Meeting of the Faculty Senate
General Education Committee
325 Graff Main Hall
February 15, 2016
2015-2016 Members: Colin Belby
Sam Cocks
Nabamita Dutta
Kenny Hunt
Heather Jett
Lisa Kobs
Bryan Kopp
Meredith Thomsen
Mary Tollefson
Geography
Philosophy
Economics
Computer Science
Library
Biology
English
Biology
Music
Present: Belby, Cocks, Dutta, Hunt, Kobs, Kopp, Thomsen, Tollefson
Excused: Jett
Consultants and Guests: Bakkum, Barlow, Hoskins, Kraemer, Lilley, Stovall
1. Meeting commenced at 3:30 pm
2. Review of minutes from December 7, 2015
a. Motion to approve minutes. M/S/P (8/0/0)
3. New course proposal: PHL 120: Introduction to Ethics and Society: The Person and the
Community for placement in the Self and Society category
a. Course presented by Eric Kraemer from Philosophy and discussed by the GEC
b. Motion to approve PHL 120 in Self and Society category. M/S/P (8/0/0)
4. New course proposal: WGS 150 : Introduction to Social Justice for placement in the Self
and Society category
a. Course presented by Terry Glenn Lilley from Women and Gender Studies and
discussed by the GEC
b. Motion to approve WGS 150 in Self and Society category. M/S/P (8/0/0)
5. Report on survey data and status of IR data (Sam Cocks and Pat Barlow)
a. Update on status report provided
b. Discussion ensued on methodology used and how to tie in new data from IR
c. IR will give a presentation to GEC at a future meeting
6. Meeting adjourned at 4:55 pm.