University of Nebraska Kearney

COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Academic Year 2002-2003 

• May, 2003 
• April, 2003 
• March, 2003, no meeting
• February, 2003 
• December, 2002 
• November, 2002 
• October, 2002, no meeting
• September, 2002, no meeting
• August, 2002 

GENERAL STUDIES COUNCIL
Meeting of May 6, 2003
Minutes 

PRESENT:
Faculty: Valerie Cisler, Sandy Cook-Fong, Randall Heckman, Sonja Kropp, John Lillis, Marta Moorman, Chuck Peek, Janet Steele, Kenya Taylor, Ed Walker
Ex officio members: Mary Daake, Kristi Milks, Kim Schipporeit, and Bill Wozniak
 

ABSENT: Peg Camp, Doug Carroll, Jeanne Cutler, Allan Jenkins, Larry Kuskie, Ken Nikels

Wozniak called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in the Sisler Room of the Memorial Student Union.

1. DISTRIBUTION OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
   (Already approved)
2. CD/WI COURSE SUBMISSIONS
   1. Writing Intensive:
      1. SOC 490, Directed Research (Daryl Kelley)
      2. TE 316, Primary Grades Literacy (Charlene Hildebrand, Glen Powell, Julie Agard, Tom Hansen, Elaine Batenhorst)
      3. TE 317, Field Experience: Literacy (Charlene Hildebrand, Glen Powell, Julie Agard, Tom Hansen, Elaine Batenhorst)
      4. TE 320, Field Experience in K-12/Secondary Classrooms (Neal Schnoor, Ken Mumm, Tom Hansen, Donna Montgomery, Glen Powell, Carol Hudson, Bob Walden, Elaine Batenhorst, Joan Lewis)
      5. TE 321, Reading & Inclusion in Secondary Classrooms (Tom Hansen, Donna Montgomery, Glen Powell, Carol Hudson, Bob Walden, Elaine Batenhorst, Joan Lewis)
      6. TE 322, Reading & Inclusion in K-12 Classrooms (Tom Hansen, Donna Montgomery, Glen Powell, Carol Hudson, Bob Walden, Elaine Batenhorst, Joan Lewis)
      7. TE 323, Partnerships with Families (Bard Flaherty, Carol Mollard, Charlene Hildebrand)
      8. TE 341, Foundations in Early Childhood Education (Bard Flaherty, Carol Mollard, Charlene Hildebrand)
      9. TE 352, Elementary Social Studies Methods (Ed Walker, Glenn Tracy)
      10. TE 431, Medical Aspects in Special Education (Donna Montgomery, Joan Lewis, Carol Hudson, Bob Walden, Wendy McCarty, Carol Mollard)
      11. TE 462, Academic and Behavior Assessment in Special Education (Donna Montgomery, Carol Hudson, Bob Walden, Wendy McCarty, Carol Mollard)
      12. TE 464, Field Experience in Special Education (Donna Montgomery, Carol Hudson, Bob Walden, Wendy McCarty, Carol Mollard)
      13. TE 472, Management and Assessment in Middle Level Classrooms (Ken Mumm)
      14. TE 473, Field Experience in Middle Level Classrooms (Ken Mumm)
       
   2. Cultural Diversity:

      Walker (Lillis) moved for the approval of WI proposals a through n. Motion passed. 

    
3. OLD BUSINESS
   1. WI Cleanup:
      1. none
       
   2. CD Cleanup:
      1. none
       
   3. Notification of new WI course-instructor assignments:
      1. ART 440, Special Problems in Art History (Jim May)
      2. FSID 395, Individual Studies in Family and Consumer Sciences (Markussen)
      3. ITEC 498, Seminar in Construction Management (Daniel Castro, Nadene Deiterman Greni)
       
