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 CHAIR  

John Jenkins (Music and Dance)

COURSE SUBCOMMITTEE

Chair:         Cindy Suopis (University Without Walls)
Members:    Norman Sims (Journalism/Communication)
                  Stephen Walt (Music & Dance)
                  Emma Dundon (Nursing)

Course Evaluation Form

COURSES 001-499

1. ANIMLSCI 382 "Small Animal Nursing"
2. EDUC 120 "Transition from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: The College Years"
3. ENGLISH 302 "Studies in Textuality and New Media"
4. JOURNAL 332 "Sports Journalism"
5. JOURNAL 341 "Images in Sports"
6. JOURNAL 425 "The Politics of Sports"
7. JOURNAL 428 "Sports in Film, Journalism and Literature"
8. JOURNAL 430 "Issues in Sports"
9. JOURNAL 435 "Web Design for Journalists"
10. LABOR 204 "Labor and the Global Economy"
    --Syllabus
11. LINGUIST 389 "Introduction to African-American English"
12. MANAGMNT 366 "Fundamentals of Sustainable Enterprise"
13. NATSCI 189 "Global Challenges, Scientific Solutions (iCons 1)"
14. POLISCI 260 "Fixing American Domestic Policy"
15. POLISCI 379 "Race, Class and the Politics of Education"

COURSES 500-599

1. CE-ENGIN 570 "Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Engineers"
2. EDUC 501 "Classroom Assessment"

POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE

Chair:         Pamela Marsh-Williams (Assistant Provost)
Members:    Cynthia Boissonneault (Sr. Associate Registrar)
                  Stephanie Chapko (Undergraduate Admissions)
                  Bryan Harvey (Associate Provost)
                  Gerald Platt (Sociology)
                  Patrick Sullivan (Associate Director)

1. Sen. Doc. No. 82-064A - "Special Report of the Academic Matters Council concerning Policies for Restricting Access to Majors"
2. Community Service Learning Description on SPIRE
3. Final Report of the Joint Task Force on Curriculum, Credits and Costs

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)
                

Program proposals currently under consideration by the Program Subcommittee:

1. Certificate of Strategic Communication and Public Information
2. Concentration in Sports Journalism (Journalism Program, Department of Communication) - Revised April 27, 2011
3. Revisions to the Equine Management Program
4. Revisions to the BFA Architecture Major
5. International Scholars Program Certificate
6. Changes to the Major and Minor in Spanish
7. Revision of the Environmental Science (ENVIRSCI) Undergraduate Degree Program
8. Undergraduate Certificate in Transit Management and Operations

Program proposals deferred back to school or department for further adjustment:

1. Changes in the Graduation Requirements for the Undergraduate Major in Sociology
2. Change in the Entrance Requirements for the Undergraduate Major in Sociology
3. Program Revision - Studio Arts Program
   -- Documents in Support of the Program Revision Proposal
4. Conversion of the Operations Management Sub-Plan to a BBA Degree in - Operations and Technology Management
5. 4+1 Degree in Biostatistics
6. 4+1 Degree in Epidemiology
7. Food Studies Certificate Program
8. Revision of Pre-Major Requirements for Kinesiology
9. Raising the Passing Grade for Degree Course Requirements in Kinesiology
10. Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
11. Management Certficate in Sustainable Business Practice

Program proposals approved by AMC (awaiting approval from Faculty Senate):

1. Five College Certificate in Ethnomusicology
2. Early Childhood Education and Development Concentration
3. Revisions to the Social Thought and Political Economy Program

Program proposals disapproved by the Program Subcommittee:

1. Change minimum grade for courses counted towards the History major from C- to C

HONORS SUBCOMMITTEE

Chair:         Priscilla Clarkson (Dean, Commonwealth Honors College)
Members:    Martha Baker (Associate Dean, CNRE)
                  Members of the Commonwealth Honors College's Curriculum Committee

MILITARY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE

Chair:          
Members:    John Mullin (Dean, Graduate School)
                  

CALENDAR SUBCOMMITTEE

Chair:         John Lenzi (Registrar)
Members:    Cynthia Boissonneault (Sr. Associate Registrar)
                  Pat Stowell (Associate Dean, Graduate School)

Councils

Academic Matters
Academic Priorities
Athletic
Campus Physical Planning
Commonwealth Honors College
General Education
Graduate
Health
International Studies
Program and Budget
Research
Research Library
Status of Diversity
Status of Women
Student Affairs and University Life
Undergraduate Education
University Relations and Advancement
University Service, Public Service and Outreach

Committees

Admissions and Records
Committee on Committees
Rules
University Computer and Electronic Communications
University Press
University Writing

Ad Hoc Committees