LACC Meeting Minutes
March 7, 2014
378 Rod Library
Attendees: Deedee Heistad, Donna Vinton, Kim Cline-Brown, Susan Roberts-Dobie,
Blake Findley, Jean Neibauer, April Chatham-Carpenter
Heistad opened the meeting at 8:20 a.m.
Heistad said that she is on a committee looking into the possibility of a Bachelor of
Applied Science (BAS) degree at UNI. This would be the 4-year degree that a student
with an AAS – Associate of Applied Science from community colleges – could
potentially earn at UNI. There are many issues to be discussed including: the lack of
consistency in the AAS degree requirements, what type of general education
requirements would these students require, how much of the UNI degree would be
major requirements and how much a part of the Liberal Arts Core. Heistad said the
answers will be decided as a university. The specific population with an AAS degree
has been in the field and is looking for a mid-career shift, possibly a job promotion. This
committee is looking at the possibility of more innovative on-line teaching opportunities,
envisioning how the degree might look and realizing that the degree will not work for
every major. The BAS would be a distinct degree – separate from other programs and a
pre-requisite would be an AAS. Critical thinking skills and not content rote memorization
will be essential. Others serving on the committee include Associate Provost Mike
Licari, Todd Evans, John Fritch, Brenda Bass, Dean of Continuing Education, a
representative from industrial technology, chair of the faculty senate, and Heistad from
the LAC. The committee is trying to learn if any departments are interested in moving
forward with this initiative.
Discussion followed on the issue.
• Cline-Brown asked about the difference between the BAS and a BS in biology.
She talked about the current double track for science and non-science majors
with respect to biology courses.
• Vinton asked about competition from Iowa and ISU and the private colleges. She
also commented that we will need to decide now what kind of data will need to be
collected.
• Neibauer said that the packaging and delivery is critical and a vision must be
created. She said advising will be critical, as life happens and these students will
be non-traditional students. She also questioned if a study would be conducted to
learn the students’ needs, rather than having individual departments work on this.
• Roberts-Dobie asked about standardized requirements for entry into the program
– required job experience?
Heistad announced that the LAC Excellence in Teaching Award is coming up. All
nominee materials is to be received by April 4, 2014. She said that she needed three
faculty members and 2 students to be on the selection committee. Nominees included
Blake Findley and Tori Hurst, as the students, and April Chatham-Carpenter, Kim ClineBrown, and Mike Klassen as the faculty members to serve on the selection committee.
The nominees’ support materials will be available in both hard copy (at the LAC
reception desk, 382 LIB) and electronically on an elearning site.
Heistad passed out a draft copy of Category 1A: Reading & Writing advising handout.
Sheets are being prepared for all categories. Heistad and Neibauer intend to have the
advising sheets ready for New Student Orientation.
Heistad passed out the 2014 Liberal Arts Core (total 45 hours) course listing. The only
new item is the CS 1025 title change to Modern Tools for Exploring Data. Regarding the
newly reorganized Category 5 – students coming in before 2014 can choose to
complete the Category 5 requirements either the old way or the new way. Student
entering UNI in fall 2014 students will be held to the new program.
Heistad also noted that the experimental Capstone 3159 no longer being offered will not
be included on the Capstone list. Other capstone courses listed are the courses that
have been approved through the curriculum process.
Heistad asked about the creation of a Capstone Coordinating Committee to think about
assessment in Capstone courses and review course content, academic rigor, etc. She
walked the committee through the summer capstone and the capstone courses coreferenced with Study Abroad. She said that most courses use the standard ETS
program description which does not detail what is actually happening in the specific
course. According to student comments, these programs are awesome, but it is not
clear if academic rigor is in place. Heistad would like to have as much of a connection
between capstone and the LACC as possible. Roberts-Dobie said she would be happy
to be on the committee. Heistad said that since Gute is teaching a capstone course, she
would also like him to be on the committee. Neibauer suggested appointing Yana
Cornish, Study Abroad Director, on the committee. Heistad said the committee needs to
be faculty driven and whenever Heistad has called Cornish regarding academic content
of the courses, Cornish always refers Heistad back to the individual faculty member
teaching the course.