   4. General Studies Course Proposals (final approval):
      
      1. SOWK 170, Social Welfare-new course in Personal Development
      2. MUS 159, Fundamentals of Piano-new course in Personal Development
      Peek (Taylor) moved for approval of SOWK 170 and MUS 159 as General Studies courses in the Personal Development category. Motion passed. There was some discussion concerning the next step of the process. Wozniak's understanding is that the course approvals are reported to the Faculty Senate, but the only remaining step is the formal approval of SVCAA Hadley.
   5. General Studies Assessment:
      Wozniak reviewed the main points of the Assessment plan for General Studies. He asked the Council to approve the document in concept because many of the details of the plan have yet to be worked out. He hoped to use the plan to lobby for support from the SVCAA's office. He also assumed the Assessment Committee will have a number of suggestions that will lead to changes in the plan.Peek (Kropp) moved for approval of the plan in principle. Motion passed. 
   6. Liberal Studies at UNK-A proposal for restructuring the program:
      Peek reviewed the three main discussion points of his proposal; Accessing the program, Academic excellence or academic politics, and addressing the last APR. He suggested that the points be discussed, in turn, at the August, September, and October meetings of the Council. Wozniak agreed to place the items on those agendas. Peek also offered his backyard as a venue for discussion of the article, "The Radicalism of the Liberal Arts Tradition" by Jackson Lears. He also offered appropriate beverages for our imbibition.
    
4. NEW BUSINESS
   1. Wozniak mentioned some other items for the fall agendas:
      1. The status of the Bachelor of General Studies degree (Has it outlived its purpose?)
      2. The status of WI and CD course management by the General Studies Council (Perhaps the Colleges should manage those courses.)
       
    
5. MISCELLANEOUS 
6. NEXT MEETING
   

   The next General Studies Council meeting is scheduled for the week before classes begin-on Thursday, August 21, at 3:30 pm. Location to be announced.

   Other meeting dates for the 2003-2004 academic year.
   General Studies Council:

   • Sept 4, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4, 2003;
   • Feb 5, Mar 4, Apr 2, May 6, 2004.

   Subcommittees will meet approximately two weeks before the GSC meeting. Wozniak will try to avoid overlapping the meeting schedules of the Graduate Council and the Faculty Senate Academic Affairs Committee.

Attachment: Assessment plan for General Studies 

GENERAL STUDIES COUNCIL
Meeting of April 3, 2003
Minutes 

PRESENT:
Faculty: Peg Camp, Valerie Cisler, Sandy Cook-Fong, Randall Heckman, Allan Jenkins, Sonja Kropp, Larry Kuskie, John Lillis, Marta Moorman, Chuck Peek, Janet Steele, Kenya Taylor, Ed Walker
Ex officio members: Jeanne Cutler, Mary Daake, Kristi Milks, Ken Nikels, Kim Schipporeit, and Bill Wozniak
 

ABSENT: Doug Carroll

Wozniak called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in the Jennings Room of Ryan Library.

1. DISTRIBUTION OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
   (Already approved)
2. CD/WI COURSE SUBMISSIONS
   1. Writing Intensive:
      1. ENG 250, Intro to Literature: British Literature: Irish Literature (Anita Lorentzen Wells)
      2. ENG 337, Popular Literature (Rebecca Umland)
      3. PSY 280H, Lord of the Rings as Modern Myth (Kevin Byrd)
      Peek (Camp) moved for the approval of all three WI proposals. Motion passed. 
    
3. OLD BUSINESS
   1. WI Cleanup:
      1. Designation of BIO 420 (Hertner) as WI for Spring, 2003.
      2. Emergency review of new WI instructor for FCSC 440 (April Church) and designation of that course as WI for Spring, 2003.
       
   2. CD Cleanup:
      1. Designation of JMC 130 (Ruth Brown) as CD for Spring, 2002.
      2. Designation of JMC 130 (Ruth Brown) as CD for Spring, 2003.
       
   3. Notification of new WI course-instructor assignments:
      1. BMKT 435, Market Research (Seshadri)
      Wozniak described the review process of the above courses, #1 and #2 were reviewed by the appropriate subcommittees, and #3 by him in accord with recently-approved policy. All of the items, #1 - #3 were approved.
   4. Re-Reconsideration of Policy Concerning Department Chair Clerical Errors-expansion to include CD courses:
      Wozniak asked the Council to give formal approval of extension of the policy concerning retroactive approval of WI courses to CD courses. Jenkins (Cook-Fong) moved for approval of the following policy:

      If a course had been approved for CD status and had been offered by an approved CD instructor, but the Department Chair or Program Director did not list the course as CD in the schedule for a particular semester, then the Chair of the Department or Program may request to have the course designated as CD retroactively. (All approvals were obtained before the beginning of the course in question.) The request must be approved by the General Studies Council before the changes can be recorded at the Registrar's Office.

