January 22, 2018-Agenda & Minutes

Time: 10:00 am
Location: Exploratory Hall, Room 3301
Items to be considered on this agenda are due by 1/8/2018

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 [10:05 AM]

II. Approval of the December 2017 Meeting Minutes [Approved]

III. Announcements/Discussion

IV. Old Business

V. New Business – Undergraduate

New Courses

• CDS 492: Capstone Course in Data Science* [Approved]
• GGS 379: Remote Sensing* [Approved]

Modified Courses

• CDS 290: Topics in Computational and Data Sciences* [Approved]

Modified Degrees

• BS in Biology* [Approved]
• BS Environmental Science: new Wildlife Concentration [Approved]
• BS Geography* [Approved]
• Minor in Geographic Information Systems* [Approved]

VI. New Business – Graduate

New Courses

• EVPP 545: Principles of Environmental Toxicology* [Approved]
• EVPP 572: Tools and Techniques for International Development [Tabled, the committee recommended that Padhu work with the submitter to ensure that there was not overlap with the recent project related courses in the COS.]

Modified Courses

• CSI 899: Colloquium in Computational Sciences and Data Informatics* [Approved, the Committee recommended that the course name was changed to “Colloquium in Computational and Data Sciences.]

VII. Adjournment [10:40 AM]

*= agenda item was added after the announcement