Literature and Culture
• WGST450 Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies
3. Proposals to Revise Programs
Arts Committee, College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Council / 12 April 2012 / 2
• Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies
• Major in Women’s and Gender Studies
4. Proposal for New Degree Program
• Queer Studies
WL
Proposal to Revise Program
• Group Major in Language and International Trade
The guests from WL described the rationale for the changes to the program: to address recruitment and industry changes to
attract more majors. Although PLSC had concerns about the new title creating potential confusion with the International
Affairs major, and although PLSC had considered one of the possible new titles, the resulting last minute WL title emphasizing
“careers” was not what they had formerly discussed. Other concerns were voiced about the inclusion of restricted electives
from ANTH, CTAC, ECON, GEOG, HIST, and PLSC, which were either not reviewed by those units or were considered too
long ago. The proposal was Tabled (8 for, 1 against, 0 abstentions) so that WL can acquire letters of support from those units
and to allow discussion with PLSC over the last minute new program title.
B. College of Business
The following COB program revision and new program proposals were Passed Unanimously as a Package.
1. Proposal to Revise Program
• International Business
2. Proposal for New Degree Program
• International Business Minor
C. College of Education
The following two COE new course proposals were Passed as a Package (7 for, 1 against, 1 abstention)
Requests for New Courses
• SPGN401 International Teaching I (country name here), 6 hrs.
• SPGN402 International Teaching II (country name here), 6 hrs.
D. College of Health and Human Services
1. Request for Course Revision
• THRC100 Orientation to Therapeutic Recreation (title, description)
Passed Unanimously as a Package with the following PEGN106 new course proposal
2. Requests for New Courses
• PEGN106 Kendo Passed Unanimously as a Package with the preceding THRC100 course revision proposal
The following two PAS new course proposals were Not Passed as a Package (Unanimous). The two courses can not have 6
corequisites, there are no instructors for the courses, and there should be a discussion with WL on PAS680.
• PAS670 Ethics and Research Methods for Physician Assistants Not Passed: see above
• PAS680 Medical Spanish for Physician Assistants Not Passed: see above
• HLAD695 Advanced Topical Seminar in Health Administration Passed Unanimously
E. College of Technology
The IDE222 course revision, IDE225 new course, and Interior Design program proposals were Tabled Unanimously as a Package
for a discussion with ART and because the IDE225 new course proposal was incomplete and presented with the wrong form (it
should be presented with a new course proposal form).
The IDE411 and IDE422 course revision proposals were Passed Unanimously as a Package with the comment that item #s 5, 6,
and 7 are unclear.
1. Requests for Course Revisions
• IDE222 History of Interiors (number/code, title, description) Tabled: see above
• IDE411 (1 cr.) Internship in Interior Design (title, hours, desc., pre-/co-req) and IDE 323 (3 cr.) Internship in Interior
Design Preparation Passed with comment: see above
• IDE422 Professional Practice in Interior Design (number/code, desc.) Passed with comment: see above
2. Request for New Course
• IDE225 History on [sic] Interiors from Antiquity to 1800 [presented on a course revision form] Tabled: see above
3. Proposal to Revise Program
• Interior Design (IDE) Tabled: see above
V. Chair’s Remarks
A discussion was initiated on compensation for May and June CAC work and meetings, suggesting compensation on a permeeting basis
VI. Adjournment: 17:00
Respectfully Submitted,
Bradley E. Ensor, recording secretary