Approved
COMMITTEE ON GENERAL EDUCATION AND
INTERCOLLEGIATE PROGRAMS
Minutes of the March 16, 2011 Meeting
Present:
Mike Foster, THE; Ed Chang, FGB; John Downing, HPE; Judith Martin, MCL; Thornton Miller,
HST; Eric Sheffield, RFT; Joshua Smith, BMS; Steve Jones, RFT; Art Spisak, Office of the
Provost; Carl Riegel, HRA; David Mitchell, ECO;
Absent:
Ahern Johnston, MKT; Chantal Levesque, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning; Mario
Daoust, GGP; Terrel Gallaway, Faculty Senate Chair Elect
Guests:
Collette Witkowski, Acting Department Head, BMS; Madeleine Hooper, Department Head,
MCL; David Cornelison, Department Head, PAMS; Alan Schick, Department Head, CHM;
Elizabeth Walker, AGR; Alicia Mathis, Department Head, BIO; Vera Stanojevic, MTH; Bill
Corcoran, GGP; Chris Barnhart, BIO
I.
CALL TO ORDER
Mike Foster called the meeting to order at 3:30 in Plaster Student Union room 317.
II.
OLD BUSINESS
Approval of the Minutes
Joshua Smith moved for acceptance of the minutes from the Feb 9, 2011 meeting, Ed Chang
seconded. Minutes approved as distributed.
III.
NEW BUSINESS
Course/Program Proposals
Program Change or Deletion: (Interdisciplinary) Global Studies Major (BA)- dropping REL
210(3) from Global Studies Focus area. Madeleine Hooper was present to answer
committee’s questions regarding the submission.
Mike Foster asked for a motion to approve the proposal. Ed Chang moved to accept the
course change. Judith Martin seconded. Motion passed.
Course Change or Deletion: MTH 130: Contemporary Mathematics, 3 (3-0) F,S- to update
the description of the course content and clarify the wording. Vera Stanojevic represented
the department to answer questions regarding the submission.
Mike Foster asked for a motion to approve the proposal. Steve Jones moved to accept the
course change. Eric Sheffield seconded. Motion passed.
Course Change or Deletion: CHM 160: General Chemistry I, 4 (4-0) F,S- to address an
inconsistency in grade prerequisites the description is revised to accommodate minus
grading by changing the prerequisite from C or better to C- or better in order to take CHM
200. Alan Schick represented the department to answer questions regarding the
submissions for both CHM 160 and CHM 161.
Mike Foster asked for a motion to approve the proposal. Steve Jones moved to accept the
course change. Judith Martin seconded. Motion passed.
Course Change or Deletion: CHM 161: General Chemistry I Laboratory, 1 (0-2) F,S- to
address an inconsistency in grade prerequisites the description is revised to accommodate
minus grading by changing the prerequisite from C or better to C- or better in order to take
CHM 200.
Mike Foster asked for a motion to approve the proposal. Steve Jones moved to accept the
course change. Judith Martin seconded. Motion passed.
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
Review of AGR 320
Eric Sheffield presented the subcommittee report for AGR 300. Dr. Sheffield noted that the
report should be amended to indicate Beth Walker as the instructor and Anson Elliot as
Department Head. The subcommittee had questions regarding the way the Gen Ed goals are
organized and the lack of a posttest. Beth Walker, department representative, responded to
the committees questions regarding the submission. It was determined that the needed
information existed and not included in the submitted report. After discussion regarding the
responses Eric Sheffield, subcommittee chair, moved to amend the report to a 1 rating:
accepted with no changes required if an amended report is received from the department.
Steve Jones seconded the motion.
Beth Walker indicated a corrected report will be forwarded .
A motion to adopt the subcommittee’s report as amended was moved by Judith Martin and
seconded by Steve Jones. None opposed, motion passed.
Review of AST 115
Mike Foster presented the subcommittee report for AST 115.
David Cornelison represented the department to answer questions regarding the
submission. The subcommittee noted an inconsistency in the syllabi and missing information
regarding general education. The subcommittee recommended that the course continue in
the General Education program and address committee concerns before the next review.
