Report of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee June 13, 2014   The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee recommends approval of the following: 1. New Courses

SCSC 305. Production Agronomy Experiences. (0-2). Credit 1. Agronomy industry practices related to crop production; site visits in Texas and in the Mississippi Delta include a review of farming equipment, conservation agriculture practices, agro-chemical distribution and sales, grain product processing and distribution and on-farm management techniques. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.

2. Withdrawal of Courses

AMST 200. American Studies: History and Methods. AMST 285. Directed Studies. AMST 311. American Expressions. AMST 321. Constructing Identities. AMST 331. Civic Engagement. AMST 341. Cultures of Science, Technology, and the Environment. AMST 350. Materializing America. AMST 360. Comparative Border Studies. AMST 481. Senior Seminar. AMST 484. Internship. AMST 485. Directed Studies. AMST 489. Special Topics in...

3. Change in Courses ENGL 351. Advanced Film. Course prerequisites From: FILM 251 or 301 or approval of instructor; junior or senior classification.

To: ENGL 251 or FILM 251 or FILM 301 or approval of instructor; junior or senior classification.

FILM 351. Advanced Film. Course prerequisites From: FILM 251 or 301 or approval of instructor; junior or senior classification.

To: ENGL 251 or FILM 251 or FILM 301 or approval of instructor; junior or senior classification.

Report of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee June 13, 2014 Page | 2  4. Change in Curriculum College of Science Department of Mathematics BA in Mathematics BA in Mathematics - 5 Year Fast Track BS in Applied Mathematical Sciences Actuarial Science Track Biological Science Track Computational Science Track Economics Track Statistics Track 5 Year Fast Track BS in Mathematics BS in Mathematics - 5 Year Fast Track

Report of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee June 13, 2014 Page | 3  5. Informational Only

Texas A&M University at Galveston Request to add ENGL 204 to Galveston’s course inventory

NEW COURSE

Questions regarding this form should be directed to Sandra Williams at 845-8201 or sandra-williams@tamu.edu. Curricular Services – 3/10

Texas A&M UniversityDepartmental Request for a New Course Undergraduate Graduate Professional

Submit original form and attach a course syllabus.Form Instructions

1. Request submitted by (Department or Program Name): Soil and Crop Sciences

2. Course prefix, number and complete title of course: SCSC 305 PRODUCTION AGRONOMY EXPERIENCES

3. Catalog course description (not to exceed 50 words): Agronomy industry practices related to crop production. Site visits in Texas and in the Mississippi Delta include a review of farming equipment, conservation agriculture practices, agro-chemical distribution and sales, grain product processing and distribution, and on-farm management techniques.

4. Prerequisite(s): Approval of Instructor, junior or senior classification

Cross-listed with: N/A Stacked with: N/A

Cross-listed courses require the signature of both department heads.

5. Is this a variable credit course? Yes No If yes, from to

6. Is this a repeatable course? Yes No If yes, this course may be taken times.

Will this course be repeated within the same semester? Yes No

7. This course will be:

a. required for students enrolled in the following degree programs(s) (e.g., B.A. in history)

NO

b. an elective for students enrolled in the following degree program(s) (e.g., M.S., Ph.D. in geography)

Yes, open to all majors

8. If other departments are teaching or are responsible for related subject matter, the course must be coordinated with these departments.Attach approval letters.

9. Prefix Course # Title (excluding punctuation)

S C S C 3 0 5 P R O D A G E X P

Lect. Lab SCH CIP and Fund Code Admin. Unit Acad. Year FICE Code

0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 2 6 2 0 1 4 - 1 5 0 0 3 6 3 2

Approval recommended by: Level 3

Wayne Smith Department Head or Program Chair (Type Name & Sign) Date Chair, College Review Committee Date

Department Head or Program Chair (Type Name & Sign)

(if cross-listed course) Date Dean of College Date

Submitted to Coordinating Board by: Chair, GC or UCC Date

Associate Director, Curricular Services Date Effective Date

Revision - see attached forsignatures.

