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GE Committee Agendas

 

    GE Committee Meeting Times: 

            Thursdays, 10:30-11:50, Porter Center

 
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April 24, 2008
  1. Change in Orvieto language offerings.
  2. Political Science Writing Intensive
    (Memo,
    POL 131 syl, POL 131 a, POL 131b,
    POL 130 syl, POL 130a, POL 130b)
  3. HIS 010H (WI) (Form, Syllabus,
    Sample 1, Sample 2, Sample 3, Sample 4, Sample 5, Sample 6)
  4. Wrap up on year's assessment work

 

April 3, 2008
  1. POL 030 (PR) (Memo, Syllabus, Papers, Text Outline)
  2. EB 191 (WI) (Submission form, Syllabus)
  3. Discussion of revised Thinking Globally language and learning outcomes.
  4. GE Course Statistics
  5. Courses with suffixes
  6. Update on assessment work

 

March 27, 2008
  1. Review of modified GE language
  2. Discussion of Overarching GE Goals and Assessment Plan
  3. Update on program review progress
  4. HIS 195: Witchcraft (WI, TH) (Submission form, Syllabus, Letter of support)
  5. Shakespeare in Production (PIA) (Submission form, Syllabus)
  6. TA 111: Acting III (PP) (Submission form, Syllabus)
  7. GE Course Statistics
March 6, 2008
  1. Review minutes of Feb. 28, 2008
  2. ED 105: Perspectives on Cultural Diversity (WI)
    (Submission Form, Syllabus, Note, eval form1, eval form2, eval form 3)
  3. Review status of GE assessment projects
  4. Sample learning objectives and rubrics
Feb. 28, 2008
  1. Review minutes of Feb. 14, 2008
  2. RS 155: Geography, History, and Religions of the Holy Land (TH, TG) (Submission form)
  3. TA 001: Great Literature of the Stage (RIL) (Submission form, chair support)
  4. TA 120: Theatre History I (TH) (Submission form)
  5. TA 121: Theatre History II (TH) (Submission form)
Feb. 14, 2008
  1. Review of minutes of Jan.31, 2008
  2. Discussion of GE assessment presentation to faculty
  3. Discussion of GE presentation at Orientation
  4. Check in on assessment assignments
  5. Major honors as writing-intensive
  6. CS 005: Fundamentals of Computing (QAR)
  7. RS 155: Geography, History, and Religions of the Holy Land (TH, TG) (Submission form)
Jan. 31, 2008
  1. Review of minutes of Jan. 24, 2008
  2. Update on Potter’s Clay proposal
  3. ED 105:  Perspectives on Cultural Diversity (Submission Form, Syllabus, Rubric, Evaluation1, Evaluation2 )
  4. Check in on assessment assignments.
Jan. 24, 2008
  1. Review of minutes of Jan. 17, 2008
  2. Request for P/NC grading in Bio Practica 
  3. HIS 171: Colonial and Revolutionary America (Syllabus)
  4. HIS 195: Latin America/U.S. Relations (Syllabus)
  5. Potter’s Clay proposal (Submission Form,  Syllabus)
  6. Check in on assessment assignments. 
Jan. 17, 2008
  1. Discussion of approach to petitions for credit for courses not submitted for GE Approval.
  2. Review of Schedule of Reviews 2008-01.  
  3. Assignments for spring 2008.
  4. Discuss possibility of Jan. 24 forum presentation.
Dec. 6, 2007
  1. Approve minutes of November 15, 2007.
  2. Review of 2007 Annual Report.
  3. Check in on assessment activities.
Nov. 15, 2007
  1. Approve minutes of November 8, 2007.
  2. Resubmission of MA/CS 190 (SubForm , syllabus)
  3. Think about review schedule (Tentative, partial Schedule of Reviews)
Nov. 8, 2007
  1. Resubmission of Microfinance in China (Syllabus )
  2. Review of ENG 44 (Syllabus)
  3. Revision of Thinking Globally prompt.
  4. Checkup on progress toward area assessment. 
Nov. 1, 2007
  1. Approve minutes of October 25, 2007.
  2. Resubmission of IS 070 (Submission Form, Syllabus )
  3. MA 190SS (Submission Form,   Syllabus)
  4. Microfinance in China (Submission Form,  Mayterm Proposal,  Syllabus)
  5. Checkup on progress toward area assessment. 
Oct. 25, 2007
  1. Consider approving POL 030  through Mayterm.
  2. Review draft memo to Thinking Globally faculty.
  3. Review draft General Education Objectives
  4. Review outline of Assessment Report 

For reference, here is last year’s Assessment Report.

Oct. 11, 2007
  1. Approve minutes of October 4, 2007.
  2. Discuss results of Thinking Globally assessments.
Oct. 4, 2007
  1. Approve minutes of September 27 .
  2. IS 70 (Submission Form,  Syllabus )
  3. Review new rubric and definitions .
  4. Inter-rater reliability training.
  5. Rating Assignments
GE Committee Agenda: Sept. 27, 2007

Preparatory Activities.

  1. Prepare expanded rubric section.
  2. Make appointment to discuss GE area review with appropriate departments.

Agenda

  1. Approve minutes of September 20, 2007.
  2. Review of progress on term assignments.
  3. Review new rubric definitions.
  4. Inter-rater reliability training.
  5. Rating Assignments
GE Committee Agenda: Sept. 20, 2007
  1. India Mayterm (Submission Form1,  Submission Form2 , Submission Form3,  Syllabus Encountering Hinduism , Syllabus Mission and Social Action)
  2. HIS 195 (Submission Form,  Course Description)
  3. Wealth & Poverty in Christian History (Submission Form,  Syllabus, contacts)
  4. Inter-rater reliability training 
  5. Rating Assignments
  6. Review of term tasks
GE Committee Agenda: Sept. 13, 2007 (MG 2)

Preparatory Activities.

  1. Review and rate the Thinking Globally Essay.
  2. Read Middle East Studies Progam Objectives (below)
  3. Read cohort personal experience and peer Comment essays (link below)  Make note of important themes and issues.
  4. Review CLA Institutional Report .

Agenda

  1. ART 141: Crafts (Syllabus,  Note, Note-2 )
  2. Middlle East Studies Program (for Communicating Cross-Culturally)
  3. Discussion of cohort responses .
  4. Discussion of CLA data.
  5. Inter-rater reliability training.
GE Committee Agenda: Sept. 6, 2007 (MG 2)
  1. Approve minutes of April 25.
  2. Outline of the year’s activities.
  3. Creation Care Program (New Zealand) (Syllabus , Note )
  4. BIO 190/191: Practica (Cover & Syllabus )
  5. RS 113: New Testament Theology & Ethics (Syllabus )
  6. ART 141: Crafts (Syllabus,  Note )
  7. Inter-rater reliability training.