Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee Minutes
2000-2001

Minutes of the September 25, 2000 meeting were reviewed and approved.

Char will post corrections to the minutes.

Announcements:

Modify the agenda: Howard Shapiro not able to attend the meeting; international report will be hadnled in the next meeting

Communications Task Force; feedback from the Symposium participants will be given in the next meeting.

F00-13 Education Catalog report: The College of Education report will be presented at a later date as one of the departments has not turned in its report to Van Ast, the College’s representative.

F00-14 Interdisciplinary Report: Presented by Kruempel. This can be used as a model for the reports presented by the colleges. There was a discussion over how the participating Regent universities’ courses offered in conjunction with the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory are numbered and handled. Cheryl Reitmeyer moved to accept the report; Joe Colletti seconded; motion carried unanimously.

F00-12 Proposal for M.S. in Information System. G Premkumar and Michael Crum gave an overview of the MSIS proposal, covering the need/justification for the program, the objectives, and overall description of the program. The committee was generally supportive of the program, and several members gave suggestions on how to strengthen the proposal so that it would be successfully presented to the Board of Regents for approval. Among the key strengths of the program identified by the committee are:

a. the ISU MSIS program is designed to have a more applied and "hands-on" approach, and geared towards meeting industry needs for MIS professionals at the mid-management level. This program is differentiated from the MBA which provides its graduate with a broader strategic perspective. The MSIS is a more technically oriented degree with a concentration of 17 credits hours in Information Systems, providing its graduates with a higher level of IS technical skills as well as business knowledge. MSIS students are also required to take the core courses in business required of those in the MBA program.

b. the required the internship at the end of the first year

the flexibility in allowing the students to use the internship experience to generate a research topic and collection of data for the creative component or thesis.

students have the option to do a 6 hour thesis which would prepare them for further academic work at the PhD level

the program is designed to utilize the current excess capacity in the graduate business offerings and hence will not require additional faculty resources. The goal is to internally reallocate and more efficiently use existing faculty resources. No new additional faculty line is anticipated for the near future. For the complete curriculum, all but one course is already now being offered by the MIS Department.

Several committee members recommend that the MIS Department and Dean Benjamin Allen clarify the resource issue as raised by the University of Iowa administrators and gain their support as well as that of the administrators at the UNI Business School prior to presenting the proposal to the Board of Regents. The letter from the University of Iowa administrators indicate that they did not understand the resource deployment aspect of the ISU MSIS proposal.

Van Ast moved to approve the proposal; seconded by Colletti. It was unanimously approved by the committee which indicated that it would like to see the MIS Department incorporate the suggestions that would strengthen the proposal.

F00-11 Proposal relating to international internships and the international perspectives requirements: To be discussed at a later meeting when Howard Shapiro can attend.

F00-9 Questions on course description: "web": The issue raised by Cheryll had been addressed.

Discussion on the 2001-2003 catalog:

Math 195 prerequisite: resolved by adding "enrollment in early childhood education"

EE 322: content objection from statistics. The course description reads like Stat 333. The departments have thus far been unable to agree on how to handle it. Kruempel indicated that if it remains unresolved, then it is up to the FSCC to make the final ruling on this matter.

Other business:

Kruempel requested college representatives to check over the Academic Life Section of the catalog

Next meeting: presentations by representatives of the Design and Vet Med.

Meeting adjourned at 3:48 PM

Next meeting: October 23, 2000 at 2:10 PM in room 353 Durham.

Minutes October 23, 2000

Present: Xixuan Hu, Benjamin White, Madeline Moore, John Wong, Mary Helen Greer, Ken Kruempel, Bill David, Joe Colletti, Pam Anderson, Howard Shapiro, Cheryll Reitmeier

1. The minutes of the Oct. 9, 2000 meeting were reviewed; Colletti moved approval with corrections, Anderson seconded, motion passed.

2. Kruempel had several announcements.

a) MSIS program revisions suggested by FSCC (not the ones in Greek) are in progress and the Graduate Council will review Oct. 25.

b) The request for MIS 439 to be a repeatable course within the same semester is for Spring semester 2001 only. In future catalogs, it will be MIS 439 A, B, C etc.

c) The calendar was distributed.

d) Guidelines for the Catalog Report were explained for counting co-listed, cross-listed and dual-listed courses. The was general agreement that these courses would have one entry in section III and X; all departments involved would appear in section VII.

e) An article from the Des Moines Register, Oct. 18, 2000 about a joint program in systems engineering and business administration at ISU and U of Iowa was distributed.

f) A proposal to add HRI 360 to U.S. Diversity and/or International Perspective Requirements List was distributed.

g) A memo from Kruempel to Shapiro about special course fees was distributed.

h) Kruempel announced that the editing of the general information sections of the Bulletin will be on line for review soon. FSCC will need to review.

3. F00-18 Anderson reviewed the College of Design summary report for changes in 2001-3 Bulletin. Trends in the College of Design included an emphasis on internships and study abroad, an MFS in Art and Design, a national accreditation requirement that resulted in fewer free electives, a need for each student to have a personal computer, and increased integration in Landscape Architecture. He discussed the reasons for "courses not taught" in the College of Design. David moved to approve the College of Design report, Colletti seconded, motion passed.

4. F00-19 Greer reviewed the College of Veterinary Medicine summary report for changes in 2001-3 Bulletin. Trends reflect the recent departmental restructuring of the College, faculty retirements, a broadening of exotic animal and international learning experiences, and refinements in Case Studies courses. Colletti moved approval of the summary report, Anderson seconded, motion passed. Greer explained 5 VDPAM and 4 VetMed courses listed in "courses not taught".

5. F00-20 An unofficial discussion of proposed (for the 2001-2 Bulletin) changes in a major that was approved by the Board of Regents, but not implemented yet resulted in the recommendation that the issue be resolved by the LAS Curriculum Committee.

6. F00-15 Colletti moved approval for the proposal that Honors seminars: 322C, 322H, and 322N meet the International Perspectives requirement. Anderson seconded, motion passed.

7. F00-16 Colletti moved approval for the proposal that Honors seminars 322J, 322L, and 322V meet the U.S. Diversity requirement. Anderson seconded, motion passed.

8. F00-17 Colletti moved approval that Hist 425X meets the International Perspectives requirement. Anderson seconded, motion passed.

