08.20.13 CEPC Approved Minutes

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CEPC$Meeting$
August$20,$2013$
3:00pm$
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Final$approved$minutes$
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Members$present:$$Gina$Lane@Chair,$Tony$Brandolino,$Ruth$Edwards,$Scott$Falke,$Donna$Gardner,$Milton$
Horne,$Thomas$Howell,$Maggie$Sherer,$Pat$Schoenrade$
Ex@Officio$present:$$Anne$Dema,$Ed$Lane$
Guest:$$Susan$Myers$
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Introductory$remarks$from$Chair$welcoming$the$committee.$$It$was$announced$that$Fall$semester$
meetings$will$begin$at$3:30$starting$on$August$27.$$We$talked$about$CEPC$committee$meetings$being$
open$to$the$Jewell$public.$$The$Jewell$Commons$will$be$the$repository$for$unapproved$and$approved$
minutes.$$When$we$send$recommendations$forward$to$faculty$the$minutes$will$reflect$the$vote$by$
numbers.$$The$Chair$will$provide$a$basic$overview$of$the$proposals$which$are$received$prior$to$review$by$
the$committee.$
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Proposals:)
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1.$$French$Women’s$Writing$course$proposal$$FRE$322$$$4$credit$hours$
@ Dr.$Myers$has$taught$this$course$3$times$under$the$Special$Topics$number.$$It$has$been$popular$
for$the$students.$
@ There$was$unanimous$approval$to$recommend$the$proposal$to$the$faculty.$
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2.$$Religion$capstone$proposal$$REL$471$and$472$$$$Capstone:$Guided$Research$and$Application$Project$$2$
credit$hours$each$
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@$There$were$questions$for$Dr.$Chance$of$why$we$want$to$keep$REL$470$(the$current$capstone)$in$
the$catalog.$$Dr.$Horne$will$clarify$this$with$Brad.$$The$CEPC$decided$to$vote$on$recommending$or$not$
recommending$ 471$ and$ 472$ before$ the$ 470$ issue$ is$ clarified.$ $ The$ vote$ on$ 471$ and$ 472$ is$ based$ on$
getting$an$answer$on$470$before$we$bring$this$proposal$to$the$full$faculty.$
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@There$was$unanimous$approval$to$recommend$the$proposal$to$the$faculty$after$the$issue$with$
REL$470$is$clarified$by$Dr.$Chance.$
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3.$$Slavery$and$Abolition$in$the$Modern$World$proposal$$$CTI$200@level$$$4$credit$hours$
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@Support$letters$from$Dr.$Reynolds$and$Dr.$Armstrong.$
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@There$was$unanimous$approval$to$send$this$proposal$to$the$faculty.$
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Business)(proposals$to$reassign$credit):$
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1. The$following$courses$and$labs$have$already$been$approved$as$credit$offerings:$$$
CHE$206@3$credit$hours$$$CHE$206L@2$credit$hours$
The$request$is$that$both$of$these$courses$be$changed$to$4$credit$hours$for$the$lecture$and$1$credit$hour$
for$the$lab$consistent$with$the$rest$of$the$chemistry$department’s$courses—4$hours$lecture,$1$hour$lab.$
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@There$was$unanimous$approval$to$send$the$chemistry$increase/reduction$in$credits$proposal$to$
the$faculty.$
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2. Management$Lab$proposal$$$BUS$202L$$$1$credit$hour$
@proposal$is$to$change$the$course$to$3$hours$credit$and$assign$1$hour$to$the$lab$
@CEPC$has$the$following$questions$for$Kelli$Schutte:$
• The$lab$appears$to$provide$instruction$in$basic$Business$Communication,$instead$of$an$
application$ of$ Management$ Theories.$$ There$ is$ no$ explanation$ in$ the$ proposal$ of$ how$
the$lab$supports$course$content.$$
• The$CEPC$questions$why$BUS$202$students$are$not$instead$required$to$take$COM$100$
Fundamentals$of$Speech$Communication,$which$is$regularly$offered$in$the$
Communication$and$Theatre$department$and$taught$by$instructors$with$advanced$
degrees$in$Communication.$$Adding$this$requirement$would$offer$students$in$BUS$202L$
the$opportunity$to$engage$and$apply$course$material$in$greater$depth$during$the$lab$
component.$
• It$would$be$helpful$to$see$updated$syllabi$for$both$classes$that$offer$specific$course$
goals,$assignments,$etc.$$Although$we$would$like$to$see$that$there$is$a$difference$
between$the$two$courses$in$terms$of$their$goals,$objectives,$and$assignments,$we$also$
want$to$see$the$two$courses$$have$the$kind$of$symbiotic$relationship$required$to$enable$
student$learning.$$$$$$$$
• The$CEPC$is$uncertain$whether$students$taking$BUS$202$are$required$to$concurrently$
take$BUS$202L;$this$needs$to$be$clarified$in$the$proposal.$$$
• Will$students$be$required$to$take$a$particular$section$of$the$lab$depending$on$the$BUS$
202$section$they$enroll$for,$or$are$they$free$to$enroll$in$any$section?$$$
• What$is$the$relationship$between$BUS$202$and$BUS$202L$in$terms$of$how$student$grades$
are$assessed?$$Will$the$student$receive$a$separate$grade$for$BUS$202$and$BUS$202L?$$Is$it$
possible$for$a$student$to$fail$one$course$without$failing$the$other?$$What$will$happen$if$
that$occurs?$$Will$the$student$be$asked$to$repeat$only$the$course$that$(s)he$failed?$$$$
• Have$ you$ informed$ other$ departments$ that$ are$ listing$ BUS$ 202$ as$ a$ requirement$ that$
their$students$should$also$be$required$to$take$BUS$202L?$
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The$meeting$adjourned$at$4:11.$
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Respectfully$submitted,$
Tony$Brandolino$
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William&Jewell&College&
CEPC&Meeting&Minutes&&
August&27,&2013&&1530<1610&
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Members&Present:"
Gina"Lane,"Chair;"Tony"Brandolino;"Ruth"Edward;"Scott"Falke;"Donna"Gardner;"Milton"
Horne;"Thomas"Howell;"Maggie"Sherer;"Pat"Schoenrade"
Ex<Officio&present:"""
Minutes:"
Anne"Dema,"Ed"Lane"
Minutes"from"the"August"20,"2013"CEPC"meeting"were"reviewed"and"unanimously"approved."
The"Chair"noted"she"had"not"been"contacted"by"any"committee"members"unable"to"utilize"proposals"and"
information"posted"on"Jewell"Commons."
Upcoming&Proposals:"
Marissa"Bland,"new"Director"of"Career"Development"and"Internships,"contacted"the"
Chair"requesting"information"for"altering"the"title"of"a"course"and"for"proposing"a"new"course.""Marissa"will"be"
providing"notification"to"CEPC"for"changing"the"title"of"College"98"from"Career"Explorations"to"Career"Planning.""She"
is"also"developing"a"course"proposal"for"Career"Decision"Making,"a"new"course"offering"for"spring"2014"semester."
Question:"
Does"changing"the"title"of"a"course"from"Harriman"Jewell"Events"to"Harriman"Jewell"Program"to"
be"consistent"with"the"name"change"of"the"Harriman"Jewell"Program"require"CEPC"notification?""The"CEPC"should"
be"notified"of"the"name"change,"faculty"will"be"notified,"and"appropriate"changes"will"be"made"by"the"Registrar’s"
Office"and"in"the"Catalog."
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Old&Business:&
Correspondence&from&Brad&Chance&and&Milton&Horne&re:&Religion&CTI&Capstone:&
The"correspondence"from"
Brad"Chance"and"Milton"Horne"is"available"on"Jewell"Commons.""CTI"471"(2hr)"and"CTI"472"(2hr)"Religion"and"
Culture"Capstone"with"Guided"Research"and"Application"Project"discussion"from"8.20.13"identified"the"question"of"
retention"of"REL"470"as"a"course"in"the"Catalog.""The"correspondence"from"Brad"Chance"and"Milton"Horne"
summarized:""
‘REL"470"will"remain"in"the"Catalog.’"
‘REL"471"and"472"will"be"the"preferred"capstone"experience"for"all"students"unless"the"department"
decides"circumstances"dictate"the"alternative"REL"470.’"
Brad"Chance"will"adjust"the"catalog"language"to"reflect"these"changes."
REL"471^472"is"preferred.""REL"470"is"available"if"the"circumstances"indicate"the"need"for"REL"470.""A"statement"will"
be"added"to"the"Catalog"noting"REL"471^472"is"the"preferred"capstone.""Students"will"be"directed"to"meet"with"their"
academic"advisors"if"REL"470"is"the"class"needed"to"meet"requirement/scheduling."
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New&Course&Proposals&for&Spring&&2014&(available&on&jewellcommons):&
CRE&100&The&Creativity&Process"""Faculty&Sponsor:&&Kelli&Schutte:&&The"College"is"currently"hiring"a"program"
coordinator"for"Creativity.""Ordinarily"proposals"for"new"course"are"presented"in"relation"to"the"totality"of"a"major"
or"program.""The"proposal"for"the"creativity"major"or"program"is"not"completed"at"this"time.""CRE"100"needs"to"be"
in"place"for"Spring""2014"to"meet"the"tenets"of"the"Kauffman"Grant."""
Kelli"Schutte"will"complete"an"Assessment"Plan"with"the"proposal"for"the"major"or"program."
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The"question"‘are"outcomes"assessable’"was"asked.""Concern"was"expressed"that"class"assessments"do"not"indicate"
program"goals."""
‘How"is"progress"toward"goals"assessed’"was"also"asked.""‘Which"disciplines"are"involved"with"planning"and"
presenting"this"course’"could"be"identified"as"a"potential"concern"if"the"College"was"not"in"the"current"position"of"
meeting"the"required"tenets"of"the"grant.""A"parallel"situation"experienced"by"CEPC"is"the"Organizational"
Communication"major"approved"prior"to"the"hiring"of"the"expert"faculty"for"the"courses/major."""
The"outcomes"can"be"assessed"but"not"in"terms"of"the"entire"major/program"at"this"time.""Following"the"faculty"
hiring"process"the"syllabus"will"be"completed"and"provide"more"specificity.""Identification"of"course"projects"will"
demonstrate"the"connections"of"assignments"and"outcomes.""Progression"toward"goals"needs"to"be"shown.""
Assignments"listed"in"#1"are"general"and"will"need"explanations."
A"brief"discussion"differentiating"the"use"of"terms"concerns"and"reservations"in"relation"to"course"approval"ensued."""
The"CEPC"response"to"courses/majors/programs"will"assist"with"the"process"of"developing"learning"experiences"
best"for"students.""At"this"time"placing"responses"in"a"positive"vein"will"assist"students."
‘We"have"suggestions’"may"be"the"best"way"to"word"feedback"to"communicate"‘you"need"to"do"this’.""Concern"was"
noted"to"be"a"softer"than"intended"word"to"use"to"communicate"‘we"think"it"has"to"be"done.’""Potential"
communication"to"the"course"proposers"may"be"‘the"CEPC"cannot"consider"this"course"until"you"provide"a"
complete"answer"to"#2.’""The"best"scenario"is"CEPC"detailed"review"of"courses"for"presentation"in"faculty"meetings"
to"avoid"discussing"questions"in"faculty"meeting"that"could"have"been"pre^called"in"CEPC"discussion."
‘The"committee"is"unwilling"to"consider"this"course"until"#2"is"completed’"will"be"used"to"communicate"to"Kelli"
Schutte"the"need"for"completion"of"the"needed"response"to"item"#2"on"the"CRE"100"proposal."
Hiring"of"a"Creativity"coordinator"is"in"the"phone"interview"phase."
The"response"to"item"#3"is"also"based"upon"identification"of"goals"of"the"minor.""The"response"to"#3"may"need"to"
be"‘taken"on"faith’.""The"minor"is"in"the"planning"process"but"detail"is"not"yet"available.""It"was"noted"CRE"100"will"
be"a"course"for"credit"in"spring"2014"regardless"of"the"approval"process"of"the"minor."
CRE"100"will"be"discussed"in"total"when"information"is"provided"by"Kelli"Schutte."
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CTI&Capstone:&&The&Economics&of&Well&Being:&&Faculty&Sponsor:&&Milton&Horne:&
The"Economics"of"Well"Being"is"a"new"CTI"Capstone"course.""Science"is"not"explicitly"designed"into"the"proposal.""
Mark"Anielski's"text"used"by"this"course"examines"the"ecological"footprint"of"a"town"in"Canada.""It"is"noted"the"
smaller"town"has"a"larger"ecological"footprint"than"does"a"larger"town.""Paul"Klawinski"was"noted"to"have"been"very"
helpful"in"developing"this"capstone."""
One"goal"is"to"determine"what"students’"need"to"understand"to"work"through"Anielski’s"factors.""It"was"noted"
measurement"content"is"also"a"component"of"this"course."
Anielski"will"teach"a"mini"course"at"Jewell.""One"topic"considered"the"inclusion"of"collective"happiness"as"a"factor"of"
individual"happiness.""Interactions"with"our"communities"may"extend"to"recommendations"to"increase"the"
happiness"of"the"city.""Lori"Wetmore"is"heavily"involved"in"Kansas"City"and"can"provide"opportunities"for"students"
to"experience"topics"discussed"by"Anielski"and"facilitated"by"Lori"Wetmore"in"the"Kansas"City"area."
Motion&by&Thomas&Howell&and&seconded&by&Tony&Brandolino:&
Affirm&CTI&Capstone:&&The&Economics&of&
Well&Being.&&Send&the&CTI&Capstone&to&the&faculty&for&decision&making.&&The&motion&passed&by&unanimous&show&
of&hands.&
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Request&to&Revive&a&Previously&Approved&Course:&
REL&110&Introduction&to&the&Bible:&&Faculty&Sponsor:&&Brad&Chance&
REL"110"was"a"curriculum"mainstay"for"many"years.""Bradley"Chance"is"proposing"the"return"of"REL"110.""The"
Religion"Department"has"been"involved"in"the"discussions"relating"to"REL"110."
Return"of"REL"110"to"the"Catalog"will"be"announced"to"the"Faculty.""The"Registrar"agrees"with"this"process"for"
returning"REL"110"to"the"Catalog."
REL"110"was"removed"from"the"Catalog"by"Dean"Tim"Fulop"during"the"process"of"reviewing,"retaining,"or"
eliminating"religion"courses."
Motion&by&Scott&Falke&and&seconded&by&Donna&Gardner:&&Support&the&return&of&REL&110&to&the&Catalog.&&The&
motion&passed&by&unanimous&show&of&hands.&
Upcoming&CEPC&Business:&
Kelli"Schutte"has"been"notified"of"suggestions"related"to"the"BUS"201"lab"proposal.""The"Chair"will"copy"all"
communications"relating"to"proposals"to"the"CEPC"membership"to"provide"all"with"the"same"information."
Proposals"from"Marissa"Bland"in"Career"Development"and"Internships"will"be"discussed"when"provided"to"CEPC."
No"additional"course"proposals"were"received"by"the"August"1,"2013"deadline."
Course"discussions"must"be"completed"by"mid^September"to"meet"the"September"30"deadline"for"printing"the"
spring"course"schedule."
Program,"major,"minor"course"proposals"for"fall"2104"semester"implementation"are"due"by"October"1,"2013."
Dates"have"been"provided"by"Anne"Dema"and"Gina"Lane.""Gina"Lane"will"send"a"reminder"about"course"proposal"
deadlines."
Gratitude"was"expressed"to"Maggie"Scherer"for"staggering"of"deadlines"for"proposals"to"CEPC"during"her"term"as"
CEPC"Chair."
Assessment"will"be"an"agenda"item"when"other"items"are"completed."
The"meeting"adjourned"at"1610."
Respectfully"submitted,"
Ruth"Edwards"
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CEPC&Meeting&Draft&Minutes&&
September&03,&2013&&1530@1650&
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Members&Present:"Gina"Lane,"Chair;"Tony"Brandolino;"Ruth"Edward;"Scott"Falke;"Donna"Gardner;"Milton"Horn;"
Thomas"Howell;"Maggie"Sherer;"Pat"Schoenrade"
Ex@Officio&present:""Ed"Lane"
Minutes:"Minutes"from"the"August"27,"2013"CEPC"meeting"were"reviewed"and"unanimously"approved."
Distribution&of&Draft&Minutes&and&Meeting&Agenda:&Suggestions"regarding"how"minutes"and"meeting"agendas"
shall"be"distributed"to"CEPC"members.""Shall"we"place"them"on"Commons"(and"only"on"Commons),"instead"of"
sending"out"emails?""Committee"verbally"decided"documents"should"simply"be"placed"on"the"Commons,"and"no"
more"emails.&
Upcoming&Proposals:""No"new"course"proposals"for"this"meeting"
Old&Business:&Kelli"Schutte"has"withdrawn"BUS202"proposal"(no"separate"lab"component"–"BUS202L)."
CRE"100"The"Creativity"Process""Faculty"Sponsor:""Kelli"Schutte:""proposal"has"been"edited"once,"and"will"be"edited"
again"based"on"CEPC"recommendations.""To"be"reVsubmitted"at"a"later"date."
New&Business:"Gary"Armstrong"has"informed"the"CEPC"that"CTI207"Harriman"Arts"Program"Events"will"be"renamed"
HarrimanVJewell"series.""No"action"is"required"by"CEPC.""Name"change"will"be"announced"to"the"faculty."
Point"of"Discussion:&&Associate"Dean"of"Core"Curriculum"has"expressed"concerns"that"some"new"course"proposals"
may"negatively"impact"staffing"of"the"Core"Curriculum."""
Questions"raised"and"briefly"discussed:"
Should"the"CEPC"inform"the"Associate"Dean"of"Core"Curriculum"that"a"course"may"impact"staffing"of"the"Core"
Curriculum?"""
Should"the"CEPC"not"support"new"course"proposals"due"to"concerns"regarding"staffing"issues?"""
Should"Associate"Dean"of"Core"Curriculum"be"exVofficio"member"of"CEPC?"""
Associate"Dean"of"Core"Curriculum"would"like"to"be"informed"of"new"course"proposals"that"may"impact"teaching"in"
the"core."""CEPC"discussion"revolves"around"the"fact"that"all"documents"are"in"the"public"arena,"available"to"all"
faculty"including"the"Associate"Dean"of"Core"Curriculum.""It"is"very"difficult"for"CEPC"to"determine"what"course"
proposals"would"impact"teaching"in"the"core.""Potential"staffing"issues"are"a"function"of"the"Provost/Department"
Chairs.&
Discussion"regarding"assessment:""We"have"had"20+"years"of"assessment"plans"at"WJC;"assessment"review"has"
been"under"the"leadership"of"single"individuals,"subVcommittees"etc.""The"CEPC"charter"now"states"that"the"CEPC"is"
responsible"for"review.""Assessment"is"not"departmental,"but"based"on"academic"program?""Each"program,"minor,"
and"major"requires"an"assessment"program…can"we"use"a"single"assessment"for"all"programs"in"a"department?""
Some"programs"will"have"learning"goals"that"differ"from"the"departmental"goals.""The"CEPC"needs"to"look"at"each"
program"individually"to"determine"the"assessment"requirements"(one"for"the"entire"department,"or"one"for"
individual"programs)."""""
Conversation"revolves"around"how"departments"actually"deal"with"assessment"plans/review.""The"CEPC"should"
gather"up"reviews"and"review"assessment"plans"to"get"some"idea"of"how"assessment"plans"should/may"look.""
Perhaps"the"CEPC"should"look"at"what"departments"currently"have,"then"do"what"we"can"to"assist"departments"in"
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building"assessment"plans"that"fit"departmental"goals;"the"CEPC"is"attempting"to"figure"out"the"best"method"of"
approaching"this"new"function:"Assessment"Review."
The"Faculty"community"needs"to"have"a"campusVwide"discussion"regarding"assessment;"the"CEPC"should"play"a"
large"role"in"this.""Discussing/creating"assessment"plans"is"different"than"a"conversation"regarding"what"makes"for"
good"assessment.""Does"there"need"to"be"a"discussion"of"what"departments"are"doing,"followed"by"a"discussion"of"
what"works"for"different"departments?"
Could"we"ask"for"data"from"the"faculty"that"may"indicate"whether"this"is"really"a"problem"or"not?""Is"it"obvious"that"
we"need"to"do"better,"or"are"we"doing"O.K."with"assessment?""Is"the"real"problem"simply"that"we"do"not"have"a"
good"reporting/review"system?"
TakeVhome:"the"CEPC"needs"to"continue"this"open"conversation"regarding"assessment.""The"CEPC"should"review"
the"archive"CEPC"assessment"documents"put"together"by"Gary"Armstrong"in"2010,"and"request"updated"
assessment"plans?""This"is"left"as"an"open"question."
The"next"step"for"the"CEPC:"GL"will"try"to"encourage"chairs"to"submit"copy"of"the"assessment"plan,"and"a"written"
explanation"of"what"they"actually"do;"there"seems"to"be"a"disconnect"in"some"cases,"regarding"what"is"written"in"
the"assessment"plan,"and"how"assessment"is"reviewed"by"the"department"(in"writing"the"yearVend"assessment"
review)."
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Upcoming&CEPC&Business:&Continuation"of"Assessment"Review"conversation.&
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September&10,&2013&&&
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Members&Present:"Gina"Lane,"Chair;"Tony"Brandolino;"Ruth"Edward;"Scott"Falke;"Donna"Gardner;"Milton"Horne;"
ExAOfficio&present:""Ed"Lane,"Anne"Dema"
Chair&Lane&convened&the&meeting&at&3:33&p.m.&
Minutes:"Minutes"from"the"September"3,"2013"CEPC"meeting"were"reviewed;"Gina"Lane"sent"corrections"to"
recorder"Falke.""Falke"will"revise"the"minutes"accordingly"and"the"9.3.13"minutes"will"be"considered"for"approval"at"
the"next"meeting."""
Old&Business:&&&
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CRE&100&proposal"has"been"revised"and"posted"on"commons.""The"primary"concern"of"the"committee"was"
lack"of"a"full"answer"to"question"2"about"how"the"course"would"be"assessed.""Kelli"Schutte"addressed"
those"concerns"in"the"revision.""The"proposal"now"reflects"the"vision"for"the"course"that"the"College"
endorses"while"leaving"room"for"the"person"teaching"the"class"to"develop"the"course.""Thomas"Howell"
moved"to"approve"the"course"proposal,"Pat"Schoenrade"seconded"and"the"motion"was"approved"
unanimously."
Ongoing&Business:""
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Conversation"continues"with"Gary"Armstrong"about"the"role"of"the"Associate"Dean"of"the"core"curriculum"
and"the"interaction"with"CEPC.""Armstrong"believes"that"it"is"the"responsibility"of"the"CEPC"to"consider"the"
effect"of"new"course"and"program"proposals’"influence"on"the"core"curriculum.""Lane"noted"that"staffing"of"
the"core"curriculum"has"been"a"fluid,"negotiated"process"up"to"this"point.""She"also"noted"that"she"invited"
the"Associate"Dean"of"the"core"curriculum"to"be"an"ex"officio"member"of"the"CEPC"but"that"the"present"
Associate"Dean"would"rather"that"the"CEPC"be"a"proactive"screen"as"to"whether"a"proposal"will"negatively"
effect"the"programs"of"the"College.""The"CEPC"charter"contains"a"charge"to"consider"the"effect"of"new"
proposals"on"the"College"and"Dr."Armstrong"construes"that"as"applying"to"the"Core"curriculum.""Several"
committee"members"expressed"concern"that"we"do"not"have"the"information"to"make"those"kinds"of"
decisions.""Our"primary"responsibility"is"the"internal"integrity"of"the"proposal"and"we"rely"on"others"to"tell"
us"whether"or"not"the"proposal"can"be"funded/staffed;"our"first"responsibility"is"the"coherence"of"the"
proposal.""It"was"noted"that"the"new"forms"do"not"have"a"sign"off"and"that"may"need"to"be"rectified"in"
some"way"with"a"procedure"so"that"the"committee"knows"whether"or"not"a"proposal"has"been"approved.""
The"committee"then"discussed"what"the"role"of"the"Associate"Dean"of"the"core"curriculum"should"be"in"
the"CEPC’s"process"with"support"for"that"person"being"an"ex"officio"member"of"the"committee"but"there"
was"a"clear"feeling"that"core"curriculum"considerations"are"only"one"of"many"considerations"that"the"
committee"must"make.""Lane"will"talk"to"Armstrong"about"this"matter"to"find"the"middle"ground.""Sherer"
noted"that"approving"a"course"does"not"mandate"that"it"be"offered"in"any"given"semester."
Assessment:""The"chart"that"Lane"shared"earlier"this"week"was"a"rubric"for"discussion.""The"rubric"(chart)"
breaks"down"direct"and"indirect"measures"of"program"effectiveness.""Chairs"and"departments"could"use"
these"tools"to"do"an"analysis"of"their"assessment"system"with"an"eye"to"improving"it.""It"was"noted"that"the"
Provost"is"having"an"intentional"conversation"with"the"academic"leaders"of"the"College,"the"Chairs"about"
what"a"learning"centered"curriculum.""The"Provost"plans"to"provide"resources"about"assessment"to"the"
chairs"as"part"of"this"effort.""The"Provost"indicated"that"she"feels"the"tools"are"good"and"that"she"is"
heartened"by"the"CEPC’s"serious"attention"to"purposeful"assessment.""She"sees"this"as"an"ongoing"
conversation"which"will"produce"results"within"the"next"two"years.""CEPC"will"be"a"facilitating"committee"
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that"helps"departments"to"create"productive"assessment"plans.""Ultimately"CEPC"will"also"perform"an"
evaluative"function"but"the"emphasis"during"the"next"two"years"would"be"on"educating"about"assessment"
and"helping"personnel"to"think"about"and"implement"systematic"assessment"that"promotes"thoughtful"
change.""Howell"suggested"that"we"disseminate"these"tools"to"Chairs"immediately.""These"tools"create"a"
standard"and"help"the"departments"select"the"tools"that"will"help"them"most"to"engage"in"systematic"
program"improvement.""It"helps"people"ask"‘what"are"you"trying"to"measure"and"why’"and"‘how"do"you"
know"if"you"are"getting"there’?""
Gina"noted"that"there"is"language"in"the"memo"from"the"Registrar’s"office"that"says"departments"cannot"change"
their"goals"without"approval"from"the"Provost.""Ed"Lane"clarified"that"if"the"assessment"plan"is"approved"then"the"
Department"cannot"just"change"goals.""A"discussion"ensued"wherein"it"was"proposed"that"the"process"for"changing"
the"goals"and"the"assessment"plan"should"be"made"easier.""It"needs"to"be"clear"to"Chairs"that"as"you"change"your"
assessment"plan"you"can"change"your"goals.""CEPC"is"interested"in"whether"or"not"the"assessment"process"is"
working"–"whether"or"not"the"data"being"generated"is"useful"and"how"it"is"facilitating"programmatic"change.""
Gardner"recommended"folding"assessment"plan/goal"change"into"the"3"year"review"process"so"that"people"could"
report"changes"to"goals"and/or"the"assessment"plan"during"the"3"year"review"process"with"rationale"and"discussing"
the"effect.""In"the"three^year"process"CEPC"needs"to"see"the"connection"between"goals"and"the"assessment"plan"
and"the"use"of"the"plan.""The"role"of"the"CEPC"is"to"affirm"of"the"assessment"plan.""
The"way"that"the"charter"is"written"we"have"to"give"department’s"a"year’s"notice"before"review.""We"could"either"
start"reviews"in"Fall"2014"by"finding"volunteer"first"round"departments"or"we"could"take"a"few"years"for"the"
education"process"and"then"begin"in"Fall"2015.""It"is"anticipated"that"we"would"do"1/3"of"programs"in"each"of"the"
three"years"and"then"repeat"the"cycle"meaning"that"CEPC"will"review"approximately"10"programs"per"year.""Gina"
reiterated"that"we"need"to"make"clear"that"the"process"is"by"program"not"department"although"all"programs"in"a"
department"would"be"reviewed"at"the"same"time."""
Sherer"asked"about"courses"that"don’t"fall"within"a"major"–"are"they"never"assessed?""The"conclusion"was"that"the"
department"that"is"requiring"the"course"has"to"include"that"course"in"their"assessment"discussion.""We"have"to"
assess"anything"that"has"learning"outcomes.""Syllabi,"or"other"evidence,"for"every"course"in"a"program"(with"
learning"outcomes)"needs"to"be"reviewed"to"insure"that"it"is"contributing"to"achievement"of"the"learning"goals."""
By"the"end"of"this"year"CEPC"needs"to"have"provided"tools"to"help"departments"to"review"and"prepare"their"
department"assessment"plans"in"anticipation"of"the"Fall"2014"announcement"to"the"first"round"of"departments"
who"will"be"reviewed"in"15^16.""CEPC"also"needs"to"have"clear"standards,"rubrics,"and"clearly"defined"expectations"
and"procedures"by"the"end"of"this"year."
It"is"assumed"that"assessment"plans"conclude"at"the"end"of"the"academic"year.""Ideally"the"CEPC’s"work"will"be"
done"in"time"for"us"to"give"early"notice"to"Fall"15"first"round"departments"so"that"they"can"begin"to"prepare"over"
the"summer.""CEPC"needs"to"develop"an"outline"similar"to"what"the"FDC"is"doing"–"an"outline"of"expectations."
Ruth"Edwards"asked"whether"or"not"we"are"approaching"this"process"right.""She"noted"that"learning"at"Jewell"is"
broader"than"a"programmatic"determination.""She"raised"the"question"of"whether"or"not"we"could"assess"College"–
wide"outcomes"suggesting"that"this"would"produce"something"more"rich"–"identifying"our"distinctives.""Dema"
indicated"NSSE"provided"some"perception"data"to"answer"that"question"but"asked"if"we"wanted"to"consider"a"pre^"
and"post^"assessment."""
Gina"Lane"cautioned"about"taking"on"this"type"of"assessment"on"top"of"our"mandated"responsibility"to"review"
program"assessment"plans.""The"committee"will"have"to"figure"out"how"to"manage"this"work^load.""There"will"be"a"
steep"learning"curve."""
