Minutes of Meeting 15 (1 FEB 2005)

Present:

Douglas J. Buttrey John A. Courtright

Ted Davis Joseph DiMartile

Louis L. Hirsh Tom Johnston

David L. Marshall Charles E. Mason

Charles Pavitt Jeff Jordan

Next Meeting: Thursday, Feb 10, 4pm, location TBA.

I. Proposals Approved:

A. Revision of Existing Major - Political Science

Education

B. Revision of Bachelor of Arts Major, Political

Science - Concentration in AP, GS, PJ, PL, PPPA

C. Revision of Existing Minor - POSC (remove POSC 300

from Minor).

II. Business Postponed until 2/10 meeting:

a. Request to change the name of a major: Family and Community Services to Human Services

1. Request to revise and change the name of a concentration: Human Services to Clinical Services

2. Request to revise and change the name of a concentration: Family Research to Administration & Family Policy

b. Revision to the Concentration in Agricultural Technology and Education / Agricultural and Natural Resource Education

c. Revision to the Concentration in Agricultural Technology and Education / Technology Education

III. Discussion of Multicultural Recertification:

A. 19 of the 72 courses submitted for recertification

did not pass the initial round of review.

Additional information will be sought from the

submitters of these 19 courses as a way of

resolving, if possible, the questions and concerns

had about the courses by reviewers. This

opportunity to “revise and resubmit” serves as an

appeal step.

B. Reviewers will draft clarification letters

(emails). These drafts are to be vetted at the

2/10 meeting.

C. Technical questions concerning the revision process

were discussed. Ms. Mary Jo Mankin of the

Registrar’s office will be consulted in this

matter.

D. The vagueness of the five criteria was discussed

(“significant” in particular).

E. Variable topics courses will be approved only if

each variation is specified and meets three of the

five criteria (in effect, each variation is treated

as a separate submission for the purposes of

determining whether the course itself passes

muster).

F. The committee believes that the Fac. Senate should

require that each approved M/C course

state on its syllabus which of the five criteria

the course meets.