History Task Force Agenda
Agenda
Department of History
Spring Annual Meeting
April 4, 2014 in HBC 201 at 12 noon
1. The Department meeting was called to order at 12 noon with a quorum being present.
2. The Department’s new Administrative Assistant, Dianna Botello was introduced.
3. Amanda Robertson on McGraw Hill presented a technology demonstration of ancillaries available with their latest textbook, America.
4. The History Department members voted unanimously to revise the requirements for the AA in History degree to make it a 60-62 semester credit hour degree in accordance with the Texas Legislature and Coordinating Board mandates. This involved changing the:
1. foreign language requirements from 3-5 semester hours per course to 4-5 semester hours per course,
2. dropping the 3 semester hour unrestricted elective
3. changing the natural science requirements from two 3-4 semester hour courses to one 3 semester hour course and the second course with 4 semester hours
5. The Department congratulated Larry Willoughby and Maxyne Groner on their retirements
6. The meeting adjourned at 2:00pm.