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Date

2007-05-25

Time

Location

Agenda

9:00-11a.m., Bricker 200

Agenda:
Updates from the Chair
Approval of meeting minutes
Discussion with Executive Dean Jackie Royster
International Studies 300 & 615
Updates from Subcommittee Chairs

Notes

UNAPPROVED MINUTES

Present: Adelson, Lemberger, Krissek, Mumy, Hobgood, Andereck, Mockabee, Shanda, Yerkes, Harvey, FLorman, Harder, Highely, Collier, Wanzer, Schoen, Lowry, Smith, Oltmann, Berman, Corl, Dutta, Trudeau

 

1. Updates from the Chair
1. The fall retreat is scheduled tentatively for Sept 13 – discussion of revision of guidelines for GEC and how undergraduate courses are taught
2. Last Senate meeting is Wednesday, change to BA Math & Logical Analysis is on agenda as are end of the year reports and elections
3. Thank you for a very productive year
2. Randy Smith
1. Univ. Senate approved reduction to 181 with caveat that Professional colleges demonstrate where the 10 hours is coming from
2. Reduction begins for incoming freshman this fall, but will not be an option for petition from current students
3. Approval of meeting minutes

            Motion: Shanda, 2^nd Hobgood

            Vote: 11 yes, 0 no, 0 abstentions

4. Executive Dean Jackie Royster and Jim Phelan, English
1. Thank you for the way you have engaged thoroughly and thoughtfully with difficult topics this year
2. Challenge going forward with GEC reforms will be around sustaining consensus and implementing changes
3. Insight Areas – Question of how to substantively incorporate specific experiences in these areas and demonstrate this; How to make the process transparent to students; How to make it transparent to advisors
4. Faculty leadership committee was asked to work on thinking about what a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree means – document resulting from discussion (attached below) was created to be used to help put a clearer face on ASC; Meant to serve multiple audiences and be descriptive statement, not a policy statement

                                                               i.      Because it is a values statement, there are always opportunities to tweak and refine it, committee asked to look at it as an artifact that is acceptable as a base document, not a statement for all times

                                                             ii.      Dean Royster would like recommendations for pieces that can be used for specific audiences

                                                            iii.      Committee decided not to discuss tag degrees; distinction provided between BA and BS is meant to be general

                                                           iv.      Suggested that information about how students develop specific skills and are marketable in the job market earlier in the document

                                                             v.      Committee member would like to see the word “humanities” somewhere in the document

                                                           vi.      Noted that our communications professional is working on an ASC in the Workplace brochure that talks about working in corporate, government and non-profit organizations

                                                          vii.      Suggested that language referring providing access to productive, fulfilling careers could be added; some members feel that we are not offering vocational degrees

                                                        viii.      Question of what the relationship there is between this document and the document statement of how we approach an undergraduate degree

                                                           ix.      This document is not intended to be used to influence how decisions are made, but just to reflect our values

Motion: Shanda – approve the document with the revisions as discussed above; 2^nd Krissek

                        Vote: 11 yes, 0 no, 0 abstention

5. Question of how insight areas are going to handled since Visual Literacy has already been approved by senate

                                                               i.      Moral Reasoning and tech literacy has not been approved by the Senate, but we were asked to evaluate options for incorporating them into the curriculum

                                                             ii.      Fundamental tension is that the McHale report was an attempt to make the curriculum easier to understand for students, but the proposals so far have added to the complexity – how do we make it easy for advisors and students to understand

6. Dean Royster would like for students to be clearer than today regarding what they are getting from their education; one way to do this is to create a statement that clearly states what students should experience
7. Noted that the diversity requirements remain in curriculum, members of the visual literacy panel would like to see all 4 insight areas included, not just the addition of visual literacy
8. Member would like to ensure that moral reasoning requirement is compatible with diversity requirement, but we need more substantive discussion about these.
9. Noted that sometimes there needs to be an imbalance in competencies based on what we value and what values are stated in our university documents; we’re not necessary seeking equality in the core concepts, but we have to be able to articulate what the pieces are and make sure that the learning experience is credible
10. Noted that we need to think seriously this summer about how balanced models can be created and explained clearly to our students
4. Subcommittee Reports
1. Sub A and Interdisciplinary programs

                                                               i.      Noted that CCI sees everything that Sub A approves

                                                             ii.      4 new minors approved, 4 more in pipeline

                                                            iii.      Globalization Studies major approved by Sub A and coming to CCI in fall, as well as Survey Research minor

                                                           iv.      Native American and South Asian studies minors being developed

                                                             v.      Current programs are growing – there are 970 majors in International Studies; Film Studies has 107 students after 1 year; 180 student in IS minor

                                                           vi.      Interdisciplinary and Curricular Enhancement Grant – award has been increased to $10,000, information will go out to help advertise this in the fall

2. Sub B

                                                               i.      Reviewed 597 courses for compliance with guidelines, re-affirmed 33 out of the 34 reviewed

                                                             ii.      Reviewed 2 major program revisions – Design and Italian

                                                            iii.      Created guidelines for new Historical Study category

                                                           iv.      Noted that there are some 597 courses that have said they will make changes to comply with requirements, recommended that this be reviewed next year to ensure this

3. Sub C

                                                               i.      Approved Psych major revisions, CIS minor revisions

                                                             ii.      Approved and coming to CCI next year are the Soc and Crim major revisions and Bio major revisions

4. Sub D

                                                               i.      Thanks to Rod for all of his work with Freshman Seminars and the beginnings of the Clusters

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