Baccalaureate Core Committee
March 14, 2007
Minutes
Present: Pat Muir, Susan Shaw, Vicki Tolar Burton, Dave Bernell, John Bailey, Denise Lach, Jay Noller and Liz Gray;
New Ad Hoc member: Manolete Gonzalez
Excused: George Caldwell, Margie Haak and Ken Winograd
Minutes:
Approved with modification: “Vicki Tolar Burton”
Emerging design trend to ease review of minutes: italicize recommendations; bold on actions
Old Business:
- Student members for BCC: ASOSU has identified two members (plus an alternate) but they are absent today given tight timing and final approval issues.
- Information: Vickie N. has posted handy materials on the web for our access
- H312: Pat and Jay met with Donna Harvey; they are already working toward more consistency and training instructors; Donna will be supervising the course instructors in the future and they will continue (in the interim) to offer the course as CGI. ACTION: revisit this course next academic year at the end of winter term.
- Course Reviews: ENG204 and ENG206 approved.
New Business:
- Faculty Senate: Pat and Jay have met with Faculty Senate President Mike Quinn for an update on the need for faculty and/or student ‘forums’ to present a preferred alternative for retooling the Baccalaureate Core program and several options. Following these forums, this committee will proceed with a revision and final recommendation to the Faculty Senate before the end of the term (Spring 07). In this way, the Senate can debate the topic in October. ACTION: present this schedule to Mike for approval.
- BC Director: We have been asked to consider whether the program and university as a whole would benefit from have a “Director” for the Baccalaureate Core overall. In a quick discussion, we thought the pros would include an obvious investment by the campus in the program and (likely) some additional clarity in organization and procedures. Cons would include poor timing associated with expanding our soviet-style bureaucracy during budget cuts to other programs as well as any related rigidity/policing that might come from a full-time director. At a minimum, we can use this programmatic interest to codify our current (and quite) functional arrangement with staggered co-chairs. TABLED
- Future request to Mike Quinn: We see a need for a transparent funding formula/model and timely access to classes for students – two current shortcomings that need to be addressed and are tightly interwoven with our restructuring process. ACTION: present to Mike.
- Outcomes synthesis: We spent the remainder of our time discussion outcomes. Jay is looking for feedback and compiling our last ideas on his synthesis. ACTION: distribute revision to Levels 1, 2 and 3 by 4/6; review and finalize at 4/13 meeting.
Future Business:
Various members agreed to work towards development of alternative models for the Bacc Core for presentation and discussion at the next meeting:
Vicki Tolar Burton – examine issues of writing across the whole Bacc Core
David and Pat – offer “minimal change” models
Denise – study the AAOT model and offer suggestions
Jay and Liz – develop a model that reflects our work on outcomes (?)
Pat sent request to absent members requesting them to come to the next meeting with some sort of model in mind as well.
Next meeting: April 13 1:00-3:00 in Kidder 128 (NOTE different time AND location)
