General Education Committee Agenda

GE Committee Meetings:

The GE Committee meets every other Tuesday from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm in the Montecito Room, Voskuyl Library.

April 23, 2024

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of April 9, 2024
3. Advanced Strength and Conditioning for Varsity Athletes Syllabus and Submission Form
4. SP-200 syllabus; SP-200 Submission Form
5. Writing-Intensive Syllabus Audit: Sarah Skripsky (the report is on Google Drive)
6. Other Business

APRIL 9, 2024

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of March 26, 2024
3. ENG-163 syllabus; ENG-163 Submission Form
4. Off-campus Decision-Making Syllabus; Submission Form; Rationale
5. Off Campus SS course syllabus; Rationale
6. Off-campus Global Religions in Context Syllabus; Submission Form; Rationale
7. Off-campus PE course; Submission Form
8. AP African-American Studies framework (Google drive)
9. IB exams (Google drive)
10. Other business

March 26, 2024

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of February 27, 2024
3. JRD discussion (JRD 2024 subfolder on Google Drive)
4. HIS-007 Submission Form; History-007 Syllabus; HIS-007 Rationale
5. Thinking Globally Syllabus Audit (Google Drive)
6. IB exams (Google Drive)
7. Other business

February 27, 2024

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of February 13, 2024
3. Serving Society and Cross-Cultural Communication new language (Google Drive)
4. IB exams (Google Drive)
5. Other Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of January 30, 2024
3. PSY-118 Memo (Google Drive)
4. Pass/Fail in the PE course syllabi (Google Drive)
5. IB exams review (Google Drive)
6. Serving Society update
7. Other Business

January 30, 2024

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of January 16, 2023
3. Request from the Writing Intensive Syllabus audit ream
4. Thinking Globally Syllabus Audit (Google Drive)
5. Psychology 118 (Google Drive)
6. IB exams review (Google Drive)
7. The PRC's response to the 2023 GE annual Assessment report (Google Drive)
8. PE Proposal Update (Google Drive)
9. Other Business

January 16, 2024

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of November 30, 2023
3. Thinking Globally Syllabus Audit
4. PE Student survey and proposal to the Senate.
5. GE Committee report: Felicia
6. Other business

November 30, 2023

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of November 16, 2023
3. RS-159 Syllabus; RS-159 Submission Form; RS-159 Rationale|
4. Update on the RA proposal: Felicia, Dave, Tatiana
5. Other Business

November 16, 2023

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of November 2, 2023
3. The RA Proposal (Google Drive, Serving Society subfolder)
4. SOC-200 syllabus; SOC-200 Submission Form; SOC-200 Rationale
5. POL-113 WI syllabus; POL-113 Submission form
6. POL-108 WI syllabus; POL-108 Submission form
7. HIS-008 revised syllabus; Letter to the Committee
8. PE Student Survey Results (Google Drive, PE courses subfolder)
9. Other business

November 2, 2023

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of October 12, 2023
3. HIS-008 syllabus; HIS-008 Submission Form; HIS-008 Rationale
4. SOC-001 syllabus; SOC-001 Submission Form; SOC-001 Rationale
5. QAR syllabus audit
6. The GE Assessment report (Google Drive)
7. Writing-Intensive Syllabus audit
8. Other Business

October 12, 2023

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of September 21, 2023
3. Understanding Society meeting: David Hunter
4. POL-113 Syllabus (revised version)
5. POL-108 Syllabus; POL-108 Submission Form
6. QAR syllabi audit
7. Writing-Intensive syllabi audit
8. Other business

September 21, 2023

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of September 7, 2023
3. Understanding Society update: David Hunter
4. POL-113 Syllabus; POL-113 Submission Form
4. SOC-108 Submission Form; SOC-108 syllabus; SOC-108 additional commentaries (GE Committee Google Drive): Blake Kent
5. Serving Society proposal to the Senate (GE Committee Google Drive)
6. QAR syllabi audit: Tatiana
7. Writing-Intensive syllabi audit update: Tatiana
8. Other business

September 7, 2023

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of April 27, 2023
3. The GE Committee's responsibilities
4. Election of the Committee Chair
5. Working Artistically assessment update: Felicia Song
5. Understanding Society assessment update
6. Tasks for the Fall of 2023
7. The GE Combined document
8. Math 005 and SOC-108
9. Writing-Intensive Course Syllabi Audit: Sarah Skripsky, Leonor Elias and Theresa Covich
10. Other business

APRIL 27, 2023

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of April 13, 2023
3. The GE Combined document modification by the Senate (on Google drive): Tim Van Haitsma and Felicia.
4. IS-122 Syllabus; IS-122 Submission form; IS-122 Rationale
5. Understanding Society update: Tatiana
6. NUR-175 and Thinking Historically
7. Other business

April 13, 2023

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of March 30, 2023
3. The GE Combined document modification by the Senate.
4. PSY-118 Syllabus; PSY-118 Submission Form; Rationale
5. Serving Society area update: Tatiana
6. The P.E. Student survey update: Tatiana
7. Working artistically update: Felicia
8. Understanding Society
9. The GE Combined document modification for JRD (on Google drive)
10. Other Business

March 30, 2023

1. Minutes of March 2, 2023
2. RS-150 syllabus; RS-150 Submission Form; RS-150 Rationale
3. NUR-275 syllabus; NUR-275-Submission Form
4. The GE Combined document modification by the Senate.
5. Serving Society update: Andrea
6. Working Artistically Update: Felicia
7. Other business

March 2, 2023

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of February 2, 2023
3. CS-150 Syllabus; CS-150 Submission Form; CS-150 Rationale; CS-150 Assignment 1; CS-150 Assignment 2
3. Student PE survey update: Tatiana
4. Serving Society update: Tatiana
5. Understanding Society assessment update: Andrea
6.Revising the Common Inquiry section of the GE Combined document by the Senate: Tatiana
7. Other business

fEBRUARY 2, 2023

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of January 19, 2023
3. PSY-118 Syllabus; PSY-118 Submission Form; Rationale
4. Deslisting KIN-140: Food Systems from SS requirement
3. PE survey: update
4. Other business

January 19, 2023

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of December 1, 2022
3. The PRC's response to the GE Annual Assessment Report
4. The Kinesiology response to the PR survey
5. NUR-295 updates syllabus; NUR-295 Course Assignments
6. Understanding Society syllabus audit
7. Working Artistically syllabus audit
8. Serving Society status update: Steve
9. Other business

December 1, 2022

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of November 17, 2022
3. NUR-260 syllabus
4. NUR-290 syllabus
5. NUR-295;NUR-295 Submission Form
6. PEA courses in the GE curriculum
7. Understanding Society assessment: Carmel
8. Understanding Society syllabus audit (Google drive)
9. Working Artistically Syllabus audit (Google drive)
10. Other business

November 17, 2022

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of November 3
3. PE requirement in the GE Curriculum: Tim Van Heitsma and Dave Wolf
4. Articulation agreement and 2-year colleges' syllabi: Steve
5. NUR-260 syllabus
6. NUR-290 syllabus
7. NUR-295;NUR-295 Submission Form
8. Understanding Society syllabus audit (Google drive)
9. Working Artistically Syllabus audit (Google drive)
10. Other business

November 3, 2022

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of October 20, 2022
3. NUR-260 syllabus; NUR-260 submission form
4. NUR-290 syllabus; NUR-290 submission form
5. Understanding Society syllabus audit (Google drive)
6. Working Artistically Syllabus audit (Google drive)
7. The GE Committee proposal at the Senate: Sarah Skripsky's suggestions
8. Working Artistically update: Felicia Song
9. Understanding Society update: Carmel Saad
10. Other business

October 20, 2022

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of October 6, 2022
3. The GE proposal to the Senate (see the the document in GE Committee 2022-23 folder on Google drive)
4. RS-116 Syllabus; RS-116 Submission Form; RS-116 Rationale
5. ME-196 syllabus; ME-196 Submission Form; Rationale
6. RS-155 resubmission for re-certification
7. Writing-intensive courses in the GE Curriculum (on Google drive)
8. PE credit in the GE program.
9. Other business

October 6, 2022

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of September 8 with September 23 notes
3. The GE Annual Assessment Report (on the Google Drive)
4. NUR-280 syllabus; NUR-280 submission form
5. RS-116 Syllabus; RS-116 Submission Form; RS-116 Rationale
6. RS-155 Syllabus; RS -155 Application TG tags; Regional Study Guide
7. Understanding Society Syllabus Audit
8. Working Artistically Syllabus Audit
9. Writing-Speech Intensive Courses in the GE: Sarah Skripsky
10. Other business.