Title:ProductionAgronomyExperiences

Number:SCSC305Term:Fall2014Time:Friday1:50‐2:40PMRoom:123xHeepCredithours:1

Coursedescription

Agronomyindustrypracticesrelatedtocropproduction.SitevisitsinTexasandintheMississippiDeltaincludeareviewoffarmingequipment,conservationagriculturepractices,agro‐chemicaldistributionandsales,grainproductprocessinganddistribution,andon‐farmmanagementtechniques.

Pre‐requisites

Juniororseniorclassificationorapprovalofinstructor,

Instructor

SteveHagueDept.SoilandCropSciencesTexasA&MUniversityCollegeStation,TX77843‐2474E‐mail:shague@tamu.eduPhone:979.255.1818ClassStructure&Logistics

TheclasswillmeetFridayafternoonat1:50.Itwillbeopento15studentsforonesemestercredithour.Localtourswilllastapproximately2‐3hours.ThetriptoMississippi(Sept.19‐21,2014)willrequireustoleaveFridayafternoon,touronSaturday,andreturnonSunday.MonsantohasagreedtohostthegroupwithlodgingandmealswhileweareinMississippi.ThetriptotheBayerCropSciencericebreedingfacilitiesinElCampo,TX,willrequireustodepartat8AMonOct.4,2014.Wewillreturnbefore5PMthesameday.

Experiences

MonsantoLearningCenterinStoneville,MS:Monsantowillhostthegroupandintroducecotton,corn,andsoybeanproductionandtechnologyintheMississippiDelta.(Sept19‐21,2014).

HelenaChemicalCompany,Bryan,TX:visitandinteractwiththelocaldistributorofagro‐chemicalsandseedsfortheBrazosValleyregion.

ScamardoGin,Caldwell,TX:cottonginnedandshipped.

BayerCropScienceRiceBreeding;BayerwillhostthegrouponaonedaytouroftheresearchfacilitiesinElCampo,TX.WewilldepartonSaturday(Oct.4)andreturninthelateafternoon.

ThomasMooreFeedMillandFarm,BrazosCounty,TX:sincelivestockareimportantconsumersofgrainproducts,thisvisitwillexplaintheend‐usesofagronomicproductsinaverticallyintegratedbusiness.

TAMUResearchFarm,CollegeStation,TX:reviewofprogramactivitiesintheDeptofSCSC. BarringtonLivingHistoryMuseum,Washington‐on‐the‐Brazos,TX:historicalcontextof

pioneeragriculturesysteminthesouthernU.S.andmorespecificallyTexas.

EvaluationofStudents

Studentspreparematerialforawebsitedescribingagronomypracticestheyexperienceduringthiscourse.Thisallowsthemtoreflectupontheirexperiencesanddevelopabilitiestotellthestoryoftheirdiscipline.Gradeswillbebasedonparticipation,submissionofwebsitematerial,accuracyofinformation,organizationofmaterial,qualityanddescriptionofphotos,andcompletionofprojectontime.

Assignmentswillconsistofparticipationanddevelopmentofawebsiterelatedtothecourseactivities.Thewebsiteconstructionwillincludegatheringdigitalimagesand/orvideosalongwithwrittentext.Participationwillincludeattendanceandengagementindiscussions,attendingclassontime,dressingandactingappropriately,askingquestions,andwritingthankyoumessagestoeachhost.Iexpectallstudentstohaveprofessionalconductandappearanceatalltimes.Youarerepresentingnotonlyyourself,butalsoourUniversity.

Foreachclassmeeting,studentswillbegivenagradebasedonthefollowingrubricforparticipation:

TripNumberCriteria 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Avg.

Attentiveness Questions Thankyoumessage Punctuality Behavior/Dress

Averagetotalpoints(participationgrade)=

Gradingscale:0–unacceptable;1‐poor;2‐weak;3‐needsimprovement;4‐acceptable;5‐credible;6‐good;7‐commendable;8‐excellent;9‐superior;10‐perfect.

Theaverageoftheeightparticipationgradeswillaccountfor50%ofthestudent’sgrade.

