USF General Education Council - Agenda for March 5, 2007

Agenda for Meeting on Monday, March 5, 2007, at 3:00 p.m., in SVC 2080.

1. Approval of minutes of February 19, 2007 - sent out earlier by email.

2. Announcements
   • Conversation with Provost Khator
     Potential discussion items:
     1. General Education and University Priorities
     2. Rewarding quality in General education (faculty and departments)
     3. Space/classroom/ technology issues
     4. Online courses (rigor, oversight and funding)

3. Discussion:
   • Gordon Rule: The phrase in GR Communications revision, which reads "excluding assignments for which students do not receive any feedback." needs to be discussed in the meeting.

4. New course/curriculum proposals

   Resubmitted Courses:(High Priority).

   • PHI 1103 Critical Thinking ( questions answered suggested approval)

     Approved by reviewers but awaiting funding decisions

   • ARH 2050 - History of Visual Arts I - 12/19/2006 to be reviewed by W. Murray, I. Frank, and D. Frankel.
   • ARH 2051 - History of Visual Arts II - 12/20/2006 to be reviewed by W. Murray, I. Frank, and D. Frankel.
   • GEA 2000 - World Regional Geography - 12/21/2006 to be reviewed by Potter, White and Smith.

     New Course Proposals:

   • ISS 1101 - Knowledge and Society - 12/07/2006 to be reviewed by Potter, Hodgson, Geiger needs additional information
   • THE 3110 - Theatre History I - 12/12/2006 to be reviewed by Levy, Hawkins, Campbell
   • THE 3111 - Theatre History II - 12/12/2006 to be reviewed by Kersaint, Frank, Perry-Casler

     Proposals Pending Approval: new Reviewer Assignments (for February 5)

   • AMH 2010 - American History I Frankel*,Geiger, Perry-Casler - 1/05/2007
   • BSC 1005 - Biology for Life Potter*, Kellner, White - 01/11/2007
     needs additional information
   • WST 4522 - Classics in Feminist Theory Frank*, Hawkins, Kersaint - 01/03/2007
   • THE 2252 - Great Performances on Film Hawkins*, Frank, Kersaint - 01/04/2007
   • GEO 2400 - Human Geography Hodgson*, Murray, Smith - 01/04/2007
   • GEO 2371 - Introduction to Earth Systems Science Potter, Smith* and Campbell - 01/05/2007
   • GEO 2200 - Introduction to Physical Geography Geiger and Kellner* - 01/05/2007
   • EUH 2031 - Modern European History Potter* Kellner and White - 12/12/2006
   • ISS 1103 - Nature and Culture Geiger*, Levy and Frankel - 01/03/2007
   • PHI 1401 - Science and Society Smith*, Potter and Murray - 01/05/2007
   • ISS 1102 - Self and Society Campbell*, Morris, and Potter - 01/05/2007
   • STA 2122 - Social Science Statistics Sincich* Kellner, Ferron - 01/03/2007
     needs additional information
   • MUH 3016 - Survey of Jazz Noll, Frank and Levy - 01/05/2007
     needs additional information
   • EUH 2022 - The Medieval West Perry-Casler*, White and Sincich - 01/02/2007
   • WST 3225 - Women, Gender and Environment White*, Perry-Casler, Pavesa - 12/17/2006
   • NUR 4xxx - Geriatric Nursing: Population-based Perspectives on Nursing Care of Older Adults - 01/23/2007
   • EGN 3835 - Globalization and Technology - 01/05/2007
   • ARH 3001 - Introduction to Art - 02/27/2007
   • REL 2300 - Introduction to World Religions - 01/23/2007
   • SYP 3000 - Social Psychology - 12/26/2006

5. Assignment of new course proposals, etc.

Please send any suggestions or comments to:
Mia Fluitt - webcat@ugs.usf.edu