Governance Council Committee Meetings
Agenda / Minutes
General Education Committee
Date of Agenda Posting:
November 22, 2013
Meeting Date:
Friday, November 22, 2013
Meeting Start Time:
Meeting Actual Start Time:
Meeting Location:
Meeting Secretary :
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Knight Campus, Room 2328
Cathy Poirier
Member Attendance
Committee Member Name
Title
Present
Michael Cunningham
Dean of Students
Y/N
Y
Robert Cipolla
Dean-Student
Dev/Assessment
Dr. Lois Wims
Dean AHSS
John Cole
Department Chair ENGL
Associate Professor SOCS
Assistant Professor ART
Associate Professor Allied
Associate Professor Allied
Associate Professor Library
Suzanne McCormack
Shawn Parker
Denise Lazo
Maddie Josephs
Catherine Poirier
Note: 2 seats from BST division remain
unfilled.
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Notes
Guests in Attendance
N/A
Agenda
Agenda Item 1

Notes on Discussion
Resolution of issue regarding unfilled
committee positions.
Dr. Lois Wims reported back that no formal
procedure currently exists and that VPAA
Lamontagne suggested the committee make a
strong recommendation at year’s end as to the
importance of all sectors being represented on this
committee.
Agenda Item 2

Notes on Discussion
Addressing the charge of how we
ensure students who complete 20
credits of Gen-Ed curriculum are
meeting criteria of educated person.
All represented sectors spoke to the issue.
Various scenarios were presented as to how/if this
could occur (Course substitutions? Credits from
other institutions?)
Agenda Item 3

Notes on Discussion
Dr. Wims distributed a copy of the NEASC
standard sections 4.16-4.19. Discussion ensued as
to how these relate to the 4 abilities.
Review of NEASC requirements
standard 4.16-4.19.

Establish next meeting date / time
TBD via Cooperative Calendar
Meeting Action Items
Action
Assigned To
Deadline
Post minutes electronically
Cathy Poirier
Review forms for application for
course approval for Gen-Ed
curriculum
Determine next meeting date
Dr. Wims to distribute via email
7 business days after conclusion
of meeting
ASAP so that committee will
have opportunity to review
before next meeting
November 5, 2013
Dr. Wims
Decisions Made
Decision 1
The committee will review forms for
application for course approval for Gen-Ed
curriculum
Dr. Lois Wims to distribute forms.
Decision 2
Committee will begin to establish procedure
for evaluating student learning.
Decision 3
All, via cooperative calendar
Determine next meeting date
Meeting End
Meeting Schedule End:
11:30 a.m.
Meeting Actual End:
11:45 a.m.
Next Meeting Date:
Next Meeting Time:
Next Meeting Location:
Friday, December 20, 2013
10:00 am. – 11:30 a.m.
Room 1134, Knight campus