Liberal Learning Advisory Council Minutes Spring 2003

Minutes Arranged by Date

April 23, 2003

Present: D. Kobrynowicz (Chair), S. Albertine, R. Anderson (Secretary), W. Behre, R. Fangboner, J. Gray, L. McCauley, A. Quinton

The Minutes of April 9th were approved as submitted.
Multicultural New York: The City from its Beginnings to the Present, a proposal for a First Year Seminar submitted by Matthew Winkel, was approved with the understanding that the research essay be clarified and that feedback on written assignments be provided so as to guide students in their rewriting efforts. Approval was by a vote of 7 to 0 with one abstention.
An initial proposal for a First Year Seminar course entitled Community Engagement in Response to Poverty and Homelessness was submitted by Stuart Carroll and Nino Scarpati for comments and direction. Comments included a recommendation that ‘service learning’ be replaced with ‘community based research’ or ‘community based learning,’ that solutions for as well as causes and effects of poverty be investigated, that a complete syllabus with cover sheet is needed for final approval, that whether the community experience is service or site based needs clarification, that it need only be cross-cultural rather than international in scope, and that the title should be more imaginative. Additionally some members thought the course needed a more clearly defined theoretical approach to globalization and the understanding of poverty. In general members received the preliminary proposal in a positive manner. Action was neither asked for nor taken.
Adjournment was at 4:30 with the understanding that there would be no subsequent meetings until the fall. Happy summer.

April 9, 2003

Present: S. Albertine, R. Anderson (Secretary, Chair pro tem), W. Behre, R. Edelbach, R. Fangboner, J. Gray, L. McCauley, A. Quinton

The Minutes from March 26th were approved as submitted.
ANTH 313, Vampires, Witches, and other Monsters that go Bump in the Night was approved for social science content and Western diversity distribution. The vote was seven in favor with neither opposition nor abstention.
ANTH 310, Women and Migration was approved for social science content and non-Western diversity distribution. The course is cross listed as WGST 310, Women and Migration . The vote was seven in favor with no opposed votes and no abstentions.
WRI 102, Academic Writing was approved as a transformed course, counting as four credits during academic year 2003-2004, replacing Rhetoric I and Rhetoric II . The vote was seven to zero to zero.
Adjournment was at 1:50. The next meeting was set for April 23rd at 3:30 in Social Science 131.

Courses Approved

ANTH 313 – Social science content, Western)
ANTH/WGST 310 – Social science process, non-Western)
WRI 201 – Replaces Rhetoric I and II)

March 26, 2003

Present: D. Kobrynowicz (Chair), S. Albertine, R. Anderson (Secretary), W. Behre, R. Edelbach, R. Fangboner, D. Knox, L. McCauley, A. Quinton

The minutes of February 26th were approved as submitted. The incorrect date on the agenda was noted by the secretary (alone-later).
Bob Anderson and Susan Albertine reported on the CAP meeting, indicating that members of CAP had voted to send the report to the Steering Committee with some modifications involving, among other things, carrying the ‘breadth’ goals up to the top of the document.
HIST 345, Indian Civilization was approved for history and non-Western diversity distribution. The vote was 7 in favor, none opposed, with 2 abstaining.
HIST 346, Modern India was approved for history and non-Western diversity distribution. The vote was 7 in favor, none opposed, with 2 abstaining.
HIST 383, United States, 1947-1989 was approved for history and Western diversity distribution. The vote was 7 in favor, none opposed, with 2 abstaining.
Bob Anderson distributed updated information on First Year Seminar pilot sections scheduled for the Fall 2003 semester.
Adjournment was at 4:20 pm. The next meeting was scheduled for Social Science 325 (note change in room).

Courses Approved

HIST 345 – Indian Civilization (history, non-Western)
HIST 346 – Modern India (history, non-Western)
HIST 383 – United States, 1947-1989 (history, Western)

February 26, 2003

Present: S. Albertine, R. Anderson (Secretary, Chair pro tem ), W. Ball, R. Edelbach, R. Fangboner, J. Gray, D. Knox, L. McCauley, S. Mitchell, A. Quinton

The minutes of February 12th were approved as submitted.
Bob Anderson and Susan Albertine updated progress on CAP’s final proposal, indicating that with extra meetings the work should still be completed during the first week in March.
Members approved a proposal to require all students, except those scoring grades of 4 or 5 on the appropriate AP exam, to take Academic Writing during A/Y 2003-04. Furthermore they stipulated that students should not take Academic Writing in the same semester they are taking a First Year Seminar class, and that a mechanism, such as the submission of a writing proposal, be established to provide for appropriate exemptions to Academic Writing, and that exemption be available to students taking Athens to New York, as well. The vote was 8 in favor, 1 opposed, with no abstentions.
Bob Anderson was instructed to make sure that First Year Seminar proposals by Professors Konkle and Ryan conform to published standards and that all instructors be made clear that no seminar can satisfy a major requirement.
Adjournment was at 4:50. The next meeting was set for March 26th at 3:30 in Social Science 131. Spring will have come.

February 12, 2003

Present: D. Kobrynowicz (Chair), S. Albertine, R. Anderson (Secretary), W. Ball, W. Behre, C. Cerone, N. Colello, R.Fangboner, D. Knox, L. McCauley, S. Mitchell, A. Quinton

The minutes of November 23, 2002 were accepted as submitted.
Bob Anderson and Susan Albertine reported on recent meetings of CAP, indicating that they still expect a final report during the first week of March.
Led by Susan Albertine a lengthy discussion of the place of writing in the curriculum, and especially in first year seminars and in a proposed new course called Academic Writing culminated in the unanimous passing of the following resolution, which applies only for academic year 2003-2004:
The General Education Advisory Council supports the replacement of RHET 101 and 102, Rhetoric I and II with a single, transformed course called Academic Writing (or similar name), and strongly encourages the English Department to create such a course effective September 2003. Students taking Academic Writing during academic year 2003-2004 will receive four semester hours credit.
A brief discussion of proposals received for first year seminar pilots for fall 2003 was resolved by forming the following sub-groups to examine the proposals and report back to Bob Anderson:
- Group 1: Bob Anderson, Susan Albertine, Diane Kobrynowicz to review proposals by Nicolosi, Kendrix Williams, and Blake (and to add Peterson shortly afterwards)
- Group 2: Bill Ball, Bill Behre, Chris Cerone to review proposals by Kern, Dickinson, and Carney
- Group 3: Nicole Colello, Ray Fangboner, Deborah Know to review proposals by Konkle, Robertson, and Sherman/Carroll
- Group 4: Larry McCauley, Susan Mitchell, Al Quinton to review proposals by Sanyal, Venturo, and Zanglein
Adjournment was at 1:50. The next meeting was set for February 26th at 3:30 in Social Science 131.