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Date

2026-01-16

Time

9:00-11:00am

Location

156 University Hall

Agenda

1. Approval of the 12-05-2025 Minutes
2. NESA Major Revision (Guests: I. Nagar and N. Brenner)
3. Informational Item: Public Affairs Journalism Major (I. Nagar)
4. ULAC Annual Report (Guest: M. Daly)
5. ASCC Annual Report (R. Steele/I. Nagar)
6. First-Year Seminar Report (T. Bitters)
7. Subcommittee Updates

Notes

Course Updates:

1.      AAAS 3460 “Digging in the Crates as Archival Research” – new cross-listed courses requesting GEN Theme: Traditions, Cultures, and Transformations

2.      Astronomy 2250 “Foundations of Astronomical Observation and Data Analysis” – new course

3.      Biology 3120 “Biology Research Laboratory Techniques: Genetic Engineering” – new course

4.      Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology 3610 “Evolutionary Genomics” – new course

5.      Film Studies “Global Queer Film” 4660 – new course

6.      Film Studies 3997 “Revolution & War: Gender and Citizenship in Eastern European Film and Cultural Texts” – new course requesting GEN Theme: Citizenship for a Diverse and Just World with 4 CH HIP - Research and Creative Inquiry

7.      Molecular Genetics 5720 “Genomic Data Analysis” – new course

8.      Music 3460 “Digging in the Crates as Archival Research” – new cross-listed courses requesting GEN Theme: Traditions, Cultures, and Transformations

9.      NELC 2111 “American Civic Literacy: Perspectives from Ancient Egypt” – new course requesting GEN Foundation: Historical and Cultural Studies and 100% DL

10. NELC 3535 “Ancient Economies” – new course requesting GEN Theme: Lived Environments, 4 CH w/ HIP: Research and Creative Inquiry

11. NELC 4900 “NESA Capstone” – new course 

12. Pharmacy 3430S “Quest for the Cancer Cure” – existing course requesting GEN Theme Health and Wellbeing with Service-Learning High Impact Practice

13. Physics 2110 “The Physics of Computer Games and Simulations” – new course requesting GEN Theme: Number, Nature, Mind and 4 CH High-Impact Practice: Research and Creative Inquiry

14. Slavic 3310 “Citizens in a Strange Land: Science Fiction in East European Literature and Film” – existing course requesting to remove GEL VPA, GEL Diversity—Global Studies, and GEN Foundation LVPA; replace with GEN Theme Citizenship for a Diverse and Just World

15. Slavic 3380 “Female Environments: Lived Experience of Spaces of Socialism and Post-Socialism” – new course requesting GEN Theme: Lived Environments

16. Slavic Languages and Literatures 3997 “Revolution & War: Gender and Citizenship in Eastern European Film and Cultural Texts” – new course requesting GEN Theme: Citizenship for a Diverse and Just World with 4 CH HIP - Research and Creative Inquiry

17. Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 3997 “Revolution & War: Gender and Citizenship in Eastern European Film and Cultural Texts” – new course requesting GEN Theme: Citizenship for a Diverse and Just World with 4 CH HIP - Research and Creative Inquiry