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DePauwUniversityFacultyMeetingAgendaMarch7,2016

1. CalltoOrder–4p.m.UnionBuildingBallroomTheChairwelcomedeveryoneandmadeafewreminders:

• Let’scontinuetobeinclusiveinourconversationsbyalwaysintroducingourselveswhenwespeak.• Pleaseremembertheexitchangeduetoconstruction.Ifyouneedanexitonthewestsideofthe

Ballroompleasetaketheopenpartitionandexitthroughtheterraceroom.• Becauseoftheexitchangesduetoconstructionworkitwillbeparticularlyimportantthatweuse

microphonessoeveryonecanheartheconversation.• Ifyoudon’tliketobestartledwhenyourcellphoneringsaloud,pleasecheckthatitissilenced.

2. VerificationofQuorumJimMillssignaledthataquorumwasreachedat4:05p.m.3. ConsentAgendaPleasenote,inadesireforparallellanguageinregardstoFilm231andFilm331,thetitleforFilm231willbeTopicsinDigitalFilmProduction,theminuteswillreflectthechange.Therewerenorequeststomoveanythingfromtheconsentagendatoaregularitemofbusiness.Theconsentagendawasapproved.A. ApproveMinutesfromtheFebruary8,2016FacultyMeetingB. Approvalofthefollowingnewcourse(recommendedbyCourseandCalendarOversight) FILM231:TopicsinDigitalFilmProduction(1credit) FILM331:AdvancedTopicsinDigitalFilmProduction(1credit) PSY320:NeuroscienceSeminar(0.5credit) PSY341:CognitiveandSocialNeurosciencewithLaboratory(1credit) PSY348:ComputationalNeuroscience(1credit) PSY349:Neuropsychology(1credit) PSY480:NeurosciencecapstoneI(1credit) PSY481:NeurosciencecapstoneII(1credit) UNIV291:PrindleSelectedTopicsinEthics(0.25credit) CoursedescriptionsforitemBcanbefoundinAppendixA.C. Announcementofcoursetitlechanges(approvedbyCourseandCalendarOversight) PSY300–NeuroscienceandBehavior(1credit).TitlechangedfromPhysiologicalPsychology PSY301–NeuroscienceandBehaviorwithLab(1credit).TitlechangedfromPhysiologicalPsychology

withLab WGSS355–EducatingWomen(1credit).TitlechangedfromWomeninEducationD. Announcementofcoursetitleanddescriptionchanges(approvedbyCourseandCalendarOversight) ENG110–AcademicEnglishSeminarI.(1credit)Titleanddescriptionchange.Titlechangedfrom

WritingSeminarforNon-NativeSpeakersofEnglishI. ENG115–AcademicEnglishSeminarII.(1credit)Titleanddescriptionchange.Titlechangedfrom

WritingSeminarforNon-NativeSpeakersofEnglishII. NewcoursedescriptionsforitemDcanbefoundinAppendixA.E. Approvedepartmentalnamechange,DepartmentofPsychologytoDepartmentofPsychologyand

Neuroscience(recommendedbytheCurricularPolicyandPlanningCommittee)

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ReportsfromCoreCommitteesCommitteerostersareavailableat:http://www.depauw.edu/offices/academic-affairs/faculty-governance/committees-and-contacts/4. HandbookandTopicsforOpenFacultyDiscussions(ChairoftheFaculty,BridgetGourley)A. Motiontobevotedon:“ThatthemembershipfortheNatureParkcommitteeintheBy-Lawsand

StandingRules,SectionXI.FincludetheNatureParkEcologistonthecommitteeandthetitleoftheNatureParkManager/RangerbeupdatedtoNatureParkSuperintendent.”ThecompletechangeisfoundinAppendixB.AdvanceNoticewasgivenattheFebruary2016FacultyMeeting.

FollowinguponachangetothehandbookasaresultofchangesinpositionsatDePauw,ImovewechangethehandbookwithregardtotheNatureParkCommitteetoincludetheNatureParkEcologistasavotingmember.IdidreachouttotheNatureParkCommitteebeforebringingthistothefaculty.AdvancenoticewasgiveninFebruary.Doesanyonehaveanyquestions?RationaleThegovernancechangesinMarch2015werewrittenbeforetheUniversityredefinedsomepositions.Atthetimewehadhistoriclanguageofa"NatureParkManager/Ranger"andno"NatureParkEcologist"position.Nowwehavea"NatureParkSuperintendent"anda"NatureParkEcologist."Ithasbeenproposedandseemsquitereasonablethatthe"NatureParkEcologist"oughttohaveavoteonthecommittee,paralleltothewaytheSustainabilityDirectorhasavoteontheSustainabilitycommittee.SincethisrequiresachangetotheBy-lawsadvancenoticeisbeinggiventhismonthforavoteinFebruary.Therewerenoclarifyingquestions.Themotionpassed.AnnouncementsTheChairbroughttoeveryone’sattentionthewrittenannouncementsabouttopicsforthetworemainingscheduledopenmeetingsfortheyear.LaterthismonththeDiversityandEquityCommitteewillshareresultsfromthecampusclimatesurveywithaparticularemphasisonthefaculty/staffsurveyandfacilitateanopenconversationabouttheresults.InAprilweplantoholdadiscussionabouttheflexiblesixth,or3-2(1),proposaljointlyledbyUniversityStrategicPlanning,GovernanceandFacultyDevelopment.Therewerenoquestions.WrittenAnnouncements–TopicsfortheMarchandAprilOpenFacultyDiscussions.TuesdayMarch29,4pm,UBBallroom–TheDiversityandEquityCommitteewillshareresultsfromthecampusclimatesurvey,withaparticularemphasisonthefaculty/staffsurvey,andfacilitateanopenconversationabouttheresults.TheyhopethiswillinformourconversationsduringDePauwDialogue2.0thefollowingweek.TuesdayApril19,4pm,UBBallroom–TheChairsoftheFacultyDevelopmentCommittee,GovernanceCommittee,ReviewCommittee,andStrategicPlanningCommittee,withtheassistanceoftheVPAAandDeanofFaculty,willhostanopendiscussionregardingtheFlexibleSixor3-2(1)proposal.

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5. FacultyPrioritiesandGovernance–(PamPropsom)A. TheGovernanceCommitteegivesadvancenoticeoftheirintenttoaskthefacultytoaddasentence

tothedescriptionofthecommitteeintheAcademicHandbookrequiringthePresidentandVicePresidentforAcademicAffairstomeetregularlywiththecommittee.TheexactlanguagecanbefoundinAppendixB.

RationaleTokeeplinesofcommunicationopenbetweenthefacultyandtheadministration,FacultyPrioritiesandGovernancehasfounditvaluabletomeetwiththeregularlywiththePresidentandVicePresidentforAcademicAffairs.Whenthegovernancerestructuringwasproposedinspring2015weoriginallylistedthePresidentandVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsasexofficiomembersofthecommittee,however,thefacultyamendedtheproposaltostrikethoseadministrativemembersgivingthecommitteetheabilitytomeetwithoutsenioradministrators.AddinglanguagetotheBy-lawsrequiringthecommitteetomeetwithourtwosenioracademicadministratorscodifiesabestpracticeforsharedgovernance.ThismotionhasbeendiscussedwithandissupportedbythePresidentandVice-PresidentforAcademicAffairs.TherewerenoquestionsforFacultyPrioritiesandGovernance.WrittenAnnouncements–none6. CurricularPolicyandPlanning–(DaveGuinee)A. CurricularPolicyandPlanninggivesadvancenoticeofitsintenttoaskthefacultytovoteonanew

majorinneuroscienceattheApril2016Facultymeeting.Asynopsisoftherationaleforanewmajor,thelistofcoursesandcataloglanguagecanbefoundinAppendixC.

RationaleNeuroscienceisaninterdisciplinarysciencethatrepresentsthesynthesisofknowledgefromthelifesciences(biology,kinesiology,psychology),physicalsciences(chemistry,physics),computationalsciences(computerscience,mathematics),socialsciences(anthropology,education,sociology),andhumanities(philosophy).Thefieldofneurosciencehasexperiencedsignificantgrowthoverthelastfewdecades.DePauwiswellpositionedtodevelopaNeurosciencemajor,andtheDepartmentofPsychologybroughtaproposalforwardtoCurricularPolicyandPlanning,whoendorsestheproposal.TheinterdisciplinarynatureofNeurosciencemeansthatthedevelopmentofamajorshouldbecosteffectivewhileatthesametimeenhancingthestatureoftheuniversity.Nearlyallofthecourseworkrequiredtoimplementthenewmajoralreadyexistacrosstheuniversitycurriculum,sotheneedtocreatenewcoursesislimited.Therewerenoclarifyingquestions.B. CurricularPolicyandPlanninggivesadvancenoticeofitsintenttoaskthefacultytovoteonanew

minorinstatisticsattheApril2016Facultymeeting.Asynopsisoftherationaleforanewminor,thelistofcoursesandcataloglanguagecanbefoundinAppendixD.

RationaleTheDepartmentofMathematicsiscurrentlyofferingMajorsinMathematics,MajorinActuarialScience,andMinorinMathematics.TheDepartmenthasinvestedasignificantamountoftimetodevelopandtoofferseveralstatisticscourses.TheDepartmentbelievesitisnowtimetoaddaconcentrationinstatisticsat

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thelevelofaminor.Indevelopingtheproposal,thedepartmentfollowedtheguidelinesforundergraduateminorsandconcentrationsinstatisticalscience(see,Cannonetal.2012,fullreferenceinAppendixD).TheproposedMinorinStatisticswillprovidestudentswithastrongbackgroundofmathematicalandstatisticalsciencesasfoundationsfornovelstatisticalmodelinganddataanalysis.TheMinorinStatisticscurriculumisdesigned:(a)toprovideastronggeneralbackground,boththeoreticalandapplied,inmathematicalandstatisticalsciences,and(b)topreparestudentsforcareersinquantitativeareasthatrequirenovelstatisticalmodelinganddataanalysis.Therewerenoclarifyingquestions.C. CurricularPolicyandPlanninggivesadvancenoticeofitsintenttoaskthefacultytovoteonchanges

tothecatalogdescriptionofmajorsatDePauwUniversity.TheoriginallanguageandsuggestedchangesareinAppendixE.

