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  Minutes Undergraduate Council Meeting

September 16, 2003 

Members Present:

Nelle Bedner, Tammy Benson, Joe Cangelosi, John Choinski, Richard Gaughan, Mary Harlan, Charles Harvey, David Harvey, Joe Horton, Dawn Jakubowski, Jennifer Johnson, Rahul Mehta, and Valerie Williams. 

Members Absent:

Elizabeth Smith, Tony Sitz, and Ann Witcher. 

The items of the agenda included: 

1.     Meeting was called to order by Dr. Sally A. Roden, Chair.
2.     Dr. Joe Horton nominated Dr. Tammy Benson to serve as secretary for the 2003/2004 academic year.  Dr. Dave Harvey seconded the nomination.  Vote was unanimous. 
3.     Minutes of the April 15, 2003 and April 29, 2003 meetings were approved as circulated.
4.     Review of charge of the Undergraduate Council as stated in the Faculty Handbook.
5.     Announcement of new Council Members:  Richard Gaughan and Ann Witcher.
6.     Report of Subcommittee II 

Dr. Rahul Mehta, Chair of Subcommittee II, moved to recommend approval to change MSIT 4315 – Integrated Science and Math Methods to SCI 4315 – Integrated Science and Math Methods; delete any sociology course from the Middle/Secondary Education and Instructional Technologies program; and a new course MSIT 3320 – Introduction to Teaching at the Middle Level.  Dr. Horton seconded the motion.  Discussion followed.  Under information item:  add ENGL 2380 – Introduction to Poetry as an option to ENGL 3370 – Introduction to Fiction, ENGL 2380 should be changed to ENGL 2370.  Motion passed unanimously.   

7.   Report of Subcommittee III

Dr. Nelle Bedner, Chair of Subcommittee III, moved to recommend approval of a new Bachelor of Science in Addiction Studies degree program with two tracks (Prevention Track and Treatment Track.)  Dr. David Harvey seconded the motion.  Discussion followed.  Motion passed unanimously.

Dr. Bedner moved to recommend approval of a new certificate in Addiction Studies.  Dr. Charles Harvey seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously.

Dr. Bedner moved to recommend the following new courses; HSC 2310 – Addiction Counseling:  Theory and Practice, HSC 2320 – Addiction:  Assessment, Intervention and Treatment Planning, HSC 2330 – Etiology and Epidemiology of Addiction, and HSC 3310 – Group Counseling Skills.  Dr. Harlan seconded the motion.  Discussion followed.  Motion passed unanimously.

Dr. Bedner moved to recommend the following new courses with the request the perquisites be added; HSC 3320 – Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling, HSC 3330 – Family Systems and Addiction, and HSC 4610 – Practicum in Substance Abuse.  Dr. Jakubowski seconded the motion.  Discussion followed.  Committee asked the records reflect that the Prevention Track show program requirements to be 24 and not 25.  Motion passed unanimously.

The information items included:


1.
     Middle/Secondary Education and Instructional Technologies:
2.
     Add ENGL 2370 - Introduction to Poetry as an option to ENGL 3370 - Introduction to Fiction
3.
     Move MSIT 3310 - Development and Learning to a pre-admission course
4.
     EDUC 3309 - Cultural Perspectives: Families, School, and Community move from post-admission to pre-admission to teacher education
5.
     ECSE 3301 - Early Development and Learning move from post-admission to pre-admission to teacher education
6.
     CSCI 2290 - Social Implications of Technology - prerequisite change from:

                        CSCI 1340 to CSCI 1470 to CSCI 1470 or consent of instructor
7.
     SPAN 2310 - Spanish Conversation and Composition I - prerequisite change from SPAN 1320 or consent of chair to           SPAN 1330, SPAN 2300, departmental placement, or consent of chair
8.
     SPAN 2320 - Spanish Conversation and Composition II - prerequisite change from SPAN 2310 or consent of
chair to SPAN 2310, departmental placement, or consent of chair

Other business

Chair Roden stated that all proposals coming before the council should be submitted in electronic format.

Meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m.

Submitted on behalf of the Undergraduate Council,

Tammy Benson, Secretary

 

 

         

 

 

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