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Attendance
Kevin Birth, Lewis Cook, Eva Fernández, Joel Lidov, Mindy Miller, Lucia
Pozzan, Barbara Simerka, Judith Summerfield, Chris Vickery.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 12:25 PM in Razran 318. Minutes of
meeting on September 2, 2009 were approved. Agenda for
meeting was approved.
Submissions Withdrawn:
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FNES
140
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FNES
147
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FNES
151
Revised Submissions Approved:
DRAM 111
New Submissions Approved
Submissions Pending Revisions (Liaison):
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HIST 169 (J. Maskovsky)
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SOC 211 (K. Birth)
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MEDST 143 (B.
Simerka*)
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MEDST 144 (B.
Simerka*)
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ARTH 260 (B.
Simerka*)
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MEDST 240 (K. Birth)
Other Business
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A
concern was raised about MUSIC 008, which was approved by GEAC with the
title ‘The politics of Music’ and appears as such in the January 2009 Board
of Trustees minutes, but appears as ‘Multiple descriptions’ (‘Music
Performance in New York’ and ‘Muslim Music/Culture I’) in the CUNY online
schedule of classes for Fall 2009.
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*
Barbara Simerka accepted to take the role of liaison for
MEDST 143, MEDST 144, and ARTH 260 (from departing
committee member D. Jones). Judith Summerfield and Eva Fernández informed
the committee that they have been working with the Media Studies department
on a new proposal and expressed their interest in being involved in the
resolution of these outstanding proposals.
·
Eva
Fernández reported on the number of Perspectives courses—sections and
seats—offered at present. Actual enrollment data for Fall 2009 was reported.
Concern was expressed about high enrollment in some W courses and the
relative paucity of RL courses offered.
·
Eva
Fernández also presented information on the flow of course proposals from
GEAC through the Academic Senate to the Board of Trustees. Some
inconsistencies were noted and it was suggested that Dean Savage be
consulted regarding how (and in what format) information is being submitted
from the Senate to the Board of Trustees through the Provost’s office.
·
The
topic of common learning goals for Perspectives courses was discussed. Kevin
Birth suggested to reach out to faculty from an Area of Knowledge category
(either Social Science or Natural Science) to discuss common learning goals
for Perspectives courses. It was agreed that planned pedagogical approaches
can be affected by enrollment levels, and unexpected enrollment increases
can lead to a concerning syllabus drift
·
It
was proposed that GEAC reach out to divisional curriculum committees. The
committee agrees on the importance of involving faculty in the discussion on
learning goals and subsequent implementation of Perspectives courses. It was
agreed that Chris Vickery would discuss this with the Math and Natural
Sciences divisional curriculum committee on October 8, 2009.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 1:45 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
L. Pozzan, Recording Secretary