October 19, 2010 Vol.Vol. III, II, No.No. 3 10 WheelerNotes The Most Important Twenty Minutes … Again!!! In the last session of the 2010 New Faculty Orientation today (October 13), we asked our newest faculty members to give advice to Advisor Andy on Brandon’s situation. This twenty minutes of focused conversation provided in a one-on-one context is one of the most valuable services you will provide any student this Fall. Good luck! Andy’s Answer: [MATH 1111: see pages 147 and 203 of catalog and page 3 of Advising Handbook.] BaskinNotes Brandon wishes to major in radiologic technology but has not yet taken a mathematics course. He made a 440 on the mathematics SAT. What mathematics course should Andy recommend that he take next semester? MATH 1001 Quantitative Reasoning MATH 1111 College Algebra MATH 1113 Precalculus Any of these three will do Does not have to have mathematics this semester Our newest faculty very astutely chose the correct answer (found at the end of this article). The same new faculty also admonished Advisor Andy on the way he handled Frederic’s concerns: Frederic has decided that he wants to go to law school and desires to discuss this choice with Advisor Andy. However, when he gets to his advising appointment, Andy says, “Our focus right now must be getting you a schedule. We will worry about that issue after you have finished the core curriculum.” How is Andy doing? These new members of our community correctly understood that advising is more than schedule building … and is most effective when time is saved to discuss such vagaries as choice of major, substance of major, career connections , or study deficits … whatever is suggested by the student academic record and student questions. Hardship “W” petitions: If students want to appeal a grade based on personal hardship, please advise them that such petitions for a hardship/crisis withdrawal should be processed before the end of the semester and in no circumstance will be considered when filed after midterm of the following semester. Petitions for a hardship/crisis withdrawal cannot be filed for a course if the student has taken the final examination in the course. (Academic Catalog 2010-2011 p. 50) You can help save students some time and trouble by letting them know of this policy. If students in your classes miss considerable time due to personal hardships, they should not, in general, take the final exam, as doing so will prevent them from being able to appeal the grade based on the hardship. Other grade appeals: The process for “a student who believes that his or her grade was incorrectly assigned” is described on page 59. All grade appeals for that reason “must be initiated within one semester of the posting of the grade.” Call for Proposals: Southern Regional Faculty and Development Consortium 32nd Annual Conference, March 25-29, 2011, at Auburn University. Conference Theme: Reflecting on the Past, Building for the Future. This year's conference will focus on our roles in expanding access to learning through effective teaching, DEANotes is a quasi-monthly publication of Academic Affairs faculty, and organizational development activities. For more information: http://www.srfidc.org/index.php?q=conference. USG Faculty Development Monthly Series: AAC&U’s Value Based Rubrics: A Powerful Pedagogical Tool, November 19 in Athens. Explore the rubrics developed by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) to assess student learning. Termed VALUE rubrics for Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education, they provide a powerful basis for authentic assessment in fifteen skill areas. After a brief overview of the VALUE rubrics and general principles of using rubrics, participants will become familiar with specific VALUE rubrics, including those for civic engagement, written communication, critical thinking, and integrative learning. Participants will also explore various applications for the VALUE rubrics, ranging from evaluating student portfolios to developing ways that students can become responsible for measuring their own learning success utilizing a Web 2.0 tool such as Google Sites. In the process, participants will develop strategies for tailoring the VALUE rubrics to the specific needs of their own departments and institutions. Presenters: Donna Gessell, Ph.D., Executive Director for Regional Engagement and Professor of English North Georgia College & State University; Zena MaNais, Instructional Designer, Center of Teaching and Learning Excellence North Georgia College & State University. www.usg.edu/faculty_affairs/workshops/category/acade mic_year_2010-2011/ Correction: Last month in DEANotes, I mistakenly referred to the Gordon First-Year Experience course by its old number. The correct designation is now GFYE 0097. BursteinNotes While advising for the Core Curriculum, please bear in mind: • Georgia Legislative Requirements: Students who have taken US history outside of the university system or received credit through AP or CLEP tests must take an exam on Georgia history to satisfy the