September 8, 2022

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of April 19, 2022
3. Election of the Committee Chair
4. Committee's responsibilities
5. Tasks for the 2022-2023 academic year
6. 2022 Reasoning Abstractly report
7. RS-116 Syllabus; RS-116 Submission Form; RS-116 Rationale.
8. RS-155 evaluation
9. Other business

April 19, 2022

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of April 5, 2022
3. Course proposals
4. To do lists for the next academic year:
a) BTFJRD Implementation
b) Serving Society work: proposal for the E-team; formation of a task force; proposal for faculty
c) PE modification
d) Separation of Writing and Speech Intensive courses
e) Other suggestions
5. Other business

April 5, 2022

1.Prayer
2. Minutes of March 22, 2022
3. Course approvals
4. BTF JRD report and wordsmithing
5. Serving Society discussion with Rick Ostrander (11:20 AM)
6. Other business

March 22, 2020

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of March 8, 2022.
3. Course approval PHS-030; Rationale
4. RS-129 Syllabus; RS-129 Submission Form
4. JRD proposal
5. Serving Society proposal
6. Other Business

MARCH 8, 2022

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of February 8
3. PHS-030 syllabus, PHS-030 Submission Form
3. Discussion of the JRD proposal rationale
4. Updates on implications of making Serving Society a graduation requirement
5. Other business

February 8, 2022

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of January 25
3. Discussion of the JRD proposal rationale
4. Updates on implications of making Serving Society a graduation requirement
5. Other business

JanuAry 25

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of January 11, 2022
3. Discussion of the JRD proposal
4. Updates on implications of making Serving Society a graduation requirement
5. Other Business

January 11

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of December 7, 2021
3. Discussion of the JRD proposal rewrites
4. Updates on implications of making Serving Society a graduation requirement
5. Other business

December 7

1.Prayer
2. Minutes of November 9, 2021
3. Update on the Reasoning Abstractly area. Revised rubric
3. PHI-006 course for Nursing
4. JRD discussion
5. Serving Society discussion
4. Other Business

November 9

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of October 27, 2021
3. GE Course approval: TA-142 revised syllabus
4. Consideration of the PRC's response to the GE report
5. Written Communication ILO Assessment recommendation re: W/SIC
6. Continued discussion on the Serving Society GE area
7. Other business

October 27

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of October 19, 2021
3. ME-80 course evaluation: Updated syllabus
4. Global Theatre Course Evaluation: Updated Syllabus
5. Report on JRD
6. Continued Discussion on the Serving Society GE
7. The PRC's response to the GE annual report
8. Other Business

October 19

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of September 28, 2021
3. TA Global Theatre syllabus; TA Global Theatre Submission Form; Rationale
4. ME-80 syllabus; ME-80 Submission Form; ME-80 Certification Criteria Alignment
4. Serving Society Forum: Informal feedback
5. Serving Society Forum: Discussion of feedback
5. Other Business

September 28, 2021

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of September 14, 2021
3. Reasoning Abstractly syllabus review
4. RA assessment plans: David Van Der Laan
5. Modern Languages Proposal update: Tatiana
6. Serving Society Faculty Forum update: Steve H.
7. Other business

September 14, 2021

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of April 27, 2021
3. Election of Chair
4. Discussion of the GE Contribution to the WSCUC Interim Report: Tatiana (GE Com Google drive)
5. Setting the committee's schedule and tracks of work

Syllabus review for the Reasoning Abstractly Assessment (Ge Com Google drive)
Continued GE JRD work
Serving Society (and by extension Communicating Cross-Culturally) (GE Com Google drive)
The Modern Languages Department's proposal

6. Other business

April 27, 2021

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of April 21, 2021
3. JRD training and support update: Tatiana
4. Wrapping up the Committee's work

April 21, 2021

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of March 31, 2021
3. The PRC's response to the GE annual report
4. Provost's response to the JRD faculty development
5. SOC-151 syllabus; Submission form; Rationale
5. SS requirement
6. Information Literacy ILO: Jana (the proposal is in GE COM folder on Google drive)
7. Planning the last GE Committee meeting
8. Other Business

MARCH 31, 2021

1.Prayer
2. Minutes of March 3, 2021
3. Serving Society discussion
4. Civic Engagement requirement
5. The PRC's response to the GE annual report
6. Help with the course and syllabus adaptation for the JRD GE area
7. Other Business

March 3, 2021

1.Prayer
2. Minutes of February 17, 2021
3. Survey
4. Serving Society Discussion
5. GE Assessment Report Template
6. Other Business

February 17, 2021

1.Prayer
2. Minutes of February 3, 2021
3. GE Assessment Report Template draft
4. Reasoning Abstractly assessment update.
5. Compassionate Action: Serving Society and Communicating Cross-Culturally
6. Other Business

February 3, 2021

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of January 20, 2021
3. JRD area status report
4. Serving Society. Guest speaker Angela D'Amour
5. RIL report
6. Committee for Spring 2021
7. GE Assessment Report Template draft
8. Other Business

JANUARY 20, 2021

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of December 2, 2020
3. USP1 Syllabus; USP1 Submission Form
4. JRD proposal
5. GE Assessment section for the WSCUC Interim report
6. Other Business

DECEMBER 2, 2020

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of November 18, 2020
3. Discussion of Diversity, Justice, and Reconciliation proposal
4. Discussion of the revised language of the Common Contexts
5. RIL report

November 18, 2020

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of November 4, 2020
3. EB-142 Syllabus; EB-142 Submission Form
4. JRD discussion at the Senate
5. Other Business

November 4, 2020

1.Prayer
2. Minutes of October 21, 2020
3. TA-145 Syllabus; TA-145 Submission Form
4. ETN-010 Syllabus; ETN-010 Rationale for certification; Submission Form
5. Status of the Discussion of Diversity, Justice, and Reconciliation proposal
6. Other Business

October 21, 2020

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of October 14, 2020
3. TA 39 course approval
4. Other Business

October 14, 2020

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of September 23, 2020
3. HIS-82 Syllabus; HIS-82 Submission Form
4. DIscussion of the new Diversity Common Inquiry requirement: Rachel Winslow
5. Other business

September 23, 2020

1.Prayer
2. Minutes of September 8, 2020
3. Reports:
o Tatiana foreign language GE discussion
o Steve Contakes – RA assessment
o Michelle _REJR Memo to the Senate
4. Report on charges from Mark
5. Philosophical Reflections discussion
6. 2020 GE Annual Assessment report due on October 15th
6.Continued agenda setting
7. Other business

September 8, 2020

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of May 5
3. Minutes of May 13
4. Election of the Committee Chair
5. Setting Agenda for the 2020-2021 academic year
6. The PRC's response to the GE 2019 report
7. Philosophical Reflections area report
8. Other business

May 13, 2020

1. Prayer
2. Reviewing the GE Memo to Senate to Address Diversity, Racial Equity and Justices Topics

May 5, 2020

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of March 27, 2020
3. The PRC's response to the GE annual report
4. Reading Imaginative Literature
5. Race, social justice and equity in the GE Curriculum: discussion.

MARCH 27, 2020

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of March 6, 2020
3. MA-002 Submission Form ; MA-002 Syllabus; MA-002 rationale
4. RIL syllabus audit
5. First-year experience proposal report
6. PE courses proposal for the Senate
7. Other business

MArch 6, 2020

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of February 14, 2020
3. AAC&U GE Conference report: Steve and Tatiana
4. First-year experience proposal report: Jana, Theresa Covich and Tatiana
5. RIL syllabus audit update (see the GE Committee drive)
6. Discuss a possible response to the Kinesiology Department's questions about reducing the PEA requirement: a) Is every area of the GE being similarly asked to consider a change? b) How much of the committee's request is predicated on the financial impact of the legislative change regarding adjunct instructors' compensation?
7. Final voting on IS-122 submission
8. The revised version of IS-123 syllabus
9. Other business

February 14, 2020

1.Prayer
2. Minutes of January 31, 2020
3. IS-122 resubmission; IS-123
4. RIL syllabus evaluation status report
5. Department of RS"s response to the CUPA assessment: Jana and Steve
6. First-Year Experience report and updates
7. Serving Society: Angela D'Amour revision of the internship category

January 31, 2020

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of December 3, 2019.
3. IS-122 syllabus; IS-122 Course Online; IS-122 Classroom Lectures; IS-123 Syllabus
4. RIL syllabus audit
5. First-year pilot proposal
6. RS's response to the CUPA assessment

January 16, 2020

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of December 3, 2019
3. History-118 syllabus revised
4. First-year experience proposal a) Eileen's response to the idea; b) Should we more forward with the current proposal and if so, how?
5. The RS department's response to the CUPA assessment.
6. Other business

December 3, 2019

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of November 19, 2019
3. HIS-181 Syllabus; HIS-181 Submission Form; HIS-181 Rationale
4. Proposal to revise the serving society/enacting justice area around the theme of high impact practices: Steve
5. RIL syllabus audit: the draft of the rubric
6. Follow-up: Steve's conversation with Mark and Gregg about reducing the PEA requirement from 4 to 2 credits.
7. First-year experience proposal
8. Other Business.

November 19, 2019

1.Prayer
2. Minutes of November 5, 2019
3. Report on GE courses approved by email and face-to-face voting: a) APP-30 Digital Filmmaking; b) RS/EB-145 SS
4. IS-123 Submission Form, IS-123 Syllabus, Rationale
5. First-year student success and the possibility to adopt a cohort model for everyone.
6. Proposal to revise the serving society/enacting justice area around the theme of high impact practices: Steve
7. RIL syllabus audit: the draft of the rubric
8. Follow-up: Steve's conversation with Mark and Gregg about reducing the PEA requirement from 4 to 2 credits.

