Minutes of the General Education Committee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5240 North Jackson Avenue, M/S UC 43
Fresno, California 93740-8023
Office of the Academic Senate
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May 1, 2009

Members Present: A. Lawson (Chair), D. Christensen, D. Henriques
S. Lewis, Brent Sodini, C. Torgerson A. Yamane.

Members Absent: B. Berrett (excused).
Guest: Fred Schrieber, Chair
Academic Policy & Planning Committee

The meeting was called to order by Chair Lawson at 11:05 p.m. in University Center, room #203.

  1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 4/17/09 as amended:
    Meeting start time changed to 11:05 a.m.
  2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
    Wal-Mart grant for First Year Experience was approved.
  4. General Education (GE) Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan.
    1. Final comment phase received comments from 8 faculty
      members.
    2. C2, D3, ID and MI had changes during this revision period.
    3. MSC to adopt Student Learning Outcomes.
    4. GE Student Outcome Assessment Plan (SOAP) to be tabled until
      fall.
  5. Syllabi Review Area IC.
    1.  ENGL 113 – MSC for approval.
    2. ENGL 174 – MSC for conditional approval. – Syllabus needs relation
      to letter grade.
  6. Syllabi Review Area ID.
    1. ANTH 116W – The minimum writing requirement is not met. – The
      syllabus is double counting word count on drafts.
      • Missing copyright statement.
    2. SS 110
      • (Cady) –MSC for conditional approval. - Need sustained
      writing of 1000 word minimum.
      • (Walsh) – MSC for conditional approval – Syllabus currently
      has only 1250 words total and needs a 1000 word sustained
      writing requirement.
    3. PSYCH 173 – Syllabus says “no prerequisites”.
      • Same writing comment from first review - “there is no clear
      indication of 1000 word sustained writing assignment nor
      faculty feedback. The major assignment seems to only require
      peer review. There should be feedback from faculty.”
  7. Goals for 2009/2010.
    1. Finalize SOAP
    2. Implement SOAP
    3. Review of Syllabi
    4. GE Workshop
    5. GE blackboard group
    6. GE moratorium
  8. Election of GE Chair.
    MSC to elect A. Lawson chair of the General Education
    Committee for the Academic Year 2009-2010.

MSC to adjourn at 12:50 p.m.

The next scheduled meeting of the General Education Committee will be on
Friday, October 9, 2009 in the University Center #202.

Agenda.

  1. Approval of the Minutes of 5/1/2009.
  2. Approval of the Agenda.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
  4. General Education (GE) Learning Outcomes.
  5. GE Assessment Plan.
  6. GE Moratorium.

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