General Education Council
January 25, 2006 @ 3:00 p.m.
PDK Room
Minutes
PRESENT: Tony Ambrosio, Phil Bennett, Barbara Bleeker, Gary Bleeker,
Malonne Davies, George Durler, Elissa Hadley, Ellen Hansen, Nancy Hite,
Dennis Schmitt, Shervette Stevens, Amy Sage Webb
Guests: Mike Butler, Joe Yanik, Gary Wyatt
I. Minutes of November 9, 2005 Meeting: The minutes of the General Education
Council meeting of November 9, 2005 were approved.
II. Announcements:
A. New General Education Council member, Elissa Hadley, was introduced.
B. The council discussed reactions to two articles–“Bridging
the Chasm: First Year Students and the Library” (Chronicle of Higher
Education) and “What Every Student Should Know” (Education
Life).
C. G. Bleeker gave background information and distributed midterm reports
on evaluation of GTA’s Teaching of General Education courses.
D. G. Bleeker reported on his meeting with the Strategic Planning Committee.
III. Old Business:
A. M. Bricker was absent and the report on the Results of the Student
Survey on General Education was tabled until the next meeting.
B. G. Bleeker distributed a Working Copy of Goal 6.3. Discussion ensued
and revisions were made to the Draft of General Education Goals and Outcomes.
IV. New Business
A. Council members discussed the format for the upcoming Gen Ed forum
to be held on February 6, 2006 @ 3:00 p.m. in the Kanza Room. Suggestions
made include making forum a large group session and sending background
information with the revised draft copy of the General Education Goals
and Outcomes to all faculty before the forum for comments and suggestions.
V. Other - None
The meeting adjourned at 4:40 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Gerrit Bleeker
Director of General Education
These minutes are only recommendations by the Council on General Education
to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and any actions
taken are not official university policy. All changes in the General Education
Program are announced by the Dean of the College.
Last Updated April 17, 2007