TheChairmadetheannouncementthatdebateandvotingwouldbeinApril.Shealsonotedthatasaresultofgettinglanguagefortheagendawenotice,thatweneveraddedCellularandMolecularBiology,whichweapprovedduringfallsemester,tothelistofmajorsweofferonthewebpagesthatdescribemajorsatDePauw.ThathasbeencorrectedandthemajorwillbelistedinthelistaspartofthenewlanguageinAppendixE,andtheminutesofthismeetingwillreflectthatcorrection.RationaleThesechangesironoutsomecurrentinconsistenciesinrequirementsformajorsanddescribeparametersforinter-departmentalmajors.Therewerenoclarifyingquestions.TherewerenootherquestionsforCurricularPolicyandPlanning.WrittenAnnouncements–None7. FacultyPersonnelPolicyandReview(GlenKuecker,MerylAltman)FacultyPersonnelPolicyandReview’sreportisanoffertoanswerquestions.TherewerenoquestionsforFacultyPersonnelPolicyandReview.WrittenAnnouncements–1. BuildingonthefeedbackduringtheFebruaryfacultyopendiscussionFacultyPersonnelPolicyand

ReviewplanstobringhandbooklanguageforwardattheAprilfacultymeetingforavoteinMayrelatedtoaninclusiveandwelcomingclassroom.

2. Thecommitteecontinuesitsworkonscheduledreviewsfortheyear.8. FacultyDevelopment(JimMills)A. FacultyDevelopment’sReportisanoffertoanswerquestions.B. AnnouncementfromtheFacultyDevelopmentCoordinator

FulbrightScholarshipPrograms–UpdateGLCACenterforTeachingandLearning

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ThematicDirectionofFacultyDevelopmentEventsforspring2017TherewerenoquestionsforFacultyDevelopment.WrittenAnnouncements–UpcomingFDCdeadlines:Student/FacultySummerResearch–March9thFacultySummerStipends–April6thHowesSummerStudentGrantapplicationsdue–April13thFacultyFellowshipyear1andyear2reportsdue–May4th9. StudentAcademicLife(KhadijaStewart)StudentAcademicLifeCommittee’sreportisanoffertoanswerquestions.TherewerenoquestionsforStudentAcademicLife.WrittenAnnouncements–None.ReportsfromotherCommitteesCommitteerostersareavailableat:http://www.depauw.edu/offices/academic-affairs/faculty-governance/committees-and-contacts/10. UniversityStrategicPlanningcommittee–(DavidNewman)A. AnnouncementaboutApril19OpenFacultyDiscussiononthetopicoftheFlexibleSixor3-2(1)

proposal.B. Offertoanswerquestions.TherewerenoquestionsforUniversityStrategicPlanning.WrittenAnnouncements–None.Communications11. RemarksfromthePresident(BrianCasey)IofferabriefupdateonanumberofUniversitymatters.First,IwantedtothankthemanyfacultymemberswhowereoncampusthisweekendforthevariousadmissionseventsrelatedtotheHonorsandFellowsWeekend.Wehadthelargestsuchweekendwehaveeverseen.Ifthepastisanymeasurethesestudentstypicallyshowthehighestlevelofacademicachievementandproclivitytoenroll,soagoodHonorsandFellowsWeekendisalwaysagoodthing,sothankyouagaintothemanyfacultyhereonSunday.Theadmissionsseasongenerallygoeswell.Whileapplicationsaredownabit,wewillstillreportoneofourtwothreeoffourhighestapplicationyearsever.CurrentlytheGPAandtestscoresofthoseadmittedarerunninghigherthanlastyear.Encouraginglyhavealsoseena15%increaseinapplicationsfromdomesticstudentsofcolor.

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It’sstillveryearlytopredictseasonalresults,butIknowthatCindyhasaverygoodoperationoverinAdmissions.Wewillseeanincreaseinneed-basedaidthisyeargiventhenumberofgiftstoTheDePauwTrust.Thiswillsurelyhelpenrollmentforstudentwhoshowfinancialneed.Wewill,ofcourse,knowalotmoreasDePauwcomestoMay1.Sohere’stoCindyBabingtonandthatcrucialeffort.Next,wehavenowheardfromtheIndependentReviewCommitteemembersthat,nowthattheopencommentperiodisover,theyarewritingtheirreportandrecommendations.WeareexpectingthisreporttobemadeavailabletotheUniversitybeforespringbreak.Wehaveateamoncampusassembledtomakesurethatthereportismadeavailabletothecampus,andthatwehavearobustprocessinplacetoallowustoworkwiththerecommendationsoffered.Wewillalsoworkwiththecityincoordinatingthereleaseofthereport.IknowthatworkontheDayofDialogueiscontinuingamongfacultyandstudents,andIknowthattheDiversityandEquityCommitteeisworkingonafull,firstdraftoftheFiveYearDiversityandInclusionPlan.Iexpectthatyouwillhearupdatesonthosefacultyandstaffworkingontheseeffortsoverthenextfewweeks.Oncampusprojects,HooverHallandStewartPlazaremainonscheduleandontime.RightnowwearestillplanningonhavingHooverHallandWallaceStewartCommonsoperationalattheendofOctoberin2016.Atthattime,constructionwillbeginonboththeHubandtheDen,convertingtheseintomoreflexible,usablespacesforourstudents.Wehaveneverhadatruestudentuniononthiscampus,andwenowhavethepossibilityfortwosuchspacesforstudentsbytheendofthenextacademicyear.AnneHarrisandothersareleadingcontinuedplanningeffortsontherenovationofRoyOWestLibrarynowthatwehavethegreenlightfromtheBoardtoconsideroptionsgreaterthana$5Mrenovationspendwillallow.WorkwillbeginthissummeronsignificantrenovationstotheWomen’sCenter,theAAASHouseandtheDorothyBrownCulturalCenter.Plansforalltheseprojectswillberefinedthroughthisspringthroughconsultationwiththosewhousethesebuildingsandcenters.Thereisalotofworklefttomakesurethisyear’soperatingbudgetclosesinabalancedstate.BradandIareworkingcloselywithCabinetcolleaguestomakesurewebalancethebudgetforanotheryear.Idon’texpectanythingdrastichappening,butIknowthatBradandhisteamwillbelookingatholdingsomeadministrativepositionsopenforabit,ifneeded,tokeepthebudgetontherightsideofvirtuethroughtheyear.Finally,myowntravelsandMelanie’sarefocusedonclosinggiftstoendowmentoverthenexttwomonths,movingDePauwascloseaswecantothe$100milliongoalforneed-basedaidintheDePauwTrustthisyear.Ihopetohaveannouncementsaboutthesegiftsinshortorder.Iknowthatthisisaveryoperationalreport,butIwouldbehappytoansweranyquestionsyoumighthaveonthisoranyothermatter.TherewerenoquestionsforPresidentCasey.12. RemarksfromtheVPAA(AnneHarris)

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I. ItiswithtremendouspleasureIannouncethatwehavesuccessfullycompletedasearchandhirefor

ourDirectorofSponsoredResearchandInstitutionalGrantsposition.CorinneWagnerwillbeginworkatDePauwonMonday,March21(SpringBreaktosettlein).Meetandgreetshortlythereafter.

II. RelatedtoTheCentersatDePauw–quickupdateonthesearchesforMcDermondCenterDirector

andTenzerTechnologyCenterDirector–openmeetingstodiscussthepossibilitiesinAprilIII. ThankyoufortheDept.andProgramDiversityandInclusionmeetings–hardworkIV. DAYOFDIALOGUE:April6,2016–BuildingCommunitythroughEngagingDifferenceTheDay

• Keynotespeaker:Dr.JamieWashington,PresidentandaFounderoftheSocialJusticeTrainingInstitute,andcurrentlyVisitingAssistantProfessorofReligionandSocialEthicsatWinstonSalemStateUniversity(moreathttp://www.sjti.org/faculty.html)

• BreakoutSessions:Workingfrompossible32breakoutsessionsto15;3typesofsessionso Focussession–preliminaryreading,discussion-basedo Workshop–developspecificskillseto Presentation–interactivediscussiononanissue

• Lunch:Community-wide• BreakoutSessions:Sameasthoseofferedinthemorning;ledbycombinationofDPUfaculty,

students,andstaffandoutsideconsultants,speakers,activistso April1:allworkshopsavailableforsign-up(togagesizeofroomneeded)o Possibilitiesinclude:DisabilityinaDiverseSociety;WhatDoWeMeanbyDiversity&

Inclusion?;SocialJusticeandSelf-Care;theGreekSystemSatDePauw;FreedomofOpinionandExpression;Trans*ExperienceinHigherEducation;Micro-Aggressions;SocialMediaActivismInandOutoftheDePauwClassroom;Immigration;BeingPoorinHigherEducation;EthicsofComedy/Humor;GreencastleandDePauw;ReligionandSpiritualityinCollege;ReadingTa-NehisiCoates;SocialJusticethroughWriting;MovingfromSafeSpacetoBraveSpace…

• Caucuses:Discussionofthedayamonginstitutionalaffinitygroups(students,staff,faculty)o Ledbystudent,staff,facultyfacilitatorswhohavereceivedtraining(seebelow)

• Communityevent:ToBeDeterminedTheOrganization

• SeriesofSubcommittees:StructuralLogistics(AnneHarris),AdministrativeOrganization(ChristopherWells),Pre-andPost-DayProgramming(CarolineJetton),Advertising(AnnaGawlik),andMobilization(CraigCarter)

o StructuralLogistics:DavidAlvarez,AndyCullison,KeithNightenhelser,EmmittRileyo Pre-andPost-DayProgramming:AdamCohen,DougHarms,KeithNightenhelser,Jeane

Pope,RebeccaSchindler• FacilitatorWorkshop–WorkshopthiscomingSaturday:10a.m.to2p.m.inWatsonForumwith

MontageDiversityConsultant–ideallywouldhave4/5morefacultymemberstofacilitatediscussionforfacultycaucusgroups.