Dema"is"creating"a"table"as"assessment"reports"are"turned"in"so"that"we"get"some"sort"of"scope"of"the"work."
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Horne"asked"if"there"should"be"a"fourth"‘big’"committee"around"assessment.""Dema"noted"that"the"Ever"Better"Task"
force,"in"discussing"faculty"governance,"discussed"a"fourth"big"committee;"that"conversation"is"ongoing"but"for"the"
short^term"assessment"oversight"remains"the"responsibility"of"the"CEPC."
As"we"continue"to"develop"the"process"for"this"work"we"will"have"to"figure"out"how"to"manage"the"work^load."
Chair&Lane"commended"the"committee"for"the"good,"collaborative"work"being"done"by"this"committee."""
New&business&next&week:""Proposal"for"a"self^designed"major.""G."Lane"will"post"the"proposal"to"the"commons"for"
our"review.""
The"meeting"adjourned"at"4:45"p.m."
Donna"Gardner"
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CEPC meeting 9.17.13 as revised 9.24.13 (See agenda at Jewell Commons)
Minutes taken by Milton Horne
Member present: Gina Lane (Chair), Milton Horne, Maggie Sherer, Ruth Edwards, Tony
Brandolino, Ed Lane, Pat Schoenrade, Thomas Howell, Scott Falke, Donna Gardner; Anne
Dema.
1. Review of minutes from 9.3.13. Approved as corrected in previous meeting.
2. Review of minutes from 9.10.13. Approved as presented.
3. New Business: Consideration of COL 92, Next Steps in Career Planning. Course number of
COL 98 becomes COL 91 for consistency. Content of the latter remains the same.
a. Some clarification of number of offerings ensued.
b. Clarification of whether offered pass/fail: it is not. Catalogue may need some editing:
end after prerequisite. Is there an assessment plan for COL course? No there is not a plan
in existence, because COL courses are not considered program. Course goals are
evaluated using IDEA, however. The CEPC needs to come back to this to define
whether this area actually needs one. APPROVED unanimously.
4. Kate McFerren's self-designed major. Kate a sophomore. There are a few typos in the
proposal. The proposal does follow the outline of the CEPC form. Several questions follow
indicating the course of the discussion.
a. Meaning of finishing major as a minor?
b. Possible that she double-dips between too many majors? Is there a limit of 16 hours for
double dipping? (Has the CEPC considered this already?)
c. What is the emphasis? (Anne)
d. Is this based upon a template from the past? (Maggie)
e. Why not included Accounting and Economics courses as per the examples from other
universities? (This is light on the BUS side)
f. Is this a BA or a BS? Not clear. (Includes SPA 211) Hours are not the only criteria that
determine whether it is a BS or BA.
g. The learning goals do not seem to be actual learning goals. More personal goals.
Kate’s need to be measurable outcomes.
h. Student needs a bit more guidance on the meaning of goals and outcomes. More help
on crafting this. (Donna).
i. Did the student look at the new criteria or the old? The old ones were still posted on the
web at the time she submitted this.
j. How do these courses (from the other universities) compare to the similar courses that
she includes? What is the intent of showing all of the other exemplary majors?
k. She should show the flow of how this major works, show what she is getting out of
this.
l. Needs to make a case for why she needs to do this, that is, if she retains this proposal?
Where is she headed with this major.
m. Committee takes time to read through the proposal form. E.g. courses similar at other
universities. What about the signature page: what does it mean with respect to the degree
of engagement of the advisors. What do the signatures mean? A chart of comparison with
other universities of the actual courses. Committee may need to clean up the form this
year. She has included information we've asked for (on the old form), but it is not
satisfactory.
n. Could take "digital media" as a CTI course. Why didn't she include that course?
o. Nancy Erwine has a file that can show who has graduated with this major before. Can
we get this information to students and to CEPC? Problem is that back a few years there
is nothing but junk. Gina asks whether we can have two years of credible self-designed
majors? Ed says yes.
p. We will send this back to Kate for more work. She did not seem to list the courses that
are taken for prerequisites. Are all of the prerequisites met?
Gina reiterates the importance of the CEPC looking again over the criteria for self-designed
majors. Is the form clear? Does it accomplish what we need to accomplish?
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CEPC meeting 9.24.13 (See agenda at Jewell Commons)
Minutes taken by Thomas Howell
Members present: Gina Lane (Chair), Milton Horne, Maggie Sherer, Ruth Edwards, Tony
Brandolino, Pat Schoenrade, Thomas Howell, Donna Gardner.
Members absent: Scott Falke
Ex-Officio: Ed Lane, Anne Dema
1. Review of minutes from 9.17.13. Approved as corrected.
2. New Business:
Main issue discussed was internship credit. Gina directed attention to a document from Ed
entitled “Academic Policy on Credit (HLC/NCA)” found on the website. Ed reported that the
accepted standard to receive internship credit was 40-45 hours per credit hour.
Gina noted that accreditation organizations and the federal government were looking hard at
internships and that the issue is being impacted by court cases initiated by interns who argue that
they are being used as labor without either pay or academic credit. These are among the reasons
why the CEPC needs to examine internships and credit for them.
Gina reported on her research into the policies concerning internships at other institutions. Some
schools offer no credit for internships. Others offer a special type of credit that appears on
transcripts but is not counted toward graduation. Still others have placed a limit on hours that can
be earned through internships. It is possible at WJC to have many internships and there is no
limit by present school policy on number of hours earned and no common formula as to how
credit is awarded.
Employers—because of cases filed by interns—are demanding that interns get academic credit.
Interns therefore complain if internships get no credit or that there is a limit on credit.
Ed suggested that while departments are the best place to handle many issues, internships may be
best handled at the institutional level.
Anne noted that earning credit is not sufficient—that we will need to show that learning actually
took place. Also, there is a question as to the role of the faculty member in an internship
experience.
Gina noted that the first thing that we need to do is to collect data on departmental policies and
practices to see what we are actually doing at that level. Anne agreed and noted that the chairs
have been given a heads up on the subject and will be taking up the subject at their meeting
tomorrow. There appears to be a considerable diversity in approaches to immersive experiences
and terminology (such as practicums, clinicals, etc.) in addition to internships. These need to be
defined.
In a general discussion of what needed to be required in order to give credit for internships.
Maggie argued that to give credit for an internship there should be an outcome—a reflection
paper perhaps—that indicates something more than just time spent. Milton noted that a
characteristic of the academic experience was an examination of relevant theory before moving
into the area of practice. Anne noted that the reflection paper should show a linkage between the
theoretical knowledge base and the experiences involved in the internship.
Gina announced that the CEPC is about to receive proposals involving this issue of internship
credit and raised the question of how the committee should approach these in view of the fact
that a general conversation about internships is underway. Anne pointed out that we need to have
consistent defining principles that apply across the board rather than making hit or miss decisions
on individual proposals.
Gina concluded the session by noting that she needed to inform departmental chairs that the
CEPC is looking into this area and asking them what kinds of internships and other immersive
experiences they offered. Donna suggested that a zoomerang survey could be utilized to get this
kind of feedback. Gina noted that this is a beginning conversation on the subject. She will work
with Anne on this.
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CEPC$Meeting$Draft$Minutes:$October$1,$2013$
White$306,$3:30pm$
Minutes$taken$by$Maggie$Sherer$
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Present:$Tony$Brandolino,$Ruth$Edwards,$Scott$Falke,$Donna$Gardner,$Milton$Horne,$Gina$Lane,$Ruth$
Edwards,$Maggie$Sherer,$Anne$Dema,$Ed$Lane$
$
At$the$last$faculty$meeting,$the$decision$was$made$to$allow$small$revisions$in$course$descriptions$
without$a$proposal$coming$back$to$the$CEPC.$This$issue$was$discussed$and$the$decision$confirmed$by$the$
committee.$
$
Minutes$from$Sept.$24,$2013$CEPC$meeting$were$unanimously$approved.$
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A$letter$of$intent$for$a$selfQdesigned$major$in$International$Relations$and$French$was$submitted$by$
Amelia$Hanzlick$per$the$criteria$in$the$selfQdesigned$major$requirements.$This$is$a$major$that$was$
previously$in$the$catalog,$and$the$CEPC$had$previously$agreed$that$International$Business$and$Language$
majors$would$be$considered$as$selfQdesigned$majors$when$they$were$removed$from$the$catalog.$There$
was$a$brief$discussion$about$why$we$asked$for$a$response$to$the$vision$statement$and$how$we$could$
help$students$do$better$in$that$part$of$the$letter$of$intent.$That$portion$of$the$letter$of$intent$was$to$
show$that$the$proposed$major$fits$within$the$mission$and$expertise$of$the$college.$A$student$does$not$
need$to$respond$to$every$point$in$the$vision$statement,$and$the$form$could$be$edited$to$make$this$
clearer.$
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The$committee$decided$not$to$approve$the$letter$of$intent$until$revised$learning$goals$that$are$
assessable$(and$not$just$personal$goals)$are$submitted.The$following$advice$will$be$offered$the$student.$
If$she$deviates$from$the$previous$major,$she$should$show$good$reasons.$The$goals$need$to$be$more$
fleshed$out,$and$they$need$to$be$more$specific$learning$goals$that$can$be$assessed.$What$does$it$mean$
to$link$the$world$of$French$to$the$world$of$business?$$Her$response$to$the$vision$statement$should$
include$more$details$about$her$program$and$how$that$fits$with$the$mission$of$Jewell.$
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The$committee$looked$at$a$revised$minor$in$Entrepreneurial$Leadership$with$three$proposed$new$
courses$as$listed$below.$
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Minor&in&Entrepreneurial&Leadership&&
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Submitted&by&Kelli&Schutte&
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The$Entrepreneurial$Leadership$Minor$is$a$current$minor$available$to$students.$$This$is$a$
proposal$to$modify$the$minor,$including$two$new$courses.$
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Current$Minor:$
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LSP$250$Leadership$Cornerstone$Course$(2)$
ACC$111$Fundamentals$of$Financial$Accounting$(4)$
BUS$202$Principles$of$Management$(4)$
BUS$362$New$Venture$Creation$(4)$
BUS$451$Seminar$in$Business$Administration$(4)$
$or$BUS$455$Advanced$Consulting$Engagement$(4)$
Select$one$of$the$following$designated$electives:$
$ACC$335$Income$Tax$(4)$
$BUS$231$Business$Law$and$Ethics$(4)$
$BUS$301$Human$Resources$Management$$
and$Statistics$(4)$
$BUS$305$Marketing$Principles$(4)$
$BUS$315$Financial$Management$and$Statistics$(4)$
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22$hours$
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Proposed$Modification:$
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CRE$100$Creativity$Process$(4)$–$Course$Proposal$Attached$
LSP$250$–$Leadership$Cornerstone$(2)$
ENT$220$–$Entrepreneurial$Mindset$(4)$=$Renaming$and$renumbering$BUS$420$$
ENT$281$Q$Entrepreneurial$Internship$(2)$–$Course$Proposal$Attached$
ENT$362$–$New$Venture$Creation$(4)$$Q$New$Prefix$
ENT$481$Q$Entrepreneurial$Field$Experience$(4Q12$hours)$–$Course$Proposal$Attached$
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20Q28$hours$
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New$courses$to$support$the$Minor$in$Entrepreneurial$Leadership$
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ENT$281:$Entrepreneurial$Internship$$$2$cr.$hrs$
This$course$provides$handsQon$experience$working$with$entrepreneurial$
practitioners$and$growth$ventures$so$students$can$learn$to$plan,$manage,$and$
invest$in$the$contexts$in$which$they$operate.$Students$will$work$directly$with$
entrepreneurs$in$all$aspects$of$the$business.$$This$first$field$experience$is$
designed$to$expose$them$to$the$different$aspects$of$an$entrepreneurial$
endeavor$and$further$develop$the$entrepreneurial$mindset.$$$This$course$
requires$students/teams$to$present$their$work$to$their$classmates,$so$all$may$
learn$from$each$other.$More$specific$learning$objectives$will$depend$on$each$
project's$topic.$
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ENT$481:$Entrepreneurial$Field$Experience$
4Q12$cr.$hrs$
This$course$provides$handsQon$experience$for$students$who$are$
interested$in$starting$their$own$ventures.$$$Students$will$take$one$of$two$tracks$
depending$on$their$readiness$and$opportunities$available.$$Students$will$either$
have$an$inQdepth$field$experience$with$a$burgeoning$entrepreneurial$endeavor$
or$they$will$be$involved$in$starting$their$own$new$venture.$$In$both$situations$
students$will$be$working$with$a$relevant$mentor$who$can$help$them$proceed$
through$the$entrepreneurial$process.$$These$students$working$with$
entrepreneurial$practitioners$and$growth$ventures$will$be$given$a$significant$role$
and/or$project$in$the$enterprise$and$will$work$with$the$entrepreneur$to$further$
the$ventures$goals.$$Students$who$work$on$their$own$new$ventures$will$define$
specific$goals$to$achieve$with$their$faculty$mentor$and$will$work$towards$the$
goal$of$launching$their$new$venture.$$$
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Renumber$BUS$420$to$ENT$220$
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We$are$renaming$BUS$420$to$ENT$220$and$calling$it$the$Entrepreneurial$
Mindset$to$capture$the$lens$of$the$entrepreneurial$mindset$and$what$it$is$to$
engage$the$entrepreneurial$process.$$This$builds$into$ENT$362$to$then$work$
through$the$creation$aspect$of$a$new$venture.$$Students$will$bring$into$362$their$
creative$approaches,$internship$experience$and$entrepreneurial$mindset$to$
prepare$them$to$work$on$a$new$venture.$$$
Gina$has$been$in$conversation$with$Kelli$about$the$minor$and$the$fact$that$the$proposed$minor$is$too$
many$credit$hours$based$on$the$guidelines$for$minors.$Kelli$said$they$would$be$willing$to$make$ENT$481$
4Q10$hours,$but$that$would$still$make$the$minor$too$large$for$current$guidelines.$Ed$stated$that$under$
this$proposal,$the$minor$requires$20$hours$by$registrar’s$point$of$view$since$they$would$count$the$
minimum$requirement$of$4$hours$of$ENT$481.$
Several$lines$of$questions$were$discussed$about$this$minor$
ENT$designation:$$Will$BUS$362$still$exist?$Do$these$need$a$separate$course$prefix?$$Does$this$really$not$
change$the$BUS$&$Leadership$assessment$plan?$$Anne$suggested$it$parallels$Women’s$Studies$so$that$
should$be$the$model$and$would$need$a$separate$assessment$plan.$$
MiltonQ$feels$we$will$see$more$of$these$new,$innovative$minors$and$ideas.$What$is$the$feeling$of$the$
CEPC?$Looking$for$goals,$coherence,$rationale$for$the$motivations,$assessment$plan$so$that$it$will$make$
sense$for$the$faculty.$$
Neither$of$field$experience$proposals$say$how$the$goals$will$be$assessed$or$explain$the$requirements.$
Especially$for$these,$how$will$we$know$there$is$educational$value?$What$is$the$difference$between$an$
internship$and$a$field$experience?$Will$there$be$faculty$involvement?$What$is$the$difference$between$4$–$
10$hours,$is$it$time$is$it$the$project?$$What$will$be$the$faculty$load$and$time$commitment$for$overseeing$
these?$$What$is$the$business$internship$model$that$this$will$follow?$Are$there$any$departmental$limits$on$
internship$credit?$
Kelli$responded$that$BUS$420$was$already$approved$and$could$be$reQnamed,$numbered,$and$that$ENT$
220$would$just$need$to$be$resurrected.$Past$policy$has$been$that$adding$credit$hour$and$changing$the$
level$of$the$course$both$require$approval.$We$recommend$a$new$course$proposal$for$ENT$220$
Milton$suggested$that$we$will$probably$see$more$of$these$innovative$minors$and$ideas$and$asked$for$an$
overall$feeling$of$what$we$were$looking$for.$It$was$suggested$that$we$look$for$learning$goals,$coherence,$
rationale$for$the$motivations,$and$an$assessment$plan$so$that$it$will$make$sense$for$the$faculty.$$
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Updates:$Gina$met$with$Gary$Armstrong.$Gary$will$talk$to$chairs$to$try$to$get$a$projected$teaching$
schedule$for$CTI$commitments$for$2Q3$years.$Do$we$want$to$add$a$question$that$asks$if$it$will$change$the$
departments’$commitment$to$the$core?$We$are$OK$with$adding$that$question$to$the$form.$
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Ruth$suggests$we$should$then$send$a$note$to$all$faculty$so$they$stop$using$the$old$version.$
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Adjourn$4:35pm$
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Final&Approved&Minutes&
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CEPC&Meeting&
October&8,&2013&
3:30pm&
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Members&present:&Tony&Brandolino,&Anne&Dema&(exGofficio),&Ruth&Edwards,&Scott&
Falke,&Milton&Horne,&Thomas&Howell,&Ed&Lane&(exGofficio),&Gina&Lane&(chair),&
Maggie&Sherer&&
Not&present:&Donna&Gardner,&Pat&Schoenrade&
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Minutes&from&October&1&meeting&were&approved.&
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1.&First&order&of&business&was&the&request&from&Kelli&Schutte&for&BUS&455&
Advanced&Consulting&Engagement&to&substitute&for&the&required&courses&BUS&402&A&&&
B&Business&Theory&&&Practice.&&The&thought&was&to&still&offer&BUS&402&A&&&B&and&
include&with&an&asterisks&in&the&catalog.&BUS&455&would&be&an&acceptable&
substitution&for&the&major&and&Dr.&Schutte&will&work&out&wording&for&the&catalog.&&
It&does&not&increase&hours&in&the&major.&&BUS&402&A&&&B&is&not&being&dropped,&the&
substitution&is&intended&to&be&offered&when&necessary.&&
These&2&courses&are&meeting&the&same&goals&and&serving&the&same&functions.&
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BUS&402&A&&&B&is&crossGlisted&with&ACC&402.&&The&committee&has&agreed&there&may&
be&differences&in&the&course&makeup&and&cannot&approve&BUS&455&as&a&substitute&
for&ACC&402&at&this&time.&
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The&committee&unanimously&voted&that&BUS&455&be&an&acceptable&substitute&for&BUS&
402&A&&&B&and&will&forward&this&to&a&faculty&vote.&
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2.&Susan&Myers&was&present&to&discuss&the&new&Romance&Language&Major.&&The&
student&desiring&this&major&must&enter&Jewell&with&at&least&two&languages&(French&
&&Spanish)&at&an&intermediate&level.&Latin&would&be&the&third&language.&&Dr.&
Myers&pointed&out&this&new&major&will&draw&attention&to&students'&language&
skills.&This&new&major&proposal&is&comparable&to&programs&at&similar&
institutions.&&Assessment&is&similar&to&the&other&language&measures&in&the&
department.&This&major&is&focused&on&breadth&of&study&and&immersion.&&We&will&
disallow&a&double&major&with&a&language&(French&or&Spanish)&and&Romance&
Languages.&
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There&was&a&unanimous&vote&to&recommend&the&Romance&Language&Major&Proposal&to&
faculty&for&their&approval.&
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3.&Change&to&the&History&Major:&taking&the&4&hour&Senior&Capstone&HIS&400&and&
splitting&into&2&courses&HIS&200&(sophomore&standing)&for&2&hours&and&HIS&400&for&
2&hours.&&This&proposed&change&does&not&change&total&hours&of&the&major&but&
spreads&out&more&efficiently&the&learning&experience&especially&in&more&effective&
and&inGdepth&research.&&
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B.&HIS&200&discussion.&&Both&200&and&400&are&offered&in&the&Fall&and&can&be&taken&
at&the&same&time.&&200&can&be&transferred&in.&&200&will&not&be&a&prerequisite&at&
this&time;&anyone&can&take&the&course&as&an&elective.&Strike&the&language&under&
prerequisites:&"and&its&equivalent".&The&course&description&states&it&is&required&
for&minors,&but&there&is&no&proposal&to&alter&the&minor&(HIS&400&is&not&required&
for&the&minor).&&Dr.&Howell&said&that&was&not&discussed&at&the&recent&History&
Department&meeting.&&The&proposer,&Dr.&Reynolds,&was&unavailable&for&advice&but&
the&committee&thought&it&would&be&a&good&addition&to&the&minor.&&Students&are&not&
precluded&from&taking&200,&but&could&we&advise&they&enroll?&&&
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The&CEPC&will&consider&the&proposal&without&any&reference&to&a&required&course&in&
the&minor.&The&History&Department&will&later&discuss&making&a&proposal&to&change&
the&minor.&&We&will&only&look&at&the&200&course&proposal&in&the&context&of&a&
History&Major&and&will&approve&it&only&for&the&major.&&At&this&point&it&will&not&
be&required&for&minors.&&All&voted&unanimously&in&favor&of&excising&the&language,&
which&did&originally&require&this&for&minors.&
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The&committee&voted&unanimously&to&recommend&approval&by&the&faculty&of&HIS&200&
proposal&for&History&Majors&only,&but&not&for&the&History&Minor.&
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B.&HIS&400&discussion.&&There&are&significant&changes:&&a&reduction&in&material&
covered&and&a&reduction&in&hours&from&4&to&2.&&Do&we&notify&faculty&or&have&them&
vote&on&these&changes?&&We&will&bundle&both&200&and&400&when&we&present&them&at&
the&faculty&meeting.&
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The&CEPC&voted&unanimously&to&recommend&approval&by&the&faculty&of&the&HIS&400&
proposal.&
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4.&&Course&proposal&for&Religion&200:&Topics&in&Religion.&&Proposed&to&be&taught&
by&guest&professors.&Under&Goals,&the&notification&says&that&they&will&change&by&
topic.&&Jewell's&standard&goals&are&included&as&well&as&special&goals.&&&
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Discussion&was&tabled&until&the&meeting&next&week&assuming&the&'oneGweek&rule'&
will&be&waived.&
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Meeting&adjourned&at&4:32pm&
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Respectfully&Submitted,&
Tony&Brandolino&
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Minutes(of(the(Curriculum(and(Educational(Policy(Committee(Meeting((
Tuesday,(October((15,(2013(
Present:(Tony(Brandolino,(Anne(Dema((ex(officio),((Ruth(Edwards,(Scott(Falke,((Donna(Gardner,(Milton((
Horne,(Thomas(Howell,(((Ed(Lane(((ex(Officio)((Gina(Lane((chair),(Pat(Schoenrade,((Maggie(Sherer.(The(
minutes(for(the(10/8(were(submitted.(It(was(noted(that(a(phrase(marked(with((“*”(concerning(Business(
455(was(intended(to(be(advisory(and(was(not(to(be(part(of(the(catalog(description.(With(this(change,(the(
minutes(were(unanimously(approved.(
A(change(in(the(description(for(the(Religion(200(course((discussed(at(a(prior(meeting)(was(as(follows:(“(A(
student(may(repeat(this(course(as(long(as(the(student(does(not(repeat(the(topic.((“(The(change(was(
submitted(on(behalf(of(Brad(Chance,(and(was(accepted(by(the(committee.(
It(was(noted(that(the(material(being(submitted(on(the(Rel(200(Course(for(the(spring(offering(is(
illustrative(of(the(process.(What(the(CEPC(has(approved(is(the(special(topics(course(as(described(on(the(
original(proposal(form.(It(can(be(taken(for(elective(credit(only,(and(the(number(of(credit(hours(received(
may(vary(depending(on(the(topic(selected(by(a(student.((E.(Lane(noted(that(it(is(valuable(to(have(such(an(
explicit(process(in(place,(for(this(is(not(always(the(case(with(special(topics(courses.((Howell(moved—with(
Gardner(seconding—to(send(the(proposal(on(to(the(faculty(for(the(next(meeting.(This(will(involve((
request((for(waiver(of(the(one\week(rule.((The(motion(was(unanimously(approved.(
The(Quantitative(Reasoning(sequence(revision(was(the(next(item(of(discussion.((Several(members(noted(
that(a(forum(on(the(matter(last(spring.((G.(Lane(observed(that,(in(the(course(descriptions,(the(
quantitative(reasoning(goals(are(explicitly(linked(to(the(courses.((As(a(point(of(information,(she(reported(
that(G.(Armstrong((in(his(role(with(regard(to(CTI)(supports(the(proposal.(((
A(question(arose(regarding(the(inclusion(of(‘mathematics(of(finance’(in(the(description(for(CTI(103,(since(
not(all(courses(called(“College(Algebra”(will(include(such(a(component.((It(was(observed(that(the(
‘finance’(aspect(is(fairly(basic,(largely(involving(application(of(the(math(principles(learned(anyway(to(a(
few(financial(issues.((E.(Lane(observed(that(it(is(possible(to(over\think(in(the(area(of(the(details(of(College(
Algebra(courses(considered(for(transfer,(since(they(will(not(be(identical.(
A(question(arose(as(to(whether(one(or(more(majors(might(require(CTI((105;((it(was(observed(that(no(
major(now(requires((the(current)(103,(so(it(is(unlikely(that(any(will(require(105.(With(that(in(mind,(then,(
CTI(103,(College(Algebra,(would(primarily(be(a(place(holder,(giving(a(place(into(which(to(transfer(
appropriate(credits.(
CTI((105,(Math(for(Liberal(Arts,(would(be(what(most(students(would(take.(
CTI(106(would(be(pre\calculus(and(107,(Calculus.((
A(question(arose(s(to(who(would(then((need(to)(take(the(math(placement(test.((Sherer(reported(that(last(
year,(only(those(who(planned(to(take(Calculus(took(the(exam.((This(procedure(helped(reduce(the(drop(
rate(significantly((since(fewer(students(were(entering(courses(for(which(they(were(actually(not(
qualified),(so(perhaps(it(is(best(to(have(only(those(who(seek(to(take(a(course(higher(than(105(take(the(
placement(exam.(The(schedule(of(Cardinal(Day(does(not(lend(itself(well(to(having(every(student(take(the(
placement(exam,(and(there(is(probably(no(need(for(that.(
It(was(affirmed(that(103,(105,(106,(and(107(would(all(meet(the(CTI(quantitative(reasoning(requirement.(
Since(the(placement(exam(is(a(better(predictor(of(success(in(the(courses(than(is(any(aspect(of(the(high(
school(transcript,(the(pre\requisite(can(simply(be(phrased(as(“a(passing(score(on(the(math(placement(
exam.”((
With(regard(to(CTI(105,(Gardner(asked(about(the(possibility(of(more(description(of(what(math,(
specifically,(is(covered,(with(recognition(of(the(expectations(of(the(external(certifying(agencies,(
especially(with(regard(to(education(majors.((
A(question(arose(about(the(high(school(courses(or(ACT(scores(as(predictors.((Sherer(explained(that(the(
high(school(courses,(as(predictors,(offer(no(help;((the(ACT(scores(offer(some(help,(but(leave(much(room(
for(ambiguity,(especially(in(the(22\27(range.(The(previously(used(formula(misplaced(a(lot(of(students.((It(
is(sometimes(hard(to(convince(a(student(that(he(or(she(is(not(quite(ready(for(a(more(advanced(course.((
Also,(the(possibility(of(failing(one’s(first\term(math(course(is(a(factor(in(retention(issues.((Prof(Rafizadeh((
has(been(trying(a(method(in(which(students(who(believe(themselves(to(have(already(learned(the(
material(in(a(certain(unit(to(take(the(unit(test(before(the(material(is(taught;((if(the(student(earns(a(90%(
or(higher,(he(or(she(is(not(required(to(attend(class(for(the(teaching(of(that(portion.((It(is(assumed(that(
students(with(majors(requiring(calculus(will(take(pre(calculus(if(they(are(eligible(to(do(so,(that(is,(of(
course,(unless(they(place(into(calculus.((Even(if(they(later(change(majors,(the(pre\calculus(or(calculus(
course(would(count(for(the(CTI(requirement.((
A(question(arose(about(the(name(of(105((Math(for(the(Liberal(Arts).(It(was(noted(that(many(campuses(
have(a(similarly(named(course.(The(math(department(feels(strongly(that(this(course(set(should(be(a(
better(experience(for(students(than(was(the(previous(course(set.(
The(question(of(appropriate(numbering(sequence(for(the(quantitative(reasoning(courses(arose.((On(the(
one(hand,(on(some(campuses,(a(course(with(a(name(such(as(“Math(for(the(Liberal(Arts”(would(be(
numbered(below(one(called(College(Algebra.((On(the(other(hand,(2/3(of(the(math(faculty(feel(that(105(is,(
in(fact,(a(more(advanced(course(than(College(Algebra,(but(they(do(not(feel(very(strongly(about(this(
aspect.((A(numbering(sequence(along(the(lines(of((:(105(=(Math(for(Liberal(Arts;((107(=(College(Algebra;(
109(=(Pre\Calculus;((111(=(Calculus(was(discussed.(It(was(observed(that(105(is(considered(more(
challenging,(but(not(necessarily(mathematically(more(challenging,(than(is(College(Algebra.((It(was(agreed(
that(the(proposal(should(be(returned(to(the(math(faculty,(with(the(assumption(that(the(changes(
discussed(could(be(made(easily(and(a((re\submission(processed(fairly(quickly.(The(possibility(of(
contingent(approval(was(considered,(but(it(was(deemed(best(to(send(the(proposal(back(to(the(math(
faculty(and(then(reconsider(it(after(revision.(
(
A.Dema(offered(an(update(on(the(department(assessment(plans(that(have(been(received.((A(PDF(
appears(in(the(CEPC(Actives(folder,(with(yellow(highlights(indicating(those(departments(whose(plans(
have(not(yet(been(received.((The(reports(are(“wildly(different,”((and(Dr.(Dema(expressed(excitement(at(
the(thought(of(having(the(committee(members(read(them.((The(notations(under(“Gaps”(are(intended(to(
invite(the(question(“Is(what(we(are(getting(sufficient(for(the(purpose?”(((
The(question(arose(of(whether(minors(are(required(to(have(assessment(plans.((Some(recalled(that,(last(
year,(the(committee(felt(that,(if(a(minor(is(fully(contained(in(a(major,(then(it(may(not(need(an(
assessment(plan,(and(otherwise(it(probably(does.((However,(it(was(noted(that(the(catalog(lists(a(pre\med(
minor,(but(there(is(no(assessment(plan(to(date(for(that(minor.(
The(question(arose(of(how(to(proceed(with(reading/reviewing(the(plans.(G.(Lane(said(she(would(like(to(
assign(people(to(groups(for(reports;(readers(would(make(use(of(an(audit(sheet(that(she(would(prepare.((
She(will(contact(those(departments(who(have(not(yet(submitted(plans(to(see(what(help(they(might(need(
in(order(to(do(so.((The(question(arose(of(how(the(audit(sheet(would(be(designed.(A.(Dema(observed(that(
there(is(a(tool(for(identifying(direct(and(indirect(assessments,(and(that(it(was(a(part(of(the(discussion(at(
the(recent(table(at(Commons.((It(was(observed(that,(in(the(past,(there(has(not(been(much(guidance(on(
how(the(assessment(plans(ought(to(be(constructed.((G.(Lane(suggested(that,(since(this(is(so,(a(fairly(
inductive(review(might(first(be(necessary,(with(the(audit(sheet(being(a(starting(point,(to(which(material(
would(be(added(and(revisions(would(be(made.(
Someone((stated(that(the(review(could(be(an(enjoyable(task.((The(observation(was(received(with(various(
forms(of(laughter.,(but(it(was(generally(agreed(that(“We(can(learn(much.”((
((Horne(recommended(a(fairly(basic(checklist(because(“We(don’t(really(know(what(the(students(will(be(
like(after(they(leave(here.”((Gardner(observed(that(a(syllabus(is(not,(in(itself,(evidence(of(a(learning(
outcome,(explaining(that(there(ought(to(be(some(sort(of(threshold,(along(the(lines(of(“At(least(these(
things(are(present.”(((G.(Lane(explained(that(one(hope(for(an(audit(sheet(would(be(that(it(could(
eventually(help(folks(in(creating(reports(that(are(not(quite(so(voluminous.((
G.(Lane(thanked(the(group(for(the(thoughtful(consideration,(noting(“This(is(the(highlight(of(my(week!”((
Attention(was(turned(to(a(document(on(evidence(for(learning(outcomes(that(was(originally(assembled(
by(M.(Cook(and(S.Myers.(((Reflecting(on(the(Commons(Table(held(recently,(Horne(noted(that(about(10(
people,(aside(from(CEPC(members,(had(attended.((Colleagues(in(attendance(found(the(grid(helpful,(and(
it(provoked(them(to(talk(about(what(they(had(been(trying(with(regard(to(assessment.(It(appeared((to(
some(of(the(Commons(leaders)(that(some(tend(to(over\think(the(issue,(fearing(that(if(there(are(no(
numbers(to(crunch,(there(is(no(real(assessment.((
It(was(noted(that(there(a(variety(of(view(exists(in(the(literature(on(assessment,(pointing(to(a(
combination(of(direct(and(indirect(measures,(as(well(as(a(combination(of(goals(and(objectives.(It(was(
observed(that(we(have(many(new(faculty(members,(and(a(forum(to(explain(the(general(notion(s)(of(
assessment(would(be(advisable.((Several(have(heard(that(HLCA’s(chief(concern(is(that(a(feedback(loop(be(
present(in(assessment.(
Owing(to(time(constraints,(the(discussion(of(definition(of(credit(hour(was(held(until(a(future(meeting.(
(
Respectfully(submitted,(
(
Pat(Schoenrade(
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Curriculum&and&Educational&Policy&Committee&
October&22,&2013&
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Present:"
Gina"Lane"(chair),"Tony"Brandolino,"Anne"Dema"(ex"officio),"Ruth"Edwards,""Scott"Falke,"
Donna"Gardner,"Milton"Horne,"Thomas"Howell,""Ed"Lane"(ex"officio),""Maggie"Sherer,"Pat"Schoenrade""
Call&to&Order:" The"meeting"was"called"to"order"by"Dr."G."Lane."
