General
Education Committee Minutes
February 18, 2002
325 Graff Main Hall
Meeting was called to order at 3:35 P.M.
Members Present:
Emily Johnson, Mary Leonard, Sandy Grunwald, Gretchen Reabe, Brenda Soto –
Torres, Jess Hollenback, Tom Pribek,
Jean Hindson
Consultants
Present: Amelia Dittman, John Magerus, and Diane Schumacher
The minutes of
February 11, 2002 were approved.
Chair Emily Johnson
announced that the entire meeting be devoted to goals and outcomes for Gen Ed.
General order of
discussion:
1.
Letter of
concern from Billy Clow
2.
Notes
from Sandy Grunwald
3.
Questions
and concerns discussed:
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Should we re-structure the goals?
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The first
draft of goals is too specific
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How can
we be more inclusive of all areas?
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What is
wrong with General Education?
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Need to
emphasize the Gen Ed components as a program and not a cafeteria approach
to learning.
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How do we
assess student learning outcomes?
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Need to
re draft the goals for brevity purposes
4.
M/S/P by
Tom Pribek, second by Jean Hindson. Procedural motion:
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Use the
following Organizational scheme to incorporate what we already have.
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Revise
this text for simplicity
-
Submit a
fairly brief document to the Faculty Senate and have a larger explanation of the
report for the General Education Committee files.
Example of Organizational scheme:
A.
Discovery
and Experience – for #4
B.
Critique
and Analysis – for #2,3,6
C.
Communication and Presentation – for #1
D.
Integration or Re-Evaluation – for # 5,7
5.
Emily
suggested that Jess Hollenbeck’s document serve as the preface for the goal
revision document
6.
Assignment for next meeting:
-
Develop
our own draft of Tom’s scheme.
Re-word using the four main points. Use specific terminology. Be able to state what each point (outcome) means.
Next Meeting: March
4, 2002
The meeting was adjourned at 5:27 P.M.
Respectfully
submitted,
Mary Leonard (Anderson)