9. F00-11 No action was taken on the Shapiro proposal relating to international internships and the international perspectives requirement. Kruempel’s questions and concerns were noted on page two of the memo. Discussion included comments about the need for faculty involvement, the academic requirement, control of experiences at the departmental level, ISU credits, R credit, and the length of time necessary to meet the requirement.

Meeting adjourned 4:02 pm

Respectfully submitted,

Cheryll Reitmeier

Oct. 26, 2000

Minutes of October 30, 2000

Attending: Ken Kruempel (chair), Joe Colletti, Bill David, Mark Chidister (for Paul Anderson), Xi Xuan Hu, Al Austin, Char Hulsebus, Cheryl Reitmeyer, Benjamin White (grad assistant in the Registrar’s Office), Madeline Moore, John Wong, Mary Helen Greer, Paul Martin, Howard Shapiro

Kruempel distributed some items for future consideration by the FSCC. These included the Post Audit Review of the Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering degree and a course proposed for inclusion on the International Perspectives list. A revised copy of the College of Agriculture Catalog Revision Report was also circulated.

Minutes of the October 23, 2000 meeting were approved without changes.

The FSCC has been asked by John Clem, chair of the Task Force on English Communication Skills, to convene a second ISUComm symposium in February, 2001. Shapiro explained that such a meeting could discuss the merits of the Task Force’s recommendations, its resource allocation issues, and a possible implementation plan, if these recommendations are adopted. Austin moved and Colletti second a motion asking the Task Force to convene a second ISUComm Symposium. Motion carried.

F00-23 Colletti presented the College of Agriculture Catalog Changes Report. Among the items he singled out were a restructuring of the Masters degree in Animal Science (compressed seven graduate degrees into five new majors), a new graduate major in Sustainable Agriculture, and an effort by the Entomology Department to eliminate a number of untaught courses.

Corrections suggested by the committee members included:

Ent 590 listed as 490 on page 2

SusAg 600 listed as (1-0) Cr.3 on page 3

Delete references to Sociology 496 in Section VIII and elsewhere. Will be covered by LAS.

Adding Ent. 600 to Table X

Ent 590N in Table X: Check "not required" box

It was noted that Horticulture 346, a new travel course has not been taught experimentally.

Reitmeyer expressed concern that there was not always enough consultation between the FCS and Ag colleges regarding Food Science and Human Nutrition curriculum

It was moved and seconded that the Agriculture report be approved with the corrections as noted.

F00-24 Reitmeyer presented the College of Family and Consumer Sciences Catalog Revision Report. She pointed out a recent administrative restructuring involving the departments of Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Studies; Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management; and Textiles and Clothing. These three department will now be administered by single unit "Apparel, Hospitality Management, and Education Studies." A curriculum revision in the FCS core requirements still awaits approval by the college faculty.

The only correction noted by the committee was that the new course data in Section X was not complete.

It was moved and seconded that the FCS report be approved with corrections. Motion carried.

F00-21 HRI 360 Tourism Management for inclusion on the International Perspectives list. The word "Global" was added to the course title. The second sentence of the course description was corrected to read "to identify basic working concepts..."

Colletti move and Reitmeyer second that the course be approved for the list. Motion carried.

Other business:

Kruempel reported that the faculty lists included under department headers have been distributed by the Provost’s office to departments for review. The FSCC will not be involved in this process. Brenda Behling will handle the revision of the "back list" of faculty.

Kruempel noted that the ELPS information was still missing from the revised College of Education curriculum section.

Committee members identified the date on which their college faculties approved catalog copy revisions:

Agriculture: Oct.30, 2000

Veterinary Medicine: Last spring

Business: Last spring

Liberal Arts and Sciences: Vote scheduled on Nov.1, 2000

Engineering: Oct.26, 2000 (probably)

Family and Consumer Sciences: Vote scheduled for Nov.4, 2000

Other college representatives were absent.

Kruempel indicated that the course objection dispute between Statistics and Electrical Engineering was nearing a solution. This is the only outstanding interdepartmental revision issue. A deadline of Thanksgiving will be set if the problem is not resolved by then.

Submitted by

William David

Minutes of November 6, 2000

Present: Colletti, Anderson, Van Ast, Austin, Moore, Wong, David, Reitmeier, Hulsebus, Kruempel, Greer, Hu, White, Doering

1. Minutes of 10/30/00 were approved.

    2. Announcements:

1. 1. course objection involving EE 322 has been resolved by having a co-list of Stat 322 and EE 322
   2. fscc review of post-audit review of ME in Systems Engineering will be at the 11/13 meeting
   3. there will be discussion at a fscc meeting next semester of various aspects of an undergraduate certificate

3. Discussion of the catalog report from the College of Business: Because section IX, changes since proposed changes for general review, had not been completed, it was decided that discussion of this report would be completed at the 11/13 meeting. The committee needs to see that section and ascertain that courses listed there are included in the other sections of the report.
4. Approved the catalog report from the College of Engineering subject to minor modifications.
5. Approved AGRON 342, World Food Issues: Past and Present, for International Perspectives credit
6. Discussed whether, in the next cycle of the bulletin, courses that had not been taught for 6 years should automatically be removed. Although it was not voted on, general sentiment seemed to be that this should be kept in mind.

    7. Attention was called to p. 54 of the current ISU bulletin and the language that a minor must include at least 9 credits that are not used to meet any other requirement. A question has been raised about interpretation of this when a student is receiving 2 degrees. It will be discussed in fscc after it has been discussed in college committees.

Minutes of November 13, 2000

Present: Ken Kruempel (chair), Paul Anderson, Al Austin, Joe Colletti, William David, Laura Doering, Xixuan Hu, Madeline Moore, G. (Prem) Premkumar (substituting for John Wong), Cheryll Reitmeier, John Van Ast, Benjamin White.

1. Minutes of the November 6, 2000 meeting

A. Item 2a: Clarify that EE 322 is co-listed with Stat 322 that was renumbered from Stat 333.

B. Van Ast moved approval with the clarification. Austin seconded. Motion passed.

2. Announcements

A. Kruempel described the material in today’s handout: (1) update on catalog reading assignment, (2) committee calendar with FSCC agenda items and status, (3) schedule of college catalog presentations, with a list of college faculty approval dates, (4) implementation policies regarding substitutions and waivers for courses meeting the US Diversity and International Perspectives requirements (F00-31), and (5) summary lists and tables with material from all college reports (sections II and VIII).

B. Future agenda items include (1) interpretation of minor requirements for students seeking two degrees (F00-30) and (2) policy on designated repeats for courses that are repeatable.