PleaseseeAppendixFforaccompanyingDePauwDayofDialoguehandout.TherewerenoquestionsforVPAAAnneHarris.AdditionalBusiness

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13. UnfinishedBusinessTherewasnounfinishedbusiness.14. NewBusinessNooneraisedanynewbusiness.15. AnnouncementsWrittenAnnouncements1. Attheconclusionofthebusinessmeetingtherewillbeanopendiscussionabouttheslatetodatefor

facultyelections.2. FinalnominationsforelectedpositionsdueMarch10,5pm.16. AdjournmentTheChairoftheFacultymadeafewannouncementsabouttheopendiscussionabouttheslateforelectedpositionsbeforeadjourningthemeeting.AbitofcontextbeforeIopenthefloorforadditionalnominations.Historicallybeforehandlingthingselectronically,divisionsgottogetherinthesameroomandhadaconversationtodecideontheirnomineesforpositions.Oftendivisionalpositionsaswellasat-largepositionswerecontested.Byhavingconversationswefoundourselveswithareasonablelevelofnomineesforcontestedpositionsandnomineesforallpositions.Inrecentyears,priortoournewgovernancesystemthatbeganthisyeardivisionsstartedhandlingeverythingelectronicallyandjustforwardingallnames,Imightget8namesforonedivisionalpositionandnonamesfor6otherpositions.Ithoughtitwasimportanttoreturntothatconversationtobuildaneffectiveslate.Sincewehavemovedtoasmallernumberofelectedpositions,Ithoughtitmadesensetodothisasafullfacultyafterindividualshadachancetoexpressstronginterestsandcolleagueshadachancetosuggestoneanotherthinkaboutwheretheymightbeparticularlyeffectiveinservice.ByhavingadiscussionoftheslateattheconclusionoftheMarchfacultymeetingweputinplacethisapproachwithoutaddinganothermeetingtoouralreadybusyschedules.Inmypastexperiencewithinmyowndivision,whenwesawplacesweretherewasneedsomeonewillingtoserveinavarietyofcapacitiesmightagreetorunforanunder-servedposition.Othersmightstepforwardforthoseunderservedpositions.Colleaguesmightlookattheslateandrealizesomeonetheythoughthadgoodinsightaboutanissuewasn’trunningandaskthemtoconsiderit.Afterspringbreakeveryonewillhaveanopportunitytofilloutaservicestatement,reallyaquickquestionnaireaboutservicetheyalreadyhaveandappointedcommitteesofinterest.Governancewillthenusethatinformationtofillouttheappointedcommitteeswithcolleaguesinterestedintheworkofthosecommitteesandtryingourbesttobalanceworkload.Iwilldisplaythenomineestodateforelectedpositionsonthescreen.BecauseprojectionishorizontalI’vesplitthingsontomultipleslides.Youhavethedisplayedslidesonthefrontsideofthehandout.Onthebacksideareremindersaboutkeyguidingprinciplesandalistoftheappointedvacanciesthatwillbefilledafterwecompleteelections.

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Afterourconversationtoday,Iwillsharetheslateviaemailincasesomeonewasn’tabletojoinustodayandtakenominationsthroughThursday.Theballotwillthencomeoutnextweek.Ourtimewillbeeffectivelyspentifwecanshoreupmostofthesenominationsnow.Ifsomeonewantsmoreinformationabouttheworkofacommitteeandebbandflowofthatworkcolleaguescanspeaktothat.Withthatintroduction,Iofficiallyadjournourmeetingandwelcomenominations,questionsandcomments.Themeetingwasadjournedat4:38p.m.

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AppendicesAppendixA: CourseandMinorDescriptionsforConsentAgendaItemsfromCourseandCalendar

OversightRelatedtoConsentAgendaItemB–ApprovalofNewCoursesFILM231–TopicsinDigitalFilmProduction(1credit)Topicscoursesintheareaofdigitalfilmproduction.CoursesmayincludeIntroductiontoDigitalFilmmakingorShortFilmScreenwriting,aswellasCOMM236,TelevisionProductionandTelevisualLiteracyandARTS163,IntroductiontoPhotography.Prerequisitesmayapplydependingonthetopic.ForIntroductiontoDigitalFilmmaking,theprerequisitewillbe:FILM100,FILM200,FILM220,ORFILM241.FILM331–AdvancedTopicsinDigitalFilmProduction(1credit)Advancedtopicscoursesintheareaofdigitalfilmproduction.CoursesmayincludeintermediateDigitalFilmmaking,DirectingfortheCamera,orFilmDevelopmentaswellasCOMM319,WritingfortheStage,ScreenandTV,andENG342,ScreenwritingWorkshop.Somecourseswillrequireaprerequisite;prerequisiteforIntermediateDigitalFilmmaking:FILM100,FILM200,FILM220,ORFILM241ANDFILM231oritsequivalent.PSY320–NeuroscienceSeminar(0.5credit)Aseminarcoursecoveringsomeaspectofneuroscienceacrossdifferentlevelsofanalysis(e.g.,cellular,system,psychological).Inthecoursestudentswillexplorerecentliteraturerelatedtoafocusedareaofneuroscience.Prerequisite:PSY100,BIO101,PSY300or301.Mayberepeatedforcreditwithdifferenttopics.PSY341–CognitiveandSocialNeurosciencewithLaboratory(1credit)Asurveycoursewithaweeklylaboratorythatexplorestheneurobiologicalfoundationsofcognition(e.g.,memory,attention,decisionmaking)andsocialinteraction(e.g.,empathy,stereotyping,self-regulation).Thecourseconsidersmethodologyincognitiveandsocialneuroscience,andexaminestheliteraturerelatedtonormativefunction,aswellas,psychiatricandneurologicaldisease.Thelaboratoryincludesdesigningexperimentsandcollectingdatafromhumanparticipantsusingmethodologiesfromneurosciencetounderstandcognitiveandsocialprocesses.Studentsmaycompletelaboratoryreportsandmini-reviewsoftheliteraturerelatedtothecoursematerial.Prerequisite:PSY100,BIO101,PSY300or301.PSY348–ComputationalNeuroscience(1credit)Thiscoursewillexposestudentstocomputationalmodelsofcognitiveprocessesandcomparethesemodelstorecentfindingsinneuroscience.Thecoursewillincorporateprojectssuchasimplementationsandevaluationsofsimpleneuralnetworks(e.g.modelsofmemoryandperceptuallearning),reinforcementlearningmodels(e.g.modelsoflearning),andBayesianmodels(e.g.optimalcognitiveprocesses).Wewillreadanddiscussprimaryandsecondarysourcestounderstandhowwellthesemodelsfittheempiricalresultsandwhetherthemodelsofferplausibleneuralexplanationsatdifferentscales.Wewillalsoreadanddiscussreviewarticlesthatlookatlarger=scaleinteractionsamongbrainregionsasameansofexplainingcognitiveprocesses.Prerequisite:PSY100,CSC121,PSY300or301.PSY349–Neuropsychology(1credit)Thiscoursewillexaminetheneuropsychologicalfoundationsofcognition,emotion,andsocialinteractionwithintheBehavioralNeurologytradition.Theprimaryfocuswillbeonexaminingtheeffectsoffocal,degenerative,anddevelopmentalneurologicaldamagethroughthereadingoftheprimary,secondary,andpopularliteratures,classdiscussion,andpresentations.Topicscoveredincludeagnosia,aphasia,amnesia,disordersofexecutivefunctionandsocialcognition,andneurodegenerativeandpsychiatricdisease.Prerequisite:PSY100.PSY480–NeurosciencecapstoneI(1credit)Individualcompletionofagrantproposalincludingoralreportsandliteraturereview.Prerequisite:MajorinNeuroscienceandallCorecourseworkinNeuroscience.Maynotbetakenpass/fail.

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PSY481–NeurosciencecapstoneII(1credit)CompletionofaresearchprojectformulatedinthegrantproposalwrittenforNEUR480.Prerequisite:MajorinNeuroscience,allCorecourseworkinNeuroscience,NEUR480andpermissionofresearchsponsor.Maynotbetakenpass/fail.UNIV291–PrindleSelectedTopicsinEthics(0.25credit)Prindlereadingcoursesaredesignedtogivestudentsanopportunitytotakeafocusedmini-courseonasubjectorissuethatspeakstoissuesofethicalconcern.Theofferingsaremulti-disciplinaryandtopicswillvarysignificantlydependingontheprofessorandtheirdisciplinaryhome.RelatedtoConsentAgendaItemD–AnnouncementoftitleanddescriptionchangesENG110–AcademicEnglishSeminarI.(1credit)(Titleanddescriptionchange)ThiscoursestrengthenstheEnglishlanguagefluencyofmultilingualstudents(includinginternationalstudents,residentimmigrants,andstudentswhoselanguageinthehomewasnotEnglish),developingtheirabilitytowrite,speak,andreadproficientlyinacollege-levelacademicenvironment.MaynotbecountedtowardamajorinEnglish.SeeWritingProgramfordetails.ENG115–AcademicEnglishSeminarII.(1credit)(Titleanddescriptionchange)Thiscourseprovidesintermediate-levelinstructioninacademicEnglishformultilingualstudents(includinginternationalstudents,residentimmigrants,andstudentswhoselanguageinthehomewasnotEnglish).Itfocusesonacademicwritingproficiencyandcriticalthinkinginpreparationforthemoreadvancedskillsrequiredinothercollege-levelwritingcourses.English115maynotbecountedtowardamajorinEnglish.SeeWritingProgramfordetails.

