General Education Council
Minutes
2.12.07 

Council Present:
E. Morrison-Health Professions
K. Morris-Student Rep.
E. Blunk Applied Arts
J. Charles McCoy Business Administration
D. Yarbrough-Health Professions
S. Beebe-Liberal Arts
V. Luizzi-Chair Rep.
T. Hindson-Liberal Arts-Alternate
E. Blankmeyer-McCoy Business Administration
B. Stone-Applied Arts
S. Beebe-Chair Rep.
V. Sriraman-Science
S. Ogletree-Liberal Arts
C. McCall-Education
Council Absent:
A. Krejci-Student Rep.
T. Mottet-Fine Arts and Communication
C. Hazlewood-Science
I. Davidson-Fine Arts and Communication
M. Johnson-Education 
 

Meeting convened at 3:31 p.m. 

Update on 120-Hour Degree
-120-Hour Committee recommended no change in core (next to Curriculum Committee and then to Faculty Senate) 

Review of Syllabi for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Natural Sciences and Communication (COMM1310)
-Using the report submitted to the Coordinating Board several years ago the committee members will review the syllabi and report on compliance to syllabi standard checklist and the learning outcomes 

-We have received some learning outcome reports from Sue Beebe in English and from Math 

Review the outcomes from Coordinating Board Report and Syllabi Evaluation Form to establish standards for evaluating syllabi  

Committees:
Communication—E. Morrison and K. Morris
Social and Behavioral Sciences—S. Ogletree and C. McCall
Natural Sciences—B. Stone and C. Hazlewood 

Notebooks with syllabi, checklist, CB Report learning outcomes, components and blank document to write notes will be available in Sarah’s office in ASBN-108 

Geology is moving from Biology to Geography effective Fall 2007 

Update on PPS 1.12
-Need to make some corrections and need to be sure we are enforcing the PPS
-Elections by college
-Chair representatives and faculty should not be from same department
-Expectation that tenured faculty are elected
-Deans-election within college 

No mtg. next week-Sarah will send update on mtg. 

Electronic voting system through Joe Meyers office with your college faculty 

Meeting adjourned at 4:07 p.m.