General Education Council
Minutes
10.10.05 

Committee present:
J. Charles-McCoy Business Administration
E. Blankmeyer-McCoy Business Administration
D. Wiley-Education
W. Stone-Applied Arts
S. Beebe-Liberal Arts
S. Ogletree-Liberal Arts
R. Northcutt-Science
J. Crawford-Chair Rep.
T. Mottet-Fine Arts and Communication
B. Pevoto-Applied Arts
S. Biedermann-Health Professions
C. Hazelwood-Science
R. Stein-Fine Arts and Communication
B. Melzer-Health Professions
Committee absent:
S. Beebe-Chair Rep.
K. Morris-Student Rep. 

Meeting convened at 3:33 p.m. 

Motion:
R. Brown asks for a motion to approve the minutes from May 2, 2005 and September 26, 2005.  S. Ogletree so moves.  R. Northcutt seconds the motion.  The May 2^nd and September 26 minutes are approved as prepared.  

Handout and discussion:
-Component-Mathematics (use perhaps as model)
-Looking for 3 or 4 outcomes each year and learning assessment
-Common problem across courses to asses what was learned
-Perhaps a single common question to see what was learned-classical
-Problems you can (mixture problems)
-Core problems-how perform
-Takes time to get instrument in place and testing before using for improvement
-2 years testing
-Balance of skills
-Technology shift
-Accountability (measurement)
-Part vs. totality of course
-Pass-meet objective?
-Minimal description in each course
-Grade distribution
-Exams 

-Expectations-objectives in terms of learning outcomes 

Component and objectives
-What are the outcomes at percent passing with uniform syllabi and books?   

R. Northcutt will take the document back to the department for edits and resend to R. Brown  

Have Dr. Moore and Dr. Bourgeois at a meeting to discuss the 120 Hour Rule.  

K. Morris, Dr. S. Beebe, and S. Mayo—discussion about incorporating Multicultural Studies requirement in Communication Studies  

Depts. still have multicultural objectives (were encouraged through international courses in past) –D. Nelson has researched transcripts with the results that students are still taking these courses and the objectives are still in the curriculum  

S. Mayo has grid  

GEC
-Do we accept the definition of multicultural and gender studies?
-Yes for old multicultural and international, but not gender  

Meeting adjourned 4:47 p.m.