ASCRC Minutes 11/13/12
GBB 225, 2:10 p.m.
Members Present: B. Borrie, C. Chandler, W. Davies, J. Deboer, L. Gillison, N. Greymorning, M.
Grimes, C. Henderson, D. Stolle, T. Thibeau, N. Vonessen
Members Absent/ Excused: G. Coon, B. Simpson, D. Simpson
Ex-Officio Present: N. Hinman, B. Holzworth, E. Johnson S. O’Hare, J. Zink
Guest: G. Hudgins, K. Webster, A. Vernon
Chair Borrie called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.
The minutes from 10/30/12 were amended and approved.
Communication items:
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New student member Clair Chandler was welcomed to the committee.
The curriculum consent agenda and the Minors Policy (with a friendly amendment) were
approved at the faculty senate meeting.
The T- credit working group will meet this week
The next Faculty Senate meeting is the last opportunity for Level II proposals to be approved
in order to be forwarded to the Board of Regents to be available in next autumn’s catalog.
Business Items:
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The following service learning courses presented by Professors Hudgins and Vernon were
approved.
CSD
Sociology
CSD 191
SOCI 191
English/
Creative
Writing
ENCR 191
Diversity in Communications/Service Learning
Privation Land of Plenty: Hunger and Homelessness in the
U.S. / Service Learning
Long Ago and Far Away: Form and Function of Personal
Narrative/Service Learning
The Writing Courses (appended below) presented by Kelly Webster, Director of the Writing
Center and Ex-Officio member of the Writing Committee, were approved. The writing
committee noted patterns that writing learning outcomes were not included on syllabi and
there is a general lack of clarity among upper-division writing course instructors regarding
the major outcome to develop information technology and digital literacy. A letter will be
sent from the writing committee to department chairs/ writing instructors reminding them
that writing course syllabi must include writing learning outcomes. The Committee will
likely organize an Information Literacy workshop and provide resources to guide instructors
in the intent and pursuit of the information literacy outcome.
In each year, a rolling review of one quarter of all writing courses is conducted, and it was also
noted that a number of Upper Division Writing courses due for review this year were not
submitted and will therefore lose designation as approved Writing courses. In the next academic
year writing courses from the Professional Schools and from the social sciences will be
undergoing review, alongside courses newly seeking approval.
As part of the Writing Assessment Pilot Project, the Review Committee used an electronic rubric
to keep track of patterns in the writing courses. The data will provide information on how well
writing instructors understand writing course requirements in an effort to identify topics for
faculty development opportunities.
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The Forestry and Biomedical Curriculum Items appended below were approved. Follow-up
is pending on FORS 250 and NRSM 426, as well as the program modification in CCS.
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Follow-up was received for SSEA 202. However, the catalog language was not correct.
Clarification will be requested from the instructor. The other pending items require further
follow-up information.
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The Social and Behavioral Science Subcommittee approved the following courses and
ASCRC concurred.
Applied Arts and
Sciences
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COMX 212
PSYX 240
Introduction to Intercultural
Communication
Fundamentals of Abnormal
Psychology
New course
New Course
Social Work submitted revised forms. However, there are still some discrepancies that need
to be corrected.
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ASCRC discussed BIOH 485, TA: Form and Function. The Committee would like to see
clarification regarding how the achievement of learning outcomes is assessed in this course.
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The Business and Journalism Curriculum items appended were approved. The Subcommittee
is still deliberating regarding HC 294 Advocate Leadership Seminar.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 PM.
Writing Committee Consent Agenda
Approved Writing Courses
Course number
BGEN 220
CSCI 215E
FILM 320
HSTA 315
HSTA 385
HSTR 334
HSTR 358
LIT 110L
LIT 120L
LIT 201
LIT 210L
LIT 211L
LIT 220L
LIT 221L
LIT 222L
WRIT 121
WRIT 201
WRIT 240E
Course title
Business Communication
Social and Ethical Issues in Computer Science
English Literature Shakespeare
The Early American Republic 1787-1848
America Families and Children
Latin American: Reform and Revolution
Russia since 1881
Introduction to Literature
Introduction to Poetry
Introduction to Literary Studies
American Literature I
American Literature Survey II
British Literature: Medieval to Renaissance
British Literature: The Enlightenment to
Romanticism
British Lit: Victorian to Contemporary: Lecture
Introduction to Technical Writing
College Writing II: Advanced Composition
Arguments and Contemporary Issues
WRIT 325
NRSM 200
Writing in the Sciences
Natural Resources Writing
Change
New
Renew
Renew
New
New
New
New
Renew
Renew
Renew
Renew
Renew
Renew
Renew
Renew
Renew
Renew
Renew
Renew (was
WBIO 2XX)
Renew
Upper-Division Writing Courses
ANTY 403E
HSTA 468 UG
(467)
HSTA 417
HSTR 422
LIT 494
LS 484
MCLL/SPNS 315
BGMT 444
BMGT 426
Ethics and Anthropology
Researching and Writing Early America and the
Atlantic World
Prayer and Civil Rights
Historical Research Seminar: Postwar America
Capstone Seminar in Literature
Novel Ancient and Modern
Major Hispanic Authors
Management Communications
Strategic Management
Renew
Renew
Renew
New
Renew
New
Renew
Remove
Remove
SW 300
Human Behavior in the Social Environment
New
Forestry and Biomedical Curriculum Consent Agenda
Climate Change Studies
CCS 203
climate change: science and society
CCS 352
CCS 398
Forestry
FORS 250
number, title change; cross list
Climate Change Field Studies
Climate Change Internship/Service Learning
credit change; add as option
title; repeatability
Intro to GIS and Cartography
title; merge FORS 250 & GPHY 381;
cross list
Health Science
HS 3XX
Medical Profession Preparation and
Overview
Natural Resource management
NRSM 200
Natural Resources Professional Writing
NRSM 215
Field Studies in Conservation
NRSM 426
Climate and Society
Program
BS Wildland Restoration
Modification
new course
Program
Modification
Minor, Wildland Restoration
new course
new course
new course
optional and elective courses; WRIT
requirement; required course
change
add elective courses
Program
Modification
BS, Forestry
course substitution
Program
Modification
BS, Parks Tourism, & Recreation
Management
course substitution
Program
Modification
BS, Resource Conservation
add elective courses; change
required courses
GIS Sciences
and
Technologies
Certificate
required course changes (GIS w Forestry);
changes in electives
OK, required credits for cert. do not
change
Business and Journalism Curriculum Consent Items
Business Technology
TASK 240
Administrative Support for the Office
change from 2 to 3 credits
program
modification
program
modification
program
modification
program
modification
Level I
Health Information Coding Specialty
minor modifications to curriculum
Medical Administrative Assisting
minor modifications to curriculum
Accounting Technology
minor modifications to curriculum
Medical Information Technology - Medical
Reception
Administrative Management
minor modifications to curriculum
new option in Social Media
Management
Carpentry
CSTN 171
Site Preparation, Foundations, and Concrete
Installation
New course- ccn aligned
CSTN 201
Advanced Concrete Working
New course-CCN aligned
CSTN 276
Building for Solar Energy
delete, replaced by CSTN 282-3
CSTN 277
Alternative Construction Materials
delete, replaced by CSTN 282-4
CSTN 279
Commercial Construction
new course
CSTN 282
Green Building Concepts and Design I
new course - unique
CSTN 281
Program
modification
Green Building Concepts and Design II
Carpentry
new course
revise curriculum