General Education Council
Minutes
9.24.07 

Council Present:
K. Peirce-Fine Arts and Communication
E. Morrison-Health Professions
T. Hindson-Liberal Arts Alternate
E. Blunk-Applied Arts
R. Mooney-Health Professions
R. Cook-McCoy Business Administration
M. Keefe-McCoy Business Administration
C. McCall-Education
V. Luizzi-Chair Representative
M. Blanda-Science
S. Beebe-Liberal Arts
S. Ogletree-Liberal Arts
G. Pollard-Applied Arts
G. Passty-Science
Council Absent:
P. Pattison-Chair Representative
M. Johnson-Education
I. Davidson-Fine Arts and Communication
S. Gautille-Student Representative
K. Kasprzak-Student Representative
Guest: Cathy Fleuriet 

Meeting convened at 3:31 p.m. 

Cathy Fleuriet and Ron Brown will meet with the departments offering general education courses to discuss assessment for SACS requirements.  

Motion:

R. Brown asks for a motion to authorize Cathy Fleuriet and Ron Brown to meet with departments regarding SACS assessment and general education core courses.  C. McCall so moves.  S. Ogletree seconds the motion.   

Motion passed unanimously. 

Proposal:
PHIL 1320, Ethics & Society 

Discussed how the Department of Philosophy would be able to offer and administer the course. 

Subcommittee to review proposal for PHIL 1320 as an alternative to PHIL 1305:

Eileen Morrison

Michael Keefe

Shirley Ogletree 

Subcommittee recommendation due by late Oct. 

Syllabi Review Committees: 

1. Fine Arts Courses and Phil 1305
   1. Greg Passty
   2. Greg Pollard

2. English (1310/1320 and all literature core courses)
   1. Randy Cook
   2. Kate Peirce

Honor Code—New reference to Honor Code 

Future issues:
-Potential-Geography to submit a proposal to add Meteorology to Natural Science 

Meeting adjourned at 4:09 p.m.