Minutes of the General Education Committee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
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Fresno, California 93740-8023

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May 2, 2008
Members Present: A. Lawson (Chair), D. Nef, D. Christensen,
D. Henriques, S. Lewis, S. Adisasmito-Smith,
M. Miller.
Members Absent: K. Miller (excused), J. Charalambides,
M. Calvarese (excused).

The meeting was called to order by Chair Lawson at 11:10 a.m. in
University Center, room #203.

  1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 4/25/2008.
  2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
    a. General Education (GE) rubrics used across the country for
    GE evaluation were received from Lisa Maxfield. D Nef will
    send out to committee.
    b. M. Miller is leaving for a new job in San Diego.
  4. CI 151 Social Foundations of Education.
    a. The proposal is using GE learning outcomes, not area
    specifications as required.
    b. There is no iterative writing requirement. We are also not
    sure if 2000 words are required (no page requirement on
    lesson plan).
    c. Non-western context is not explicit.
    d. Specification 1 does not appear in the syllabus (interviews of
    one person do not sound like sound “methodologies and
    analytical concepts”.
    e. There is no integration among sub-areas (historical
    integration).
    f. Justification as to why this is only for single subject
    credential program should be included.
    MSC to send back to department seeking above
    modifications.
  5. Program Review Summary.
    A discussion of the program review site visit summarized their
    recommendations.
  6. Election of Chair 2008-2009.
    A. Lawson was elected as Chair of the committee for 2008/2009.

MSC to adjourn 12:55 p.m.
The next scheduled meeting of the General Education Committee will be
announced in the Fall semester.

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