C. The agenda for the Faculty Senate meeting tomorrow night (November 14, 2000) includes proposals to discontinue the minor in housing and the graduate specialist degree in school psychology. It also includes summary reports of 2001-2003 catalog changes from five colleges. The agenda does not currently include the proposed MS in Information Systems. Kruempel and Prem will check to see if it can be added to the agenda. FSCC members do not need to be present at tomorrow’s Faculty Senate meeting because little or no discussion will take place. However, attendance at next month’s meeting would be helpful in case there are questions.

3. F00-25 College of Business summary report of 2001-2003 catalog changes

A. Prem presented revisions of the summary report Wong presented last week. In section III, Acct 599, MIS 599, and MIS 699 are added. The co-listed course BusAd 533 is removed because Econ is the lead department. In section IV, courses 576 and 577 cross-listed in BusAd and Mgmt are no longer listed twice. In section IX, renumbered BusAd courses will be listed (100, 100H, 200, 300). In section X, two courses without experimental course offerings are removed. There may be a typo in section VII (should the new number for Acct 487 be 584?).

B. Austin moved approval subject to changes. Van Ast seconded. Motion passed. Prem will make revisions and send them to Kruempel tomorrow.

4. F00-13 College of Education summary report of 2001-2003 catalog changes

A. Van Ast presented the College of Education summary report. This new version is an update of the one sent last week by Email attachment. Significant trends include moving ELPS courses to C&I, increased emphasis on educating K-12 administrators and science teachers, and HHP accreditation. Kruempel said that the new PhD in HHP was approved by the Board of Regents in May 1999 should be mentioned here and in section II. The minor in health studies should not be included because discontinuation reviews have not been completed. In section IX, remove item "b" (minor in health studies). Doering said that changing designators of some (but not all) PE courses to ExSp will be confusing to students and advisors. Van Ast will check with program representatives.

B. Austin moved approval subject to changes. Colletti seconded. Motion passed.

5. F00-28 Regents post-audit review of Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering

A. Doug Gemmill answered questions about the post-audit review (that has already been approved by the Graduate Curriculum and Catalog Committee). The program enrollment has increased beyond predicted enrollment because of continued participation by companies and increasing interest among military staff around the US. Another 31 students are enrolled in an option involving an MBA from University of Iowa. There was discussion about whether the staff and other resources involved in the program should be reported as totals or as increases over initial levels.

B. Austin moved approval. Reitmeier seconded. Motion passed.

6. F00-26 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences summary report of 2001-2003 catalog changes

A. David presented the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences summary report. This new version is an update of the one sent several weeks ago by Email attachment. Significant trends include two new degrees, a new minor in military studies, continuing phase-out of programs in social work and communication disorders, elimination of courses not taught in history, and elimination of non-thesis option in computer science. In section VI, several 490 courses are included that are no longer available for non-major graduate credit. In section VII, "00" course numbers in music, math, and physics have been changed. The table in section VIII shows more courses dropped than new, primarily because many courses not taught have been dropped (BBMB is an exception; they had 20 percent of their courses not taught and didn’t drop any). Section IX is rather large because most review of catalog changes occurred this fall, rather than last spring. In section X, there are a few courses not required that have been taught experimentally only once; however, these courses had significantly high enrollment. Pages 23 to 29 of the updated report are missing from our copies, but those pages had few changes from the earlier version sent electronically.

B. There was extended discussion about the prerequisite for Jl MC 201, 202, and 206. (This was included in the electronic copy, but the page was missing in the updated version.) The prerequisite applies only to majors and is a clarification of their English proficiency requirements. Several committee members were concerned that a C grade is, therefore, a failing grade. If this is a special grade point requirement, perhaps the issue should go to the Academic Standards Committee.

C. Austin moved approval subject to changes. Van Ast seconded. Motion passed. David will make revisions and send them to Kruempel today.

7. Revisions to the "New Course" form and "Experimental Course" form

Austin suggested an addition to the "New Course" form and "Experimental Course" form that would aid the review of course changes for the 2003-2005 catalog. For courses that are co-listed and cross-listed, it would be helpful to identify which department is the "lead" department.

8. Next meeting

2:10 to 4:00 pm, Monday, November 27, 2000, 353 Durham Center.

Submitted by Paul Anderson

Minutes November 27, 2000

2:10 pm Rm. 353 Durham Center

Attending: Paul Anderson, Joe Colletti, William David, Sonja Foley for Laura Doering, Madeline Moore, , Char Hulsebus, Xixaun Hu, Ken Kruempel (Chair), Cheryll Reitmeier, Benjamin White, John Wong, and John VanAst

1. Minutes of Nov. 13, 2000 meeting were approved as written.

2. Announcements: Ken discussed the State Board of Regents report (dated December 2000) that he has produced that summarizes the proposed revisions for the 2001-2003 General Catalog. He reminded us that Sections I – VIII in our college reports are summarized and submitted to the Regents for approval. Sections IX and X are for internal use only. Ken indicated that the summary report has been sent to the Regents to secure a place on the agenda for the upcoming Winter meeting. The Summary report is to be discussed and hopefully approved by the ISU Faculty Senate at the Dec. 12^th meeting. Ken also presented an updated Calendar for us (the FSCC).

Ken informed us of a future agenda item – a request for International Perspective credit for Hist 339X US-East Asian Relations.

Bill David asked about the need for College representation at the Dec 12^th Faculty Senate meeting. Ken will check on the need for a college representative (or us) to be present when the Faculty Senate discusses and votes on the proposed changes in the 2001-2003 General Catalog. He will let us know at the next FSCC meeting.

3. The following items represent our "reading assignment."
4. Agenda Item #3 – F00-32 –

   - We discussed and approved of three additions to the listing of undergraduate degrees for the 2001-2003 catalog: Engineering Applications, BS, Applied Physics, BS and Communication Studies, BS. Current catalog page 53. On page 15-17 (pdf)) we discussed amending the language in the Study Abroad at ISU section to remove "we" and improve the punctuation. Char and others will work on this and send a revision for our review. Bill David asked if there were requirements regarding "style" for writing course description. Char responded that there are no set style or standards. Reasonable descriptions will be and are accepted. John VanAst recommended that the Study Abroad Center be mentioned earlier in this section. Char will make this adjustment.

