Minutes of Meeting

Social Change & Development

Date: Friday, Jan. 20th, 2006

Time: meeting held at 2:00 p.m.

 

Attendees: Larry Smith, Lynn Walter, Kim Nielsen, Craig Lockard, Harvey Kaye, Ibtesam al-Atiyat, Andrew Austin 

The meeting was chaired by Kim Nielsen

 

 

I. Attendees approved minutes from December 9, 2005 SCD Meeting. Some members requested to see a post description (prepared by A. Kersten) for a replacement faculty to fill the slot of our late colleague Tony Galt. Kim will ask Andy to send it out again.

 

II. Celebrations

Under celebrations the members celebrated the positive book review Lynn has got for her edited book: Women’s Rights: a global View. Members also celebrated the publication of Ibtesam’s dissertation in a book titled: The Women’s Movement in Jordan. Harvey shared with the members his soon trip to Florida where he is going to lecture.

 

III. Advising for SCD

 

On this matter members debated the need the need of having two advisors. For this spring semester Andrew A. and Lynn are doing the job.

Lynn has volunteered to do the advising for the next year. Members suggested that the future of advising should also be discussed next meeting.

 

IV. Institutional Review Board Proposal

Andrew A. explained the new initiative in the meeting. Members had questions about members at the committee/ board. Some suggested that we should say if one of us was asked to be on board of that committee. If so, some suggested the nomination of Andrew K. to represent SCD.

 

V. New Business
Luncheon: Under new business Kim has made some announcements. First a WiSys (a non-profit technology transfer organization designated by the UW system to promote research and development by moving university discoveries to industries through intellectual property protection and marketing” Luncheon that will take place on March, 3 at the UWGB. Members interested in the Luncheon should contact Donna at vanstrad@uwgb.edu, according to the email forwarded by the Dean Hughes.

Summer school: Kim announced the courses offered by the SCD for summer school. Members were informed to make their students aware of these offerings.

Andrew A. has more to add to the list distributed by Kim and included:

  • US History Survey from 1865, History 206
  • Sustainable Development SOC CD 251
  • History of US Women, History WOST 380
  • Foundation of Social Research, COMM SCI 301
  • Introduction to Sociology

 

Respectfully submitted,

Ibtesam al-Atiyat