Minutes&of&10.15.13:"
The"minutes"were"reviewed"and"approved"as"corrected."
Quantitative&Reasoning:&"
Quantitative"Reasoning"proposals"should"be"on"the"agenda"for"the"week"
after"next.""This"will"be"on"the"agenda"for"our"next"meeting."
Credit&Hour&Discussion&Summary:&
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Information"relating"to"definitions"of"credit"hour"from"North"Central"Accrediting"Agency"and"the"
Higher"Learning"Commission"were"included"in"discussions."""The"impact"of"Title"4,"financial"aid"
was"noted."
Chairs"are"involved"in"the"process"of"defining"credit"hours."Patterns"of"definitions"from"
Departments"will"be"identified"and"used"in"the"definition"process."
The"role"of"the"CEPC"in"the"definition"and"gate"keeping"processes"were"reviewed"in"relation"to"
the"CEPC"Charter"III."D."function"of"offering"counsel."""
Pros"and"cons"of"using"time"in"class"or"learning"activities,"contact"time"of"students"and"faculty,"
and"college"consistency"in"definition"of"credit"hour"were"discussed."""
The"College"does"not"want"to"be"limited"by"definitions"but"documentation"of"the"process"used"
for"defining"credit"hours"must"be"clear"and"followed."
A"suggestion"was"made"to"change"the"course"approval"forms"to"note"type"of"course:"hybrid,"onQ
line,"onQground,"traditional,"and"a"description"of"use"of"time.""A"statement"such"as"‘Identify"the"
category"of"how"this"course"will"fit"into"your"department’"may"be"used.""Multiple"sections"may"
be"offered"in"different"formats"and"department"may"make"the"decision.""The"approach"is"
classroom"based,"not"delivery"based"currently.""If"a"course"is"presented"as"a"lab"it"is"taught"as"a"
lab."
If"we"ask"for"categories,"as"will"be"defined,"then"the"CEPC"will"need"to"know"department"use"of"
the"category."
When"departments"turn"in"initial"forms"then"the"CEPC"will"need"to"look"at"the"CEPC"role.""At"this"
time"information"is"not"available"to"determine"CEPC"role."
The"next"step"will"be"use"of"language.""Dr."Dema"and"Dr."E."Lane"will"provide"CEPC"with"
summative"information"to"assist"the"CEPC"with"decision"making."""A"schema"was"suggested."
CEPC"is"the"only"body"that"can"completes"comparisons"between"departments"Q"take"a"role"
outside"of"department"perspective."""
Adjourn:"""1630."
Ruth"Edwards,"Recorder"
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November&05,&2013&
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Present:"
Gina"Lane"(chair),"Tony"Brandolino,"Anne"Dema"(ex"officio),"Scott"Falke,"Donna"Gardner,"
Milton"Horne,"Thomas"Howell,"Ed"Lane"(ex"officio),"Maggie"Sherer,"Ruth"Edwards""
Quantitative&Reasoning:&"Quantitative"Reasoning"proposals"should"be"on"the"agenda"for"the"week"after"
next.""This"will"be"on"the"agenda"for"our"next"meeting."
Amelia&Hanzlick&selfKdesigned&major:&
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Revisiting"revised"proposal"for"Amelia"selfKdesigned"major"
o Details"have"been"added"
o Conversation"is"positive"in"support"of"approval"
o Motion"to"approve"intent"with"the"understanding"that"a"revision/proposal"is"
forthcoming"
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CTI"Quantitative"Reasoning"proposal"discussion"
o Revised"Math"Goals"for"CTI"
 Overarching"goals"for"CTI"math"
 Associate"Dean"of"CTI"has"endorsed"revised"goals"
 Each"new"proposed"course"works"with"the"goals"of"CTI"math"(focus"on"real"
world"problems"–"Math"for"Liberal"Arts)"
 We"are"endorsing"that"students"take"one"of"four"CTI"math"courses"to"fill"out"CTI"
quantitative"reasoning"instead"of"two"(currently"only"two)"
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o Revised"course"proposals"
 Course"proposals"have"been"linked"to"the"math"goals"
 CTI103"College"Algebra"
• Motion"to"approve…unanimous"vote"to"approve"
 CTI105"Mathematics"for"the"Liberal"Arts"
• Some"concern"that"the"course"number"is"higher"than"College"Algebra"–"
does"higher"number"indicate"more"difficult"math"course?"
o Algebra"skills"are"equivalent,"but"problems"to"which"skills"are"
applied"require"higherKlevel"reasoning"
o Prior"CTI103"grades"will"not"be"replaced"by"students"taking"
CTI105"
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 CTI107"PreKCalculus"
• How"is"this"class"different"than"what"we"are"doing"now?"""
o MAT101"was"not"accepted"as"filling"the"requirement"of"CTI"
quantitative"reasoning"
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CTI107"is"similar"to"MAT101,"but"now"will"fulfill"requirement"of"
CTI"quantitative"reasoning"where"MAT101"would"not"
o MAT101"will"no"longer"be"offered"
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CTI109"Calculus"I"
• How"has"the"course"changed"in"order"to"meet"the"new"goals"of"CTI"
Math?"
o Previous"course"already"met"the"new"goals"of"CTI"Math…no"
need"to"change"the"course."
• Students"that"have"taken"CTI104"and"not"received"a"passing"grade,"can"
take"CTI109"to"replace"the"failed"CTI104"grade.""The"CTI104"and"CTI109"
courses"will"be"considered"the"same"for"the"Registrar."
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Adjourn:"""1625."
Scott"Falke,"Recorder"
What"is"the"transition"plan?""Anyone"currently"enrolled"in"MAT101"(and"
successfully"passes)"will"be"considered"to"have"met"the"CTI"Math"requirements;"
motion"made"and"seconded…"unanimous"vote"to"approve"
All"Majors"and"Minors"that"have"referenced"CTI"math"courses"will"have"to"
update"requirements"for"major"(to"reflect"new"courses"and"numbers)."
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November&12,&2013&
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Present:""Gina"Lane"(chair),"Tony"Brandolino,"Anne"Dema"(ex"officio),"Ruth"Edwards,"Scott"Falke,"Donna"
Gardner,"Milton"Horne,"Thomas"Howell,""Ed"Lane"(ex"officio),""Maggie"Sherer,"Pat"Schoenrade""
Call&to&Order:&&Chair"Gina"Lane"called"the"meeting"to"order"at"3:31"p.m."
Minutes&of&&November&5,&2013:&&The"minutes"were"reviewed;"Horne"moved"to"approve"the"minutes,"
seconded"by"Howell;"minutes"were"approved"unanimously."
G."Lane"clarified"that"we"will"not"meet"the"Tuesday"prior"to"Thanksgiving.""We"already"have"business"to"
put"on"the"faculty"meeting"agenda"which"occurs"the"Monday"after"Thanksgiving"and"no"pending"items"
which"must"be"done"so"there"will"be"no"meeting"on"11/26."
Agenda&items:"
Begin"with"entrepreneurial"leadership"minor"proposal.""G."Lane"put"all"documentation"on"the"commons"
site.""She"also"proposed"a"method"for"examining"the"proposal"with"the"first"step"being"looking"at"the"
proposal"in"tandem"with"the"Business"Department"Chair’s"responses"to"questions"about"the"proposal."
Responses"to"questions.""The"requirements"for"the"minor"have"changed"somewhat.""The"minor"is"now"
20V24"hours.""The"Registrar"confirms"that"is"in"the"limits"for"a"minor.""That"reduction"in"overall"hours"is"
due"to"fewer"hours"being"required"for"the"entrepreneurial"field"experience."""
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Creativity"100"and"LSP"250"are"still"in"the"minor"with"the"former"being"already"approved"and"the"
latter"being"an"existing"course."""
ENT"281"Entrepreneurial"leadership"course"proposal"is"attached;""
ENT"220,"Entrepreneurial"Mindset"has"a"new"course"proposal;""
ENT"362"New"Venture"Creation"is"currently"listed"as"Bus"362"and"they"want"to"change"the"prefix"
for"that"course"(Bus"362"will"no"longer"be"listed"in"the"catalog);"""
ENT"481"Entrepreneurial"Field"Experience"is"now"a"4V8"hour"course"and"a"course"proposals"
attached."""
We"now"have"course"proposals"for"every"course"that"we"consider"new.""The"use"of"the"word"field"
experience"and"internship"are"used"interchangeably"in"the"proposal"so"the"total"is"6V10.""Business"has"
indicated"they"will"use"their"current"internship"model"to"guide"those"experiences.""The"current"Business"
internship"model"is"attached"to"the"proposal.""The"Department"is"not"going"to"limit"the"number"of"
internship"hours"in"and"across"business"fields.""There"is"no"College"policy"on"that"matter.""Because"ENT"is"
added"as"the"category"for"these"courses"business"majors"can"take"this"major.""12V15"students"pursuing"
this"minor"are"expected.""There"is"now"an"assessment"plan"for"this"major.""The"Core"Curriculum"Asst."
Dean"supports"this"proposal"as"not"having"an"impact"on"Core"Curriculum"staffing."""
G."Lane"asked"if"we"continued"to"see"problems;"if"all"questions"have"been"answered"or"if"there"are"
additional"questions.""The"assessment"plan"is"confusing"and"not"clearly"aligned"with"the"proposal.""The"
courses"do"not"all"indicate"how"assessment"will"be"done"in"the"course"and"then"the"assessment"plan"says"
that"assessment"will"be"done"in"the"courses.""Looking"at"the"proposal"it"is"unclear"how"the"goals"will"be"
assessed.""Discussion"ensued"about"whether"or"not"the"goals"were"clear"enough"or"if"the"problem"was"
solely"with"what"evidence"would"demonstrate"goal"attainment.""A"discussion"ensued"about"what"the"
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criteria"are"that"would"measure"such"outcomes.""If"the"goals"are"the"key"outcomes"how"do"these"inform"
the"assessment"plan;"where"is"the"feedback"loop?""There"seems"to"be"a"disconnect"between"the"goals"
and"the"assessment"plan."
G."Lane"then"tried"to"clarify"whether"the"concern"was"about"the"goals"or"the"assessment"plan"or"both.""
The"possibility"that"we"may"be"unable"to"interpret"the"language"of"the"goals"in"this"field"was"raised.""If"
we"accept"that"Business"knows"what"the"language"of"the"goals"means"then"the"need"is"for"better"
definition"of"criteria"for"measuring"those"outcomes"in"the"assessment"plan.""It"was"concluded"that"the"
assessment"plan"should"better"articulate"how"the"goals"will"be"assessed.""There"should"be"a"logical"
connection;"we"need"to"be"able"to"see"that"what"is"in"the"plan"could"logically"measure"the"learning"goals.""
Several"members"proposed"that"we"need"to"lay"out"specifically"how"the"assessment"plan"should"change"
or"pose"specific"questions"instead"of"just"sending"this"back"with"general"disapproval."
The"question"was"raised"whether"or"not"we"could"approve"the"minor"pending"the"assessment"plan.""
Discussion"ensued."""
In"the"assessment"plan"the"first"page"and"a"half"is"how"the"courses"will"assess"the"learning"goals"and"
then"the"second"part"is"how"the"minor"will"be"assessed.""That"is"confusing.""There"are"more"specifics"in"
the"assessment"plan"than"there"are"in"the"learning"goals.""Why"are"the"minor’s"goals"different"in"the"
assessment"plan"than"they"are"in"the"courses?""Which"are"the"goals?""
Do"the"courses"work"absent"an"assessment"plan?""Is"the"minor"proposal"sound?""Are"there"significant"
concerns"about"the"proposal/the"program"before"looking"at"the"assessment"plan?""Is"the"proposal"
coherent.""Part"II,"program"goals"and"learning"organization"needs"to"be"revised"to"create"a"coherent"flow"
of"ideas"–"the"outline"format"is"unclear.""The"proposal"needs"headers.""Goals,"objectives,"learning"
opportunities"need"better"definition.""That"may"be"cleared"up"through"conversation."
G."Lane"will"inform"the"Business"Chair"that"more"clarity"is"needed"around"the"goals,"objectives"in"the"
proposal.""Then"alignment"is"needed"between"the"proposal"and"the"assessment"plan."
No"problems"were"identified"with"the"course"proposals"or"the"program"requirements."""
The"committee"then"began"to"consider"the"new"minor"courses"beginning"with"ENT"220,"Entrepreneurial"
Mindset."Catalog"description"needs"refinement"–"are"both"paragraphs"to"be"included?""If"so,"what"is"the"
book?""The"description"seems"long"and"unusual.""It"seems"like"promotional"language"and"shares"a"
suspicious"amount"of"language"with"the"Icehouse"Entrepreneurship"Program.""The"question"was"raised"
whether"Jewell"has"a"connection"to"Icehouse.""Nevertheless"this"is"inappropriate"catalog"language"
therefore"the"course"description"needs"revision.""Course"goals,"assessments,"and"alignment"with"
Departmental"and"College"goals"were"reviewed.""No"additional"questions"were"raised"for"the"
Department.""Once"the"course"description"issues"are"resolved"the"committee"will"be"prepared"to"
approve"the"course."""
G."Lane"then"asked"committee"members"to"share"questions"about"the"internship"course"proposals"so"
that"she"can"forward"those"to"Kelli"Schutte"and"we"may"be"more"efficient"in"our"work"next"week."
The&meeting&adjourned&at"4:54"p.m."
Respectfully"submitted,"Donna"Gardner,"Recorder"
CEPC$Meeting:$11.19.13$
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Members$present:$Schoenrade,$Lane,$G;$Howell;$T.$Edwards,$R.;$Lane,$E.;$Sherer,$M.;$Horne,$M.$
Brandolino,$T.;$Gardner,$D;.;$Falke,$S.$Dema,$A$(ex#officio)$
Minutes$from$11.12.13:$1.$Clarify$first$sentence,$p.$1,$on$“field$experience$and$internship.”$$Howell$
moves$to$approve$as$amended.$Motion$carries.$
Agenda:$$$
1. Col$90,$Information$Research$Methods.$Lane$asks$Hamlett$to$clarify$this$course$as$an$elective$
course.$Hamlett$confirms.$Lane$asks$when$Hamlett$would$recommend$that$students$take$the$
course.$Response:$recommends$spring$of$Frosh$year,$since$students$are$not$ready.$Horne$asks:$
how$does$the$course$fulfill$college$outcomes?$Hamlett:$Much$of$the$course$will$address$how$to$
live$responsibly$in$a$scholarly$context.$$Will$help$them$become$responsible$leaders,$because$they$
will$be$able$to$make$responsible$decisions.$Also,$by$being$able$to$evaluate$information,$students$
will$also$be$able$to$determine$what$critical$thinking$is.$Also,$the$course$will$address$
comprehensive$knowledge$through$the$research$skills$that$will$transfer$$into$their$personal$lives$
and$career$paths.$Many$jobs$expect$them$how$to$use$scholarly$resources.$Motion$to$
recommend$to$faculty,$Schoenrade.$Motion$carries.$
2. Kate$McFerron’s$Independent$Study$Major.$E.$Lane$recommends$a$different$word$for$marketing$
in$the$title.$There$is$virtually$no$BUS$in$the$proposal,$so$it’s$not$really$about$marketing.$The$title$
does$not$describe$the$actual$course.$Holy$Names$University’s$description$of$MultiYmedia$and$
arts$is$actually$closer$to$what$Kate$is$proposing.$Gardner:$Disagrees,$because$there$are$four$BUS$
courses$in$this$major.$So,$she$thinks$that$there$are$sufficient$BUS$courses$to$warrant$the$title.$$
Lane,$G.$thinks$that$changing$the$name$is$minimal$request.$That$can$be$tweaked.$Edwards:$Will$
this$prepare$her$for$a$graduate$education$or$a$job?$Gardner:$for$a$job.$Edwards:$Can$she$get$in$
graduate$school?$Gardner:$Probably.$Lane,$G.$This$is$a$popular$major$in$the$various$areas$and$on$
the$market.$It$is$an$interdisciplinary$course,$but$thinks$that$she$could$find$schools$that$would$
honor$this$degree.$Dema:$Is$this$a$three$year$course$of$study?$Lane,$G.$Yes.$She$is$expecting$to$
graduate$by$2015.$Dema:$So,$next$year$is$her$Junior/last$year.$So,$with$the$changes$in$the$Art$
curriculum$proposed$by$Art$department,$will$she$still$be$able$to$get$the$courses$she$wants?$She$
needs$to$be$mindful$of$this.$There$should$still$be$a$way$to$get$her$through.$Lane,$G.$May$be$able$
to$make$substitutions;$she$wishes$we$knew$what$the$Art$department$is$proposing.$Howell:$Is$
baffled$by$a$couple$sentences$(e.g.,$using$the$word$extraneous).$Gardner:$This$is$poorly$written.$
Howell:$this$goes$beyond$poorly$written.$Could$we$ask$her$to$delete$some$of$her$adjectives?$
Lane:$Agrees.$Gardner:$moves$we$approve;$$Edwards$seconds.$Howell$suggests$approval$with$
slight$tweaks$mentioned$above:$different$name;$check$with$Rob$Quinn$in$Art;$clean$up$writing$
(e.g.,$use$of$extraneous),$two$sentences$on$p.$4.$Motion$carries.$
3. Meeting$with$Kelli$Schutte$re:$Assessment$plan,$course$proposals$for$Entrepreneurial$
Leadership$Minor.$Gina$says$it$was$a$good$conversation.$We$are$in$partnership$with$Kauffman$
foundation,$which$proposes$the$Icehouse$curriculum.$Kelli$was$not$the$author$of$that$proposal,$
but$the$plagiarized$language$will$be$changed.$Also,$useful$conversation$about$assessment$plan.$
So,$now$there$is$greater$coherence$in$the$assessment$plan.$$And$Kelli$will$be$here$on$Dec.$3rd$to$
answer$questions$about$the$proposal.$Gina$will$be$able$to$post$the$final$revision$of$the$proposal$
by$week’s$end$(this$week’s$end).$So,$we$can$give$feedback$for$revisions$before$the$Dec.$3rd$
meeting.$In$response$to$Ed’s$question$about$including$the$Economics$courses$being$included$in$
the$internship$guidelines.$Yes,$this$will$be$modified.$Kelli$has$not$yet$edited$the$internship$
document.$There$are$also$other$changes$in$the$internship$handbook,$but$they$have$not$yet$been$
forthcoming.$$
4. Announcements:$$
a.$Gina$says$she$is$not$feeling$the$need$to$meet$on$Dec.$10th.$So,$no$meeting$on$the$10th.$$
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b.$Also,$Gina$is$hoping$to$meet$at$this$same$time$in$the$Spring$semester.$Sherer$might$have$a$
little$problem$due$to$the$PHY$lab.$This$time$still$works$for$people,$generally.$$
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c.$Dema$asks$whether$we$are$going$to$meet$over$the$holiday.$Gina$says$first$faculty$meeting$is$
on$Jan.$27th.$So,$she$thinks$we$should$meet$on$the$21st;$but$if$we$have$to$bring$material$on$the$
27th,$we$will$need$to$bring$it$by$waving$the$oneYweek$rule.$Gina$does$not$think$she$will$even$
have$any$proposals$in$hand$for$the$committee$to$consider.$Gina$asks$whether$we$might$give$her$
the$latitude$to$call$a$meeting$should$we$need$one$on$the$14th$of$Jan.$She$will$only$call$one$if$
absolutely$necessary.$The$group$seems$to$be$in$agreement,$evidenced$by$the$very$discrete$head$
nods.$
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d.$Dema:$should$the$CEPC$take$on$the$responsibility$of$making$the$Georgia$B.$Bowman$motion$in$
the$faculty$meeting?$Howell$moves$we$recommend$this$change$to$the$faculty.$Falke$seconds.$
Motion$carries.$
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Meeting$adjourns$at$4:15$p.m.$$
Minutes(of(CEPC(Meeting,(December(3,(2013(
Present:((Ruth(Edwards,(Anthony(Brandolino,(Maggie(Sherer,(Scott(Falke,(Gina(Lane,(Milton(Horne,(
Thomas(Howell,(Ed(Lane((ex(officio).(
Absent:(Donna(Gardner,(Pat(Schoenrade(
Guest:((Kelli(Schutte,(Chair,(Business(and(Leadership(Department(
Minutes(of(meeting(of(November(19(were(approved.(
Schutte(came(to(answer(questions(about(the(Entrepreneurial(Minor.(Discussion(began(with(the(
assessment(plan.(The(first(question(involved(how(the(goals(of(the(assessment(plan(lined(up(with(the(
goals(of(the(minor.(Changes(made(have(met(the(concerns(raised.(Gina(Lane(noted(that(the(assessment(
methods(now(will(allow(the(goals(to(be(assessed.(((
Ed(Lane(raised(the(question(of(whether(test(grades(were(a(truly(valid(method(of(assessment.(The(
concern(is(that(good(grades(might(be(interpreted(as(proving(that(the(goals(were(met,(thereby(creating(a(
tendency(toward(grade(inflation.(Sherer(pointed(out(that(test(grades(are(an(indirect(method(of(
assessment(but(that(assignments(can(be(a(direct(measure.(Gina(Lane(and(Schutte(both(noted(that(there(
were(aspects(of(these(courses(that(are(also(used(for(assessment(purposes(that(would(serve(as(a(check(
on(this(problem.(These(include(research(projects(and(external(sources(of(assessment—bringing(in(
judges,(evaluation(of(internships,(etc.(The(students(have(a(“dry(run”(with(the(internship(which(should(
give(indication(that(they(have(met(the(learning(goals(of(the(courses.(
The(committee(indicated(that(changes(made(in(other(aspects(of(the(plan(satisfied(the(concerns(raised(in(
earlier(meetings.(Gina(Lane(noted(that(ENT(481(had(its(credit(hour(value(changed(to(4Z8(hours.(This(
makes(the(total(minor(requirement(20Z22(hours.(Schutte(provided(further(explanation(of(the(process(for(
and(experiences(of(the(students(in(the(program.(Gina(Lane(asked(about(preZrequisites(for(ENT(481.(
Schutte(agreed(that(there(should(be(preZrequisites(and(agreement(was(reached(on(which(courses(should(
be(specified.((
After(Schutte(was(excused(with(thanks,(G.(Lane(noted(that(the(next(order(of(business(was(to(reZconsider(
ENT(220.(Motion(to(recommend(to(the(faculty(was(moved,(seconded,(and(passed(unanimously.(((
ENT(281(was(brought(to(the(floor.(Motion(to(recommend(to(the(faculty(was(moved,(seconded,(and(
passed(unanimously.(((
ENT(481((now(4Z8(hour(course,(with(preZrequisites(added)(was(considered.(E.(Lane(asked(whether(the(
fact(that(no(time(expectations(were(included(for(the(internship(reflected(a(change(in(policy.(The(
department(had(previously(been(very(clear(about(expectations.(Gina(Lane(noted(that(the(department(
had(a(general(policy(guideline(in(place(of(75(hours(of(work(per(1(hour(of(credit(and(Schutte(had(noted(
that(there(may(be(varying(hour(expectations(for(different(courses.(Motion(to(recommend(to(the(faculty(
was(moved,(seconded,(and(passed(unanimously.(((
Gina(Lane(noted(that(the(only(thing(remaining(needing(approval(was(the(assessment(plan.(The(
committee(noted(that(the(language(used(in(the(plan(included(terminology(distinct(to(the(discipline(but(
that(the(plan(appeared(feasible.(Motion(to(accept(the(plan(as(revised(was(moved,(seconded,(and(passed(
unanimously.(((
A(general(discussion(of(concerns(related(to(using(very(specific(criteria(for(“competence.”(
Submitted(by(Thomas(Howell(
(
Minutes(of(the(Curriculum(and(Educational(Policy(Committee(
Monday,(January(13,(2014,(1:00pm((
Present:((G.(Lane((chair),(T.(Brandolino,((R.(Edwards,(S.(Falke,(M.(Horne,(P.(Schoenrade,(M.(Sherer,(E.(Lane((ex(
officio),(A.(Dema(((ex(officio).((Absent:((D.(Gardner,(T.(Howell((Howell(being(on(sabbatical)(
G.(Lane(wished(everyone(a(good(rest(of(the(break,(and(expressed(appreciation(that(members(had(taken(time(to(
meet(today.(She(reminded(the(group(that(the(next(meeting(would(be(at(the(more(usual(time(of(Tuesday,(3:30pm,(
on(1/21.((Horne(reported(remembering(that(he(had(known(this.((G.(Lane(stated(that(meetings(would(generally(be(
about(60Q90(minutes(in(length.(
!Nursing!Proposals!
!
