2016-12-06 Agenda
AGENDA
MEETING OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS
of the General College and the College of Arts and Sciences
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
3:30–5:00 PM, 3020 Steele Building
1. Welcome by Senior Associate Dean Abigail Panter
2. Biomedical Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Graduate Certificate Proposal, Michael Kosorok
4. Study Abroad Advisory Board Report and Proposals, Bob Miles and Gina Difino
- Burch Seminar in London, the UK, and Ireland. Early Modern Worlds: Exploration, Colonialism, and Violence (Summer)
- Burch Field Research Seminar: A Glimpse into Our Future? Sustainability in Germany and the Netherlands (Summer)
- University of Costa Rica: Student Exchange Program
- University of Costa Rica: Math and Spanish (Summer)
- Summer Science Program in Nicosia, Cyprus
5. Undergraduate Program (Majors and Minors) Changes, Nick Siedentop
- American Studies programs
- American studies major–general track (BA)
- American studies major–American Indian and indigenous studies (BA)
- American studies major–Folklore (BA)
- American studies major–Global American studies (BA)
- American studies major–Southern studies (BA)
- American studies minor
- Folklore minor
- Global American studies minor
- Southern studies minor
- Art history major (BA)
- Biomedical and health sciences engineering major (BS)
- Contemporary European studies major (BA)
- German and Slavic Languages and Literatures programs (BA and minors)
- Peace, war, and defense major (BA)
- Romance languages major–Italian (BA)
- Romance languages major–Portuguese (BA)
6. Revise Course Codes
- WMST to WGST (Department of Women’s and Gender Studies)
- SECR to BCS (Department of German and Slavic Languages and Literatures)
7. Curriculum Committee Report, James Thompson
Updates:
- Undergraduate Catalog Access, Training, and Deadlines.
- Learning Assistants Committee
- Faculty Guidelines for Academic Appeals Committee