Forthewebsiteassignment,studentswillbegivenagradebasedonthefollowingrubric:

Criteria ScoreOrganizationAccuracyPicturesanddescriptionsMeetingdeadlinesThoroughness

TotalPoints=

Gradingscale:0–unacceptable;1‐poor;2‐weak;3‐needsimprovement;4‐acceptable;5‐credible;6‐good;7‐commendable;8‐excellent;9‐superior;10‐perfect.

50%ofthestudent’sgradewillbebasedonthewebsiteassignment.Theassignmentformatwillbeina‘Word’documentthatcanbetransferredintoawebsiteformatted.Studentswillnotberesponsibleforreformattingandtransferofthematerialtothewebsite.

LearningOutcomes

1. Recognizemajortypesoffarmequipmentanddescribethefunctionofeach.Thiswillbeassessedbytheaccuracyofinformationforyourwebpage.

2. Comparecroppingproductionpracticesintermsofsustainabilityandprofitability.Again,proficiencyinthisareawillbeevaluatedthroughthematerialyouprepareforthewebsite.

3. Abilitytocollectpertinentinformationregardingproductionagriculturesysteminordertodesignamulti‐mediapresentation.Thiswillbeanimportantcomponentofdevelopinganeffectiveandinformativewebsiteandwillbegradedassuch.

4. Developcareernetworkingopportunities.Iwillexpectstudentstosend‘thank‐you’messagestoallthesitehostsaspartofyourparticipationgrade.Simplefollow‐upmessagesreinforceyournetworksystems.

CourseGrading

Assignment %Grade DueDateParticipation 50 WeeklyWebsitedevelopment 50 3rd weekNov.

FinalGradefortheCourse

A=90‐100%

B=80‐89%C=70‐79%D=60‐69%F=<60%AttendanceandMake‐UpPolicies

Attendancetoregularclassmeetingismandatory.Foreachclassthatismissed,studentswillbepenalized10%fromtheirfinalgrade.ThereareUniversityexcusedabsenceswhichcanbefoundat(http://student‐rules.tamu.edu/rule07).IfastudentmissesaclasswithaUniversity–relatedexcuse,thatstudentwillbeexpectedtomake‐upthosemissedvisitswithanotheroff‐campusapprovedsite‐visitandsupervisedbytheinstructor.Pleasereviewthedatesofactivitiesbeforethestartofclasstoseeifanydatesconflictwithyourpersonalschedule.

DatesofActivities

Date ActivitySept.05 Reviewofexpectations;completeCIRTforms;writebiographies;classphotosSept.12 ScamardoGinSept.19‐21 TriptoMississippiOct.04 TriptoElCampoOct.10 ThomasMooreFeedMillandFarmOct.17 TAMUAgriLifeResearchFarmOct.24 HelenaChemicalCompany DistributorNov.14 BarringtonLivingHistoryFarm

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“AnAggiedoesnotlie,cheat,orstealortoleratethosewhodo.”

ForadditionalinformationconcerningtheAggieHonorCode,pleasevisit:http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu

WITHDRAWAL OF COURSES

CHANGE IN COURSES

CHANGE IN CURRICULUM

CHANGE IN CURRICULUM

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

BA AND BS IN MATHEMATICS BS IN APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

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Texas A&M UniversitYDepartmental Request for a New Course

Undergraduate I Graduate o Professional. Submit original form and attach a course syllabus''

Form Instructions

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2. Request submitted by (Department or Program Name)"

3. Course prefix, number and complete title of course:

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General Academics (Galveston)

ENGL 204 lntroduction to African American Literature

4. Catalog course description (not to exceed 50 words):

tntroduction to tne wiiiilrgi oiAtiici" Ar"iicans from the 18th century to the present, emphasizing the major themes

and traditions.

5. Prerequisite(s):

Cross-listed with: Stacked with:

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INTRO TO AFRICAN AM LIT

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ENGL 204

lntroduction to African American LiteratureSpring 2015

Dr. Carol Bunch Davisbunchc@tarnug.edtr

Office Hours: TTh 1 1:00a.m. - noon and by appointmentOffice Location: CLB 207COffice Phone: 409-1 40-4425Meeting Times and Location: TBA

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Introduction to the writings of African Americans from the 18tl'century

to the present, emphasizing the major themes and traditions.LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1) To apply the themes and critical paradigms central

African American cultural producers.