Heistad asked the committee what type of work, what type of projects the committee
wants to pursue/invest in outside of curriculum issues. Discussion followed and
suggestions were:
• Chatham-Carpenter suggested the committee bring in Susan Hill, Director of the
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to talk about faculty
development for the liberal arts core teaching and tiering the liberal arts core –
creating recommendation for when students should take their LAC courses.
Chatham-Carpenter said the committee needs to not just manage, but to actually
vision the LAC.
• Chatham-Carpenter said that Jerry Smith, Faculty Senate, Chair, gave a charge
to the university writing committee to come up with a way of having additional
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writing requirements that build on the LAC. She thinks the LACC should ask to
be a part of this conversation.
Heistad said she has talked to David Grant about asking the writing committee to
come to this committee to talk about writing.
Findley said he would like to see more education for students on the importance
of the LAC.
Heistad said that she would actually like to talk to the students and the offices of
NISG. She is going to work with Findley to make this happen.
Vinton would like to see the LACC to dapple in the skills that go across the
category – cohesiveness – for students to see that these skills transfer out into
their lives – work toward some goals—university goals for an undergraduate
degree.
Neibauer said that perhaps the LACC can champion faculty development in the
teaching of the LAC courses and co-host with the CETL to have discussions on
the needs of the faculty teaching LAC courses.
Chatham-Carpenter would like to see break-out sessions at the fall faculty
workshop that address the needs of the LAC, i.e. teaching the humanities,
teaching first-year students. She suggested that by doing these during the fall
faculty workshop it would make it easier for faculty to get to the workshops.
Chatham-Carpenter would like to see every 5-years a 2-day workshop offered to
faculty.
Chatham-Carpenter suggested the LACC sponsor a drive-in workshop and invite
our sister institutions and the community colleges.
Roberts-Dobie would like to see more work towards supporting the adjunct
instructors. Heistad agreed that this needs to increase. Currently adjuncts
participate in the LAC by serving on coordinating committees. There are also a
number of faculty who teach Cornerstone which also provides some community
for adjuncts. Adjuncts have won the LAC Excellence in Teaching Award in the
past.
Vinton said the committee should put together a mission statement for the LACC.
Heistad said the committee could use all of these ideas to set the agenda for the
next academic year. She said she wants to improve communication with the
faculty about these issues.
Neibauer said the committee needs to promote the vision of the Liberal Arts
Core.
Findley announced that he might stay on the LACC for another year. Heistad asked if it
would be appropriate to take advantage of this opportunity to have 2 students serve on
the LAC and then somehow stagger their appointments in order to have a more
permanent presence.
Meeting adjourned at 9:43 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Jordan
Following are the handouts distributed during the meeting.
2014 LIBERAL ARTS CORE (Total 45 hours)
(FOR ALL NEW FRESHMEN ENTERING UNI SUMMER 2014 AND THEREAFTER)(Any
student who has completed Category 5 coursework at another institution prior to summer 2014 may opt to
follow the previous LAC 2004 program.)
Category 1. Core Competencies
12 hours
A. Reading and Writing (3 hours required)
Select one of the following:
UNIV 1000*
First-Year Cornerstone: Integrated Communication I, 3 hours
& UNIV 1010*
First-Year Cornerstone: Integrated Communication II, 3 hours
*(Both UNIV 1000 and UNIV 1010 must be taken to meet LAC Category 1A & 1B.)
UNIV 1059*
First Year Cornerstone, 3 hours
*This course will be taught in 2-semester increments and a student must complete both semesters or will not apply to LAC 1A
and 1B credit.
