USF General Education Council - Agenda for March 19, 2007

Agenda for Meeting on Monday, March 19, 2007, at 3:00 p.m., in SVC 2080.

1. Approval of minutes of March 5, 2007 - sent out earlier by email.

2. Announcements
   • SEC approval of change of charge for GEC (next up faculty senate)
   • Report from AACU meeting on General Education (Frankel, Noll, Smith and Moore)
   • Report on NSSE (Flateby)
   • Provost invitation to assist on space issues

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.
   • Funding considerations: Report form funding sub committee (Hawkins, Kellner, Murray, Noll, Potter and Moore)

4. New course/curriculum proposals

   Proposals Pending Approval: new Reviewer Assignments (for February 19)

   • NUR 4xxx - Geriatric Nursing: Population-based Perspectives on Nursing Care of Older Adults Perry-Casler* Potter, White - 01/23/2007
   • EGN 3835 - Globalization and Technology Campbell* Kersaint, Smith - 01/05/2007
   • ARH 3001 - Introduction to Art Geiger *Levy, Frankel - 02/27/2007
   • REL 2300 - Introduction to World Religions Hodson* Morris, Frank - 01/23/2007
   • SYP 3000 - Social Psychology Kellner*, Noll, Pavesa - 12/26/2006

     Roll over from last time

   • AMH 2010 - American History I Frankel*,Geiger, Perry-Casler - 01/05/2007
   • 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
     Suggested approval by reviewers -----awaiting funding decision
   • EUH 2031 - Modern European History II 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 infoirmation
   • 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 Perry-Casler* Potter, White - 01/23/2007
   • EGN 3835 - Globalization and Technology Campbell* Kersaint, Smith - 01/05/2007
   • ARH 3001 - Introduction to Art Geiger *Levy, Frankel - 02/27/2007
   • REL 2300 - Introduction to World Religions Hodson* Morris, Frank - 01/23/2007
   • SYP 3000 - Social Psychology Kellner*, Noll, Pavesa - 12/26/2006

     Course and or combinations of courses being considered for additional resources

   • ARH 2050- History of Visual Arts I and ARH 2051- History of Visual Arts II ---480 st/yr $72,500 I instructor line and 1.5 TA (FS).
   • GEA 2000 World Regional Geography (online course) 1200st/yr $63,600 6 TAs (FS)
   • GEO 2200 Introduction to Physical Geography 300-450 st/yr
   • EUH 2011- Ancient History 1 and EUH 2012-American history 240 st /yr $34,000 4TAs
   • Requests pending from Biology, Geology and Art, Music, Religious studies and Women's studies

5. Assignment of new course proposals, etc.

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