A motion to adopt the subcommittee’s report was moved by Steve Jones and seconded by
Joshua Smith. None opposed, motion passed.
Review of BIO 121
Joshua Smith presented the subcommittee report for BIO 121. Dr. Smith noted the
laboratory syllabus lacked does not contain the list of general education goals that are
addressed in the course. Dr. Alicia Mathis and Dr. Chris Barnhart were present to answer
questions regarding the submission. The subcommittee recommended that the course
continue in the General Education program and address committee concerns before the
next review.
A motion to adopt the subcommittee’s report was moved by Eric Sheffield and seconded by
John Downing. None opposed, motion passed.
Review of BMS 110
Eric Sheffield presented the subcommittee report for BMS 110. The subcommittee noted
syllabi lacked the specific language of the General Education goals and questioned if the
assessments assess Gen Ed Goals or course goals. Collette Witkowski represented the
department to answer questions regarding the course. The committee recommends the
course continue in the General Education program and the department address the
concerns before the next scheduled review.
A motion to adopt the subcommittee’s report was moved by Steve Jones and seconded by
John Downing. None opposed, motion passed.
Review of BMS 111
Eric Sheffield presented the subcommittee report for BMS 110. The subcommittee noted
syllabi lacked the specific language of the General Education goals and questioned if the
assessments assess Gen Ed Goals or course goals. Collette Witkowski represented the
department to answer questions regarding the course. The committee recommends the
course continue in the General Education program and the department address the
concerns before the next scheduled review.
A motion to adopt the subcommittee’s report was moved by Steve Jones and seconded by
Ed Chang. None opposed, motion passed.
Review of CHM 105-106
Mike Foster presented the subcommittee report for CHM 105 and CHM 106. Alan Schick
represented the department to answer questions regarding the submission. The
subcommittee noted an inconsistency in the syllabi and lacked information regarding
general education. It is recommended that the course continue in the General Education
program and address committee concerns before the next review.
A motion to adopt the subcommittee’s report was moved by Steve Jones and seconded by
John Downing. None opposed, motion passed.
Review of CHM 160-161
John Downing presented the subcommittee report for PHY 123. Alan Schick represented the
department to answer questions regarding the submission. The subcommittee offered 2
suggestions for improvement:
1) include the link content in the syllabi
2) Modify the last sentence of the response that describes how course results have
been used by speaking specifically to ways that clickers enhance critical thinking and
decision making skills relative to examples found in the content.
The subcommittee recommended the course continue in the Gen Ed program with no
changes.
A motion to adopt the subcommittee’s report was moved by Steve Jones and seconded by
Eric Sheffield. None opposed, motion passed.
Review of CHM GRY 135
Joshua Smith presented the subcommittee report for GRY 135. Bill Corcoran represented
the department to answer questions regarding the submission. The subcommittee
recommended the course continue as a gen ed course with changes of the syllabi and the
assessment to match the oversight table grid before the next review.
A motion to adopt the subcommittee’s report was moved by Eric Sheffield and seconded by
John Downing. None opposed, motion passed.
Review of PHY 100
Mike Foster presented the subcommittee report for PHY 100. David Cornelison represented
the department to answer questions regarding the submission. The subcommittee noted
The Oversight Table was not a part of the department’s submission that specific Gen Ed
goals be incorporated into the relative course goal. It is recommended that the course
continue in the General Education program and address committee concerns before the
next review.
A motion to adopt the subcommittee’s report was moved by Steve Jones and seconded by
Eric Sheffield. None opposed, motion passed.
Review of PHY 203
John Downing presented the subcommittee report for PHY 203. David Cornelison
represented the department to answer questions regarding the submission. It is
recommended that the course continue in the General Education program and address
committee concerns before the next review.
A motion to adopt the subcommittee’s report was moved by Steve Jones and seconded by
Joshua Smith. None opposed, motion passed.
Other Business
The committee discussed concerns regarding the General Education Task Force and
suggested that some members of the Task Force be invited to the next CGEIP meeting. Mike
Foster said that he would work on the arrangements for the meeting.
IV.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.
The next CGEIP meeting will be held 3:30 p.m. on April 6, 2011 in PSU 317