ENGLISH 1005 (620:005)
College Writing and Research, 3 hours
ENGLISH 2015 (620:015)
Craft of Academic Writing, 3 hours
ENGLISH 2120 (620:034)
Critical Writing About Literature, 3 hours
B. Speaking and Listening (3 hours required)
UNIV 1000*
First-Year Cornerstone: Integrated Communication I, 3 hours
& UNIV 1010*
First-Year Cornerstone: Integrated Communication II, 3 hours
*(Both UNIV 1000 and UNIV 1010 must be taken to meet LAC Category 1A & 1B.)
UNIV 1059*
First Year Cornerstone, 3 hours
*This course will be taught in 2-semester increments and a student must complete both semesters or will not apply to LAC 1A
and 1B credit.
OR
COMM 1000 (48C:001)
Oral Communication, 3 hours
OR two courses distributed as follows:
COMM 2256 (48C:011)
Oral Interpretation: Texts in Performance, 3 hours or
COMM 2255 (48C:071)
Public Speaking, 3 hours or
COMM 2257 (48C:074)
Argumentation and Debate, 3 hours;
AND
COMM 2344 (48C:004)
Interpersonal Communication, 3 hours or
COMM 1205 (48C:031)
Group Communication Skills, 3 hours
C. Quantitative Techniques and Understanding (3 hours required)*
MATH 1100 (800:023)
Mathematics in Decision Making, 3 hours
MATH 1420 (800:060)
Calculus I, 4 hours
STAT 1774 (800:064)
Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences, 3 hours
STAT 1772 (800:072)
Introduction to Statistical Methods, 3 hours
CS 1025 (810:025)
Modern Tools for Exploring Data, 3 hours
*Elementary Education students may meet the category 1C requirement by completing MATH 1204 (800:031).
D. Personal Wellness (3 hours required)
HPELS 1010 (440:010)
Personal Wellness, 3 hours
Or
HPELS 1059
Dimensions of Well Being, 2 hours (including Dimensions of Well-Being Lecture/Discussion, 1 hour
AND Dimensions of Well-Being Lab, 1 hour, as designated in Schedule of Classes)
Category 2. Civilizations and Cultures
9 hours
A. Humanities (6 hours required)
HUM 1021 (680:021)
Humanities I: The Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Worlds, 3 hours
HUM 1022 (680:022)
Humanities II: The Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment, 3 hours
HUM 1023 (680:023)
Humanities III: The Age of Revolution to the Present, 3 hours
B. Non-Western Cultures (3 hours required)
ANTH 3159
HUM 3121 (680:121)
HUM 3122 (680:122)
HUM 3123 (680:123)
HUM 3124 (680:124)
HUM 3125 (680:125)
HUM 3127 (680:127)
HUM 3128 (680:128)
Cultural Anthropology of Korea, 3 hours (no longer being offered)
Russia/Soviet Union, 3 hours
Japan, 3 hours
Latin America, 3 hours
China, 3 hours
India, 3 hours
Middle East, 3 hours
Africa, 3 hours
HUM 3132 (680:132)/ANTH 3132 (990:132) Native North America, 3 hours
HUM 3137 (680:137)/ANTH 3137 (990:137) Native Central and South America, 3 hours
*SPAN 3020 (780:120) may substitute for the non-Western Cultures requirement, 3hours
Category 3. Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Religion
6 hours
A. Fine Arts (3 hours required)*
PEMES 2034 (420:034)
Survey of Dance History, 3 hours
THEATRE 1002 (490:002)
The Theatrical Arts and Society, 3 hours
MUSIC 1100 (520:010)
Soundscapes: Music in Culture, 3 hours
ART 1002 (600:002)
Visual Inventions, 3 hours
ARTHIST 1004 (600:004)
Visual Perceptions, 3 hours
*MUS HIST 1020 (590:002) may substitute for the Fine Arts requirement for all music majors, 3 hours
B. Literature, Philosophy, or Religion (3 hours required)
ENGLISH 1120 (620:031)
Literature: (topic), 3 hours
RELS 1020 (640:024)
Religions of the World, 3 hours
PHIL 1020 (650:021)
Philosophy: The Art of Thinking, 3 hours
FREN 1120 (720:031)
Introduction to Francophone Literature in Translation, 3
GER 1120 (740:031)
Introduction to German Literature in Translation, 3 hours
SLAV 1120 (770:031)
Introduction to Russian Literature in Translation, 3 hours
hours
PORT 1031 (790:031)
Introduction to Portuguese and Hispanic Literatures in Translation, 3 hours
Category 4. Natural Science and Technology
7 hours
Students are required to take a course with a scheduled laboratory from either Life Sciences or Physical Sciences or another laboratory
course offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences. (Only 6 hours are required for students who meet the liberal arts core
laboratory requirement with a course other than one listed in Life or Physical Sciences.) For all courses listed under Life Sciences and
Physical Sciences, with the exception of ANTH 1001 (990:010), a student must have satisfied University entrance requirements in
English and Mathematics.
