Subcommittee on Core Curriculum Minutes 2014-10-31

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by Julia Metzker at 1:00 p.m. in Arts & Sciences 2-51.

Attendance

Voting Members Present: Nancy Beasley, Ruth Carter, Roberta Gorham, Mary Magoulick, Julia Metzker, Joe Mocnik, Brandon Samples, Patrick Simmons, Amy Sumpter, Sheryl Winn, Dana Wood
Regrets: Cara Meade
Non-Voting Member Present: Kay Anderson
Guest: Kevin Elder

Agenda

The agenda was approved as distributed.

Minutes

The minutes from the October 24th meeting were approved as distributed.

Discussion Items and Announcements

Course Update Approval Process. Julia reminded members that if they are the lead on a review team, that individual needs to notify the committee and the proposer about the date of the meeting at which it will be discussed so the reviewer has the opportunity to attend if desired.

Course Substitution Process. The committee’s recommendation about routing GC1Y and GC2Y substitution requests was submitted to and approved by Tom Ormond. Kay Anderson and Mike Augustine will help implement this new strategy through their offices.

Change to History GC2Y Courses. The requested change to include Stephanie Opperman as an instructor for the GC2Y Migrations course has been approved by the Provost’s Office.

Change to Course Title. The request to change the name of GC2Y South Asian Sexuality to Gender and Sexuality in South Asia has also been approved by the Provost and has been adjusted on the Spring 2015 course schedule.

Old Business

Revised Survey. Joe Mocnik moved that the committee approve the core survey as revised. Amy Sumpter seconded the motion. The committee discussed that the survey is long and that fact may limit response. There are some additional measures we can take to increase response through departments. There is no deadline on the survey. The committee also discussed some issues with the way individuals may see questions as redundant. Upon a vote, the committee approved the survey text as distributed without dissent.

New Business

GC2Y 2000 Big Data as an Area B2 Section and the Global Overlay. The committee discussed feedback provided by the reviewers and specifically addressed whether the course met the requirements for the global overlay. Members questioned whether there were sufficient case studies of specific areas and how global perspectives would be systematically incorporated in the course. For instance, how will students evaluate how specific cultures and people have developed responses to the list of issues included in the global outcome list? The committee decided to table proposal and request a revision. The revised proposal should come back to Julia, and she will redistribute it to the next review group.

GC2Y 2000 International Buffoonery as an Area B2 Section and the Global Overlay. The committee expressed concerns about the Native American component and whether or not that qualified as global according to the system definition of a global course. Overall, the committee felt that the remainder of the course provided enough global content to meet the minimum requirement to qualify regardless of the answer to that issue. Upon a vote, the section was approved with a vote of 11-0-0.

Next Meeting

The committee’s next meeting will be Friday, November 7, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. in Arts & Sciences 2-51.

Adjournment

The committee adjourned at 2:00 p.m.