November 5, 2019

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of October 22, 2019
3. EB-150 Submission Form; EB-150 Syllabus
4. APP-030 Submission Form; APP-030 revised Syllabus
5. Geography and History of Israel Submission Form, Geography and History of Israel Syllabus; IS-122 Submission Form; IS-122 Syllabus; IS-123 Submission Form, IS-123 Syllabus, Rationale
6. Update on the WSF submission: Steve
7. Discuss the results of the 2018 GE survey and any response actions we might want to undertake.
7. Follow-up: Steve's conversation with Mark and Gregg about the PEA requirement
8. Follow-up: Steve's email to Helen about RS-001 syllabus
9. Follow-up: RIL assessment

OCTOBER 22, 2019

1.Prayer
2. Minutes of October 1, 2019
3. Discuss approval of the WSF courses (materials are available in the Google drive folder)
4. APP-030 Submission Form; APP-030 Syllabus
5. EB-150 Submission Form; EB-150 Syllabus
6. The GE annual report: Modern Language Department's assessment of the ML GELO
7. Discuss the results of the 2018 GE survey and any response actions we might want to undertake.
8. Follow-up: Steve's conversation with Mark and Gregg about the PEA requirement
9. Follow-up: Steve's email to Helen about RS-001 syllabus
10. Follow-up: RIL assessment

October 1, 2019

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of September 17, 2019
3. Discussion of the OT/NT/CD survey results (the chair's response is in the Google drive folder).
4. The 2019 GE Annual Assessment Update Report.
5. RS-155-1 modified (other materials are available in the Google drive folder).
6. WSI Course 1; WSF Course 2, Faith, Course 3; Faith, Poverty and Justice Syllabus
7. Follow-up on the RS-001 syllabus
8. Other business

September 17, 2019

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of September 3, 2019
3. PEA-067 Submission Form; PEA-067 Syllabus; PEA-067 Annotated Syllabus
4. Rubric for the RIL syllabi audit
5. Materials for the Round-table course discussion: suggestions, requests
6. Tracks of work for the 2019-2020 academic year

September 3, 2019

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of April 8, 2019
3. Election of the Committee Chair
4. Tracks of work for the 2019-2020 academic year
5. RS-155 Submission Form; RS-155 Syllabus; RS-155 Application|

April 8, 2019

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of March 25, 2019
3. ENG-117 Submission Form, ENG-117 Syllabus, ENG-117 Calendar
4. Assessment of Imaginative Literature area in 2019-2020
5. Best practices: GE courses
6. Round-Table Seminar proposal
7. Support for GE courses: Theresa Covich

MARCH 25, 2019

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of March 3, 2019
3. Meeting with a RS faculty member re: CD syllabus: Jana and Tatiana
4. ENG-6 Submission Form; ENG-6 Syllabus; ENG-6 Calendar
5. ENG-7 Submission Form; ENG-7 Slylabus; ENG-7 Calendar
6. Round-Table Discussion course: Tatiana
7. GE credit and Topics courses: Michelle

March 3, 2019

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of February 11, 2019
3. New language of the GA/GE ILO: Heather
4. The GE Senior Survey presentation to the Senate: Paul
5. HIS-195 Syllabus; Submission Form; Resume
6. The Christian Doctrine syllabi audit: Jana and Tatiana
7. ES-001
8. CD syllabus audit: Jana and Tatiana

February 11, 2019

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of January 28, 2019
3. The new language of the Thinking Globally outcome.
4. The status of the OT and NT syllabi revision
5. The Christian Doctrine syllabi audit
6. An addition to the 2018 GE Senior Survey report: Diversity in the GE curriculum
7. ES-001
8. CD syllabus audit: Jana and Tatiana

January 28, 2019

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of November 27, 2018
3. The PRC's response to the 2018 annual report
4. The new language of the Global Awareness ILO and affiliated GELOs
5. ES-001 Syllabus; ES-001 Submission Form
6. BIO-005-4 syllabus
7. The GE Senior Survey report

November 27, 2018

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of October 30, 2018
3. ENG-130 Submission Form and Course Syllabus
4. ENG-46 Submission Form and Course Syllabus
5. The GE Senior survey: What do we need to communicate to the Senate?

OCTOBER 30, 2018

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of October 16, 2018
3. ANT-196 Course Syllabus; ANT-196 Submission form
4. The proposed BS in Engineering and the GE program: Jana and Tatiana.
5. Environmental Scan: Rachel
6. Memos to the RS department update: Paul and Jana
7. The GE Senior survey: What do we need to communicate to the Senate?
8. Other business

October 16, 2018

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of October 2, 2018
3. OT and NT syllabus audit: Rachel and Jana. Rachel's rubric; Tatiana's rubric.
4. The GE annual assessment report: Steve and Tatiana
5. GE Senior Survey discussion
6. GE discussion

OCTOBER 2, 2018

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of September 18, 2018
3. CHEM-004 Syllabus; CHEM-004 Submission form
4. GE Senior Survey discussion
5. GE discussion
6. WSI credit for a course taken by a Westmont student in Uganda

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

1. Prayer
2. Minutes of September 4, 2018
4. 2018 GE Senior Survey

September 4, 2018

Prayer
Minutes of April 27, 2018
Election of the Committee Chair
Delisting ENG-134 from Serving Society requirement
Delisting EB-080 from Writing Intensive requirement
Delisting EB-160 from Serving Society requirement
MA-005 Submission Form; MA-005 Syllabus
GE projects for the 2018-2019 academic year: Tatiana Nazarenko
Exploring the Physical / Life Sciences assessment: Steve Rogers
The 2018-2019 OT and NT assessment: Jana Mullen
OT and NT syllabus review

April 27, 2018

Prayer
Minutes of April 13, 2018
SP-125 Submission Form; SP-125 Syllabus
PH-?? Submission Form; PH-?? Syllabus
Uganda proposal
Next year assessment plans
Exploring the Physical/Life Sciences assessment update: Steve
Other Business

April 13, 2018

Prayer
Minutes of March 9, 2018
SP-125 Submission Form; SP-125 Syllabus
EB-107 Submission Form; EB-107 Syllabus
EB-140 Submission Form; EB-140 syllabus
EB-150 Submission form; EB-150 syllabus; Addendum
EB-191 Submission Form; EB-191 syllabus
EB-192 Submission Form; EB-192 syllabus
IS-122 Submission Form and Syllabus
Transitional Experience course in the GE program

March 9, 2018

Prayer
Minutes of March 2, 2018
The PRC's response to the GE annual report
HIS-173 Submission form; HIS-173 Syllabus
The GE Senior Survey: finalizing the survey questions
Updating the GE Course Syllabus template
The GE Key Question - Supplemental Instruction: Jana
Other Business

March 2, 2018

Prayer
Minutes of February 16, 2018
IS-123 Submission form; IS-123 syllabus
EB-150 Submission form; EB-150 syllabus
Planning the GE program review: constructing the GE Senior Student survey
New name for the GE Combined document
Westmont College GE Course Syllabus Template
Other business

February 16, 2018

Prayer
Minutes of February 9, 2018
Planning the review of the GE program:

What do we want to find out?
What did we learn from the previous GE program review report?
What data do we need?
Which questions should be included in the GE Senior Survey?
Do we want to examine the GE programs in other institutions? If yes, which institutions?
Other aspects of the review process.

February 9, 2018

Prayer
Minutes of January 26, 2018
Update on the Exploring the Physical and Life Sciences assessment: Steve
Planning the review of the GE program
Other business

January 26, 2018

Prayer
Minutes of December 1, 2017
The Exploring the Physical / Life Sciences syllabus review follow-up: Jana and Tatiana
Course Delisting: Jana
The GE Syllabus Template
Other Business

December 1, 2017

Prayer
Minutes of November 10, 2017
The EPh/LS syllabus review
Continuation of the GE syllabi strategies conversation
The GE Committee Combined Document update
Other Business

November 10, 2017

Prayer
Minutes of November 3, 2017
The EPh/LS syllabus review
GE syllabi strategies
Other business

November 3, 2017

Prayer
Minutes of October 27, 2017
Review of the GE Transfer Work by Mike McKinniss, Admissions Office
2017 GE Annual Assessment report; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D
The NSSE survey: Westmont quantitative reasoning results
The EPh/LS syllabus review
Other business

October 27, 2017

Prayer
Minutes of October 6, 2017
Delisting CHM-195 of its WSI credit
CHM-121 syllabus; CHM121 Submission form ; CHM-122 syllabus; CHM-122 Submission Form; Rationale
Rationale; TA- syllabus; TA- Submission form; TA Syllabus; TA Submission form
Thinking Globally assessment report; Global Awareness video: Heather
The EPh/LS syllabus review
Other business

October 6, 2017

Prayer
Minutes of September 22, 2017
TA-121 syllabus
Arabic Language Submission Form; Arabic Language Syllabus
GE TG update: Heather
EPh/LS update: Steve
Update on delisting TH and US: Jana
Course syllabi review & assistance with Live Text: Tatiana
Other business

September 22, 2017

Prayer
Minutes of September 8, 2017
TA-121 submission form; TA- syllabus
Syllabus review
Exploring the Life Sciences syllabus evaluation rubric
Exploring the Physical Sciences syllabus evaluation rubric
Course de-listing Memos
GE TG update: Heather
EPh/LS update: Steve

September 8, 2017

Prayer
Minutes of April 26, 2017
Committee's duties
Chair election
Overview of the Committee's goals for the 2017-2018 academic year
World History GELO assessment update: Tatiana
Thinking Globally GELO assessment update: Heather
Plans for assesing Exploring the Physical / Life Sciences GELO: Steve Rogers

