USF Undergraduate Council - Minutes of October 28, 1996

Present: Glen Besterfield, Lois Gonzalez, Margaret Hewitt, Janet Moore, John Noonan, Ruth Short, Joseph Simon (Chairperson), Richard Wunderlin

Absent: Mary Hardy, John Richmond

Guests: Ingrid Bartsch (Environmental Science & Policy), Sara Green (Sociology), Mary Helen Harmon (English), D. Thomas Porter (Undergraduate Studies), Robert Sullins (Undergraduate Studies)

The meeting was called to order at 3:00pm.

1. The minutes of October 14, 1996 were approved with the following changes to item 4:

   Archiving of syllabi was approved. Retention of information regarding what must be accomplished to complete an "incomplete" was not approved.

2. Announcements:

   • John Noonan was thanked for his letter to the Oracle.

   • As the Board of Regents' reviews USF programs, the Undergraduate Council will participate in that review process.

   • The Council will review syllabus format for course proposals.

3. Discussion and review of course proposals

   • BSC 4057 Environmental Issues and GLY 4732 Beaches & Coastal Environments
     These courses were tabled until the November 25, 1996 meeting because no department representatives were present.

   • SYO 4410 Disability & Society
     Sara Green presented this course to the Council. It has been taught as a selected topics course for the last five years and has been approved as a Major Works/Major Issues course by the General Education Council. Following discussion, the course was approved.

   • EVR 4225 Wetland Environments
     Ingrid Bartsch answered Council members' questions regarding this new course. The course will provide students with a class that deals specifically with wetlands and will offer a broad view of wetland environments. It will also be submitted to the General Education Council for consideration as a Major Works/Major Issues course. Prerequisites will be changed to PCB 3043 or CI. Following discussion, the course was approved.

   • AML 3453 Historical Perspectives in Early American Literature
     Following discussion, the course was tabled for concurrence from American Studies.

4. Distribution and assignment of new course proposals
   • ANT 4520 Forensic Anthropology - Ruth Short
   • Revision of Undergraduate Economics Program - John Noonan

The next meeting will be Monday, November 25, 1996. The meeting was adjourned at 5:00pm.

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Office of Undergraduate Studies