REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Minutes of the Meeting of the Curriculum Committee
Eureka: 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, SSA 202
Del Norte: 883 W. Washington Boulevard, Office E7
Meeting Date: February 26, 2016
Members Present: George Potamianos, Michelle Haggerty, Sean Herrera-Thomas, Erik Kramer, Harry Pyke, Ruth
Rhodes, Franz Rulofson, Gary Sokolow.
Members Absent:
Marla Gleave ; Erik Kramer was absent for items 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3; Gary Sokolow was absent for
items 4.30 and 4.31.
1. Call to Order: Curriculum Committee Chair, George Potamianos, called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m.
2. Introductions and Public Comment: Introducing Courtney Loder, new Academic Affairs Analyst providing staff
support for the Curriculum Committee.
3. Approval of the Minutes: Sean Herrera-Thomas moved to approve the minutes of the January 22, 2016 meeting,
seconded by Gary Sokolow. There being no objections, the minutes were approved as written.
4. Action Items
4.1
4.2
4.3
Inactivation: AG-55 Introduction to Viticulture – Franz Rulofson
Inactivation: METEO-1 Introduction to Meteorology – Science Department
Inactivation: PHYSC-10 Introduction to Physical Science
Gary Sokolow [M], Franz Rulofson [2nd] the motion to consider 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 as a batch. Following
discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
-
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Discussion:
1. Technical Review found that AG-55 has been previously inactivated. Courtney Loder will make the
appropriate changes in Datatel to prevent it from being listed as an active course.
4.4
Associate in Science in Agriculture Plant Science for Transfer – Franz Rulofson
Franz Rulofson [M], Michelle Haggerty [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Discussion:
1. Juana Esty details some changes that need to be made to the total unit counts on the TMC table.
2. Courtney Loder will wait until final C-ID approval of some required classes before submitting to Chancellor's
Office for program approval.
4.5
AG-63 Introduction to Organic/Sustainable Agriculture – Franz Rulofson
Franz Rulofson [M], Erik Kramer [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the following
roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
4.6
AG-42 Agriculture Work Experience – Franz Rulofson
Franz Rulofson [M], Michelle Haggerty [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Discussion:
1. Variability of hours for the lab unit is because 75 hours of paid work experience OR 60 hours of volunteer
work experience = 1 lab unit.
4.7
AG-44A Agriculture Leadership I – Franz Rulofson
Franz Rulofson [M], Erik Kramer [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the following
roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
4.8
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
AG-44B Agriculture Leadership II – Franz Rulofson
Franz Rulofson [M], Gary Sokolow [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Franz Rulofson [M], Erik Kramer [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve the prerequisite was passed
by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
4.9
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
POLSC-3 Modern World Problems – Will Meriwether
Sean Herrera-Thomas [M], Michelle Haggerty [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by
the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Discussion:
1. Gary Sokolow asked Juana Esty if there is a C-ID that matches this course. It aligns with C-ID descriptor for
POLS 140. Juana will submit for review.
Gary Sokolow [M], Sean Herrera-Thomas [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve this course
as General Education was passed by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Discussion:
1. Erik Kramer asks for more detailed explanation of how this course satifies the requirements for an Area E
course. Will Meriwether explains that this course focuses on understanding cultural and historical contexts
around the world as they interact with institutions both economically and politically. Erik's general concern
is how much of the course focuses on global understanding. Will says that in teaching this course, quite a bit
of time would be devoted to discussing how international organizations (including states, corporations, and
state-like groups) influence policy decisions and interpret the actions of other groups in a global context.
2. Sean Herrera-Thomas reads from Academic Senate's language for Area E "course shall be designed to
provide a student with the ability to analyze the complexity of diversity through the perspective of
differential power and privilege, identity politics, and/or multicultural studies." Will confirms that the
central themes of the course address these perspectives.
3. George Potamianos clarifies that the course purpose is not to look at world problems through lens of US
foreign policy. Will confirms that it looks at modern world problems from a very macro level, even outside
the United States--focused on true global issues and students will be looking at issues from multiple national
perspectives.
4. Erik Kramer asks for clarification about how the course addresses different national and cultural perspectives.
Will provides examples of discussion topics such as how different cultures perceive a woman wearing a
burka.
4.10
Distance Ed: POLSC-3 Modern World Problems – Will Meriwether
Sean Herrera-Thomas [M], Gary Sokolow [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Discussion:
1. Gary Sokolow confirms that telepresence only was the intended goal of the proposal. Yes; it is the best
medium for disseminating the course content.