April 26, 2017

Prayer
Minutes of April 12, 2017
Revised ENG-014 syllabus
Revised POL-132 syllabus
Revised POL-140 syllabus
Assessing Exploring the Physical and Life Sciences in 2017-2018: Steve Rogers and Michael Everest
Thinking Globally assessment update: Heather Keaney
Other business

April 12, 2017

Prayer
Minutes of March 22, 2017
The Draft of the Strategic Map; Tracks of Work; the E-team's questions
POL-140 Submission Form; POL-140 Syllabus; POL-140 Essay prompt; POL-140 Short paper prompt
POL-132 Submission Form; POL-132 Syllabus; Project prompt; Short paper prompt
The Thinking Globally survey and interim assessment report: Heather Keaney
Next year GE assessment update: Steve Rogers
New Diversity icon
Other business

March 22, 2017

Prayer
Minutes of March 8, 2017
Serving Society: The Academic Senate's request
Symbol for the Diversity icon; new icon 1; new icon 2; new icon 3
2017-2018 GE assessment
Best Gen Ed practices

March 8, 2017

Prayer
Minutes of February 22, 2017
WSF Faith, Culture and Diversity course syllabus; Submission Form 1; WSF Fitness in the City course; Submission Form 2
Serving Society outcome
Symbol for the Diversity icon

February 22, 2017

Prayer
Minutes of February 8
ENG-014 submission
Serving Society requirement: revised SLOs
Other business

February 8, 2017

Prayer
Minutes of January 25, 2017
Serving Society requirement: articulating the SLOs
Other business

January 25, 3017

Prayer
Minutes of November 30, 2016
IS-140 Submission Form; IS-140 Syllabus
Thinking Globally syllabi: RS-120 and RS/HIS-154
Thinking Globally Update: Heather Keaney
December Faculty meeting follow-up
GE Serving Society update

November 30, 2016

Prayer
Minutes of November 16, 2016
Election of the Committee Chair for Spring 2017
PSY-008 submission form; PHY-008 syllabus; Departmental support for new Course
World History assessment: Alister Chapman and Rick Pointer
Other Business

September 7, 2016

Prayer
Minutes of April 20, 2016
Electing the Committee Chair
Plans for the academic year
QAR assessment results: Steve Contakes
Physical Education: Fitness for Life Assessment results
Thinking Historically Assessment update. New TH certification criteria
Oral Comm assessment update
Designing and planning Thinking Globally assessment. TG Syllabus Review Rubric
IS 121-Submission Form; IS-121 Syllabus ;Rationale

April 20, 2016

April 13, 2016

Prayer
Minutes of March 16, 2016
Thinking Historically update: Rick Pointer
Discussing and approving the proposed SLO for the Thinking Historically area:
Students will be able to analyze historical sources with appropriate attention to their various contexts.
QAR update: Steve Contakes
SOC-108 Submission Form; SOC-108 Syllabus; Rationale
Oral Communication Data; Oral Comm Competencies
IS- XX: Constructing War and Peace submission form; IS- XX: Constructing War and Peace COurse proposal; SLOs; Reading list; Westmont in Northern Europe proposal
Other business

March 16, 2016

Prayer
Minutes of February 17, 2016
Planning World History assessment: Alister Chapman
MA-003 submission
IS-124 submission form; IS-124 syllabus
Other business

February 17, 2016

Prayer
Minutes of February 3, 2016
Planning Thinking Globally and Cross-Cultural Communication assessment
Overview of Assessment and Program Review: Bill Right
The GE Commmitee response to the PRC's reponse to the GE annual report: Bill Wright

February 3, 2016

Prayer
Minutes of January 20, 2016
The Philosophical Reflections report: discussing and providing suggestions
The Reasoning Abstractly report: discussing and providing suggestions
QAR syllabus review: Steve Contakes
Other business

January 20, 2016

Prayer
Minutes of December 9, 2015
The PRC response to the GE Annual Assessment report: to review and discuss the report
The QAR assessment update: Steve Contakes
The Thinking Historically Assessment update: Rick Pointer

December 9, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of November 11, 2015
Math-180 Submission; Math-180 Syllabus
Thinking Historically assessment update
QAR Syllabus Review
Multiple/Double counting in Common Inquiry courses
Westmont Education and ILOs chart

November 11, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of October 28, 2015
Math-180 Submission; Math-180 Syllabus
QAR syllabus review rubric; QAR Syllabus Review spreadsheet
Thinking Historically Update: Student Survey: Rick Pointer and Tatiana Nazarenko
Oral Communication update: Bruce Fisk
Other Business

October 28, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of October 14, 2015
Oral Communication ILO in majors: Inventory of courses with the Oral Com components;Departments with Oral Com PLOs
Oral Communication Competencies: discussion
Oral Communication ILO and the implementation plan: Michelle and Tatiana
QAR assessment update: Steve
His-134 Submission Form; His-134 syllabus; His-134 Discussion document; His-134-Reading Primary Sources Document; His-134 Project

October 14, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of September 30
Finalizing the GE Annual Assessment Report
PHI-012 Submission Form; PHI-012 Syllabus
Politics of Film Submission Form; Politics of Film Syllabus
Updates on Thinking Historically assessment: Rick and Tatiana
Other business

September 30, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of September 16
Re-submission and re-certification policies for off-campus programs: "modest" and "substantial" changes in the program re-certification process.
The draft of the 2015 GE Annual Assessment report
Other business

September 16, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of April 15, 2015
Minutes of September 2, 2015
Working with digital materials and hard copies: Bruce Fisk
Working Artistically certification criteria, Interpretive Statement, and SLO; Memorandum
Thinking Historically assessment and syllabus review: Rick Pointer
Student feedback for the Thinking Historically area: Focus group template and Student Questionnaire
Re-submission and re-certification policies for off-campus programs: "modest" and "substantial" changes in the program re-certification process.

September 2, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of April 15, 2015
Electing the Committee Chair
Plans for the academic year
Thinking Historically Assessment
Reconciling Memory Submission Form 1; Reconciling Memory Submission Form 2; Syllabus
The results of the Understanding Society assessment
The proposed new language for the Performing and Interpreting the Arts GE area

April 15, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of April 8
WASC Self-Study Report: the committee's input
Preparation for the April 24 faculty meeting

April 8, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of March 25, 2015
The QAR plan assessment update: Steve Contakes
Oral Communication Competence update: Tatiana Nazarenko
The RA GE SLO: "Students will be able to recognize, construct, and evaluate instances of abstract reasoning": David Vander Laan and the entire committee
Articulating the motion for the Aprill faculty meeting
Planning GE assessment for the 2015-2016 academic year
Other business

March 25, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of March 11, 2015
Finalizing the QAR assessment plan: Steve Contakes
Oral Communication Competencies
Philosophy courses meeting RA GE requirement: Jim Taylor's note; PHI-108; PHI-103; PHI-105; PHI-106; PHI-107
Other business

March 11, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of February 25, 2015
QAR assessment plan: Steve Contakes
Exempting students with two WSI courses in their major from having a WSI course outside major:The WSI survey
GE SLOs and Requirements: How should they be presented in the WASC Self-Study report?
Oral Communication competencies discussion.Departments without Oral Com PLOs
Understanding Society and Performing and Interpreting the Arts assessment update
Other business

February 25, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of February 11, 2015
Report on the AACU General Education conference: Tatiana Nazarenko
QAR assessment plan: Steve Contakes
Undersanding Society and Performing and Interpreting the Arts assessment update
GE SLOs and Requirements: how they should be presented in the WASC Self-Study report?
Exempting students with two WSI courses in their major from having a WSI course outside major:The WSI survey

February 11, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of January 28, 2015
Oral Communication Requirement discussion with Deborah Dunn, Communication Studies
Understanding Society assessment update
Performing and Interpreting the Arts assessment update
HIS-182 Submission Form; HIS-182 syllabus; Rationale
GE SLOs and Requirements: how they should be presented in the WASC Self-Study report?

January 28, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of January 14, 2015
Oral Communication update
Understanding Society assessment update: Tom Knecht and Tatiana Nazarenko
Performing and Interpreting the Arts assessment update: Bruce Fisk and John Blondell
GE SLOs and Requirements
IS-126 syllabus; Memo; Submission form IS-126

January 14, 2015

Prayer
Minutes of December 1, 2014
Social Entrepreneurship Submission form; Social Entrepreneurship syllabus
HIS-177 submission form; HIS-177 syllabus
Performing and Interpreting the Arts assessment update: Bruce Fisk and John Blondell
Understanding Society assessment update: Tom Knecht and Tatiana Nazarenko
Oral Communication requirement update: Tatiana Nazarenko
GE SLOs and requiremnent

December 1, 2014

Prayer
Special guest: Provost Mark Sargent
Minutes of November 17, 2014
Social Entrepreneurship Submission form; Social Entrepreneurship syllabus
HIS-177 submission form; HIS-177 syllabus
Oral Communication requirement
Exempting students with two WSI courses in their major from having a WSI course outside major.

