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April 22, 2010
  1. Review minutes of April 8
  2. Review of drafts of area SLOs.
    1. Life Science
    2. Understanding Society
  3. Review/edit/approval of existing draft SLOs
  4. Review data from senior GE survey

 

April 8, 2010
  1. Review of drafts of area SLOs.
    1. Life Science
    2. Understanding Society
    3. Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning
  2. Review/edit/approval of existing draft SLOs

 

March 25, 2010
  1. Review minutes of March 4
  2. ENG 142 (PP) (Submission form , Syllabus)
  3. ART 015 (PIA) (Submission form, Rationale, Syllabus)
  4. Proposed Senior Survey
  5. Review of drafts of area SLOs.
    1. Life Science
    2. Understanding Society
    3. Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning
    4. Modern Language
  6. Review/edit/approval of existing draft SLOs
March 4, 2010
  1. Review minutes of February 4
  2. ENG 142 (PP) (Submission form , Syllabus)
  3. Proposed Senior Survey
  4. Review of drafts of area SLOs.
    1. Integrating the Major Discipline
    2. Life Science
    3. Understanding Society
    4. Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning
  5. Review/edit/approval of existing draft SLOs
February 4, 2010
  1. Review minutes ofJanuary 21
  2. COM 138 (TG) (Proposal)
  3. Review Revised GE Mission Statement
  4. Discussion of questions to be addressed in GE Program Review Report
  5. Review of drafts of area SLOs.
    1. Integrating the Major Discipline
    2. Life Science
    3. Understanding Society
    4. Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning
  6. Review/approval of existing draft SLOs
January 21, 2010
  1. AN 198 (R) (Submission form, Research Guide)
  2. KNS 040 (US) (Memo, Form & Syllabus)
  3. Review of drafts of area SLOs.
    1. Integrating the Major Discipline
    2. Research/Productions and Presentations
  4. Plan for draft area SLOs.
    1. Life Science
    2. Understanding Society
    3. Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning
  5. Review Revised GE Mission Statement
  6. Plan Senior Survey (Past survey)
  7. Review/approval of existing draft SLOs
December 3, 2009
  1. Review minutes of November 12
  2. Set meeting time for spring
  3. GE 2009 Assessment Update
  4. Revised CLA Report
  5. Review/approval of existing draft SLOs
  6. Review of drafts of area SLOs.
    1. Integrating the Major Discipline
    2. Research/Productions and Presentations
November 12, 2009
  1. Review minutes of October 29
  2. RS 125 (WI) (Submission form, Syllabus)
  3. RS 113 (SS) (Submission form, Syllabus)
  4. Review of initial drafts of area SLOs.
    1. Writing
    2. Integrating the Major Discipline
    3. Research/Productions and Presentations
  5. GE 2009 Assessment Update
  6. Review/approval of existing draft SLOs
  7. Revised CLA Report

 

October 29 , 2009
  1. Review minutes of October15
  2. TA 122 (TH) (Submission form , Syllabus, Outcomes, Committee Response, Response)
  3. POL/KNS 141 (US) (Submission form , Syllabus, Revised Syllabus, Sample Presentation)
  4. MU 123 (PIA) (Submission form, Syllabus)
  5. RS 150 (IMD) (Form 1, Syllabus 1, Form 2 , Syllabus 2 )
  6. Review of initial drafts of area SLOs.
    1. Writing
    2. Integrating the Major Discipline
    3. Research/Productions and Presentations
  7. Review/approval of existing draft SLOs
  8. Revised GE Mission Statement
  9. Revised CLA Report
  10. Review of documents from consultant (Alignment of multiple documents, Benchmark approval)
  11. Area reports (Thinking Globally , Reasoning Abstractly , Serving Society )
  12. Discussion of Physical Science cohort responses (Rubric)
  13. Discussion of Life Science cohort responses (Rubric)

 

October 15 , 2009
  1. Review minutes of October 8
  2. TA 122 (TH) (Submission form , Syllabus, Outcomes)
  3. 2010 Asia Mayterm (TG, SS) (Submission form,, Syllabus and Outcomes)
  4. POL/KNS 141 (US) (Submission form , Syllabus)
  5. Review of GE delisting procedure
  6. Review of initial drafts of area SLOs.

