ASCRC Minutes 9/24/13
Poetry Corner, Mansfield Library, 2:10 p.m.
Members Present: J. Deboer, C. Henderson, L. Gillison, T. Manuel, S. Samson, T. Thibeau, E.
Uchimoto, N. Vonessen, G. Weix
Members Absent/ Excused: L. Eagleheart, B. Holzworth, S. O’Hare, M. Triana
Ex-Officio Present: N. Hinman J. Hickman J. Laine
The minutes from 9/17/13 were approved.
Communication Items:
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The meeting started with the UM Minute as suggested by President Engstrom in his State of
the University Address.
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The Committee hopes to have a demonstration of UM 101 from the Office of Student
Success. Many members viewed the course on Moodle and had questions/ comments.
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There is concern regarding non-native English speaking students understanding of English as
well as oral proficiency. Many of the students are on exchange. They are smart students but
fall behind because they struggle with understanding English. The issue will be investigated
further after curriculum review. At that time a representative from the Office of International
Programs will be invited to meet with ASCRC to explore resources available to the
instructors and students to help them succeed.
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The video for subcommittee chairs/ members is helpful and should be posted on the Faculty
Senate’s website for reference. ASCRC discussed whether the Faculty Senate should have its
own YouTube account. Rather than set up a YouTube account for official Faculty Senate
items, a file will be made of the video so it can be used for training this year.
Business
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ASCRC reviewed, amended and approved the draft catalog language to end the UDWPA
(appended below). Requirements can be removed from previous catalogs but not added.
Unfortunately there is an inherent unfairness with retroactive changes such as eliminating a
gating/exit exam.
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The revised AP / Clep Credit Policy (203.10) was reviewed. It requires additional language
to clarify that an AP score of 3 guarantees elective and general education credit, but that
specific course equivalencies may require a higher score as determined by the department.
Chair Henderson will draft this language.
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The Committee discussed the procedures that contained catalog language and voted to
eliminate Credit Maximums (203.20), Declaration of Major Policy (203.30), and Internships
(203.60) because the information was duplicated in the catalog so the procedure was not
necessary. It was noted that the online catalog should be indexed so that these policies could
be easily found. The Registrar’s Office could use the index from the last printed catalog as a
template for what items should be included in the index. The catalog language was removed
from the Drop Add Policy (203.40) and Minors Policy (203.80). After striking the catalog
language from Policy 203.40 the remaining information contradicted current catalog
language, so the policy was also deleted.
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Next week Interim Associate Provost will have an update on the crosslisting pilot. The
Committee may want to revisit crosslisted courses for inconsistencies at some point.
The meeting was adjourned at 3.35 PM