Academic
Affairs and Curriculum Committee
Meeting Minutes December 4, 2002
Members Present: Sue Ballard, Larry Bergin, Barbara Boseker, Pauline
Christensen, Deb Cumberland, Amy Hermodson,
Dan Kauffman, James Kobolt, Kendall Larson, Fred Lee,
Win Lewis, Maggie McDermott, Richard MacDonald Charla Miertschin, Randy Miller, Pat Paulson, Anne Plummer,
Dan Rand, Melanie Reap, Alicia Reed, James Reidy, Greg
Schmidt, Paul Schumacher, Richard Shields, Ed Slowik,
Cathy Summa, Ed Thompson, Kerry Williams
I.
The meeting was called to order at 3:36 pm by Chair Charla
Miertschin.
II.
Adoption of agenda
III.
Approval of minutes of November 20, 2002. m/s Schumaker/Lewis adopted by consensus.
IV.
Chair’s report
New
course proposal forms are available in various formats on the web. For both USP and GenEd. Please
put cover sheet on top, not approval form.
A2C2 checklist does not need to be copied.
V.
Committee Assignments
A.
Course and Program Proposal Subcommittee (CPPS) - spot remaining to be filled
1.
Business _______________________
VI.
General Education Course Substitution Requests
A. Sarah Ness - PHIL 345
Philosophy of the Human Person (3 SH) from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota for Humanities.
B. Paul Gustafson - PER 131 Track/Field, Softball,
Conditioning, Weight Training (3 SH) and PER 132 Tumbling, Rhythmic &
Recreational Activities (3SH) from WSU for Basic Skills-Physical Education
activities. Summa/MacDonald, m/s, to
approve. Motion passed.
C. Casey Granbois - ART
110 Experiencing Art (3 SH) from WSU for Humanities. Clarified that Ms. Granbois is under the General Education Requirements.
Ballard/Boseker, m/s, to approve.
Motion passed
VII.
Course and Program Proposal Subcommittee (CPPS) report. No meeting due to Thanksgiving Holiday
VIII.
University Studies Subcommittee (USS) report.
No meeting due to Thanksgiving Holiday
IX.
Notifications
A.
Sociology/Social Work- USP Notifications
1. SOCW 340 Introduction to Social Work (3 SH)
B. ACEED - RC 399 Internship (6 SH) - change to 1-12 SH.
X.
Old Business
A. Academic Calendar for 2004-2005 and 2005-2006.
Discussion of grading days and putting in duty days during the semester, instead of at the beginning or end. Williams/Reidy, m/s, to approve calendar as presented.
Thompson/Schumacher, m/s, to table calendar
endorsement until next meeting. Motion
passed. Discussion,
Paul Schumacher mentions that CS department wanted min
of 30 T/Th sessions and 45 M/W/F sessions.
Shields/Schumacher, m/s, to
form an A2C2 calendar subcommittee. Motion failed
with a vote of 4 for-16
against.
B.
In Progress (IP) grade policy, no activity
XI.
New Business, none
XII.
Adjournment at 4:10 pm by Chair Charla Miertschin.
Happy Birthday to Rich MacDonald!
Next meeting Jan 15, 2003.