Minutes of the Faculty Senate General Education Committee
April 21, 2008
325 Main Hall
Members Attending: Current, Fields, Galbraith (presiding),
Kraemer, Loh, Pribek, Prucha, Ragan, Sloan
Guests & Consultants: Suzanne Anglehart, Bakkum, Clow, Dittman,
Morgan, Bernadette Taylor, Mike Winfrey
Convened 3:21pm, by Chair Galbraith
M/S/P, to approve minutes of April 4, 2008, w/corrections;
voice vote, unanimous
rpt. f/Emily Johnson on attending Am. Association of Colleges
& Unv. Gen. Ed. conference, including sessions on assessment,
articulating goals to students, and isolating practical skills
(GE) v. career skills (major)
rpt f/chair: AHAC membership announced & comm. will convene to
begin work on charge by GEC
M/S/P, after discussion, to approve MIC 130, Global Impact of
Infectious Diseases, II, B, b-2; rep. by S. Anglehart, B. Taylor,
& M. Winfrey; voice vote, 1 abstaining
M/S/P, after discussion, to approve THA/ECO 374, Economics of Art
and Entertainment, II, D; rep. by Clow; voice vote, 1 opposed
Continuing discussion of Position Description,
Director of University Core
- difficulty to dept. if GEC chair given release time,
especially lack of time to cover classes in schedule
- release time each for GEC chair, UWL 100 co-ordinator, &
WE/WIMP co-ordinator
- change GEC by-laws to create continuity (vice-chair or future
chair, elections in Spring)
- Galbraith & Kraemer agreed quarter-time release for GE chair
to serve as "director" would be reasonable
M/S/P, to recommend to Faculty Senate each of the following,
as separate motions:
1) .25 re-assignment for both semesters, for GE chair,
1/9 salary stipend for summer, starting July 1, 2008,
which also would require bylaws change to Spring election of
chair & elimination of current dir. position; voice vote,
unanimous
2) duties associated with co-ord. UWL 100 be allocated a
one-time .25 re-assignment, per year, during the academic
year; voice vote, unanimous
3) duties associated with co-ord. WE/WIMP be allocated a
one-time, .25 re-assignment, per year, during the academic
year; voice vote, unanimous
Adjourned 5:29pm.
Notes compiled by T. Pribek