APC MEETING

Approved Minutes

October 19, 2007

 

Members:

J. Biddle, C. Duncan, M. Morton, D. Parker, R. Penno, D. Bickford (Ex Officio), Paul Benson invited guest)

 

ACTION:

Could not approve minutes of 9/28/06 (not a quorum).

 

DISCUSSION of Phase 2 (Jan-Dec 2007) of HIR document

 

·        Discussion of Draft

·        Discussion of charges to Working Groups

·        Discussion of members/representation of Working Groups

 

PHASE 1 “If the Senate finds that the campus is supportive of the proposed purposes and outcomes,” then

PHASE 2 “ the Senate [should] take appropriate action on the document through its committee structure in order to generate a set of recommendations regarding specific programs, infrastructure, faculty development, and resources necessary to realize the educational aims and learning outcomes.”

 

As well as reflecting the discussions initiated by the Working Group, these recommendations draw upon other work on the curriculum being done by the First Year Team, the Humanities Base Committee, the Cluster Coordinating Committee, the Committee on General Education and Competencies, and faculty involved in various academic excellence initiatives funded by the provost. These recommendations are also designed to advance the seven strategic goals set out in A Vision of Excellence (HIR p. 9).

 

DRAFT

 

JAN-MAY 2007

 

Proposed Group                                                                     Proposed Membership

                                                                                   

HIR Strategic Task Force Steering Com                               APC leads with rep. from SD, CM

The Steering Committee will monitor the necessary steps to encourage holistic and integrated work across the Working Groups; it will also monitor all of the “educational infrastructure” issues identified by the Working Groups.

 

Working Group #1                                                                 Darrow (Chair)

First Year Seminar                                                                    APC, LLC, Hum Base, K. Webb

Humanities Base consideration                                     K. Henderson, CM, SD, Senators,

Working Group #2                                                                 Duncan (Chair)

Reconsider overall approach to Gen. Ed.                                  APC, Gen Ed., Senators

(Because of the scope of its charge, WG #2 might need to establish subcommittees.)                                                                                        

Working Group #3                                                                 Seielstad (Chair)

Service Learning                                                                       APC, Senators, Fitz Center, Campus Ministry  

 

Working Group #4                                                                 Penno (Chair)

Intercultural Learning                                                                APC, Senators, IST curricular sub-committee,

A.     Anderson

 

Working Group #5                                                                 Wells (Chair)

4th Year culminating experiences                                               APC, Senators

 

Working Group #6                                                                 Parker (Chair)

Student scholarship                                                                   APC, Senators,

Honors and Scholars

 

Working Group #7                                                                 O’Gorman (Chair)

Faculty Development                                                                APC, Senators,

Communication (W’07)                                                Fac. Dev. Comm.

Pedagogy            (F’07)

 

 

 

JUNE-DEC 2007

Make necessary revisions to Working Group structure (based on interim reports). Determine best way to highlight holistic and integrative nature of all the Working Groups; consider a Task Force on the “educational infrastructure” needed to support and extend the recommendations from WGs 1-7.

 

 

APC TIME SCHEDULE

APC Meetings

11/9     Finalize process for HIR Phase 2 and make calendar decision

11/30   Receive report on HIR Phase 1 and formulate recommendations for Senate

 

Senate Meetings

12/1     APC verbal report (committee reports)

1/5/07  Senate considers total APC/HIR recommendations

 

ECAS

12/4     Present APC report/recommendations for inclusion on agenda for January Senate meeting.