OFFICE OF THE DEAN
COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH
OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN 54901

TO: Beatrice Holton, Biology & Microbiology
Colleen McDermott, Biology & Microbiology
Charles Gibson, Chemistry
Tom Naps, Computer Science
David Barnhill, Environmental Studies
Kazimierz Zaniewski, Geography
William Mode, Geology
Daniel Schmidt, Kinesiology & Health
Hosien Moghadam, Mathematics
John Strous, Medical Technology
Michael Briley, Physics & Astronomy
James Koch, Psychology

FROM: John Cross, Associate Dean

DATE: December 8, 2006

RE: Math/Science Division Meeting

The fourth meeting of the Math/Science Division for 2005-06 has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 1:50 PM in Halsey Science Room 149 (Biology Lounge).

Agenda

1. Approval of minutes of Meeting Number 3 (October 31, 2006).

2. Consideration / approval of new courses in Environmental Studies:

• ENV STDS 391: Special Topics in Environmental Science
• ENV STDS 396: Field Studies in Environmental Science

3. Consideration / approval of revision of major in Environmental Studies: (Add ES 391 & ES 396; Add ES 375)

4. Consideration / approval of new course in Psychology:

• PSYCH 470: Research in Psychology

5. Consideration / approval of revision of major in Psychology: add PSYCH 470.

6. Consideration / a pproval of articulation agreement with the College of Menominee Nation.

7. Consideration / approval of revisions of emphases within Biology/Microbiology:

• Ecology and Organismal emphasis within Biology Major
• Cell and Molecular emphasis within Biology Major and Microbiology Major : (add CHEM 305; add CHEM 303 )

8. Consideration / approval of new courses in Physics/Astronomy:

• PHYS SCI 501: Waves and Fields for Teachers
• PHYS SCI 505: Optics for Teachers
• PHYS SCI 510: Classical Mechanics for Teachers

9. Potential changes in Math placement requirements relating to MATH 110 and PBIS courses.

10. Schwartz Scholarship: Foundation losses, should scholarship be offered this year?

11. Division wish list: What two or three items costing $1,000 to $5,000 would you like the University Foundation to seek?

12. Sick leave card reporting, supervisor’s signatures.

13. Goldwater Scholarship.

14. Science Speaker’s series and Sigma Xi (discussion during interim).

15. Announcements from the Associate Dean.

16. Announcements from the Chairs and guests.

17. Adjournment.

COPIES: John Koker, COLS Interim Dean
Frank Church, News Bureau
COLS Associate Deans