      The motion passed. 

    
4. NEW BUSINESS
   1. Questions concerning General Studies course substitution policy:
      Wozniak asked the Council for input concerning his decisions about substituting 300 or 400-level classes for General Studies classes. Wozniak described the general strategy of not allowing upper-division courses to substitute for GS classes. Also he described his strategy of justifying substitutions in terms of meeting the spirit of the diversity of program offerings. Two specific cases were discussed. The Council did not report any disagreement with Wozniak's current decision making.
      In addition, Wozniak asked for advice concerning how to handle reports of instructors not following WI guidelines for courses listed as WI. The department Chair will first be contacted especially in the case of the adjunct instructors.
      Wozniak also asked if public posting of the meeting agenda and minutes was necessary. Such posting occurred when the General Studies Committee was a Faculty Senate Committee. It was agreed that posting the agenda was appropriate. The posting could also mention that minutes of General Studies Council are available on the web.
   2. New General Studies Course Proposals:
      1. SOWK 170, Social Welfare-new course in Personal Development.
      Cook-Fong (Walker) moved for approval of SOWK 170 as a General Studies course in the Personal Development category. Moorman asked if the moratorium on General Studies changes had been lifted. Wozniak replied that no restrictions have been placed on the General Studies Council activities, but any action will still need to be approved by the SVCAA. The motion passed.
      • MUS 159, Fundamentals of Piano-new course in Personal Development.
      Peek (Cisler) moved for approval of MUS 159 as a General Studies course in the Personal Development category. Cisler described how she viewed the course as meeting the criteria for the category. The motion passed, with one dissenting vote.As a point of order, Jenkins recalled there was a General Studies Council policy requiring any new course or other change to the General Studies program to be presented at one meeting with the formal vote on the proposal at the next meeting. This would allow the Council members to take the proposal back to the Colleges for comment. Several other members of the Council recalled the policy. Rather than rescind the vote or change the policy, the consensus was to follow the policy and consider the above votes to be first-round approval.
   3. Liberal Studies at UNK-A proposal for restructuring the program.
      Peek described a proposal for reorganizing the General Studies program (see attachment-Liberal Studies at UNK). The purpose of the proposal is to make the General Studies program more visible and comprehensible to the students and faculty. He hoped to have the General Studies Council begin serious discussion on the nature of the program, whatever its form. He asked for no action at this meeting, but asked that discussion of the issue become a regular agenda item.
   4. Forms for CD, WI, and Student Appeals
   5. Consideration of Recommendations from 2002 and 1988 Academic Program Review
   6. Capstone course proposal
   7. General Studies Assessment
      Wozniak reported that, because of information from a recent visit by NCA official, Bob Appelson, General Studies assessment must become our top priority. Items #4 - 6 will be postponed until further notice. Wozniak distributed a draft of a document that will ultimately become the General Studies Assessment Plan. He asked the Council members to read the document so we can move forward with some assessment activities at the May meeting.
    
5. MISCELLANEOUS 
6. NEXT MEETING

   The next General Studies Council meeting has been rescheduled from May 1 to May 6 at 3:30 pm in the Sisler Room.

GENERAL STUDIES COUNCIL
Meeting of February 6, 2003
Minutes 

PRESENT:
Faculty: Valerie Cisler, Randall Heckman, Allan Jenkins, Sonja Kropp, Larry Kuskie, John Lillis, Chuck Peek, Janet Steele, Kenya Taylor, Ed Walker
Students: Doug Carroll
Ex officio members: Mary Daake, Kristi Milks, Ken Nikels, Kim Schipporeit, and Bill Wozniak
Absent: Peg Camp, Sandy Cook-Fong, Jeanne Cutler, Marta Moorman

Wozniak called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in the Ockinga Center.

