Subcommitee on Core Curriculum Minutes 2012-09-26

Call to Order

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

Attendance

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

Approval of Minutes

The minutes from the September 19, 2012 meeting were approved as submitted.

Action Items

GC2Y 2000 Ten Plants as an Area B2 Section
The proposal was returned to the submitter so that proper course approval forms could be completed. The committee will review and discuss this course as soon as those documents are received. Kevin Crabb will serve as a contact to help complete the required paperwork. He will also help revise some of the outcome statements to facilitate committee review.

Discussion Items

Core Curriculum Assessment Proposal and Forums. The committee reviewed the current copy of the assessment proposal and prepared for the forums that will be held this week and next week. The 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. All will be held in the Museum Education Room.

At the forums, 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.

Operating Procedures. As SoCC is now a standing committee, we have been asked to develop operating procedures for our committee. John Swinton will circulate those procedures developed for CAPC to serve as a template. The committee will discuss these in future meetings.

Next Meeting

The committee will meet on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at 12 noon, in A&S 216.

Adjournment

The committee adjourned at 1:10 p.m.