Minutes

Core Committee

October 11, 2007

Lorentzen conference Room

Members present: M. Burchill, P. Fretham, S. Schwartz, A. Ingberg, D. Anderson, D. Sandgren, G. Muilenburg, L. Sethre-Hofstad

The following courses were considered and accepted for Religion II designation (asterisk denotes course submitted on “Short Form” and therefore to be offered only once before resubmitted on the Standard Form):

• Religion 313
• Religion 324
• Religion 325
• Religion 326*
• Religion 328
• Religion 332
• Religion 334*
• Religion 338
• Religion 339*
• Religion 342*
• Religion 344*
• Religion 372*
• Religion 382

While reviewing the Religion Core courses, the Committee noted the apparent lack of a Religion course focusing on science and ethics.

Credo 210* was starred; it will be taught only once in its present form because Credo courses are normally team-taught.

The committee will make arrangements to meet with Roy Hammerling, Chair of the Religion Department, and David Sprunger, coordinator for Writing Intensive Courses after break. Issues to be clarified include the Standard Form for Religion II courses, especially how to include the BREW question, and Core Committee’s role in standardizing expectations for Writing Intensive courses.

The committee’s next meeting will be on Thursday, October 18, at 8:00 a.m. in the Lorentzen Conference Room. We will discuss the three Psychology courses submitted on the Standard Form and begin mapping out our work for the second half of the semester.

Respectfully submitted,

Alfhild Ingberg