USAO Faculty Association

Monthly Meeting in Austin Hall 206  -  Feb. 5 at 11:05 AM

Signed In:

J Hanson, Todd, J Miller, Rees, Bruce, Loutsch, Breerwood, Osborn, M Mather,

Davis, S Brown, Crow, Guzik, Bellemain, Hester, Knapp, Lamar, Dorman, Hector, Kao, Warden, Weber, Shafer, Johnson, Winn, Walker, Vliet, B Brown, Kandeh, Bohannon, J Mather, Reigh, Kelley, King, MacDonald, Ferguson

Not signed in but present:  S. Bussey, J Long, D. Hanson

 

Agenda & List of Faculty Association Committees

 

I.          Call to Order 1105

 

II.         Approval of the Minutes from Jan 2008  (crow/long)

 

III.       Treasurer’s Report:  Darryel Reigh

$706.46

 

IV.       Committee Reports:

 

            A.     Curriculum-Dan Hanson

1. Biology

a.  splitting lab from lecture in a number of courses

Ingrid/Loutsch, passes.

b.  Service learning component for sciences with exit portfolio.

Knapp/Bruce, passes.

c.  Changes in biology minor to make courses required match hours required

Shafer/Knapp, passes

d.  Math requirements as higher level classes for more advanced students

Knapp/crow, passes.

e.  Immunology reinstated

Crow/Loutsch, passes.

f.  Cellular/molecular biology course description needs to match

Mather/knapp, passes.

 

2. History

a. Add requirements for history major,

Johnson/knapp, passes.

 

b. Change of majors hours

Hester/Knapp, passes.

c.  Drop of courses

Loutsch/Knapp

Passes.

 

d.  Foreign language requirement

Shafer/Knapp passes

 

3. Business administration

a.  Courses clarified for minor

Long/Bruce, passes.

b. Course numbers provided for classes already offered by Elder

Winn/Rees, passes.

 

4.  English

a. Courses added for majors, drop of  professional writing requirement

Shafer/Knapp passes

b. Foreign language competency

Knapp/Crow passes

 

 

VI.       New Business  

 

             

 

VII.      Announcements

           

 

VIII.     Adjournment

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