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Date

2006-02-09

Time

Location

Agenda

Thursday, 9-11am, 105 Brown Hall

Proposal for Interdisciplinary Minor in Forensic Science will be reviewed (note: more syllabi and concurrences will be given at the meeting if not before)

Popular Culture Studies will be discussed

Notes

• International Studies
• Professor Mughan still working on developing responses to strengthen request for BS in all thematic tracks and areas. 
• Prefers to have the whole program approved instead of the various tracks. 
• Professor Mughan will work more on justifying the inclusion of the science courses and why they’re there
• Interidisciplinary Grants -- A sentence has been added to ID grant for graduate funds to coordinate with Graduate School. 
• Forensic Science Minor
  1. Suggestion to lowering to 23; as course credit hours are not all 5 and at 25 credit hours, many curricula would have to include six courses; at 23 it more likely stays in the 5 course model
  2. Some discussion regarding advising structure/information; more about information dissemination than program structure
  3. Suggesting changing the title of 211 to have a title  w/o the term “intro”, so as not to have two courses in the minor starting with “Introduction to Forensic..”
  4. 211 grant proposal to come; wondering if there would  be any discourse on ethics at sompoint in the course. 
  5. For presenting at CCI:  ASC office to invite:  Terry Gustafson, Chemistry; Sam Stout, Anthro
  6. Sergio Soave in Art Department for future inclusion
  • Popular Culture Studies Minor

   

  1. Need to decouple the faculty specificity with the English 597, and Philosophy 240.  Mostly a DARS and approval issue; perhaps place “prior approval of course necessary”
  2. Asking to  present this with a grouping of courses; committee asks to format the list of courses in a cross list in a table format
  3. Invite Jared Gardner, Comp Studies, or, Ted Goings, AAAS

   

  • General Discussion
  • 1. General Discussion:
       • Suggestion from Rao Unnava, Business
       • Minors set goals for enrollments – to help with 3 year assess – to help with maintainence – i.e. reach a cohort of 50 3 years in a row; otherwise, an imbalance of resources and benefits.  Gives motivation; some mindfulness.
    1. Discussion re Oversight question in McHale Proposal
       1. CCI keep assess GEC, not add another level; need to be Very careful about resources
       2. Something to be said for benign neglect
       3. Currently, Mostly Sub B and Sub C looking at this; any different structure possible? 
       4. One suggestion:  Alexis become part of OAA team – with program review, institutional review, etc
       5. One thing clear:  ASC Cant say we own it leave us alone
       6. Business College – works individually with depts. To deliver waht they need: Negotiates with specific courses – for example down to book level and applications taught in Economics course.  Another example:  English – narrative dramatic writing vs. technical writing.
       7. Note:  For Business external accreditation – 50% of courses must be outside their college
       8. Susan Petry will summarize discussion and send to Alexis Collier. 
  • New Asking for Committee to begin thinking about the possibility of constructing an honors minor
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