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

TO: Kazimierz Zaniewski, Geography
Kimberly Rivers, History
Kenneth Grieb, International Studies
Darrell Tackett, Military Science
James Simmons, Political Science
James Koch, Psychology
Susan Reed, Public Affairs
Pete Brown, Religious Studies/Anthropology
Quintin Sullivan, Social Work
Gerard Grzyb, Sociology
Liz Cannon, Women’s Studies

FROM: Franca Barricelli, Assistant Dean

DATE: October 15, 2006

RE: Social Science Division Meeting

The second meeting of the Social Science Division for 2007-08 has been scheduled for Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 1:30 PM in Nursing/Education 107.

Agenda

1. Approval of minutes of last Division Meeting (# 1, September 20, 2007 ).

2. Consideration/approval of cross-listing Sociology course with Women’s Studies:

• Sociology 339/539: Sociology of the Family

3. Consideration/approval of prerequisite change for course in Interdisciplinary Studies

• Interdscp 272: Honors: The Culture Connection II

4. Consideration/approval of Center for New Learning Liberal Studies course for General Education Non-Western Culture credit

• Liberal Studies 301: Contemporary Global Issues and Problems

5. Consideration/approval of Center for New Learning Liberal Studies course for General Education Humanities credit

• Liberal Studies 305: Religious and Ethical Values in American Society

6. Consideration / approval of change in Psychology program by removal of nine courses: (one Form C for all)

• Psych 503: Psychology of Abnormal Behavior
• Psych 538: Adult Development and Aging
• Psych 567: Psychopharmacology
• Psych 655: Sensation and Perception
• Psych 664: History of Psychology
• Psych 665: Psychology of Personality
• Psych 673: Theories of Personality
• Psych 681: Introduction to Counseling
• Psych 690: Special Topics

7. Distribution of grades reports.

8. Prior arrangements needed for travel for recruitment purposes, with preferences for department chair or personnel committee chair.

9. Release time requests for Faculty Development and external grant proposals should be accompanied by memo from chair explaining the courses being bought out and how coverage is planned.

10. Invitations to Dean to visit departments.

11. Announcements from the Assistant Dean.

12. Announcements from the Chairs and guests.

13. Adjournment.

COPIES: John Koker, COLS Dean
Jaime Hunt, University Relations
COLS Associate & Assistant Deans
Barb Christenson