Minutes of the Liberal Studies Oversight Committee (LSOC)
14 April 2003
Members Present: Millie Abel, Mark Couture, Fred Hinson (chair),
Marsha Lee Holmes, Kathy Hosig, Don Livingston, Will Peebles, Richard
Starnes and Charles Wallis
Members Absent: Jim Costa
Guests: Terry Kinnear and Daryl Hale
The meeting was called to order by Fred Hinson, Chair of the
Committee. The minutes of April 7, 2003 were approved with
revisions.
Terry Kinnear joined our meeting today to discuss the Assessment of
Liberal Studies. The Committee developed a list of possible members
and decided tentatively that the Chairperson for the Assessment
Committee should be elected from the membership of the Committee.
The LSOC asked that Terry Kinnear be the facilitator for the
Assessment Committee.
Daryl Hale joined our meeting today to discuss Philosophy courses in
Liberal Studies. The LSOC voted to approve PHIL-332 – Biomedical
Ethics and Social Justice for the P1 Social Science category. The
Committee approved moving PHIL-313 – Philosophy of Law and PHIL333 Environmental Ethics from P4 Humanities to P1 Social Sciences.
Fred Hinson updated the Committee on the distribution of scheduling
for Liberal Studies Courses throughout the day and the week.
The LSOC discussed the item of allowing students who transfer to WCU
and waive WCU’s Liberal Studies Program if they have completed
another four-year institution’s general education or liberal studies
program. This discussion will be continued at our next meeting.
Fred Hinson asked for volunteers to review the Liberal Studies section
of the WCU catalog and report back to the LSOC on suggested
changes. Millie Abel agreed to update the Liberal Studies section of
the WCU Catalog.
Fred Hinson announced that the AGLS Conference will be held in
Charlotte, NC in October 2003 and asked that the LSOC consider
attending and/or making a presentation at this conference.
The next LSOC meeting will be on Monday, April 21, 2003 at 3:00 p.m.
in the Rogers Room of the University Center.
The meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Pamela Buchanan