General Education Committee

Minutes of the 3/22/06 GEC Meeting

GEC members present: Karl Fink (chair, HUM), Kathy Shea (NSM), Sherry Saterstrom (FA), Chris Chiappari (IGS), Solveig Zempel (Associate Dean, IGS), ex-officio.

Visitor : Susan Carlson (CIS)

The meeting was called to order at 3:35 p.m.

Minutes from the 3/8/06 meeting were approved.

The Committee considered the following course proposals and took the indicated action:

IS 202 Sports in Society

Action: Approved for HBS

Biology 122 Life: Meaning and Mystery, Science and Stewardship

Action: Approved for NST and NSL

Biology 228 Environmental Health

Action: Approved for NST

Other Business:

Further thoughts on the GE re-certification process

The next meeting is scheduled for April 5 for an open discussion with chairs on the re-certification process.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:05pm

Respectfully submitted,

Chris Chiappari, Secretary pro tempore