General Education Committee Minutes, 10/7/09
Members present: J. DeBoer, J. Edwards, J. Eglin, J. Luckowski, D. Potts F. Rosenzweig, T.
Thibeau
Ex-officio member present: E. Johnson
Members absent: D. MacDonald, K. Shanley, D. Sloan, A. Williams
Communication:

Chair Eglin reported on the outcome of taking the revised catalog language - Group III:
Exceptions to the Modern and Classical Language requirement - Symbolic Systems to
ASCRC.
ASCRC determined that the revised language should not be changed until current programs
with exceptions are reviewed. Otherwise it would appear that the exceptions are endorsed.
The language was sent back to the committee with instructions to define “constraints” and
outline a plan for the review.

Twenty-six forms have been submitted for review in the following areas:
Group III Symbolic Systems – 6
Group IV Expressive Arts – 3
Group VII Social Science – 3
Group VIII Ethics – 1
Group X Indigenous & Global – 5
Group V Literary & Artistic – 1
Group VI Historical & Cultural Studies – 5
Group XI Natural Science - 2
Business Items:

The following subcommittee chairs were identified:
Symbolic Systems
Social Science
Natural Science
Expressive Arts
Literary Studies
Historical & Cultural
Ethics
American & European
Indigenous & Global
Tully Thibeau / Debbie Sloan
Doug MacDonald
Don Potts
John DeBoer
Frank Rosenzweig
John Eglin
Jean Luckowski
John Eglin
Kate Shanley / Julie Edwards
The Subcommittee Chairs should find 3 – 5 members to assist with the review. Camie will
send the subcommittee contact information from last year as a starting point.
The committee should consider creating guidelines for review. Subcommittee chairs are
instructed to keep a paper trail of issues and how decisions are made.

The committee decided that the three year rolling review of general education courses
should begin academic year 2011-2012. Three groups will be reviewed each year. The
current policy language was reviewed and revisions were started – see below. Items 4- 6 are
pending review.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
General Education Subcommittees are charged with the following responsibilities:
1. Review all general education courses every three years to determine if they still meet and
conform to the criteria and learning goals (three groups per year). Each course should be
considered as if it were being proposed for the first time.
2. At the beginning of the year the General Education Committee will determine which groups
to be reviewed and establish the appropriate subcommittees and timelines.
Normally subcommittees shall be chaired by a member of the General Education
Committee with members from the appropriate disciplines. Subcommittees shall consist of
3-5 members.
3. The Committee Chair will communicate with each unit, given a list of courses to be
reviewed. Ask each unit if it wishes to withdraw any courses from general education.
4. The Registrar will provide a list of dormant courses.