Subcommittee on Core Curriculum Minutes 2012-09-19

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by John Swinton at 12 noon in Arts & Sciences Room 216.

Attendance

Members Present: Martha Allen, Scott Butler, Kevin Crabb, Esther Lopez, Mary Magoulick, Stephanie McClure, Cara Meade, John Swinton, and Kay Anderson
Regrets: Amy Sumpter
Guest: Jason Huffman

Approval of Minutes

The minutes from the September 12, 2012 meeting were approved with one grammatical correction.

Action Items

GC2Y 2000 Global Connections as an Area B2 Section (Resubmission)
Upon review, the committee approved the section as revised with a vote of 7-0-0. This course will now be forwarded to CAPC and University Senate as an information item.

GEOG 1101 Introduction to Human Geography for the Global Overlay (Resubmission)
Upon review, the committee approved the course as revised with a vote of 7-0-0. This course will now be forwarded to CAPC and University Senate as an information item. Because this is a core course, this course will also need further approval by the system’s discipline and General Education committees.

GC1Y 1000 Uncanny: Monsters and Machines as an Area B1 Section
Upon review, the committee approved the course as submitted with a vote of 7-0-0. This course will now be forwarded to CAPC and University Senate as an information item.

Discussion Items

Core Curriculum Assessment Proposal. The committee continued discussion on the proposal forwarded by the University Assessment Team. Three one-hour forums for faculty will be held on Thursday, September 27, at 3:30; Friday, September 28, at 12:00; and Monday, October 1, at 4:00. After a short overview of the plan, faculty will be asked to break out into small discussion groups based on the area of the core with which they are affiliated. SoCC will use the feedback generated from these forums to make any needed changes to the plan prior to final review and approval. This plan will also be sent through CAPC and University Senate.

Web Page Changes. The committee has been renamed on the minutes web site, and all approved minutes have been posted. It is still listed under the “other” committees, pending documentation of placement in the University Senate Standing Committees list. Kay Anderson will ask for a committee page on the University Senate web site. Jason Huffman will continue to work on the links on the Provost’s internal site.

Addition of Courses to Areas A-E. The committee discussed whether or not there was a more appropriate way to review courses that were proposed to Areas A-E, especially when a course that is proposed for an area is not from a discipline that has been previously represented in that core area. The committee considered opening up the discussion on these courses to faculty from both the area being proposed and the faculty traditionally associated with that area. Discussion on this topic will continue next week.

Next Meeting

The committee will meet on Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at 12 noon, in A&S 216.

Adjournment

The committee adjourned at 1:18 p.m.