1. REVIEW OF THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 5, 2002
   The minutes of the December meeting were approved via e-mail.
2. CD/WI COURSE SUBMISSIONS
   1. Writing Intensive:
      1. FCSC 402, Selected Readings in Marriage & Family Relations (Jeanne Stolzer)
      Peek (Steele) moved for approval of the above course offering as WI. The motion passed. 
   2. Cultural Diversity:
      1. none
       
    
3. OLD BUSINESS
   
   1. WI Cleanup:
      1. None
       
   2. CD Cleanup:
      1. None
       
   3. Notification of New WI Course-Instructor Assignments:
      
      1. TE 100, Teaching in a Democratic Society (Glenn Tracy)
      Wozniak announced he had a request to designate a section of TE 100 (already approved as WI) taught by Glenn Tracy (already approved as a WI instructor) as a WI course. In accordance with the policy established at the last meeting, he was notified of the new assignment and was sent a course syllabus. These new designations will be announced at the General Studies Council meetings to provide a written record.
   4. Reconsideration of Policy Concerning Department Chair Clerical Errors
      Wozniak asked the Council to reconsider the tabled motion from the December meeting. The motion read:
      "If a course had been approved for WI status and had been offered by an approved WI instructor, but the Department Chair or Program Director did not list the course as WI in the schedule for a particular semester, then the Chair of the Department or Program may request to have the course designated as WI retroactively. (All approvals for WI status were obtained before the beginning of the course in question.) The request must be approved by the General Studies Council before the changes can be recorded at the Registrar's Office."
      The difficulty remained in how to implement the changes. Wozniak suggested that the Department Chairs assume responsibility for notifying the students and their advisors of the WI credit and the fact that it will not show up on computerized degree audits. He also offered to keep track of the class rosters of those courses, so that individual cases can be handled when problems crop up. Jenkins suggested that a Web page located on the General Studies Web Site be developed. It could list these courses. Walker (Jenkins) moved approval. The motion passed. 
    
4. NEW BUSINESS
   1. Forms for CD, WI, and Student Appeals: This item was postponed until a later meeting.
   2. Information Concerning Web Page Redesign:
      Wozniak distributed a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that will constitute a portion of the redesigned Web Site for General Studies. He asked for input from the Council concerning these questions and other features they might like to see.
   3. Consideration of Recommendations from 2002 Academic Program Review:
      Wozniak distributed a list of the recommendations from the 2001 General Studies Program Review. The suggestions are viewable on the web at http://www.unk.edu/factbook/index.php?id=4035 The recommendations will form the basis of future agenda items and considerations by the Council. Wozniak will also send out the recommendations from the previous program review which was completed in 1988.
   4. Initial discussion of an upcoming capstone course proposal:
      Wozniak described a course, currently being reviewed by the NSS Academic Policy Committee, which could serve as a model for the GS Capstone course. The course is derived from a program supported by AAC&U called SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagement and Responsibility.) The course will be team taught this summer by Drs. Mike Mosher (Chemistry), Kerri Skinner (Biology), Joan Blauwkamp (Political Science), and Wozniak (Psychology). Wozniak will deliver the proposal to the Council at the March meeting.
   5. Preliminary Discussion of General Studies Assessment:
      Wozniak distributed three documents: a summary of the learning objectives for the General Studies Program and two documents describing problems and potential models for an assessment program for General Studies. The Assessment subcommittee, at this point, is considering the question whether the General Studies objectives which have been developed should be considered learning outcomes for students, or whether they are objectives designed to help evaluate whether a course is suitable for General Studies and/or a category of the Program, such as the Historical Perspective. Wozniak asked the Council to consider these objectives because ultimately they could form the basis of the General Studies Assessment Program.
    
5. MISCELLANEOUS 
6. NEXT MEETING:

   The next General Studies Council meeting will be March 6, 2003 at 3:30 p.m., in the Cedar Room of the Nebraskan.

7. ADJOURNMENT:

   The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 pm.

