Minutes for Meeting #7 of the General Education Subcommittee of the UCC

Minutes for Meeting #8 of the General Education Subcommittee of the UCC

Date/Time:February11, 2008; 2:30 – 4:30 pm

Location:KC 201

Present: Alan Bell, Roy Cole, Phyllis Curtiss, Roger Gilles, “Griff” Griffin, Charlie Lowe, Penney Nichols-Whitehead, Frank Ward (Chair), Jonathan White

8.1Approval of Agenda

-Approved

8.2Approval of Minutes

- Approved

8.3Report from Chair

-Chair reports that GES sub-category change forms listed below were approved by UCC.

Of the six others that UCC wanted revisions, three have been done and sent back to UCC, two are in revision stages and one is still pending feedback from coordinating cluster.

8.4Discussion/Action of proposals under consideration

GES Sub-Category Change Form > Religion – APPROVED

GES Sub-Category Change Form > Marginality and Difference – APPROVED

GES Sub-Category Change Form > The Human Journey – APPROVED

GES Sub-Category Change Form > Changing Ideas: Changing Worlds – APPROVED

GES Sub-Category Change Form > War and Peace – APPROVED

GES Sub-Category Change Form > Continuity and Change in the Americas – APPROVED

GES Sub-Category Change Form > Gender, Society, and Culture – APPROVED

GES Sub-Category Change Form > Global Change: Integration and Fragmentation – APPR

GES Sub-Category Change Form > Cities – APPROVED

GES Sub-Category Change Form > Creativity: Ideas and Innovation – APPROVED

GES Sub-Category Change Form > The American Mosaic – APPROVED

GES Sub-Category Change Form > Sport and Life – APPROVED

GES Sub-Category Change Form > Democracy – APPROVED

8.5Report from Working Groups

-Knowledge/Skills/Goals group reported on their continued work on of aligning GE goals with LEAP goals. Grant has been submitted. Working group and with some discussion of committee resulted in not including students in GE survey that will go to anyone who has taught GE courses in the past five years. Some discussion on whether to include student services personnel. Will leave it at members who have taught GE courses. May look at surveying alumni after results from current survey are reported and analyzed by interested faculty at summer retreat.

8.6Report from General Education Director

-GE Director discussed LEAP grant. Submitted to PEW FTLC. Will probably not know anything until March 1st timeframe.

-GE Director currently teaching course assessment plans (CAP) on a one-to-one basis that is working well. Still waiting on some CAPs from faculty.

-Some discussion about movement of courses in theme #7. Will see what develops.

-GE Director working on course assessment report and is almost complete. Any suggested changes should be forwarded to Griff.

8.7New Business

- None

8.8Adjournment

-Motion passed. Next meeting March 10, 2008Devos 303C