Meeting of the TLU Faculty Association
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
9:30 AM, Dunne Conference Center
1. Steve & Beth – Truthy Lutheran Update (TLU)
2. Approval of the minutes of the 08/22/2014 faculty association meeting.
3. VPAA’s report
a. fairness and transparency in VPAA’s report
4. Action: Vote on motion from General Education Committee regarding
committee’s composition (discussed at 8/20 association meeting)
a. Unanimously approved.
5. Action: Vote on motion from Academic Council regarding Aviation Program
(discussed at 8/20 association meeting)
a. Unanimously approved.
6. Discussion: Faculty Athletic Representative (Bob Jonas)
a. 2 roles:
i. Take faculty concerns to athletic department
ii. Field concerns athletic department has in terms of academic issues
iii. Awareness of some athletes being punished for missing class due to a
competition even though class absence policy says absences are
excused.
7. Discussion: Motions from General Education Committee
a. The General Education Committee moves to eliminate the tracking and
requirement of the Creative Thinking competency in Compass for all students.
b. The General Education Committee moves to eliminate the tracking and
requirement of the Oral Communication competency in Compass for all
students.
c. The General Education Committee moves to eliminate the tracking and
requirement of the non-foundation Written Communication competency in
Compass for all students.
i.
Will the departments who are not covering oral
communication be notified?
ii.
75% of departments have oral communication
iii.
Need a stronger voice to ensure that it happens in all
departments; need a commitment across the board
iv.
Not assessing it doesn't mean they are not getting it
v.
we won't know who is and who is getting it
vi.
if we had commitment , we will change how we do it,
could put it in supporting courses, not comfortable of
eliminating unless we can commit 100%
vii.
That would need to come from a different committee
other than the general education committee
viii.
courses are not full and students are avoiding
competences
ix.
2 to 1 because not enough demand for courses
x.
Isn’t there a capstone for everyone?
xi.
xii.
xiii.
xiv.
xv.
xiv.
xv.
xvi.
xvii.
xviii.
xix.
Students are not getting it in first 2 years
Creative thinking is goal; difficult to convey what we are
supposed to do
Creative thinking is a different category
It is weird to me that we are eliminating 2 of the strongest
for employment. Can we have a competency only
through departments?
We have 16 competencies.
We could handle the general education side by teaching
an oral communication class.
We could require and integrate from experts into our
courses.
Should be embedded in multiple classes across
curriculum; General education is the first 2 years.
Would be a strong QEP instead of general education.
Are all learning basic writing in Comp 1 and 2?
Will vote in a month.
8. Announcements
a. celebrating Hispanic heritage drumming with Nina and Puerto Rican
folkloric dance on Wednesday, September 17th and Sunday, September
28th .
b. turn off after you use projectors
c. Pot luck for Sodexo Tuesday after fall break
d. Oct 3 band concert
e. repair fair in ASC on Wednesday, September 17th
f. symposium Friday, September 19 at 5 p.m.
g. check e-mail about a brown bag discussion on September 30th in TH 131
on incorporating oral skills into courses.
9. Adjournment
10. Next meeting: Tuesday, October 14th, 9:30 a.m., Dunne Conference Center
Submitted by Casi Helbig