5. Agenda Item # 4 – F00-33 Review of Courses and Program section (current catalog pp. 120-121)
6. Under the Credits and Contact Hours section, we recommended that the example credit hours for Comp S 103 (3-2) be used to clarify lecture and lab credit hour assignment. Also, Char will insert "Alt Yr" and explain its meaning as we have removed "Yr" references from the catalog.

   Ken suggested that we are not ready to discuss the Special Course Fees section. Ken has asked the FSAA committee, Laura D. and Howard S. about specific changes needed based on the Provost’s review of courses with Special course fees. We will discuss this issue and section at the Dec. 4^th meeting.

7. Agenda Item #5 – F00-34 Academic Life section (current catalog pp. 37-51)
8. Field Trips - Because of several factors, the recommended omission of the paragraph that begins with "in order to go on a field trip," will not occur and the paragraph will be kept in the new catalog. We did vote to remove a portion of the last sentence in the Field Trip section that referred to field trip fees being described elsewhere in the new catalog. Specific mention of Field trip fees associated with courses will be made in the Schedule of Classes only.

   We agreed to leave unchanged the Repeating Courses section (on page 46 of current catalog).

   We discussed the changes that were approved by the Academic Standards Committee and are needed for the Removal of Unmet High School Requirements and Audits sections. The change for the Audits is significant. All Audits will require instructor approval, there is a very limited time period at the beginning of a semester whereby additions of Audit courses or a change to Audit (from graded) can occur, and an Audit course do not count in determining full-time student status.

9. Agenda Item #6 – F00-30 Minor. The issue centers on the accounting of 9 credits that are not used to meet any other requirements when two degrees are involved. After considerable discussion about the way that the Registrar’s office now accounts for these 9 credits, we agreed to leave the issue alone because of the limited number of students involved and the likelihood that a "two-degree student" will have the 9 credits counted as part of the (at least) 30 credits required beyond the requirements of the curriculum requiring the greater number of credits.
10. Agenda Item #7 – Policies for International Perspectives and US Diversity. We discussed the current policy and a request to change the process of approval for a non-ISU transfer course. Several things needed clarification. So, Ken will work with Char and Laura to edit section 2. Requests for substitution and waivers. We will review this at the Dec. 4^th meeting.
11. Char reported that by Dec. 1, we will have the catalog proof pdf files ready to review and edit. Char indicated that all College Curriculum Coordinators would need to pass on the URL and instructions to all program/departmental coordinators. All edits will be made on paper copy in RED ink and sent back to Char and Jenny via the College Curriculum Coordinators. The College Curriculum Coordinators are responsible for editing the Curriculum Section of the catalog. The deadline for having all proofing done is Dec. 15^th. We are directed to look for spelling and typographical errors, review the faculty listing (forthcoming along with the Courses and Programs & Colleges and Curricula sections) and not make major changes. There is a required pdf "Sign-off Form" that must be submitted with each hard (paper) copy. Char and Jenny want this form submitted even if there are no corrections made. John VanAst recommended that DEOs sign-off on the form as well as the departmental curriculum coordinator. Char will be sending an email with detailed instructions on the proofing process.

The next FSCC meeting will be Monday, Dec 4th. 2:10 pm until 4 p.m. in 353 Durham Center.

Respectively submitted,

Joe Colletti

Minutes December 4, 2000

Present: Ken Kruempel (chair), Paul Anderson, Al Austin, Joe Colletti, William David, Laura Doering, Mary Helen Greer, Xixuan Hu, Char Hulsebus, Madeline Moore, Cheryll Reitmeier, Benjamin White, John Wong.

1. Minutes of the November 27, 2000 meeting were approved as written.

2. Announcements

A. Kruempel announced that next semester we will review a proposal for an MA in TESL/Applied Linguistics (Teaching of English as a Second Language).

B. Hulsebus reported that there have been few problems in downloading PDF files of catalog proof pages.

C. There will no longer be a separate Graduate Catalog. Material unique to the Graduate Catalog will be added to the main catalog. It will have an inclusive subtitle. Graduate faculty will be indicated in the list of faculty at the end of the catalog.

D. There is a need to raise the limit on unmet entrance requirements because some entering students have legitimate reasons for not having met all entrance requirements in high school. (Faculty Senate action in November lower the number of unmets to one.)

E. In the future, ISU ID numbers will replace social security numbers on class lists. Page 51 of the current catalog may need to be revised to reflect this change.

F. The agenda for the Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday, December 12 will include 2001-2003 catalog changes already reviewed by FSCC and the proposed MS in Information Systems. Kruempel said that the Faculty Senate agenda is quite full, so he anticipates that discussion and questions will be quite limited. Therefore, FSCC members do not need to attend the December 12 Faculty Senate meeting.

3. F00-32 Catalog review of study abroad materials in the Colleges and Curricula section

Hulsebus revised the proposed study abroad materials for the 2001-2003 catalog. She incorporated our previous suggestions. No additional concerns or objections were raised.

4. F00-33 Catalog review of special course fees materials in the Colleges and Curricula section

A. Doering presented proposed materials on special course fees for the 2001-2003 catalog. This proposal reflects discussion with Howard Shapiro earlier this semester about removing information on special course fees from course descriptions in the catalog.

B. The first paragraph under the heading "Special Course Fees" (current catalog, page 120, column 3) would be changed to the following: "Courses for which special course fees are assessed are designated in the Schedule of Classes. Special course fees may be assessed for such extraordinary costs as materials fees (which may include consumable materials or equipment replacement), field trip expenses, developmental math fees, and camp fees. In some cases, special course fee amounts vary from term to term. Billing and collection of special fees are handled through the university’s Accounts Receivable system."

C. The second paragraph under the heading "Special Course Fees" (current catalog, page 120, column 3) would remain the same, with one exception: the word "summer" would be removed.

D. Even though there is relatively little change needed in the catalog copy, there are significant changes needed in procedures described in the Office Procedure Guide. Special course fees for equipment replacement will probably be phased out and will not appear in the 2003-2005 catalog. Currently, the Schedule of Classes contains information on fee type, but not fee amount. The fee amount for each course will eventually be added to the Schedule of Classes.

E. Greer moved approval. Wong seconded. Motion passed.

5. F00-31 Implementation policies for US Diversity and International Perspectives requirements

A. Kruempel described proposed changes in the implementation policies regarding transfer credits and substitutions to meet US Diversity and International Perspectives requirements. A suggestion was made to substitute the word "must" for the words "need to" in the proposed addition to section 1 (use of transfer and testout credit in meeting the requirements).

