USF Undergraduate Council - Minutes of March 26, 2001

Present: Frank Mason, Ram Pendyala, Nancy Ratcliffe, Sandy Reynolds, Jennifer Salk, Ed Silbert, Mark Wilson

Absent: Eva Christensen, Grace Erickson

Guests: Sara Deats, Margaret Fisher, Alan Hevner, Carl Riggs, Curtis Wienker, Alvin Wolfe

The meeting was called to order at 3:18 p.m.

1. The minutes of March 5, 2001 were approved.

2. Announcements
   • The Undergraduate Council voted on the extension of the drop deadline proposal that was brought forward by Dr. Wienker. The council voted to accept the proposal to move the deadline to drop/withdraw without academic penalty to Friday of the 10th week of classes, Fall and Spring Semesters only.
   • The Undergraduate Council met with a group who want to obtain a Phi Beta Kappa chapter at USF. There was a discussion about the liberal arts requirements and how they affect the Phi Beta Kappa application process.
   • The Undergraduate Council will continue to discuss Liberal Arts at the next meeting.

3. Discussion and action on proposals

   • GEY 4628 Minority Aging
     This course discusses minority status, race, and ethnicity which are socially constructed concepts that reflect our aging society's value systems, prejudices, and social stratification. This course will expose students to these concepts through a life course and political economy perspective. Following discussion, this course was approved as a new course meeting Social Science certification.

4. Assignment of Course Proposals
   • MET 4532 Tropical Meteorology - New Course w/Natural Science certification - Frank Mason
   • PAD 4419 Personnel and Supervision in Today's Organization - New Course w/Major Works & Major Issues certification - Jennifer Salk
   • PAD 4707 Managing Information Resources in the Public Sector - New Course w/Major Works & Major Issues certification - Edward Silbert
   • PAD 4930 Issues in Public Administration and Public Policy - New Course w/Social Science certification - Sandy Reynolds
   • PHY 4151 Computational Physics - New Course - Mark Wilson
   • Mass Communications
        -New Visual Communications option
        -Change in credit hours outside the department from 90 to 80

The meeting was adjourned at 4:59 p.m.

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Office of Undergraduate Studies