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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Nov 21, 2008

Members Present: A. Lawson (Chair), S. Adisasmito-Smith,
B. Berrett, D. Christensen, D. Henriques, D. Nef,
A. Yamane.

Members Absent: S. Lewis, K. Miller (excused).

The meeting was called to order by Chair Lawson at 11:07 a.m. in the
University Center, room #203.

  1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 10/31/08.
  2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
    Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has
    scheduled General Education, Assessment, and the Learning
    Students Need Network for Academic Renewal Conference,
    February 26-28, 2009, Baltimore, Maryland. D. Nef will try to find
    funds to send members of the General Education (GE) learning
    outcomes team.
    General Education (GE) outcomes team members will be selected
    from names submitted over the next two week period.
    A pilot project for a new First Year Experience has been requested
    from Deans and appropriate Departments.
    Institutional Research, Assessment & Planning (IRAP) has released
    a study of Upper Division Writing Exam (UDWE) requirement vs.
    class pass rates.
  4. Hum 110 Revisions.
    • A statement should be added that feedback from the first paper
    must be incorporated in future assignments in order to satisfy the iterative requirement.
    • No time or location on syllabus.
    • Grade points are not clear.
    • No statement on copyright or honor code.
  5. Prerequisites in GE.
    • We will be able to enforce all pre-requisites starting fall 2009
    (previously not possible in PeopleSoft).
    MSC to enforce 60 units prerequisite for upper division General
    Education starting fall 2009.

MSC to adjourn at 12:30 p.m.

The next scheduled meeting of the General Education Committee will be
Dec 5, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in the University Center #203.

Agenda.

  1. Approval of the Minutes of 11/21/2008.
  2. Approval of the Agenda.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
  4. Area IC syllabi revisions.
    a) ENGL 113
    b) PHIL 120
    c) AETH 100
    d) PHIL 151
    e) FREN 109
    f) FREN 149
    g) SPAN 125
    h) SPAN 129

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