B. Colletti moved approval as amended. Reitmeier seconded. Motion passed.

6. Wording of descriptions in the catalog involving degree offerings

Kruempel reminded FSCC members that departments offer work toward degrees, but that the Board of Regents offers the degrees. Kruempel also requested that any "corrections" or changes in wording during the proof reading process for the catalog relating to the description of graduate degrees (usually the first paragraph in the "Graduate Study" section) be sent to him to verify from the Graduate College perspective.

7. F00-35 International Perspectives: Hist 339X (US-East Asian Relations)

Colletti moved approval. Austin seconded. Motion passed.

8. Dual listing courses in Family and Consumer Sciences

Reitmeier asked Kruempel about three dual listing proposals being considered by the Graduate Curriculum and Catalog Committee. Kruempel said that GCCC members were not satisfied with the portion of the proposals that addressed additional work by those registered for the graduate course. Because of time limitations, the individual courses may be included in the 2001-2003 catalog, but without dual listing.

9. Next meeting

This is the last meeting of the semester. Kruempel will contact us about our spring semester schedules so that he can schedule our next meeting.

Submitted by Paul Anderson

Minutes January 22, 2001

Attending: Ken Kruempel (Chair), Joe Colletti, Peter Matitila (for Bill David), Cheryl Reitmeier, Paul Anderson, Al Austin, Benjamin White (grad assistant in the Registrar’s Office), Howard Shapiro, John Van Ast, Xixuan Hu, Paula Doering

Guests: Members of the ISU COMM II Task Force: John Clem, Robert Martin, Paula Curran, Donna Merkley, Linda Gaylon, Charles Kosstelnick, Michael Mendelson

1. Minutes of the December 4, 2000 meeting was read and approved. Moved: Al Austin; seconded: Joe Colletti.

2. Announcements:

• Current status of catalog: close to completion

• Discussions regarding whether to include the "teachers" report card in the catalog.

Resolution: post in on the webpage with one line in the catalog to refer the reader to locate the information in the webpage.

• ISU COMM II Task Force. Michael Mendelson reported that invitations to the Symposium will be going to the Faculty Senators of each college as well as to all DEOs. FSCC will also send invitations to curriculum committee members of all colleges to attend the Symposium. Registration on February 1. Symposium date: February 23 and 24.

• U.S. Diversity/International Perspectives for Ag College is forthcoming

• Experimental courses – no problems yet. Bill David eliminated several of these that had either lapsed or now being offered as regular courses in the LAS College.

• Repeatable courses list clarification: For the next catalog cycle information must be included to indicate which courses can be repeated. These are courses such as special topics seminars which can be repeated wherewith students can get additional credit for the same course number.

Report of the ISU Communication Task Force Final Report was given by John Clem. Several members of the task Force were in attendance and helped addressed questions from the FSCC. Clem provided a sketch of the background and history of the effort to gauge the development of English communication skills by ISU students. Based on a two year study, the report also provided recommendations for a student communication proficiency policy and procedures for implementing them. Because many participating faculty members reported that they benefited much from ISU COMM Symposium last year, Clem announced that plans for ISU COMM II is in an advanced stage of planning, and will be held on February 23 and 24. Part of the symposium will address the ISU COMM Report and a major portion of the symposium will be geared towards addressing practical issues in implementing the concept.

At the end of the report and discussion, Al Austin made the motion to accept the report of the Task Force and for the FSCC to express its great appreciation for the excellent effort. Cheryl Reitmeier seconded. Motion carried.

4. S01-1 U.S. Diversity: Engl 240X – Am In 240X Introduction to American Indian Literature. Unanimously approved. Motion: Colletti; Seconded: Austin

5. S01-2 U.S. Diversity: Engl 342X – Am In 342X – WS 342X American Indian Women Writers. Unanimously approved. Motion: Colletti; Seconded: Austin

Other business

International Perspectives: WS 344X/544X Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Cross-listed with Anthr 344X/544X. Approved on 5/20/99. Approved to be added to International Perspective. Motion: Austin; Seconded: Van Ast

Submitted by

John Wong

Minutes February 5, 2001

Committee members attending: Ken Kruempel (chair), Joe Coletti, Bill David, Mary Helen Greer, Paul Anderson, Benjamin White, John Van Ast, John Wong, Paul Martin Melanie Lee (representing Laura Doering), Char Hulsebus and Cheryl Reitmeier.

Guests: There were no guests.

Note: Xixuan Hu has resigned from the FSCC.

1. Paul Martin and John Wong were omitted from the list of those attending the 01/22/01 FSCC meeting and should be added.
2. Minutes of the 01/22/01 FSCC were read.
3. Announcements: Ken Kruempel made the following announcements:

1. Michael Mendelson is preparing a memo to remind ISU faculty and administrators regarding invitations and registrations for the 02/23-24/01 ISIU Comm II.
2. On 2/13/01 Michael Mendelson will make a 2/23-24/01 ISU Comm II announcement at the FS.
3. Laura Doering was to present a report on the status of special course fees (which were not included in the 2001-2003 ISU catalog).
4. MAR – Marine biology/gulf coast research laboratory (P# 55, 140, 158, 163, 236, 290, and 346, 1999-2001 ISU catalog) – courses are listed all over the catalog, i.e. under 6 departments. In addition, there is no set process for how MAR courses get placed on a student’s transcript. Last summer only one ISU student took a MAR course. Should ISU continue its agreement with MAR? Be prepared for discussing this agreement at 2/19/01 meeting.

1. Ken provided two handouts:

1. Bachelor/Master concurrent degrees information
2. FSCC calendar 2000-2001: dated 2/01/01
3. Discussion points

• B/M concurrent degrees allow double counting and are a carrot for "top" students and departments. The concurrent degree permits for 500/600 level courses to be double counted on an undergraduate P.O.S. and graduate P.O.S.
• Undergraduate students enrolled in B/M concurrent degree are charged graduate tuition for graduate courses. Such undergraduate students can also be employed as an RA/TA.
• FSCC members will share B/M concurrent guidelines with their respective college curriculum committee members to address what’s right within the guidelines, and what should be improved.

