Student recruitment and retention forums Nov. 13 and 20

As a continuation of campus budget discussions and because the ability to enroll and graduate students is central to our mission and critical to our future, Chancellor James Schmidt has invited faculty and staff to two forums on student recruitment and retention:

• Forum on Student Recruitment: This forum was held Nov. 13. Go to the 2015-16 University Budget Updates page to link to a video of the presentation and handouts from the event.
• Forum on Student Retention: Thursday, Nov. 20, 9:30-11 a.m., Centennial Hall 1415 (Video to be accessible from the 2015-16 University Budget Updates page following the forum.)

Each forum will include the presentation of practical ideas for what individuals and departments can do to assist our marketing, admissions and retention efforts, as well as time for questions and discussion.

Proposed new or revised graduate course offerings

The following courses have been proposed as new or revised graduate course offerings in the graduate curriculum.  If you have questions or objections, contact Dr. Margaret Cassidy at cassidml@uwec.edu or 836-3152 within 30 days of this notice, posted Nov. 17, 2014.

New Course Proposals

FREN 630 Environmental and Linguistic Diversity, 3 crs
GEOL 661 Applied Geophysics, 4 crs
HIST 796 Public History Thesis Practicum, 1-3 crs
WMNS 508 Topics in LGBTQ Studies, 3 crs

Revision of Existing Courses

CHEM 653 Biochemistry Laboratory, 2 crs (change of course components, when typically offered, and topical outline/timetable)
CJ 507 Small Group Communication, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
CJ 510 Communication Analysis, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
CJ 550 Human Resource Development, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
CJ 551 Strategic Event Planning, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
CJ 555 , 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
CJ 557 Professional Communication, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
CJ 606 Persuasion, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
ECON 555 Economic Development of the Third World, 3 crs (change of title and description)
ENGL 525 History of the English Language, 3 crs (change of catalog title, description, repeatability, and topical outline/timetable)
HIST 583 Development of Modern Africa, 3 crs (change of title and description)
MATH 650 Foundations of Actuarial Science, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
MATH 660 Contingent Payment Analysis, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
MATH 670 Mathematical Models for Financial Economics, 4 crs (change of prerequisites)
PSYC 525 Theories of Counseling, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
PSYC 533 Psychology of Adulthood and Aging, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
PSYC 540 Personality Psychology, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
PSYC 546 Positive Psychology, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
PSYC 557 Ethics in Psychology, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
PSYC 572 Individual Differences and Behavior Genetics, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
PSYC 573 Evolutionary Psychology, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
PSYC 574 Cognitive Neuroscience, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
PSYC 576 Psychology of Perception, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
PSYC 579 Cognitive Psychology, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
PSYC 580 Introduction to Behavior Modification, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
PSYC 590 Advanced Applied Behavior Analysis, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
THEA 690 Theatre Arts Seminar, 1-3 crs (change of repeatability)

Deletion of Existing Courses

CJ 710 Speechwriting, 2 crs
MUSI 627 Symphonic Literature, 3 crs
MUSI 633 Nineteenth-Century Harmonic Practice, 3 crs