Academic Council: November 2, 2010 Agenda

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, November 2, 2010, from 10:30-11:45 in the Tyler Haynes Commons, Room 305 (THC 305). Please review the agenda below and the cited materials in advance of the meeting.

Approval of minutes from the October 19, 2010 meeting.

General Informational Items

N/A

Consent Agenda

We will use the Consent Agenda to deal with routine business that requires Academic Council action and would not be expected to generate discussion. Any item can be moved from the Consent Agenda to the Discussion Agenda.

History New Course Proposals

HIST 229 Anglo-Saxon England
1 unit
Prerequisites (if any):  None

HIST 230 Norman and Plantagenet England
1 unit
Prerequisites (if any):  None

HIST 231 The Late Middle Ages
1 unit
Prerequisites (if any):  None

HIST 238 France: The Age of Absolutism, 1610-1780
1 unit
Prerequisites (if any):  None

HIST 239 The French Revolution
1 unit
Prerequisites (if any):  None

HIST 260 Colonial Latin America
1 unit
Prerequisites (if any):  None

History Course Number Change

HIST 232 The Renaissance (formerly HIST 230)
1 unit
Prerequisites (if any):  None

Discussion Agenda

• Handbook change for hiring faculty with tenure (see attached)
• Changes in opportunities for debate
• Cross-listing of graduate level courses: Determining credit (Susan Breeden)
• Budget priorities
• Other business
  

Documents

Next Meeting

We will meet on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. in Tyler Haynes Commons, Room 305 (THC 305).