5. S01-6: U.S. Diversity: Am In 349X, American Indian Law, Literature, and Social Sciences, moved by Paul Anderson and seconded by John Van Ast; unanimously passed
6. S01-7: International Perspectives: For 496A, Forestry Travel Course _A. International Travel, moved by Cheryl Reitmeier and seconded by Mary Helen Greer; unanimously passed.
7. S01-8: International Perspectives: Soc 496, Agriculture and Rural Development in Ireland, moved by Mary Helen Greer and seconded by Joe Colletti; unanimously passed.
8. Experimental Course form "Expectations": The 1/9/01 proposal related to experimental course announcements was prepared by Ken Kruempel for the purpose of assuring that current forms be utilized, all components are completed, and that essential information not exceed the space provided on both sides of the form. Moved by John Van Ast and seconded by Joe Colletti; unanimously passed.
9. Note: The following is nothing new. These are friendly reminders to avoid unfriendly phone calls, or emails.

• Undergradutate X-course forms go to registrar’s office after college dean signs off
• 500/600 level X-course forms and course forms with non-major graduate credit go to Pat Keith, Graduate College, who in turn sends these to registrar’s office
• Copies of X-course forms requesting approval for Internationalization or US Diversity designation as well as X courses which are dual listed, should also be sent to Ken Kruempel.
• Copies of all X courses sent to FSCC members are intended to:

1. Inform FSCC members and college CCC members
2. Check to see if someone is not intentionally/unintentionally duplicating course efforts
3. Inform departmental level advisors of curriculum opportunities outside the student’s department

5. Re-circulated Experimental Course announcements

• The 1/9/01 proposal related to recirculated experimental announcements was prepared by Ken Kruempel for the purpose of assuring current information on current X forms, and to limit the recirculation to one time only. Moved by John Van Ast to support proposal related to recirculating experimental courses, seconded by Cheryl Reitmeier: passed unanimously. Note: Registrar’s office will inform departments of origin when they fail to follow proposal guidelines.

5. SO 1.5 Certificates - Benjamin White reported on the number of graduate and undergraduate ISU certificates. Although there is a process for documenting and approving a graduate level ISU certificate, there is no process for documenting and approving an undergraduate certificate. The process for approving graduate level ISU certificates is 2-3 pages in length. The question of the need for developing a process for approval for undergraduate ISU certificates will be discussed by FSCC members at their respective CCC meeting. Members shall be ready to discuss this issue at a future FSCC meeting.
   
6. Other topics:

1. How does ISU deal with recognizing transfer credits that meet ISU Internationalization or U.S. Diversity requirements? There are inconsistencies with the present process.
2. What is the proposal and approval process for planning and alternative experience to the recommended Internationalization and U.S. Diversity Course requirements? When does Howard Shapiro sign off, and when does the Dean of the College sign off? Why are there two options in the first place? FSCC members should be prepared to suggest solutions at the 2/19/01 FSCC meeting.
3. ISU 2001-2003 Catalog/Bulletin should be ready by the end of February. It will have the same cover – different color_ as the 1999-2001 catalog. Bill David was pleased with same cover.
4. Two new proposals are in the hopper.

• Ph.D. and MS in HRI. This is a name change for Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. The old Ph.D. had a co-major. The new Ph.D. will have a single major with the new name: Food Service and Lodging Management. The original HRIM co-major was approved in 1946. It had a different name at that time.
• MA in TESL/AL: Teaching English as a Second Language/Applied Linguistics

Meeting adjourned at 4:48 p.m. Next meeting is scheduled for 2/19/01, same time, same place. Minutes submitted by John Van Ast.

Minutes Feb. 19, 2001

Present: Ken Kruempel (Chair), John Wong, John Van Ast, Ben White, Joe Colletti, Char Hulsebus, Bill David, Al Austin, Cheryll Reitmeier,

Guests: Dan Douglas, English Dept.; Mary Gregoire and Jeannie Sneed, Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management Program; John Clem, FS Communication Task Force

1. Kruempel announced discussion of proposals today so, if they are approved, could be presented to the Faculty Senate this semester.

2. (S01-9) Dan Douglas, Dept. of English, presented the proposal for a new degree, Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language and Applied Linguistics. This curriculum currently exists as a specialization and has 25 students. UNI’s objection to the title of the degree was discussed and it was suggested that the name (TESL) used in employment announcements be noted. Colletti suggested that the proposal emphasize use of technology. Van Ast suggested that the proposal describe the analysis and research aspects of the degree and that the learning outcomes be stated in the analysis and synthesis levels of Bloom’s taxonomy. Douglas agreed to make the suggested changes. Colletti moved to approve the proposal, subject to approval by the Graduate Council; Austin seconded; motion passed.

3. (S01-10) Jeannie Sneed, HRIM Program, presented a proposal for a change from a joint PhD program to an independent PhD program in Foodservice and Lodging Management and for a change of the MS and PhD program name to Foodservice and Lodging Management. The joint PhD program offered limited research topics, restricted recruitment, and was more difficult for students to arrange. In recent years, the HRIM program has placed more emphasis on research, has employed 4 new graduate faculty members, and increased graduate student enrollment from 3 in the past 5 years to 6 currently. There is a demand for PhD graduates. Colletti and David suggested that the proposal emphasize these changes in the department. Austin suggested the proposal include an explanation of the funding of graduate assistantships with ISU Food Service and ISU Dining Services. Van Ast suggested that the objectives emphasize preparation of graduates for teacher education and research positions and include expanded learning outcomes. Sneed agreed to add the suggestions. Reitmeier moved that the proposal be approved, pending Graduate Council approval; Colletti seconded; motion passed.

4. (S01-11) The Communication Task Force "foundation principles" were attached to the agenda. John Clem indicated that the Provost’s office would provide some funding to start exploration of communication techniques. Austin expressed support for presentation of the principles only because of the many unknowns of the framework, i.e., how to implement, funding, etc. Wong expressed support, but has concern for the details of the recommendation. Colletti presented the ISUComm Basic Principles and suggested adding sentences about faculty development, "communicating to learn", and "higher-order thinking". Colletti was concerned that the principles were not clear, i.e., what was the vision and what were the principles? Two sentences were added to the principles; Clem will do the final editing. Austin moved 1) to adopt and forward the FS Communication Task Force recommendation of the statement of foundational principles, with modifications, to the Faculty Senate and 2) that the FSCC will rewrite the framework during fall semester 2001 and forward it to the Faculty Senate. Van Ast seconded the motion; the motion was approved. Colletti thanked John Clem and the Task Force. Clem thanked the FSCC. The revised principles follow.

