Number 6
November 12, 2010
 
 

M I N U T E S

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
College of Letters and Sciences
Meeting of November 11, 2010

    PRESENT:  Ellen Davis, Paul House, Molly Patterson, Trudi Witonsky, Angela Harlan, David Cartwright, Steve Sahyun, Jolly Emrey, Elizabeth Olson, Paul Adogamhe, Larry Neuman (Rep. Paul Gregory), Ellie Schemenauer, Jeff Heinrich, Debra Heiber and Elizabeth Hachten, Chair.

    1. The minutes of the October 28, 2010 meeting were approved as distributed on a Davis/Olson motion.
    2. Announcements:
    3. Neuman /Emrey moved to bring off the table and to approve the revised proposal for the new major, Japanese Studies. A question was asked about the entry requirements to the program. Larry Neuman said that the requirement in question at the previous meeting had been removed but that he had overlooked taking it out of the course description. He would take care of the oversight and send a revised proposal to the committee secretary. (This has been done). The motion to approve was unanimous.
    4. Davis/Witonsky moved to approve the new Biology course BIOLOGY 315 " Birding in Southern Wisconsin." A discussion ensued about whether or not the course should target Biology majors or non majors or how to include both categories of students. Also should the course be considered for GL or GM general education. Ellen Davis, the sponsor, asked that the proposal be tabled.
    5. Old Business:
      1. Foreign Language Subcommittee Report:
        • Chairperson Hachten reported that the data collected showed that two years of high school foreign language did not equal two semesters of college foreign language and four years of high school foreign language equaled two semesters of college foreign language only about 30% of the time. This information indicates that placement tests would be necessary to assess students' level of knowledge which brought up the testing and staffing issues. A discussion followed about what would be an appropriate effective date if a formal proposal were approved in the near future. It was felt that Fall 2012 would be the earliest effective date. (Note: Foreign Language Data information may be found on the L&S Curriculum main page at http://acadaff.uww.edu/ls.)
    6. The meeting adjourned on a House/Schemenauer motion.

    Respectfully Submitted


    Elaine Wagner, Secretary