Minutes from Social Change & Development Faculty Meeting

Tuesday, October 21, 2003, 12:30 pm

Members present: Andrew Austin, Lynn Walter, Larry Smith, Andy Kersten, Harvey Kaye, Craig Lockard, Kim Nielsen

1. Good news: Lynn Walter’s six-volume series, The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women’s Issues Worldwide, is published. Former student Bryan Milz is teaching and coaching football at the Menominee Tribal Middle School. Current student Casey Burkett is now employed at Lutheran Social Services working with mentally disabled adults. Former student Sara Miller is now working for Project Youth, also a division of Lutheran Social Services. Harvey Kaye will be speaking at the National Council of Social Studies on November 8 in a session on biography. Andrew Kersten presented a paper at the North American Labor History Conference entitled ““Putting the Shackles on Labor: Joseph Padway, the AFL, and the Wartime Open Shop Movement.”

2. The unit discussed future planning and budget needs, confident that planning and money would be needed in the future.

3. Plans for the February majors’ fair were discussed. This included possibilities for promotional materials.

4. Lynn reminded us that the 2^nd floor MAC display case is available to SCD during the second semester.

5. The unit discussed the possibility of an electronic alumni newsletter. It was agreed that additional contact with SCD alumni would be beneficial to our current majors.

6. Course possibilities for the general educational pilot project were discussed. Lynn reminded those interested to notify her.

7. A broad-ranging and general discussion of the proposed global studies minor ensued. Concerns raised included overlapping course content and SCD recruitment.