Present: desJardins, Eggleton, Hagerty, Kars, Lynn, Marrow, and Stapleton

Visitor: Dr. Alan Kreizenbeck, Acting Chair, Theater

1. Minutes for 2/19/09 were approved.

2. Postings

The following postings discussed and approved:

• AGNG 300, Overview of Aging Services (Change: Course Number, Title, & Description)
• AGNG 301: Intermediate Policy Analysis for Aging Issues (New Course)
• AMST 323: Baltimore in Film (New)
• AMST 327: Sports and Media in American Society (New)
• AMST 390: Culture and Media (New)
• HIST 389--Islamic Culture and Society: 570-1560 CE (New Course)
• POLI 484 – Politics and International Relations of Iran (New Course)
• THTR 360 Modern Theatre I—Social Protest (Change: Course Number)
• THTR 361 Modern Theatre II—The Interior World (Change: Course Number)
• THTR 460 Theatre Capstone (New)
• THTR Capstone (Program Change)
• SOWK 373 - Demystifying the DSM: A Social Work Perspective

• Interdisciplinary Studies (Program Change) - The UGC tabled this change we will need additional information from the department explaing why INDS 430 should be required.

• HAPP 370 - Topics in Peer Health Advocacy (New) - The UGC had several questions and concerns especially around the issue of repeatability. The committee is concerned that while it only counts once for the major (which seems appropriate by the way) students can take it three more times to get upper-level credits. The UGC also didn't like the idea that students could take four courses which essentially only differ in focus, but do not necessarily provide new challenges and skills. Perhaps the courses should be taught at four different levels (100, 200, 300 and 400) for instance, so there is an accumulation of skills and knowledge? The request also mention the need to have this as a a 300 level class because of the level of commitment needed, but course levels do not represent levels of commitment but levels of academic rigor so that argument was less persuasive to us. Lastly, it was mention that these courses being cross-listed with Psychology, but there is no letter from Psychology endorsing this.The UGC is requesting that the Department send a representative to discuss these issues in person?

• AMST 412:Seminar in Black Hair and Body Politics (New) - Withdrew by Department.

Meeting adjourned until March 12, 2009.