COMMITTEE ON GENERAL EDUCATION AND
INTERCOLLEGIATE PROGRAMS
Minutes of the April 6, 2011 Meeting
Present:
Mike Foster, THE; Ed Chang, FGB; John Downing, HPE; Thornton Miller, HST; Eric Sheffield,
RFT; Joshua Smith, BMS;; Art Spisak, Office of the Provost; Carl Riegel, HRA; David Mitchell,
ECO; Mario Daoust, GGP; Terrel Gallaway, Faculty Senate Chair Elect
Absent:
Ahern Johnston, MKT; Chantal Levesque, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning; Judith
Martin, MCL; Steve Jones, RFT
Guests:
Alicia Mathis, Department Head, BIO; Georgianna Saunders, BIO; Sandra Arthur, Provost
Office
I.
CALL TO ORDER
Mike Foster called the meeting to order at 3:30 in Plaster Student Union room 317 and
introduced Sandra Arthur who will replace Peggy Jones as support for the committee
II.
OLD BUSINESS
Approval of the Minutes
Ed Chang moved for acceptance of the minutes from the March 16, 2011 meeting, Ed Chang
seconded. Minutes approved as distributed.
III.
NEW BUSINESS
Course/Program Proposals
Program Change or Deletion: (Interdisciplinary) African American Studies (Minor)- adding
ANT 331 and ANT 332 to the “Pan-African Background” section.
Mike Foster asked for a motion to approve the proposal. Ed Chang moved to accept the
course change. Eric Sheffield seconded. Motion passed.
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
Review of BIO 100 and BIO 102
Joshua Smith presented the subcommittee report for both BIO 100 and BIO 102. Dr. Alicia
Mathis and Dr. Georgianna Saunders were present to represent to answer questions
regarding the submissions. The subcommittee recommends that BIO 100 continue in the
general education program with a clarification of how the goals of the course coincides with
general education goals for BIO 100 be addressed by the next scheduled review.
Dr. Smith further reported the portfolio had missing syllabi and the assessment for BIO 102
was not clear in regards to the content assessed. The report suggested assessment of
specific content rather than general education goals. The subcommittee recommends the
course continue in the general education program with concerns addressed by the next
scheduled review.
A motion to adopt the subcommittee’s reports for both BIO 100 and BIO 102 was moved by
Eric Sheffield and seconded by John Downing. None opposed, motion passed.
GEIP EVALUATION TOOL
The committee discussed clarification of the evaluation tool used for course review of
courses currently listed in the General Education program. Changes to the CGEIP Tool for
Evaluating General Education Courses:
 Please complete the table below for all course instructors including lab instructors,
adjusts, etc. for all sections for the current and most recent fall or spring semester.
(found on page 1)
 Describe in detail and with examples how the course’s assessment data and results
indicate that the course meets the General Education goals. (page 2: 1.Department
Head and/or Authors Summary: d)
 All departments must have procedures in place (an assessment plan) to determine
how the course addresses the Aim and Goals of General Education. Please include a
sample of the assessment tool in the CGEIP review packet.(page 3: 4. Assessment
Plan)
The Reviewer’s Companion to the CGEIP Tool for Evaluating General Education will be
changed to maintain consistency with the Evaluation Tool.
Other Business
Mike Foster informed the committee of a special meeting on April 8, 2011 in Carrington 203
with the Provost and members of the Task Force to discuss activities of the General
Education Task Force and CGEIP future involvement.
IV.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.
The next CGEIP meeting will be held 3:30 p.m. on May 11, 2011 in PSU 317