2) To analyze African American literary and cultural

to African-American cultural expression by

expression within the historical contexts ofits emergence in the U.S.

3) To express in written work and oral contributions an advanced knowledge and understanding

of a range of texts from the African American literary and cultural tradition in the U.S.

CORE CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES:I ) Critical Thinking Skills (CTS)-The course enhances critical thinking skills through

consistent reading and class discussion of key ideas in African American literature frorn the

l8tl' century to the Present.Z) Communication Skills: (CS)-The course enhances communication skills through small and

large group discussion ofideas, issues, questions and themes central to course reading.

3) personal Iiesponsibility (PR)r-The course enhances personal responsibility through

engagement with rnoral and thomy ethical issues that arise in class readings.

EVALUATION OF CORE CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES:l) Critical Thinking Skills will be based on exams, class discussions and other written work

including qurizzes. Exams will enable students to synthesize and evaluate key themes and

ideas from the assigned texts. Classroom discussions will help students to engage the nuances

and complexities oiAfrican American literature from the 18tr' century to the present.

2) Communication skills in the course willhelp students develop a greater understanding ofAfrican American literature from the 18tl' century to the present through written responses to

scaffold writing assignments and reading questions, exams in which students will be expected

to effectively "onr"y

key ideas from the course succinctly and class discussions in which

students will learn to express questions and reflections about the subtleties of the texts under

study. Course rnaterials will include written texts as well as visual representations including

illustrations, film, and theatrical performances.

3) The course materials will enable students to reflect upon personal responsibility through

engagement with topics including slavery, the quest for freedom and equality, as well as

cultural survival and self-expression in the face of oppression. Students will explore these

topics through class discussions and written assignments'

ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-T]P POLICIESThe University views class attendance as an individual student responsibility. All students are

expected to attend class and to complete all assignments. Please see

http://www.tamug.edu/stulife/Academic%20Rules/Rule%207.pdf for a definition of excused absences.

Students n1uy orly make up missed work due to adequately documented excused absences as defined

by the university.REQUIRED TEXTS:

o Gates, Henry Louis Jr. & Nellie Y. Mc Kay. The Norton Anthology of African-American

Literalure. W.W. Norton & Company,2014' (Third Edition)

ALL Readings posted to E-CamPus

Beatty, Paul. The White Boy Shffie. New York: Picador, 1996.

Wilkerson, Isabel. The Warntth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

New York: Vintage, 2010.

Laymon, Kiese. Long Division. Chicago: Bolden Agate, 2013 -

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

o Midterm essay exalno Final Essay exam. Reading/Screening Quizzes(5 at 20 points each)

o Class discussion questions (5 at 20 points each)

r Engaged participation in discussion

Crading:A:900-1000B:899-800c:799- 700D:699-600F: less than 599

SCHEDULE OF READINGS & ASSIGNMENTS:

1000 points total

WEEK 1: tion ofUt+ Introduction: Racial Categories and the Representation of Race in the U.S.

Course SyllabusRace and Racial Categories: Excerpt from Race: The Power of an lllusion (1997)

Race and Racial Categories: Excerpt from "A Time to Kill" (1996) directed by Joel

Schurnacher1116 Introduction: Talking Books

The Vernacular Tradition-- Stackolee" & "John Henry"-Ballads"Brer Rabbit Tricks Brer Fox Again" & "How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp for Mr. Fox"--

Folktales, "Beale Street Blues"-glgss (all inVolume I) "(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and

Blue"-Jazz, "A Change is Gonna Come" & "The Message"-R&B and Hip Hop (all in

Volume II)WEEK 2: Literacy and the Ouest for Freedom 1746-1865

ll2l Hannah Crafts, The Bondswonlan's Naruative

ll23 Frederick Douglass, The Naruative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

WEEK 3- ru Renai

UZg eooker T. Washington, Up From Slavery (Chapters 1-3 and Atlanta Expedition

Address) (1901)Excerpt from: "The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross-Reconstruction"

l/30 W.E,.B DuBois, The Souls of Black Folk ("Of Our Spiritual Strivings" and "Of Mr.