A. Life Sciences (3 or 4 hours required)
SCI ED 1200 (820:032)*
Inquiry into Life Science, 4 hours
BIOL 1012 (840:012)
Life: The Natural World, 3 hours
BIOL 1013 (840:013)*
Life: The Natural World - Lab, 1 hour
BIOL 1014 (840:014)
Life: Continuity and Change, 3 hours
BIOL 1015 (840:015)*
Life: Continuing and Change - Lab, 1 hour
BIOL 1033 (840:033)*
Principles of Microbiology, 3 hours
BIOL 2051 (840:051)*
General Biology: Organismal Diversity, 4 hours
BIOL 2052 (840:052)*
General Biology: Cell Structure and Function, 4 hours
BIOL 3101 (840:101)*
Anatomy and Physiology I, 4 hours
ANTH 1001 (990:010)
Human Origins, 3 hours
*Lab course
B. Physical Sciences (3 or 4 hours required)
CHEM 1010 (860:010)*
CHEM 1011 (860:011)
Molecules and Life, 3 hours
CHEM 1020 (860:020)*
Chemical Technology, 4 hours
CHEM 1110 (860:044)*
General Chemistry, 4 hours
CHEM 1030 (860:061)*
Applied General Chemistry, 4 hours
CHEM 1130 (860:070)*
General Chemistry I-II, 5 hours
EARTHSCI 1100 (870:010)** Astronomy, 3-4 hours
EARTHSCI 1110 (870:011)*
Astronomy Laboratory, 1 hour
EARTHSCI 1200 (870:021)
Elements of Weather, 3 hours
EARTHSCI 1210 (870:022)* Elements of Weather, Laboratory, 1 hour
EARTHSCI 1300 (870:031)* Introduction to Geology, 4 hours
EARTHSCI 3328 (870:125)* Fossils and Evolution, 4 hours
GEOG 1210 (970:026)
Physical Geography, 3 hours
GEOG 1211
Physical Geography Laboratory, 1 hour
PHYSICS 1400 (880:011)*
Conceptual Physics, 4 hours
PHYSICS 1000 (880:012)
Physics in Everyday Life, 3 hours
PHYSICS 1511 (880:054)*
General Physics, 4 hours
PHYSICS 1701 (880;130)*
Physics I for Science and Engineering, 4 hours
SCI ED 1300 (820:031)*
Inquiry into Physical Science, 4 hours
SCI ED 1100 (820:033)*
Inquiry into Earth Science, 4 hours
TECH 1015
Introduction to Sustainability, 3 hours
* Lab Course
** Lab Course if 4-hour option elected
Principles of Chemistry, 4 hours
Category 5. Social Science
9 hours
Required: one course from group A, one course from group B, and one course from group A, B, or C. (Students cannot count both
GEOG 1120 [970:010] and GEOG 1110 [970:040] toward the liberal arts core.)