GENERAL STUDIES COUNCIL
Meeting of December 5, 2002
Minutes 

PRESENT:
Faculty: Peg Camp, Valerie Cisler, Sandy Cook-Fong, Randall Heckman, Allan Jenkins, Sonja Kropp, Larry Kuskie, John Lillis, Marta Moorman, Chuck Peek, Janet Steele, Kenya Taylor, Ed Walker
Students: Doug Carroll, Chip Sheild
Ex officio members: Jeanne Cutler, Mary Daake, Kristi Milks, Ken Nikels, Kim Schipporeit, and Bill Wozniak

Wozniak called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in the Warner Conference Room.

1. REVIEW OF THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 7, 2002
   Taylor (Cook-Fong) moved for approval of the November 7 minutes. Motion passed. 
2. CD/WI COURSE SUBMISSIONS
   1. Writing Intensive:
      1. ITEC 499, Independent Study and Research (Larson)
      2. ENG 425, Children's Literature (Honeyman)
      3. BSED 295, Business Communication (Houlden)
      4. SPAN 304, Adv Conversation and Composition (Eduardo Gonzalez)
      Wozniak reported that the 4 courses above were reviewed and approved by the WI subcommittee.
      Peek (Heckman) moved for approval of items a through d as WI courses. Jenkins pointed out a problem with the bureaucratic process concerning the re-approval of courses such as BSED 295, which is regularly offered only as a WI course. The issue was discussed later in the meeting. The motion passed.

      Wozniak said that there was an additional item that had arrived after the subcommittee meeting, consideration of

      5. PTE 499, Readings in Education as a WI course.
      There was some initial confusion concerning which prefix was the correct one, PTE, TE, or ELED. There was also uncertainty whether the course had already been discontinued in the recent TE curriculum renewal. Walker explained the circumstances necessitating the approval of the course and predicted that the course would be phased out and replaced once the renewal was phased in. Cook-Fong (Steele) moved for approval. The motion passed. 
   2. Cultural Diversity:
      1. none
       
    
3. OLD BUSINESS
   1. WI Cleanup:
      1. FCSC 481 - Cross-Cultural Family Patterns (Sylvia Asay)

      Wozniak said that the above course was revised by Dr. Asay and was reviewed and approved by the WI subcommittee. Kuskie (Lillis) moved for approval of the above course as WI (both the tour and campus versions). The motion passed. 

