Minutes

Core Committee

February 14, 2008

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

P. Fretham, M. Burchill

The committee opened with consideration of *&#%&*’s appeal for a Religion J course. We are distressed that along with the normal indicator (J designation), two checklists (Junior and Senior), an on-line tracking system (Degree Navigator) and the close monitoring the Department in question practices in advising, this omission was not recognized before the final semester of a five year course of study! In this instance however, we have granted the appeal. Our action is not to be considered a precedent, or a weakening of our commitment to this important Core requirement, but rather acknowledgment of the particular set of circumstances, the role of the advisor in the omission, and the hardship our failure to grant the appeal would impose on the student.

MBurchill will convey these sentiments to the registrar, advisor and chair of the Nursing Program. Also, MBurchill will suggest to the Religion Department that each syllabus indicate which CORE requirement the course satisfies.

It will also be suggested to the Registrar, that while the courses listed in the schedule are clearly marked with the J, they are not so marked in the catalog! Could all courses which satisfy a Core requirement carry that indication in the catalog also?

The Committee’s response to the rejection of the Com 316 course for US Cultural Diversity Perspectives was accepted and will be sent today.

The requested syllabus for Religion 314, Paul: Apostle or Apostate was distributed, and considered. The course was approved for Religion II designation.

In addition Scan 201: Scandinavia in the Modern World was accepted for both Exploration (Humanities) and International and Global Perspectives.

The list of approved courses from our spring deliberations (to be included in the fall 2008 schedule) was finalized and distributed. After MBurchill has checked with the Curriculum Committee, to assure the status of new courses, the list will be forwarded to the Registrar. It was also decided that a line will be added to each of the Course application forms asking if and when the course seeking Core approval has been approved by the Curriculum Committee.

The next meeting will be held after break. MBurchill will notify the committee of issues pending and meeting date. It was suggested that one timely issue that needs to be addressed is establishing process and expectations for the Inquiry Seminars.

Respectfully submitted,

MBurchill