G.(Lane(directed(members’(attention(to(the(proposals(from(nursing,(explaining(that(these(included(a(set(of(new(
course(proposals(and(a(proposed(curricular(policy(for(the(RN/BSN(program.(She(indicated(that(she(understood(that(
the(courses(are(primarily(a(reconfiguration(of(existing(courses/experiences.((Edwards(affirmed(that(is(was(true(of(
the(proposed(NUR(322(and(392(courses.((The(research(practicum(courses,(however,(are(new.(NUR(220((is(an(
introduction(to(the(profession,(a(reworked(version(of(a(course(previously(offered(in(the(department.(
As(regards(220,(Horne(asked(a)(whether(the(response(in(2A(on(the(proposal(indeed(answered(the(question,(and(b)(
on(2B,(whether(the(goal(of(‘helping(nursing(students(feel(included’(would(actually(be(met(with(an(elective(course.((
Horne(also(indicated(he(would(like(to(see(examples(of(how(the(activities((such(as(selfQreflection)(will(help(to(assess(
the(course(goals.(Dema(suggested(the(recent(course(proposals(from(BUS(might(provide(helpful(examples(for(the(
NUR(department(in(seeking(to(offer(such(clarification.(Edwards(explained(that(the(elective(nature(of(the(course(
arose(in(part(because(of(scheduling(issues(pertaining(in(particular(to(transfer(students,(who(might(have(less(need(
for(the(material.(Owing(in(part(to(the(specifics(of(accreditation,(if(it(were(to(be(a(required(course,(ALL(majors,(
including(transfers,(would(need(to(take(it.((The(first(year(student(typically(isn’t(quite(as(connected(to(the(
department,(and(this(course(would(facilitate(such(connection.(((Dema(asked(why(the(course(is(not(numbered(in(the(
100’s(rather(than(the(200’s,(as(it(primarily(explains(what(it(means(to(be(a(nurse.(She(also(observed(that(the(course(
could(be(an(aid(to(retention,(by(helping(students(to(become(more(integrated(with(the(program(sooner.(Edwards(
affirmed(that(the(department(would(be(open(to(the(course(being(taken(as(an(exploratory(experience(for(students(
who(might(be(considering(nursing.(((Edwards(observed(that(the(title(might(merit(reconsideration.((It(was(discussed(
whether(biology(had(‘started(a(trend’(with(a(similar(name,(but(Falke(was(noncommittal(on(that(issue.((
Dema(noted(that,(on(p.(2(of(the(proposal,(there(is(mention(of(issues(such(as(learning(styles(being(treated;(she(
cautioned(that(it(is(not(the(NUR(department’s(responsibility(to(teach(individual(learning(styles,(and(that(instruction(
in(that(area(already(exists(through(the(Academic(Achievement(Center.(She(prefers(that(the(department(focus(on(its(
areas(of(expertise.((Discussion(followed(about(whether(the(intent(of(the(proposal(is(to(introduce(students(to(
learning(styles(or(to(the(services(of(the(Academic(Achievement(Center.((It(was(noted(that(NUR(has(advocated(for(
the(COL(95(course,(and(some(of(the(students(in(the(proposed(course(would(also(be(in(COL(95.((Last(year,(McBroom(
had(asked(that(all(new(incoming(nursing(students(be(encouraged(to(take(COL(95.(
G.(Lane(raised(the(question(of(whether(the(proposal(moved(toward(running(out(of(elective(hours(for(nursing.((If(
there(are(many(electives(that(are(either(required(or(encouraged,(will(that(leave(room(for(students(to(take(electives(
for(the(purpose(of(exploration?((E.(Lane(observed(that(at(present(55(hours(of(the(60(that(can(be(allocated(to(the(
major(are(filled(by(required(courses.(Sherer(observed(that,(when(she(added(up(ALL(requirements((for(the(program(
Minutes(of(the(Curriculum(and(Educational(Policy(Committee(
Monday,(January(13,(2014,(1:00pm((
Present:((G.(Lane((chair),(T.(Brandolino,((R.(Edwards,(S.(Falke,(M.(Horne,(P.(Schoenrade,(M.(Sherer,(E.(Lane((ex(
officio),(A.(Dema(((ex(officio).((Absent:((D.(Gardner,(T.(Howell((Howell(being(on(sabbatical)(
G.(Lane(wished(everyone(a(good(rest(of(the(break,(and(expressed(appreciation(that(members(had(taken(time(to(
meet(today.(She(reminded(the(group(that(the(next(meeting(would(be(at(the(more(usual(time(of(Tuesday,(3:30pm,(
on(1/21.((Horne(reported(remembering(that(he(had(known(this.((G.(Lane(stated(that(meetings(would(generally(be(
about(60Q90(minutes(in(length.(
!Nursing!Proposals!
!
G.(Lane(directed(members’(attention(to(the(proposals(from(nursing,(explaining(that(these(included(a(set(of(new(
course(proposals(and(a(proposed(curricular(policy(for(the(RN/BSN(program.(She(indicated(that(she(understood(that(
the(courses(are(primarily(a(reconfiguration(of(existing(courses/experiences.((Edwards(affirmed(that(is(was(true(of(
the(proposed(NUR(322(and(392(courses.((The(research(practicum(courses,(however,(are(new.(NUR(220((is(an(
introduction(to(the(profession,(a(reworked(version(of(a(course(previously(offered(in(the(department.(
As(regards(220,(Horne(asked(a)(whether(the(response(in(2A(on(the(proposal(indeed(answered(the(question,(and(b)(
on(2B,(whether(the(goal(of(‘helping(nursing(students(feel(included’(would(actually(be(met(with(an(elective(course.((
Horne(also(indicated(he(would(like(to(see(examples(of(how(the(activities((such(as(selfQreflection)(will(help(to(assess(
the(course(goals.(Dema(suggested(the(recent(course(proposals(from(BUS(might(provide(helpful(examples(for(the(
NUR(department(in(seeking(to(offer(such(clarification.(Edwards(explained(that(the(elective(nature(of(the(course(
arose(in(part(because(of(scheduling(issues(pertaining(in(particular(to(transfer(students,(who(might(have(less(need(
for(the(material.(Owing(in(part(to(the(specifics(of(accreditation,(if(it(were(to(be(a(required(course,(ALL(majors,(
including(transfers,(would(need(to(take(it.((The(first(year(student(typically(isn’t(quite(as(connected(to(the(
department,(and(this(course(would(facilitate(such(connection.(((Dema(asked(why(the(course(is(not(numbered(in(the(
100’s(rather(than(the(200’s,(as(it(primarily(explains(what(it(means(to(be(a(nurse.(She(also(observed(that(the(course(
could(be(an(aid(to(retention,(by(helping(students(to(become(more(integrated(with(the(program(sooner.(Edwards(
affirmed(that(the(department(would(be(open(to(the(course(being(taken(as(an(exploratory(experience(for(students(
who(might(be(considering(nursing.(((Edwards(observed(that(the(title(might(merit(reconsideration.((It(was(discussed(
whether(biology(had(‘started(a(trend’(with(a(similar(name,(but(Falke(was(noncommittal(on(that(issue.((
Dema(noted(that,(on(p.(2(of(the(proposal,(there(is(mention(of(issues(such(as(learning(styles(being(treated;(she(
cautioned(that(it(is(not(the(NUR(department’s(responsibility(to(teach(individual(learning(styles,(and(that(instruction(
in(that(area(already(exists(through(the(Academic(Achievement(Center.(She(prefers(that(the(department(focus(on(its(
areas(of(expertise.((Discussion(followed(about(whether(the(intent(of(the(proposal(is(to(introduce(students(to(
learning(styles(or(to(the(services(of(the(Academic(Achievement(Center.((It(was(noted(that(NUR(has(advocated(for(
the(COL(95(course,(and(some(of(the(students(in(the(proposed(course(would(also(be(in(COL(95.((Last(year,(McBroom(
had(asked(that(all(new(incoming(nursing(students(be(encouraged(to(take(COL(95.(
G.(Lane(raised(the(question(of(whether(the(proposal(moved(toward(running(out(of(elective(hours(for(nursing.((If(
there(are(many(electives(that(are(either(required(or(encouraged,(will(that(leave(room(for(students(to(take(electives(
for(the(purpose(of(exploration?((E.(Lane(observed(that(at(present(55(hours(of(the(60(that(can(be(allocated(to(the(
major(are(filled(by(required(courses.(Sherer(observed(that,(when(she(added(up(ALL(requirements((for(the(program(
(including(those(that(are(not(specific(to(the(major),(the(total(came(to(110(.(If(a(student(took(advantage(of(all(of(the(
proposed(courses,(the(total(allocated(to(the(major(could(be(as(high(as(59.(
Edwards(explained(that(the(research(practicum(is(one(way(of(getting(students(excited(about(research,(for(research(
experience(is(essential(to(advanced(practice(and(advanced(studies.((G.(Lane(observed(that(further(expansion(of(the(
curriculum(could(tend(to(absorb(electives.(Edwards(agreed,(but(explained(that(this(concern(must(be(weighed(
against(the(issue(of(breadth(of(training,(for(the(areas(in(which(nursing(professional(are(expected(to(be(competent(
also(is(increasing.((G.(Lane(summarized(the(CEPC’s(questions(and(concerns(on(the(NUR(220(proposal(as(follows:(1)(
Whether(it(is(appropriate(for(learning(styles(and(testQtaking(strategies(to(be(a(part(of(the(content;((2)(Specifically(
how(the(activities(within(the(course(will(help(to(assess(the(goals,(3)(the(issue(of(elective(absorption,(and(4)(the(
numbering(as(a(200(rather(than(a(100Qlevel(course.((Horne(asked(whether,(as(the(field(moves(to(more(global(
preparation,(it(would(even(be(possible(to(prepare(nurses(at(the(undergraduate(level.((Edwards(explained(that(the(
expanding(required(knowledge(and(competence(base(is(a(challenging(issue,(especially(for(nursing(because(“We(
don’t(want(to(skip(any(steps(because(someone(might(die.”((As(regards(the(numbering,(E.(Lane(noted(that(there(had(
never(been(a(100(level(nursing(course,(so(presumably(all(of(the(numbers(at(the(100(level(were(available.((Sherer(
suggested(that,(if(the(course(assumes(a(100(number,(it(should(be(‘something(random,(like(137’(since(that(often(
seems(to(occur(elsewhere.((
(The(group(then(turned(to(consideration(of(the(NUR(322(and(392(proposals.(Horne(asked(whether(some(of(the(
specific(competency(areas(in(the(description(might(be(better(expressed(as(goals.((He(also(asked(whether(some(of(
the(response(to(item(2A(might(be(more(appropriate(as(a(response(to(2B.((Edwards(explained(that(the(inclusion(of(
such(specifics(helps(students—especially(transfer(students—to(know(what(will(actually(be(happening(in(the(course.(
Also,(the(mention(of(the(simulation(experience(can(be(attractive(to(potential(incoming(students.(Parents(may(also(
be(interested.(Sherer(asked(where(in(the(curriculum(these(courses(would(be(placed;(that(is,(of(whom(they(would(be(
required.((Edwards(replied(that(322(would(be(taken(along(with(Adult(Health,(and(392(prior(to(Critical(Care;(thus,(the(
students(would(be(primarily(juniors(and(seniors.((E.(Lane(observed(that(the(courses,(technically,(would(go(into(effect(
next(fall.(Edwards(added(that(enrollment(in(the(courses(would(be(managed(with(the(prerequisites(and(coQrequisites.(
G.(Lane(observed(that(the(preQrequisites(and(coQrequisites(needed(to(be(added(to(the(course(descriptions.((Sherer(
suggested(that(it(would(be(better(to(have(goals(for(each(of(the(courses(individually.((
There(being(no(further(questions(on(322(and(392,(the(group(turned(attention(to(the(NUR(401,(402,(and(403(
proposals.(Dema(asked(whether(this(experience(is(equivalent(to(completing(an(honors(thesis(in(nursing,(or(might(
help(set(up(a(student(to(move(forwards(with(an(honors(project.(G.(Lane(asked(whether,(with(three(different(
practicum(numbers,(these(corresponded(to(problem(identification,(lit(review,(and(implementation((or(a(similar(
breakdown).((If(so,(it(might(be(necessary(to(specify(that(some(or(all(could(not(be(taken(concurrently.((Sherer(asked(
whether(the(intention(is(three(different(sets(of(activities(or(three(units(of(experience,(in(any(one(of(which(several(of(
the(activities(might(happen.((Schoenrade(noted(that(in(empirical(projects,(the(specific(allocation(for(steps(of(the(
research(process(might(need(to(vary(enormously.((Falke(encouraged(that(the(process(begin(in(the(first(year,(as(
biology(had(some(success(with(doing(so.(G.(Lane(noted(that(if(a(student(completed(the(entire(project,(3(hours(credit(
would(result,(but(if(the(project(were(only(partially(complete,(some(credit(might(still(be(earned.((She(also(wondered(
why(there(needed(to(be(three(course(numbers(rather(than(one(that(could(be(repeated(for(credit.((Dema(said(that(
perhaps(the(proposal(was(modeled(off(of(those(in(the(sciences.((G.(Lane(pointed(out(that(the(proposal(does(not(
appear(to(treat(the(three(as(separate(courses.(Dema(observed(that(the(wording(might(lead(to(confusion(for(some(
students.(Edwards(and(G.(Lane(discussed(the(possibility(that(it(might(be(better(to(submit(the(three(courses(as(
separate(proposals.(Sherer(expressed(concern(about(the(impact(of(the(phrasing(“offered(infrequently”(on(students’(
reading.((G.(Lane(suggested(that(the(courses(might(be(treated(in(one(of(two(ways:((a)(three(different(courses(
potentially(offered(each(term(OR((b)(a((potentially)(threeQsemester(experience(treated(like(an(independent(study.((
She(added(that,(if(the(present(form(is(retained,(conversation(is(needed(to(clarify(how(the(three(courses(differ.((
Edwards(explained(that(there(is(a(need(for(greater(encouragement(of(research(as(preparation(for(graduate(study,(
for(research(is(now(much(more(an(expectation.(Not(nearly(every(NUR(student(will(need(or(want(the(course.((Dema(
observed(that(this(could(position(the(department(to(be(ready(for(more(students(planning(to(go(to(graduate(school.((
Falke(reiterated(that(the(question(here(is:((should(this(be(three(different(courses(in(succession(or(a(research(
practicum(repeatable(for(credit?((Also,(the(language(about(being(‘offered(infrequently’(might(be(amended.((Dema(
observed(that(the(statement(concerning(frequency(of(offering(is(not(required(for(the(catalog(description.((
The(group(concluded(that(our(feedback(will(be(forwarded(to(the(NUR(faculty,(who(will(presumably(want(to(revise(
the(proposals(for(consideration(at(the(upcoming(CEPC(meeting.((
RN/BSN!Policy!Proposal!
(The(focus(for(the(CEPC(is(on(the(testQout(procedure(with(regard(to(certain(certifications.((Edwards(explained(that,(in(
specific(area((such(as(gerontological(nursing),(a(nursing(professional(may(be(recognized(for(excellence(by(a(national(
accrediting(body(in(the(relevant(specialty.((The(proposal(specifies(that,(if(an(RN/BSN(student(had(been(recognized(
for(excellence(in(this(manner(within(the(last(five(years—in(the(areas(of(gerontology,(critical(care,(or(community(
health—the(student(would(be(considered(as(having(tested(out(of(the(relevant(course((NUR(362,(470,(and(380,(
respectively).((G.(Lane(pointed(out(that(this(is(the(sort(of(issue(for(which,(if(it(is(deemed(not(to(impact(a(large(
number(of(students,(the(CEPC(has(the(authority(to(simply(inform(the(faculty(of(the(policy;(otherwise,(the(faculty(
would(vote(on(the(matter.(Dema(pointed(out(that(we(have(testQout(procedures(in(other(areas(that(allow(a(student(
to(demonstrate(competence.(The(primary(difference(here(is(that(the(demonstrated(competence(would(be(indicated(
through(recognition(of(a(professional((rather(than(academic)(organization.(Falke(asked(whether(the(student(
allowed(to(thus(‘test(out’(would(be(given(credit,(or(would(be(required(to(take(other(courses(instead.((The(response(
from(several(members(was(that(the(credit(is(also(assigned,(in(a(manner(similar(to(what(happens(when(students(
complete(AP(courses(with(a(required(score.((G.(Lane(pointed(out(that(it(would(be(very(rare(for(a(student(to(be(
eligible(for(more(than(one(testQout(through(this(policy,(and(Edwards(agreed.(Edwards(observed(that(the(connection(
with(the(liberal(arts(is(quite(important(in(showing(how(Jewell(students(are(unique(as(nursing(professionals.((For(
example,(students(take(the(CTI(program.)((This(testQout(policy(could(help(strengthen(the(liberal(arts(connection,(as(a(
student(would(then(be(free(to(take(one(or(more(other(courses.(Members(agreed((pertaining(to(G.(Lane’s(initial(
observation)(that(this(is(a(policy(requiring(only(notification(to(the(faculty,(and(all(agreed(the(policy(should(be(
affirmed.((
Creativity!200!
The(group(then(considered(the(CRE(200(proposal.((Dema(said(that(it(is(not(yet(clear(how(the(200(course(relates(to(
the(initial(CRE(course.((In(reading(the(description,(one(might(have(the(impression(that(the(first(course(is(repeated,(
but(a(practicum(is(also(introduced.(The(difference(between(200(and(100,(as(well(as(the(way(that(200(relates(to(100(,(
needs(to(be(clarified.(Also,(it(would(seem(that(CRE(100(should(be(listed(as(a(prerequisite.((G.(Lane(said(we(should(be(
receiving(materials(on(the(CRE(minor(at(some(point(in(the(future,(but(we(are(moving(forward(with(these(courses(
prior(to(that(to(facilitate(their(offering.(Dema(urged(thought(about(the(difference(between(100(and(200.(Sherer(
noted(that(several(questions(in(the(general(course(proposal(format(were(not(addressed.((While(some(of(the(answers(
may(be(assumed(to(be(selfQevident((e.g.(whether(the(course(results(in(an(increase(or(decrease(in(departmental(
offerings),((these(should(nonetheless(be(explicit.(Dema(indicated(there(is(a(need(for(a(clearer(explanation(of(what(
constitutes(this(offering.((There(are(other(institutions(that(have(creativity(programs,(and(decisions(about(what(to(
transfer(in((and,(perhaps,(by(others,(what(to(transfer(elsewhere)(will(need(to(be(made(with(sufficient(information.(It(
is(not(yet(clear(how(this(course(fits(in(with(the(rest,(and(we(need(to(be(sure(we(are(establishing(a(solid(foundation.(
Sherer(noted(that(the(proposal(did(not(appear(to(be(signed(by(anyone.((G.(Lane(explained(that(she(received(it(from(
Schutte,(and(assumed(it(came(from(the(committee(working(on(the(program.((The(CRE(200(will(be(sent(back(to(
Schutte(with(our(feedback(for(revision.(
Forthcoming!proposals!from!ART!
G.(Lane(explained(that(ART(has(done(a(great(deal(of(work(on(a(new(web/graphic(design(program,(and(is(looking(at(
adding(this(as(an(emphasis,(along(with(2Q3(minors.(In(all,(the(specific(course(proposals(to(come(number(around(30.((
G.(Lane(explained(she(was(working(with(ART(to(start(by(submitting(those(courses(needed(for(the(web(
development/graphic(design,(and(in(particular(those(courses(that(are(immediately(necessary.(We(can(then(proceed(
with(other(courses(being(proposed;(the(program(has(exciting(possibilities,(and(we(would(like(to(facilitate(its(
progress.(
Observations!on!Assessment!Guidelines!
G.(Lane(suggested(that(all(members(look(at(the(information(on(possible(assessment(guidelines.(She(emphasized(
that(she(is(offering(a(starting(point,(and(intends(for(the(guidelines(to(be(the(work(of(the(entire(CEPC.(((We(have(been(
working(with(assessment(on(the(campus(for(over(20(years,(but(until(recently(have(had(little(in(the(way(of(guidance(
or(models(with(which(to(prepare(assessment(procedures.(She(asked(that(members(offer(comments(on(what(is(
currently(posted,(so(that(the(document(becomes(a(shared(endeavor.((She(added(that(if(we(need(to(take(a(little(more(
time(to(work(on(clear,(helpful(guidelines,(this(would(be(wise(even(if(it(slows(the(overall(process(down(a(bit.(
The(meeting(adjourned(at(2:45(pm.(
Patricia(Schoenrade(
(
(
(
!
(
CEPC$Minutes$$
Jan.$21,$2014$$
3:30$pm,$WSC$306$
Members$Present:$$Gina$Lane$(chair),$Milton$Horne,$Maggie$Sherer,$Ruth$Edwards,$Scott$Falke,$Pat$
Schoenrade,$Tony$Brandolino,$$Donna$Gardner,$Anne$Dema$(ex$officio),$Ed$Lane$(ex$officio)$
Minutes$from$Jan.$14,$2014$CEPC$meeting$were$unanimously$approved.$
G.$Lane$announced$that$Nursing$and$Art$are$working$on$revisions$of$their$proposals.$
CRE$200$Proposal$Revisions:$
Changes$from$the$last$version$of$the$proposal$include$listing$CRE$100$as$a$preUrequisite,$an$explanation$
of$how$the$projects$will$incorporate$the$community,$assessments$under$each$goal,$and$answers$to$
questions$3$and$6U10.$
Discussion$of$the$proposal:$
$Dema$supports$what$they$are$trying$to$do$but$does$not$see$a$reference$point$about$where$this$course$is$
within$the$context$of$creativity$courses$at$other$good$institution$and$where$this$fits$into$the$new$
program,$which$we$have$not$yet$seen.$Is$it$pitched$that$much$higher$than$the$CRE$100$course?$What$is$
coming$at$300/400$level?$She$would$like$to$see$more$structure$to$the$class,$maybe$explaining$how$they$
will$go$through$the$process$with$these$projects.$Course$description$is$vague$and$has$errors$in$it.$
Horne:$How$will$they$use$outside$evaluators?$Gardner:$The$objectives$need$more$substance.$Usually$a$
course$has$detailed$and$specific$outcomes$but$maybe$in$a$creativity$course$the$outcomes$cannot$be$set$
in$advance.$What$are$the$criteria$for$success$in$the$course$and$with$the$projects?$Will$they$be$assessed$
by$following$a$“process”$or$protocol?$Schoenrade:$$An$example$of$a$project$and$how$it$would$be$
assessed$would$be$nice$and$clarifying.$
The$general$consensus$was$that$it$is$hard$to$evaluate$the$goals$and$objectives$of$this$course$without$a$
proposal$for$the$minor.$With$a$proposal$for$the$creativity$minor,$we$would$be$able$to$clearly$
differentiate$this$program$from$the$Entrepreneurial$Leadership$Minor$and$ensure$a$quality$program.$To$
continue$the$program,$the$course$needs$to$be$offered$next$fall,$so$it$would$need$to$be$approved$by$
spring$break.$Dema$said$she$would$like$to$see$the$entire$program$in$the$new$catalog.$Questions$arose$
about$who$was$working$on$the$minor$proposal.$There$is$a$group$of$faculty$that$have$been$working$on$
the$creativity$grant$and$ideas,$but$it$is$unclear$how$much$input$they$have$had$in$the$proposal.$
Anne$will$be$meeting$with$Landon$and$Kelli$tomorrow.$Gina$will$also$give$them$feedback.$
Self5designed$major$letter$of$intent$from$Sarah$Crosley$–$Classics$as$second$major$
E.$Lane$offered$advice$for$her$in$writing$the$proposal.$$He$has$concerns$about$the$second$and$fourth$
goals.$Is$a$“comprehensive”$knowledge$of$history$really$achievable?$She$should$think$about$if$she$will$
really$meet$goal$4,$and$if$so,$she$needs$to$explain$in$the$proposal$to$how$this$will$be$accomplished.$$Also,$
she$may$not$want$to$use$the$word$“mastery”$in$her$goals.$
The$committee$unanimously$voted$to$support$her$letter$of$intent.$
$
Assessment$guidelines:$
G.$Lane$explained$that$she$put$together$the$document,$mostly$from$other$sources,$as$a$way$to$help$the$
CEPC$evaluate$assessment$plans$and$assessment$reports$and$as$a$resource$for$departments$in$creating$
and$implementing$assessment$plans$and$writing$assessment$reports.$We$will$edit$the$document$and$
once$the$CEPC$is$comfortable$with$it,$it$will$be$distributed$to$chairs.$We$need$to$think$about:$(1)$will$
departments$find$it$useful$and$helpful?$(2)Can$this$committee$use$what$is$written$here$to$evaluate$
assessment$plans?$(3)What$is$the$outcome$of$following$this$process,$will$it$show$that$student$learning$is$
happening?$
Overall,$the$document$was$positively$received.$Dema$mentioned$that$St.$Olaf’s$website$on$outcomes$
would$be$a$good$reference$and$includes$evidence$of$learning.$She$also$really$likes$the$curriculum$
mapping$tool,$which$helps$a$department$see$the$whole$picture$of$their$curriculum$and$identify$and$
holes.$
Dema$and$G.$Lane$have$both$read$the$assessment$reports$from$departments$and$report$that$while$we$
have$some$material,$such$as$departmental$goals,$there$are$holes$that$need$to$be$filled$in$and$this$
document$should$be$helpful$to$departments.$The$assessment$reports$show$lack$of$guidance$and$
consistency$between$departments.$Edwards$suggested$that$it$might$be$helpful$if$there$were$ongoing$
opportunities$for$people$from$different$departments$to$meet$and$work$on$some$of$these$things$
together.$
We$would$like$to$start$the$review$process$next$year$so$we$will$probably$need$some$departments$to$
volunteer$since$we$will$not$have$given$them$1$year$notice.$The$goal$is$to$get$a$draft$of$the$document$to$
chairs$by$the$end$of$February.$$
Adjourn$4:55pm$
Minutes$submitted$by$Maggie$Sherer$
Final&Minutes&
&
CEPC&Meeting&
January&28,&2014&
3:30pm&
&
Members&present:&&Tony&Brandolino,&Anne&Dema&(exFofficio),&Ruth&Edwards,&Donna&
Gardner,&Ed&Lane&(exFofficio),&Gina&Lane&(Chair),&Pat&Schoenrade,&Maggie&Sherer&
Not&present:&&Scott&Falke,&Milton&Horne&
&
Minutes&from&January&21&meeting&were&approved&with&minor&spelling&corrections&of&
February&and&Gardner.&
&
This&meeting&was&primarily&a&discussion&of&the&Assessment&Document&and&a&brief&
discussion&of&recruiting&new&CEPC&members.&&A&quorum&was&not&needed&because&there&
was&no&business&to&discuss.&&Nursing&revisions,&Art&materials,&revisions&to&
Creativity,&and&Economics&material&will&be&discussed&in&upcoming&meetings.&
&
ASSESSMENT&DOCUMENT&
Gina&provided&an&overview&of&the&Document:&&an&assessment&plan&should&be&a&
feedback&loop...a&document&where&we&can&identify&what&kind&of&student&learning&is&
happening.&&It&should&meet&departmental&mission&statement,&departmental&learning&
goals&which&are&attached&to&the&college&learning&goals&and&mission&statement.&&We&
should&be&able&to&show&evidence&of&learning.&&It&will&be&reviewed&annually&to&see&
where&we&are&at...will&changes&need&to&be&made&in&the&curriculum,&assessment&
plan,&goals,&or&are&we&satisfied&with&what&is&happening?&&The&department&then&
submits&a&report&evaluating&their&assessment.&&&
Is&the&CEPC&providing&guidance&to&departments&via&the&Assessment&Document?&&Will&
the&CEPC&have&enough&information&to&evaluate&departments&through&the&design&of&
this&document&and&see&that&the&feedback&loop&is&in&operation?&&Can&outsiders&like&
North&Central&look&at&this&process&and&see&that&Jewell&is&doing&assessment&which&
creates&a&feedback&loop&and&student&learning&is&happening.&
The&Document&is&a&starting&point&for&assessment.&&It&needs&to&be&clear,&provide&
guidance,&be&useful&to&CEPC&when&reviewing,&and&useful&to&departments&to&say&that&
students&are&really&learning.&The&opening&of&the&Document&is&rhetoric&and&should&
remain&in&place&for&now.&The&CEPC&will&focus&on&the&components&of&the&Document.&&
Are&they&helpful&to&departments,&do&they&provide&guidance,&are&we&asking&for&too&
much,&are&there&redundancies,&have&we&omitted&anything,&is&the&material&clear,&
and&are&the&components&necessary&for&proper&assessment?&&Once&we&make&that&
decision&then&Gina&will&appoint&3&working&groups&to&edit&the&section&titled&
Components&of&Successful&Assessment&Plans.&&&
&
I.&The&full&committee&began&discussing&and&editing&the&first&five&components.&&
Here&are&components&1,&4,&and&5&and&Appendix&A&and&B&with&changes.&&Components&2&
and&3&remained&unchanged.&&
&
1.&What&Goals&and/or&Learning&Outcomes&guide&the&creation&of&the&curriculum&and&
student&learning&for&this&program?&
&&&Program&Goals&for&Student&Learning&or&Outcomes&should&be&adopted&for&this&
program&either&as&a&part&of&a&proposal&for&a&new&program&or&as&part&of&the&
ongoing&assessment&work&for&existing&programs.&&There&should&be&a&separate&
assessment&plan&for&each&program.&&Typically&3&to&5&goals&should&be&listed,&
although&this&will&vary&by&program.&&There&should&be&an&alignment&between&program&
goals&and&department&goals.&&
&&&These&goals&should&be&phrased&as&outcomes&that&can&be&measured&directly&or&
indirectlyF&"As&a&result&of&completing&this&major,&students&should&be&able&to..."&&
For&more&assistance&with&writing&learning&goals&and&outcomes,&see&Appendix&A.&&
&
2.&&(bullet&#2)&&What&types&of&direct&or&indirect&evidence&will&you&collect?&&
(Multiple&measuresFFat&least&two&to&three&for&each&goal&are&preferred).&Identify&
the&types&of&evidence&for&each&learning&goal.&It&is&possible&that&the&same&
measure&will&be&used&for&more&than&one&goal.&&&
&
5.&a.&Discuss&the&results&of&your&assessment.&What&is&working&in&your&program?&&
Did&your&assessment&raise&questions&regarding&needed&changes&or&reform?&
c.&&Is&there&a&plan&for&changing&either&the&academic&program&or&the&assessment&
plan&or&are&the&faculty&satisfied&with&the&results&of&the&assessment?&&
&
Appendix&A&(paragraph&3,&sentence&1)&&Develop&a&short&list&of&key&outcomes&
(typically&3&to&5&should&be&listed,&although&this&will&vary&by&program)&upon&
which&all&faculty&can&agree.&&&
&
Appendix&B&(paragraph&1,&sentence&2)&&Key&program&learning&outcomes&should&be&
introduced&early&in&the&curriculum,&then&further&developed&and&reinforced,&then&
demonstrated&by&students&throughout&the&curriculum.&&&
(paragraph&2)&An&overview&of&curriculum&mapping&(different&departments'&mapping&
vary&based&on&program,&this&is&just&an&example)&
&
Observations&were&made&about&the&criteria&rubric&in&Appendix&C&(p.&12).&&Should&
these&be&called&criteria?&&A&more&detailed&description&of&the&criteria&used&to&
assess&the&performance&has&to&be&included.&We&need&to&see&a&rubric&that&is&tied&
to&the&goals.&&
&
II.&&A&more&thorough&editing&of&these&Components&is&due&on&the&Commons&by&Feb.&
10.&The&following&working&groups&have&been&assigned:&&Tony&and&Milton&components&
1&and&2;&Maggie&and&Donna&component&3;&Pat,&Ruth,&and&Scott&components&4&and&5.&
&
III.&&Donna,&Tony,&and&Ruth&will&be&leaving&CEPC&after&fulfilling&their&terms&
this&semester.&&Do&we&need&replacements&from&Education,&Music,&and&Nursing?&&A&
fullFtime&(not&necessarily&tenureFtrack)&faculty&member&from&Education&is&needed,&
Business&maybe,&someone&from&the&arts&area&or&someone&from&humanities&would&be&
good&representatives&as&well.&Erin&Martin&from&Math&has&agreed&to&run.&&
Nominations&are&due&to&Blane&Baker&by&Feb.&10&and&the&election&is&Feb.&24.&
&
Recorded&by&Tony&Brandolino&
!