Booker T. Washington and Others") (1903)

w 4--Li ion to rssance

-,Unforgiruble

Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson" (2005) directed by Ken Burns*

Isabel Wilkerson, The Wqrntth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of Americct's Great Migration(2010) (pagesl-88)Excerpt from: "The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross--Great Migration through

Harlem Renaissance")WEEK S--Literature of the Harlem Renaissance 1919-1939

ittt Langston Hughes, "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain" (1926)

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400100

100

100

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2ll3 Zora Neale Hurstort, "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" (1928) & "Sweat" (1926)

WEEK 6-Literature of the Harlem Renaissance 1919-1939

2ll8 Nella Larsen, Passing (1929)

2120 Midterm Exam (bring a blue book)WEEK 7-- Realism & Naturalism-African American Literature and Culture at Mid-

Centurv 1940-19602125 Richard Wright, "The Ethics of Living Jim Crow" (1931)

2127 Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man (1952) (Prologue, Chapter one, and Epilogue)

K 8-- ican Litera Mid-Centurv 1940-1960

314 Alice Childress, Trouble in Mind (1955)

316 Screening: "The Untold Story of Emmitt Till" (2005) directed by Keith Beauchampx

3119 Lorraine Hansberr)', A Raisin in the Sun (1959)

Lorraine Hansberry, "walter Younger, willy Loman & He Who Must Live" *

3l2l Black Panther Pafty, Ten Point Plan*Amiri Baraka, Dutchntan (1964)

Spring Break March 10-15

t970

WEEK 1

1960-19703126 Malcolm X, "The Ballot or the Bullet" (1964) &

Mountaintop" (1968)Martin Luther King, "I've Been to the

3t28 Leslie Lee, First Breeze of Summer (1975)*w 1-- ContemDorarv African America ure: The

"A Soldier's Story" (1984) directed by Norman Jewison, screenplay by Charles Fuller

Trey Ellis, "The New Black Aesthetic" (1986)* Clips from "The Cosby Show" (1983-1992) &"The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" (1990-1996)

n LiteraSoul Aesthetic4/8 puul Beatty, The White Boy Shffie & L.H. Stallings, "Punked for Life: Radical Black

Masculinities in Paul Beaffy's The White Boy Shffie" (2010)*

4lt0 Percival Everett, "The Appropriation of Cultures" (2004)*

Michele E,lam, "Playbooks and Playscripts in The Racial Draft"*Screening: Chappelle's Show, "The Racial Draft" Season 2, Episode 1 (2004)

directed by Neal Brennan, written by Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan

WEEK 13-- ConPost Soul Aesthetic4ll4 LAST DAY to Q-DROP4/15 "Medicine for Melancholy" (2008) written and directed by Barry Jenkins

4117 Michael Eric Dyson, "lntroduction: Tour(6)ing Postblackness" from Who's Afraid ofPostblachtess; What it Means to be Blctck Now by Tour6 (2011)*

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl,"The Icebreaker" Episode 4, Season I

written and directed by lssa Rae (201l)WEEK 14-- Con mencan re: Pos

Post Soul Aesthetic4/22 Kiese Laymon, Long Division (2013)

4124 Scandal "It's Handled" Episode l, Season 3 (2013) directed by Tom Verica, written by

Shonda Rhirnes

Final Exam due NO LATER than 4:00 nm on f,'ridav. Mav 2nd.

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Please turn off all personal electronic devices for the duration of all class

meetings and close all workstations unless you are instructed to open them.Midterm Exam & Final ExamThe midterm exam is al1 essay exam to be taken in class. Please bring a blue book to class the day ofthe exam. The first section of the exam will ask you define terms central to the discussion of the texts

covered. The second section will be an essay question that asks you to analyze and discuss key themes

in the works we have read. The final exam will be a take home exam that asks you to respond in essay

form to two questions that you will select from a pool of between five and seven questions. The exam

will be released on the final day of the course.

