January 27, 2020- Agenda & Minutes

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Time: 10:30 am
Location: Exploratory Hall, Room 3301
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 1/13/2020

When available, the meeting minutes will be indicated within bold brackets [ ] and are in draft form until they are approved by the committee.

Relevant Links: Undergraduate Council Meeting Minutes/ Graduate Council Meeting Minutes

I. Call to Order [10:40AM]

II. Approval of the December 9, 2019 Meeting Minutes [Approved pending insertion about the Climate Science, MS email vote.]

III. Announcements/Discussion

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

  • CONS 210: Inquiry and Design [The committee has concerns over the course number, it appears to be anupper level course. ESP voiced concerns over how the course will fit into its programs and concerns over EVPP course overlap. Syllabus also needs some standard template information added. Max allowable should be 9..]
  • CONS 360: Qualitative Research and Inquiry [ESP voiced concerns over how the course will fit into its programs and concerns over EVPP course overlap. Syllabus also needs some standard template information added. Max allowable should be 9.]
  • BIOL 340: Introductory Botany [Approved]
  • BIOL 432: Clinical Application Human Physiology [Approved pending title update, “Clinical Applications in Human Physiology”.]
  • BIOL 491:  Selected Topics in Biology Laboratory [Approved]
  • EVPP 456: Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology [Approved pending max allowable to 8.]
  • GGS 326: Geography of Eastern Europe and Russia [Approved with the stipulation that GGS 330 must be deleted shortly.]
  • NEUR 407: Lab Investigations Using Voltage Camp Electrophysiology [Approved pending title update, “ab Investigations Using Voltage Clamp Electrophysiology”.]
  • NEUR 422: Glutamatergic Systems [Approved]

Modified Courses

  • BIOL 105: Introductory Biology I Laboratory [Approved]
  • BIOL 106: Introductory Biology II Laboratory [Approved]
  • BIOL 312: Biostatistics for Bioinformatics [Tabled per department, need to see syllabus to make sure content is sufficient after lab removal.]
  • BIOL 318: Conservation Biology [Approved]
  • BIOL 331: Invertebrate Zoology [Approved]
  • BIOL 332: Insect Biology [Approved]
  • BIOL 357: Ecology Field Skills [Approved]
  • BIOL 374: Biogeography: Space, Time, and Life [Approved]
  • BIOL 401: Phage Discovery [Approved]
  • BIOL 420: Vaccines [Approved pending the insertion of required prerequisite clarity: BIOL 305 or BIOL 246 or BIOL L305 or BIOL L246.]
  • BIOL 440: Field Biology [Approved]
  • BIOL 443: Tropical Ecology [Approved]
  • BIOL 444: Tropical Ecology Laboratory [Approved]
  • BIOL 446: Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology [Approved]
  • BIOL 452: Immunology [Approved]
  • BIOL 453: Immunology Laboratory [Approved]
  • BIOL 459: Fungi and Ecosystems [Approved]
  • BIOL 465: Histology [Approved]
  • BIOL 470: Dinosaur Biology [Approved]
  • BIOL 472: Introductory Animal Behavior [Approved]
  • BIOL 480: The Diversity of Fishes [Approved]
  • BIOL 492: Senior Seminar [Approved]
  • CONS 100: Introduction to Field Conservation Ecology [Approved pending no other COSCC concerns prior to UGC due date.]
  • CONS 401: Conservation Theory [Approved pending no other COSCC concerns prior to UGC due date.]
  • CONS 402: Applied Conservation [Approved pending no other COSCC concerns prior to UGC due date.]
  • CONS 404: Biodiversity Monitoring [Approved pending no other COSCC concerns prior to UGC due date.]
  • CONS 406: Small Population Management [Approved pending no other COSCC concerns prior to UGC due date.]
  • CONS 410: Human Dimensions in Conservation [Approved pending no other COSCC concerns prior to UGC due date.]
  • CONS 490: RS: Integrated Conservation Strategies [Approved pending no other COSCC concerns prior to UGC due date.]
  • CONS 495: Capstone in Conservation [Approved pending no other COSCC concerns prior to UGC due date.]
  • MATH 315: Advanced Calculus I [Tabled due to no representation.]
  • MATH 321: Abstract Algebra [Tabled due to no representation.]
  • MATH 322: Advanced Linear Algebra [Tabled due to no representation.]
  • MATH 400: History of Math (Topic Varies) [Tabled due to no representation.]
  • MATH 401: Mathematics through 3D Printing [Tabled due to no representation.]

Deleted Courses

  • BIOL 310: Biodiversity [Approved]
    • Impacted Courses: BIOL 330, BIOL 443, BIOL 444, BIOL 318, BIOL 320, BIOL 331, BIOL 332, BIOL 334, BIOL 336, BIOL 344, BIOL 345, BIOL 357, BIOL 374, BIOL 433, BIOL 440, BIOL 446, BIOL 459, BIOL 470, BIOL 472, BIOL 480, EVPP 318, EVPP 380, EVPP 468
  • BIOL 330: Biodiversity Lab and Recitation [Approved]
    • Impacted Courses: BIOL 310

Modified Programs

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Courses

  • EVPP 544: Urban Ecosystems and Processes-Labs/Fields [Tabled per department.]
  • EVPP 556: Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology [Approved]
  • NEUR 622: Glutamatergic Systems [Tabled per department, graduate syllabus needs to better describe how the graduate students will be graded.]

Modified Courses

  • CONS 625: Statistics for Ecology and Conservation Biology [Approved pending no other COSCC concerns prior to GC due date.]
  • CONS 630: Species Monitoring & Conservation [Approved pending no other COSCC concerns prior to GC due date.]
  • CONS 645: Estimating Animal Abundance and Occupancy [Approved pending no other COSCC concerns prior to GC due date.]
  • CONS 697: Special Topics in Conservation [Approved pending no other COSCC concerns prior to GC due date.]
  • EVPP 542: Urban Ecosystems & Processes [Tabled per department.]

Modified Program

  • Neuroscience, PhD [Approved pending clarity that the professional skills are options within the elective section.]

VII. Adjournment [12:00PM]