CEPC$Minutes$
$
Minutes$from$February$6,$2014$
$$
CEPC$Chair,$Gina$Lane,$called$on$members$of$the$CEPC$to$meet$electronically$to$consider$
course$proposals$from$Nursing$and$Economics.$$The$meeting$was$held$electronically$
because$adverse$weather$conditions$precipitated$cancellation$of$the$regularly$scheduled$
meeting$on$February$4.$$Based$on$Committee$member$feedback,$including$the$lack$of$
objection$to$a$recommendation,$$G.$Lane$declared$on$February$6$that$$NUR$101$So$You$
Want$to$Be$a$Nurse$would$be$sent$to$the$faculty$as$a$recommendation$of$the$CEPC.$$
$$
$
$
NUR$101$
So,$You$Want$to$Be$a$Nurse?$$
1$hour$credit$
This$course$is$designed$to$answer$the$question:$what%is%involved%in%a%day%in%the%
life%of%a%nurse?$$The$topics$will$present$the$groundwork$for$nursing$roles,$skills,$
knowledge$and$attitudes,$awareness$of$ethical$principles$and$professionalism.$$
This$course$will$discuss$academic$paths$of$nursing,$including$graduate$school;$the$
importance$of$the$liberal$arts$and$sciences$to$nursing$strategies$for$success$such$
as$problem$solving,$anxiety$management$and$importance$of$decisionTmaking$for$
critical$thinking$as$related$to$the$nursing$program.$
1"
"
CEPC&Meeting&Minutes&
February&11,&2014&
&
Present:"
T."Brandolino,"A."Dema"(ex"officio),"R."Edwards,"S."Falke,"D."Gardner,"E."Lane"(ex"officio),"
G."Lane"(Chair),"M."Sherer,"P."Schoenrade"
"
Absent:&&
M."Horne"
"
Minutes&of&January&28,&2014:& The"Assessment"Document"paragraph"will"be"altered"by"adding"the"
phrase"‘for"now’"to"the"sentence"ending…should"remain"in"place"for&now.&&The"motion"to"approve"the"
minutes"was"made.""The"minutes"were"approved"unanimously."
"
Proposals:&
The"deadline"for"submitting"proposals"to"CEPC"that"would"impact"the"fall"2014"schedule"
to"the"CEPC"has"passed.""As"a"service"to"colleagues"the"CEPC"will"review"incoming"proposals"as"efficiently"
as"possible."
"
Gratitude:&
Gratitude"was"expressed"for"providing"comments"on"proposals"last"week"when"CEPC"
was"unable"to"meet."
"
Response&to&CEPC&Questions&on&Nursing&Proposals&from&Leesa&McBroom:&
The"topics"of"the"
questions"remain"unclear"even"with"the"responses"provided."""
It"was"noted"the"change"of"laboratory"credit"from"zero"to"one"hour"of"credit"(NUR"322"and"NUR"392"one"
credit"hour"each)"will"increase"the"total"number"of"hours"in"the"Nursing"major."""The"research"in"nursing"
proposal"(NUR"401,"402,"403"one"credit"hour"each)"is"for"3"hours"of"elective"credit"in"nursing."
"
Discussion"of"the"maximum"of"60"hours"in"a"major"for"BS"degrees"followed.""The"legality"of"hours"versus"
the"philosophical"meeting"of"the"60"hour"cap"was"discussed"in"context"of"prerequisites"and"courses"in"
related"areas.""It"was"noted"that"the"40"(BA)"and"60"(BS)"hour"cap"rules"have"been"exceeded"in"selected"
situations"but"the"situations"have"been"managed"with"transparency."
Adding"the"laboratory"hours"to"the"nursing"major"would"make"the"major"very"close"to"the"60"hour"cap."""
"
The"Education"Department"must"manage"similar"hour"situations"for"their"majors."
It"was"noted"the"research"electives"in"nursing"could"provide"encouragement"for"students"interested"in"
research"and"graduate"education."
The"question"of"eliminating"the"60"hour"limit"in"a"major"for"BS"degrees"was"asked.""Discussion"supported"
the"need"to"emphasize"liberal"arts"education"in"addition"to"majors"and"minors.""Taking"the"final"few"
electives"and"making"them"nursing"credits"is"an"antithesis"to"liberal"arts."
Concern"was"expressed"that"students"are"currently"completing"the"work/requirements"of"the"lab"for"
zero"hours"of"credit.""Labs"and"clinicals"are"both"zero"hours"of"credit"at"this"time.""Is"this"fair"to"the"
students"and"communicating"to"the"students?"
"
The"Nursing"department"is"requesting"to"begin"the"proposed"laboratory"hour"changes"in"fall"2014."
The"suggestion"was"made"that"the"60"hour"in"a"major"for"BS"degrees"may"be"at"a"‘higher"level"than"
CEPC’.""Zero"credits"and"significant"amount"of"student"work"for"limited"hours"of"credit"can"be"a"problem"
for"communicating"with"students.""This"may"be"a"‘campus"issue’."
"
A"meeting"of"Leesa"McBroom"and"A."Dema"will"be"planned"to"resolve"concerns."
2"
"
CEPC"was"asked"if"the"Nursing"proposals"are"a"‘stop"gap’"measure.""The"Nursing"department"will"be"
encouraged"to"communicate"with"the"Provost."
Caution"was"encouraged"with"potential"precedent"setting"decisions."""
Nursing"did"not"provide"a"well^articulated"case"for"the"proposals."""
The"suggestion"was"made"to"invite"Leesa"McBroom"to"meet"with"CEPC."
"
The"CEPC"is"not"prepared"to"vote"on"the"Nursing"proposal"today."
"
Economics&Proposal:& The"proposal"is"posted"on"Commons.""CEPC"is"asked"to"add"comments"for"
sharing"with"Kelli"Schutte.""A"proposal"for"an"Economics"minor"has"not"yet"been"completed.""At"this"time"
the"proposal"related"to"adding"hours"to"current"courses.""It"was"noted"ECO"329"is"currently"a"4"hour"
course"and"is"cross^listed"with"CTI."""
The"Economics"major"has"been"growing"over"the"past"5"years.""The"one"Economics"teaching"faculty"is"
new"to"Jewell.""The"question"was"asked"if"a"delay"of"perhaps"a"year"before"instituting"changes"would"be"
the"best"for"the"Department"at"this"time."""
Economics"had"9"majors"5"years"ago"and"currently"has"30"majors.""The"goal"is"60"Economics"majors."
It"was"noted"Greg"Whitaker’s"academic"preparation"is"economics"but"he"does"not"typically"teach"
economics.""Kelly"Schutte"and"Greg"Whitaker"are"completing"the"Economics"proposals."""
It"was"noted"changes"affecting"the"fall"2014"course"schedule"must"be"completed"by"April.""The"goal"is"to"
post"the"fall"schedule"prior"to"spring"break"to"support"student"conversations"with"families"during"spring"
break."""
A"transition"plan"for"the"Economics"proposals"is"needed."
"
G."Lane"will"communicate"with"Kelly"Schutte"about"priorities"in"relation"to"the"Economics"proposals"for"
completion"of"CEPC"course"reviews.""The"last"faculty"meeting"of"the"spring"semester"follows"posting"of"
the"fall"2014"course"schedule."""
G."Lane"noted"CEPC"should"be"able"to"complete"the"needed"reviews."
A"question"was"asked"if"providing"rationale"for"increases"in"hours"would"result"in"change"of"course"
content"or"would"the"course"content"remain"as"currently"taught.""The"suggestion"was"made"that"the"
accuracy"of"class"content"and"activities"and"the"wording"of"the"proposals"need"to"be"well"presented."
G."Lane"will"meet"with"Kelly"Schutte."
"
"
CEPC&Elections:&"
Faculty"members"on"the"ballot"for"election"of"new"CEPC"members"to"fill"
upcoming"vacancies"were"identified"as"Erin"Martin,"Shane"Price,"Rob"Quinn,"and"Jane"Woodruff."
"
Next&Week:& Topics"for"next"week"include"continuation"of"discussion"of"Nursing"proposals,"Economic"
proposals,"Art"proposals,"and"Assessment"Document.""Dr."Dema"has"been"working"with"the"Art"
Department"in"curriculum"planning"and"course"proposals."""
"
Adjourn:&
The"meeting"was"adjourned"at"4:55"pm."
"
"
"
&&
1"
"
February&18,&2014&&(1530&hrs)&
&
Present:""T."Brandolino,"A."Dema"(ex"officio),"R."Edwards,"S."Falke,"D."Gardner,"M."Horne,"E."Lane"(ex"
officio),"G."Lane"(Chair),"M."Sherer,"P."Schoenrade"
"
Absent:&&N/A&
&
PreGset&agenda&for&meeting:&
1. Revisions"to"Nursing"Course"Proposals"
2. Revisions"to"the"Economics"major"
3. Introduction"of"ART"department"proposals."
4. Assessment"Document"
"
Minutes&of&February&11,&2014:& Motion"to"approve"the"minutes"was"made.""The"minutes"were"approved"
unanimously."
"
"
Response&to&CEPC&Questions&on&Nursing&Proposals&from&Leesa&McBroom:&
"
Lisa"McBroom"present"to"answer"questions"about"nursing"proposal."""
Issue:"Changes"in"course"credit"for"labs"and"how"that"intersects"with"credit"for"courses.""Nursing"has"
made"a"table"for"exactly"how"learning"environment"times"are"distributed"through"courses,"labs,"and"
clinical;"this"is"all"clearly"explained"to"nursing"students"(how"the"different"learning"environments"are"
integrated"into"the"final"grades"for"any"specific"course).""Committee"is"comfortable"with"the"explanation"
of"how"hours"are"assigned."
What"content"is"being"added"to"reflect"the"additional"course/lab"hours?"LM:"clinical"and"lab"times"are"
being"moved"around;"no"additional"content"is"being"added.""Time"for"depth"of"coverage"is"being"added"
in"some"cases;"historically,"there"was"too"little"time"to"cover"necessary"content.""Time"that"students"
spend"in"each"course"will"not"change;"what"is"changing"is"that"students"are"actually"getting"credit"for"the"
time"they"spend"on"each"course/lab."
The"Nursing"Department"is"being"very"deliberate"about"how"many"pages"of"reading"are"assigned"weekly"
for"each"course;"they"are"very"engaged"with"student"time"and"workload."
"
Motion"to"send"two"new"courses"for"nursing"X"NUR322,"NUR392"–"to"faculty"for"approval,"motion"passed"
unanimously."
"
Economics&Major&Proposal:&&At"this"time"the"proposal"related"to"adding"hours"to"current"courses"is"the"
only"pressing"issue.""Courses"ECO307,"ECO402,"ECO404,"ECO451"are"moving"from"3"to"4"credit"hours."""
Kelly"says"course"descriptions"are"not"changing…simply"that"the"number"of"hours"is"increasing.""
Committee"suggests"that"the"experiential"learning"component"should"be"added"to"the"course"
descriptions.""Name"change"for"ECO307"definitely"warrants"an"adjustment"to"the"course"description."
Additional"hours"for"courses"should"not"affect"student"load"(18"hour"limit).""Motion:"CEPC"accepts"
rationale"for"increasing"credit,"and"direct"the"department"to"revise"course"descriptions"in"coordination"
with"the"Registrar.""Motion"passes"unanimously."""""
"""
Art&Department&Proposals:&Art"department"wishes"to"expand"into"interactive"digital"media"(graphic"
design,"websight"design,"animation,"gaming,"etc.).""Art"Department"is"proposing"an"Interactive"Digital"
2"
"
Media"Major.""There"will"be"a"transition"period"from"the"traditional"art"major"to"a"minor"(conversion"of"
the"Art"Major"to"a"traditional"studio"art"minor),"and"the"department"will"eventually"focus"most"of"their"
effort"on"the"IDM"major.""The"transition"plan"has"been"worked"out"with"the"Provost.""The"major"needs"to"
be"approved"by"the"end"of"April"in"order"to"be"published"in"the"new"catalogue.""Coding"I,"Coding"II,"and"
Vector"Graphics"need"to"be"approved"this"year;"renumbering,"and"increased"credit,"for"digital"
photography"is"also"required"this"year.""CEPC"will"take"up"the"courses"and"the"major"25"Feb"2014."
"
Next&Week:""Art"revision,"and"courses"
"
Adjourn:&&The"meeting"was"adjourned"at"4:53"pm."
"
"
"
&&
1"
"
February&25,&2014&
&
Present:""T."Brandolino,"A."Dema"(ex"officio),"R."Edwards,"S."Falke,"D."Gardner,"M."Horne,"E."Lane"(ex"
officio),"G."Lane"(Chair),"M."Sherer,"P."Schoenrade"
"
The"meeting"called"to"order"by"Chair"Lane"at"3:33"p.m."
&
Minutes&of&February&18,&2014:&&Falke"will"remove"the"apology"in"the"draft"minutes.""Falke"moved"that"
the"minutes"be"accepted"as"corrected;"motion"seconded"by"Edwards.""The"corrected"minutes"were"
approved"unanimously."
"
Proposals:&&"
"
Interactive&Digital&Media&Major&and&Minor&
&
The"first"course"considered"was"IDM"101"Coding"–HTMLCSS.""There"was"brief"discussion"about"use"of"the"
word"‘mastery’"and"whether"or"not"that"was"a"true"description"of"the"expectation.""The"committee"
concluded"that"mastery"was"a"very"high"level"of"performance"and"that"the"course"description"should"be"
revised.""Also"it"was"recommended"that"the"department"consider"adding"effective"communication"as"
one"of"the"expected"College"outcomes"under"item"#4.""It"was"noted"that"the"department"desires"to"offer"
this"course"in"the"Fall"of"2014.""Schoenrade"moved"to"send"this"course"to"the"faculty;"Falke"seconded"the"
motion,"which"was"approved"unanimously."
"
The"committee"then"moved"on"to"consider"IDM"201,"Coding"IIWJavaScript.""It"was"again"recommended"
that"the"department"consider"adding"effective"communication"as"one"of"the"expected"College"outcomes"
under"#4.""It"was"clarified"that"these"two"courses"are"the"entryWlevel"courses"and"there"was"brief"
discussion"about"the"foundational"nature"of"these"two"courses,"the"hierarchy"in"the"major"and"whether"
or"not"these"courses"were"numbered"correctly.""It"was"agreed"that"the"numbering"is"satisfactory"as"is.""
Falke"moved"to"send"this"course"to"the"faculty;"Schoenrade"seconded"the"motion,"which"was"approved"
unanimously."
"
The"next"course"considered"was"IDM"255"Vector"Graphics"–"Theory"and"application.""It"is"anticipated"that"
the"course"will"be"offered"for"the"first"time"in"Fall"2014"to"serve"those"students"who"come"to"this"
program"of"study"with"advanced"knowledge"and"skill.""It"is"again"recommended"that"the"department"
consider"adding"effective"communication"under"#4"as"one"of"the"expected"College"outcomes.""Horne"felt"
that"making"this"recommendation"required"the"department"to"revisit"their"goals.""Falke"clarified"this"was"
just"a"recommendation,"not"a"concern"that"would"hold"up"our"recommendation.""Schoenrade"moved"to"
send"this"course"to"the"faculty;"Horne"seconded"the"motion,"which"was"approved"unanimously."
"
Ed"Lane"reminded"the"department"to"insure"that"Art"110,"203,"and"210"be"removed"from"the"catalog"
since"they"will"no"longer"be"offered."""
"
The"committee"then"considered"the"Art"Department’s"request"to"increase"credit"from"3"to"4"credits"and"
change"the"number"of"the"‘Digital"Photography’"from"Art"331"to"IDM"260.""In"support"of"this"request"the"
department"has"indicated"that"will"be"additional"requirements"added"to"the"existing"course.""
2"
"
Schoenrade"moved"to"send"this"change"to"the"faculty;"Sherer"seconded"the"motion,"which"was"approved"
unanimously."
"
Approval"of"these"courses"allows"these"three"courses"to"be"offered"in"the"Fall"of"2014.""This"action"also"
creates"the"IDM"prefix"by"default.""The"CEPC"will"continue"to"examine"the"Interactive"digital"media"major"
and"minor"proposal."
"
Economics"
"
The"revised"Econometrics"course"proposal"and"the"answers"from"the"Business"Department"were"posted"
to"the"CEPC"commons"site"and"offer"some"additional"information"for"consideration"of"the"proposed"
changes"to"the"Economics"major.""The"new"major"will"be"a"total"of"36"hours"and"includes"the"proposal"
for"the"revised"Econometrics"course.""Gardner"moved"to"send"this"course"to"the"faculty;"Horne"seconded"
the"motion,"which"was"approved"unanimously."
"
The"committee"moved"on"to"consider"ECO"410,"Topics"in"Economics.""This"is"an"elective"course.""The"
committee"recommends"that"Business"adopt"a"practice"to"review"the"objectives"and"content"of"the"
course"when"it"is"offered"(similar"to"what"Religion"has"done"with"their"topics"course).""Sherer"indicated"
that"this"may"be"a"practice"we"want"all"departments"to"adopt"in"future.""This"would"not"be"a"course"
revision"but"a"procedure"that"all"departments"should"follow"to"insure"accountability"about"course"
outcomes.""Since"these"are"generally"electives"they"do"not"fall"under"a"program"assessment"plan.""This"
would"simply"be"a"check"that"these"courses"are"doing"what"they"are"supposed"to"be"doing.""The"question"
of"when"a"topics"course"has"to"be"offered"as"a"regular"course"was"then"raised.""It"was"noted"that"some"
departments"offer"topics"courses"periodically"due"to"demand"and"staffing"(they"cannot"be"offered"on"a"
regular"basis),"but"that"these"are"still"electives.""G."Lane"recommended"we"may"want"to"provide"
guidance"to"the"chairs"but"that"we"can"take"up"this"idea"later."Falke"moved"to"send"this"course"to"the"
faculty;"Horne"seconded"the"motion,"which"was"approved"unanimously."
"
Religion"
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This"proposal"would"delete"the"2W4"credits"of"designated"religion"elective"from"the"major.""""
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As"part"of"the"transition"plan"for"this"change"the"Department"would"add"Religion"110"to"the"list"of"
approved"electives"for"the"major"until"Fall"2014"to"accommodate"existing"students"and"then"add"Religion"
110"to"the"Religion"major"Core."""
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The"number"of"hours"in"the"major"would"change"from"the"variable"26W28"to"a"firm"28"credits."
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Falke"moved"to"send"this"major"change"to"the"faculty;"Bandolino"seconded"the"motion"which"was"
approved"unanimously."
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Theatre"
"
This"proposal"deletes"two"tracks"from"the"theatre"major"curriculum:""“Performance”"and"“Design"&"
Production”.""This"will"leave"only"a"generalist"theatre"major.""The"committee"concluded"that"this"
amounted"to"deleting"a"major,"which"does"not"require"CEPC"action.""The"committee"has"been"consulted"
and"will"inform"the"faculty"of"this"change."
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3"
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CEPC&Elections:&Faculty"members"on"the"ballot"for"election"of"new"CEPC"members"to"fill"upcoming"
vacancies"were"identified"as"Erin"Martin,"Shane"Price,"Rob"Quinn,"and"Jane"Woodruff."
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Next&Week:&&Topics"for"next"week"include"Amelia"Hanzlick’s"proposal"for"a"selfWdesigned"major;"more"
information"on"the"Interactive"Digital"Media"Major"and"Minor;"possibly"more"on"Economics;"the"revision"
of"the"Religion"assessment"plan;"and"continuing"discussion"of"the"assessment"process."""
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Adjourn:&&The"meeting"was"adjourned"at"4:49"pm."
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Donna"Gardner,"Recorder"
CEPC$meeting,$3.4.14$
Members$present:"Anne"Dema"(ex"officio);"Ed"Lane"(ex"officio);"Gina"Lane,"Chair;"Milton"Horne;"Ruth"
Edwards;"Donna"Gardner;"Scott"Falke;"Pat"Schoenrade;"Tony"Brandolino."
Agenda:"1."Minutes"approval;"2."Religion"minor;"3."Econ"revision;""4."IDM"major;""5."Amelia"Hanzlick’s"
selfUdesigned"major;""6."Report"on"Assessment"presentation"at"Chairs’"meeting"on"2.26.14"
Notes"on$Agenda$items:"
1."Minutes"from"2.25.14."Gardner"makes"suggested"changes"and"the"minutes"are"accepted"as"modified."
2."Religion"minor:"(effects"of"adding"110"to"the"minor).""The"committee"is"trying"to"clarify"the"language,"
as"per"Brad’s"suggestion"in"his"proposal.""The"committee"wonders"about"why"two"one"hundred"level"
courses"(half"the"minor"is"one"hundred"level)."The"committee"wonders"why"not"just"require"the"extra"
course,"making"the"minor"20"hours."Horne"thinks"this"will"discourage"students"from"taking"the"minor."Is"
this"a"simple"enough"change"as"it"is"or"should"the"religion"department"offer"a"formal"proposal"of"the"
minor"revision?"Horne"explained"that"the"minor"is"a"gateway"to"the"major"and"wants"to"avoid"changing"
requirements"or"wording"that"effectively"frightens"students"from"taking"it.""Donna"moves"to"accept;"Pat"
seconds."Motion"carries."
3."Economics"major"revisions."Gina"aims"to"have"the"new"majors"in"ECO"and"IDM"in"the"catalog"by"Fall"
2014."Gina"directs"committee’s"attention"to"the"revisions:"eliminate"ECO"306;"the"CTI"commitment"has"
been"worked"out;"and"the"hours"range"has"been"clarified."So,"the"committee"needs"to"look"at"the"
requirements"of"the"major"and"the"minor"to"see"if"we"recommend"these"to"the"faculty."We"also"need"to"
look"at"the"ECO"assessment"plan.""
An"array"of"questions"and"comments"ensue:"Anne’s"question"about"the"major"is"that"it"seems"that"they"
are"offering"an"awful"lot"of"majors."Will"this"create"staffing"problems?"If"the"department"is"not"requiring"
courses,"who"is"going"to"take"them?"The"staffing"issue"can"be"controlled"by"the"frequency"of"offering"of"
the"courses."This"falls"under"Anne’s"purview."So,"could"they"use"the"Special"Topics"course"in"which"to"
offer"their"passion"courses?"
Gina:"Are"the"Provost,"the"Associate"Dean"and"Kelli"satisfied"with"all"of"the"electives"and"the"
commitments"to"CTI?"Calls"for"other"comments"as"you"view"other"course"listings."What"about"the"
minor?"Anne"wonders"if"this"is"a"BUS"minor"or"an"ECO"minor."It"is"a"BUS"minor."
What"about"the"goals?""Gardner"points"out"typo"from"1U6"hours"to"1U4"hours."Gina"needs"to"check"on"
this."Gardner"observes"they"are"very"broad"goals."Gardner:"asks"whether"they"need"to"prove"that"the"
goals"are"assessable"at"this"juncture?"Or"do"they"do"this"when"they"revise"their"assessment"plan?""Anne:"
says"that"we"can"send"them"this"very"message."They"are"going"to"have"to"figure"out"how"to"assess."
Maggie:"The"committee"can"give"advice"on"assessable"goals"and"objectives"without"delaying"the"
adoption"of"the"revision."We"will"say"to"them"that"the"goals"are"too"broad"and"nonUassessable."Pat"
cautions,"though,"that"since"we"are"not"Economists"we"don’t"really"know"whether"they"are"assessable."
Scott"made"Motion"to"send"to"faculty"as"is;"Pat"seconded."Motion"carried.""
4."IDM"major:"Gina"suggests"the"committee"look"at"the"major"first.""
Donna:"In"the"list"of"the"proposed"courses,"the"credits"add"up"to"40;"in"the"skills"emphasis"the"credits"add"
up"to"36."Digital"Photography"should"be"a"four"hour"course"instead"of"three"hour.""And"it"is"listed"twice."
So,"the"major"is"a"36"hour"major."Thinks"the"major"looks"rational."Scott:"It"looks"very"well"planned."Ruth:"
What"is"the"specific"reason"for"the"two"hour"courses?"Are"they"all"so"discrete"that"they"have"to"be"two"
hours?"Anne:"they"did"combine"some"as"much"as"they"felt"that"they"were"able."Maggie:"sees"how"they"
are"both"discrete"but"are"pitched"to"student"demand."
Gina:"reports"that"she"talked"at"length"about"the"2"hour"courses."The"ART"department"did"adjust"this"
somewhat."And,"they"may"make"other"adjustments"down"the"road."It"may"be"easier"to"bring"in"adjuncts"
to"teach"these"independent"topics."Ruth:"asks"how"firm"the"language"is"in"the"proposal"given"the"relative"
instability"of"the"www"itself."Gina:"They"do"feel"that"this"language"will"be"fairly"firm."
Donna:"Are"there"prerequisites,"or"are"the"courses"all"stand"alone?"Anne:"There"are"prerequisites."Anne"
assumes"that"this"will"come"through"on"the"course"proposals."Gina:"reports"that"Phil"assures"her"that"the"
prerequisites"are"in"the"course"proposals."
Anne:"still"thinks"that"they"need"to"rework"the"goals"for"the"major."She’s"okay"with"them,"but"would"not"
do"them"this"way."She"would"reword"them."Anne"is"satisfied"with"the"staffing"question."So,"the"
committee"is"okay"with"the"structure"of"the"major."So,"we"are"ready"to"start"looking"at"courses?"Gina"is"
going"to"offer"advice"on"the"goals:"state"in"more"standard"language."Ruth"suggests"that"they"need"to"be"
student"goals"rather"than"as"faculty"goals."Scott"wants"to"wait"to"vote"on"the"major"until"we"see"the"
revised"goals"language."Committee"agrees."No"action"on"this"major"until"the"language"changes."
5."Amelia"Hanzlick’s"selfUdesigned"major."We"have"looked"at"her"letter"of"intent"already,"Gina"says."
Above"the"signatures"is"the"previous"major"that"this"was"at"one"time."Amelia"has"simply"reUappropriated"
that"major."Anne:"What"is"Amelia’s"capstone"experience?"Is"that"the"FRE"412"as"the"capstone?"Then"she"
adds"BUS406."Gina"will"ask"about"ensuring"a"capstone"experience?"Where"is"that"in"the"proposed"major?"
Committee"feels"generally"okay."Gina"will"ask"also"whether"she"has"all"the"prerequisites"in"FRE"and"BUS"
she"needs"to"do"all"of"these"courses."No"action"on"this."
6."Gina’s"report"on"Assessment"presentation."Donna"and"Anne"were"also"there."Gina"laid"out"the"history"
of"assessment"at"Jewell"with"a"view"toward"providing"context."Noted"we"had"tried"to"avoid"it."She"
explained"that"the"CEPC"wants"it"to"be"more"of"an"internally"motivated"issue."Then"she"took"them"
through"each"part"of"the"document."Heard"no"one"say"this"could"not"be"done."Concern"in"the"session"
was"that"this"would"require"time."Anne:"thought"that"it"went"pretty"well."There"needs"to"be"follow"up"on"
this"meeting"to"identify"the"gaps."Donna"thought"Gina"did"a"good"job"laying"it"out"in"a"nonUthreatening"
way."Gina"did"say"we"were"looking"for"volunteers"for"next"year."No"one"volunteered."Anne"believes"that"
there"were"some"interested"in"redressing"the"college"wide"learning"outcomes."
