ࡱ> LNKa ='jbjb11 ":[[=!,2 a2c2c2c2c2c2c2,4RF7222a22Dv,a2a0M2 :M1M2202a14848(M2 fD fϳԹUniversity * General Studies * Meeting Minutes* October 21, 2009 Committee Membership: Laura Clayton (NURS) present Larry Daily (Chair) present Anna Devito (HPERS) present Amy DeWitt (SGA) present Heidi Dobish (PSYC) present Meg Galligan (BADM) present Karen Green (SOWK) present Roger Hamood (ACCT) X Lynne Hannah (EDUC) X Anders Henriksson (HIST) present Ann Henriksson (Library) present Erik Jones (MUSC) present Kristin Kaineg (ART) present Mengyang Li (CHEM) present Tim Nixon (E&ML) present Carol Plautz (BIOL) present John Schultz (ECON) present Stephanie Slocum-Schaffer (PSCI) present Ed Snyder (IES) X Zhijun Wang (CSME) X Kevin Williams (MCOM) present Monet Johnson (SGA president) X Helena Cole (retention Specialist) present Scott Beard X Holly Frye (Service Learning) X Christana Johnson (Multicultural SA) X Judi McIntyre (FYEX Director) X Laura Renninger (Assesment Task Force) X Tracy Seffers (Registrar) present Sylvia Shurbutt (C&I Chair) present The October 21, 2009 meeting of the ϳԹUniversity General Studies Committee was held in the Cumberland Room of the Student Center. Chair, Larry Daily called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m. Meeting Schedule (2009-2010): The General Studies Committee will meet every third Wednesday of the month at 4:10pm Approval of minutes for meeting from 09/16/2009 Minutes approved and re-submitted, made corrections to attendance General Studies Change Form Committee weighed the pros and cons of using the current form during the core curriculum changes. For one, the form will most likely change because the changes to the core curriculum. Dr. Shurbutt noted that we should have some way to make changes to General Studies while we are working on the new General Studies Curriculum because C & I will no longer sign off on General Studies Courses. Karen Green and Dr. Jones believe the campus needs to hold off on any General Studies changes until the new Core is implemented2011 Catalog. Dr. Schultz made a motion to postpone the approval of the General Studies form. This motion was accepted, no opposed. The General Studies Form is off the table until the GSC completes the core curriculum reform. Goals and ISOs report from subcommittee. ISO subcommittee presented GS goals and ISOs. Dr. Clayton said the subcommittee did an excellent job. They worked swiftly to complete the intended work. Motion to approve the Goals and ISOs was second, but went to discussion. Dr. Shultz discussed the history of the General Studies program and how it was developed. A committee was formed in 1993 and then again in 2005 where the 2005 GS working group re-affirmed the GS program developed in 1993. Currently the data, assessment and test scores at ϳԹUniversity show that what we are doing is working so why should the current General Studies program change and adopt LEAP goals. Dr. Shurbutt disagreed and believes it is time to consider a change to the existing General Studies Program. Dr. Plautz noted that the Sub-committee developed the GS goals and ISOs based on the Strategic Plan. Page 17 of the Strategic Plan requests the integration of LEAP goals with the eleven overarching goals listed (a-k). The sub-committee believed it was more appropriate to align the ISOs to not to specific courses in a department. Dr. Devito asked (to Schultz), Are there things your would like to see added? Dr. Schultz does not support the ISO 3.3 Show a Capacity for ethical reasoning and action or ISO 3.2 Demonstrate intercultural and multi-ethnic knowledge and competence. Dr. Shultz does not know how we would assess ISO like these and believes the goals in our current General Studies program is much more specific and attainable. Dr. Henriksson wonders why we have to have goals and ISOs that ask the big questions. And agrees there has to be a better way to word ISO 3.2 Dr. Slocum-Schaffer noted that none of the current GS goals are lost in the new version of proposed by the sub-committee and stated that just because we are assessing doesnt mean we are serving our students. Dr. Schultz asks, If nothing is lost why does it have to change? The point of the new Core is not to address a specific course but for our students to attain these goals through a various courses in both the core curriculum and through major requirements. After all the discussion, a motion was made to withdraw the current motion to approve the program goals and ISOs. The motion was approved and the committee agreed to address each goal and ISO individually. ISO 1.1 Acquire knowledge in the sciences and mathematics, social sciences, humanities, histories, languages, and the arts through progressively more challenging problems, projects, and standards for performance. ISO 1.1 went to discussion: Dr. Schultz mentioned that this covers many things and asks if it can be broken down more? Dr. Jones mentions that maybe the assessment committee can break down and address each item specifically. Dr. DeVito feels this ISO is more of an objective than an ISO. Dr. Clayton mentioned we could use the names of the schools as a way to word ISO 1.1. Dr. Slocum-Schaffer believes the ISO needs to be more specific, because Humanities covers art, history and language they are all separate things. Dr. Jones hesitates to naming after school and that disciplines make more sense. Dr. Henriksson noted that each discipline brings a different perspective. A motion to Accept ISO 1.1 as is. Motion was approved, no opposed. ISO 1.2 Engage in the big questions, both contemporary and enduring, inside and outside the classroom, beginning with a first-year experience and concluding with a capstone. A motion to Accept ISO 1.2 with the change, Engage in contemporary and enduring Dr. Plautz agrees that taking the words, Big questions makes it better and less fluffy. Dr. Henriksson recommends that first-year experience and concluding with a capstone be deleted. Dr. Slocum-Schaffer stated that this was added because of the Strategic Plan. Karen Green asks how do we define first-year experience? Can MATH 101 and ENGL 101 be first-years experiences? Dr. Jones amended the motion to read: Engage in both contemporary and enduring questions Motion approved, 1 opposed Motion to Approve Goal #2 and all ISOs Dr. Williams had a concern about ISO 2.4 Acquire quantitative, technological and informational literacy. And asked if we are addressing literacy in a contemporary sense not just information. Once it was discussed and realized the question was answered in ISO 2.2 Motion to approve Goal #2 and ISOs was approved no opposed. ISO 3.1 Develop civic knowledge and civic engagement, global as well as local Motion to approve 3.1 approved ISO 3.2 Demonstrate intercultural and multi-ethnic knowledge and competence. Dr. Henriksson propose that ISO 3.2 change to: Demonstrate understanding of multiculturalism and sensitivity to issues of diversity Motion was approved with changes listed above. ISO 3.3 Show a capacity for ethical reasoning and action Discussion: A committee member noted and asked is ethics is our responsibilityhow do we tell them right from wrong? Dr. Daily noted ethics within the profession. We also should consider changing the word capacity. We want them to have more than a capacity. The professional context is fine. It was discussed to add in professional ethics or professional practice. ISO 3.3 should have demonstrate, behavior that upholds the values of (your) profession The motion to approve 3.3 has been amended to: Practice professional ethics and ethical reasoning. Discussed value judgments versus analyzing the problem and what got (us) here. What is the intentclassical rhetoric, terms of antiquity, a discpline? Motion to approve 3.3 passed. 7 in favor of ISO 3.3 and 6 opposed of wording of ISO 3.3 Division of Workload Committee did not complete revisions to the Goals and ISOs , the division of workload was postponed to the next meeting. 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