Governance Council Committee Meetings
Agenda / Minutes
General Education Committee
Date of Agenda Posting:
Meeting Date:
Meeting Start Time:
Meeting Actual Start Time:
Meeting Location:
Meeting Secretary :
October 9, 2013
Wednesday, October 30
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
President’s Conference Room Knight Campus
Cathy Poirier (Elected October 30, 2013)
Member Attendance
Committee Member Name
Title
Present
Michael Cunningham
Dean of Students
Y/N
Y
Robert Cipolla
Dean-Student
Dev/Assessment
Y
Dr. Lois Wims
John Cole
Dean AHSS
Department Chair ENGL
Associate Professor SOCS
Assistant Professor ART
Associate Professor Allied
Associate Professor Allied
Associate Professor Library
Y
Y
Vice President,
Academic Affairs
Y
Suzanne McCormack
Shawn Parker
Denise Lazo
Maddie Josephs
Catherine Poirier
Notes
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Note: 2 seats from BST division were not
filled due to lack of nominations.
Guests in Attendance
Dr. Greg Lamontagne
Briefly, to greet
committee
members and
state the charge
to the committee
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Agenda
Agenda Item 1

Notes on Discussion
Election of committee Chairperson
John Cole nominated Dr. Lois Wims, Michael
Cunningham seconded. No other nominees. Dr.
Wims unanimously elected chair.
Agenda Item 2

Notes on Discussion
Cathy Poirier self-nominated, no other nominees.
Cathy Poirier unanimously elected secretary.
Election of a committee Secretary
Agenda Item 3

Notes on Discussion
Discussion / other

Establish next meeting date / time
VPAA Dr.Greg Lamontagne welcomed the group
and spoke to the charge: How are we (the college)
ensuring that students are gaining the stated
competencies through the core general education
curriculum? How are we mapping the
competencies in the courses, and how are we
assessing our success?
Dr. Wims reviewed activities and discussions from
most recent meetings of GenEd committee.
Friday, November 22, 2013
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Knight Campus,
Room TBD
Meeting Action Items
Action
Assigned To
Deadline
Post minutes electronically
Cathy Poirier
Determine process within
governance system to fill two
vacant committee positions
Determine next meeting date
Dr. Wims
7 business days after conclusion
of meeting
Next meeting
Dr. Wims
November 5, 2013
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Decisions Made
Decision 1
Dr. Lois Wims
Election of committee Chairperson
Decision 2
Cathy Poirier
Election of a committee Secretary
Decision 3
Determine appropriate process within
governance system to fill committee vacancies
Determine next meeting date
Dr. Lois Wims
Dr. Lois Wims
Meeting End
Meeting Schedule End:
10 a.m.
Meeting Actual End:
10 a.m.
Next Meeting Date:
Next Meeting Time:
Next Meeting Location:
Friday, November 22, 2013
10-11:30 a.m.
Knight Campus, Room TBD
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