   2. CD Cleanup:
      1. none
       
    
4. NEW BUSINESS
   1. Forms for CD, WI, and Student Appeals
      Wozniak asked that the Council review and provide feedback on drafts of forms for use in submitting WI and CD course proposals. For the CD Application form, it was suggested that it be clear that new course proposals have received approval before applying for CD status. For the WI Application form, Council members commented on the font size (mostly the chronologically-challenged members), the need to specify all of the criteria for WI, and the need to remind Chairs of the process. Wozniak suggested that reminders of the process in the form-seemingly obvious to some Chairs-may be unknown by other Chairs. Wozniak also suggested that a reminder to the Chairs that the department faculty should review course proposals may also be needed. The form for student appeals was also discussed. It was noted that a signature lines for the advisor and the department chair may encourage the student to visit with their academic advisor when there is difficulty in meeting requirements for graduation. Wozniak suggested that making this form readily available may help the student to find the right help from the right person. Wozniak will provide revised form to the Council for further review before publicizing them.
   2. Reconsideration of Policy Concerning Department Chair Clerical Errors
      Wozniak offered the following proposal:
      "If a course had been approved for WI status and had been offered by an approved WI instructor, but the Department Chair or Program Director did not list the course as WI in the schedule for a particular semester, then the Chair of the Department or Program may request to have the course designated as WI retroactively. (All approvals were obtained before the beginning of the course in question.) The request must be approved by the General Studies Council before the changes can be recorded at the Registrar's Office."
      A lively discussion followed. Wozniak described two pending appeals from Airway Science (BASM 363) and Women's Studies (WSTD 220) wherein a bookkeeping error caused WI courses to be listed as non-WI. The current policy is to deal with errors on a case-by-case basis rather than correct the entire roster. Schipporeit described the difficulty in getting the computer to change a course to WI after a semester has begun. Because the registration database is connected to financial aid and other databases, changing an entire class is a rather lengthy and elaborate process. Schipporeit also described the numerous notifications concerning WI and CD courses that the department and program chairs receive. Currently, students have a note inserted into their record indicating that a course not actually listed in the computer as WI will count in the WI total. However, that information may be known by neither the advisor, the department chair, nor the student, unless specifically requested. The value of on-line records would necessitate doing the elaborate change to the computer database. The consensus was that giving the students WI credit was clearly deserved, however, the means to record the credit, notify the student, the advisor, and the chair was yet to-be-determined. Jenkins asked if this was a chronic problem for some departments. Schipporeit said that it happens at least once a semester. Wozniak had observed no repeat offenders--at least so far. There was some discussion about Chairs who have difficulty doing this job. Given the number of reminders, the simplicity of the task, the large consequences of not doing it well, the other demands placed in Chairs and Directors, and the number of brand-new Chair, the discussants were either appalled or understanding, sometimes both. Wozniak suggested that the Chair or Director should state their case to the General Studies Council and assume responsibility for providing a list of students effected and responsibility for informing the students and their advisors of the clerical error. Other means of handling the correction were discussed. Peek (Jenkins) moved to postpone until the next meeting. The motion passed. 
   3. Reconsideration of WI course and Instructor Approval Process
      Wozniak offered the following proposal:
      "To this date, the Writing Intensive Course designation has been granted for specific courses taught by specific faculty. This proposal is to separate WI course approval from WI faculty approval. Once a course has been approved as WI, a Department Chair may assign any WI-approved-faculty member from their department to teach that course, as long as they agree to follow the WI course guidelines. If the course will taught by that faculty member for the first time, the Director of General Studies should be notified and provided a syllabus for the course." Jenkins had pointed out that some courses are offered only as WI courses but by different adjunct or regular instructors. Yet, if there is a new WI course-WI instructor connection, the entire course syllabus needs to be reviewed. The gist of the motion is to have a list of approved WI courses, a list of approved WI instructors, and allow the Department Chairs to make the assignments. If it is a first time offering of that course by that instructor, the Director should merely receive a copy of the syllabus. Moorman asked if this was an infringement of academic freedom. Wozniak said that the Council only looks at the means to achieve the WI criteria in the syllabus. Jenkins also stated that it is the professional responsibility of the department to ensure that the course actually meets those criteria when it is offered, we are simply trying to simplify the bureaucratic process. Daake expressed concern over courses listed as being taught by STAFF, which later becomes WI when an instructor is assigned. The reverse is also true, that is, a course is initially thought to be WI, but turns out otherwise. The proposal may not address that issue directly because no course would be listed as WI without an instructor. That problem may not be resolvable. The default of non-WI listing would remain, but the means to change a course to WI would be easier. Heckman (Peek) moved approval. Motion passed with one dissenting vote. 
   4. Information concerning web page redesign
      This item was postponed until the next meeting. Wozniak will present some ideas concerning the design of the Web page for the General Studies program.
    
5. MISCELLANEOUS 
6. NEXT MEETING

   The next General Studies Council meeting will be February 6, 2003 at 3:30 p.m., at a location to be announced.

7. ADJOURNMENT:

   The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 pm.

GENERAL STUDIES COUNCIL
Meeting of November 7, 2002
Minutes 

PRESENT:
Faculty: Peg Camp, Valerie Cisler, Sandy Cook-Fong, Randall Heckman, Allan Jenkins, Sonja Kropp, Larry Kuskie, John Lillis, Marta Moorman, Chuck Peek, Janet Steele, Kenya Taylor, Ed Walker
Students: Doug Carroll, Chip Sheild
Ex officio members: Jeanne Cutler, Mary Daake, Ken Nikels, Kim Schipporeit, and Bill Wozniak
Guest: SVCAA Galen Hadley

Wozniak called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in the Warner Conference Room.