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AppendixB: ProposedChangetoCommitteeDescriptionsintheAcademicHandbookRelatedtotheNatureParkCommittee:ThenewBy-lawslanguagewouldread(changesinbold):F.NaturePark1.Function:ThiscommitteeadvisestheNatureParkstaffandUniversityadministrationonmattersofplanning,policy,andprocedures,andassistsinformulatingplans,goals,andpriorities,andindeterminingtheoverallroleoftheNatureParkinprovidingeducation,research,reflection,andrecreationforthemembersoftheUniversityandneighboringcommunities.ThiscommitteereportstoFacultyPrioritiesandGovernance.2.MembershipFacultymembership:Three(3)appointedrepresentatives,onemustbefromBiology.Administrativemembers:Voting:One(1)representativeappointedbythePresidentinconsultationwiththeMayorofGreencastle,theDirectionoftheJanetPrindleInstituteforEthicsorrepresentative,Vice-presidentforStudentLifeorrepresentative,NatureParkEcologist.ExOfficio(withoutvote):NatureParkSuperintendent,AssociateVicePresidentforFacilitiesorrepresentative,VPAAorrepresentative,andEmergencyManagementCoordinator.Studentmembers:two(2)appointedbyStudentCongress.Theexistinglanguage(approvedinApril2015):F.NaturePark1.Function:ThiscommitteeadvisestheNatureParkstaffandUniversityadministrationonmattersofplanning,policy,andprocedures,andassistsinformulatingplans,goals,andpriorities,andindeterminingtheoverallroleoftheNatureParkinprovidingeducation,research,reflection,andrecreationforthemembersoftheUniversityandneighboringcommunities.ThiscommitteereportstoFacultyPrioritiesandGovernance(FPG).2.MembershipFacultymembership:Three(3)appointedrepresentatives,onemustbefromBiology.Administrativemembers:Voting:One(1)representativeappointedbythePresidentinconsultationwiththeMayorofGreencastle,theDirectionoftheJanetPrindleInstituteforEthicsorrepresentative,Vice-presidentforStudentLifeorrepresentative.ExOfficio(withoutvote):NatureParkManager/Ranger,AssociateVicePresidentforFacilitiesorrepresentative,VPAAorrepresentative,andEmergencyManagementCoordinator.Studentmembers:two(2)appointedbyStudentCongress.RelatedtotheFacultyPrioritiesandGovernanceCommittee:ThenewBy-lawslanguagewouldread(additioninbold):SectionVIII.A.FacultyPrioritiesandGovernanceCommittee1. Function.Thiscommitteeoverseesthefacultygovernancesystemandmeetsregularlytoengageinor

delegatestrategicplanningmattersforthefaculty.Thecommitteeregularlyconsidershowtobalancemajorfacultyconversationsandotherfacultybusinessoverthecourseoftheacademicyear.

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Additionally,thiscommitteeservesasaconvenientvenueforcommitteestoshareinformationandconcerns.TheFacultyPrioritiesandGovernanceCommitteedecideshowthefacultyshouldaddressissuesthatdonotclearlyfallwithinthepurviewofexistingcommitteesorwhoseimpactwouldoverlapthechargeofmultiplecommittees.Thecommitteewillassisttheadministrationindirectingitsinquiriesandrequestsforinputtotheappropriatefacultycommitteeand,wherenecessary,inbalancingfacultyserviceandinterest.Thecommitteemeetsregularly,approximatelymonthly,withthePresidentandVice-PresidentofAcademicAffairs.TheFacultyPrioritiesandGovernanceCommitteemakesfacultyserviceassignmentstoStandingAppointedandAdhocAppointedCommitteesinconsultationwiththeCoreFacultyCommittees.

ThefollowingStandingAppointedCommitteesreporttotheFacultyPrioritiesandGovernanceCommittee:HonoraryDegreeandUniversityOccasionsCommittee.

ThefollowingAdhocAppointedCommitteesreporttotheFacultyPrioritiesandGovernanceCommittee:HartmanCenterCommittee,NatureParkCommitteeandArtsAdvisoryCommittee.

AmemberoftheFacultyPrioritiesandGovernanceCommitteeshouldbeassignedasaliaisontoeachStandingAppointedCommitteeandAdhocAppointedCommitteewhenformed.

2. Membership.

Facultymembership:One(1)representativefromtheCoreFacultyCommittees:CurricularPolicyandPlanningCommittee,FacultyPersonnelPolicyandReviewCommittee,FacultyDevelopmentCommittee,andStudentAcademicLifeCommittee;two(2)directlyelectedfacultymembers;andtheChairoftheFaculty,foratotalofseven(7)facultymembers.Allrepresentativesservefortwoyearstofacilitatecontinuityonthecommittee.

Administrativemembers:Exofficio(withoutvote):ChairofChairs.

Studentmembers:None.

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AppendixC: ProposalfortheNewNeuroscienceMajorMotivationforaNeuroscienceMajorNeuroscienceisaninterdisciplinarysciencethatrepresentsthesynthesisofknowledgefromthelifesciences(biology,kinesiology,psychology),physicalsciences(chemistry,physics),computationalsciences(computerscience,mathematics),socialsciences(anthropology,education,sociology),andhumanities(philosophy).Thefieldofneurosciencehasexperiencedsignificantgrowthoverthelastfewdecades,inadditiontoburgeoningpublicsupportasevidencedbyPresidentBushdeclaringthe1990’sastheDecadeoftheBrainandPresidentObama’scurrentBrainInitiativethatreachesacrossmostfederalfundingagencies(e.g.,NIH,NSF,DOD).Atitscore,Neuroscienceseekstounderstandhowthebraingivesrisetothemindandbehaviorwithinbasic(e.g.,thefunctionofneurotransmitters,neuralcircuits,theinfluenceofcultureonbehavior)andapplied(e.g.,thebasisofneurologicalandpsychiatricdisease)contexts.DePauwiswellpositionedtodevelopaNeurosciencemajor,andwebelievethatthisisatimelyundertaking.Relativetotraditionaldegreeofferingsinthenaturalandsocialsciences,thenumberofschoolsofferingundergraduateNeurosciencemajorsnationwideisrelativelysmall(i.e.,87)1andthereareonlytwoNeurosciencemajorsatliberalartsschoolsinIndiana,sothereisclearlyroomforexpansion.Additionally,nineofour12peerschoolswithintheGreatLakesCollegesAssociationofferamajor(7)orconcentration(2)inNeuroscienceandoneoffersaminor.ThelackofaNeurosciencemajoratDePauwmayresultintalentedstudentschoosingtopursuestudiesatothercollegesoruniversities.TheOfficeofAdmissionsdoesnotformallytrackinterestsinaNeurosciencemajoratDePauw;however,theyindicatethatthisisamajorthatstudentsaskaboutduringcampusvisitsandthatsomestudentsdeclineoffersfromDePauwtoacceptpositionsatinstitutionsthathaveaNeurosciencemajor.EvidencefortheinterestinneuroscienceatDePauwwithinthestudentbodyisreflectedinthecohortofstudentspursuinganIndependentInterdisciplinaryMajorinNeuroscience(4asof9/23/2015).ThecreationofanewmajoratDePauwwouldallowtheseandfuturestudentstomorefullyrealizetheiracademicinterestsinNeuroscience.TheinterdisciplinarynatureofNeurosciencemeansthatthedevelopmentofamajorshouldbecosteffectivewhileatthesametimeenhancingthestatureoftheuniversity.Nearlyallofthecourseworkrequiredtoimplementthenewmajoralreadyexistacrosstheuniversitycurriculum,sotheneedtocreatenewcoursesislimited.ANeurosciencemajorshouldattractstudentswithinterestsinbasicandappliedsciencethatfollowingthecompletionoftheirdegreewouldbewellpositionedtoentergraduateschoolinvariousfieldsincludingneuroscience,biology,psychology,orcognitivescience,orprofessionalprogramsinmedicineoralliedhealth,inadditiontopursuingemploymentinthebiotechnologyorpharmaceuticalindustries,orpublicsector.Leadership–TheNeurosciencemajorwillbehousedintheDepartmentofPsychology.Toprovideanidentityforthenewmajor,thedepartmentproposesanamechangetotheDepartmentofPsychologyandNeuroscience.Thischangewillconveythedistinctnatureofthetwodisciplinesrepresentedwithinthedepartment,andreflectsacommonstepintheformationofaNeurosciencemajorhousedwithinadepartmentofpsychology(examplesinclude-IndianaUniversity,WashingtonUniversityatSt.Louis).TheNeuroscienceAdvisorwillfacilitatetheday-to-dayoperationsoftheNeurosciencemajor.ThisindividualwillguidecurriculumdevelopmentwithinthemajorandprovideapointofcontactrelatedtootheraspectsoftheNeurosciencemajor(i.e.,recruitment,retentionandplacementofstudents,coursedevelopment,etc.).TheNeuroscienceAdvisorwillberesponsibleforadvising/mentoringmajors,identifyingfacultywithinterestsinneurosciencethatmayserveasadvisorsforneurosciencemajors,monitoringcourseofferingtoensurethetimelyprogressionofstudentsthroughtheprogram,andservingasaliaisonbetweencontributingdepartmentsandotherrelevantpartieswithintheuniversity.