A. Group A
Sociocultural and Historical Perspectives
ANTH 1002 (990:011)
Culture, Nature, and Society, 3 hours
GEOG 1120 (970:010)
Human Geography, 3 hours
GEOG 1110 (970:040)
World Geography, 3 hours (moved to Group C)
HISUS 1023 (900:023)
History of the United States, 3 hours
SOC 1000 (980:001)
Introduction to Sociology, 3 hours
WGS 1040 (680:040)
Women’s and Gender Studies: Introduction, 3 hours
B. Group B Individual and Institutional Perspectives
ECON 1031 (920:024)*
Introduction to Economics, 3 hours
FAM SERV 1010 (31F:010)
Human Identity and Relationships, 3 hours
POL AMER 1014 (942:014)
Introduction to American Politics, 3 hours
PSYCH 1001 (400:001)
Introduction to Psychology, 3 hours
POL INTL 1024 (943:024)
International Relations, 3 hours (moved to Group C)
*Satisfactory completion of both ECON 1041 (920:053) and ECON 1051 (920:054) by all non-business majors and Business
Teaching majors, through UNI or transfer, may substitute for ECON 1031 (920:024).
C. Group C Topical Perspectives Diversity and Global Issues
EDPSYCH 2030 (200:030)
Dynamics of Human Development, 3 hours
GEOG 1110 (970:040)
World Geography, 3 hours (moved from Group A to Group C)
POL GEN 1020 (940:020)
Contemporary Political Problems, 3 hours
POL INTL 1024 (943:024)
International Relations, 3 hours (moved from Group A to Group C)
SOC 1060 (980:060)
Social Problems, 3 hours
SOC SCI 1020 (900:020)
Women, Men, and Society, 3 hours
SW 1041 (450:041)/SOC SCI 1041 (900:041)
Social Welfare: A World View, 3 hours
SW 2045 (450:045)/SOC SCI 1045 (900:045)/SOC 1045 (980:045)
American Racial & Ethnic Minorities, 3 hours
Category 6. Capstone Experience 2 hours
CAP 3102 (CAP:102)/TECH 3102 (330:102)
Living in our Techno-Social World, 3 hrs.
CAP 3103 (CAP:103)
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Genocide: Case Studies, 3 hrs.
CAP 3105 (CAP:105)
Sacred Space, 3 hours
CAP 3106 (CAP:106)/THEATRE 3100 (490:106)
Theatre in Education, 3 hours
CAP 3110 (CAP:110)/BIOL 3110 (840:110)
Obesity and Diabetes: Science, Sociology and Economics, 2 hrs.
CAP 3121 (CAP:121)
Creativity and the Evolution of Culture, 3 hrs.
CAP 3122 (CAP:122)
Building Communities: Developing Intentional Family Spaces, 3 hrs.
CAP 3123 (CAP:123)
Greece: From the “Cradle of Democracy” to Today, 3 hrs.
CAP 3124 (CAP: 124)
Democracies, 3 hrs.
CAP 3125 (CAP: 125)
Globalization, Cultural Pluralism, and International Society, 3 hrs.
CAP 3128 (CAP:128)/COMM 4236 (48C:128)
Ethics in Communication, 3 hrs.
CAP 3129 (CAP:129)
Being National, 3 hrs.
CAP 3130 (CAP:130)
Science and Pseudoscience: Critiquing the World Around You, 3 hrs.
CAP 3131 (CAP:131)
Analysis of Social Issues, 3 hrs.
CAP 3132 (CAP:132)
Medicine, Morality, and Society, 3 hrs.
CAP 3134 (CAP:134)
Back in the Valley: Martin Luther King Jr. and the 21st Century, 3 hrs.
CAP 3140 (CAP:140)
Environment, Technology, and Society, 2 hrs.
CAP 3144/ENGLISH 3144
Genocide in Writing and Film, 3 hrs.
CAP 3123 (CAP:123)
Greece: From the “Cradle of Democracy” to Today, 3
hours
CAP 3124 (CAP:124)
Democracies, 3 hours
CAP 3125 (CAP:125)
Globalization, Cultural Pluralism, and International
Security, 3 hours
CAP 3128 (CAP:128)/COMM 4236 (48C:128)
Ethics in Communication, 3 hours
CAP 3129 (CAP:129)
Being National, 3 hours
CAP 3130 (CAP:130)
Science and Pseudoscience: Critiquing the World Around
You, 3 hrs.
