General Education Committee

Minutes of the December 7, 2005 meeting

GEC members present: Karl Fink (chair, HUM), Kathy Shea (NSM), Sherry Saterstrom (FA), Erica Jaasted (appointed student), Ishanaa Rambachan (elected student), Solveig Zempel (Associate Dean, IGS), ex-officio, Kathy Granquist (Registrar’s representative), ex-officio.

The meeting was called to order at 3:50 p.m.

Minutes from the 11/09/05 meeting were approved.

The Chair noted that Xun Pomponio was appointed by Steve Soderland to replace Terry Fitzgerald (SSF) who resigned.

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

Asian Studies 268 the Art of Chinese Calligraphy

Action: approved for ALS-A and MCS-G

Nursing 130 Family Violence

Action: approved for HBS

Russian 256 Theater in Russia

Action: approved for ALS-A and ORC

The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 15, 2006, as a joint meeting with CEPC. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss with CEPC our recommendations for the RPC review of the present committee structure.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Shea, Secretary pro tempore