Minutes of General Education Requirements Committee March 10

, 2003

1. A meeting of the GER Committee was held on Monday, March 10, in the Edna Twamley Room.  David Pierce presided.

2. Those present at the meeting were Carl Barrentine, Connie Borboa, Mark Hoffmann, Wendelin Hume, Chuck Miller, Chuck Moretti, Dean Nichols, David Pierce, Tom Rand and Tom Steen.

3. Minutes of the March 3 meeting. Tom Steen moved to approve the March 3 minutes. The motion was voted upon and carried unanimously.

4. David Pierce informed the Committee he sent letters to the departments needing revalidations in 2003-2004. David Pierce recommended chair elections take place now so that person would be the follow up contact with these departments.

5. Tom Rand nominated Tom Steen for 2003-2004 GER chair. The nomination was voted upon and carried with one abstention.

6. David Pierce will compose a memo to Lana Rakow regarding the Committee’s view on the experiential learning issue.

7. Carl Barrentine presented Engl 224, 305 and 316 for arts and humanities general education credit revalidation. Action was postponed.

8. Tom Steen and Carl Barrentine presented Engl 209, 222, 225, 242, and 357 for arts and humanities general education credit revalidation. Tom Steen moved to approve all of the requests. The motion was voted upon and carried unanimously.

9. Carl Barrentine presented Engl 162 and 365 for arts and humanities and world culture credit and moved approval of Engl 365. The motion was voted upon and carried unanimously.

No action was taken on Engl 162.

10. The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.

Recorded by Connie Borboa