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StructureoftheMajor–Neurosciencemajorsshouldgaininterdisciplinaryexperienceinbiology,psychologyandrelateddisciplines(e.g.,chemistry,physics,philosophy,kinesiology)thatwillallowthemtoconsiderbrain-behaviorrelationshipsacrossthefullrangeofbiologicalsystems(e.g.,molecular,organismal,societal).Thusstudentswillcompletecorecourseworkwithinbiology,chemistry,computerscienceandpsychologyincludingacourseinquantitativeanalysis(5credits);andmorespecializedcoursesexaminingbrain-behaviorrelationshipswithinbiologyandpsychology(3.5credits).Toallowstudentstoexploretheiruniqueinterestsrelatedtoneuroscience,theymayalsotakeelectivesfromavarietyofdisciplines(i.e.,biology,chemistry,computerscience,kinesiology,philosophy,physics,psychology,sociology)(2credits).Thetotalnumberofcoursesrequiredforthemajorwillbe11.5,includingtheseniorcapstone.Therearenohiddenprerequisitesforthecoreandrequiredcoursesinthemajor;someelectivesdohaveprerequisitesbasedupondepartmentalrequirementsthatarenotincludedintherequirementsfortheNeurosciencemajor.Changesandadditionstothedepartmentcurriculum.Oneexistingpsychologycourse(PSY300/301PhysiologicalPsychology)willberenamed(PSY300/301NeuroscienceandBehavior),twoTopicsinPsychology(PSY346)courses(ComputationalNeuroscience,Neuropsychology)willbetransitionedtoregularcourses(NEUR348ComputationalNeuroscience,NEUR349Neuropsychology),andthreenewcourses(NEUR320NeuroscienceSeminar,NEUR341Cognitive&SocialNeuroscience,NEUR480/481NeuroscienceCapstone)willbecreatedtosupporttheNeurosciencemajor.ThesecoursesareintendedtobringauniqueidentitytotheNeurosciencemajorsincetheothercourseworkisdrawnfromavarietyofdifferentdepartments.NEUR320willrepresentaseminarcoursetakeninthethirdyearwhereinstudentswillmeetweeklytoreadanddiscusscurrentresearchwithinthefieldofneuroscience.Ideally,thiscoursewillrotatebetweenfacultymemberstoaddbreadthanddepthtothemajor.Onegoalofthiscourseistoallowstudentstobuildconnectionsintheirunderstandingofneuroscienceacrossvariouslevelsofanalysis.Forinstance,inagivensemesterreadingsmightexaminethemolecular,structural,neuropsychological,andsocialeffectsofaneurologicaldiseasesuchasAlzheimer’s.NEUR480/481representsthecapstoneexperienceforstudentsintheNeurosciencemajorandwillinvolvewritingaNIHstylepredoctoralfellowshipgrantdescribinganovelresearchprojectforaone-semesterproject.Foratwo-semesterprojectstudentswillconductanempiricalorsimulationstudyofanexperimentproposedinthegrantapplicationwritteninthefirstsemester.WiththeformationoftheNeurosciencemajor,thedepartmentwillceasetoofferthe“ConcentrationinNeuroscience”thathasnotbeensignificantlyutilizedbystudentsandisnotformallyacknowledgedonstudents’transcriptsbytheuniversity.StudentOutcomes–Inproposingthemajor,wehaveassumedthefollowing:

• Neurosciencemajorsshouldhavefoundationalknowledgeofbiology,psychology,andalliedsciences.

• Neurosciencemajorsshouldhaveadvancedknowledgerelatedtokeydisciplinescontributingtothefield.

• Neurosciencemajorsshouldunderstandandhaveexperiencewithquantitativemethodologyandresearchmethodsunderpinningthediscipline.

• Neurosciencemajorsshouldbeactivelyinvolvedinresearchaspartoftheirtraining,andshouldgainexperiencewiththegrantapplicationprocess.

• Neurosciencemajorsshouldhavefoundational,intermediateandcapstoneexperiencesthatservetoinstillanappreciationforconnectionsbetweenlevelsofanalysiswithinthenervoussystem.

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• Neurosciencemajorsshouldappreciatethecontributionofthedisciplinetobasic,applied,andclinicalscience.

• Neurosciencemajorsshouldbepreparedtopursuerelevantgraduateorprofessionaltrainingortoenterthejobmarket.

Development–RobertWestdevelopedtheproposalinconversationwithleadershipandfacultyofthedepartmentsofBiologyandPsychology,andleadershipwithindepartmentsthatofferrelevantcoreandelectivecourses.FacultywithintheDepartmentsofBiologyandPsychologyhavetogetherandindependentlyconsideredtheneedtodeveloptheproposedmajoroverseveralyears.Staffing–Theproposedmajorrequiresnoadditionalfacultybeyondthosecurrentlyrepresentedwithinthecontributingdepartmentsoftheuniversityorthosehiredtofillopenpositions.Theproposedmajorincludestherevisionofanexistingonecreditcourse(PSY300/301BiologicalPsychology),onenew.5creditcourse(NEUR320–JuniorNeuroscienceseminar),onenew1creditcourse(NEUR341Cognitive&SocialNeuroscience),andaoneortwocreditSeniorCapstone(NEUR480/481).BaseduponNeurosciencemajorsandconcentrationsatotherGLCAinstitutions,weanticipatethattheenrollmentwillbebetween10-15studentsperclass(or30-45distributedacrossthe2ndto4thyearsofstudy).InitiallymajorsareexpectedtorepresentashiftofstudentsthatmightotherwisemajorinBiology,Psychology,orthatwouldpursueanIndependentInterdisciplinaryMajorinNeuroscience.AsenrollmentintheproposedmajorgrowsandattractsstudentsthatmighthavenototherwiseattendedDePauw,itmaybenecessarytorecruitnewfacultythatwouldhaveahomewithindepartmentscontributingsubstantiallytothemajor.Budget–Theadditionalfinancialresourcesrequiredtosupportthenewmajorareexpectedtobemodestrelativetothebenefitstotheuniversity.Themajoronlyrequirestherealignmentofoneexisting1creditcourse(PhysiologicalPsychology),andthedevelopmentofonenew1creditcourse,a.5creditthirdyearseminarcourse,andtheseniorcapstonecourse.Theothercore,required,andelectivecoursesrelatedtotheNeurosciencemajorcounttowardsthemajorinthehomedepartments.Likewise,newcoursesthatwillbedevelopedrelatedtotheNeurosciencemajor(e.g.,CognitiveandSocialNeuroscience)wouldalsobeofinteresttotraditionalmajorswithintherelevantdepartment(e.g.,Psychology).Therefore,thesecourseswouldbothsupporttheNeurosciencemajorandenhanceexistingmajors.WeanticipatethatmanyofthenewNeurosciencemajorswillrepresentstudentswhowouldotherwisepursueamajorinPsychologyorBiology;asthemajorgrowsweanticipatethatitmayattractstudentswhowouldnototherwisechoosetoattendDePauw.FundsarerequiredtoexpandthecapacityofthelaboratoryassociatedwithBIO382(Neurobiology)toaccommodateincreasedenrollmentinthecourseassociatedwithincludingthiscourseasarequirementforthemajor($48,000).TheVPAAhaspledgedtoprovidethesefundswhenthemajorisapproved.Notes-1)Ramos,R.L.,etal.(2011).UndergraduateneuroscienceeducationintheU.S.:Ananalysisusingdatafrom

theNationalCenterforEducationStatistics.TheJournalofUndergraduateNeuroscienceEducation,9(2),A66-A70.

CatalogTextRequirementsforamajorinNeuroscienceTotalnumberofrequiredcourses11.5Corecourses(5credits)

BIO101–Molecules,GenesandCellsCHEM120–StructureandPropertiesofOrganicMolecules

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CSC121–ComputerScienceIPSY100–IntroductiontoPsychologyPSY214–StatisticsforBehavioralScienceorMATH141-StatsforProfessionals

Otherrequiredcourses(3.5credits)BIO382-NeurobiologywithLab(TaughtFallorSpring)PSY300/301–NeuroscienceandBehavior(withLab)(TaughtFallandSpring)NEUR320–NeuroscienceSeminar(TaughtFallorSpring)NEUR341-Cognitive&SocialNeurosciencewithLab(TaughtFallorSpring)

2Courses,with1at300or400level(2credits)

Biology:BIO203HumanAnatomyBIO241IntermediateCellBiologyBIO320GeneticsBIO325BioinformaticsBIO315MolecularBiologyBIO314BiochemistryandCellularBiologyBIO335AnimalPhysiologyBIO381CellSignalinginPhysiologyBIO385MolecularNeurobiologywithLabBIO415MolecularGenetics&Genomics

Chemistry:CHEM240StructureandFunctionofBiomoleculesCHEM343AdvancedBiochemistry

ComputerScience:CSC233FoundationsofComputationCSC320HumanComputerInteractionCSC330ArtificialIntelligenceCSC360AutonomousRobotics

Kinesiology:KINS254HumanPhysiologyKINS350MotorControlKINS410MusclePhysiology

Philosophy:PHIL234BiomedicalEthicsPHIL360PhilosophyofScience

Physics:PHYS270MathematicalMethodsPHYS370AtomicandMolecularPhysicsPHYS380NuclearandParticlePhysics

Psychology:PSY232AbnormalPSY256Drugs,BrainandBehaviorPSY280CognitivePsychologyPSY331HumanPerceptionPSY380/381LearningandComparativeCognitionPSY350EvolutionaryPsychologyNEUR348ComputationalNeuroscienceNEUR349Neuropsychology

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Sociology:SOC315SociologyofMadness

OthercoursesmaybesubstitutedaspetitionedbythestudentsandapprovedbytheDepartment.

ResearchinNeuroscienceForstudentplanningtoattendgraduateorprofessionalschool,independentorstudent-facultycollaborativeresearchishighlyrecommendedforNeurosciencemajors.Relevantexperiencecanbegainedthroughanon/offcampussummerresearchplacementorbyconductingstudent-facultycollaborativeresearchduringtheacademicyear.Numberof300and400levelcourses4.5(notincludingNEUR480)SeniorrequirementandcapstoneexperienceNEUR480/481SeniorCapstone(1cr.or2cr.)FortheSeniorCapstone,Neurosciencemajorswillcompleteagrantapplicationthatdescribesanovelprogramofresearch.ThegrantapplicationwillconformtotheNIHF31–IndividualNRSAforPhDStudents(http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms_page_limits.htm#fell)applicationandbecompletedinthefallorspringofthefinalyear.

StudentswishingtoconductanempiricalthesisshouldcompleteNEUR480intheFallsemesterandNEUR481intheSpringsemester.NEUR481willinvolvethecollectionofdataforanexperimentproposedinNEUR480.Theresultsofthisresearchwillbereportedinamanuscriptandinanoralpresentation.

AdditionalinformationNomorethantwocoursesfromoff-campusprogramscancounttowardthemajor.Neurosciencemajorsareencouragedtoalsotakecoursesinphysicsandadditionalcoursesincomputersciencedependingupontheircareerinterests.

