UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
I. Call to Order
II. Announcements/Discussion
- COURSELEAF/CIM LAUNCH
- UPDATES FROM MASON CORE COMMITTEE
- HOUSEKEEPING DISCUSSION
- HANDOUT: RequiredCurriculumApprovals
III. New Business
PROPOSAL FROM INTO MASON
Contact Person: Ms. Nicole J. Sealey, Academic Director, 3-3378, nsealey@gmu.edu
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE CENTER OF ACADEMIC ADVISING, RETENTION AND TRANSITIONS
Contact Person: Jacquelyn L. Nash, Associate Director for UNIV Courses and Programs
3-3223, jhilldru@gmu.edu
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Contact Person: Ellen Rodgers, Associate Dean, Student and Academic Affairs
3-2034 erodger1@gmu.edu
New Courses (ACTION ITEM):
Modified Programs (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- Recreation Management Minor
- BS Concentration in Events Management
- BS Concentration in Hospitality Management
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Contact Person: Cathy Tompkins, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies,
3-2838, ctompkin@gmu.edu
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- HAP 395: Health Care Finance
- HAP 410: Introduction to Health/Medical Practice Management
- HAP 416: Leadership and Management of Health Systems
- HAP 417: Leadership and Management of Health Systems
- HAP 425: Health Economics and Policy
- HAP 430: Process Improvement in Healthcare Organizations
- HAP 442: Introduction to Health Care Politics and Policy
- HAP 445: Introduction to Health Services Research
- HAP 465: Integration of Professional Skills and Issues
- HAP 489: Pre-Internship Seminar
- HAP 498: Health Administration Internship
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Contact Person: Vita Vock, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
3-1060 vvock@gmu.edu
Modified Program (ACTION ITEM):
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Contact Person: Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 3-9787, pseshaiy@gmu.edu
New Courses (ACTION ITEM):
Inactivated Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- BIOL 106 Introductory Biology II Laboratory
- BIOL 107 Introductory Biology II
- BIOL 303 Animal Biology
- BIOL 304 Plant Biology
- BIOL 314 Introduction to Research Design and Analysis
- BIOL 322 Developmental Biology
- BIOL 326 Animal Physiology
- BIOL 330 Biodiversity Lab and Recitation
- BIOL 334 Vertebrate Paleontology
- BIOL 335 Forensic Entomology
- BIOL 336 Invertebrate Paleontology
- BIOL 402 Applied and Industrial Microbiology
- BIOL 403 Techniques in Applied and Industrial Microbiology
- BIOL 409 Medical Mycology
- BIOL 418 Current Topics in Microbiology
- BIOL 423 Biology of Obesity and Weightloss
- BIOL 425 Human Physiology
- BIOL 426 Mechanisms of Aging
- BIOL 482 Introduction to Molecular Genetics
- BIOL 483 General Biochemistry
- BIOL 484 Eukaryotic Cell Biology
- BIOL 485 Eukaryotic Cell Biology Laboratory
- BIOL 489 Teaching Practicum
- BIOL 498 Research Seminar
- BIOL 499 Research in Biology
- CHEM 313 Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 314 Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 315 Organic Chemistry Lab I
- CHEM 318 Organic Chemistry Lab II
- CHEM 331 Physical Chemistry I
- CHEM 455 Honors Research in Chemistry
- CHEM 456 Honors Research in Chemistry
- PHYS 308 Modern Physics with Applications
Modified Programs (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- Geography, BA
- Atmospheric Sciences, BS
- Mathematics, BA
- Mathematics, BS
- Mathematics Education, BA
- Mathematics Education, BS
PROPOSALS FROM THE COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Contact Person: Nicole Springer, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs, 3-5232 nspringe@gmu.edu
New Courses (ACTION ITEM):
Modified Courses (ANNOUNCEMENT):
- AVT 215 Typography
- AVT 217 Introduction to Web Design
- AVT 313 Editorial Design
- AVT 412 Advanced Typography
PROPOSAL FROM THE HONORS COLLEGE
Contact Person: Ms. Heather Anderson, Director of Academic Affairs and Advising, 3-1108, handers4@gmu.edu
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
Contact Person: Marcy Glover, Operations Manager, Academic Programs and Services, Office of the Provost
3-8729 Email: mglover2@gmu.edu
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE SCHAR SCHOOL OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT
Contact Person: Ann Ludwick, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs
3-1415, aludwick@gmu.edu
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Contact Person: Patrick Soleymani, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs
3-5137, psoleyma@gmu.edu
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE SCHOOL FOR CONFLICT ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION
Contact Person: Mara Schoeny, Associate Professor, Director, Undergraduate Program
3-9191 mschoeny@gmu.edu
No Proposals Submitted
PROPOSALS FROM THE VOLGENAU SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Contact Person: Pelin Kurtay, Associate Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering
3-7606 paksoy@gmu.edu
No Proposals Submitted
IV. Adjournment