Subcommittee on Core Curriciulum Minutes 2014-01-22

Call to Order The meeting was called to order by John Swinton at 1:00 p.m. in Atkinson 202. Attendance Voting Members Present: Scott Butler, Roberta Gorham, Mary Magoulick, Cara Meade, Yeprem Mehranian, Chavonda Mills, Amy Sumpter, John Swinton, Shaundra Walker Non-Voting Member Present: Kay Anderson Guests: Heidi Fowler, Aran McMannon, Stephanie Opperman Approval of Minutes The minutes from the December 4th meeting were approved as distributed. Action Item GC2Y 2000 History of Global Public Health as an Area B2 Section (Revision) Scott Butler began discussion by describing how he reached out to the faculty in the College of Health Science for feedback and reviewed syllabi for similar courses in the College of Health Sciences and from other state institutions. He shared the following concerns: that there had been no discussion with faculty from the College of Health Science before this course was developed, that the faculty member presenting the course is not a Health Science faculty member, and that there is significant overlap between this course and other Kinesiology courses that are current offered or in development. Stephanie Opperman stated this is a history topics course, not a disciplinary course, and that this distinction is now evident in the course title. History is a discipline that by nature studies the work of other disciplines. She and Aran McKinnon provided evidence of other courses with similar content that were taught through History departments at other institutions. She noted that since she had no access to syllabi from the College of Health Sciences, there was no intent to duplicate material. Additional discussion focused on whether this course is a history course or a public health course. It was also noted that all the requests that SoCC had made for revision the last time this course was discussed had been included in this revised proposal. After further discussion, Mary Magoulick moved to close debate. Amy Sumpter seconded the motion. The motion to end debate passed with no objections. Chavonda Mills then moved to approve the section as resubmitted. Mary Magoulick seconded the motion. Cara Meade requested a ballot vote. Upon a vote, the motion carried with a vote of 6-2-0. Scott Butler asked about how to appeal SoCC’s decision. There is currently no appeals process for SoCC. John Swinton will notify the Chair of University Senate and the Provost that there was a desire to submit an appeal when he forwards the course for the remaining signatures and approvals. GC2Y 2000 Globalization, Cultures, and Education as an Area B2 Section The committee reviewed the proposal and suggested that the author focus only on outcomes for all students, rather than providing separate outcomes for education majors versus non-education majors. The committee also expressed concern about the use of an attitude dimension and the ability to assess attitudinal changes. The committee returned the proposal for revision. Discussion Items SoCC needs to decide on operating procedures for the year. In the past, the committee has used the same procedures as CAPC. Cara Meade will distribute the CAPC procedures to committee members and we will discuss these at our next meeting. The committee discussed extending invitations to submitters to attend meetings in which their proposal is being reviewed. This is particularly important because we do not currently have a working Senate agenda tool so there is no way for submitters to know when SoCC will be discussion their proposals. There were no objections to this suggestion. John will begin inviting submitters to attend when their proposal is on the agenda. Amy Sumpter has completed a template for the SoCC site in D2L. She will be adding each of the members to the site. She asked that members log in, review the content, and offer suggestions. Next Meeting The committee’s next meeting will be Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at 12:45 p.m. in Atkinson 202. Adjournment The committee adjourned at 1:45 p.m.