PRESENT:  Amy Anderson, Scott Bradley, Tom Colwin, Shannon Duchow, George Ferencz, Melissa Hinderman, Phil Johns, John Zbikowski (for Larry Kenney), Marilyn Lavin, Jim Meyer, Jo Ann Oravec, David Remmele, Ann Ruff,  Larry Schuetz, Lance Urven, and Meg Waraczynski

ABSENT:    Greg Green, Terry Ostermeier, Jim Stewart, and Richard Telfer

Larry Schuetz called the meeting to order at 2:21 p.m.

Greg Green moved approval of the agenda, and John Zbikowski seconded, the motion which carried.

The November 19, 1999 minutes were approved on a Phil Johns/Marilyn Lavin motion.

Larry Schuetz reminded everyone that the General Education Proposal will be on the next agenda.

John Zbikowski moved to approve the College of Education's proposals as a package.  Tom Colwin seconded the motion, and the motion carried.  The package approved the following new courses:  400-321 Guiding Young Children  (download), 400-322 Working with Infants and Toddlers and Their Families (download), 400-323 Reflective Seminar: Assessment (download), 400-331 Directed Teaching A:  Infants and Toddlers (download), 400-332 Reflection Seminar: Literacy/Infant Toddler (download), 400-333 Informal Assessment of Young Children (download), 400-334 Children's Literature and Language Arts, Ages 3 through 8 (download), 400-441 Directed Teaching B: Preschool (3-4) (download), 400-442 Planning for Individual Needs  (download), 400-443 Field Study: Ages 3 through 5  (download), 400-451 Reflective Seminar: Final Considerations (download), 400-452 Integrated Curriculum for Children: Ages 6 through 8 (download), 400-461 Directed Teaching C (ECSE) (download), 400-462 Directed Teaching D: Kindergarten (download), and 400-463 Directed Teaching E: Primary (download), as well as the new major Early Childhood Education Major (download).

The proposal from the College of Letters and Sciences to create a new prefix for the Asian Studies Minor was received and recorded on a Phil Johns/Meg Waraczynski motion.

Lance Urven moved, and Meg Waraczynski seconded, to receive and record the Biological Sciences Department's proposal for a change in credits, requisites, and repeatability for 630-498 Independent Study.  The motion carried.

Larry Kenney moved to receive and record the special courses that had been approved between November 11, 1999 and January 12, 2000 as listed below:
 

Phil Johns moved to accept the General Education Review Committee's report to continue Science and Technology as a core course.  Marilyn Lavin seconded the motion.  After some discussion, the item was tabled to await the General Education Proposal at the next meeting on a Lance Urven/Marilyn Lavin motion.

The meeting adjourned at 3:05 p.m. on a Meg Waraczynski/George Ferencz motion.