MEMORANDUM

TO: Academic Senate Members

FROM: Keith Edgerton, Chair

Academic Senate

RE: MEETING DATE, PLACE, AND AGENDA

The next meeting of the Academic Senate will be held on Thursday December 8, 2005, at 3:40 p.m., in the Missouri room of the SUB.

I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 1

II. ITEMS – FIRST READING

Item 25 Master of Public Administration. Modification of an existing program.

Item 25.a POLS 580 Applied Research Project. Change course number to 574.

Item 25.b POLS 580 Special Topics. New course.

Item 25.c POLS 462 Local Government Administration. New course—to cross-list with POLS 562

Item 25.d POLS 480 Special Topics. New course.

Item 25.e Minor in Political Science Pre-Law Emphasis. Modification of an existing program.

Item 14 POLS 434 Contemporary Issues in Public Administration. Delete course.

Item 14.a Minor in Political Science General Emphasis. Modification of an existing program.

Item 14.b Minor in Political Science Public Administration Emphasis. Modification of an existing program.

Item 14.c Teaching Minor in Political Science. Modification of an existing program.

Item 24 RD 521 Teaching Reading 7-12. New course.

Item 24.a RD 512 Developing Student Writing. Change course number to 413/513.

Item 24.b RD 412 Emergent Literacy. Change course number to 412/512.

Item 24.d Teaching Minor in Reading. Modification of an existing program.

Item 35 HHP 420 Global Health Issues. Change course number to 270.

III. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS

A. BOR Budget Initiative for 25 New Lines: How will we measure success?

B. Assessment Administrator: Proposal from the Graduate Committee

IV. ITEM – SECOND READING

Item 39 Academic Foundations Committee Report. 11/29/05

Including:

1. Set Deadlines

2. Information Literacy Category

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