November 17, 2014

Prayer
Minutes of November 3, 2014
COM-15 Submission Form; COM-135 Syllabus
Update on Understanding Society: Tom Knecht
Update on Performing and Interpreting the Arts: Bruce Fisk
Exempting students with two WSI courses in their major from having a WSI course outside major.
Oral Communication requirement
Social Entrepreneurship Submission form; Social Entrepreneurship syllabus

November 3, 2014

Prayer
Minutes of October 20, 2014
GE website
Update on Understanding Society: Tom Knecht
Update on Performing and Interpreting the Arts: Bruce Fisk
Update on Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning: Steve Contakes
The Academic Senate' s task: exempting students with two WSI courses in their major from having a WSI course outside major: Tatiana Nazarenko and Michelle Hardley.
The Academic Senate's task: Oral Communication requirement: David Vander Laan and Tatiana Nazarenko

October 20, 2914

Prayer
Minutes of October 6, 2014
The GE website: Committee members' Bios and photos
Update on Understanding Society: Tom Knecht
Update on Performing and Interpreting the Arts: Bruce Fisk
Quantitative Reasoning GE and ILO assessment: Steve Contakes
KNS-101
EB-182

October 6, 2014

Prayer
Minutes of September 22, 2014
The 2014 GE Annual Assessment Report: to discuss the draft and provide input
The Understanding Society and Performing and Interpreting the Arts assessment discussion: the entire committee and guests including Provost Sargent and Riley Svikhart, WCSA President

September 22, 2014

Prayer
Minutes of September 8, 2014
RS 120 Submission Form; RS-120 Syllabus
KIN-195 Submission Form; KIN-195 Syllabus; KIN-195 Senior Paper; KIN-195 Debate Instructions
Understanding Society Syllabus Review report
Performing and Interpreting the Arts Syllabus Review report

September 8, 2014

Prayer
Minutes of April 24, 2014
The GE Committee's duties and responsibilities.
The GE website project update: Tatiana Nazarenko
The GE Committee's Tasks for the 2014-2015 Academic year.
RS 119 Submission Form; RS Syllabus.
RS 120 Submission Form; RS Syllabus.
The Understanding Society and Performing and Interpreting the Arts syllabus review in LiveText: Doug Conrad and Tatiana Nazarenko.

April 10, 2014

Prayer
Approval of Minutes of March 27
ENG-060 submission
Oral Communication report and syllabi review data: discussion
Assessment Redesign: John Blondell

March 27, 2014

Prayer
Approval of Minutes of February 27
MA-005 Submission; MA-005 Syllabus
MA-008 submission; MA-008 Syllabus
WASC Standard Four:the committee's input

February 27, 2014

Prayer
Approval of Minutes of February 20
Assessment Redesign document discussion
Edit of the GE Combined Document

February 20, 2014

Prayer
Approval of Minutes of January 30
Edit of the GE Combined Document
General Education Redesign

January 30, 2014

Prayer
Approval of Minutes of January 16
Art 180: Performing and Interpreting the Arts Issue
General Education Redesign: John Blondell

January 16, 2014

Prayer
Approval of Minutes of December 5, 2013
General Education Website Update: Tatiana Nazarenko
Oral Communication Update: Tatiana Nazarenko
Art 180: Performing and Interpreting the Arts Issue: John Blondell
General Education Redesign:Tatiana Nazarenko and John Blondell

December 5, 2013

Prayer
Approval of Minutes of November 21, 2013
PRC Response to 2012-2013 Report: Savannah Kelley
General Education Outcomes Proposal
Certification Criteria – World History
Update – Art, Liberal Studies, and PIA

November 21, 2013

Prayer
Minutes of November 7, 2013
General Education and the First Year Experience: Angela D’Amour
Reasoning Abstractly Discussion and Decision
Critical Thinking Workshop, Quick Report: Rick Pointer
Oral Communication Assessment: Codes for the forthcoming syllabus review: Tatiana Nazarenko
Art 180: PIA Issues

November 7, 2013

Prayer
Minutes of October 24, 2013
Discussion of the GE program with Mark Sargent. GE SLOs and breadth and depth requirements document.
Reasoning Abstractly GE Certification Criteria: presented by Jim Taylor.

October 24, 2013

Prayer
Minutes of October 17, 2013
Chair’s Updates and Outline
Course Proposals: Westmont in Istanbul
CS 195: Speech Intensive
Discussion – GE Core, Depth & Breadth

October 17, 2013

Prayer
Chair’s Updates and Outline
Minutes of September 26, 2013
Presentation and Discussion – 2013 General Education Assessment Report, Introduced by Tatiana Nazarenko. Discussion: Closing the Writing Intensive Loop
Proposal: General Education Website reorganization, Introduced by Wayne Iba
Course Proposals: Westmont in Istanbul
Course Proposal: CS 195, Speech Intensive in the Major

September 26, 2013

Prayer
Minutes of September 12, 2013
Chair’s Updates and Outline
Amended GE Committee Major Tasks For 2013-2014 Academic Year
Discussion leading to a Recommendation: Jim Taylor and the Reasoning Abstractly GE Requirement
Preliminary Discussion: Closing the Writing Intensive Loop
RS-190 SS Submission Form; RS-190SS Syllabus;
Thinking Together: GE and Institutional Alignment
Other Business

September 12, 2013

Prayer
Minutes of August 29, 2013
Chair election
Approval of the Major Tasks for the 2013-2014 academic year: the entire committee
RS-190 submission form; RS-190 Syllabus
Revision of the highlighted sections of the GE Combined document (pp.1,2, 9)

August 29, 2013

Prayer
Minutes of the April 23 meeting
Chair election
Plans for the 2013-2014 academic year
Critical Thinking assessment: Jim Taylor
The Results of the 2013 Oral Communication Assessment: John Blondell
RS-190 submission form; RS-190 Syllabus
Other business

April 23, 2013

Prayer
Minutes of April 2, 2013
Art_Com 195 Syllabus; Art_Com 195 Submission Form
Philosophical Reflections on Conflict and Peace- Making Syllabus; Submission Form
Re-evaluating the description (interpretive statement, etc.) of the Reading Imaginative Literature component of the GE: Wayne Iba
Other Business

April 2, 2013,

Prayer
Minutes of March 26 meeting
What does not work in the current GE: the revised versions to refine, approve and submit to the Senate: the entire committee
Other business

March 26, 2013

Prayer
Minutes of March 5, 2013 meeting
IS-124 Submission Form; IS-124 revised Syllabus
What does not work in the current GE: finalizing the document

March 5, 2013

Prayer
Minutes of February 26, 2013
HIS-181 syllabus. Submission Form. List of primary sources.
IS-121 Submission Form. Syllabus.
What does not work in the current GE?: Discussion and editing: the entire committee
Westmont mission and ILOs/GE SLOs alignment survey results: discussion and strategizing: the entire committee.
Other business

February 26, 2013

Prayer
Minutes of February 12, 2013 meeting
HIS-181 Submission Form; Syllabus
IS-124 Submission Form; Syllabus
ENG-133 Submission Form; Attachment; Syllabus
What does not work in the current GE? Discussion and editing: the entire committee
Wesmont mission and ILOs/GE SLOs alignment survey results: discussion and strategizing: the entire commitee.
Other business

February 12, 2013

Prayer
Minutes of January 29, 2013 meeting
Mission and ILOs /GE SLOs alignment survey: the entire committee. You will need your laptop to respond to the online survey
Submission ICSPT/POL 130; Submission Form
Other business

January 29, 2013

Prayer
Minutes of January 15, 2013 meeting
Fulfillment of the PIA requirement by Music majors: discussion
Minor changes in the syllabi of the previously certified GE courses : do we have/ need a policy for this case? ICSPT/POL 130
Other business

January 15, 2013

Prayer
Minutes of November 29, 2012
The GE modification proposal to the Senate
The PRC response to the 2012 annual report
Other business

November 29, 2012

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of November 8, 2012
Oral Communication Assessment Update: John Blondell
GE Committee proposals to the Senate: Tatiana Nazarenko
Modifying the GE curriculum conversations with the senators: Gregg Afman, John Blondell, Wayne Iba
Drafting the GE modification proposal to the Senate

November 8, 2012

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of October 25, 2012
Procedural changes
IS-121 submission; IS-121 syllabi
IS-003 submission;IS-003 syllabi
Other Westmont in Istanbul documents
GE Dilemma: brainstorming and developing an Action Plan

October 25, 2012

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of October 11, 2012
RS-150 Submission form, RS-150 Syllabus
GE Course proposal revised submission form and GE submissions website: to discuss and make recommendations
Proposal to the Academic Senate: to discuss, improve and approve

October 11, 2012

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of September 27, 2012
2012 Annual General Education Assessment Report; Faculty Assignments; Rubric; Assessment Data; Prompt for Students; CSWS Survey Results; Writers' Corner Data; SAT and ACT percentages; WSI courses: read the new sections of the draft (in red) and provide feedback
Off-Campus program courses certification: Mark Sargent

September 27, 2012

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of September 13, 2012
2012 Annual General Education Assessment Report; Faculty Assignments; Rubric; Assessment Data; Prompt for Students; CSWS Survey Results; Writers' Corner Data: read the draft and provide feedback: the entire conmmittee
Briefing on the Association of General and Liberal Studies conference: Tatiana Nazarenko

September 13, 2012

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of August 30, 2012
TA 036 submission
POL 40 submission
Delisting EB-009 from PRTV
New Certification Criteria for NT, OT, and CD;
New Certification Criteria and title for PRTV
2012 Annual General Education Assessment Report; Faculty Assignments; Rubric; Assessment Data; Prompt for Students; CSWS Survey Results; Writers' Corner Data: read the draft and provide feedback: the entire conmmittee. Updates on the 2011-2012 GE Writing Across the Curriculum will be provided at faculty forum on 09.13.2012

