Undergraduate Council Minutes

Meeting Date: 02/07/2014
Meeting Time: 1 PM
Meeting Location: Lyceum 110

Attendance

Name Present Absent
Cooper, Dr. Alice H.
Doerksen, Dr. Robert J.
Eftink, Dr. Maurice R.
Fiene, Mr. Scott A.
Goulet, Dr. Tamar
Haenfler, Dr. Ross J.
Harker, Dr. Jaime L.
Harry, Ms. Tina M.
Kendricks, Ms. Marni R.
King, Dr. Marvin P.
Leslie, Mr. John C.
Majumdar, Mr. Soumyajit
McClelland, Dr. Susan S.
Murchison, Dr. Margaret L.
Nichols, Dr. Dave L.
Pegues, Dr. Charlotte F.
Pepper, Dr. Susan K.
Rajendran, Dr. A M.
Reid, Dr. Talmage J.
Rogers, Mr. Davis
Roseman, Dr. Mary G.
Ruetzler, Dr. Tanya M.
Shaw, Dr. J R.
Sloan, Dr. Hugh J.
Wachter, Dr. Kathleen
Walden, Mrs. Margaret F.
Wenger, Mrs. Debora R.
White, Mrs. Brooke C.
Young-Minor, Dr. Ethel

Other Attendance Information

Denise Knighton represented the Registrar's Office. Drew Clinton attended for the Athletic Department's Academic Support OFfice



Additional Minutes Notes
The proposed calendar for First and Second Fall and Spring terms (2014-2015 year) was amended to have only three days to add a course, rather than four. It is noted that the proposed minor in International Journalism has not yet been endorsed by the College of Liberal Arts as a minor for its programs. The appeal by Mr. Clancy was tabled to seek additional information.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

Change Program(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014361 B.A. in Computer Science

Change Minor(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014384 Minor - Environmental Studies

BIOLOGY

Change Course(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014364 Bisc 160 - Biological Sciences I

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SOUTHERN CULTURE

Change Program(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014386 B.A. in Southern Studies

Change Minor(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014387 Minor - Southern Studies

CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Change Course(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014330 Chem 105 - General Chemistry I

CLASSICS

Add Course(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014313 LAT 342 - Early Roman Literature
638014312 LAT 343 - Literature of the Late Republic

ENGLISH

Add Course(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014310 ENGL 359 - Sex and Gender in Medieval Literature
638014309 ENGL 370 - Literature and Empire
638014307 ENGL 421 - Queer Theory

Change Course(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014428 Engl 317 - Beginning Poetry Workshop

Change Program(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014383 B.A. in English

GENDER STUDIES

Add Course(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014380 G ST 359 - Sex and Gender in Medieval Literature
638014381 GST 444 - Queer Theory

Change Course(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014382 G St 438 - Language, Gender, and Sexuality

HISTORY

Change Program(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014385 B.A. in History

MODERN LANGUAGES

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IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014321 Chin 417 - Intro to Modern Chinese Literature
638014320 Chin 418 - Introduction to Classical Chinese
638014342 Chin 514 - Classical Chinese Literature
638014322 Ling 438 - Language, Gender, and Sexuality

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Change Course(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014280 Pol 313 - American Federalism

JOURNALISM INSTRUCTION

JOURNALISM INSTRUCTION

Add Minor(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014353 International Journalism Minor

PROVOST/VC FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

No Department Assigned


SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

FINANCE

Change Course(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014411 Fin 331 - Business Finance I
638014413 Fin 334 - Investments
638014414 Fin 338 - Intermediate Financial Management
638014416 Fin 431 - Financial Decision Making
638014417 Fin 461 - Financial Statement Analysis
638014418 Fin 533 - Security Analysis and Portfolio Mgmt

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCE

Change Course(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014363 Csci 487 - Senior Project

ENGINEERING

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IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014420 Engr 340 - Engineering Geology

GEOLOGY & GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Add Course(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638013998 G E 301 - Geological Eng. Design Field Camp 1
638013997 G E 401 - Geological Eng. Design Field Camp 2
638013999 Geol 225 - Mineralogy & Elementary Petrology

Change Course(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638013983 G E 420 - Subsurface Site Characterization
638013985 G E 513 - Economic Geology
638014421 G E 577 - Geophysics I
638014427 Geol 103 - Earth Dynamics
638013987 Geol 303 - Structural and Tectonic Geology
638013989 Geol 406 - Petrology
638013991 Geol 420 - Optical Mineralogy
638010334 Geol 505 - Hydrogeology

Change Program(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014429 B.S.G.E. in Geological Engineering
638010342 B.S. in Geology
638014430 B.S. in Geology

No School Assigned

No Department Assigned

Add Academic Requirement(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014388 new International Baccalaureate table for UM

Add Other Request(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638014370 Academic Calendar
Chancellor's Notes