1. OPENING COMMENTS FROM SVCAA HADLEY.SVCAA Hadley thanked the members of the General Studies Council for serving. He said that this Council is one of the most important committees on campus. He asked that the Council members remember during their deliberations to keep the best interests of the students in mind. Wozniak asked how much latitude the Council had for changing the General Studies program. SVCAA Hadley wants the committee to move forward especially with addressing possible changes suggested by the recent APR.
2. CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND WRITING INTENSIVE SUBMISSIONS:
   1. Writing Intensive:
      • FCSC 481, Cross-cultural family patterns (Asay)
      Jenkins (Moorman) moved to table the proposal until more information concerning the nature of the essay exams, the field tour version of the course, and other matters can be addressed. Wozniak will contact Dr Assay and report back in December. Motion to table passed unanimously.
      • FCSC 486, Families in Crisis (Curry)
      Camp (Cook-Fong) moved for approval of FCSC 486 (Curry) as a WI course. It was noted that some of the details mentioned in the cover letter did not match what was stated in the syllabus. It was also noted that if the course offered either way, it would still meet the criteria for WI. The motion was approved unanimously.
      • FORL 308, Translation I (Gonzalez)
      • FORL 309, Translation II (Gonzalez)
      Peek (Kropp) moved for approval of FORL 308 and FORL 309 as WI. The motion was approved unanimously.
      • SOC 369, Sociology of Women (Wysocki)
      Cook-Fong (Camp) moved for approval of SOC 369 (Wysocki) as a WI course. The motion was approved unanimously. 
   2. Culture Diversity:
      • FCSC 486, Families in Crisis (Curry)
      Taylor (Kuskie) moved for approval of FCSC 486 (Curry) as a CD course. The motion was approved unanimously. 
    
3. OLD BUSINESS:
   1. WI Cleanup (no action required): Wozniak described a situation wherein three Political Science courses had been approved by the General Studies during the transition period when there was no Director of General Studies. However, the paperwork for these approvals was not available and thus there was no formal record of their approval. Wozniak collected the necessary information for these courses and all was in order, so on September 27, he confirmed the approval of these courses (being offered this spring) as WI to the Registrar's office, allowing them to appear in the printed course schedule as such. The courses are:
      • PSCI 280H, Special Topics (Scott)
      • PSCI 360, Topics in American Politics (Louishomme)
      • PSCI 380, Topics in World Politics (Scott)
       
   2. CD Cleanup (no action required):
      None.
   3. General Studies Agenda for this year:
      Wozniak indicated that the agenda for this should include clarification of the Governance Policy and Procedures for the Council. He will eventually present various recommendations to the Council, especially those suggested in the General Studies program review. However, since some of the decision-making procedures for the Council have only been recently approved, it is still unclear how the Council gets approval for major initiatives that significantly alter the program. Wozniak hopes that the process can be made clear this year so that a new SVCAA has the mechanisms for introducing change in place when he or she arrives on campus. Wozniak also indicated that other procedures concerning General Studies need to be clearer including the procedures for submitting a GS new course, submitting a new WI offering, submitting a a new CD offering, and appealing a GS requirement. He will bring proposals to the Council.
    
4. NEW BUSINESS:
   

   Wozniak informed the Council of a development from the Mathematics department. A new course, Math 104, has been approved but with the stipulation that it is not a General Studies course. The course is part of the reorganization (renewal) of the Teacher Education programs and will be offered to Elementary Education majors only. It should be noted that this is contrary to a rule (established earlier) that any Math course above MATH 102 is a General Studies course. Now the rule should read that any MATH course above 102, EXCEPT MATH 104, is a General Studies course. A lengthy discussion followed concerning: (a) the informing of advisors concerning this rule, (b) whether this rule would cause difficulties for non-El Ed majors-it should not because enrollment in the course is restricted to El Ed majors only-who ultimately meet their Generals Studies requirements by taking the next required Math class in their program-MATH 230, and (c) the possible problems it could cause for students who start out as El Ed majors but change majors after taking MATH 104 and then assume their MATH General Studies requirement is met.
   Two very recent submissions for WI courses from Economics and Industrial Technology were postponed until the December meeting.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

   The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 pm.

6. NEXT MEETING:

   The next General Studies Council meeting will be December 5, 2002 at 3:30 p.m., in the Warner Conference Room, Founders Hall.