August 30, 2012

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of April 24, 2012.
Election of the Committee Chair
Review of the Committee duties, responsibilities, and working documents. 2012 Annual GE report to the Academic Senate: read the draft and provide feedback. The GEC Combined Document
2012 Annual General Education Assessment Report: read the draft and provide feedback: the entire committee. Updates on the 2011-2012 GE Writing Across the Curriculum Assessment: Tatiana Nazarenko and Sarah Skripsky
Planning for the future
Other business

April 24, 2012

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of April 10, 2012
GE curriculum at Westmont: Mark Sargent, GEC members, and guests
What will we communicate to the faculty at the Faculty Forum? FYI: Responses to the AGLS questionnaire
Planning for the future
TA-036 submission form and Syllabus

April 10, 2012

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of March 27, 2012
Suggestions for the GE 2011-2012 to the Academic Senate. All Committee members
Suggestions for the 2012 GE Annual Assessment Report. All Committee members
Responses to the AGLS questionnaire: data analysis. All Committee members
What questions do we have for the Provost? What are we going to communicate to faculty at the April 26 Faculty Forum? All Committee members

March 27, 2012

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of February 28, 2012
AACU: General Education and Assessment : New Contexts, New Cultures. Briefing by Wayne Iba, Maurice Lee and Tatiana Nazarenko
HIS-181 syllabus

February 28, 2012

Prayer
Read and approve February 14, 2012
HIS-181 Submission Form; HIS-181 Syllabus
Other business

February 14, 2012

Prayer
IS-125 Syllabus; IS-125 Submission; IS-125 Memo
TA 111 syllabus; TA 111 Submission form
Response to the 2011 GE Annual Assessment Report: discussion and suggestions
Other business

January 31, 2012

Prayer
Read and approve of Minutes of January 17, 2012
TA 111 syllabus; TA 111 Submission form
TA 136 syllabus; TA Submission form
Response to the 2011 GE Annual Assessment Report: discussion and suggestions
WASC Accreditation Redesign: what does it mean for us?

January 17, 2012

Prayer
WASC Accreditation Redesign: Bill Wright's presentation
Read and approve Minutes of November 22, 2011 and December 6, 2011
Response to the 2011 GE Annual Assessment Report: discussion and suggestions
Diversity ILO

December 6, 2011

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of November 22, 2011
Common Context Syllabi Revision (Philosophical Reflections and World History); results and discussion
Other business

November 22, 2011

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of November 8, 2011
ART-129 Submission Form; ART-129 Syllabus
IS-125 Submission Form; IS-125 Syllabus; Journal Instructions; Course Schedule; Reading Assignments
IS-125 for Understanding Society Credit: Submission Form; Syllabi
Common Context Syllabi Revision: results and discussion

November 8, 2011

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of October 25, 2011
TA-140 Submission Form; TA -140 Syllabus
Istanbul Program: Geopolitical Syllabus; Historical Christianity Syllabus; Intro to Middle East Syllabus; Turkish Culture Syllabus; Geopolitical Submission Form; Historical Christianity Submission Form; Intro to Middle East Submission Form; Turkish Culture Submission Form
ART-129 Submission Form; ART-129 Syllabus
English-186-187 Submission Form; English 186-187 Syllabus
Common Context Syllabus Review
Diversity Issue: what is the solution? Diversity courses mapped on the GE Understanding Society and Thinking Globally areas

October 25, 2011

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of September 27, 2011
Sarah Skripsky, Lead Assessment Specialist: briefing on 2011-2012 institutional assessment
Syllabus review
Goal: report findings and make data-guided decision
CS-195 Submission Form; CS-195 Syllabus
CS-198 Submission Form
TA-140 Submission Form; TA -140 Syllabus
IS-125 Submission Form; IS-125 Syllabus; Journal Instructions; Course Schedule; Reading Assignments
IS-125 for Understanding Society Credit: Submission Form; Syllabus;
Course Schedule; Journal Instructions; Reading Assignments
The Diversity issue:

September 27, 2011

Prayer
Read and approve Minutes of September 13, 2011
TA 186 and TA 187 GE Submission Form; Syllabus
IS 124 GE Submission Form; Syllabus; Reading List; 2007 Course Schedule; List of Works
Update on Diversity List
New version of the RS-related GE outcomes
GE Format and Assessment (cont.)
Rubric for determining degree of learning-centeredness in course syllabi
AACU GE Conference participation
Other business

September 13, 2011

Prayer
Review and approve Minutes of August 30, 2011.
TA 186 GE Submission Form; Syllabus
2011-2012 Tasks and Assignments. Academic Senate's task: Diversity requirement: brainstorming.Courses that make Diversity their prevalent focus
Goal: discuss the specific tasks before us this year and the responsibilities delegated to individual committee members.
Syllabus review: Common Context courses
GE Format and Assessment (cont.)
Other business

August 30, 2011

Prayer
Review and approve Minutes of April 19, 2011
GE Format and Assessment: trends and best practices
National Trends in GE and Undergraduate Education: Shift from the teaching to the learning paradigm; What Employers Want (AACU findings)
Goal: read the article before the meeting and use as a guidance for our committee work
Get familiarized with the restructured Educational Effectiveness website
Review of Committee duties and the opportunity to create a GE Faculty Learning Community
Goal: discuss the role and responsibilities of the committee
2011-2012 Tasks and Assignments
Goal: discuss the specific tasks before us this year and the responsibilities delegated to individual committee members.
Other Business

April 19, 2011

Prayer
Review and approve Minutes of March 5, 2011
Syllabus Review and New Certification Criteria for Writing-Intensive courses and New Certification Criteria for Speech-Intensive courses. Revise and approve new Certification Criteria for Writing/Speech-Intensive Courses
Minimum Requirements for Course Syllabi
RIL assessment: the Department of English request
Certification criteria for Performing and Interpreting the Arts, Thinking Globally, Thinking Historically, Physical Education, Research, and Communicating Cross-Culturally.
GEC report to the Academic Senate
Communication with the Academic Senate:All Committee members
Committee work wrap-up

April 5, 2011

Prayer
Review and approve Minutes of March 22, 2011
Assessment Plan: What should we communicate to the Academic Senate this week? The Entire Committee

March 22, 2011

Prayer
Review and approve Minutes of March 8, 2011
Syllabus review progress: Entire Committee. New Certification Criteria for Writing-Intensive courses
GE SLOs revised after the 03.11.2011 Academic Senate meeting; Assessment Plan 2011-2017 Version 1; Assessment Plan 2011-2012 Version 2; Assessment Plan 2017-2023
What should be presented to the faculty at the faculty meeting?: Entire Committee
Institutional level assessment. Institutional Learning Goals.
What should be presented to the faculty at the faculty meeting?: Entire Committee

March 8, 2011

Prayer
WASC Special Visit Report. Bill Wright. Suggestions and comments: Entire Committee.
1. Macro feedback - Is the report capturing the big-picture of what has been happening at Westmont since 2007 and the trajectory we are now on?"
2. Micro feedback - Do we have the details right? Errors? Other helpful points that we might add? Recommended deletions?
Review and approve Minutes of February 8, 2011
GE six-year program review report. GE Senior students survey with color codes. Quotes from GE Survey. What should we communicate to the Academic Senate and Department Chairs? Suggestions ad comments: Entire Committee
New Certification Criteria for Writing-Intensive courses. Presenter: Tatiana and Debra. Discussion and approval:All Committee members
Syllabus review progress:All Committee members

February 8, 2011

Prayer
Review and approve Minutes of January 25, 2011
PHY-127 Submission Form; Syllabus
GE six -year program review report: What should we communicate to the Academic Senate and Department Chairs?All Committee members
The Proposed Assessment Plan Survey Results and Comments. What should we communicate to the Academic Senate and Faculty Council? Entire Committee
Streamlining the GE assessment: Should Productions and Presentations, Research, and Integrating the Major Discipline be part of the GE Curriculum? All Committee members
Approving GE Certification Criteria for Performing and Interpreting the Arts and Thinking Globally areas
Syllabus review norming session

January 25, 2011

Prayer
Review and approve Minutes of January 11, 2011
Faith and State in Modern Turkey Syllabus; Submission Form
General Education six-year program review report
Goal: discuss and develop recommendations/suggestions
Approving GE Certification Criteria for Reasoning Abstractly, Performing and Interpreting the Arts, and Thinking Globally areas
Planning syllabus review

January 11, 2011

Prayer
Review and approve Minutes of November 30, 2010
IS 123 Submission Form; IS 123 Syllabus; Supplementary documents
JUC-Westmont course Submission Form; JUC-Westmont Syllabus; Supplementary documents
The Middle East in Story and History Submission Form; Syllabus
GE Six-Year Program Review Report
Goal: decide on the report reviewing procedure. All Committee members
Presenting the new Six-Year Assessment plan at the 01.13.2010 Faculty Forum.
Information update: Tatiana Nazarenko. Comments and suggestions: Entire Committee
Other Business

November 30, 2010

Prayer
Review and approve of Minutes of November 16, 2010
BIO 129 Submission Form; Syllabus
Streamline the GE assessment process. Entire GEC
First Semester Accomplishments and Second Semester Tasks: Entire Committee
Goal: Mid-year self-assessment: What should we do to serve the college community better?
Other Business