Legislative Requirement. • None of POLS 1101, 2301, or 2401 have prerequisites, and all satisfy Area E. The only POLS class with a prerequisite is POLS 2201, which does not satisfy Area E. • No History class has prerequisites; each class is “stand alone.” Therefore, students can take HIST 1122 without having taken HIST 1121 or HIST 2112 without having taken HIST 1121. Conversely, a student can take 1121 or 2111 after having taken 1122 or 2112. • While PSYC 2103 does not have a prerequisite, it does not qualify as an Area E elective. • While ECON 2105 and ECON 2106 are both Area E electives which can be taken separately and in any order, we recommend that Students complete MATH 1111 before enrolling in either economics course. While advising students planning on majoring in business, please bear in mind: • Since virtually every bachelor’s program in business to which business majors would transfer requires at least MATH 1113 (and often calculus), students intending to major in business should be strongly encouraged to satisfy their area A math requirements with either MATH 1111 or, with sufficient preparation, MATH 1113. Business students satisfying area A with MATH 1111 should consider taking MATH 1113 as their third Area D course. • Students with a specific expectation regarding where they want to complete their bachelor’s degree should meet with one of the Business faculty (Calhoun, McCarron, Joshi, Smyth, Johnson, Burstein) early in their Gordon career to be sure they’re aware of specific entrance requirements to the school for which they’re aiming. • Unless students have a math SAT above 500 (or equivalent ACT) we recommend that they not take Accounting before they take Math 1111 or higher; new freshmen tend to struggle in Accounting, even if they have had accounting in high school. • BUSA 2106 has no prerequisites, and while BUSA 1105 and 2106 satisfy the same area F requirement, several four year programs prefer students to have taken BUSA 2106. DEANotes is a quasi-monthly publication of Academic Affairs CranfordNotes Cranford on Physical Education: Please remind students that beginning with the Fall 2010 catalog, no PHED class (including PHED 1001-Health and Wellness and PHED 1010-Physical Fitness) can be used to satisfy Area B requirements. All PHED courses, with the exception of PHED 1040 (for Physical Education majors) can only be used to satisfy Area F. Cranford on Nursing: All students with the exception of those with a 450 Math SAT or 19 ACT score will be required to take BIOL 1111 or CHEM 1151-- a prerequisite to BIOL 2110K-Anatomy and Physiology I. If the student has satisfactorily completed either of these courses they will have satisfied the requirement. Please note that Anatomy and Physiology labs are a separate CRN number. Students must register for the CRN number attached to the lab portion of the course. The required GPA for application to the nursing program is 2.5 overall and an acceptable TEAS score is 67. Students should make an attempt to see advisors before November 1 to discuss application to the nursing program or to obtain other career information. MilewiczNotes Honors Advisement and Honors Classes for the Spring Term All honors courses fulfill core requirements, just as their non-honors counterparts do. Additionally, Honors Colloquia may be taken more than once for credit as long as the topics for each do not duplicate. Please also note that students may not self register for honors courses. They need to contact me (mmilewicz@gdn.edu) to be placed in those sections. My door is always open and I welcome your referrals. Honors Application Deadlines • • March 1st, 2011 May 1st , 2011 As the fall progresses I hope you will consider encouraging your best students and advisees to apply to the Honors Program. We have some exciting academic and co-curricular events for honors students this year. If you or your students wish to reference our continuing calendar of honors events, it may be found at: http://honorsevents.gdn.edu/ All Honors Program requirements, including an interactive online application, are available online at: http://www.gdn.edu/honors Thank you for your continued support. TR 9:3010:20 Milewicz, M CRN Building Room Instructor 2 Honors Colloquium Time Hrs A Days Sect COLQ 2994H Title A. Secondary Education majors. Students who plan to teach high school DO NOT follow the Area F for Education. These students should be told three things. Course I know that many of you advise students who plan to be teachers some day. With the nearly constant rulechanges that afflict the Education Division, this can be a difficult task. Here are a few things you may need to know for this round of advising. Max Enroll Seats Avail O’SullivaNotes As we look forward to pre-registration and advising please note that we welcome honors and quality nonhonors students into honors classes. I hope you will encourage your best advisees to consider honors courses during our advisement period. There are three honors courses offered this spring: IC 307 623 0 0 Modern Political Ideologies: This course is designated as an honors course and serves as an introduction to modern political ideologies. Through readings and discussions we will examine the development of political ideologies since the 17th century, including conservatism, liberalism, socialism, and communism. There are no prerequisites for this course, other than permission from the instructor. ENGL 1102H I1 3 Honors English Comp II MWF 12:0012:50 Janssen, D ACAD 110 241 0 0 PSYC 1101H A TR 12:301:45 Mayo, J IC 116 714 0 0 3 Honors Intro to Psychology 1. First, their Area F courses must be in the area they plan to teach (for example Math teachers would follow the Math major). EDUC courses can no longer count in Area F for secondary education majors. 