 

October 8 , 2009
  1. Review minutes of September 17
  2. RS 125 (WI) (Submission form, Syllabus)
  3. COM 195 (Mayterm) (SS) (Submission form & syllabus, Dunn Memo )
  4. Thailand Art (PIA) (Submission form & Syllabus , CV)
  5. Orvieto (WI) (Memo, Syllabus)
  6. MA 004 (QAR) (Submission form, Memo, Syllabus)
  7. Review of initial drafts of area SLOs.
  8. Review of documents from consultant (Alignment of multiple documents, GE Alignment, Benchmark approval)

 

September 17, 2009
  1. Review minutes of September 3
  2. RS 107 (TG,CC, -WI, -IMD) (Submission form, Syllabus, Memo)
  3. RS 158 (TG) (Submission form, Syllabus)
  4. Glenn Town Memo
September 3, 2009
  1. Review minutes of April 20
  2. Planning for year (2009-2010 Tasks)
  3. CLA report (To faculty,Complete, Local option questions)
  4. Review of documents from consultant (Alignment of multiple documents, GE Alignment, Benchmark approval)
April 20, 2009
  1. Review minutes of March 9
  2. EB 192 (PP) (Follow up memo , Submission form, Syllabus)
  3. REJ APP 192 (SS) (Submission form, Syllabus, Schedule, APP 192 specifications )
  4. RS 107 (TG, -WI, -IMD) (Submission form, Syllabus, Memo)
  5. COM 127 (SS) (Submission form & syllabus )
  6. COM 195 (Mayterm) (SS) (Submission form & syllabus)
  7. CS 050 (PR) (Submission form, Syllabus, Memo)
  8. Pacific Rim-Mandarin (FL) (Submission form, Syllabus)
  9. Pacific Rim-Hist,Cult & Phil (TG, CC) (Submission form, Syllabus)
  10. RS 158 (TG) (Submission form, Syllabus)
March 30, 2009 (Meeting Cancelled, but review cohort responses)
  1. Review minutes of March 9
  2. Discussion of World History in Christian Perspective cohort responses (Rubric)
  3. Initial consideration of Reading Imaginative Literature cohort responses (Rubric)

 

March 9 , 2009
  1. Review minutes of February 23
  2. MA 005 Revisited (not RA) (Memo, Original Note, RA Courses , RA enrollment, Statistics as Prereq, MA 005 by major, Response memo)
  3. Discussion of ratings of Philosophical Reflections cohort responses (Rubric)
  4. Feedback on draft RS area objectives
  5. EB 192 (PP) (Submission form , Syllabus)
  6. ED Language Request (ML) (Memo)
  7. Initial consideration of World History in Christian Perspective cohort responses (Rubric)
February 23 , 2009
  1. Review minutes of February 9
  2. Discussion of ratings of RS 20 responses (Rubric)
  3. MA 005 Revisited (not RA) (Memo, Original Note, RA Courses , RA enrollment, Statistics as Prereq, MA 005 by major, Response memo)
  4. SOC 107 (QAR, RA) (Submission memo)
  5. Music Major (PIA) (Submission memo)
  6. TA 121 (TH) ( Submission form, Syllabus)
  7. Initial consideration of Philosophical Reflections cohort responses (Rubric)
February 9 , 2009
  1. Review minutes of January 26
  2. Discussion of ratings of cohort responses OT (Rubric)
  3. TA 001 (PIA) (Form, Syllabus)
  4. RS 1000 (SS) (Form, Syllabus1, Syllabus2)
  5. MA 005 (not RA) (Memo, Original Note )
  6. Initial consideration of cohort RS 20 responses.
January 26, 2009
  1. Review minutes of December 10
  2. MA 008 (QAR) (Form & Syllabus)
  3. RS 107 (IMD, WI) (Form, eMail,Syllabus) )
  4. Off-campus Music (TH) ( Note 1 , Syllabus1, Syllabus, Note 2 )
  5. Review of cohort responses OT