Respectfully"submitted"by"Milton"Horne,"3.9.14"
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CEPC$Draft$minutes$March$11,$2014$
3:30pm$WSC$304$
Members$Present:$$Gina$Lane$(chair),$Milton$Horne,$Maggie$Sherer,$Ruth$Edwards,$$Pat$Schoenrade,$
Tony$Brandolino,$$Donna$Gardner,$Anne$Dema$(ex$officio),$Ed$Lane$(ex$officio)$
Minutes$from$March$4,$2014$meeting$were$unanimously$accepted$as$amended.$
Gina$Lane$announced$that$the$next$meeting$is$April$1$because$of$the$special$chair’s$meeting$on$March$
25.$Gina$will$have$a$revised$draft$of$the$assessment$document$posted$for$us$to$review.$$She$also$
announced$that$we$have$received$revised$goals$for$IDM$major$and$there$are$still$4$more$course$
proposals$we$need$to$receive$for$this$major.$
IDM$major$proposal$
The$committee$reviewed$the$revised$IDM$major$goals$with$the$following$comments:$
Gina$Lane$noted$that$the$goals$are$better$but$still$not$outcome$based$that$can$be$measured.$They$are$
more$about$process$than$outcomes,$especially$the$first$2$goals.$Anne$Dema$noted$that$they$may$have$
lost$some$of$the$clarity$from$before$about$what$a$student$would$be$able$to$do$after$completing$the$
major.$She$suggested$that$they$use$words$more$like$“apply”$instead$of$“examine”$and$that$they$be$
explicit$about$what$students$will$be$able$to$do$once$done$with$the$major.$
Gina$will$take$notes$back$to$them$and$ask$for$more$specificity$and$focus$on$what$students$will$be$able$to$
do$once$completing$the$major.$
Course$proposals:$
IDM$$125$2D$Design$
This$course,$along$with$IDM$225,$replaces$ART$203.$$
Milton$asked$about$what$goes$into$a$portfolio$and$how$a$portfolio$can$show$that$these$goals$are$
accomplished.$$Who$chooses$what$is$included,$the$instructor$or$the$student?$$It$is$suggested$that$they$
will$need$rubrics$for$their$portfolios$for$assessment.$
It$was$noted$that$the$proposal$says$that$this$course$meets$the$“strong$design”$goal$of$the$major,$but$this$
is$no$longer$an$apparent$goal$with$the$revised$wording.$$
Donna$noticed$that$the$proposal$says$that$they$may$have$to$change$the$assessment$plan,$and$
questioned$if$that$note$was$sufficient$or$do$we$need$to$know$how$they$will$change$the$assessment$
plan?$Gina$said$that$the$IDM$major$does$have$an$assessment$plan$that$we$will$be$reviewing$later$but$the$
comment$is$about$the$Art$assessment$plan$since$this$course$is$a$replacement$for$ART$203.$
The$committee$voted$unanimously$to$recommend$this$course$to$the$faculty$for$approval.$
IDM$225$Typography$
The$same$questions$arose$for$this$class$as$for$IDM$125,$specifically$about$how$portfolios$would$be$
assessed$and$that$the$goals$should$be$more$reflective$of$the$major$goals.$There$was$also$a$question$
about$whether$or$not$ART$IDM$125$should$be$a$preYrequisite$for$this$course$since$some$of$the$required$
content$comes$from$IDM$125.$
IDM$150$Digital$painting$and$illustration$
Gina$asked$if$the$course$description$was$written$with$too$specific$technology.$For$instance,$should$the$
brand$name$of$the$graphic$tablets$be$removed?$The$art$faculty$have$said$that$they$see$this$technology$
as$being$the$standard$for$at$least$the$next$decade.$Milton$asked$how$students$will$get$“basic$familiarity$
with$photoshop”$since$it$is$not$covered$in$a$preYrequisite$course.$Anne$said$that$most$students$come$in$
with$that$but$will$have$to$assess$in$case$some$students$need$help$to$get$this$preYrequisite.$$
IDM$230$Web$design$1$
Gina$said$she$thinks$the$course$description$could$be$more$concise.$It$was$again$noted$that$the$major$
goal$language$no$longer$matches$what$is$in$the$course$proposals.$
IDM$250$Web$Media$1$
Anne$asked$if$IDM$should$be$a$preYrequisite$or$if$there$was$another$appropriate$preYrequisite$course.$It$
was$noted$that$we$currently$do$not$have$anyone$to$teach$this$course.$
IDM$305$Mobile$Web$development$
Gina$asked$about$our$intellectual$policy$for$the$apps$that$the$students$will$create.$The$college’s$basic$
stance$is$that$it$is$the$student’s$but$the$wording$is$such$that$if$extraordinary$effort$(or$resources)$were$
invested$by$the$college$then$there$would$need$to$be$a$discussion..$
There$are$still$4$more$courses$and$a$minor$to$approve$for$this$major.$
Gina$gave$us$an$update$on$the$Economics$major.$Kelli$Schutte$has$let$her$know$that$the$internship$credit$
for$the$economics$major$will$be$1$–$6$credit$hours.$
AdjournY4:37pm$
Maggie$Sherer$
$
Final&approved&minutes&
CEPC&meeting&April&1,&2014&
3:32pm&
Present:&&Tony&Brandolino,&Anne&Dema&(exCofficio),&Ruth&Edwards,&Scott&Falke,&Milton&Horne,&Ed&Lane&
(exCofficio),&Gina&Lane&(chair),&Maggie&Sherer&&
Not&Present:&&Donna&Gardner,&Pat&Schoenrade&
&
CMinutes&from&the&meeting&March&25&were&reviewed&and&approved.&&
CSix&items&to&discuss&on&today's&agenda.&&CEPC&will&not&review&the&remaining&IDM&courses&today&because&
Gina&had&questions&about&the&prerequisites&which&need&to&be&added&on&some&of&the&proposals.&CEPC&will&
review&them&at&the&next&meeting.&&Next&meeting&is&April&15,&no&meeting&April&8&(Advising&Day).&&Last&
faculty&meeting&of&the&year&is&April&28.&We&will&try&to&complete&proposal&reviews&on&4/15.&&&
&
1.&Theatre&minor&proposal&is&a&revision&of&the&Theatre&minor.&&We&want&to&make&the&minor&more&
appealing&to&student&interest&by&1)&reducing&total&number&of&hours&from&22&to&18,&and&2)&build&some&
choice&into&the&minor.&&Stagecraft&Practicum&was&removed&from&the&minor.&Could&a&student&not&
participate&in&a&production&while&still&working&through&their&minor?&&Unlikely&because&they&take&
Stagecraft&Fundamentals,&Acting,&and&Design&and&Production&courses.&Unlikely&one&would&be&in&the&
minor&without&being&involved&in&a&production.&The&revision&might&be&revisited&if&several&minors&do&not&
participate&in&productions.&
The&committee&unanimously&voted&to&recommend&the&Theatre&Minor&Proposal&to&the&faculty&for&their&
approval.&
&
2.&Amelia&Hanzlick&selfCdesigned&major&proposal.&&We&were&supportive&of&her&proposal&except&for&the&
Business&406&capstone&which&had&too&many&prerequisites&not&written&into&her&proposal.&&Amelia&has&
proposed&to&drop&the&BUS&capstone&and&replace&it&with&the&2&credit&hour&French&412&capstone&(a&selfC
designed&project&Susan&Myers&will&be&directing&towards&the&end&of&her&program).&This&will&meet&the&goals&
of&the&major.&The&attached&syllabus&was&in&French.&CEPC&agrees&this&amendment&to&Amelia's&major&is&
sufficient.&
The&CEPC&unanimously&approved&Amelia&Hanzlick's&selfCdesigned&major.&&
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3.&Kate&McFerren's&selfCdesigned&major&has&already&been&approved.&&IDM&courses&will&be&substituted&for&
some&of&her&previously&proposed&courses&(which&will&no&longer&be&available).&Kate&sent&a&revised&list&of&
courses&to&meet&the&major&recommendations.&Her&list&has&been&endorsed&by&Rob&Quinn.&IDM&150,&125,&
250&(6&hrs.)&substitutes&for&ART&210&&&310&(6&hrs.).&&Kate&says&these&new&courses&will&support&the&goals&of&
her&major.&&
The&substitution&for&Kate's&selfCdesigned&major&was&approved&unanimously&by&CEPC.&&
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4.&Rationale&for&increasing&the&number&of&hours&of&credit&for&Economics&324CLabor&Economics.&&Ed&saw&
that&we&were&about&to&vote&on&something&we&never&discussed.&&The&proposal&is&to&increase&the&number&
of&hours&to&4.&&&
CEPC&voted&unanimously&to&send&a&recommendation&to&the&faculty&to&approve&the&increase&in&hours&for&
ECO&324&to&4.&
&
5.&Next&meeting&we&will&look&at&the&proposals&for&the&remaining&IDM&courses,&review&the&IDM&major,&and&
revise&goals&for&that&major.&&We&will&have&a&new&selfCdesigned&major&proposal&for&the&next&meeting.&&Also&
we&will&be&setting&up&credit&hour&definitions&for&ENT&coursework.&&Assessment&will&be&discussed&as&well.&
We&might&not&get&to&the&discussion&of&internships&this&academic&year.&&
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6.&&Assessment&document&discussion.&Most&edits&are&in&the&wording.&
Edits&on&p.&2:&should&the&Principles&of&Assessment&be&included&in&the&document,&and&if&so,&where&in&the&
document?&&The&attribution&of&the&Principles&in&italics&now&at&the&end&should&be&placed&at&the&top&of&the&
document&under&the&title&"Principles&of&Assessment"&followed&by&the&Principles&as&they&are&written.&
Components&of&Successful&Assessment&Plans&needs&to&have&an&introductory&paragraph&which&includes&
the&definition&of&coCcurricular.&&The&issue,&what&is&a&coCcurricular&program,&arose&in&the&Chairs&meeting&
regarding&this&document.&&The&definition&is&basically:&&activities,&programs,&and&learning&experiences&that&
compliment&in&some&way&what&students&are&learning&and&that&are&connected&to&or&mirror&the&academic&
curriculum.&Several&examples&like&the&Village&Partners&Program,&Journey&Grants,&Symphonic&Band&were&
cited&as&coCcurricular.&The&football&program&and&honor&societies,&for&example,&are&extraCcurricular.&&We&
should&come&up&with&a&list&of&Jewell's&coCcurricular&and&extraCcurricular&programs.&Some&other&
institutions&list&student&organizations/student&life&as&coCcurricular.&&CEPC&could&ask&departments&and&
student&life&to&list&their&coCcurricular&programs.&&The&definition&lists&some&examples&of&programs&which&
could&be&coC&or&extraCcurricular,&but&looked&like&a&list&for&KC12.&&&&&&&
We&need&to&provide&guidance&on&and&define&what&is&and&what&is&not&coCcurricular&at&Jewell.&&
Appendix&ACWriting&Learning&Outcomes.&Each&program&would&have&a&variety&of&learning&outcomes.&&The&
recommendation&is&3&to&5&(this&will&vary&by&program&or&areas&within&programs).&&No&edits.&&
Appendix&B.&Most&edits&in&document.&Under&curriculum&map,&add&a&column&for&'what&evidence&is&utilized&
to&make&this&judgment'.&&At&Chairs&meeting&questions&were&asked&about&the&map&namely&guidance&on&
best&practice&for&what&happens&with&learning&outcomes.&&Best&practice&is&typically&when&one&would&
expect&alignment&of&the&learning&outcomes&to&indicate&that&material&is&introduced,&reinforced,&and&
demonstrated&throughout&the&curriculum.&If&this&is&not&the&case&then&we&would&expect&an&explanation&of&
why&this&is&sufficient.&
Page&13&chart&Creating&Assessment&Criteria.&The&question&at&the&Chairs&meeting&was&on&the&percentages&
(70%,&80%,&etc.).&Avoid&using&absolutes&like&100%,&but&provide&guidance&on&what&minimum/maximum&
percentages&should&be.&We&would&be&setting&the&bar...what&if&somebody&falls&under&or&over&the&bar?&&
What&do&we&want&to&have&happen?&&What&we&can&add&as&guidance&is&a&phrase&like&‘normally&we&expect&
that&70C80%&of&students&would&be&able&to&meet&this&criteria&whatever&your&learning&outcome’.&&Setting&a&
bar&is&a&reference&point.&&If&a&program&sets&a&learning&outcome&where&only&a&few&students&are&achieving&
the&outcome&then&maybe&the&program&is&too&demanding&or&could&be&in&transition.&&
Pages&17C18&Assessment&Rubrics&from&Jewell&and&Concordia&College.&&Concordia's&is&more&precise.&&What&
kind&of&rubric&do&we&want&to&adopt?&&Concern&was&the&category&ExemplaryCCexemplary&relative&to&what?&&&
CEPC&will&continue&the&discussion&next&time&at&this&point&in&the&Assessment&Document&and&hopefully&
finish&editing&by&the&next&meeting&on&April&15.&&&
Should&this&committee&have&a&plan&to&assess&what&we&are&creating?&&CEPC&will&likely&need&to&review&the&
Assessment&Document&after&it&has&been&used.&&The&CEPC&Charter&says&plan&to&assess&every&3&years.&&
Meeting&adjourned&at&4:52pm.&
Recorded&by&Tony&Brandolino&
Minutes of the CEPC meeting, 4/15/14.
Present: T. Brandolino, A. Dema (ex officio), R. Edwards, E. Lane (ex officio), G. Lane
(chair), S. Falke, D. Gardner, M. Horne, P. Schoenrade, M. Sherer
The minutes of the meeting of 4/1 were reviewed. These were approved as submitted.
IDM Courses and Major
G. Lane made opening remarks: There is quite a bit of student interest in these courses.
The goal is to try to get the entire major approved and in the catalogue. Depending on
when the major and courses are approved, we may or may not need to waive the 1-week
rule at the 4/28 meeting. She asked whether the group had preference on taking the
major first or the individual courses first. The group consensus was that it made sense to
take the major first.
G. Lane referred us to the IDM learning outcomes and asked whether we could see these
as sufficient. Gardner raised a question about the phrasing “competent use” in #2, asking
for what purpose the skills would be competently used. She wondered whether the
outcomes are sufficiently robust. Horne and G. Lane observed that outcomes 1 and 3
pack a lot in G. Lane pointed out that assessment development will, as it progresses, help
to guide needed revisions. Dema observed that learning goals vary across departments. R.
Edwards asked whether we would expect to see college outcomes in the departmental
outcomes. Dema observed that these might not be explicitly mentioned, but their
presence could reasonably be inferred from the outcomes listed by other majors, and this
might be the case here as well. G. Lane observed that there is some natural tension
between the phrasing of academic language and of specific skills.
Gardner asked whether an assessment document had also been submitted. G. Lane
replied that it had, but it will be revised as will everyone’s so there is probably no need to
treat it at this time. She added that a transition document with regard to the major has
been written, and the department is in communication with E. Lane on that. E. Lane
added that resultant changes in the Art major will need to be voted upon. Gardner
moved, and Horne seconded, that the CEPC approve the IDM major. The group
unanimously agreed.
New IDM Courses
G. Lane explained that she had double checked the prerequisites and had added three that
did not appear in the proposal for 475.
IDM 330 (Web Design II)
There are no prerequisites, as the department holds that there is no necessary order
between Web Design I and II. Sherer noted surprise that the course was not to be offered
until spring of 2017. G. Lane observed that this could change as things unfold. She
observed that the phrasing concerning “widely used editing software” sounded a bit
promotional. Horne observed that the language seemed consistent with the stated goals.
Gardner asked whether the description might say what the students should know and do.
Falke noted that, if some design skill is assumed, then perhaps the course needs
prerequisites. Dema asked whether the lack of prerequisites might result in a more mixed
group of students for the course (as regards ability). Falke observed that Design I sounds
as if it contains the prerequisites for II. Sherer observed that the naming of courses as I
and II seems to suggest the idea of prerequisites, or at least order. G. Lane will discuss
these suggestions with the department.
IDM 350 (Web Media II)
Gardner noted that perhaps the “we” in the phrase “we will draw” should actually read
“students.” She added that the goals for this course appear somewhat more well
developed. G. Lane will share these thoughts with the department.
IDM 475 (Web Marketing)
G. Lane noted that IDM 305, 330, and 350 have been added as prerequisites. Gardner
noted that the goals seem to have to do with marketing, and that the goals and
assessments do not seem to be entirely aligned. G. Lane pointed out that in some
situations new courses are proposed by those with no experience teaching them. The
group concluded that this proposal is in need of some revision, about which G. Lane will
communicate with the department.
IDM 497 (IDM Capstone)
D. Gardner asked whether the outcomes should show up in the goals. G. Lane noted that
prerequisites may need to be adjusted. Falke asked about the difference between a
professional and a non-professional website. Sherer asked whether communication with
the client (for whom a website was being designed) might be important to the goals. G.
Lane noted that revisions will need to take place before next week’s meeting. If this were
not the case, it could be problematic for students enrolling. She explained that we have
approved the major, but cannot do much with it apart from the courses. As regards the
process of revision, Edwards suggested that having the department reread the proposals at
this point might help. Gardner suggested that someone go to the professionals and ask
about specific skills that would be necessary. Gardner will be in communication with the
department about outcomes. Lane noted that language is an issue here. She will work
with the department in addressing these various questions.
Independent Study Credit Hour Definition.
Falke asked whether the faculty member needed to be present with the student during
time that is counted as part of the independent study requirement. Gardner observed that
time spent could be documented. Dema noted that the issue is not always time, but also
breadth and depth of work. Gardner suggested that the specifics may vary by discipline,
and suggested a concession to approximation. Falke wondered whether time, if included,
should refer to time with readings or time with instructor. Horne pointed out that the
whole language of ‘hours’ offers a kind of equivalent, rather like money does in society.
Dema suggested that disciplines will indeed vary. Can we use a phrase like “equivalent
to?” The group agreed that the information now under discussion does not need to be in
the catalog. G. Lane suggested phrasing along the lines of “will receive credit based on
documented work equivalent to a minimum of 45 (clock) hours per credit hour.” She is
confident that, with a bit more “word-smithing,” a reasonable statement will emerge.
Sarah Crossley’s Self-Designed Major Proposal
G. Lane noted that Crossley has submitted a proposal as well as a transcript. Horne
wondered whether the use of the term “mastery” in the proposal was a problem. There
were a few minutes of discussion of what the term “mastery” means, which led to a brief
rabbit-trail discussion involving such curious side roads as the Master’s Tournament in
golf. We then settled down and agreed that, with some revision of the goals, it should be
possible to vote on the proposal Monday.
Assessment Document
G. Lane reported that the document is nearly ready to go to Department Chairs. The
major remaining issue is what will be our template. We will need to decide whether the
format is such as can adapt to our needs. The other agreed-upon edits have been made,
except for settling on the definition of co-curricular. We may want to wait on looking at
the co-curricular programs, and so the settling of the definition issue can come a bit later.
Looking Ahead & Smaller Items
G. Lane urged us to look over Appendix D (p.17) in the assessment document, to see
whether it suits our needs. The document is developing well and will aid in both
assessment and transparency. The courses being dropped from the catalog only require
notice to the CEPC. No vote is necessary. The Charter Language is a substantial issue
and will need to be taken up at a future meeting.
At this point the note taker needed to leave, and so Dr. Edwards continued the minutes,
and these follow.
Respectfully Submitted,
Patricia Schoenrade
Topic 7. Charter language clarification request:
Language changes to the CEPC Charter have been recommended by the current college
consultants. Alternative terminology for ‘substantially’ is suggested. Decisions relating
to Charter terminology may be made during fall 2014 semester meetings.
A suggestion was made to provide examples identifying ‘substantial change’. ‘The
substance of a course typically consists of…’ was suggested as terminology. Asking if
change is confined to content or method of teaching may assist with clarification. What
is the substance of the course may be asked.
It was noted changing a class labeled as an internship to a classroom class would be a
major change in method of teaching. The method of teaching may be noted as hybrid,
on-line, on-ground. Any change that creates or alters courses may be a substantial
change.
It was also noted clarity is important while terminology resulting in ‘boxing- in’ should
be avoided. The outcome desired is fair and equitable treatment as well as transparency
and predictability.
Next Meeting: Items to be addressed at the final 2013-2014 College Faculty meeting
must be completed at the next CEPC meeting.
Ruth Edwards
CEPC$Meeting$
August$20,$2013$
3:00pm$
$
Final$approved$minutes$
$
Members$present:$$Gina$Lane@Chair,$Tony$Brandolino,$Ruth$Edwards,$Scott$Falke,$Donna$Gardner,$Milton$
Horne,$Thomas$Howell,$Maggie$Sherer,$Pat$Schoenrade$
Ex@Officio$present:$$Anne$Dema,$Ed$Lane$
Guest:$$Susan$Myers$
$
Introductory$remarks$from$Chair$welcoming$the$committee.$$It$was$announced$that$Fall$semester$
meetings$will$begin$at$3:30$starting$on$August$27.$$We$talked$about$CEPC$committee$meetings$being$
open$to$the$Jewell$public.$$The$Jewell$Commons$will$be$the$repository$for$unapproved$and$approved$
minutes.$$When$we$send$recommendations$forward$to$faculty$the$minutes$will$reflect$the$vote$by$
numbers.$$The$Chair$will$provide$a$basic$overview$of$the$proposals$which$are$received$prior$to$review$by$
the$committee.$
$
Proposals:)
$
1.$$French$Women’s$Writing$course$proposal$$FRE$322$$$4$credit$hours$
@ Dr.$Myers$has$taught$this$course$3$times$under$the$Special$Topics$number.$$It$has$been$popular$
for$the$students.$
@ There$was$unanimous$approval$to$recommend$the$proposal$to$the$faculty.$
$
2.$$Religion$capstone$proposal$$REL$471$and$472$$$$Capstone:$Guided$Research$and$Application$Project$$2$
credit$hours$each$
$
@$There$were$questions$for$Dr.$Chance$of$why$we$want$to$keep$REL$470$(the$current$capstone)$in$
the$catalog.$$Dr.$Horne$will$clarify$this$with$Brad.$$The$CEPC$decided$to$vote$on$recommending$or$not$
recommending$ 471$ and$ 472$ before$ the$ 470$ issue$ is$ clarified.$ $ The$ vote$ on$ 471$ and$ 472$ is$ based$ on$
getting$an$answer$on$470$before$we$bring$this$proposal$to$the$full$faculty.$
$
@There$was$unanimous$approval$to$recommend$the$proposal$to$the$faculty$after$the$issue$with$
REL$470$is$clarified$by$Dr.$Chance.$
$
3.$$Slavery$and$Abolition$in$the$Modern$World$proposal$$$CTI$200@level$$$4$credit$hours$
$
@Support$letters$from$Dr.$Reynolds$and$Dr.$Armstrong.$
$
@There$was$unanimous$approval$to$send$this$proposal$to$the$faculty.$
$
Business)(proposals$to$reassign$credit):$
$
1. The$following$courses$and$labs$have$already$been$approved$as$credit$offerings:$$$
The$request$is$that$both$of$these$courses$be$changed$to$4$credit$hours$for$the$lecture$and$1$credit$hour$
for$the$lab$consistent$with$the$rest$of$the$chemistry$department’s$courses—4$hours$lecture,$1$hour$lab.$
$
@There$was$unanimous$approval$to$send$the$chemistry$increase/reduction$in$credits$proposal$to$
the$faculty.$
$
2. Management$Lab$proposal$$$BUS$202L$$$1$credit$hour$
@proposal$is$to$change$the$course$to$3$hours$credit$and$assign$1$hour$to$the$lab$
@CEPC$has$the$following$questions$for$Kelli$Schutte:$
• The$lab$appears$to$provide$instruction$in$basic$Business$Communication,$instead$of$an$
application$ of$ Management$ Theories.$$ There$ is$ no$ explanation$ in$ the$ proposal$ of$ how$
the$lab$supports$course$content.$$
• The$CEPC$questions$why$BUS$202$students$are$not$instead$required$to$take$COM$100$
Fundamentals$of$Speech$Communication,$which$is$regularly$offered$in$the$
Communication$and$Theatre$department$and$taught$by$instructors$with$advanced$
degrees$in$Communication.$$Adding$this$requirement$would$offer$students$in$BUS$202L$
the$opportunity$to$engage$and$apply$course$material$in$greater$depth$during$the$lab$
component.$
• It$would$be$helpful$to$see$updated$syllabi$for$both$classes$that$offer$specific$course$
goals,$assignments,$etc.$$Although$we$would$like$to$see$that$there$is$a$difference$
between$the$two$courses$in$terms$of$their$goals,$objectives,$and$assignments,$we$also$
want$to$see$the$two$courses$$have$the$kind$of$symbiotic$relationship$required$to$enable$
student$learning.$$$$$$$$
• The$CEPC$is$uncertain$whether$students$taking$BUS$202$are$required$to$concurrently$
take$BUS$202L;$this$needs$to$be$clarified$in$the$proposal.$$$
• Will$students$be$required$to$take$a$particular$section$of$the$lab$depending$on$the$BUS$
202$section$they$enroll$for,$or$are$they$free$to$enroll$in$any$section?$$$
• What$is$the$relationship$between$BUS$202$and$BUS$202L$in$terms$of$how$student$grades$
are$assessed?$$Will$the$student$receive$a$separate$grade$for$BUS$202$and$BUS$202L?$$Is$it$
possible$for$a$student$to$fail$one$course$without$failing$the$other?$$What$will$happen$if$
that$occurs?$$Will$the$student$be$asked$to$repeat$only$the$course$that$(s)he$failed?$$$$
• Have$ you$ informed$ other$ departments$ that$ are$ listing$ BUS$ 202$ as$ a$ requirement$ that$
their$students$should$also$be$required$to$take$BUS$202L?$
$
$
The$meeting$adjourned$at$4:11.$
$
Tony$Brandolino$
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CEPC&Meeting&Minutes&&
August&27,&2013&&1530<1610&
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Members&Present:"
Gina"Lane,"Chair;"Tony"Brandolino;"Ruth"Edward;"Scott"Falke;"Donna"Gardner;"Milton"
Horne;"Thomas"Howell;"Maggie"Sherer;"Pat"Schoenrade"
Ex<Officio&present:"""
Minutes:"
Anne"Dema,"Ed"Lane"
Minutes"from"the"August"20,"2013"CEPC"meeting"were"reviewed"and"unanimously"approved."
The"Chair"noted"she"had"not"been"contacted"by"any"committee"members"unable"to"utilize"proposals"and"
information"posted"on"Jewell"Commons."
Upcoming&Proposals:"
Marissa"Bland,"new"Director"of"Career"Development"and"Internships,"contacted"the"
Chair"requesting"information"for"altering"the"title"of"a"course"and"for"proposing"a"new"course.""Marissa"will"be"
providing"notification"to"CEPC"for"changing"the"title"of"College"98"from"Career"Explorations"to"Career"Planning.""She"
is"also"developing"a"course"proposal"for"Career"Decision"Making,"a"new"course"offering"for"spring"2014"semester."
Question:"
Does"changing"the"title"of"a"course"from"Harriman"Jewell"Events"to"Harriman"Jewell"Program"to"
be"consistent"with"the"name"change"of"the"Harriman"Jewell"Program"require"CEPC"notification?""The"CEPC"should"
be"notified"of"the"name"change,"faculty"will"be"notified,"and"appropriate"changes"will"be"made"by"the"Registrar’s"
Office"and"in"the"Catalog."
"
Old&Business:&
Correspondence&from&Brad&Chance&and&Milton&Horne&re:&Religion&CTI&Capstone:&
The"correspondence"from"
Brad"Chance"and"Milton"Horne"is"available"on"Jewell"Commons.""CTI"471"(2hr)"and"CTI"472"(2hr)"Religion"and"
Culture"Capstone"with"Guided"Research"and"Application"Project"discussion"from"8.20.13"identified"the"question"of"
retention"of"REL"470"as"a"course"in"the"Catalog.""The"correspondence"from"Brad"Chance"and"Milton"Horne"
summarized:""
‘REL"470"will"remain"in"the"Catalog.’"
‘REL"471"and"472"will"be"the"preferred"capstone"experience"for"all"students"unless"the"department"
decides"circumstances"dictate"the"alternative"REL"470.’"
Brad"Chance"will"adjust"the"catalog"language"to"reflect"these"changes."
REL"471^472"is"preferred.""REL"470"is"available"if"the"circumstances"indicate"the"need"for"REL"470.""A"statement"will"
be"added"to"the"Catalog"noting"REL"471^472"is"the"preferred"capstone.""Students"will"be"directed"to"meet"with"their"
academic"advisors"if"REL"470"is"the"class"needed"to"meet"requirement/scheduling."
"
New&Course&Proposals&for&Spring&&2014&(available&on&jewellcommons):&
CRE&100&The&Creativity&Process"""Faculty&Sponsor:&&Kelli&Schutte:&&The"College"is"currently"hiring"a"program"
coordinator"for"Creativity.""Ordinarily"proposals"for"new"course"are"presented"in"relation"to"the"totality"of"a"major"
or"program.""The"proposal"for"the"creativity"major"or"program"is"not"completed"at"this"time.""CRE"100"needs"to"be"
in"place"for"Spring""2014"to"meet"the"tenets"of"the"Kauffman"Grant."""
Kelli"Schutte"will"complete"an"Assessment"Plan"with"the"proposal"for"the"major"or"program."
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The"question"‘are"outcomes"assessable’"was"asked.""Concern"was"expressed"that"class"assessments"do"not"indicate"
program"goals."""
‘How"is"progress"toward"goals"assessed’"was"also"asked.""‘Which"disciplines"are"involved"with"planning"and"
presenting"this"course’"could"be"identified"as"a"potential"concern"if"the"College"was"not"in"the"current"position"of"
meeting"the"required"tenets"of"the"grant.""A"parallel"situation"experienced"by"CEPC"is"the"Organizational"
Communication"major"approved"prior"to"the"hiring"of"the"expert"faculty"for"the"courses/major."""
The"outcomes"can"be"assessed"but"not"in"terms"of"the"entire"major/program"at"this"time.""Following"the"faculty"
hiring"process"the"syllabus"will"be"completed"and"provide"more"specificity.""Identification"of"course"projects"will"
demonstrate"the"connections"of"assignments"and"outcomes.""Progression"toward"goals"needs"to"be"shown.""
Assignments"listed"in"#1"are"general"and"will"need"explanations."
A"brief"discussion"differentiating"the"use"of"terms"concerns"and"reservations"in"relation"to"course"approval"ensued."""
The"CEPC"response"to"courses/majors/programs"will"assist"with"the"process"of"developing"learning"experiences"
best"for"students.""At"this"time"placing"responses"in"a"positive"vein"will"assist"students."
‘We"have"suggestions’"may"be"the"best"way"to"word"feedback"to"communicate"‘you"need"to"do"this’.""Concern"was"
noted"to"be"a"softer"than"intended"word"to"use"to"communicate"‘we"think"it"has"to"be"done.’""Potential"
communication"to"the"course"proposers"may"be"‘the"CEPC"cannot"consider"this"course"until"you"provide"a"
complete"answer"to"#2.’""The"best"scenario"is"CEPC"detailed"review"of"courses"for"presentation"in"faculty"meetings"
to"avoid"discussing"questions"in"faculty"meeting"that"could"have"been"pre^called"in"CEPC"discussion."
‘The"committee"is"unwilling"to"consider"this"course"until"#2"is"completed’"will"be"used"to"communicate"to"Kelli"
Schutte"the"need"for"completion"of"the"needed"response"to"item"#2"on"the"CRE"100"proposal."
Hiring"of"a"Creativity"coordinator"is"in"the"phone"interview"phase."
The"response"to"item"#3"is"also"based"upon"identification"of"goals"of"the"minor.""The"response"to"#3"may"need"to"
be"‘taken"on"faith’.""The"minor"is"in"the"planning"process"but"detail"is"not"yet"available.""It"was"noted"CRE"100"will"
be"a"course"for"credit"in"spring"2014"regardless"of"the"approval"process"of"the"minor."
CRE"100"will"be"discussed"in"total"when"information"is"provided"by"Kelli"Schutte."
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CTI&Capstone:&&The&Economics&of&Well&Being:&&Faculty&Sponsor:&&Milton&Horne:&
The"Economics"of"Well"Being"is"a"new"CTI"Capstone"course.""Science"is"not"explicitly"designed"into"the"proposal.""
Mark"Anielski's"text"used"by"this"course"examines"the"ecological"footprint"of"a"town"in"Canada.""It"is"noted"the"
smaller"town"has"a"larger"ecological"footprint"than"does"a"larger"town.""Paul"Klawinski"was"noted"to"have"been"very"
helpful"in"developing"this"capstone."""
