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Academic Council Meeting
01-24-07
Please note that the numbering has been corrected. 7/5/07
Final
College of Arts and Sciences
Academic Council
Minutes
DATE: January 24, 2007
PLACE: DH 340, LSC
TIME: 6:00 PM
Members Present: I. Crawford, P. Dekruif, G. Dobrov, W. Feinstein, V. Foster, J.
Goldschmidt, D. Graham, J. Harder, A. Harrington, J. Hogan, A. Hupert, H. Laten, P.
Livingston, J. Long, L. Miller, J. Nolan, K. Nyman, T. Petzel, A. Shanahan, S. Suhale, C.
Szpunar, G. Teczur, D. Vaillancourt, A. Vigen, F. Vodvarka, J. A. Williams, A. Wojciechowski,
T. Wright and K. Young.
Guests: S. Gabel, F. Smith, and J. Zatarski.
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
Approval of the Agenda – Motion to approve the agenda. Vote: 25-0-2. Motion carried.
Approval of the Minutes – Motion to approve the Minutes of the December 13, 2006 meeting
with minor changes. Vote: 26-0-1. Motion carried.
Dr. Dobrov noted that due to difficulty with the website, Pam Bradley has been sending out the
meeting materials by e-mail with a zip file attached. This method seems to be working for
everyone.
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Student Government (USG) - Josh Hogan apologized for not having any student in
attendance at the last meeting. There was a conflict with finals. USG representatives
will be meeting with the Provost next week to discuss the final schedule survey.
Students have expressed the desire for majors that are not currently available at LUC.
These include such majors as Peace Studies, and Ethics. It was suggested by AC
members that USG contact Dr. Katz in Political Science and Dr. French in Theology to
explore the possibility of developing something in these areas.
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Committee Reports
A. By-Laws Committee – No report at this time.
B. Elections Committee – No report at this time.
C. Curriculum Committee – Dr. Andrew Harrington
Expedited Review Items:
The Curriculum Committee recommends approval of the following ANTH course
title changes:
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1. ANTH 104 from “Humans and their Natural Environment: Past and Present” to
“The Human Ecological Footprint.”
2. ANTH 205 from “Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective” to “Gender in CrossCultural Perspectives.”
3. ANTH 218 from Cultures of Southeast Asia” to “Contemporary Cultures of
Southeast Asia.”
4. ANTH 231 from “Language and Culture” to “Linguistic Anthropology”.
5. ANTH 241 from “Introduction to Archaeology” to “Principles of Archaeology.”
6. ANTH 271 from “World Cultures” to “Globalization and Local Cultures.”
7. ANTH 315 from Anthropological Perspectives on Identity, Race, Ethnicity and
nationalism” to “Identities: Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism.”
8. ANTH 318 from “Anthropology of Art and Expressive Culture” to “Material
Worlds: Art and Expressive Culture.”
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Motion: To approve the above seven ANTH title changes. Vote: Unanimous. Motion
carried.
Full Review Items:
New Courses – ANTH - These courses have solid syllabi. When asked, other
departments that teach similar topics responded that there would be no overlap in
content. Additionally, they expressed interest in cross-listing with their department,
which will be worked out at a later date. The Curriculum Committee recommends
approval all of the proposed new ANTH courses.
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Motion: To approve the following eight new ANTH courses:
1. ANTH 303 People and Conservation
2. ANTH 305 Violence and Culture
3. ANTH 306 Anthropology and Human Rights
4. ANTH 307 The Human Body in Cultural Perspective
5. ANTH 330 Language in Popular Culture
6. ANTH 331 Writing Systems of the World
7. ANTH 341 Ice Age America
8. ANTH 366 Lithic Technology
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Motion: To approve the above eight ANTH new courses. Vote: Unanimous. Motion
carried.
9. Pre-Collegiate Program – Two New Courses – FNAR 185 and PLSC 195. The
Curriculum Committee sent these courses back to the department for revision and
resubmission. This program falls under Dean Rosen in the School of Professional
Studies.
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10. Dance – New Minor. The Curriculum Committee strongly supports the proposal
for a new Dance Minor in the Department of Fine Arts. This program would be
housed in the new facility (Root Photo Building). When asked if there would be
any collaboration with the School of Education to train students who would like
to teach dance, Dr. Gabel responded that this has been discussed and will be
addressed sometime in the future.
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Motion: To approve the proposed new Minor in Dance. Vote: Unanimous. Motion
carried.
11. New Course –DANC 250-Dance History: Renaissance to Present. The
Curriculum Committee supported the proposal for this new course.
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Motion: To approve the proposed new course DANC 250-Dance History: Renaissance
to Present. Vote: Unanimous. Motion carried.
12. Two new course proposals (DANC 260 & 261) were returned to the department
for further clarification.
13. New Courses – DANC 311 – Ballet Dance III: Intermediate Ballet Dance
Theories and Techniques, DANC 321 – Modern Dance III: Intermediate Modern
Dance Theories and Techniques, and DANC 331 – Jazz III: Intermediate Jazz
Dance Theories and Techniques– All three new courses were recommended for
approval by the Curriculum Committee.
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Motion: To approve the proposed new courses DANC 311 – Ballet Dance III:
Intermediate Ballet Dance Theories and Techniques, DANC 321 – Modern Dance III:
Intermediate Modern Dance Theories and Techniques, and DANC 331 – Jazz III:
Intermediate Jazz Dance Theories and Techniques. Vote: Unanimous. Motion
carried.
14. New Course - DANC 395 – Independent Study. The Curriculum Committee
recommends approval of the new course DANC 395 – Independent Study.
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Motion: To approve the proposed new course DANC 395-Independent Study. Vote:
Unanimous. Motion carried.
Dr. Jona Goldschmidt will be the chair of the Curriculum Committee for the February meeting.
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Dean’s Report – Dr. Crawford
1. Dance Minor – Dr. Crawford thanked Dr. Sarah Gabel and everyone who was
responsible to getting the new Dance Minor in place. This project has been in
process for several years. The new Fine Arts Building that opened in January will
house the Dance Minor and also Jewelry, Sculpture, and Ceramics Programs. Note
that the white wall and entrance area will be used as gallery space.
2. Chairs – Dr. Crawford asked that everyone be patient with the CAS Chairs. They are
under a great deal of pressure due to a number of compressed deadlines.
3. History Department – Congratulations to our History Department for being ranked #6
by the Chronicle of Higher Education for scholarship.
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4. Nominations – For new book awards are in process. Last year, the Mathematics
Department was recognized.
5. Travel – The Dean has recently returned from 6 weeks of traveling for the College.
He was proud to be able to relay many success stories.
6. Enrollment – Applications for the 07-08 Academic Year are strong and well ahead of
last year. The total number of admissions will not exceed the Fall 06 numbers. More
upper level courses are needed as these larger classes progress toward their degrees.
We are making efforts to recruit new faculty for full-time positions.
7. Welcome back to the Spring 07 semester.
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Chair’s Report and New Business – Dr. Dobrov
Dr. Dobrov expressed his thanks for the e-mails received in response to the controversy
at the last meeting.
Dr. Crawford mentioned that funds have been identified to support a new
interdisciplinary speaker series in the AY 07-08. He asked that faculty come up with
ideas for topics. A request for proposals (RFP) will be issued to the faculty soliciting
creative interdisciplinary topics that will encourage people to work together. Some
things that have been considered include: 1) Social Justice in an Era of Globalization, 2)
Race, Culture, and Gender in the US, and 3) Science and the Sacred. Josh Hogan asked
that the USG be included in the distribution of the RFP.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.