Minutes of the General Education Requirements Committee September 14, 2007

1. A meeting of the GER Committee was held on September 14, 2007, in the President’s Room, Memorial Union, Ryan Zerr presided.

2. Those present were Suzanne Anderson, Matt Cavalli, Devon Hansen, Joan Hawthorne, Sukhvarsh Jerath, Adam Kitzes, John LaDuke, Chuck Moretti, Lana Rakow, Tom Steen, and Ryan Zerr.

3. Minutes of September 7, 2007. It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes, voted upon, and carried unanimously.

4. Ryan Zerr presented to the Committee a compiled composite statement that described the relationship between the GER and the Essential Studies Steering Committee (SC). There was a motion to approve and second. Discussion ensued. Based on discussion, John LaDuke moved to table the motion on the composite statement.

5. Ryan Zerr asked the committee to review the various tasks that are to be completed by the Essential Studies Steering Committee to implement the new ES program. He requested that Committee members send input to him regarding any tasks that need to be added. The members are also to send any tasks that the GER “cherishes” and believes the GER should complete. Ryan will compile the information and e-mail it to the committee before the next meeting. Discussion will then occur regarding responsibility for the various tasks for GER and SC. The Committee may then take up the tabled motion regarding the relationship between GER and SC.

6. Validation for Humanities 212 was discussed. There was a motion to approve and a second. The committee voted and the validation was approved 8 yes and 1 abstain.

7. The two student petitions were addressed. The Committee decided to act on them together. There was a motion to deny and a second. The committee voted and the two student petitions were denied unanimously.

8. The next meeting will be held on September 21, 2007, in Montgomery Hall.

9. The meeting adjourned at 4:05.

Recorded by Suzanne Anderson