One"goal"is"to"determine"what"students’"need"to"understand"to"work"through"Anielski’s"factors.""It"was"noted"
measurement"content"is"also"a"component"of"this"course."
Anielski"will"teach"a"mini"course"at"Jewell.""One"topic"considered"the"inclusion"of"collective"happiness"as"a"factor"of"
individual"happiness.""Interactions"with"our"communities"may"extend"to"recommendations"to"increase"the"
happiness"of"the"city.""Lori"Wetmore"is"heavily"involved"in"Kansas"City"and"can"provide"opportunities"for"students"
to"experience"topics"discussed"by"Anielski"and"facilitated"by"Lori"Wetmore"in"the"Kansas"City"area."
Motion&by&Thomas&Howell&and&seconded&by&Tony&Brandolino:&
Affirm&CTI&Capstone:&&The&Economics&of&
Well&Being.&&Send&the&CTI&Capstone&to&the&faculty&for&decision&making.&&The&motion&passed&by&unanimous&show&
of&hands.&
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Request&to&Revive&a&Previously&Approved&Course:&
REL&110&Introduction&to&the&Bible:&&Faculty&Sponsor:&&Brad&Chance&
REL"110"was"a"curriculum"mainstay"for"many"years.""Bradley"Chance"is"proposing"the"return"of"REL"110.""The"
Religion"Department"has"been"involved"in"the"discussions"relating"to"REL"110."
Return"of"REL"110"to"the"Catalog"will"be"announced"to"the"Faculty.""The"Registrar"agrees"with"this"process"for"
returning"REL"110"to"the"Catalog."
REL"110"was"removed"from"the"Catalog"by"Dean"Tim"Fulop"during"the"process"of"reviewing,"retaining,"or"
eliminating"religion"courses."
Motion&by&Scott&Falke&and&seconded&by&Donna&Gardner:&&Support&the&return&of&REL&110&to&the&Catalog.&&The&
motion&passed&by&unanimous&show&of&hands.&
Upcoming&CEPC&Business:&
Kelli"Schutte"has"been"notified"of"suggestions"related"to"the"BUS"201"lab"proposal.""The"Chair"will"copy"all"
communications"relating"to"proposals"to"the"CEPC"membership"to"provide"all"with"the"same"information."
Proposals"from"Marissa"Bland"in"Career"Development"and"Internships"will"be"discussed"when"provided"to"CEPC."
No"additional"course"proposals"were"received"by"the"August"1,"2013"deadline."
Course"discussions"must"be"completed"by"mid^September"to"meet"the"September"30"deadline"for"printing"the"
spring"course"schedule."
Program,"major,"minor"course"proposals"for"fall"2104"semester"implementation"are"due"by"October"1,"2013."
Dates"have"been"provided"by"Anne"Dema"and"Gina"Lane.""Gina"Lane"will"send"a"reminder"about"course"proposal"
deadlines."
Gratitude"was"expressed"to"Maggie"Scherer"for"staggering"of"deadlines"for"proposals"to"CEPC"during"her"term"as"
CEPC"Chair."
Assessment"will"be"an"agenda"item"when"other"items"are"completed."
Ruth"Edwards"
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September&03,&2013&&1530@1650&
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Members&Present:"Gina"Lane,"Chair;"Tony"Brandolino;"Ruth"Edward;"Scott"Falke;"Donna"Gardner;"Milton"Horn;"
Ex@Officio&present:""Ed"Lane"
Minutes:"Minutes"from"the"August"27,"2013"CEPC"meeting"were"reviewed"and"unanimously"approved."
Distribution&of&Draft&Minutes&and&Meeting&Agenda:&Suggestions"regarding"how"minutes"and"meeting"agendas"
shall"be"distributed"to"CEPC"members.""Shall"we"place"them"on"Commons"(and"only"on"Commons),"instead"of"
sending"out"emails?""Committee"verbally"decided"documents"should"simply"be"placed"on"the"Commons,"and"no"
more"emails.&
Old&Business:&Kelli"Schutte"has"withdrawn"BUS202"proposal"(no"separate"lab"component"–"BUS202L)."
CRE"100"The"Creativity"Process""Faculty"Sponsor:""Kelli"Schutte:""proposal"has"been"edited"once,"and"will"be"edited"
again"based"on"CEPC"recommendations.""To"be"reVsubmitted"at"a"later"date."
New&Business:"Gary"Armstrong"has"informed"the"CEPC"that"CTI207"Harriman"Arts"Program"Events"will"be"renamed"
HarrimanVJewell"series.""No"action"is"required"by"CEPC.""Name"change"will"be"announced"to"the"faculty."
Point"of"Discussion:&&Associate"Dean"of"Core"Curriculum"has"expressed"concerns"that"some"new"course"proposals"
may"negatively"impact"staffing"of"the"Core"Curriculum."""
Questions"raised"and"briefly"discussed:"
Should"the"CEPC"inform"the"Associate"Dean"of"Core"Curriculum"that"a"course"may"impact"staffing"of"the"Core"
Curriculum?"""
Should"the"CEPC"not"support"new"course"proposals"due"to"concerns"regarding"staffing"issues?"""
Should"Associate"Dean"of"Core"Curriculum"be"exVofficio"member"of"CEPC?"""
Associate"Dean"of"Core"Curriculum"would"like"to"be"informed"of"new"course"proposals"that"may"impact"teaching"in"
the"core."""CEPC"discussion"revolves"around"the"fact"that"all"documents"are"in"the"public"arena,"available"to"all"
faculty"including"the"Associate"Dean"of"Core"Curriculum.""It"is"very"difficult"for"CEPC"to"determine"what"course"
proposals"would"impact"teaching"in"the"core.""Potential"staffing"issues"are"a"function"of"the"Provost/Department"
Chairs.&
Discussion"regarding"assessment:""We"have"had"20+"years"of"assessment"plans"at"WJC;"assessment"review"has"
been"under"the"leadership"of"single"individuals,"subVcommittees"etc.""The"CEPC"charter"now"states"that"the"CEPC"is"
responsible"for"review.""Assessment"is"not"departmental,"but"based"on"academic"program?""Each"program,"minor,"
and"major"requires"an"assessment"program…can"we"use"a"single"assessment"for"all"programs"in"a"department?""
Some"programs"will"have"learning"goals"that"differ"from"the"departmental"goals.""The"CEPC"needs"to"look"at"each"
program"individually"to"determine"the"assessment"requirements"(one"for"the"entire"department,"or"one"for"
individual"programs)."""""
Conversation"revolves"around"how"departments"actually"deal"with"assessment"plans/review.""The"CEPC"should"
gather"up"reviews"and"review"assessment"plans"to"get"some"idea"of"how"assessment"plans"should/may"look.""
Perhaps"the"CEPC"should"look"at"what"departments"currently"have,"then"do"what"we"can"to"assist"departments"in"
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building"assessment"plans"that"fit"departmental"goals;"the"CEPC"is"attempting"to"figure"out"the"best"method"of"
approaching"this"new"function:"Assessment"Review."
The"Faculty"community"needs"to"have"a"campusVwide"discussion"regarding"assessment;"the"CEPC"should"play"a"
large"role"in"this.""Discussing/creating"assessment"plans"is"different"than"a"conversation"regarding"what"makes"for"
good"assessment.""Does"there"need"to"be"a"discussion"of"what"departments"are"doing,"followed"by"a"discussion"of"
what"works"for"different"departments?"
Could"we"ask"for"data"from"the"faculty"that"may"indicate"whether"this"is"really"a"problem"or"not?""Is"it"obvious"that"
we"need"to"do"better,"or"are"we"doing"O.K."with"assessment?""Is"the"real"problem"simply"that"we"do"not"have"a"
good"reporting/review"system?"
TakeVhome:"the"CEPC"needs"to"continue"this"open"conversation"regarding"assessment.""The"CEPC"should"review"
the"archive"CEPC"assessment"documents"put"together"by"Gary"Armstrong"in"2010,"and"request"updated"
assessment"plans?""This"is"left"as"an"open"question."
The"next"step"for"the"CEPC:"GL"will"try"to"encourage"chairs"to"submit"copy"of"the"assessment"plan,"and"a"written"
explanation"of"what"they"actually"do;"there"seems"to"be"a"disconnect"in"some"cases,"regarding"what"is"written"in"
the"assessment"plan,"and"how"assessment"is"reviewed"by"the"department"(in"writing"the"yearVend"assessment"
review)."
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Upcoming&CEPC&Business:&Continuation"of"Assessment"Review"conversation.&
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Members&Present:"Gina"Lane,"Chair;"Tony"Brandolino;"Ruth"Edward;"Scott"Falke;"Donna"Gardner;"Milton"Horne;"
ExAOfficio&present:""Ed"Lane,"Anne"Dema"
Chair&Lane&convened&the&meeting&at&3:33&p.m.&
Minutes:"Minutes"from"the"September"3,"2013"CEPC"meeting"were"reviewed;"Gina"Lane"sent"corrections"to"
recorder"Falke.""Falke"will"revise"the"minutes"accordingly"and"the"9.3.13"minutes"will"be"considered"for"approval"at"
the"next"meeting."""
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CRE&100&proposal"has"been"revised"and"posted"on"commons.""The"primary"concern"of"the"committee"was"
lack"of"a"full"answer"to"question"2"about"how"the"course"would"be"assessed.""Kelli"Schutte"addressed"
those"concerns"in"the"revision.""The"proposal"now"reflects"the"vision"for"the"course"that"the"College"
endorses"while"leaving"room"for"the"person"teaching"the"class"to"develop"the"course.""Thomas"Howell"
moved"to"approve"the"course"proposal,"Pat"Schoenrade"seconded"and"the"motion"was"approved"
unanimously."
Ongoing&Business:""
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Conversation"continues"with"Gary"Armstrong"about"the"role"of"the"Associate"Dean"of"the"core"curriculum"
and"the"interaction"with"CEPC.""Armstrong"believes"that"it"is"the"responsibility"of"the"CEPC"to"consider"the"
effect"of"new"course"and"program"proposals’"influence"on"the"core"curriculum.""Lane"noted"that"staffing"of"
the"core"curriculum"has"been"a"fluid,"negotiated"process"up"to"this"point.""She"also"noted"that"she"invited"
the"Associate"Dean"of"the"core"curriculum"to"be"an"ex"officio"member"of"the"CEPC"but"that"the"present"
Associate"Dean"would"rather"that"the"CEPC"be"a"proactive"screen"as"to"whether"a"proposal"will"negatively"
effect"the"programs"of"the"College.""The"CEPC"charter"contains"a"charge"to"consider"the"effect"of"new"
proposals"on"the"College"and"Dr."Armstrong"construes"that"as"applying"to"the"Core"curriculum.""Several"
committee"members"expressed"concern"that"we"do"not"have"the"information"to"make"those"kinds"of"
decisions.""Our"primary"responsibility"is"the"internal"integrity"of"the"proposal"and"we"rely"on"others"to"tell"
us"whether"or"not"the"proposal"can"be"funded/staffed;"our"first"responsibility"is"the"coherence"of"the"
proposal.""It"was"noted"that"the"new"forms"do"not"have"a"sign"off"and"that"may"need"to"be"rectified"in"
some"way"with"a"procedure"so"that"the"committee"knows"whether"or"not"a"proposal"has"been"approved.""
The"committee"then"discussed"what"the"role"of"the"Associate"Dean"of"the"core"curriculum"should"be"in"
the"CEPC’s"process"with"support"for"that"person"being"an"ex"officio"member"of"the"committee"but"there"
was"a"clear"feeling"that"core"curriculum"considerations"are"only"one"of"many"considerations"that"the"
committee"must"make.""Lane"will"talk"to"Armstrong"about"this"matter"to"find"the"middle"ground.""Sherer"
noted"that"approving"a"course"does"not"mandate"that"it"be"offered"in"any"given"semester."
Assessment:""The"chart"that"Lane"shared"earlier"this"week"was"a"rubric"for"discussion.""The"rubric"(chart)"
breaks"down"direct"and"indirect"measures"of"program"effectiveness.""Chairs"and"departments"could"use"
these"tools"to"do"an"analysis"of"their"assessment"system"with"an"eye"to"improving"it.""It"was"noted"that"the"
Provost"is"having"an"intentional"conversation"with"the"academic"leaders"of"the"College,"the"Chairs"about"
what"a"learning"centered"curriculum.""The"Provost"plans"to"provide"resources"about"assessment"to"the"
chairs"as"part"of"this"effort.""The"Provost"indicated"that"she"feels"the"tools"are"good"and"that"she"is"
heartened"by"the"CEPC’s"serious"attention"to"purposeful"assessment.""She"sees"this"as"an"ongoing"
conversation"which"will"produce"results"within"the"next"two"years.""CEPC"will"be"a"facilitating"committee"
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that"helps"departments"to"create"productive"assessment"plans.""Ultimately"CEPC"will"also"perform"an"
evaluative"function"but"the"emphasis"during"the"next"two"years"would"be"on"educating"about"assessment"
and"helping"personnel"to"think"about"and"implement"systematic"assessment"that"promotes"thoughtful"
change.""Howell"suggested"that"we"disseminate"these"tools"to"Chairs"immediately.""These"tools"create"a"
standard"and"help"the"departments"select"the"tools"that"will"help"them"most"to"engage"in"systematic"
program"improvement.""It"helps"people"ask"‘what"are"you"trying"to"measure"and"why’"and"‘how"do"you"
know"if"you"are"getting"there’?""
Gina"noted"that"there"is"language"in"the"memo"from"the"Registrar’s"office"that"says"departments"cannot"change"
their"goals"without"approval"from"the"Provost.""Ed"Lane"clarified"that"if"the"assessment"plan"is"approved"then"the"
Department"cannot"just"change"goals.""A"discussion"ensued"wherein"it"was"proposed"that"the"process"for"changing"
the"goals"and"the"assessment"plan"should"be"made"easier.""It"needs"to"be"clear"to"Chairs"that"as"you"change"your"
assessment"plan"you"can"change"your"goals.""CEPC"is"interested"in"whether"or"not"the"assessment"process"is"
working"–"whether"or"not"the"data"being"generated"is"useful"and"how"it"is"facilitating"programmatic"change.""
Gardner"recommended"folding"assessment"plan/goal"change"into"the"3"year"review"process"so"that"people"could"
report"changes"to"goals"and/or"the"assessment"plan"during"the"3"year"review"process"with"rationale"and"discussing"
the"effect.""In"the"three^year"process"CEPC"needs"to"see"the"connection"between"goals"and"the"assessment"plan"
and"the"use"of"the"plan.""The"role"of"the"CEPC"is"to"affirm"of"the"assessment"plan.""
The"way"that"the"charter"is"written"we"have"to"give"department’s"a"year’s"notice"before"review.""We"could"either"
start"reviews"in"Fall"2014"by"finding"volunteer"first"round"departments"or"we"could"take"a"few"years"for"the"
education"process"and"then"begin"in"Fall"2015.""It"is"anticipated"that"we"would"do"1/3"of"programs"in"each"of"the"
three"years"and"then"repeat"the"cycle"meaning"that"CEPC"will"review"approximately"10"programs"per"year.""Gina"
reiterated"that"we"need"to"make"clear"that"the"process"is"by"program"not"department"although"all"programs"in"a"
department"would"be"reviewed"at"the"same"time."""
Sherer"asked"about"courses"that"don’t"fall"within"a"major"–"are"they"never"assessed?""The"conclusion"was"that"the"
department"that"is"requiring"the"course"has"to"include"that"course"in"their"assessment"discussion.""We"have"to"
assess"anything"that"has"learning"outcomes.""Syllabi,"or"other"evidence,"for"every"course"in"a"program"(with"
learning"outcomes)"needs"to"be"reviewed"to"insure"that"it"is"contributing"to"achievement"of"the"learning"goals."""
By"the"end"of"this"year"CEPC"needs"to"have"provided"tools"to"help"departments"to"review"and"prepare"their"
department"assessment"plans"in"anticipation"of"the"Fall"2014"announcement"to"the"first"round"of"departments"
who"will"be"reviewed"in"15^16.""CEPC"also"needs"to"have"clear"standards,"rubrics,"and"clearly"defined"expectations"
and"procedures"by"the"end"of"this"year."
It"is"assumed"that"assessment"plans"conclude"at"the"end"of"the"academic"year.""Ideally"the"CEPC’s"work"will"be"
done"in"time"for"us"to"give"early"notice"to"Fall"15"first"round"departments"so"that"they"can"begin"to"prepare"over"
the"summer.""CEPC"needs"to"develop"an"outline"similar"to"what"the"FDC"is"doing"–"an"outline"of"expectations."
Ruth"Edwards"asked"whether"or"not"we"are"approaching"this"process"right.""She"noted"that"learning"at"Jewell"is"
broader"than"a"programmatic"determination.""She"raised"the"question"of"whether"or"not"we"could"assess"College"–
wide"outcomes"suggesting"that"this"would"produce"something"more"rich"–"identifying"our"distinctives.""Dema"
indicated"NSSE"provided"some"perception"data"to"answer"that"question"but"asked"if"we"wanted"to"consider"a"pre^"
and"post^"assessment."""
Gina"Lane"cautioned"about"taking"on"this"type"of"assessment"on"top"of"our"mandated"responsibility"to"review"
program"assessment"plans.""The"committee"will"have"to"figure"out"how"to"manage"this"work^load.""There"will"be"a"
steep"learning"curve."""
Dema"is"creating"a"table"as"assessment"reports"are"turned"in"so"that"we"get"some"sort"of"scope"of"the"work."
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Horne"asked"if"there"should"be"a"fourth"‘big’"committee"around"assessment.""Dema"noted"that"the"Ever"Better"Task"
force,"in"discussing"faculty"governance,"discussed"a"fourth"big"committee;"that"conversation"is"ongoing"but"for"the"
short^term"assessment"oversight"remains"the"responsibility"of"the"CEPC."
As"we"continue"to"develop"the"process"for"this"work"we"will"have"to"figure"out"how"to"manage"the"work^load."
Chair&Lane"commended"the"committee"for"the"good,"collaborative"work"being"done"by"this"committee."""
New&business&next&week:""Proposal"for"a"self^designed"major.""G."Lane"will"post"the"proposal"to"the"commons"for"
our"review.""
The"meeting"adjourned"at"4:45"p.m."
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CEPC meeting 9.17.13 as revised 9.24.13 (See agenda at Jewell Commons)
Minutes taken by Milton Horne
Member present: Gina Lane (Chair), Milton Horne, Maggie Sherer, Ruth Edwards, Tony
Brandolino, Ed Lane, Pat Schoenrade, Thomas Howell, Scott Falke, Donna Gardner; Anne
Dema.
1. Review of minutes from 9.3.13. Approved as corrected in previous meeting.
2. Review of minutes from 9.10.13. Approved as presented.
3. New Business: Consideration of COL 92, Next Steps in Career Planning. Course number of
COL 98 becomes COL 91 for consistency. Content of the latter remains the same.
a. Some clarification of number of offerings ensued.
b. Clarification of whether offered pass/fail: it is not. Catalogue may need some editing:
end after prerequisite. Is there an assessment plan for COL course? No there is not a plan
in existence, because COL courses are not considered program. Course goals are
evaluated using IDEA, however. The CEPC needs to come back to this to define
whether this area actually needs one. APPROVED unanimously.
4. Kate McFerren's self-designed major. Kate a sophomore. There are a few typos in the
proposal. The proposal does follow the outline of the CEPC form. Several questions follow
indicating the course of the discussion.
a. Meaning of finishing major as a minor?
b. Possible that she double-dips between too many majors? Is there a limit of 16 hours for
double dipping? (Has the CEPC considered this already?)
c. What is the emphasis? (Anne)
d. Is this based upon a template from the past? (Maggie)
e. Why not included Accounting and Economics courses as per the examples from other
universities? (This is light on the BUS side)
f. Is this a BA or a BS? Not clear. (Includes SPA 211) Hours are not the only criteria that
determine whether it is a BS or BA.
g. The learning goals do not seem to be actual learning goals. More personal goals.
Kate’s need to be measurable outcomes.
h. Student needs a bit more guidance on the meaning of goals and outcomes. More help
on crafting this. (Donna).
i. Did the student look at the new criteria or the old? The old ones were still posted on the
web at the time she submitted this.
j. How do these courses (from the other universities) compare to the similar courses that
she includes? What is the intent of showing all of the other exemplary majors?
k. She should show the flow of how this major works, show what she is getting out of
this.
l. Needs to make a case for why she needs to do this, that is, if she retains this proposal?
Where is she headed with this major.
m. Committee takes time to read through the proposal form. E.g. courses similar at other
universities. What about the signature page: what does it mean with respect to the degree
of engagement of the advisors. What do the signatures mean? A chart of comparison with
other universities of the actual courses. Committee may need to clean up the form this
year. She has included information we've asked for (on the old form), but it is not
satisfactory.
n. Could take "digital media" as a CTI course. Why didn't she include that course?
o. Nancy Erwine has a file that can show who has graduated with this major before. Can
we get this information to students and to CEPC? Problem is that back a few years there
is nothing but junk. Gina asks whether we can have two years of credible self-designed
majors? Ed says yes.
p. We will send this back to Kate for more work. She did not seem to list the courses that
are taken for prerequisites. Are all of the prerequisites met?
Gina reiterates the importance of the CEPC looking again over the criteria for self-designed
majors. Is the form clear? Does it accomplish what we need to accomplish?
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CEPC meeting 9.24.13 (See agenda at Jewell Commons)
Minutes taken by Thomas Howell
Members present: Gina Lane (Chair), Milton Horne, Maggie Sherer, Ruth Edwards, Tony
Brandolino, Pat Schoenrade, Thomas Howell, Donna Gardner.
Members absent: Scott Falke
Ex-Officio: Ed Lane, Anne Dema
1. Review of minutes from 9.17.13. Approved as corrected.
2. New Business:
Main issue discussed was internship credit. Gina directed attention to a document from Ed
entitled “Academic Policy on Credit (HLC/NCA)” found on the website. Ed reported that the
accepted standard to receive internship credit was 40-45 hours per credit hour.
Gina noted that accreditation organizations and the federal government were looking hard at
internships and that the issue is being impacted by court cases initiated by interns who argue that
they are being used as labor without either pay or academic credit. These are among the reasons
why the CEPC needs to examine internships and credit for them.
Gina reported on her research into the policies concerning internships at other institutions. Some
schools offer no credit for internships. Others offer a special type of credit that appears on
transcripts but is not counted toward graduation. Still others have placed a limit on hours that can
be earned through internships. It is possible at WJC to have many internships and there is no
limit by present school policy on number of hours earned and no common formula as to how
credit is awarded.
Employers—because of cases filed by interns—are demanding that interns get academic credit.
Interns therefore complain if internships get no credit or that there is a limit on credit.
Ed suggested that while departments are the best place to handle many issues, internships may be
best handled at the institutional level.
Anne noted that earning credit is not sufficient—that we will need to show that learning actually
took place. Also, there is a question as to the role of the faculty member in an internship
experience.
Gina noted that the first thing that we need to do is to collect data on departmental policies and
practices to see what we are actually doing at that level. Anne agreed and noted that the chairs
have been given a heads up on the subject and will be taking up the subject at their meeting
tomorrow. There appears to be a considerable diversity in approaches to immersive experiences
and terminology (such as practicums, clinicals, etc.) in addition to internships. These need to be
defined.
In a general discussion of what needed to be required in order to give credit for internships.
Maggie argued that to give credit for an internship there should be an outcome—a reflection
paper perhaps—that indicates something more than just time spent. Milton noted that a
characteristic of the academic experience was an examination of relevant theory before moving
into the area of practice. Anne noted that the reflection paper should show a linkage between the
theoretical knowledge base and the experiences involved in the internship.
Gina announced that the CEPC is about to receive proposals involving this issue of internship
credit and raised the question of how the committee should approach these in view of the fact
that a general conversation about internships is underway. Anne pointed out that we need to have
consistent defining principles that apply across the board rather than making hit or miss decisions
on individual proposals.
Gina concluded the session by noting that she needed to inform departmental chairs that the
CEPC is looking into this area and asking them what kinds of internships and other immersive
experiences they offered. Donna suggested that a zoomerang survey could be utilized to get this
kind of feedback. Gina noted that this is a beginning conversation on the subject. She will work
with Anne on this.