November 16, 2010

Prayer
Review and approve of Minutes of November 2, 2010
Developing SLOs for Research and Life Sciences
Goal: provide information update. Frank Percival
POL 108 Resubmission
POL 110 Submission Form, Syllabus
Proposed Istanbul GE courses
Streamline the GE assessment process.
Other Business

November 2, 2010

Prayer
Review and approve Minutes of October 19, 2010
MU 121 Submission Form, Syllabus, Presentation Guide
POL 108 Submission Form, Syllabus
Developing GE area SLOs for Thinking Historically
Goal: provide information update. Greg Spencer
Developing SLOs for Research
Goal: provide information update. Frank Percival
WASC Retreat: Best practices in GE assessment
Goal: provide information update. Tatiana Nazarenko
Rubric for evaluating GE assessment
Streamline the GE assessment process. Entire GEC
Other Business

October 19, 2010

Prayer
Review and approve Minutes of October 5, 2010
RS 180 Submission Form, Syllabus
SLOs for Reading Imaginative Literature
Goal: review and approve. Entire GEC
GE Policies and Procedures
Goal: review and submit to the ASRC.
GE and Academic Senate
Goal: Information Update. Tatiana Nazarenko
Streamline the GE assessment process.
Other business

October 5, 2010

Prayer
Review and approve Minutes of September 21, 2010
Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning Interpretive Statement
Goal: review and approve
POL 104 Submission Form, Syllabus
Goal: review and approve
SLOs for Reading Imaginative Literature
Goal: discuss and provide feedback
SLOs for Biblical and Theological Canons courses
Goal: provide information update. Tatiana Nazarenko
Streamline the GE assessment process.
Other business

September 21, 2010

Prayer
Review Minutes of September 7, 2010
Developing GE area SLOs for Understanding Society
Goal: provide information updates. Greg Spencer
Developing SLOs for Research
Goal: provide information updates. Frank Percival
Developing GE area SLOs for Reading Imaginative Literature
Goal: provide information updates. Thomas Jayawardene
SLOs for Biblical and Theological Canons and World History in Christian Perspective
Goal: provide information updates. Tatiana Nazarenko
POL 104 Submission Form, Syllabus, Instructions for Judicial Brief Reviews, Sample Attorney Brief, Simulation - Brief and Opinion Format, Simulation - Cases and Statutes Research Guide, Simulation- Facts and Issue, Simulation Directions
Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning Interpretive Statement
Goal: discuss and approve. Entire GEC
Streamline the GE assessment process. Entire GEC
Other business

September 7, 2010

Prayer
Review of Committee duties
Goal: understand the role and responsibilities of the committee
Specific Tasks and Assignments for 2010-2011
Goal: discuss the specific tasks before us this year and the responsibilities delegated to individual committee members.
MU 121: Submission Form, Syllabus, Presentation Guide
MU 123: Submission Form, Syllabus
Review/edit/approval of existing draft SLOs
Other Business

April 22, 2010

Review minutes of April 8
Review of drafts of area SLOs.
1. Life Science
2. Understanding Society
Review/edit/approval of existing draft SLOs
Review data from senior GE survey

April 8, 2010

Review of drafts of area SLOs.
1. Life Science
2. Understanding Society
3. Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning
Review/edit/approval of existing draft SLOs

March 25, 2010

Review minutes of March 4
ENG 142 (PP) (Submission form, Syllabus)
ART 015 (PIA) (Submission form, Rationale, Syllabus)
Proposed Senior Survey
Review of drafts of area SLOs.
1. Life Science
2. Understanding Society
3. Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning
4. Modern Language
Review/edit/approval of existing draft SLOs

March 4, 2010

Review minutes of February 4
ENG 142 (PP) (Submission form, Syllabus)
Proposed Senior Survey
Review of drafts of area SLOs.
1. Integrating the Major Discipline
2. Life Science
3. Understanding Society
4. Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning
Review/edit/approval of existing draft SLOs

February 4, 2010

Review minutes of January 21
COM 138 (TG) (Proposal)
Review Revised GE Mission Statement
Discussion of questions to be addressed in GE Program Review Report
Review of drafts of area SLOs.
1. Integrating the Major Discipline
2. Life Science
3. Understanding Society
4. Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning
Review/approval of existing draft SLOs

January 21, 2010

AN 198 (R) (Submission form, Research Guide)
KNS 040 (US) (Memo, Form & Syllabus)
Review of drafts of area SLOs.
1. Integrating the Major Discipline
2. Research/Productions and Presentations
Plan for draft area SLOs.
1. Life Science
2. Understanding Society
3. Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning
Review Revised GE Mission Statement
Plan Senior Survey (Past survey)
Review/approval of existing draft SLOs

December 3, 2009

Review minutes of November 12
Set meeting time for spring
GE 2009 Assessment Update
Revised CLA Report
Review/approval of existing draft SLOs
Review of drafts of area SLOs.
1. Integrating the Major Discipline
2. Research/Productions and Presentations

November 12, 2009

Review minutes of October 29
RS 125 (WI) (Submission form, Syllabus)
RS 113 (SS) (Submission form, Syllabus)
Review of initial drafts of area SLOs.
1. Writing
2. Integrating the Major Discipline
3. Research/Productions and Presentations
GE 2009 Assessment Update
Review/approval of existing draft SLOs
Revised CLA Report

October 29 , 2009

Review minutes of October 15
TA 122 (TH) (Submission form, Syllabus, Outcomes, Committee Response, Response)
POL/KNS 141 (US) (Submission form, Syllabus, Revised Syllabus, Sample Presentation)
MU 123 (PIA) (Submission form, Syllabus)
RS 150 (IMD) (Form 1, Syllabus 1, Form 2 , Syllabus 2)
Review of initial drafts of area SLOs.
1. Writing
2. Integrating the Major Discipline
3. Research/Productions and Presentations
Review/approval of existing draft SLOs
Revised GE Mission Statement
Revised CLA Report
Review of documents from consultant (Alignment of multiple documents, Benchmark approval)
Area reports (Thinking Globally, Reasoning Abstractly, Serving Society)
Discussion of Physical Science cohort responses (Rubric)
Discussion of Life Science cohort responses (Rubric)

October 15 , 2009

Review minutes of October 8
TA 122 (TH) (Submission form, Syllabus, Outcomes)
2010 Asia Mayterm (TG, SS) (Submission form, Syllabus and Outcomes)
POL/KNS 141 (US) (Submission form, Syllabus)
Review of GE delisting procedure
Review of initial drafts of area SLOs.

October 8, 2009

Review minutes of September 17
RS 125 (WI) (Submission form, Syllabus)
COM 195 (Mayterm) (SS) (Submission form & syllabus, Dunn Memo )
Thailand Art (PIA) (Submission form & Syllabus, CV)
Orvieto (WI) (Memo, Syllabus)
MA 004 (QAR) (Submission form, Memo, Syllabus)
Review of initial drafts of area SLOs.
Review of documents from consultant (Alignment of multiple documents, GE Alignment, Benchmark approval)

September 17, 2009

Review minutes of September 3
RS 107 (TG,CC, -WI, -IMD) (Submission form, Syllabus, Memo)
RS 158 (TG) (Submission form, Syllabus)
Glenn Town Memo

September 3, 2009

Review minutes of April 20
Planning for year (2009-2010 Tasks)
CLA report (To faculty, Complete, Local option questions)
Review of documents from consultant (Alignment of multiple documents, GE Alignment, Benchmark approval)

April 20, 2009

Review minutes of March 9
EB 192 (PP) (Follow up memo, Submission form, Syllabus)
REJ APP 192 (SS) (Submission form, Syllabus, Schedule, APP 192 specifications )
RS 107 (TG, -WI, -IMD) (Submission form, Syllabus, Memo)
COM 127 (SS) (Submission form & syllabus )
COM 195 (Mayterm) (SS) (Submission form & syllabus)
CS 050 (PR) (Submission form, Syllabus, Memo)
Pacific Rim-Mandarin (FL) (Submission form, Syllabus)
Pacific Rim-Hist,Cult & Phil (TG, CC) (Submission form, Syllabus)
RS 158 (TG) (Submission form, Syllabus)

March 30, 2009 (Meeting Cancelled, but review cohort responses)

Review minutes of March 9
Discussion of World History in Christian Perspective cohort responses (Rubric)
Initial consideration of Reading Imaginative Literature cohort responses (Rubric)

March 9, 2009

Review minutes of February 23
MA 005 Revisited (not RA) (Memo, Original Note, RA Courses, RA enrollment, Statistics as Prereq, MA 005 by major, Response memo)
Discussion of ratings of Philosophical Reflections cohort responses (Rubric)
Feedback on draft RS area objectives
EB 192 (PP) (Submission form, Syllabus)
ED Language Request (ML) (Memo)
Initial consideration of World History in Christian Perspective cohort responses (Rubric)

February 23, 2009

Review minutes of February 9
Discussion of ratings of RS 20 responses (Rubric)
MA 005 Revisited (not RA) (Memo, Original Note, RA Courses, RA enrollment, Statistics as Prereq, MA 005 by major, Response memo)
SOC 107 (QAR, RA) (Submission memo)
Music Major (PIA) (Submission memo)
TA 121 (TH) (Submission form, Syllabus)
Initial consideration of Philosophical Reflections cohort responses (Rubric)

February 9, 2009

Review minutes of January 26
Discussion of ratings of cohort responses OT (Rubric)
TA 001 (PIA) (Form, Syllabus)
RS 1000 (SS) (Form, Syllabus1, Syllabus2)
MA 005 (not RA) (Memo, Original Note )
Initial consideration of cohort RS 20 responses.