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
Large Format: GEOL-10 Environmental Geology – Mark Renner
Large Format: GEOL-15 Intro to Earthquakes & Geologic Hazards – Mark Renner, Jason Patton
Large Format: GEOG-1 Physical Geography – Dan Dempsey
Large Format: OCEAN-10 Introduction to Oceanography – Danny O’Shea
Franz Rulofson [M], Ruth Rhodes [2nd] the motion to consider 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, and 4.14 as a batch. Following
discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
4.15
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
NAS-21 Native American History – Katie Sharp, Cintra Agee
Sean Herrera-Thomas [M], Gary Sokolow [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Discussion:
1. Presented by Dean Bazard, as the authoring faculty were unable to attend.
Erik Kramer [M], Gary Sokolow [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve this course as General
Education was passed by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
4.16
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
DA-153 Dental Science – Hillary Reed
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Franz Rulofson [M], Sean Herrera-Thomas [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Gary Sokolow [M], Erik Kramer [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve the prerequisite was passed
by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Discussion:
1. 1. Ruth Rhodes clarifies that prerequisite should also include ENGL 102.
Gary Sokolow [M], Erik Kramer [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve the corequisite was passed
by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
4.17
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
DA-163 Dental Diseases and Oral Health Issues – Hillary Reed
Franz Rulofson [M], Michelle Haggerty [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Sean Herrera-Thomas [M], Erik Kramer [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve the prerequisite was
passed by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Discussion:
1. same comments from item 4.16 apply.
Franz Rulofson [M], Erik Kramer [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve the corequisite was passed
by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
4.18
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
DA-166 Dental Front Office Skills – Hillary Reed
Sean Herrera-Thomas [M], Erik Kramer [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Gary Sokolow [M], Erik Kramer [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve the prerequisite was passed
by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Discussion:
1. same comments from item 4.16 apply.
Gary Sokolow [M], Erik Kramer [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve the corequisite was passed
by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
4.19
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
AJ-170 Public Safety Dispatcher Course – Ron Waters
Franz Rulofson [M], Erik Kramer [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the following
roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
4.20
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
CT-80 Carpentry Theory I – Derek Glavich
Sean Herrera-Thomas [M], Michelle Haggerty [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by
the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Discussion:
1. Erik Kramer asks about math-specific outcomes when there are no math prerequisites. In response to
discussion during pre-meeting review, math courses were added as recommended prep, with the rationale
that students with prealgebraic math skills are more likely to succeed.
4.21
CT-95 Intermediate Carpentry I – Derek Glavich
Franz Rulofson [M], Gary Sokolow [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Franz Rulofson [M], Gary Sokolow [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve the prerequisite was
passed by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
4.22
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
CT-96 Intermediate Carpentry II – Derek Glavich
Franz Rulofson [M], Gary Sokolow [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Franz Rulofson [M], Gary Sokolow [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve the prerequisite was
passed by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
4.23
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
GUID-215 Education Plan Development – Elizabeth Carlyle
Gary Sokolow [M], Sean Herrera-Thomas [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Discussion:
1. George Potamianos asked if the course outcome is for students to produce an education plan, why isn’t
creating an education plan a required assessment activity. A consensus was reached that as long as skills are
developed to increase a student’s ability to complete an education plan, that there is no inconsistency
between the outcome and the representative assessment activity.
4.24
HLTH-207 First Aid/CPR/AED – Elizabeth Carlyle
Item tabled at request of author.
4.25
ART-1B Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary – Natalia Margulis
Item tabled due to lack of faculty representation.
4.26
ART-4 Art Appreciation – Natalia Margulis
Item tabled due to lack of faculty representation.
4.27
ENGL-18 American Literature: Civil War to the Present – Peter Blakemore, Sean Herrera-Thomas
Michelle Haggerty [M], Erik Kramer [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Discussion:
1. Juana Esty thinks C-ID approval is likely. This was submitted for C-ID approval last spring, but was returned
with revision requests that have now all have been made.
Franz Rulofson [M], Gary Sokolow [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve the prerequisite was
passed by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Gary Sokolow [M], Michelle Haggerty [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve this course as General
Education was passed by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
4.28
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
PSYCH-1 General Psychology – Michelle Haggerty
Franz Rulofson [M], Michelle Haggerty [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
-
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Gary Sokolow [M], Ruth Rhodes [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve this course as General
Education was passed by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
-
4.29
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
CINE-1 Cinema History: From Its Origins to the Coming of Sound – George Potamianos
Franz Rulofson [M], Michelle Haggerty [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the
following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
Franz Rulofson [M], Michelle Haggerty [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve this course
as General Education was passed by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
4.30
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
Y
CINE-2 Cinema History: From the Coming of Sound to the Present – George Potamianos
Franz Rulofson [M], Erik Kramer [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve was passed by the following
roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
-
Franz Rulofson [M], Michelle Haggerty [2nd]. Following discussion, the motion to approve this course
as General Education was passed by the following roll call vote:
Haggerty
Y
4.31
Herrera-Thomas
Y
Kramer
Y
Pyke
Y
Rhodes
Y
Rulofson
Y
Sokolow
-
Form Revision: Distance Education – Mike Butler
Item tabled due to ongoing revisions of the form still in progress.
5. Announcements and Open Forum
There were no announcements at this time.
6. Adjournment: On motion by George Potamianos, seconded by Michelle Haggerty, the meeting was adjourned at
2:59 p.m.
Next Meeting: March 11, 2016