Academic Council: January 17, 2012 Agenda

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 17, 2012 from 10:30-11:45 a.m. 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 December 6, 2011 meeting.

Discussion Agenda


1.  Associate Deans and Portfolio of Responsibilities
2. Scheduling- Scott Johnson 
3.  Mid-course Reviews and Revised Memorandum of Instruction
4.  Introduction to Arts Initiative
5.  Introduction to Science II Initiative
6.  Annual Performance Review Process Revision
7.  Subject Rule Review:  Suzanne Jones
8.  Academic Council Process

Consent Agenda

AMST Major Changes 

AMST 301 Seminar in American Studies (formerly AMST 400)

AMST 391 Tocqueville Seminar: Special Topics

IDST 401-402 Honors Thesis 

RELG 264 Religion in Film 

RELG 343 The End of the World in Jewish & Christian Literature (formerly Apocalyptic Visions of the End)

Informational Item

FMST 265 – German Cinema will be created to cross-list with MLC 265 – German Cinema.
(MLC 265 was approved by Academic Council at the December 6th meeting. FMST 265 will use the same catalog description as MLC 265.)