January 26, 2009

Review minutes of December 10
MA 008 (QAR) (Form & Syllabus)
RS 107 (IMD, WI) (Form, eMail, Syllabus) )
Off-campus Music (TH) (Note 1, Syllabus1, Syllabus, Note 2)
Review of cohort responses OT

December 10, 2008

Review minutes of November 5
CCA I: Research Petition (Note from S. Penksa, Petition and Paper)
RS 159 ( TG) (Form, Syllabus)
Review of cohort responses NT

November 5, 2008

Review minutes of October 29
RS 104 (WI) (Form, Syllabus)
RS 131 (IMD) (Form, Note, Syllabus)
RS 139 (TG) (Form, Note, Syllabus)
Learning Objectives Review
1. Physical Science
2. Philosophical Perspectives
Review of cohort responses NT

October 29, 2008

Review minutes of October 22
POL 124 (tg) (note)
Political Science Writing Intensive (Memo, POL 131 syl, POL 131 a, POL 131b,
POL 130 syl, POL 130a, POL 130b)
Review draft General Education Mission Statement
Learning Objectives Review
1. Physical Science
2. Serving Society; Enacting Justice
Discussion of cohort spring 2008 summary responses. (Continued)

October 22, 2008

Review minutes of October 15
TA 126 (PP) (note, Form, Syllabus)
TA 122 (TH) (Form, Syllabus)
Discussion of Annual Assessment Update (draft) (Continued)
Discussion of cohort spring 2008 summary responses. (Continued)

October 15, 2008

Review minutes of October 8
MUA 171/183 -SS (SS) (Note, Syllabus insert, Syllabus)
Discussion of Annual Assessment Update (draft)
Review of cohort spring 2008 summary responses.

October 8, 2008

Review minutes of October 1
MU 123 ( PIA, TG) (Form, Syllabus, Student Report)
TA 126 (PP) (Form, Syllabus)
Asia Mayterm (TG) (Form, Overview, Asia Seminar, Human Trafficking Seminar)
Discussion of Annual Assessment Update (draft)

October 1, 2008

Review minutes of September 24
Update RS 104 (TH) (Note)
PSY 150 (TG) (Note, Syllabus)
Potter's Clay Proposal (SS) (Form, Syllabus, Vita)
ART 129 (PP) (Form, Syllabus, Project)
MU 123 ( PIA, TG) (Form, Syllabus, Student Report)
Discussion of Annual Assessment Update (draft)

September 24, 2008

Review minutes of September 17
RS 104 (TH) (Form, Syllabus)
PSY 150 (TG, CCC) (Form, Syllabus, Itinerary, Note)
Potter's Clay Proposal (SS) (Form, Syllabus, Vita)
ART 129 (PP) (Form, Syllabus, Project)
Discussion of Annual Assessment Update (See prior meeting)

September 17, 2008

Review minutes of September 3
MU 123 (PIA, TG) (Form, Syllabus, Student Report)
RS 104 (TH) (Form, Syllabus)
PSY 150 (TG, CCC) (Form, Syllabus, Itinerary, Note)
Discussion of Annual Assessment Update (See prior meeting)

September 3, 2008

Review minutes of April 24
Orvieto Language Recommendation
CS 050 (Phil Reflect) (Form, Syllabus, Addendum, Support)
MU 123 (PIA, TG) (Form, Syllabus, Student Report)
2008 Annual Assessment Update (draft)

April 24, 2008

Change in Orvieto language offerings.
Political Science Writing Intensive (Memo, POL 131 syl, POL 131a, POL 131b,
POL 130 syl, POL 130a, POL 130b)
HIS 010H (WI) (Form, Syllabus, Sample 1, Sample 2, Sample 3, Sample 4, Sample 5, Sample 6)
Wrap up on year's assessment work

April 3, 2008

POL 030 (PR) (Memo, Syllabus, Papers, Text Outline)
EB 191 (WI) (Submission form, Syllabus)
Discussion of revised Thinking Globally language and learning outcomes.
GE Course Statistics
Courses with suffixes
Update on assessment work

March 27, 2008

Review of modified GE language
Discussion of Overarching GE Goals and Assessment Plan
Update on program review progress
HIS 195: Witchcraft (WI, TH) (Submission form, Syllabus, Letter of support)
Shakespeare in Production (PIA) (Submission form, Syllabus)
TA 111: Acting III (PP) (Submission form, Syllabus)
GE Course Statistics

March 6, 2008

Review minutes of Feb. 28, 2008
ED 105: Perspectives on Cultural Diversity (WI)
(Submission Form, Syllabus, Note, eval form1, eval form2, eval form 3)
Review status of GE assessment projects
Sample learning objectives and rubrics

Feb. 28, 2008

Review minutes of Feb. 14, 2008
RS 155: Geography, History, and Religions of the Holy Land (TH, TG) (Submission form)
TA 001: Great Literature of the Stage (RIL) (Submission form, chair support)
TA 120: Theatre History I (TH) (Submission form)
TA 121: Theatre History II (TH) (Submission form)

Feb. 14, 2008

Review of minutes of Jan.31, 2008
Discussion of GE assessment presentation to faculty
Discussion of GE presentation at Orientation
Check in on assessment assignments
Major honors as writing-intensive
CS 005: Fundamentals of Computing (QAR)
RS 155: Geography, History, and Religions of the Holy Land (TH, TG) (Submission form)

Jan. 31, 2008

Review of minutes of Jan. 24, 2008
Update on Potter’s Clay proposal
ED 105: Perspectives on Cultural Diversity (Submission Form, Syllabus, Rubric, Evaluation1, Evaluation2 )
Check in on assessment assignments.

Jan. 24, 2008

Review of minutes of Jan. 17, 2008
Request for P/NC grading in Bio Practica
HIS 171: Colonial and Revolutionary America (Syllabus)
HIS 195: Latin America/U.S. Relations (Syllabus)
Potter’s Clay proposal (Submission Form, Syllabus)
Check in on assessment assignments.

Jan. 17, 2008

Discussion of approach to petitions for credit for courses not submitted for GE Approval.
Review of Schedule of Reviews 2008-01.
Assignments for spring 2008.
Discuss possibility of Jan. 24 forum presentation.

Dec. 6, 2007

Approve minutes of November 15, 2007.
Review of 2007 Annual Report.
Check in on assessment activities.

Nov. 15, 2007

Approve minutes of November 8, 2007.
Resubmission of MA/CS 190 (SubForm, syllabus)
Think about review schedule (Tentative, partial Schedule of Reviews)

Nov. 8, 2007

Resubmission of Microfinance in China (Syllabus)
Review of ENG 44 (Syllabus)
Revision of Thinking Globally prompt.
Checkup on progress toward area assessment.

Nov. 1, 2007

Approve minutes of October 25, 2007.
Resubmission of IS 070 (Submission Form, Syllabus)
MA 190SS (Submission Form, Syllabus)
Microfinance in China (Submission Form, Mayterm Proposal, Syllabus)
Checkup on progress toward area assessment.

Oct. 25, 2007

Consider approving POL 030 through Mayterm.
Review draft memo to Thinking Globally faculty.
Review draft General Education Objectives
Review outline of Assessment Report

For reference, here is last year’s Assessment Report.

Oct. 11, 2007

Approve minutes of October 4, 2007.
Discuss results of Thinking Globally assessments.

Oct. 4, 2007

Approve minutes of September 27.
IS 70 (Submission Form, Syllabus)
Review new rubric and definitions.
Inter-rater reliability training.
Rating Assignments

Sept. 27, 2007

Preparatory Activities.

Prepare expanded rubric section.
Make appointment to discuss GE area review with appropriate departments.

Agenda

Approve minutes of September 20, 2007.
Review of progress on term assignments.
Review new rubric definitions.
Inter-rater reliability training.
Rating Assignments

Sept. 20, 2007

India Mayterm (Submission Form1, Submission Form2, Submission Form3, Syllabus Encountering Hinduism, Syllabus Mission and Social Action)
HIS 195 (Submission Form, Course Description)
Wealth & Poverty in Christian History (Submission Form, Syllabus, contacts)
Inter-rater reliability training
Rating Assignments
Review of term tasks

Sept. 13, 2007 (MG 2)

Preparatory Activities.

Review and rate the Thinking Globally Essay.
Read Middle East Studies Program Objectives (below)
Read cohort personal experience and peer Comment essays (link below) Make note of important themes and issues.
Review 2007 CLA Institutional Report.

Agenda

ART 141: Crafts (Syllabus, Note)
Middle East Studies Program (for Communicating Cross-Culturally)
Discussion of cohort responses.
Discussion of CLA data.
Inter-rater reliability training.

Sept. 6, 2007 (MG 2)

Approve minutes of April 25.
Outline of the year’s activities.
Creation Care Program (New Zealand) (Syllabus, Note)
BIO 190/191: Practica (Cover & Syllabus)
RS 113: New Testament Theology & Ethics (Syllabus)
ART 141: Crafts (Syllabus, Note)
Inter-rater reliability training.