General Education Council

September 12, 2007@ 3:00 p.m.

PDK Room

Minutes

 

PRESENT:     Tony Ambrosio, Paul Bland, Barbara Bleeker, Gary Bleeker, Ryann Brooks, Alexis Downs,  Ed Emmer (proxy for Ellen Hansen), Jacob Hadley, Kevin Johnson, Alli Jordan, Steve Neill, Dennis Schmitt, Richard Schrock (proxy for David Edds), Gary Wyatt.

           

I.          Minutes of August 22, 2007 were approved.

            Members introduced themselves and welcomed ASG student members.

II.         Announcements:

            G. Bleeker announced Vice President Schwenn approved to add AB110, AB111,             AS110, & AS111 as options to the Cultural Diversity section of the General             education Program on September 4, 2007.

III.       Old Business:

            a.         Discussion and Voting on Suggested Changes to the “Working Draft” of                         the Goals and General Education Program.

                        1.         Motion made and seconded to delete the last part of Goal 3:                                     “…and the ability to make connections among the ideas and                                     perspectives of multiple disciplines.” 

                                    1 vote approved – motion failed

                        2.         Motion made and seconded under “Core Skills—Writing, “delete                                     “Or an approved junior writing course in the discipline.

                                    1 Vote against –  Motion approved

                        3.         Motion made and seconded under “Core Skills-- Quantitative                                     and Mathematical Reasoning,” require all students to have a                                     “C” or better.

                                    Motion failed

                        4.         Motion made and seconded under “Core Skills—Information                                     Technology,” add UL 100 Information Literacy and Technology                                     as one of the options

                                    1 abstention, Motion approved

                        5.         Motion made and seconded under “Social and Behavioral                                     Sciences,” change Elementary Education and Secondary                                     Education Major requirements from PO100 to any of the three                                     political science courses.

                                    2 Abstentions, Motion approved

                        6.         Motion made and seconded under “Multicultural Perspectives,”                                     change Elementary Education and Secondary Education Major                                     requirements from AN210 to either AN210 or ET301.

                                    1 opposed, 1 abstention, Motion approved

                        7.         Under “Humanities,” Nursing proposes that NU302, History and                                     Theory of Nursing, be used to meet History requirement.

                                    1 Abstention, Motion failed

                        8.         Nursing proposes that “Social and Behavioral Sciences” be                                     changed from 6 credit hours to 6-9 credit hours (for Nursing                                     majors)

                                    2 opposed, 1 abstention, Motion approved

                        9.         Nursing proposes that “Multicultural Perspectives” be changed                                     from 6-10 credit hours to 3-10 credit hours.

                                    Motion failed for lack of second

            b.       G. Bleeker distributed “Additional Suggested Changes (9/12/07) for                           discussion at September 26, 2007 meeting.

           G. Bleeker distributed copy of Social Sciences “Working Draft”            suggestions.  Discussion ensued.  G. Bleeker to send copy of            matrices for JO200 and for BU293 to members of General                        Education Council for reconsideration at September 26, 2007            meeting.

            c.      Ambrosio distributed copies of “General Education Learning Outcomes                      and Program Assessment: Issues, Concerns and Recommendations” for                      discussion at September 26, 2007 General Education Council meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.

                                                                        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.

 

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