GENERAL STUDIES COUNCIL
Meeting of August 22, 2002
MINUTES 

Members present: Sandy Cook-Fong, Mary Daake, Don Envick, Sonja Kropp, Clint Ludeman, Kristi Milks, Marta Moorman, Ken Nikels, Kim Schipporeit, Bill Wozniak

Review of May 5, 2002 minutes.Cook-Fong (Ludeman) moved for approval of the May 5, 2002 minutes. Motion passed. 

Status of Revised Governance Document. Wozniak asked for the indulgence of the Council and altered the order of the agenda. He thanked the GSC members for their kindness in extending their terms of office and attending the meeting. Interim SVCAA Hadley has reassured him that the Deans will take the governance document to their faculty and then will get feedback to him by mid-September. With luck, a new General Studies Council can be in place by October. SVCAA Hadley will have Assistant VCAA Nikels attend the GSC meetings as his representative.

The next GSC meeting is tentatively scheduled for September 5, 2002 at 3:30 in 2122 FDHL. If there are no submissions, he will cancel the meeting.

2. CD/WI COURSE SUBMISSIONS:
   1. Writing Intensive:
      • BMKT 440 - Advertising Management (Tim Burkink)
      Envick (Ludeman) moved for approval. Schipporeit pointed out that this submission was particularly well done and could serve as a model for subsequent submissions. The Council agreed. Motion passed.
      • ITEC 408 - Leadership in Business and Technology (Steven Amundson and Richard Ashman)
      Envick (Ludeman) moved for approval. The request is for two sections of the course, each taught by a different instructor. Motion passed.
      • PTE 200 - Developmental Behavior (Wendy McCarty) and
      • TE 100 - Teaching in a Democratic Society (Wendy McCarty)
      Ludeman (Envick) moved for approval of both courses. Wozniak indicated that he had done a preliminary review of the submission. Additional information concerning McCarty's writing background was then furnished. (She has authored a regular column for the GI Independent for 10 years.) Motion passed.
      • SOSC 370 - Methods for Teaching Social Sciences in High Schools - (Roger Thomsen)
      Envick (Kropp) moved for approval. Wozniak said that supplemental information concerning Mr. Thomsen's writing experience was also offered. Mr. Thomsen will be an adjunct faculty replacing Sue Gallager who resigned late last spring. Dr. Lilly (Chair of History) also offered to assist him in meeting the WI criteria. Motion passed.
      • FRE 401 (FREN 401)- Advanced Composition and Grammar Review -- (Kropp)
      Ludeman (Cook-Fong) moved for approval. This was a last-minute addition to the agenda. Motion passed.
      • BSED 320 (BSED 295) - Business Communication - (Sue Jensen)
      Envick (Ludeman) moved approval. This was a last-minute addition to the agenda. Motion passed.
      • THEA 120 - Introduction to Theatre - (Janice Fronczak)
      Envick (Ludeman) moved that the proposal be tabled until more information is provided concerning the amount of writing and the extent of writing revision. Motion to table passed. 
   2. Cultural Diversity:
      • ENG 101 - Expository Writing I - (Bloomfield-George)
      Ludeman (Kropp) moved for approval. Motion passed.
      • CJUS 411 - Readings in Criminal Justice (Joseph Carlson) and
      • CJUS 499 - Independent Study - (Joseph Carlson)
      Discussion centered around whether the proposal was for CD, WI, or both. Milks reviewed the records and found that the courses were already approved as WI. One committee member commented that revision based on review by the instructor is not spelled out. However, a bigger problem with regard to CD designation has to do with the reading list. Not all of the texts on the reading deal with diversity. So it is possible for a student to select readings that do not deal with diversity yet get CD credit for the course. Moorman (Cook-Fong) moved to table the above proposals. Motion to Table passed. 
    
3. OLD BUSINESS

   There was no old business.

4. NEW BUSINESS

   There was no new business.

6. NEXT MEETING

   The next General Studies meeting is scheduled for September 5, 2002 at 3:30p.m., in the Academic Affairs Conference Room, Founders Hall, Room 2122.