Minutes

Core Committee

October 4, 2007

Members present: D. Anderson, A. Ingberg, D. Sandgren, L Sethre-Hofstad, G. Muilenburg,

P. Fretham, S. Schwartz, M. Burchill

The Core committee continued their discussion of the courses submitted for Exploration and Perspectives designation. MBurchill distributed the application for Chemistry 128, noting it had been prepared on the Short Form. The missing page for the Classical Studies 110 course was also distributed.

The following courses were considered and approved:

Humanities:

History 370 – Islam & The West - Exploration

History 370 – Islam & The West - International/Global Perspectives

Arts:

Classical Studies 110 – Classical Literature in Translation – Exploration

Music 300 – Music of the Romantics – Exploration

Music 300 – Music of the Romantics – International/Global Perspectives

Music/German 362 – The Art of Song in Times of Change – Exploration

Music/German 362 – The Art of Song in Times of Change – International/Global Perspectives

Social Science:

Global Studies 117 – Systems, Policies and Institutions – Exploration

Natural Science:

Chemistry 142 – Survey of Organic and Biochemistry – Exploration

Religion:

Religion 300 – May Seminar to South Africa – International/Global Perspectives

There was discussion regarding the future of the proposal and acceptance process. Many of the forms raise questions, which we feel could be clarified were the sponsoring faculty member present. After this initial implementation period, the committee will develop a format to insure clear articulation and understanding of the standards for course content and delivery.

Lisa and Gregg reported briefly on their meeting with the faculty of Business and Economics to answer questions regarding the new Core.

At the next meeting, October 9, three remaining courses will be considered (Chem 128, FND 300, FND 426), followed by the Religion courses.

Respectfully submitted,

MBurchill