Academic ProposalsAcademic Year 2006-2007

Approved by Faculty Governance Action:

Description	Faculty	Date Approved
Proposal for Environmental and Forest Engineering graduate areas of study Proposal approved by ERE Division	ERFEG	11 April 2007
Course proposal WPE 444 Materials Marketing WPE 444 Materials Marketing (revised)	CMWPE	25 April 2007
Cover letter and proposal for ENS --> EST course changes and to drop ENS 611 EST 550 Environmental Impact Analysis EST 605 Qualitative Methods EST 625 Wetland Management Policy EST 626 Concepts and Principles of Sustainable Development EST 635 Public Participation and Decision Making: Theory and Application EST 645 Mass Media and Environmental Affairs EST 702 Environmental and Natural Resource Program Evaluation Drop ENS 611 Environmental Institutions	ES	28 March 2007
Proposals for new MPS options in EFB: Applied Ecology and Plant Biotechnology	EFB	11 April 2007
Curriculum changes and new courses Pending approved by faculty in the Division of Engineering ERE 515 Production and Operation Management (revised version) ERE 519 Green Entrepreneurship (revised version) ERE 615 Lean Project Management (revised version) ERE 542 Bioreaction Engineering (revised version)	Division of Engineering	25 April 2007
Cover letter for REVISED proposal for new courses and graduate programs (MS and MPS) in Environmental Studies Revised MS and MPS degrees in Environmental Studies EST 600 Foundations of Environmental Studies EST 604 Social Survey Research Methods For Environmental Issues EST 608 Environmental Advocacy Campaigns and Conflict Resolution EST 609 Collaborative Governance Processes for Environmental and Natural Resource Management EST 612 Environmental Policy and Governance EST 628 Great Lakes Policy and Management EST 640 Environmental Thought and Ethics EST 650 Environmental Perception and Human Behavior EST 696 Special Topics in Environmental Studies EST 796 Advanced Topics in Environmental Studies EST 797 Environmental Studies Seminar EST 798 Problems in Environmental Studies EST 898 Professional Experience EST 899 Master's Thesis Research	ES	8 March 2007
Curriculum changes and new courses for the Construction Management and Wood Products Engineering Programs - REVISED 21 March 2007 Revised Description of Curricula and Courses Proposed WPE curriculum (revised and changes in red font) Current WPE curriculum Proposed CM curriculum (changes in red font) WPE 315 Production and Operation Management WPE 415 Lean Project Management (revised version) WPE 487 Wood Chemistry and Physics (revised version) Drop WPE 420 Adhesives, Sealants, and Coatings	CMWPE	28 March 2007
Course proposal PSE 201 The Art and Early History of Papermaking The Art and Early History of Papermaking (with revisions)	PBE	25 April 2007
New Course Proposal AND NEW TITLE: ESF 109 Honors Seminar in Environmental Science and Forestry	COI	8 March 2007
Proposal for a Lower Division Honors Program	COI	8 March 2007
Proposals for New and Revised Courses-Revised on 2 March 2007 Cover Letter for New and Revised Courses FOR 333 Natural Resources Management FOR 533 Natural Resources Management FOR 465 Natural Resources Policy FOR 665 Natural Resources Policy FOR 488 Natural Resources Agencies and Administration FOR 688 Natural Resources Agencies and Administration FOR 460 Managing Vegetation Using Integrated Pest Management FOR 660 Managing Vegetation Using Integrated Pest Management FOR 489 Natural Resources Law and Policy FOR 689 Natural Resources Law and Policy FOR 770 Ecological Economics and Policy	FNRM	28 March 2007
Course proposals from Environmental and Forest Biology EFB 444 Biodiversity and Geography of Nature EFB 644 Biogeography EFB 483 Mammal Diversity EFB 685 Ecology of Mammals of the Adirondack Mountains	EFB	28 February 2007
Revision to Academic Honors	COI	14 February 2007
Change the name of the Environmental and Resources Engineering option from "Paper Science and Engineering" to "Paper and Bioprocess Engineering" Faculty Memo to acknowledge approval of the name change	PBE	1 January 2007
Assessment of Undergraduate Advising Survey	COI	30 November 2006
REVISED: Proposal to change the curriculum in Forest Ecosystem Science Forest Ecosystem Science Cover Letter Forest Ecosystems Science Plan Sheets Compared Forest Ecosystem Science Catalog Description Forest Ecosystem Science Directed Electives	FNRM	31 January 2007
Revisions to Forest Health Program Forest Health Cover Letter Forest Health Plan Sheets Forest Health Catalog Description Forest Health Directed Electives	EFB	27 November 2006
Cover memo for course proposal and reclassification of EFB 120 to meet specified General Education requirements EFB 120 The Global Environment and the Evolution of Human Society	EFB	27 November 2006
Recommendations for English language proficiency	COI	13 November 2006
Plan for Assessing Student Learning Outcomes in General Education: Meeting Strengthened Campus-based Goals	COI	16 October 2006

Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) was formerly known as Committee on Curriculum (COC).