WritingintheMajorWritingintheNeurosciencemajorisdistributedacrossthecurriculumbeginningwithintroductorycorecoursesinbiology,chemistry,computerscience,andpsychology,andcontinuinginupperlevelcoursesrepresentingmultipledisciplines.TheinterdisciplinarynatureofNeurosciencemeansthatstudentsshouldlearntocommunicatetheirsciencetovaryingaudiences.Asanexample,writingforanaudiencegroundedinthebiologicaltraditioncanbequitedifferentfromwritingforanaudiencegroundedinthepsychologicaltradition.Therequirementtocomplete300levelcourseworkinBiologyandPsychologywillensurethatstudentsareexposedto,andgainexperiencewith,communicatingtoaudiencesintwooftheprincipledisciplinesrelatedtoNeuroscience.Withinthesecourses,studentswillgainexperiencewritingavarietyofdifferentkindsofdocuments(e.g.,laboratoryreports,reportsthefindingsofanempiricalstudy,integrativereviewsoftheliterature).Forinstance,laboratoryreportsrepresentakeywritingcomponentofrequired300levelcourseworkinBiologyandPsychology.Additionally,anintegrativereviewoftheliteratureisafundamentalcomponentofthegrantapplicationwrittenfortheNeuroscienceCapstone.GiventhedeeppublicinterestsinNeuroscience,itisalsoimportantthatmajorslearntoresponsiblycommunicatethefindingsandimplicationsofsciencetoalayaudience.ThedevelopmentofthisskillwillbegininNeuroscienceandBehavior(PSY300/301),bereinforcedintheJuniorNeuroscienceSeminar(NEUR320),andrepresentsacomponentofthegrantapplicationwrittenfortheNeuroscienceCapstone(NEUR480/481).Asanexample,intheJuniorNeuroscienceSeminar,studentsmaybeaskedtoidentifyarecentempiricalarticlerelatedtotheirinterestsandprepareapressreleasedescribingtheresultsofthestudyforalayorgeneralprofessionalaudience.

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AppendixD: ProposalfortheMinorinStatisticsI.IntroductionTheDepartmentofMathematicsiscurrentlyofferingMajorsinMathematics,MajorinActuarialScience,andMinorinMathematics.TheDepartmenthasinvestedasignificantamountoftimetodevelopandtoofferseveralstatisticscourses,suchasintroductorystatisticsandregressionanalysis.TheDepartmentbelievesitisappropriatetocreateaminorinthedisciplineofstatisticsandnowtheDepartmentproposesanewarea—MinorinStatistics.Indevelopingtheproposal,thedepartmentfollowedtheguidelinesforundergraduateminorsandconcentrationsinstatisticalscience(see,Cannonetal.2012).TheproposedMinorinStatisticswillprovidestudentswithastrongbackgroundofmathematicalandstatisticalsciencesasfoundationsfornovelstatisticalmodelinganddataanalysis.TheMinorinStatisticscurriculumisdesigned:(a)toprovideastronggeneralbackground,boththeoreticalandapplied,inmathematicalandstatisticalsciences,and(b)topreparestudentsforcareersinquantitativeareasthatrequirenovelstatisticalmodelinganddataanalysis.2.RationaleWhatisstatistics?Statisticsisthemathematicalscienceinvolvedintheapplicationofquantitativeprinciplestothecollection,analysis,andpresentationofnumericalinformation.Statisticiansareprofessionalstrainedinmathematicsandstatisticstechniquesthatallowthemtoapplytheirknowledgeofstatisticalmethodstoavarietyofsubjectareas,suchasbiology,economics,engineering,medicine,publichealth,psychology,marketing,andeducation.Manyapplicationscannotoccurwithoutuseofstatisticaltechniques.StatisticsisthefastestgrowingSTEMundergraduatedegreeintheUnitedStatesoverthelastfouryears(see,AmericanStatisticalAssociation(2015))."Thedemandforstatisticiansiscurrentlyhighandgrowing.AccordingtotheOccupationalOutlookHandbook,publishedbytheBureauofLaborStatistics,thenumberofnonacademicjobsforstatisticiansisexpectedtoincreasethrough2016.Furthermore,collegesanduniversitieswillbehiringmorefacultymembersinstatisticsfields.Salariesandopportunitiesforadvancementarecompetitiveandreflectthecurrentdemand."—TheAmericanStatisticalAssociation.InJanuary2009,theChiefEconomistofGoogle,Dr.HalVarian,said"Thesexyjobinthenexttenyearswillbestatisticians.Becausenowwereallydohaveessentiallyfreeandubiquitousdata.Sothecomplimentaryfactoristheabilitytounderstandthatdataandextractvaluefromit."Manyofourpeerinstitutions(GLCA)havebeenofferingMinorinStatistics.TheDepartmentofMathematicsbelievestheproposedMinorinStatisticswillbeagoodfirststepforastudentaspiringtobecomeaStatistician.TheMinorofStatisticsprogramisconsideredtobeanexcellentpreparationforthosestudentsaspiringtopursueagraduatedegreeinanyofthequantitativedisciplines,especiallyMasterandPh.D.degreesinStatistics.3.RequirementsfortheMinorinStatisticsRequiredcoursesMathematicscourse:MATH151:CalculusI(orMATH135-136)Corestatisticscourses(2courses):MATH141:StatisticsforProfessionals(equivalenttoECON350/BIO275/PSY214)MATH341:StatisticalModelAnalysisElectivescourses(2courses)*MATH247:MathematicalStatistics

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MATH340:TopicsinStatisticsMATH441:ProbabilityMATH423:AdvancedTopicsinOperationsResearchECON450:Econometrics*Studentsmaychoosenewdevelopedstatisticscoursesaselectives,ifapplicable.4.RationaleforrequiredcoursesMATH141isthecoreintroductorystatisticscoursethatprovidesbasicexploratoryandinferentialstatisticalmethods.MATH151providesstudentswiththemathematicalbackgroundrequiredtoformallyunderstandstatistical/probabilitymodelsandmultivariableregressiontechniques(suchasMATH341).5.SelectedlearninggoalsfortheMinorTheproposedundergraduateminorinstatisticsisdesignedtopreparestudentswithabroadquantitativebackgroundthatdealswithreal-worlddatainaresearchenvironment.Thetentativelearninggoalsfortheminorareasfollows:Requiredcourses:MATH151:Calculus1Aftertakingthisclass(orequivalent),studentswill

• developproblem-solvingskills,especiallyinformulatingverbaldescriptionsasmathematicalproblemsandinconstructinglong,multi-stepsolutions.

• developabilitytowritewell-organized,coherentsolutionstoproblems.• understandtheconceptofderivativeasrepresentingrateofchangeandslope.• knowbasicdifferentiationformulasandrulesandbeadeptatcomputingderivativesofelementary

functionssymbolically.• understandtheconceptofdefiniteintegral,especiallyasrepresentingareaanddistance,andtobe

abletoapproximateadefiniteintegralbyRiemannsums.MATH141:StatisticsforProfessionalsAftertakingthisclass,studentswill

• learnthestatisticalterminologiesandwillbeabletounderstandthedistinctionbetweendescriptiveandinferentialstatistics.

• understandtheprinciplesofobservationalandexperimentalstudies,datacollectionmethods,andbiases.

• beabletoproduceappropriategraphical,tabular,andnumericalsummariesofthevariablesinadatasetandbeabletosummarizesuchinformationintoverbaldescriptions.

• understandtherelationshipsinbivariatedatausinggraphicalandnumericalmethodsincludingscatterplotsand,correlationcoefficients,andleastsquaresregressionlines.

• learnthebasicconceptsofprobabilityandsomeprobablydistributions.• understandtheconceptofsamplingdistributionsofvariousstatistics.• performstatisticalinferencesonasinglesampleandtwo-sampleusingconfidenceintervalsand

testsofhypotheses.MATH341:StatisticalModelAnalysis

• Aftertakingthisclass,studentswill• understandhowcalculusareutilizedinthiscourse.• designandcarryoutstudiesusingstatisticalmodels,forexample,regressionmodelsfortesting

substantivetheories.• understandstatisticalassumptionsandhowtodetectandaddressviolations.• recognizestrengthsandweaknessesinanalysesandformulateconstructivecritiques.

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• learntheimplicationsofconfoundingandinteractioninthecontextofstatisticalinference.• learnaboutmoreadvancedstatisticalprocedures.• interpretandcommunicatetheresultsclearlyandeffectively.• learntobeproficientintheuseofstatisticalpackages,suchasRandSAS.• read,understand,andevaluatetheprofessionalliteraturethatusesregressionanalysis

Electivecourses:Herearethelearningoutcomesfortwoelectivecourses,asanexample.MATH247:MathematicalStatisticsAftertakingthiscourse,studentwill

• understandtheconceptsinprobability,probabilityrules,conditionalprobability,independence,BayesTheorem,etc.

• enabletorecognizerandomvariablesandfunctionsofrandomvariablesbefamiliarwithmanycommondistributions,continuousordiscrete,univariateormultivariate,thatproviderichfamiliesformodelingrealdata.

• understandtheconceptofmathematicalexpectation.• learnmarginalandconditionaldistributions.• understandvariouspropertiesofrandomsamplealongwithsomeconvergenceconcepts.• learnthefoundationsofstatisticalinference.• understandmainlytheconceptsanddevelopmentofstatisticalmethodologythatwillprepare

studentsforfurtherstudyofstatisticalinference.MATH340:TopicsinStatistics(DesigninExperiments,asanexample)Aftertakingthiscourse,studentswill

• learnhowtoplan,designandconductexperimentsefficientlyandeffectively,andanalyzetheresultingdatatoobtainobjectiveconclusions.

• knowhowtocalculatevarianceandstandarddeviationfromadatasetandhowtoperformat-testtodeterminewhethermeansaresignificantlydifferent.

• beabletounderstandthedifferencebetweenCRD,RCB,andLSandalsobeabletoexplaintheassumptionsnecessarytoperformanANOVAforeachdesign.

• understandtheuseregressionmethodstofindpointandintervalestimatesofmodelparameters,andtotesthypothesesaboutthem.

