Meeting Minutes 10/25/12
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2012
Place: Building 01, Room 409
Time: 3:10pm to 4:00 PM
Attendance: Josh Machamer, GE Chair, Helen Bailey (Office of the Registrar), Clare Battista (OCOB), Elena Keeling (CSM), Tal Scriven (CLA), Katie Tool (GE/Programs and Planning), , Bruno Giberti (CAED), Rachel Kramer (ASI)
Business
- The following course proposals/modifications were discussed by the GE Governance Board.
- The GE Chair sends a follow-up memo to each course proposer with a full explanation of the decision, addressing specific issues regarding GE objectives and criteria.
| Course Number | Course Title | GE Area | Proposal or Modification | GE Governance Board - Recommendation/Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART 121 | Basic Digital Photography | C3 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| CHIN 121 | Intermediate Chinese I | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| CHIN 122 | Intermediate Chinese II | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| CHIN 123 | Intermediate Chinese III | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| ES 380 | Critical Race Theory | Course modification | recommended | |
| FR 121 | Intermediate French I | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| FR 122 | Intermediate French II | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| FR 123 | Intermediate French III | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| GER 121 | Intermediate German I | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| GER 122 | Intermediate German II | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| GER 123 | Intermediate German III | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| GER 350 | German Literature in English Translation German Literature and Culture from 1900 to 1945 |
C4 | New subtitle | recommended |
| HIST 201 | United States History to 1865 | D1 | New course proposal | recommended with revisions |
| HIST 202 | United States History since 1865 | D1 | New course proposal | recommended with revisions |
| HIST 334 | Modern Europe, 1789-1914 | D5 | New course proposal | recommended with revisions |
| HIST 335 | Modern Europe, 1914-present | D5 | New course proposal | recommended with revisions |
| ITAL 121 | Intermediate Italian I | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| JPNS 121 | Intermediate Japanese I | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| MU 227 | Popular Music of the USA | C3 | New course proposal | recommended with revisions |
| PHIL 311 | Greek Philosophy | Course modification | recommended | |
| RELS 344 | Religious Studies: The Making of a Discipline | Course modification | recommended | |
| SOC 315 | Global Race and Ethnic Relations | Course modification | recommended | |
| SP 121 | Intermediate Spanish I | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| SP 122 | Intermediate Spanish II | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| SP 123 | Intermediate Spanish III | C5 | New course proposal | recommended/renumbering |
| WGS 201 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies in the United States | D1 | New course proposal | recommended with revisions |
| WGS 301 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | D5 | Course modification | recommended |