Official
COMMITTEE ON GENERAL EDUCATION AND
INTERCOLLEGIATE PROGRAMS
Minutes of the April 4, 2012 Meeting
Present:
Eric Sheffield, Diana Piccolo, Judith Martin, Ed Chang, Pedro Koo, Thornton Miller, Chris
Herr, Day Ligon and David Mitchell
Absent:
John Downing, Joshua Smith, Carl Reigel, and Ahren Johnston
Guest:
Victor Matthews, W.D. Blackmon, Billie Follensbee, Jason Jolley, Bob Willenbrink, Mike
Foster, Michael Murray, Julie Combs, Doug Schenck, Joe Hughes, and Telory Davies
I.
CALL TO ORDER
Eric Sheffield called the meeting to order at 3:34 p.m. in the Plaster Student Union room 317
and welcomed members and guests to the meeting.
II.
OLD BUSINESS
The March 14, 2012, minutes were reviewed. Ed Change moved to approve the minutes, Pedro
Koo seconded the motion. All approved, motion carried.
III.
NEW BUSINESS
Course Reviews
ART 200: David Mitchell gave an overview on the review and a rating of a 2 was assigned. Ed
Chang moved to accept rating, Judith Martin seconded the motion. All approved. Motion
carried
ART 272: David Mitchell gave an overview on the review and a rating of a 2 was assigned. Diana
Piccolo moved to accept the rating, Pedro Koo seconded the motion. All approved, motion
carried.
ENG 215: Ed Chang gave an overview on the review and a rating of a 2 was assigned. Day Ligon
moved to accept the rating, Judith Martin seconded the motion. All approved, motion carried.
LLT 180: Diana Piccolo gave an overview on the rating and a rating of 2 was assigned. Pedro
Koo moved to accept the rating, Day Ligon seconded the motion. All approved, motion carried.
MUS 241: David Mitchell gave an overview and a rating of 1 was assigned. Ed Chang moved to
accept the rating. Diana Piccolo seconded the motion. All approved, motion carried.
THE 101: Pedro Koo gave the overview. A rating of 1 was assigned. Judith Martin moved to
accept the rating. David Mitchell seconded. All approved, motion carried.
THE 109: Eric Sheffield gave an overview and a rating of a 3 was assigned. There was
discussion. This will need to be resubmitted in the fall. Pedro Koo moved to accept Diana
Piccolo seconded. All approved, motion carried.
Course Change:
ART 200: An overview of the course change was provided. Ed Chang moved to accept the
change, Day Ligon seconded the motion. All approved, motion carried.
Program Change:
Art & Design: An overview of the program change was provided. Judith Martin moved to
accept the rating, Ed Chang seconded the motion. All approved, motion carried.
Global Studies (11 different changes): An overview of the program changes were given. There
was discussion. Pedro Koo moved to accept the changes with minor editorial corrections. Diana
Piccolo seconded the motion. All approved, motion carried.
Military Science: An overview of the change was given. Ed Chang moved to accept change
David Mitchell seconded the motion. All approved, motion carried.
Native American: An overview of the change was given. Diana Piccolo moved to accept the
changes with the editorial corrections. Pedro Koo seconded the motion. All approved, motion
carried.
Gen Ed Task Force Update – Committee members were thanked for their input on the Learnings
Outcomes document. It was reported that the Task force is working on the structure. The next
task will be for the Gen Ed Task Force to bring a structure for the committee to tweak. Open
Forums will be held on April 10 and April 16th.
New Members: It was reported that the changing of the guard will happen at the May
meeting. A new chair will need to be selected. There was discussion of the new members.
IV.
ADJOURNMENT
Day Ligon moved to adjourn, Ed Chang seconded. All approved. Motion carried.
The next CGEIP meeting will be held 3:30 p.m. on May 9, 2012 in PSU 317.