• utilizestandardstatisticalcomputersoftware,suchasRandSAStocarryouttheanalyses.6.SelectedpeerinstitutionswithaformalstatisticsprogramAlbionCollege(MinorinStatistics)AlleghenyCollege(Major/MinorinAppliedStatistics)OhioWesleyanUniversity(StatisticsTrackintheMathematicsMajor)KenyonCollege(Major/MinorinStatistics)KalamazooCollege(StatisticsTrackintheMathematicsMinor)7.StaffingrequirementsThemathematicsdepartmenthasnowtwofull-timefacultymembersintheareasofstatisticsandthus,noadditionalstaffwillbeneededtooffertheminorAllrequiredcoursesforminorareavailabletostudentstocompletetheminorrequirements.8.ReferenceACannon,BHartlaub,RLock,WNotz,MParker,(2002),"GuidelinesforUndergraduateMinorsandConcentrationsinStatisticalScience."JournalofStatisticsEducation,Volume10,No2,2002,

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http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/.AmericanStatisticalAssociation,(2015),"StatisticsistheFastest-GrowingUndergraduateSTEMDegree",ASAFebruary23-20115,PressReleasehttp://www.amstat.orginewsroom/pressre1eases/205-StatsFastestGrowingSTEMDegree.pdfAmericanStatisticalAssociation,(2015),"StatisticsistheFastest-GrowingUndergraduateSTEMDegree",ASAFebruary23-20115,PressReleasehttp://www.amstat.orginewsroom/pressre1eases/205-StatsFastestGrowingSTEMDegree.pdf

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AppendixE: ProposedChangestotheCatalogDescriptionofthemajorNEWCATALOGLANGUAGE:THEMAJOREachcandidateforthebachelor'sdegreemustcompleteonemajorwithatleasta2.0(C)gradepointaverageandasatisfactoryseniorcapstone.TypesofMajorsTherearethreetypesofmajorsofferedintheCollegeofLiberalArts:departmental,inter-departmentalandinterdisciplinary.IntheSchoolofMusic,themajorisassociatedwiththedegree:PerformancewiththeBachelorofMusic,MusicwiththeBachelorofMusicalArts,andMusicEducationwiththeBachelorofMusicEducation.Departmentalmajor.Thedepartmentalmajorconsistsofeightto10coursesinasingleacademicdepartment,includingatleastthreecoursesatthe300-400level.Adepartmentmayalsorequireasmanyassixcoursesfromrelateddepartments.Thetotalnumberofcoursecreditsrequiredforamajormaynotexceed14(includingpre-requisites).Indepartmentsdesignatedassingle-subjectdepartments,i.e.,historyorpoliticalscience,atleast19ofthe31coursesrequiredforgraduationmustbeoutsidethemajorsubject.Indepartmentsdesignatedasdual-subjectdepartments,i.e.,sociologyandanthropologyormodernlanguages,aminimumof19coursesmustbeoutsidethestudent'smajorsubject,and16of31coursesmustbeoutsidethemajordepartment.Inter-departmentalmajor.Thismajorinvolvescourseworkfromtwoorthreecomplementarydepartments.Theinter-departmentalmajorisadministeredbyajointcommitteeofthecontributingdepartments.Itconsistsof10-12coursecreditsfromthecontributingdepartmentsandmayincludeadditionalcoursesfromotherdepartments,withthetotalrequirementsnottoexceed14coursecredits(includingpre-requisitecourses).Aminimumof16coursecreditsmustbefromoutsidethecontributingdepartments.Interdisciplinarymajor.Aninterdisciplinarymajorconsistsofanintegratedseriesofcoursesselectedfromatleasttwooftheconventionalacademicdisciplines.Interdisciplinarymajorsmaybeadministeredbyaninterdisciplinaryprogram(AfricanaStudies,AsianStudies,ConflictStudies,FilmStudiesandWomen's,GenderandSexualityStudies)oranacademicdepartment.Also,thereisanoptionforastudent-designedindependentinterdisciplinarymajor.Theinterdisciplinarymajorincludesatotalof10to14coursesinatleasttwodisciplines.Atleastfourcoursesinthetotalmustbeatthe300-400level.Aninterdisciplinarymajormustincludeatleast16coursesoutsidethesubjectmatterofthemajorandmayhavenomorethaneightcoursesinanyonediscipline(subject)comprisingthemajor.IndependentInterdisciplinaryMajor.Studentsalsohavetheopportunitytodevise,inconsultationwithfacultyadvisors,anindependentinterdisciplinarymajor.Althoughanygeneralproblemofagenuineacademic,scientificorintellectualnaturemayconstitutethesubjectofaninterdisciplinarymajor,suchamajorisordinarilydefinedinoneofthreeways:

• anareaoftheworld,geographically,politicallyorculturallyprescribed,suchastheUnitedStates,LatinAmerica,Asia,EastEuropeortheMiddleEast;

• aperiodoftimeinthehistoryofsomepartoftheworld,suchastheVictorianAge,theEnlightenment,theRenaissanceortheMiddleAges;or

• aspecificproblemthatistreatedbyseveraldisciplines,suchastheconceptofsocialjustice,theartistinthemodernworld,therhetoricofrevolutionarymovementsorpoliticalmodernization.

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Inselectingasubjectforanindependentlydesignedinterdisciplinarymajor,studentsshouldbeguidedbytwofurtherconsiderations.First,amereinterestincertainacademicdisciplines,howevercloselyrelatedtheymayappear,isnotasignificantjustificationforaninterdisciplinarymajor.Studentsmusthaveinmindasubjectthatcanserveasafocalpointforthecourseschosen.Second,althoughthesubjecttobeexaminedinthemajormaycoincidewiththevocationalinterestsofastudent,itmustatthesametimebealegitimateobjectofstudyinitsownright.Eachindividualizedmajorissupervisedbyacommitteeofthreefacultymembers.Upontherecommendationoftwofacultymembersfromthedisciplinesrelevanttothemajor,studentsapplytotheOfficeofAcademicAffairsforadmissionearlyinthesecondsemesterofthesophomoreyear.StudentstakinganindependentinterdisciplinarymajorshouldhavethemajorapprovedandfiledwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrarbytheendofthesixthweekofthesecondsemesterofthesophomoreyear.Thelatestthatapplicationsmaybeconsideredisthesixthweekofthejunioryear.ChangesinMajorRequirementsDepartment,schoolorprogramrequirementsforthemajorarethoseineffectatthetimethestudentdeclaresthemajor.Changesindepartmentalrequirementsafteramajorisdeclaredmayapplyprovidedtheydonotrequireastudenttoenrollinmorethananormalcourseloadinanysemesterordonotprolongthetimeneededtomeetdegreerequirements.Departments,schoolsandprogramsareresponsiblefordeterminingandcertifyingthateachstudentinthemajorissufficientlypreparedinthefieldasawhole.SeniorCapstoneExperienceTheSeniorCapstoneexperiencemayconsistofoneormoreofthefollowingoptions,asdeterminedbydepartments,schoolsorprograms:seniorseminar,comprehensiveexamination,theses,projects,performancesand/orexhibitions.Descriptionsoftheseniorcapstoneexperiencerequirementforeachmajorareincludedinthecatalogdescriptionofthemajor.SatisfactorycompletionofaseniorcapstoneisrequiredtocompleteamajoratDePauw.Fordepartments,schools,orprogramsthatrequireanexaminationasacomponentoftheseniorcapstoneexperience,satisfactoryperformanceonthisexamisrequiredtoearnamajor.Studentswhodonotperformsatisfactorilyonthecomprehensiveexaminationthefirsttimehavetherighttobereexaminedonce.Studentsmustpassthecomprehensiveexaminationwithinoneacademicyearafterthefirstcommencementdatefollowingtheinitialexamination.Atthediscretionofthedepartment,school,orprogram,astudentmaytakeamaximumoftwore-examinations.Eachstudentcompletesatleastonemajorasapartofthedegreeprogram.Althoughnotrequired,astudentmayalsoelecttocompleteaminorareaofstudy.DeclaringaMajor.Eachstudentisrequiredtoselectamajorandafacultyadvisorinthatmajordepartmentorinterdisciplinaryprogrambythesixthweekinthesecondsemesterofthesophomoreyear.Facultyadvisors,staffmembersintheofficesofacademicaffairs,theregistrar,andcareerservicesmayassiststudentsinmakingappropriatechoices.Studentsplanningforastudyabroadprogrammustdeclareamajorpriortoapplyingforoff-campusstudy.TheAcademicStandingCommitteewilltakeappropriatewarningactionsinthecaseofstudentswhohavefailedtodeclaretheirmajorbytheendofthesophomoreyear.ThecommitteemayalsorequirestudentswhofailtodemonstratesatisfactoryprogresstowardthemajortodropthatmajorandselectanewmajorbeforecontinuingatDePauw.TwoMajors.Studentsmaycompleteamaximumoftwomajors.Astudentwithtwomajorsmustmeetallrequirementsforeachmajor.Studentswhohavedoublemajorsmusthaveatleastsixcoursesthatdonotoverlapbetweenthetwomajors.

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DEPAUWUNIVERSITYOFFERSTHEFOLLOWINGMAJORSINTHECOLLEGEOFLIBERALARTS:(seetheSchoolofMusicinthissectionfordescriptionofthemajorsavailablewithinthethreemusicdegreeoptions.)ActuarialScience Communication FilmStudies Philosophy

AfricanaStudies ComputerScience French Physics

Anthropology ConflictStudies Geology PoliticalScience

Art(History) EarthSciences German Pre-engineering

Art(Studio) EastAsianStudies Greek Psychology

Biochemistry Economics History ReligiousStudies

Biology EducationStudies IndependentInterdisciplinary

RomanceLanguages

CellularandMolecularBiology

English(Writing) Kinesiology Sociology

Chemistry English(Literature) Latin Spanish

ClassicalCivilization EnvironmentalBiology Mathematics Theatre Environmental

Geoscience

Music(CollegeofLiberalArts)

