PRESENT:  Scott Bradley, Tom Colwin, Glenn Hayes (for George Ferencz),  Anne Hamilton, John Howat, Tony Gulig (for Phil Johns), Larry Kenney, Marilyn Lavin, Larry Schuetz, Debra Schufletowski, Stephen Solheim, Jim Stewart, Alvaro Taveira, Richard Telfer, Sally Vogl-Bauer, and John Washbush

ABSENT:  Melissa Ellis and Ann Ruff

GUESTS:    Denis Dale, Maureen Griffin, Bob Mertens, Susan Messer, Karen-Sam Norgard, Dieudonne Phanord, and Wilfred Tremblay

Richard Telfer called the meeting to order at 2:17 p.m.

Tom Colwin moved approval of the January 26, 2001 agenda.   Marilyn Lavin seconded the motion, and the motion carried.

Tom Colwin moved, and Marilyn Lavin seconded, to approve the November 17, 2000 minutes. The motion carried.

Dick Telfer announced that the student records portion of our new administrative software would be going live this spring.  During this implementation period there is likely to be a delay in processing some curricular changes.  Some changes will also require some additional lead time (e.g., the departmental name change on the agenda, if approved, will not be in the timetable until Spring 2002).  He also explained the consultation process, and how it pertains to the UCC.

The College of Business and Economics' course proposals for a change in degree BBA [Regarding the Computer End-User Technologies] and for a change in the General Business (BBA) Major were approved on Marilyn Lavin/Tom Colwin motions.

Stephen Solheim moved approval of the Biological Sciences Department's proposal for a new emphasis Marine Biology and Freshwater Ecology.  Phil Johns seconded the motion.  Dick Telfer then raised issues regarding the course and its travel to Deakin University during the student's final year and the uniqueness of the Deakin courses.  Phil Johns moved to amend the motion to include exceptions to the university's "last 15 credit" rule as well as the "15 credit maximum" for study abroad credit. Stephen Solheim seconded, and the motion as amended carried.