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The deadline for submission of New and/or Revised General Education Courses is April 28, 2000.
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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 3-23-00
The March 23, 2000 meeting of the Council on Academic Affairs was held at 2:00 p.m. in the Arcola/Tuscola Room.
Members present: Dr. Abebe, Dr. Addison, Dr. Bock, Mr. Brinkmeyer, Dr. Cosbey,
Dr. Methven, Ms. McDermott, Dr. Obia, Dr. Owen, Ms. Rutter,
Dr. Shonk, Dr. Wohlstein.
Member absent: Dr. T. Mason.
Staff present: Ms. Herrington-Perry, Mrs. Chancellor, Academic Affairs.
Guests Present: J. Lynch, S. Harvey, B. Hubschmitt, G. Hild, G. Harrison, D. Griffin,
J. Marquardt, S. Eskilson, and J. Niziolkiewicz.
I. Minutes.
The Minutes of March 9, 2000 were approved as corrected.
1. Under IV, Change CDS 4670 to CDS 4760.
2. Under V, Ms. McDermott had exited the meeting; therefore she
did not vote on 00-10.
III. Agenda items 00-12 through 00-14.
Dr. Wohlstein moved and Dr. Methven seconded the motion to add the following items to the agenda. Voting will be later.
IV. New Course Proposal, ART 3681, Contemporary Art, 00-08.
Dr. Hild and Dr. Eskilson, Art, presented the proposal and answered questions of the Council.
The motion passed unanimously.
This action approves the following to become effective Spring 2001.
ART 3681, Contemporary Art, (3-0-3) S-odd-numbered years. Contemporary Art. An investigation of the visual area since 1945. Focusing on new media, this course will evaluate the enormous range of artistic production from this period. Topics will include a consideration of representation, cross-cultural artworks, authorship, and popular culture.
V. Proposed Art History Option, 00-09.
Dr. Hild and Dr. Eskilson, Art, presented the proposal and answered questions of the Council.
The motion passed unanimously.
This action approves the following to become effective Fall 2000.
Option Art History
Studio or Related Areas
ART 1000 Drawing I 3 sem. hrs.
ART 1110 Design 3 sem. hrs.
ART 1111 3-D Design 3 sem. hrs.
Total Studio or Related Areas . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .9 sem. hrs.
Art/Design History
ART 2601 History of Art I 3 sem. hrs.
ART 2602 History of Art II 3 sem. hrs.
ART 2012G Nonwestern Fine Arts 3 sem. hrs.
ART 4775 Seminar in Twentieth Century Art History and Criticism 3 sem. hrs.
27 Credit Hours selected from the following: 27 sem. hrs.
ART 2300 African-American Art (3 sem. hrs.)
ART 3610G African Art (3 sem. hrs.)
ART 3630 Greek and Roman Art (3 sem. hrs.)
ART 3641 Early Medieval Art (3 sem. hrs.)
ART 3642 Romanesque and Gothic Art (3 sem. hrs.)
ART 3651 Italian Renaissance Art: Fifteenth Century (3 sem. hrs.)
ART 3652 Italian Renaissance Art: Sixteenth Century (3 sem. hrs.)
ART 3660 Baroque Art (3 sem. hrs.)
ART 3670 Ninteenth-Century Art (3 sem. hrs.)
ART 3680 Modern European Painting and Sculpture (3 sem. hrs.)
ART 3681 Contemporary Art (3 sem. hrs.) [new course proposal]
ART 3685 Women in Art (3 sem. hrs.)
ART 3940 History of Graphic Design (3 sem. hrs.)
ART 4400 Independent Study (1-3 sem. hrs.)
ART 4765 Twentieth-Century American Painting and Sculpture (3 sem. hrs.)
Total Art/Design History . ..39 sem. hrs.
Other Required Coursework
FL* 1101 Elementary Foreign Language 0-4 sem. hrs.
FL* 1102 Elementary Foreign Language 0-4 sem. hrs.
(FL* 1101 & 1102 are electives for students who have had 2 years of
foreign language in high school with an average grade of "C" or better)
FL* 2201G Intermediate Foreign Language 4 sem. hrs.
FL* 2202G Intermediate Foreign Language 4 sem. hrs.
HIS 1500G Historical Foundations of Civilizations: Ancient to 1300 3 sem. hrs.
HIS 1501G Historical Foundations of Civilizations: Early, 1300 to1800 3 sem. hrs.
HIS 1502G Historical Foundations of Civilizations: Modern from 1700 3 sem. hrs.
Non-ART electives numbered 3000 or above from History 3 sem. hrs.
Total Other Required Coursework 20-28 sem. hrs.
General Education 40 sem. hrs.
Free Electives 4-12 sem. hrs.
Total 120 sem. hrs.
The meeting adjourned at 2:35 p.m. Kathy Chancellor, Recording Secretary.
All Council Minutes and Agenda are available on the Web at http://www.eiu.edu/~eiucaa. In addition, an electronic course library is being developed at http://www.eiu.edu/acaffair/courselibrary.htm.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEXT MEETING
March 30, 2000 at 2 p.m.
Arcola/Tuscola Room
Agenda:
00-12 Proposed Revision, ART 2010C and 2390C, Arts Omnibus and Introduction to Art, Honors.
00-13 New Course Proposal, BIO 3101, Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory.
00-14 New Course Proposal, BIO 4751, Advanced Molecular Cell Biology.
Pending Executive Actions Items:
Delete ART 2091, Principles of the Fine Arts, Honors.
Delete ART 2092, A History of the Arts in Culture, Honors.
Change offering of ART 2300, African American Art, from F to On Demand.
Change offering of ART 3000, Drawing III, from F,S to On Demand.
Change offering of ART 3080, Watercolor, from F,S to On Demand.
Change offering of ART 3630, Greek and Roman Art, from F-even-numbered
years to S-odd-numbered years.
Change offering of ART 3685, Women in Art, from S-odd-numbered years to
F-even-numbered years.
Change offering of ART 3670, Nineteenth-Century European Painting, from
S. On Demand to F-odd-numbered years.
Change offering of ART 3680, Modern European Painting and Sculpture, from S to F-even-numbered years.
Change offering of ART 4000, Advanced Life Drawing, from F,S to S.
EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S REPORT
The following items were approved by Executive Action.
This action approves the following to become effective immediately.
Art Minor, delete Art 3910, 3920, 4910, and 4920 from the list of Two Dimensional Courses, Electives in Art.
This action approves the following to become effective Fall 2000.
ART 3610G, African Art, change course description. Comprehensive study of the styles and functions of African Tribal Arts.
ART 2920, Graphic Abstractions, change designation of when course is offered from S to
F, S.
ART 3820, Textile Design, change designation of when course is offered from F to On Demand.
BUS 3500, Change prerequisite from "admission to the School of Business," to "BUS 1950."