PROPOSED STATEMENT OF FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES

FOR A REVISED COMMUNICATION CURRICULUM

Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee

In March 1999, the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee (FSCC) appointed a Task Force on English Communication Skills. Their charge was "to study the development of English communication skills by ISU students, with its primary focus on the expected outcomes, assessment tools, and means of delivery." The Task Force submitted its final report and recommendations on December 6, 2000. At a meeting on February 19, 2001, the FSCC considered these recommendations, made several amendments, and then passed the following motion. The FSCC anticipates that this proposal will appear on the agenda for the March 6 Faculty Senate meeting and that the main discussion and vote will occur at the April 10 Faculty Senate meeting.

1. The Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee adopts and recommends to the Faculty Senate the following statement of foundational principles for a revised communication curriculum:

The faculty of Iowa State University believes that all educated people should be able to communicate effectively in a variety of settings and media, including electronic. Consequently, Iowa State University graduates are expected to develop competence in three interrelated areas of communication: written, oral, and visual.

This competence can best be achieved under the following conditions:

• Communication instruction and practice are distributed over the student's entire undergraduate experience, both in and out of the classroom, from the first year through the senior year.
• Communication instruction and practice take place across the curriculum, both in communication courses and in courses in the student's discipline.
• Active learning and higher-order thinking are fostered through communication.
• Faculty across the university share responsibility for the student's progress in communication practices.
• Both faculty and students engage in ongoing assessment for continuous improvement of the student’s communication practices.
• Teachers are supported through faculty development options.

This approach to communication instruction will enrich students' understanding of the various subjects they study as well as prepare them to communicate successfully in their professional, civic, and private lives.

2. The Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee is also committed to developing a general framework for a revised communication curriculum, which will be proposed to the Faculty Senate during the fall semester, 2001.

 

5. Colletti moved to approve the minutes of the 1-22-01 meeting with corrections; Anderson seconded. The revised minutes will be considered at the next meeting. The next meeting will be March 5, 2001.

Reitmeier, 2-21-01

Minutes March 5, 2001
(revised and approved April 2, 2001)

Present: Paul Martin, John Van Ast, John Wong, Paul Anderson, Joe Colletti, Ben White (Register Office), Laura Doering, Char Hulsebus, William David, Cheryll Reitmeier, Al Austin, Ken Kruempel

1. Minutes of January 22 meeting were approved.

Minutes of February 5 were revised and approved.

Minutes of February 19 were approved.

2. Announcements
1. Items passed by FSCC on Feb 19 were forwarded to Faculty Senate (March 6) for first consideration.
2. Graduate Curriculum Committee received a proposal for a MS in VDPAM. The proposal was approved but with some suggestions to look at this program with respect to a number of other MS programs in the Vet College with low enrollments.
3. Special Fee Notification -
1. Courses with special course fees will be shown in the Fall 2001 schedule of classes as they have been in the past.
2. In the future, the amount of the fee will be published in the schedule of classes.
3. Equipment replacement will no longer be acceptable as a special course fee.
4. Howard Shapiro is finalizing a proposal for all special course fees.
5. For Fall, 2001 the "Authorization for Special Course Fee" form will need to be submitted for all courses with special fees.
4. Status of BA in Classical Studies- W. David indicated that the day before the proposal was to be presented to the Board of Regents, it was pulled from the agenda by the Provost Office. There was concern about the appearance of duplication with other programs. Apparently the Provost Office had received some concern from the Regents about the program.
5. Repeatable Courses - Departments must identify those courses that are available as repeatable courses by July 31, 2001. The list of existing courses will be sent to the departments soon. The list should be approved by the College Curriculum Committee and for graduate courses by the Graduate College Curriculum Committee.
3. S01-12 Proposal to use up to 6 credits of 500+ level courses on both BS and MS programs for concurrent degree programs only. The courses would have to be approved by the Program of Study Committee.
1. Design College expressed some concern about the impact of using these credits. They felt it may lead to watering down of the graduate degree.
2. Education College favors the proposal.
3. Family and Consumer Science College approved.
4. Agriculture College was concerned about the effect on the graduate degree
5. Engineering College did not approve because of their concern about the impact of double counting on the quality of the graduate degree.
6. This item was approved for consideration at an upcoming FSCC Meeting.
4. S01-13 - International Perspective: Art H 104X Motion by Anderson, Second by David to approved this courses for International Perspective. Motion passed with one negative vote.
5. S01-14 - International Perspective: Art H 378X. Moved by Anderson, second by Wong to approve this course for International Perspective. Motion passed.
6. S01-15 International Perspective; Arch 576X. Motion by Anderson, second by Reitmeier to approve this course for International Perspective. Motion passed
7. S01-5 - Certificates - GCCC approved a procedure for approval of graduate certificate programs. Ben White provided a list of certificate programs at ISU. There was no interest in FSCC for establishing a process of approval for undergraduate certificates. This item will be removed from the FSCC agenda.
8. S01-3 Communication Task Force Final Report - ISU Com II Symposium (See Web site). There was discussion of the symposium. FSCC overall supported the ISU CommII Symposium concept. Joe Colletti suggested FSCC invite representatives from the ISU CommII to meet with FSCC for a "mini-symposium" to focus on the issues of resources. Also, FSCC would like more information on the content of the proposed freshman and sophomore communication courses. Ken Kruempel will arrange this for the March 19 FSCC meeting.

Each College Representative was to look at the concerns and questions from their college reps at ISU COMM II on the web page. Further discussing will follow.

Remember, FSCC has responsibility for doing the implementation of the Communication Task Force recommendations, if approved by Faculty Senate.

9. FSCC passed the following Resolution of Commendation: Be it resolved that the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee commends Ken Kruempel , Char Hulsebus and her staff in the Registers Office, for their patience, expertise, and tireless efforts in the planning and development of the on-line Bulletin preparation for 2001-03. This resolution was passed unanimously by FSCC with our thanks. Howard Shapiro will convey this resolution to the Provost.
10. Meeting Adjourned at 4:50 pm

Minutes March 19, 2001 
(revised and approved April 2, 2001)

Committee members attending: Ken Kruempel (chair), Joe Coletti, Bill David, Paul Anderson, Benjamin White, John Van Ast, John Wong, Paul Martin, Laura Doering, Char Hulsebus and Howard Shapiro.

