From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President 
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:

Program Revision:
B.A. Public Communication, BA-AH-PCM

New Course:
GEG/PLN 396 Research Methods

Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
GEG 307 Conservation and Environmental Management

Advanced to the Senate Curriculum Committee
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:

Program Revision:
Minor in Political Science, PSC

From the President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:

Program Revision:
M.S.Ed. Educational Technology, MSED-SP

New Course:
GLC 535 Great Lakes Ecosystems

From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:

Program Revision:
B.S. Applied Mathematics, BS-NS-AMT

Course Revisions:
MAT 121 Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint I. Prerequisite: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. First course of a two-semester sequence on the fundamental concepts of elementary mathematics: positional numeration systems, numbers and operations, proportional reasoning, and number theory. Emphasis on problem solving, understanding the concepts and procedures of elementary mathematics, mathematical modeling, the use of manipulatives, and effective communication of mathematical ideas.

MAT 122 Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint II. Prerequisite: MAT 121 or equivalent. Second course of a two-semester sequence on the fundamental concepts of elementary mathematics: two- and three-dimensional geometry, measurement, probability, statistics, linear and nonlinear functions. Emphasis on problem solving, understanding the concepts and procedures of elementary mathematics, mathematical modeling, the use of manipulatives, and effective communication of mathematical ideas.

Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
GEG 307 Conservation and Environmental Management
Prerequisite: One natural science course. Globalization, recent technological advancement, and effects on resource conservation and environmental management in the face of increased pressure from society. Current resources, globalization of environmental issues and pollution, new technologies, and economic impacts.

Course Revision, Intellectual Foundations Designation, and Writing Across the Curriculum Designation:
ORAL COMMUNICATION
AMT 495 Applied Mathematics Project (WAC)
Prerequisite: Senior status or instructor permission. Independent research project in applied mathematics under the direction of the instructor. Composition of a written report and oral presentations of findings.

From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:

Program Revision:
B.A. Anthropology (0733) BA-NS-ANT

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
ANT 418W Seminar in Physical Anthropology
Prerequisites: ANT 100, CWP 102, and upper-division status, or instructor permission. Value of physical anthropology and its relevance to the problems faced by people today. Benefits from physical anthropology and how they are achieved. Intellectual, social, and political trends that have shaped the development of the field of physical anthropology. Physical anthropological theory and research design in depth. Negotiating between the different stakeholders in physical anthropological projects. Written communication of physical anthropological findings.

From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:

New Program:
B.S. Mathematical Physics, BS-NS-MPH

Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:

Program Revision:
B.S. Applied Mathematics, BS-NS-AMT

Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations/Writing Across the Curriculum Designations
ORAL COMMUNICATION
AMT 495 Applied Mathematics Project (WAC)

From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:

New Program:
Minor in Intelligence Analysis

From the President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:

Program Revision:
B.S. Applied Mathematics, BS-NS-AMT

Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations/Writing Across the Curriculum Designations
ORAL COMMUNICATION
AMT 495 Applied Mathematics Project (WAC)

From the President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:  

New Course:
FAR 373 Venetian Art and Culture, 1300–1800

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
NON-WESTERN CIVILIZATION
ANT 310 Mesoamerican Archaeology

From the President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost: 

Program Revision:
Minor in Global Studies (1036)

New Course:
ANT 323 Anthropology of Disease

New Courses and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM (WAC)
ANT 344W Folklore and Fantasy in Popular Culture: From Middle-Earth to Hogwarts (Writing Intensive)
ANT 412W Seminar in Cultural Anthropology (Writing Intensive)

Course Revisions:
CNS 640 Technology and Conservation of Objects I
CNS 644 Technology and Conservation of Objects III
COM 405 News Reporting
GTS 200 Introduction to Global Studies

From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President
The following has been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:

New Course:
MCL 205 Language, Diction, and Society