CAP 3131 (CAP:131)
Analysis of Social Issues, 3 hours
CAP 3132 (CAP:132)
Medicine, Morality, and Society, 3 hours
CAP 3134 (CAP:134)
Back in the Valley: Martin Luther King Jr. and the 21st
Century, 3 hours
CAP 3140 (CAP:140)
Environment, Technology, and Society, 2 hours
CAP 3144/ENGLISH 3144
Genocide in Writing and Film, 3 hours
CAP 3148 (CAP:148)/ENGLISH 3148 GER 3048 (740:148)
The Holocaust in Literature and Film, 3 hours
CAP 3151 (CAP:151)/PHIL 3010 (650:151)
Money, Sex & Power: Theories of Race, Class, &
Gender, 3 hours
CAP 3152 (CAP:152)/HPE 3650 (410:152)
Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Health, 3
hours
CAP 3154/BUSINESS 3154
Global Skills, 2-3 hours
CAP 3155 (CAP:155)/BUSINESS 3155 (100:155)
Socio-Economic Reality of Central America, 2 hours
CAP 3158 (CAP:158)
The Water Planet, 3 hours
CAP 3159/BUSINESS 3159
Managing Energy and Sustainability for the Organization,
3 hours (eff. Spring 2014)
CAP 3159/RELS 3159/PHIL 3159
Monsters, Vampires, and Religion: An Awesome Alliance
CAP 3159 (CAP:159)
Child, Family, and Community Development in Nicaragua,
3 hours (no longer being offered)
CAP 3159 (CAP:159)
Communication Disorders and Society, 3 hours (no
longer being offered)
CAP 3159 (CAP:159)
Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland, 3 hours
(remove per D. Heistad – might not be offered for awhile through Study Abroad)
CAP 3159 (CAP:159)
course # eff Sumr 14)
Constructing Cross-Cultural Bridges, 3 hours (permanent
CAP 3159 (CAP:159)
Evolution in the Courtroom, on the Stage, 3 hours (no
longer being offered)
CAP 3159 (CAP:159)
Genocide in Writing and Film, 3 hours (permanent course
# eff Sumr 14)
CAP 3159 (CAP:159)
Ghanaian Culture Immersion, 2 hours (no longer offered)
CAP 3159 (CAP:159)/TESOL 3186 (630:186)/LANG 3186 (700:186) Intercultural Perspectives, 3 hours (permanent course #
eff 12-14 catalog)
CAP 3159 (CAP:159)
Lies and Lying in Personal and Public Life, 3 hours (no
longer offered)
CAP 3159/ENGLISH 3186
Myths of Ireland hours
CAP 3159 (CAP:159)
The Black Sea: Exploring Crimea, 2 hours (remove per
D. Heistad – might not be offered for awhile through Study Abroad)
CAP 3159 (CAP:159)
The Idea of a University, 3 hours (permanent course #
eff Sumr 14)
CAP 3159 (CAP:159)
Russia Today, 3 hours (remove per D. Heistad – might
not be offered for awhile through Study Abroad)
CAP 3160 (CAP:160)/HPE 3160 (410:160)
Community and Public Health, 3 hours
CAP 3165/GER 3334/TESOL 3565
Intercultural Perspectives, 3 hours
CAP 3173 (CAP:173)/RELS 3510 (640:173)/PHIL 3510 (650:173)
CAP 3187 (CAP:187)/ENGLISH 4577 (620:187)
Bio-Medical Ethics, 3 hours
Blues and Jazz in African American Film and Literature,
3 hours
CAP 3190
Idea of the University, 3 hours
CAP 3194 (CAP:194)/RELS 3110 (640:194)/PHIL 3110 (650:194)
Perspectives on Death and Dying, 3 hours
CAP 3550/TESOL 3550
Constructing Cross-Cultural Bridges, 3 hours
Diane Wallace
1/21/2014