 

December 10 , 2008
  1. Review minutes of November 5
  2. CCA I: Research Petition (Note from S. Penksa, Petition and Paper)
  3. RS 159 ( TG) (Form, Syllabus)
  4. Review of cohort responses NT

 

November 5, 2008
  1. Review minutes of October 29
  2. RS 104 (WI) (Form, Syllabus)
  3. RS 131 (IMD) (Form, Note, Syllabus)
  4. RS 139 (TG)(Form, Note, Syllabus)
  5. Learning Objectives Review
    1. Physical Science
    2. Philosophical Perspectives
  6. Review of cohort responses NT

 

October 29, 2008
  1. Review minutes of October 22
  2. POL 124 (tg) (note)
  3. Political Science Writing Intensive (Memo, POL 131 syl, POL 131 a, POL 131b,
    POL 130 syl, POL 130a, POL 130b)
  4. Review draft General Education Mission Statement
  5. Learning Objectives Review
    1. Physical Science
    2. Serving Society; Enacting Justice
  6. Discussion of cohort spring 2008 summary responses. (Continued)

 

October 22, 2008
  1. Review minutes of October 15
  2. TA 126 (PP) (note, Form, Syllabus)
  3. TA 122 (TH) (Form, Syllabus)
  4. Discussion of Annual Assessment Update (draft) (Continued)
  5. Discussion of cohort spring 2008 summary responses. (Continued)

 

October 15, 2008
  1. Review minutes of October 8
  2. MUA 171/183 -SS (SS) (Note, Syllabus insert, Syllabus)
  3. Discussion of Annual Assessment Update (draft)
  4. Review of cohort spring 2008 summary responses.

 

October 8, 2008
  1. Review minutes of October 1
  2. MU 123 ( PIA, TG) (Form, Syllabus, Student Report)
  3. TA 126 (PP) (Form, Syllabus)
  4. Asia Mayterm (TG) (Form, Overview, Asia Seminar, Human Trafficking Seminar)
  5. Discussion of Annual Assessment Update (draft)

 

October 1, 2008
  1. Review minutes of September 24
  2. Update RS 104 (TH) (Note)
  3. PSY 150 (TG) ( Note, Syllabus)
  4. Potter's Clay Proposal (SS) (Form, Syllabus, Vita)
  5. ART 129 (PP) ( Form, Syllabus, Project)
  6. MU 123 ( PIA, TG) (Form, Syllabus, Student Report)
  7. Discussion of Annual Assessment Update (draft)

 

September 24, 2008
  1. Review minutes of September 3
  2. RS 104 (TH) (Form, Syllabus)
  3. PSY 150 (TG, CCC) (Form, Syllabus, Itinerary, Note)
  4. Potter's Clay Proposal (SS) (Form, Syllabus, Vita)
  5. ART 129 (PP) ( Form, Syllabus, Project)
  6. Discussion of Annual Assessment Update (See prior meeting)

 

September 17, 2008
  1. Review minutes of September 3
  2. MU 123 ( PIA, TG) (Form, Syllabus, Student Report)
  3. RS 104 (TH) (Form, Syllabus)
  4. PSY 150 (TG, CCC) (Form, Syllabus, Itinerary, Note)
  5. Discussion of Annual Assessment Update (See prior meeting)

 

September 3, 2008
  1. Review minutes of April 24
  2. Orvieto Language Recommendation
  3. CS 050 (Phil Reflect) (Form, Syllabus, Addendum, Support)
  4. MU 123 ( PIA, TG) (Form, Syllabus, Student Report)
  5. 2008 Annual Assessment Update (draft)

 

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, RubricEvaluation1Evaluation2 )
  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 FormSyllabus )
  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.