April 24, 2000
1. The minutes of April 17 were approved.
2. The committee discussed the semester calendar
proposal submitted by the subcommittee on the Calendar. One member brought
up some concern of the 1½ course credit given for 6-8 thesis advisees.
However, the footnote in section 6b indicates that departments wishing to
reformulate arrangements already in place can apply for courses credit
pursuant to the conditions spelled out in the “Guidelines for Senior
Theses/Projects.”
3. A motion to bring the semester system proposal to the
faculty was unanimously approved.
May 1, 2000
1. The Guidelines for Participation in Intercollegiate
Athletics were discussed with Dick Sakala and Cheryl Rockwood and
finalized. A vote for their approval will take place at a future meeting.
2. Five courses were approved:
– MLT 34 – Cinema, Crimes & Punishment
– MLT 30 – Magnificence, Mayhem & Mafia
– RUS 139 – In the Twentieth Century Russian Culture
– EE/CS/ECO 011 – Infotech and Society
– BIO 50 – Conservation Biology
3. The timing of the implementation of the proposed
semester system was discussed.