General Education Committee
Minutes of the February 20, 2007 GEC Meeting
GEC members present: Sherry Saterstrom (chair, FA), Karl Fink (HUM), Elizabeth Leer (SSF), Kathy Granquist (Registrar’s office, ex-officio), Anne Sabo (IGS), Kathy Shea (NSM), Solveig Zempel (Associate Dean, IGS), Erica Jaastad (student).
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m.
Minutes from the December 7 meeting were approved.
The meeting time was finalized: Tuesdays from 4:00-5:00 p.m. (as needed).
Sherry reported that the deadline for recertification of GE courses has been extended for a year. Therefore, the committee can take the rest of this academic year to catch up on our schedule. We will wait until fall to consider MCS-G.
The Committee discussed the following issues:
- Moving to on-line course proposals.
- Designating GE’s for off-campus courses.
- How the new curriculum committee proposal differs from the current committee structure and how the new structure would affect student representation.
For our next meeting, Committee members will explore the GEC website and offer feedback.
The Committee considered the following course proposal and took the indicated action.
Religion 278: The Ethics of War
Action: Approved for EIN
Political Science 278: Ambition and the Vocation of Leadership
Action: Approved for EIN
Interdisciplinary Studies 125: Integrated Chem/Bio I: Fundamental Chemical Concepts and Their Biological Applications
Action: Approved for IST-C, SED-C/NSC, NSL
Interdisciplinary Studies 127: Integrated Chem/Bio III: Moecular and Cellular Biology
Action: Approved for IST-B, SED-B/NSC, NSL
Field Supervisor’s Course Term in the Middle East: Culture and Morality: Middle East Perspective
Action: Conditionally approved for EIN. More detailed information about texts requested.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Leer, Secretary pro tempore