Reading/Screening OuizzesThe reading/screening quizzes will be short answer questions the assigned readings and/or the in class

screenings. There will be four quizzes during the semester. Quizzes can be made up if students have a

documented university excused absence or documented illness. All the documentaries screened in the

course are available for check out in the library or can be accessed on You Tube.

Discussions & Discussion OuestionClass discussions covering the assigned texts are an essential palt of the course. Engaged participationilleans that students come to class prepared to talk about the assigned texts and to answer questions

about the texts when they are posed by the instructor. Students will be expected to tum in five sets offive discussion questions over the semester. The questions can come in response to any of the course

readings or screenings and will be included in class discussions.

E-CampusAny texts followed by an asterisk have been posted on E-Campus and are a part of the required

assigned readings for the course.

Statement on the Familv Educational Riehts and Privacv Act (FERPA)FERPA is a federal law designed to protect the privacy of educational records by limiting access to

these records, to establish the right ofstudents to inspect and review their educational records and toprovide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate and misleading data through informal and formalhearings. To obtain a listing of directory information or to place a hold on any or all of this

inforrnation, please consult the Admissions & Records Office. Items that can never be identified as

public information are a student's social security number or institutional identification number,

citizenship, gender, grades, GPR or class schedule. All effofts will be made in this class to protect

your privacy and to ensure confidential treatment of information associated with or generated by your

pafticipation in the class.Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policv StatementThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal non-discrimination statute that provides

comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this lawrequires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides forreasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an

accommodation, please contact the Counseling Office, Seibel Student Center, or call (409)740-4587.For additional infonnation, visit http://wwu,.tamug.edu/counsel/services/dssprocedures.htm.Academic honestvFor many years Aggies have followed a Code of Honor: "Aggies do not lie, cheat, or steal, nor do they

tolerate those who do." As such, it is the responsibility of students and faculty members to help

maintain scholastic integriq, at the University by refusing to participate in or tolerate scholasticdishonesty. The Aggie Code of Honor and the Scholastic Dishonesty sections in the TAMUGUniversity Rules handbook r.vill be the standard upon which scholastic integrity is maintained in thiscourse. For further information, please see http://www.tamug.edu/HonorSystem .

Cari Bishop-Smith

From:Sent:To:Subject:Attachments:

JoAnn DiGeorgio-LutzTuesday, May 27 ,2014 8:11- PM

Cari Bishop-Smithresubmitting ENGL 204

204 FORM-signed.pdf; cbd longest cv april 201"4.doc; ENGL 204 syllabus.doc

Follow Up Flag: Follow Up

Due By: Tuesday, May 27,20L4 8:2L PM

Flag Status: Flagged

Sure, this is fine.

Best,

Nancy

Sent from my iPhone

Hi Cari,

Dr. Carol Bunch-Davis made the corrections to her proposed ENGL 204 syllabus. I'm attaching the form, herrevised syllabus, and her CV. Also below is permission from the English Department to offer this course on ourcampus. Please let me know if you need anything else.

ThanksJoAnn

On May 6,2014, at 11:00 PM, JoAnn DiGeorgio-Lutz <digeorgi@tamug.edu> wrote:Dear Dr. Warren,

I am writing to seek your permission for one of our faculty members in the Department of General Academics,Dr. Carol Bunch Davis, to teach ENG 204, Introduction to African American Literature, on the Galvestoncampus beginning in Fall 2014. I am attaching Dr. Bunch-Davis's current C.V. and her syllabus for thiscourse.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me either via e-mail or phone 409-740-4463. Thankyou for your consideration of our request especially at this time of the semester.

ThanksJoAnn

JoAnn DiGeorgio-Lntz, Ph.D.l Professor and HeadDepartment of General Academicsl Texas A&M University at Galveston

409-740-4463 (o)digeorgi@tamug.edu

<cbd longest cv april 2014.doc><ENG 204 syllabus.docx>

JoAnn DiGeorgio-Lutz, Ph.D.l Professor and HeadDepartment of General Academicsl Texas A&M University at Galveston409-740-4463 (o)dieeorgj@tamug.edu