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Minutes Undergraduate Council Meeting
April 20, 2004
Members Present:
Nelle Bedner, Tammy Benson, Joe Cangelosi, Nealon DeVore, Richard Gaughan, Mary Harlan, Charles Harvey, Wes Hennings, Joe Horton, Dawn Jakubowski, Jennifer Johnson, Rahul Mehta, and Tony Sitz.
Members Absent:
John Choinski, David Harvey, Elizabeth Smith, Misty Williams, and Ann Witcher.
The items of the agenda included:
1. Meeting was called to order by Dr. Sally A. Roden, Chair.
2. Minutes of the March 16, 2004 meeting were approved as circulated.
3. Chair Roden thanked the following committee members whose terms will be expiring for all their hard work on the council: Nelle Bedner, Tammy Benson, Joe Cangelosi, Dave Harvey, Dawn Jakubowski and Rahul Mehta.
A thank you was also given to the students who served on the Undergraduate Council this year for all their hard work and time: Nealon DeVore, Wes Hennings and Misty Williams.
4. Report of Subcommittee II – Dr. Rahul Mehta, Chair.
Dr. Mehta moved to approve a new B.A. of African African-American Studies Major and a new course along with this major ENGL 1330 – Introduction to African African-American Studies. Dr. Horton seconded the motion. Discussion followed. Dr. Jay Ruud, English Department Chairman, was invited in to answer council questions. Discussion continued. Dr. Charles Harvey offered a friendly amendment to the motion to include: the chair, in conjunction with the faculty, will make the final decision of the coordinator with the confirmation of the dean. Dr. Mehta seconded the motion. Mr. Wes Hennings made a motion to also include the phrase that a course can only be used in one category and counted only once toward the major. Dr. Harlan seconded the motion. Motion and amendments passed 11 yes, 1 no, 0 abstentions.
5. Report of Subcommittee III – Dr. Nelle Bedner, Chair
Dr. Bedner moved to approve MIS 4366 – Advanced Web Design and Development. Dr. Horton seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Dr. Bedner moved to approve PSCI 4315 – The Politics of Presidential Selection. Dr. Charles Harvey seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Dr. Bedner moved to approve a new Presidential Studies Minor. Dr. Jakubowski seconded the motion. Discussion followed. Dr. Gary Wekkin was invited in to answer council questions. Discussion continued. Dr. Charles Harvey made a motion to include 21 hours required courses and 6 hours related courses for a 27 hour minor. Dr. Jakubowski seconded the motion. Motion with amendment passed 10 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention.
Dr. Bedner moved to approve the following internship proposals in the College of Business Administration:
ACCT 3372 – Internship in Accounting
ECON 3372 – Internship in Economics
ECON 4372 – Internship in Economics
FINA 3372 – Internship in Finance
FINA 4372 – Internship in Finance
INSU 3372 – Internship in Insurance
MGMT 3372 – Internship in Management
MGMT 4372 – Internship in Management
MKTG 3372 – Internship in Marketing
MKTG 4372 – Internship in Marketing
MIS 3372 – Internship in Management Information Systems
MIS 4372 – Internship in Management Information Systems
Dr. Horton seconded the motion. Motion passed 9 yes, 0 no, 2 abstentions.
The information items included:
1. MIS 1370 – Computer Architecture and Programming title change to Introduction to Computer Architecture and Programming and a bulletin revision to add "minors" to the description.
2. Update MIS Programmer/Analyst requirements to include 4362, 4366 and 4370 to list of nine hours.
3. Update End-User/Internet requirements to include 4366 and 4370 to list of six hours.
4. MIS 4362 – Advanced Topics in Information Systems number change to MIS 4370.
5. Athletic Training Education bulletin revisions:
Meeting adjourned at 2:40 p.m.
Submitted on behalf of the Undergraduate Council,
Tammy Benson, Secretary
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