2. Second, it is still a good idea for these students to take the EDUC 2110, 2120, and 2130 courses as electives if they can because these courses will be needed eventually for their bachelor’s degree work. These courses can count in Area B. DEANotes is a quasi-monthly publication of Academic Affairs 3. Third, since there really is no secondary education major anymore, all students who plan to teach secondary school should follow the major of the area they plan to teach (math, biology, history, etc.) and they will, therefore, be told to change their advisor to someone in that department. B. Early Childhood or Middle Grade majors. For these students, the Education Division does group advising each semester. For this semester those advising dates are Oct. 18 2-3 pm, Oct. 19 6-7 pm, and Oct. 27 2-3 pm. If you have an early childhood or middle grade student who does not come to one of these sessions, they need to check in with the Education Division soon to see what they missed. Two bits of information will be particularly important for you to pass along to these students, however. 1. First, none of these students can continue to count PE courses in Area B. Even the 3 hour PE courses cannot count here. These go in Area G. 2. Second, early childhood majors must take their Area A math course and Area D lab science course as soon as possible because these courses are now prerequisites for Area F courses in the major. Dates & Deadlines Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 27 Oct 19 Education Division – Group Advising 18th & 27 th 2 P M – 3 PM Russell 211 6 PM – 7 PM Russell 211 19th Academic Contests Oct 20 Oct 21 Student Recital Applied Music Students 2 PM–Fine Arts Open to public/Free Admission Academic Contests Oct 25 MNS Speaker Series 2 PM IC 112 Oct 27 Nov 1 Galileo Training – “Films on Demand” 2 PM Teaching Area of Hightower Library Benefits Fair 10-4 PM Fnd Rm Nov 8 APC Meeting 2 PM IC 209 Nov 1-19 Early Registration for Continuing Students Nov 10 GeorgiaVIEW Training 2 PM IC 102 Nov 11 Gordon Speaker Series 6 – 9 PM SC Auditorium Nov 15 Faculty Senate Meeting 2 PM R208 Nov 17 Brown Bag Conversations 2 PM Fnd Rm Nov 18 Nov 22 New Student Orientation Group Advising & Registration Spring 2011 MNS Speaker Series 2 PM IC 112 Nov 23 Residence Halls close at 4 pm for Thanksgiving Nov 24 Administrative Offices are open Nov 24-26 Thanksgiving Holidays for Faculty & Students Nov 25-26 Nov 28 Thanksgiving Holidays for Administrative & Staff College Closed Residence Halls reopen at 4:00 PM Nov 29 APC Meeting 2 PM IC 209 Dec 1 Dec 6 Student Recital – Applied Music Students 2 PM – Fine Arts Auditorium Open to public/Free Admission College Chorus/Concert Band 7:30 PM – Fine Arts Auditorium Free Admission JURIES Applies Music Majors TBA Fine Arts 116 Not Open to the Public Last Day of Classes Dec 7-10 Final Exams & Book Buy Back at Bookstore Dec 10 Residence Halls close at 4:00 PM for Christmas Dec 20Jan 3, 2011 Jan 4 College Closed for Christmas Holidays Jan 5 Faculty Report Jan 6 New Student Orientation – Alumni Hall Group Advising & Registration Auditions -- Program Admission/Scholarships 9 AM – 5 PM Fine Arts High School Students Open Registration There are new advising sheets for all of the Education majors, and these sheets have all these changes (and more!) on them. If you would like to have copies of these, just contact the Education Division and we will send them to you. It would also be a good idea to encourage your advisees, especially those who say they did not come to one of the group advising sessions, to come see an advisor in Education as a second set of eyes for their schedule and program. The rules change so quickly for Education that it’s hard to keep up with them. Students should just get used to checking frequently with the Education Division. Dec 2 Thanks so much for all you do for the Education students. If you have any questions about all of this, just call or email. Jan 7 & 8 Dec 6 Jan 7 Staff Report Jan 10 Last day to withdraw & receive full tuition refund Payment Deadline for Early & Open Regist 4:00 PM Spring 2011 Classes Begin Jan 10 – 11 Late Registration Jan 10-13 Drop / Add Jan 13 Last day to receive a refund for reduction of hours Pymt DL for Late Registration & Drop/Add 4:00 PM Jan 7 DEANotes is a quasi-monthly publication of Academic Affairs