WASC Committee
May 8, 2013
Meeting Notes
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Haak Ctr Boardroom 4115
Members Present: Shirley Armbruster, Nagy Bengiamin, Bryan Berrett, Sharon Brown-Welty, Michael Caldwell, Carolyn
Coon, Xuanning Fu, Bob Harper, Gillisann Harootunian, Andrew Lawson, Jane Magee, Maxine McDonald, Scott Moore, Arun
Nambiar, Dennis Nef, Philip Neufeld, Jim Prince, Chuck Radke, Melanie Ram, Angel Sanchez, Rudy Sanchez, David Schecter,
Dave Tyckoson, Lynnette Zelezny and Laura Alcantar
Members Absent: Thomas Boeh, Michelle Den Beste, Jose Diaz, Daniel Griffin, Asao Inoue, Jim Marshall, Arthur
Montejano, Rebeca Raya-Fernandez, Fariborz Tehrani
Called to order: 10:03 p.m.
I.
Announcements
a. Carol Gittens Site Visit – May 1-2, 2013 update
The visit was a success and C. Gittens will write a final report about the findings that will be distributed to
the Schools/Colleges.
b. WASC Briefing Book for our next President
We have been asked to put some information together to add to the new President’s briefing book.
II.
Review March 14 , 2013 meeting notes
Meeting notes approved.
III.
Undergraduate Retention/Graduation Rate Data Feedback
X. Fu will that the data found and present at the next Provost’s Leadership Team before it’s sent to WASC.
IV.
Subcommittee Reports:
a. Website – A. Nambiar – no update
b. Meaning, Quality & Integrity of the Degree – A. Lawson
 Institutional Learning Outcomes Update – no update
c. Core Competency – no update
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VIII.
Institutional Report – A. Lawson
Plan to meet with the executive committee to begin planning the work of the institutional report.
Annual Report Submitted 5/3/13 – L. Alcantar
The annual report was submitted electronically on May 3, 2013.
Workshop Updates:
a. April 9 – 12 ~ WASC Academic Resource Conference at San Diego, CA – B. Berrett, S. Elrod, A.
Lawson, D. Nef, J. Prince, D. Tyckoson, L. Zelezny
b. May 3 ~ The Meaning, Quality, and Integrity of the Degree Workshop at Honolulu, Hawaii – A. Inoue and
A. Lawson
Next Meeting: TBD
Meeting Adjourned: 10:57 a.m.