CURRENT REVIEW ITEMS
The following matters are currently under consideration by the Academic Matters Council and its various Subcommittees. Click on each for a copy of the original proposal (in pdf format). You may email any Subcommittee member your comments by clicking on a name.
ACADEMIC MATTERS COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS
Linda Shea
Cindy Suopis
COURSE SUBCOMMITTEE
Chair: Michael Begay (Public Health)
Members: David Vacchi (Graduate Student)
Stephen Walt (Music & Dance)
Heath Hatch (Physics )
Course Evaluation Form
Courses currently under consideration by the Course Subcommittee:
COURSES 001-499
COURSES 500-599
Course proposals deferred back to school or department for further adjustment:
- POLISCI 260 "Fixing American Domestic Policy"
- POLISCI 379 "Race, Class and the Politics of Education"
POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE
Chair: Pamela Marsh-Williams (Assistant Provost)
Members: Stephanie Chapko (Undergraduate Admissions)
Bryan Harvey (Associate Provost)
Gerald Platt (Sociology)
Patrick Sullivan (Deputy University Registrar)
- Sen. Doc. No. 82-064A - "Special Report of the Academic Matters Council concerning Policies for Restricting Access to Majors"
- Community Service Learning Description on SPIRE
- Final Report of the Joint Task Force on Curriculum, Credits and Costs
- Academic Honesty Policy Draft Revision
PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE
Chair: Patrick Kelly (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Members: Martha Baker (Associate Dean, CNS)
Bryan Harvey (Associate Provost)
Nancy Lamb (French/Italian)
Bryan Beck (Faculty Senate)
Heath Hatch (Physics)
Program proposals currently under consideration by the Program Subcommittee:
Program proposals deferred back to school or department for further adjustment:
- Changes in the Graduation Requirements for the Undergraduate Major in Sociology
- Change in the Entrance Requirements for the Undergraduate Major in Sociology
- Conversion of the Operations Management Sub-Plan to a BBA Degree in - Operations and Technology Management
- 4+1 Degree in Biostatistics
- 4+1 Degree in Epidemiology
- Food Studies Certificate Program
- Revision of Pre-Major Requirements for Kinesiology
- Raising the Passing Grade for Degree Course Requirements in Kinesiology
- Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
- Management Certficate in Sustainable Business Practice
- Accelerated MS in Food Science
- Revisions to the BFA Architecture Major
- Management Certificate in Sustainable Business Practice
Program proposals approved by AMC (awaiting approval from other councils and/or Faculty Senate):
- Five College Certificate in Ethnomusicology
- Departmental Autonomy for Communication and Journalism
- Online Certificate in Casino Management
- Online Certificate in Meeting and Event Management
- Minor Changes to the Requirements for the Undergraduate Major in Afro-American Studies: Senior Capstone Sequence
- Revisions to the Political Science Minor
- iCons Concentration as a Sub-Plan in Various Majors
- Revisions to the Legal Studies Major
Program proposals disapproved by the Program Subcommittee:
- Change minimum grade for courses counted towards the History major from C- to C
- C- or Higher Course Requirement in Chemistry
MILITARY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE
Chair:
Members:
CALENDAR SUBCOMMITTEE
Chair: John Lenzi (Registrar)
Members: Alice Szlosek (Associate Registrar, Continuing & Professional Education)
Joe Bartolomeo (English)
Brian O'Connor (Biology)
Nancy Buffone (Executive Director, External Relations & University Events)
Carol Barr (Vice Provost for Undergraduate & Continuing Education)
Daniel Cooley (Stockbridge School of Agriculture)
Larry Goldbaum (Director of Religious and Spiritual Life)
Linda Kinney (Hospitality & Tourism Management)
Nate Therien (Director of Academic Programs, Five Colleges)
Patrick Sullivan (Deputy University Registrar)
Sue Peters (Director of Financial Aid)
Kregg Strehorn (Associate Dean for Undergraduate Advising & Learning Communities)
Akshay Kapoor (SGA)
David Gross (Biochemistry/Molecular Biology)
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