Guests: Paula Curran, Michael Mendelson, Ray Dearin, John Clem, Marty Graham, Rebecca Burnett, and David Russell

1. The minutes of the March 5, 2001 FSCC meeting were not available. Approval was postponed.

2. Announcements: Ken Kruempel made the following announcements:

1. New degree proposals recently approved by the FSCC, the M.A. in Applied Linguistics/TESL and the M.S. and Ph.D. in Foodservice and Lodging Management were introduced at the March 6, 2001 meeting of the Faculty Senate. There was no discussion of any of the proposals.
2. The foundational principles for a revised communication curriculum were also introduced at the March 6, 2001 meeting of the Faculty Senate.

3. S01-3 The remainder of the meeting was devoted to a wide-ranging discussion amongst the committee members and guests of the Communication Task Force Final Report and ISUComm II Symposium.

Clem outlined the Task Force’s proposed framework for a new ISU communications requirement. It would replace the existing English Proficiency requirement with: a single, freshman level course, a sophomore level course, and an upper level, departmentally specified requirement focusing on written, oral, visual, and electronic communication ("WOVE".)

Mendelson emphasized that the numerous issues regarding implementation of the new requirement have not yet been addressed. Among the issues he cited are staffing, staff training, transfer credits, facilities requirements and test-out procedures. He distributed a chart outlining how individual colleges might address these issues. The task force does not envision the new requirement adding credits to the total currently required for graduation.

Guests mentioned new means of delivering the two required courses, including modularization, and web-based instruction. Clem mentioned good possibilities for outside grant support in developing the courses.

Burnett emphasized that the intent of the new requirement was not to de-emphasize writing proficiency. She feels that the four elements of WOVE should function synergistically.

Numerous possible obstacles to development and implementation of the new requirement were cited by members of the committee, including budgetary restraints, staffing problems (particularly the use of T.A.’s and temporary faculty,) and the willingness tenure-track faculty to participate.

Van Ast expressed his opinion that many ISU academic units do not elucidate defined education outcomes for their majors. The new requirement might compel them to do so. He also indicated that research shows that teaching courses in fifty-minute sessions on three to five different days a week was definitely not the most conducive means to promote effective learning. He expressed interest in exploring larger time blocks for integrating communication requirement in multiple classes taken by students in the same semester..

Shapiro emphasized the importance of an outcomes-driven focus for curricula in all ISU departments. He also stated that the procedure for awarding the startup grants offered by the Provost’s Office for curricular development related to the proposed communication requirement had not been formalized.

Following the conclusion of the Communications Task Force discussion, Shapiro stated faculty should be informed that the new policy regarding special course fees is not being implemented to force them to teach differently. But, he added that new ways to fund special needs of individual courses must be developed.

Meeting adjourned at 5:00 PM. Next meeting is scheduled for April 2, 2001, at the same time and location.

Submitted by

William David

Minutes April 02, 2001 
(approved April 16, 2001)

Present: Shapiro, Colletti, P. Martin, P. Anderson, Wong, Reitmeier, Hulsebus, B. White, Van Ast, Kruempel, Greer, Austin, David

1. Minutes of the 3/19/01 meeting were approved after minor editing.
2. Minutes of the 3/05/01 meeting were approved after minor editing.

3. Announcements:

1. There will be a meeting of the people from each college who are concerned with classifying US Diversity and International Perspective courses and members of the FSCC on April 10 to discuss these courses and how the FSCC policies affect them.
2. The two new degree items are on the agenda of the April 10 meeting of the Faculty Senate.

4. Two courses, Phil 338 and HDFS 275x, were approved for adding to the list of courses meeting the US Diversity requirement. It was noted that Phil 338 is in the ISU Bulletin as Feminism Philosophy instead of Feminist Philosophy as shown on the US Diversity proposal form.
5. One course, FSHN 463, which had been previously approved for meeting the US Diversity requirement, was approved to also meet the International Perspective requirement. It was noted that the syllabus did not indicate much international material, but that the rationale for the course did. It was suggested that the instructor be encouraged to change the syllabus to show how the international aspects are woven in with the US Diversity aspects.
6. Discussion of the proposal, approved by the Graduate Council, to allow up to 6 credits of 500+ level courses to be used on both the undergraduate degree audit and on a graduate POS for students in a concurrent Bachelor/Masters program indicated that faculty members from the colleges of Design and Engineering are concerned that this would weaken the Masters programs. The motion to endorse this proposal was approved by a vote of 5-2.
7. Discussion of MAR courses (courses offered at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, MS) resulted in a recommendation that this area of the ISU Bulletin be flagged for review during the next cycle. It was questioned whether it is appropriate to list courses from the U. Southern Mississippi when most of the students who take these courses have them on their transcripts as 300 or 400 (transfer courses). There was also discussion of whether the new Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) university alliance would need courses listed in the ISU Bulletin and whether these two programs should be handled similarly.
8. Discussion of the Communication Task Force Final Report indicated that

1. The faculty members in the college of Design are concerned that care must be taken that writing skills are not slighted in the new courses.
2. The faculty members in the colleges of Agriculture and Design are working on expected communications outcomes for courses. These will be given to the faculty in English to indicate what is needed in the new courses.
3. The faculty members in the college of Engineering are generally supportive of ISU Comm, but they want to know what will be in the 2 courses and they want to know about resources.

There will be continued discussion of ISU Comm at the next FSCC meeting. This discussion will concentrate on strategies for engaging faculty.

Submitted by

Mary Helen Greer

 

Minutes April 16, 2001
(approved Sept. 16, 2001)

Present: Colletti, Anderson, Wong, Reitmeier, Hulsebus, Van Ast, Kruempel, David and ??

Minutes of the 4/2/01 meeting were approved.

Comments were made about a meeting on the U.S. Diversity and International Perspectives requirements in which concerns were discussed. To facilitate transfer of courses from community colleges that are often transferred to ISU, a list of those that qualify for U.S. Diversity or International Perspectives would be created.

S01-23 Proposal for an undergraduate minor in Emerging Global Diseases. This is a revision of a proposal from last year that was not approved by the Faculty Senate. The new proposal was approved.

S01-20 International Perspectives: Anthr 327X Peoples and Cultures of South Asia. This was approved.

S01-21 International Perspectives: Anthr 418X Global Culture, Consumption, and Modernity. This was approved.

S01-22 International Perspectives: Cl St 275H The Ancient City. This is a 4 credit honors version of a 3 credit course already on the list. This was approved.

There was a discussion with Rebecca Burnett and other members of the ISUComm group and the English Communications Task Force.

Ken Kruempel was empowered to act for the FSCC during the summer.