General Education Council

February 14, 2007 @ 3:00 p.m.

PKP Room

Minutes

PRESENT:     Tony Ambrosio, Paul Bland, Barbara Bleeker, Gary Bleeker,  Ashley Bohn, Malonne Davies, George Durler, Nicole Gannon, Ellen Hansen, Nancy Hite, Steve Neill, Dennis Schmitt and Gary Wyatt.

I.       Minutes of January 24, 2007 were approved.

II.       Announcements: 

G. Bleeker reported that three additional general education course proposals—HI112: U.S. History since 1877, CE250: Constructing Your Career and CW101: Freshman Seminar (Student Success)--were submitted for consideration.

The chairs of the three subcommittees shared their reports on which course or courses would best fit under the general education framework categories their groups were assigned.  After lengthy discussion, the Council agreed that a subcommittee consisting of Barbara Bleeker, Gary Bleeker, George Durler, Nicole Gannon and Gary Wyatt prepare a working draft of the general education program which will be discussed at the next scheduled meeting of the Council.

IV.       New Business:  None

The meeting adjourned at 4:40 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.

Last Updated April 17, 2007