MINUTES – Educational Policies Committee Meeting

February 6, 2007

Members Present: Mara Adams, Pat Connelly, Keri Manning, Arun Pillutla, Deanna Stoube

Guests: Fr. Bud Grant

Meeting Time: 3:15pm – 4:25pm             

Keri Manning called the meeting to order at 3:15 pm. 

Item 1 - Approval of Minutes:

• A motion to approve the minutes for November 14, 2006 was made by Mara Adams
• Seconded by Deanna Stoube
• Minutes approved.

Item 2 –MOL and Poli. Sci. Merger

• This was not a motion item, so it was merely noted and not voted upon.

Item 3 – General Education Revisions

• A motion to accept General Education Revisions was made by M. Adams.
• Seconded by Arun Pillutla
• Discussion:

• Fr. Bud Grant provided a document outlining the proposed revisions for the General Education web page, program review requirements, and various other documents including course facts sheets.
• Criticisms of outcome assessments were noted and their feasibility for various disciplines and courses. Fr. Bud shared criticisms that had been sent to him regarding this issue.
• Discussion of the meaning of “goals” and “outcomes” ensued; differences in the understanding of these terms across campus were noted.
• Various methods and models for doing assessment were discussed including IDEA.
• Arun Pillutla mentioned that CTE offers guidance on developing assessment methods in general and for specific courses, and he noted that the IDEA form helps to solidify goals, objectives, and outcomes.
• Motion carried

Adjournment

• A motion to adjourn was made by Mara Adams.
• Seconded by Arun Pillutla.
• Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

Minutes taken/submitted by:

Patrick Connelly