Minutes of the March 26, 2008 APPC Meeting

Present: Professors Gagnon, Goddard, Klitgaard, Olson (chair), Siamundele, and Wahl; Student Representatives Bates, Pizarro-Lopez, and Laury; Registrar Leybold-Taylor; Dean Miller-Bernal, and Associate Dean Speaker.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Olson at 12:34 pm and began with the Chair’s thanks for meeting at this unusual time. A reminder was made that the Committee would also meet on Friday, March 28^th at 8:00am in order to accommodate the Activism Symposium.

Approval of Minutes: Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of the March 14, 2008 meeting. Discussion included correction of Professor Klitgaard’s name. Minutes approved as corrected.

Old Business:  Professor Olson did check that SOC 315, Men and Masculinities, should have a "prohibited course" constraint. Students who took SOC 385 Gender & Aggression are not eligible for SOC 315.

New Business:  Motions made and seconded to approve the Humanities and Arts Divisions' curricular proposals were approved.

Items of note during discussion of the curriculum:

Professor Wahl asked about the German concentration in FLLC and whether there would be adequate staffing to cover it which led to a discussion about the concentration.

Registrar Leybold-Taylor will check with Professor Roberts on ART 285 as to when the course will be meeting given that it was proposed as a 4-credit course and not a 3-credit art course which would typically meet for 6 hrs during the week.

Professor Goddard will check with Professor Grady about having POI listed as a prerequisite for THEA 330, 331, 332, and 333.

Since the Committee was able to complete its review of the curriculum today, there will be no meeting on Friday, March 28^th.  The Committee’s next meeting will be on Friday, April 4^th at 8:30am at which time the Committee will review any last minute curriculum proposals received by the Registrar.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 1:37 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dean Speaker, Secretary pro tem