GEAC Submissions Approved
04 February 2009
Minutes of GEAC Meeting
04 February 2009
Attendance
K. Birth, L. Cook, D. Jones, J. Lidov, M. Miller, C. Perry, C. Vickery
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 12:35 PM in Razran 318. Minutes of meeting on
November 08 and the electronic meeting of December 03 were approved. Agenda for today's
meeting was approved. Scrapple was discussed as a possible refreshment for future meetings.
Progress Report
See attached.
Revised Submissions Approved:
- LCD 103
- ACCT 261 (formerly 361)
- HIST 163
- SOC 101
- DRAM 100
New Submissions Approved:
Submissions Pending Revisions (Liaison):
- MUSIC 011.3 (D. Jones)
- MEDST 143 (D. Jones)
- MEDST 144 (D. Jones)
- HIST 169 (J. Maskovsky)
- ARTH 260 (D. Jones)
- DRAM 111 (J. Maskovsky)
- DRAM 101 (J. Maskovsky)
- MEDST 240 (K. Birth)
- FNES 140 (K. Birth)
- FNES 147 (K. Birth)
- FNES 151 (K. Birth)
- SOC 211 (K. Birth)
- HEBRW 150 (D. Jones)
- PHYS 001 (A. Li)
- BIO 025 (A. Li)
Submissions Deferred:
Other Business
- The committee discussed mobilizing departments for Fall 09 PLAS courses
and reminding them about including PLAS language in all actual syllabi. It was suggested
that committee members communicate to the Chairs in their respective academic divisions
what courses have been approved in their Departments. That communication would include
a reminder to include PLAS language in the syllabi. The full list of approved courses
appears on the GEAC page of the CTL website; that link will be forwarded to committee members.
- Regarding Quantitative Reasoning (QR): it was reported to the committee that
a proposal is being considered by the Academic Senate on February 5th to allow current
LASAR QR courses to stand as meeting the new PLAS requirements.
- It was reported to the committee that PLAS requirements were recently noted
and discussed by the ACE (Adult Collegiate Education) and LEAP (Labor Education &
Advancement Project) programs. Both programs need to develop courses which meet PLAS
requirements. ACE mainstreams students after two years; those students will need to meet
PLAS requirements in order to graduate. Options are being assessed for Fall 09. The easiest
may be to give both programs a year's grace with LASAR, to allow them time to develop PLAS
courses. This is being discussed at the next UCC meeting.
It was noted that the SEEK (Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge) and Honors programs
do not need to develop special PLAS courses, as their students will simply have the full bevy
of PLAS courses available to them and will need to meet the same requirements as non-SEEK and
non-Honors students, as they do now with LASAR requirements.
- Assessment will continue to be discussed by the committee. Pat O'Connor has been
invited to the March GEAC meeting.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 1:45 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
M. Miller, Recording Secretary