General Education Committee
Meeting Minutes for April 27, 2005
269 EML; Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Present: Michael Christoffers, Kate Haugen, RaNelle Ingalls, Char Myhre, Larry Peterson, Doug Rymph, Orven Swenson, Cindy Urness, Kristi Wold-McCormick.

Larry Peterson called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m.

A motion (Harrold/Swenson) was made to approve the minutes, as distributed, from the April 20, 2005, meeting. Motion carried.

Student Petitions

Student #1

The student resubmitted a petition to waive the social and behavioral courses because he had 122 hours of an intensive course. Peterson asked a German instructor to review the course materials submitted by the student. The instructor indicated to Peterson that the study had 30 hours of regional studies.

A Motion was made (Christoffers/Myhre) to accept request to waive the social and behavioral courses. Motion passed.

Subcommittee Reports

Humanities and Fine Arts and Communication

No Report.

Social and Behavioral Sciences, Wellness, and Quantitative Reasoning

The subcommittee recommends approval of Soc 110, Soc 202, and Soc 214; as having successfully met its five year review. A motion (Ingalls/Haugen) was made to approve – motion passed.

Science and Technology

No report

UNIV 189

The subcommittee met earlier today 10:00 a.m. They are still working on the questionnaire for students which will be completed through the Group Decision Center.

Dr. William Slanger, Office of Institutional Analysis, reviewed the questionnaire and submitted feedback. The feedback was taken into consideration. They also gave the document a title, “Student Evaluation of Academic Success.” The questionnaire will go out to students next fall.

New Coding for GE Categories

Discussion took place about the request from the Registrar's Office to use a GE category code after the course number for GE courses. Wold-McCormick explained the purpose of using the coding to help identify the general education courses since they (Registrar's Office) will be moving to a paperless registration schedule.

A motion (Peterson/Urness) was made to acknowledge – that the committee is interested in hearing more about the request from the Registrar's Office. Motion carried.

Capstone Course Review Matrix

Harrold suggested that the committee share the outcomes of the matrix at the Dean's and Director's meeting with Provost Schnell. Peterson also suggested sharing the information with the different departments via the deans.

Election of new GE Chair for next year

There were no nominations however, Christoffers offered to call the first meeting next semester. Peterson indicated that Rymph, Urness, Swenson, himself included, would not be on the committee next year.

New Business

Discussion took place on where, and with whom, the GE committee forms and submissions would be directed. McCormick suggested they continue being sent to the Registrar's office.

Peterson indicated that ECE 275 had requested to drop the class as a general education course.

The next meetings will be Wednesday, May 4, 2005 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. in EML 269 (Dean's Conference Room). Kevin Brooks will join us to discuss the Vertical Writing proposal.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m.

Recorder: Karen Bjellum