Women'sStudies

EXISTINGCATALOGLANGUAGE:THEMAJOREachcandidateforthebachelor'sdegreemustcompleteonemajorwithatleasta2.0(C)gradepointaverage.Department,schoolorprogramrequirementsforthemajorarethoseineffectatthetimethestudentdeclaresthemajor.Changesindepartmentalrequirementsafteramajorisdeclaredmayapplyprovidedtheydonotrequireastudenttoenrollinmorethananormalcourseloadinanysemesterordonotprolongthetimeneededtomeetdegreerequirements.Departments,schoolsandprogramsareresponsiblefordeterminingandcertifyingthateachstudentinthemajorissufficientlypreparedinthefieldasawhole.TheSeniorCapstoneexperiencemayconsistofoneormoreofthefollowingoptions,asdeterminedbydepartments,schoolsorprograms:seniorseminar,comprehensiveexamination,theses,projects,performancesand/orexhibitions.Descriptionsoftheseniorcapstoneexperiencerequirement(s)foreachdepartment,school,orprogramareinSectionIII.TheMajorundereachdepartment,school,orprogramsection.SatisfactorycompletionofaseniorcapstoneisrequiredtocompleteamajoratDePauw.Fordepartments,schools,orprogramsthatrequireanexaminationasacomponentoftheseniorcapstoneexperience,satisfactoryperformanceonthisexamisrequiredtoearnamajor.Studentswhodonotperformsatisfactorilyonthecomprehensiveexaminationthefirsttimehavetherighttobereexaminedonce.Studentsmustpassthecomprehensiveexaminationwithinoneacademicyearafterthefirstcommencementdatefollowingtheinitialexamination.Atthediscretionofthedepartment,school,orprogram,astudentmaytakeamaximumoftwore-examinations.Eachstudentcompletesatleastonemajorasapartofthedegreeprogram.Althoughnotrequired,astudentmayalsoelecttocompleteaminorareaofstudy.DeclaringaMajorEachstudentisrequiredtoselectamajorandafacultyadvisorinthatmajordepartmentorinterdisciplinaryprogrambythesixthweekinthesecondsemesterofthesophomoreyear.Faculty

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advisors,staffmembersintheofficesofacademicaffairs,theregistrar,andcareerservicesmayassiststudentsinmakingappropriatechoices.Studentsplanningforastudyabroadprogrammustdeclareamajorpriortoapplyingforoff-campusstudy.TheAcademicStandingCommitteewilltakeappropriatewarningactionsinthecaseofstudentswhohavefailedtodeclaretheirmajorbytheendofthesophomoreyear.ThecommitteemayalsorequirestudentswhofailtodemonstratesatisfactoryprogresstowardthemajortodropthatmajorandselectanewmajorbeforecontinuingatDePauw.DepartmentalMajorThedepartmentalmajorconsistsofeightto10coursesinasingleacademicdepartment,includingatleastthreecoursesatthe300-400level.Adepartmentmaydesignateasmanyastwocoursesfromotherdepartmentsasrequirementsofitsmajors.Adepartmentmayalsorequireasmanyassixcoursesfromrelateddepartments.Thetotalnumberofcoursesrequiredforamajormaynotexceed14courses.Indepartmentsdesignatedassingle-subjectdepartments,i.e.,historyorpoliticalscience,atleast19ofthe31coursesrequiredforgraduationmustbeoutsidethemajorsubject.Indepartmentsdesignatedasdual-subjectdepartments,i.e.,sociologyandanthropologyormodernlanguages,aminimumof19coursesmustbeoutsidethestudent'smajorsubject,and16of31coursesmustbeoutsidethemajordepartment.TwoMajorsStudentsmaycompleteamaximumoftwomajors.Astudentwithtwomajorsmustmeetallrequirementsforeachmajor.Studentswhohavedoublemajorsmusthaveatleastsixcoursesthatdonotoverlapbetweenthetwomajors.DEPAUWUNIVERSITYOFFERSTHEFOLLOWINGMAJORSINTHECOLLEGEOFLIBERALARTS:(seetheSchoolofMusicinthissectionfordescriptionofthemajorsavailablewithinthethreemusicdegreeoptions.)ActuarialScience Communication FilmStudies Philosophy

AfricanaStudies ComputerScience French Physics

Anthropology ConflictStudies Geology PoliticalScience

Art(History) EarthSciences German Pre-engineering

Art(Studio) EastAsianStudies Greek Psychology

Biochemistry Economics History ReligiousStudies

Biology EducationStudies IndependentInterdisciplinary

RomanceLanguages

CellularandMolecularBiology

English(Writing) Kinesiology Sociology

Chemistry English(Literature) Latin Spanish

ClassicalCivilization EnvironmentalBiology Mathematics Theatre Environmental

Geoscience

Music(CollegeofLiberalArts)

Women'sStudies

INTERDISCIPLINARYMAJORAninterdisciplinarymajorconsistsofanintegratedseriesofcoursesselectedfromatleasttwooftheconventionalacademicdisciplines.InterdisciplinarymajorsareavailableinAfricanaStudies,AsianStudies,ConflictStudies,FilmStudiesandWomen'sStudies.Studentsalsohavetheopportunitytodevise,inconsultationwithfacultyadvisors,anacademicprogramsuitedtoanareaofspecialinterest.Althoughanygeneralproblemofagenuineacademic,scientificorintellectualnaturemayconstitutethesubjectofaninterdisciplinarymajor,suchamajorisordinarilydefinedinoneofthreeways:

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• anareaoftheworld,geographically,politicallyorculturallyprescribed,suchastheUnitedStates,LatinAmerica,Asia,EastEuropeortheMiddleEast;

• aperiodoftimeinthehistoryofsomepartoftheworld,suchastheVictorianAge,theEnlightenment,theRenaissanceortheMiddleAges;or

• aspecificproblemthatistreatedbyseveraldisciplines,suchastheconceptofsocialjustice,theartistinthemodernworld,therhetoricofrevolutionarymovementsorpoliticalmodernization.

Theinterdisciplinarymajorincludesatotalof10to12coursesinatleasttwodisciplinesandatleastfourcoursesfromeachofthetwodisciplines.Atleastfourcoursesinthetotalmustbeatthe300-400level.Eachindividualizedmajorissupervisedbyacommitteeofthreefacultymembers.Aninterdisciplinarymajormustincludeatleast16coursesoutsidethesubjectmatteroftheareamajorinvolvedandmayhavenomorethaneightcoursesinanyonediscipline(subject)comprisingthemajor.However,upto10coursesmaybetakeninalanguageaspartoftheinterdisciplinarymajor.ExceptionstotheseguidelinesmaybemadeforspecificprogramsuponapprovaloftheCommitteeonAcademicPolicyandPlanning.Inselectingasubjectforanindependentlydesignedinterdisciplinarymajor,studentsshouldbeguidedbytwofurtherconsiderations.First,amereinterestincertainacademicdisciplines,howevercloselyrelatedtheymayappear,isnotasignificantjustificationforaninterdisciplinarymajor.Studentsmusthaveinmindasubjectthatcanserveasafocalpointforthecourseschosen.Second,althoughthesubjecttobeexaminedinthemajormaycoincidewiththevocationalinterestsofastudent,itmustatthesametimebealegitimateobjectofstudyinitsownright.Thestudentmustearna2.0GPAinallcoursecreditappliedtothemajor,and,asapartofthemajor,eachstudentduringthesenioryearmustsatisfactorilycompleteoneormoreofthefollowing:aseminar,thesis,appropriateprojectordepartmentalcomprehensiveexamination.Eachinterdisciplinarymajorcommitteeshalldesignatewaysinwhichstudentsmayfulfillthiscomprehensiverequirement.Upontherecommendationoftwofacultymembersfromthedisciplinesrelevanttothemajor,studentsapplytotheOfficeofAcademicAffairsforadmissionearlyinthesecondsemesterofthesophomoreyear.StudentstakinganindependentinterdisciplinarymajorshouldhavethemajorapprovedandfiledwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrarbytheendofthesixthweekofthesecondsemesterofthesophomoreyear.Thelatestthatapplicationsmaybeconsideredisthesixthweekofthejunioryear.

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AppendixF: HandoutforDayofDialoguefromVPAA

DEPAUWDAYOFDIALOGUE–APRIL6,2016BuildingCommunitythroughEngagingDifference

THEDAY

• Keynotespeaker:Dr.JamieWashington,PresidentandaFounderoftheSocialJusticeTrainingInstitute,andrecentlyVisitingAssistantProfessorofReligionandSocialEthicsatWinstonSalemStateUniversity(moreathttp://www.sjti.org/faculty.html)

• BreakoutSessions:Workingfrompossible32breakoutsessionsto15;3typesofsessions

o Focussession–preliminaryreading,discussion-basedo Workshop–developspecificskillseto Presentation–interactivediscussiononanissue

• Lunch:Community-wide• BreakoutSessions:Sameasthoseofferedinthemorning;ledbycombinationofDePauwfaculty,

students,andstaffandoutsideconsultants,speakers,andactivistso April1:allworkshopsavailableforsign-up(togagesizeofroomneeded)o Possibilitiesinclude:DisabilityinaDiverseSociety;WhatDoWeMeanbyDiversity&

Inclusion?;SocialJusticeandSelf-Care;theGreekSystemSatDePauw;FreedomofOpinionandExpression;Trans*ExperienceinHigherEducation;Micro-Aggressions;SocialMediaActivismInandOutoftheDePauwClassroom;Immigration;BeingPoorinHigherEducation;EthicsofComedy/Humor;GreencastleandDePauw;ReligionandSpiritualityinCollege;ReadingTa-NehisiCoates;SocialJusticethroughWriting;MovingfromSafeSpacetoBraveSpace…

• Caucuses:Discussionofthedayamonginstitutionalaffinitygroups(students,staff,faculty)

o Ledbystudent,staff,facultyfacilitatorswhohavereceivedtraining(seebelow)

• Communityevent:ToBeDeterminedTHEORGANIZATION

• SeriesofSubcommittees:StructuralLogistics(AnneHarris),AdministrativeOrganization(ChristopherWells),Pre-andPost-DayProgramming(CarolineJetton),Advertising(AnnaGawlik),andMobilization(CraigCarter).Pleasecontactmemberswithideas.

o StructuralLogistics:(breakoutsessions)DavidAlvarez,AndyCullison,KeithNightenhelser,EmmittRiley

o Pre-andPost-DayProgramming:AdamCohen,DougHarms,KeithNightenhelser,JeanePope,RebeccaSchindler

• FacilitatorsWorkshop–WorkshopthiscomingSaturday,March12:10a.m.to2p.m.inWatson

ForumwithMontageDiversityConsultant–ideallywouldhave4/5morefacultymemberstofacilitatediscussionforfacultycaucusgroups.