Baccalaureate Core Committee
April 13, 2000
Minutes
Attendees: Bonnie Avery, Bob Jarvis, John Lee, Kurt Peters, Satish Reddy, Mike Scanlan (chr), Christine Snow
1. Minutes of March 30 meeting approved.
2. Information Notes:
* Mike met with Faculty Senate Executive Committee this morning (4/13) to discuss the committee's
HHP 231 report. Follow-up: Exec Committee will ask Tony Wilcox to draft a set of criteria for a Fitness for
Health BacCore Category which would allow for a menu of courses. This draft will be sent to this committee
for review and response and taken to the Faculty Senate for approval in the Fall (2000).
* Mike indicated that, acting on behalf of the committee, he approved a request that "departmental permission"
be added to the prerequisites for HDFS 461 (This is an existing WIC course). The committee agrees this change
is not a problem.
* Mike noted that we have received a reply from Bob Lillie concerning our denial of GEO 307 for STS.
He intends to resubmit the course at a future date after further development to highlight its social content.
3. New:
* H 210: US Health Care System was approved as Social Processes and Institutions (Perspectives) offering.
4. Five Year Review: Western Culture
Committee members discussed a number of types of problems which were identified in conducting
the review of Western Culture courses five or more years old. These included treatment of courses that are
300-level, that are taught in a foreign (non-English) language, that are dual-listed as both Western culture
and Lit. & Arts. Mike will synthesize a list of these issues and affected Western Culture courses for further
consideration by the committee at its next meeting.
5. Mike/Committee members will draft a statement to address concerns we have had related to
interpreting the Baccalaureate Criteria and how we might resolve questions of evolving interpretation as
they affect courses undergoing the five year review.
6. Committee members will review the DPD Task Force Report before the next meeting prior to its formal
presentation to the Faculty Senate on May 5. Mike will contact us by e-mail if we need to act on it earlier
than 4/27.
7. Mike passed out a draft of a letter (on behalf of the committee) encouraging faculty teaching Bac
Core courses to attend one of the upcoming workshop sessions on writing student learning outcomes in
May. Committee members will send editorial suggestions to Mike.
8. Committee members should look over the BCC Exit Strategy and let Mike know of any remaining
issues the committee needs to address between now and the end of the term.
Meeting adjourned 12:25. Next meeting will be April 27, 11:00 AM.
