COSS Curriculum Committee Meeting

February 3, 2010, 12:10-1:00 pm

 

 

 

COSS Curriculum Committee

 

Lake Dziengel, Chair

 

Joe Melcher, recorder

 

Attending

Aspasia Rigopoulou-Melcher                   Christopher Lehman

Emily Schultz                                        David Wall

Artatrana Ratha                         Mumbi Mwangi

Lee Gilbertson                                       Ed Greaves

John Ness

 

 

 

Topics

 

Approval of agenda: M (Wall), S (Rigopoulou) Passed

 

Chair Election: Motion to elect Lake Dziengel (Soc Work) interim chair during Glade’s sabbatical (Spring 2010). M (Wall) S (Schultz) PASSED by unanimous acclaim!)

 

 

CHAIR’S REPORT

NA

 

Acknowledgments of December 18, 2009 minutes: M (Melcher) S (Wall) PASSED

 

New Business

 

MOTION: M (Lehman) S (Wall): To approve permanent workshop proposal from Ethnic Studies, Native American Studies

 

DISCUSSION: 1) Question of possible overlap with ETHS 310 resolved. 2) various minor editorial changes to course description, etc. 3) Discussed resource issue (funding by AIC). 4) Discussed ambiguity in the variable credit designation. Three options suggested: move the passage marked by an asterisk to item #14, eliminate the asterisked statement altogether, or have Darlene St. Clair explain to committee. 5) Ask Darlene whether the word "American" should perhaps be in course title.

 

Discussion ended with friendly amendment to the motion to approve the proposal subject to Darlene St. Clair clarifying the variable credit requirement to Lake, who will inform committee.

 

Meeting adjourned at 12:53 PM