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CEPC$Meeting$Draft$Minutes:$October$1,$2013$
White$306,$3:30pm$
Minutes$taken$by$Maggie$Sherer$
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Present:$Tony$Brandolino,$Ruth$Edwards,$Scott$Falke,$Donna$Gardner,$Milton$Horne,$Gina$Lane,$Ruth$
Edwards,$Maggie$Sherer,$Anne$Dema,$Ed$Lane$
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At$the$last$faculty$meeting,$the$decision$was$made$to$allow$small$revisions$in$course$descriptions$
without$a$proposal$coming$back$to$the$CEPC.$This$issue$was$discussed$and$the$decision$confirmed$by$the$
committee.$
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Minutes$from$Sept.$24,$2013$CEPC$meeting$were$unanimously$approved.$
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A$letter$of$intent$for$a$selfQdesigned$major$in$International$Relations$and$French$was$submitted$by$
Amelia$Hanzlick$per$the$criteria$in$the$selfQdesigned$major$requirements.$This$is$a$major$that$was$
previously$in$the$catalog,$and$the$CEPC$had$previously$agreed$that$International$Business$and$Language$
majors$would$be$considered$as$selfQdesigned$majors$when$they$were$removed$from$the$catalog.$There$
was$a$brief$discussion$about$why$we$asked$for$a$response$to$the$vision$statement$and$how$we$could$
help$students$do$better$in$that$part$of$the$letter$of$intent.$That$portion$of$the$letter$of$intent$was$to$
show$that$the$proposed$major$fits$within$the$mission$and$expertise$of$the$college.$A$student$does$not$
need$to$respond$to$every$point$in$the$vision$statement,$and$the$form$could$be$edited$to$make$this$
clearer.$
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The$committee$decided$not$to$approve$the$letter$of$intent$until$revised$learning$goals$that$are$
assessable$(and$not$just$personal$goals)$are$submitted.The$following$advice$will$be$offered$the$student.$
If$she$deviates$from$the$previous$major,$she$should$show$good$reasons.$The$goals$need$to$be$more$
fleshed$out,$and$they$need$to$be$more$specific$learning$goals$that$can$be$assessed.$What$does$it$mean$
to$link$the$world$of$French$to$the$world$of$business?$$Her$response$to$the$vision$statement$should$
include$more$details$about$her$program$and$how$that$fits$with$the$mission$of$Jewell.$
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The$committee$looked$at$a$revised$minor$in$Entrepreneurial$Leadership$with$three$proposed$new$
courses$as$listed$below.$
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Minor&in&Entrepreneurial&Leadership&&
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Submitted&by&Kelli&Schutte&
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The$Entrepreneurial$Leadership$Minor$is$a$current$minor$available$to$students.$$This$is$a$
proposal$to$modify$the$minor,$including$two$new$courses.$
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Current$Minor:$
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LSP$250$Leadership$Cornerstone$Course$(2)$
ACC$111$Fundamentals$of$Financial$Accounting$(4)$
BUS$202$Principles$of$Management$(4)$
BUS$362$New$Venture$Creation$(4)$
BUS$451$Seminar$in$Business$Administration$(4)$
$or$BUS$455$Advanced$Consulting$Engagement$(4)$
Select$one$of$the$following$designated$electives:$
$ACC$335$Income$Tax$(4)$
$BUS$231$Business$Law$and$Ethics$(4)$
$BUS$301$Human$Resources$Management$$
and$Statistics$(4)$
$BUS$305$Marketing$Principles$(4)$
$BUS$315$Financial$Management$and$Statistics$(4)$
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22$hours$
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Proposed$Modification:$
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CRE$100$Creativity$Process$(4)$–$Course$Proposal$Attached$
LSP$250$–$Leadership$Cornerstone$(2)$
ENT$220$–$Entrepreneurial$Mindset$(4)$=$Renaming$and$renumbering$BUS$420$$
ENT$281$Q$Entrepreneurial$Internship$(2)$–$Course$Proposal$Attached$
ENT$362$–$New$Venture$Creation$(4)$$Q$New$Prefix$
ENT$481$Q$Entrepreneurial$Field$Experience$(4Q12$hours)$–$Course$Proposal$Attached$
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20Q28$hours$
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New$courses$to$support$the$Minor$in$Entrepreneurial$Leadership$
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ENT$281:$Entrepreneurial$Internship$$$2$cr.$hrs$
This$course$provides$handsQon$experience$working$with$entrepreneurial$
practitioners$and$growth$ventures$so$students$can$learn$to$plan,$manage,$and$
invest$in$the$contexts$in$which$they$operate.$Students$will$work$directly$with$
entrepreneurs$in$all$aspects$of$the$business.$$This$first$field$experience$is$
designed$to$expose$them$to$the$different$aspects$of$an$entrepreneurial$
endeavor$and$further$develop$the$entrepreneurial$mindset.$$$This$course$
requires$students/teams$to$present$their$work$to$their$classmates,$so$all$may$
learn$from$each$other.$More$specific$learning$objectives$will$depend$on$each$
project's$topic.$
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ENT$481:$Entrepreneurial$Field$Experience$
4Q12$cr.$hrs$
This$course$provides$handsQon$experience$for$students$who$are$
interested$in$starting$their$own$ventures.$$$Students$will$take$one$of$two$tracks$
depending$on$their$readiness$and$opportunities$available.$$Students$will$either$
have$an$inQdepth$field$experience$with$a$burgeoning$entrepreneurial$endeavor$
or$they$will$be$involved$in$starting$their$own$new$venture.$$In$both$situations$
students$will$be$working$with$a$relevant$mentor$who$can$help$them$proceed$
through$the$entrepreneurial$process.$$These$students$working$with$
entrepreneurial$practitioners$and$growth$ventures$will$be$given$a$significant$role$
and/or$project$in$the$enterprise$and$will$work$with$the$entrepreneur$to$further$
the$ventures$goals.$$Students$who$work$on$their$own$new$ventures$will$define$
specific$goals$to$achieve$with$their$faculty$mentor$and$will$work$towards$the$
goal$of$launching$their$new$venture.$$$
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Renumber$BUS$420$to$ENT$220$
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We$are$renaming$BUS$420$to$ENT$220$and$calling$it$the$Entrepreneurial$
Mindset$to$capture$the$lens$of$the$entrepreneurial$mindset$and$what$it$is$to$
engage$the$entrepreneurial$process.$$This$builds$into$ENT$362$to$then$work$
through$the$creation$aspect$of$a$new$venture.$$Students$will$bring$into$362$their$
creative$approaches,$internship$experience$and$entrepreneurial$mindset$to$
prepare$them$to$work$on$a$new$venture.$$$
Gina$has$been$in$conversation$with$Kelli$about$the$minor$and$the$fact$that$the$proposed$minor$is$too$
many$credit$hours$based$on$the$guidelines$for$minors.$Kelli$said$they$would$be$willing$to$make$ENT$481$
4Q10$hours,$but$that$would$still$make$the$minor$too$large$for$current$guidelines.$Ed$stated$that$under$
this$proposal,$the$minor$requires$20$hours$by$registrar’s$point$of$view$since$they$would$count$the$
minimum$requirement$of$4$hours$of$ENT$481.$
Several$lines$of$questions$were$discussed$about$this$minor$
ENT$designation:$$Will$BUS$362$still$exist?$Do$these$need$a$separate$course$prefix?$$Does$this$really$not$
change$the$BUS$&$Leadership$assessment$plan?$$Anne$suggested$it$parallels$Women’s$Studies$so$that$
should$be$the$model$and$would$need$a$separate$assessment$plan.$$
MiltonQ$feels$we$will$see$more$of$these$new,$innovative$minors$and$ideas.$What$is$the$feeling$of$the$
CEPC?$Looking$for$goals,$coherence,$rationale$for$the$motivations,$assessment$plan$so$that$it$will$make$
sense$for$the$faculty.$$
Neither$of$field$experience$proposals$say$how$the$goals$will$be$assessed$or$explain$the$requirements.$
Especially$for$these,$how$will$we$know$there$is$educational$value?$What$is$the$difference$between$an$
internship$and$a$field$experience?$Will$there$be$faculty$involvement?$What$is$the$difference$between$4$–$
10$hours,$is$it$time$is$it$the$project?$$What$will$be$the$faculty$load$and$time$commitment$for$overseeing$
these?$$What$is$the$business$internship$model$that$this$will$follow?$Are$there$any$departmental$limits$on$
internship$credit?$
Kelli$responded$that$BUS$420$was$already$approved$and$could$be$reQnamed,$numbered,$and$that$ENT$
220$would$just$need$to$be$resurrected.$Past$policy$has$been$that$adding$credit$hour$and$changing$the$
level$of$the$course$both$require$approval.$We$recommend$a$new$course$proposal$for$ENT$220$
Milton$suggested$that$we$will$probably$see$more$of$these$innovative$minors$and$ideas$and$asked$for$an$
overall$feeling$of$what$we$were$looking$for.$It$was$suggested$that$we$look$for$learning$goals,$coherence,$
rationale$for$the$motivations,$and$an$assessment$plan$so$that$it$will$make$sense$for$the$faculty.$$
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Updates:$Gina$met$with$Gary$Armstrong.$Gary$will$talk$to$chairs$to$try$to$get$a$projected$teaching$
schedule$for$CTI$commitments$for$2Q3$years.$Do$we$want$to$add$a$question$that$asks$if$it$will$change$the$
departments’$commitment$to$the$core?$We$are$OK$with$adding$that$question$to$the$form.$
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Ruth$suggests$we$should$then$send$a$note$to$all$faculty$so$they$stop$using$the$old$version.$
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Adjourn$4:35pm$
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Final&Approved&Minutes&
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CEPC&Meeting&
October&8,&2013&
3:30pm&
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Members&present:&Tony&Brandolino,&Anne&Dema&(exGofficio),&Ruth&Edwards,&Scott&
Falke,&Milton&Horne,&Thomas&Howell,&Ed&Lane&(exGofficio),&Gina&Lane&(chair),&
Maggie&Sherer&&
Not&present:&Donna&Gardner,&Pat&Schoenrade&
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Minutes&from&October&1&meeting&were&approved.&
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1.&First&order&of&business&was&the&request&from&Kelli&Schutte&for&BUS&455&
Advanced&Consulting&Engagement&to&substitute&for&the&required&courses&BUS&402&A&&&
B&Business&Theory&&&Practice.&&The&thought&was&to&still&offer&BUS&402&A&&&B&and&
include&with&an&asterisks&in&the&catalog.&BUS&455&would&be&an&acceptable&
substitution&for&the&major&and&Dr.&Schutte&will&work&out&wording&for&the&catalog.&&
It&does&not&increase&hours&in&the&major.&&BUS&402&A&&&B&is&not&being&dropped,&the&
substitution&is&intended&to&be&offered&when&necessary.&&
These&2&courses&are&meeting&the&same&goals&and&serving&the&same&functions.&
&
BUS&402&A&&&B&is&crossGlisted&with&ACC&402.&&The&committee&has&agreed&there&may&
be&differences&in&the&course&makeup&and&cannot&approve&BUS&455&as&a&substitute&
for&ACC&402&at&this&time.&
&
The&committee&unanimously&voted&that&BUS&455&be&an&acceptable&substitute&for&BUS&
402&A&&&B&and&will&forward&this&to&a&faculty&vote.&
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2.&Susan&Myers&was&present&to&discuss&the&new&Romance&Language&Major.&&The&
student&desiring&this&major&must&enter&Jewell&with&at&least&two&languages&(French&
&&Spanish)&at&an&intermediate&level.&Latin&would&be&the&third&language.&&Dr.&
Myers&pointed&out&this&new&major&will&draw&attention&to&students'&language&
skills.&This&new&major&proposal&is&comparable&to&programs&at&similar&
institutions.&&Assessment&is&similar&to&the&other&language&measures&in&the&
department.&This&major&is&focused&on&breadth&of&study&and&immersion.&&We&will&
disallow&a&double&major&with&a&language&(French&or&Spanish)&and&Romance&
Languages.&
&
There&was&a&unanimous&vote&to&recommend&the&Romance&Language&Major&Proposal&to&
faculty&for&their&approval.&
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3.&Change&to&the&History&Major:&taking&the&4&hour&Senior&Capstone&HIS&400&and&
splitting&into&2&courses&HIS&200&(sophomore&standing)&for&2&hours&and&HIS&400&for&
2&hours.&&This&proposed&change&does&not&change&total&hours&of&the&major&but&
spreads&out&more&efficiently&the&learning&experience&especially&in&more&effective&
and&inGdepth&research.&&
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B.&HIS&200&discussion.&&Both&200&and&400&are&offered&in&the&Fall&and&can&be&taken&
at&the&same&time.&&200&can&be&transferred&in.&&200&will&not&be&a&prerequisite&at&
this&time;&anyone&can&take&the&course&as&an&elective.&Strike&the&language&under&
prerequisites:&"and&its&equivalent".&The&course&description&states&it&is&required&
for&minors,&but&there&is&no&proposal&to&alter&the&minor&(HIS&400&is&not&required&
for&the&minor).&&Dr.&Howell&said&that&was&not&discussed&at&the&recent&History&
Department&meeting.&&The&proposer,&Dr.&Reynolds,&was&unavailable&for&advice&but&
the&committee&thought&it&would&be&a&good&addition&to&the&minor.&&Students&are&not&
precluded&from&taking&200,&but&could&we&advise&they&enroll?&&&
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The&CEPC&will&consider&the&proposal&without&any&reference&to&a&required&course&in&
the&minor.&The&History&Department&will&later&discuss&making&a&proposal&to&change&
the&minor.&&We&will&only&look&at&the&200&course&proposal&in&the&context&of&a&
History&Major&and&will&approve&it&only&for&the&major.&&At&this&point&it&will&not&
be&required&for&minors.&&All&voted&unanimously&in&favor&of&excising&the&language,&
which&did&originally&require&this&for&minors.&
&
The&committee&voted&unanimously&to&recommend&approval&by&the&faculty&of&HIS&200&
proposal&for&History&Majors&only,&but&not&for&the&History&Minor.&
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B.&HIS&400&discussion.&&There&are&significant&changes:&&a&reduction&in&material&
covered&and&a&reduction&in&hours&from&4&to&2.&&Do&we&notify&faculty&or&have&them&
vote&on&these&changes?&&We&will&bundle&both&200&and&400&when&we&present&them&at&
the&faculty&meeting.&
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The&CEPC&voted&unanimously&to&recommend&approval&by&the&faculty&of&the&HIS&400&
proposal.&
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4.&&Course&proposal&for&Religion&200:&Topics&in&Religion.&&Proposed&to&be&taught&
by&guest&professors.&Under&Goals,&the&notification&says&that&they&will&change&by&
topic.&&Jewell's&standard&goals&are&included&as&well&as&special&goals.&&&
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Discussion&was&tabled&until&the&meeting&next&week&assuming&the&'oneGweek&rule'&
will&be&waived.&
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Respectfully&Submitted,&
Tony&Brandolino&
!
Minutes(of(the(Curriculum(and(Educational(Policy(Committee(Meeting((
Tuesday,(October((15,(2013(
Present:(Tony(Brandolino,(Anne(Dema((ex(officio),((Ruth(Edwards,(Scott(Falke,((Donna(Gardner,(Milton((
Horne,(Thomas(Howell,(((Ed(Lane(((ex(Officio)((Gina(Lane((chair),(Pat(Schoenrade,((Maggie(Sherer.(The(
minutes(for(the(10/8(were(submitted.(It(was(noted(that(a(phrase(marked(with((“*”(concerning(Business(
455(was(intended(to(be(advisory(and(was(not(to(be(part(of(the(catalog(description.(With(this(change,(the(
minutes(were(unanimously(approved.(
A(change(in(the(description(for(the(Religion(200(course((discussed(at(a(prior(meeting)(was(as(follows:(“(A(
student(may(repeat(this(course(as(long(as(the(student(does(not(repeat(the(topic.((“(The(change(was(
submitted(on(behalf(of(Brad(Chance,(and(was(accepted(by(the(committee.(
It(was(noted(that(the(material(being(submitted(on(the(Rel(200(Course(for(the(spring(offering(is(
illustrative(of(the(process.(What(the(CEPC(has(approved(is(the(special(topics(course(as(described(on(the(
original(proposal(form.(It(can(be(taken(for(elective(credit(only,(and(the(number(of(credit(hours(received(
may(vary(depending(on(the(topic(selected(by(a(student.((E.(Lane(noted(that(it(is(valuable(to(have(such(an(
explicit(process(in(place,(for(this(is(not(always(the(case(with(special(topics(courses.((Howell(moved—with(
Gardner(seconding—to(send(the(proposal(on(to(the(faculty(for(the(next(meeting.(This(will(involve((
request((for(waiver(of(the(one\week(rule.((The(motion(was(unanimously(approved.(
The(Quantitative(Reasoning(sequence(revision(was(the(next(item(of(discussion.((Several(members(noted(
that(a(forum(on(the(matter(last(spring.((G.(Lane(observed(that,(in(the(course(descriptions,(the(
quantitative(reasoning(goals(are(explicitly(linked(to(the(courses.((As(a(point(of(information,(she(reported(
that(G.(Armstrong((in(his(role(with(regard(to(CTI)(supports(the(proposal.(((
A(question(arose(regarding(the(inclusion(of(‘mathematics(of(finance’(in(the(description(for(CTI(103,(since(
not(all(courses(called(“College(Algebra”(will(include(such(a(component.((It(was(observed(that(the(
‘finance’(aspect(is(fairly(basic,(largely(involving(application(of(the(math(principles(learned(anyway(to(a(
few(financial(issues.((E.(Lane(observed(that(it(is(possible(to(over\think(in(the(area(of(the(details(of(College(
Algebra(courses(considered(for(transfer,(since(they(will(not(be(identical.(
A(question(arose(as(to(whether(one(or(more(majors(might(require(CTI((105;((it(was(observed(that(no(
major(now(requires((the(current)(103,(so(it(is(unlikely(that(any(will(require(105.(With(that(in(mind,(then,(
CTI(103,(College(Algebra,(would(primarily(be(a(place(holder,(giving(a(place(into(which(to(transfer(
appropriate(credits.(
CTI((105,(Math(for(Liberal(Arts,(would(be(what(most(students(would(take.(
CTI(106(would(be(pre\calculus(and(107,(Calculus.((
A(question(arose(s(to(who(would(then((need(to)(take(the(math(placement(test.((Sherer(reported(that(last(
year,(only(those(who(planned(to(take(Calculus(took(the(exam.((This(procedure(helped(reduce(the(drop(
rate(significantly((since(fewer(students(were(entering(courses(for(which(they(were(actually(not(
qualified),(so(perhaps(it(is(best(to(have(only(those(who(seek(to(take(a(course(higher(than(105(take(the(
placement(exam.(The(schedule(of(Cardinal(Day(does(not(lend(itself(well(to(having(every(student(take(the(
placement(exam,(and(there(is(probably(no(need(for(that.(
It(was(affirmed(that(103,(105,(106,(and(107(would(all(meet(the(CTI(quantitative(reasoning(requirement.(
Since(the(placement(exam(is(a(better(predictor(of(success(in(the(courses(than(is(any(aspect(of(the(high(
school(transcript,(the(pre\requisite(can(simply(be(phrased(as(“a(passing(score(on(the(math(placement(
exam.”((
With(regard(to(CTI(105,(Gardner(asked(about(the(possibility(of(more(description(of(what(math,(
specifically,(is(covered,(with(recognition(of(the(expectations(of(the(external(certifying(agencies,(
especially(with(regard(to(education(majors.((
A(question(arose(about(the(high(school(courses(or(ACT(scores(as(predictors.((Sherer(explained(that(the(
high(school(courses,(as(predictors,(offer(no(help;((the(ACT(scores(offer(some(help,(but(leave(much(room(
for(ambiguity,(especially(in(the(22\27(range.(The(previously(used(formula(misplaced(a(lot(of(students.((It(
is(sometimes(hard(to(convince(a(student(that(he(or(she(is(not(quite(ready(for(a(more(advanced(course.((
Also,(the(possibility(of(failing(one’s(first\term(math(course(is(a(factor(in(retention(issues.((Prof(Rafizadeh((
has(been(trying(a(method(in(which(students(who(believe(themselves(to(have(already(learned(the(
material(in(a(certain(unit(to(take(the(unit(test(before(the(material(is(taught;((if(the(student(earns(a(90%(
or(higher,(he(or(she(is(not(required(to(attend(class(for(the(teaching(of(that(portion.((It(is(assumed(that(
students(with(majors(requiring(calculus(will(take(pre(calculus(if(they(are(eligible(to(do(so,(that(is,(of(
course,(unless(they(place(into(calculus.((Even(if(they(later(change(majors,(the(pre\calculus(or(calculus(
course(would(count(for(the(CTI(requirement.((
A(question(arose(about(the(name(of(105((Math(for(the(Liberal(Arts).(It(was(noted(that(many(campuses(
have(a(similarly(named(course.(The(math(department(feels(strongly(that(this(course(set(should(be(a(
better(experience(for(students(than(was(the(previous(course(set.(
The(question(of(appropriate(numbering(sequence(for(the(quantitative(reasoning(courses(arose.((On(the(
one(hand,(on(some(campuses,(a(course(with(a(name(such(as(“Math(for(the(Liberal(Arts”(would(be(
numbered(below(one(called(College(Algebra.((On(the(other(hand,(2/3(of(the(math(faculty(feel(that(105(is,(
in(fact,(a(more(advanced(course(than(College(Algebra,(but(they(do(not(feel(very(strongly(about(this(
aspect.((A(numbering(sequence(along(the(lines(of((:(105(=(Math(for(Liberal(Arts;((107(=(College(Algebra;(
109(=(Pre\Calculus;((111(=(Calculus(was(discussed.(It(was(observed(that(105(is(considered(more(
challenging,(but(not(necessarily(mathematically(more(challenging,(than(is(College(Algebra.((It(was(agreed(
that(the(proposal(should(be(returned(to(the(math(faculty,(with(the(assumption(that(the(changes(
discussed(could(be(made(easily(and(a((re\submission(processed(fairly(quickly.(The(possibility(of(
contingent(approval(was(considered,(but(it(was(deemed(best(to(send(the(proposal(back(to(the(math(
faculty(and(then(reconsider(it(after(revision.(
(
A.Dema(offered(an(update(on(the(department(assessment(plans(that(have(been(received.((A(PDF(
appears(in(the(CEPC(Actives(folder,(with(yellow(highlights(indicating(those(departments(whose(plans(
have(not(yet(been(received.((The(reports(are(“wildly(different,”((and(Dr.(Dema(expressed(excitement(at(
the(thought(of(having(the(committee(members(read(them.((The(notations(under(“Gaps”(are(intended(to(
invite(the(question(“Is(what(we(are(getting(sufficient(for(the(purpose?”(((
The(question(arose(of(whether(minors(are(required(to(have(assessment(plans.((Some(recalled(that,(last(
year,(the(committee(felt(that,(if(a(minor(is(fully(contained(in(a(major,(then(it(may(not(need(an(
assessment(plan,(and(otherwise(it(probably(does.((However,(it(was(noted(that(the(catalog(lists(a(pre\med(
minor,(but(there(is(no(assessment(plan(to(date(for(that(minor.(
The(question(arose(of(how(to(proceed(with(reading/reviewing(the(plans.(G.(Lane(said(she(would(like(to(
assign(people(to(groups(for(reports;(readers(would(make(use(of(an(audit(sheet(that(she(would(prepare.((
She(will(contact(those(departments(who(have(not(yet(submitted(plans(to(see(what(help(they(might(need(
in(order(to(do(so.((The(question(arose(of(how(the(audit(sheet(would(be(designed.(A.(Dema(observed(that(
there(is(a(tool(for(identifying(direct(and(indirect(assessments,(and(that(it(was(a(part(of(the(discussion(at(
the(recent(table(at(Commons.((It(was(observed(that,(in(the(past,(there(has(not(been(much(guidance(on(
how(the(assessment(plans(ought(to(be(constructed.((G.(Lane(suggested(that,(since(this(is(so,(a(fairly(
inductive(review(might(first(be(necessary,(with(the(audit(sheet(being(a(starting(point,(to(which(material(
would(be(added(and(revisions(would(be(made.(
Someone((stated(that(the(review(could(be(an(enjoyable(task.((The(observation(was(received(with(various(
forms(of(laughter.,(but(it(was(generally(agreed(that(“We(can(learn(much.”((
((Horne(recommended(a(fairly(basic(checklist(because(“We(don’t(really(know(what(the(students(will(be(
like(after(they(leave(here.”((Gardner(observed(that(a(syllabus(is(not,(in(itself,(evidence(of(a(learning(
outcome,(explaining(that(there(ought(to(be(some(sort(of(threshold,(along(the(lines(of(“At(least(these(
things(are(present.”(((G.(Lane(explained(that(one(hope(for(an(audit(sheet(would(be(that(it(could(
eventually(help(folks(in(creating(reports(that(are(not(quite(so(voluminous.((
G.(Lane(thanked(the(group(for(the(thoughtful(consideration,(noting(“This(is(the(highlight(of(my(week!”((
Attention(was(turned(to(a(document(on(evidence(for(learning(outcomes(that(was(originally(assembled(
by(M.(Cook(and(S.Myers.(((Reflecting(on(the(Commons(Table(held(recently,(Horne(noted(that(about(10(
people,(aside(from(CEPC(members,(had(attended.((Colleagues(in(attendance(found(the(grid(helpful,(and(
it(provoked(them(to(talk(about(what(they(had(been(trying(with(regard(to(assessment.(It(appeared((to(
some(of(the(Commons(leaders)(that(some(tend(to(over\think(the(issue,(fearing(that(if(there(are(no(
numbers(to(crunch,(there(is(no(real(assessment.((
It(was(noted(that(there(a(variety(of(view(exists(in(the(literature(on(assessment,(pointing(to(a(
combination(of(direct(and(indirect(measures,(as(well(as(a(combination(of(goals(and(objectives.(It(was(
observed(that(we(have(many(new(faculty(members,(and(a(forum(to(explain(the(general(notion(s)(of(
assessment(would(be(advisable.((Several(have(heard(that(HLCA’s(chief(concern(is(that(a(feedback(loop(be(
present(in(assessment.(
Owing(to(time(constraints,(the(discussion(of(definition(of(credit(hour(was(held(until(a(future(meeting.(
(
(
Pat(Schoenrade(
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October&22,&2013&
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Present:"
Gina"Lane"(chair),"Tony"Brandolino,"Anne"Dema"(ex"officio),"Ruth"Edwards,""Scott"Falke,"
Donna"Gardner,"Milton"Horne,"Thomas"Howell,""Ed"Lane"(ex"officio),""Maggie"Sherer,"Pat"Schoenrade""
Quantitative&Reasoning:&"
Quantitative"Reasoning"proposals"should"be"on"the"agenda"for"the"week"
after"next.""This"will"be"on"the"agenda"for"our"next"meeting."
Credit&Hour&Discussion&Summary:&
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Information"relating"to"definitions"of"credit"hour"from"North"Central"Accrediting"Agency"and"the"
Higher"Learning"Commission"were"included"in"discussions."""The"impact"of"Title"4,"financial"aid"
was"noted."
Chairs"are"involved"in"the"process"of"defining"credit"hours."Patterns"of"definitions"from"
Departments"will"be"identified"and"used"in"the"definition"process."
The"role"of"the"CEPC"in"the"definition"and"gate"keeping"processes"were"reviewed"in"relation"to"
the"CEPC"Charter"III."D."function"of"offering"counsel."""
Pros"and"cons"of"using"time"in"class"or"learning"activities,"contact"time"of"students"and"faculty,"
and"college"consistency"in"definition"of"credit"hour"were"discussed."""
The"College"does"not"want"to"be"limited"by"definitions"but"documentation"of"the"process"used"
for"defining"credit"hours"must"be"clear"and"followed."
A"suggestion"was"made"to"change"the"course"approval"forms"to"note"type"of"course:"hybrid,"onQ
line,"onQground,"traditional,"and"a"description"of"use"of"time.""A"statement"such"as"‘Identify"the"
category"of"how"this"course"will"fit"into"your"department’"may"be"used.""Multiple"sections"may"
be"offered"in"different"formats"and"department"may"make"the"decision.""The"approach"is"
classroom"based,"not"delivery"based"currently.""If"a"course"is"presented"as"a"lab"it"is"taught"as"a"
lab."
If"we"ask"for"categories,"as"will"be"defined,"then"the"CEPC"will"need"to"know"department"use"of"
the"category."
When"departments"turn"in"initial"forms"then"the"CEPC"will"need"to"look"at"the"CEPC"role.""At"this"
time"information"is"not"available"to"determine"CEPC"role."
The"next"step"will"be"use"of"language.""Dr."Dema"and"Dr."E."Lane"will"provide"CEPC"with"
summative"information"to"assist"the"CEPC"with"decision"making."""A"schema"was"suggested."
CEPC"is"the"only"body"that"can"completes"comparisons"between"departments"Q"take"a"role"
outside"of"department"perspective."""
Adjourn:"""1630."
1"
"
November&05,&2013&
&
Present:"
Gina"Lane"(chair),"Tony"Brandolino,"Anne"Dema"(ex"officio),"Scott"Falke,"Donna"Gardner,"
Milton"Horne,"Thomas"Howell,"Ed"Lane"(ex"officio),"Maggie"Sherer,"Ruth"Edwards""
Quantitative&Reasoning:&"Quantitative"Reasoning"proposals"should"be"on"the"agenda"for"the"week"after"
next.""This"will"be"on"the"agenda"for"our"next"meeting."
Amelia&Hanzlick&selfKdesigned&major:&
•
•
Revisiting"revised"proposal"for"Amelia"selfKdesigned"major"
o Details"have"been"added"
o Conversation"is"positive"in"support"of"approval"
o Motion"to"approve"intent"with"the"understanding"that"a"revision/proposal"is"
forthcoming"
"
CTI"Quantitative"Reasoning"proposal"discussion"
o Revised"Math"Goals"for"CTI"
 Overarching"goals"for"CTI"math"
 Associate"Dean"of"CTI"has"endorsed"revised"goals"
 Each"new"proposed"course"works"with"the"goals"of"CTI"math"(focus"on"real"
world"problems"–"Math"for"Liberal"Arts)"
 We"are"endorsing"that"students"take"one"of"four"CTI"math"courses"to"fill"out"CTI"
quantitative"reasoning"instead"of"two"(currently"only"two)"
"
"
o Revised"course"proposals"
 Course"proposals"have"been"linked"to"the"math"goals"
 CTI103"College"Algebra"
 CTI105"Mathematics"for"the"Liberal"Arts"
• Some"concern"that"the"course"number"is"higher"than"College"Algebra"–"
does"higher"number"indicate"more"difficult"math"course?"
o Algebra"skills"are"equivalent,"but"problems"to"which"skills"are"
applied"require"higherKlevel"reasoning"
o Prior"CTI103"grades"will"not"be"replaced"by"students"taking"
CTI105"
"
 CTI107"PreKCalculus"
• How"is"this"class"different"than"what"we"are"doing"now?"""
o MAT101"was"not"accepted"as"filling"the"requirement"of"CTI"
quantitative"reasoning"
2"
"
CTI107"is"similar"to"MAT101,"but"now"will"fulfill"requirement"of"
CTI"quantitative"reasoning"where"MAT101"would"not"
o MAT101"will"no"longer"be"offered"
"
CTI109"Calculus"I"
• How"has"the"course"changed"in"order"to"meet"the"new"goals"of"CTI"
Math?"
o Previous"course"already"met"the"new"goals"of"CTI"Math…no"
need"to"change"the"course."
• Students"that"have"taken"CTI104"and"not"received"a"passing"grade,"can"
take"CTI109"to"replace"the"failed"CTI104"grade.""The"CTI104"and"CTI109"
courses"will"be"considered"the"same"for"the"Registrar."
o

"


"
Adjourn:"""1625."
What"is"the"transition"plan?""Anyone"currently"enrolled"in"MAT101"(and"
successfully"passes)"will"be"considered"to"have"met"the"CTI"Math"requirements;"
motion"made"and"seconded…"unanimous"vote"to"approve"
All"Majors"and"Minors"that"have"referenced"CTI"math"courses"will"have"to"
update"requirements"for"major"(to"reflect"new"courses"and"numbers)."
1"
"
November&12,&2013&
&
Present:""Gina"Lane"(chair),"Tony"Brandolino,"Anne"Dema"(ex"officio),"Ruth"Edwards,"Scott"Falke,"Donna"
Gardner,"Milton"Horne,"Thomas"Howell,""Ed"Lane"(ex"officio),""Maggie"Sherer,"Pat"Schoenrade""
Call&to&Order:&&Chair"Gina"Lane"called"the"meeting"to"order"at"3:31"p.m."
Minutes&of&&November&5,&2013:&&The"minutes"were"reviewed;"Horne"moved"to"approve"the"minutes,"
seconded"by"Howell;"minutes"were"approved"unanimously."
G."Lane"clarified"that"we"will"not"meet"the"Tuesday"prior"to"Thanksgiving.""We"already"have"business"to"
put"on"the"faculty"meeting"agenda"which"occurs"the"Monday"after"Thanksgiving"and"no"pending"items"
which"must"be"done"so"there"will"be"no"meeting"on"11/26."
Agenda&items:"
Begin"with"entrepreneurial"leadership"minor"proposal.""G."Lane"put"all"documentation"on"the"commons"
site.""She"also"proposed"a"method"for"examining"the"proposal"with"the"first"step"being"looking"at"the"
proposal"in"tandem"with"the"Business"Department"Chair’s"responses"to"questions"about"the"proposal."
Responses"to"questions.""The"requirements"for"the"minor"have"changed"somewhat.""The"minor"is"now"
20V24"hours.""The"Registrar"confirms"that"is"in"the"limits"for"a"minor.""That"reduction"in"overall"hours"is"
due"to"fewer"hours"being"required"for"the"entrepreneurial"field"experience."""
•
•
•
•
•
Creativity"100"and"LSP"250"are"still"in"the"minor"with"the"former"being"already"approved"and"the"
latter"being"an"existing"course."""
ENT"281"Entrepreneurial"leadership"course"proposal"is"attached;""
ENT"220,"Entrepreneurial"Mindset"has"a"new"course"proposal;""
ENT"362"New"Venture"Creation"is"currently"listed"as"Bus"362"and"they"want"to"change"the"prefix"
for"that"course"(Bus"362"will"no"longer"be"listed"in"the"catalog);"""
ENT"481"Entrepreneurial"Field"Experience"is"now"a"4V8"hour"course"and"a"course"proposals"
attached."""
We"now"have"course"proposals"for"every"course"that"we"consider"new.""The"use"of"the"word"field"
experience"and"internship"are"used"interchangeably"in"the"proposal"so"the"total"is"6V10.""Business"has"
indicated"they"will"use"their"current"internship"model"to"guide"those"experiences.""The"current"Business"
internship"model"is"attached"to"the"proposal.""The"Department"is"not"going"to"limit"the"number"of"
internship"hours"in"and"across"business"fields.""There"is"no"College"policy"on"that"matter.""Because"ENT"is"
added"as"the"category"for"these"courses"business"majors"can"take"this"major.""12V15"students"pursuing"
this"minor"are"expected.""There"is"now"an"assessment"plan"for"this"major.""The"Core"Curriculum"Asst."
Dean"supports"this"proposal"as"not"having"an"impact"on"Core"Curriculum"staffing."""
G."Lane"asked"if"we"continued"to"see"problems;"if"all"questions"have"been"answered"or"if"there"are"
additional"questions.""The"assessment"plan"is"confusing"and"not"clearly"aligned"with"the"proposal.""The"
courses"do"not"all"indicate"how"assessment"will"be"done"in"the"course"and"then"the"assessment"plan"says"
that"assessment"will"be"done"in"the"courses.""Looking"at"the"proposal"it"is"unclear"how"the"goals"will"be"
assessed.""Discussion"ensued"about"whether"or"not"the"goals"were"clear"enough"or"if"the"problem"was"
solely"with"what"evidence"would"demonstrate"goal"attainment.""A"discussion"ensued"about"what"the"
2"
"
criteria"are"that"would"measure"such"outcomes.""If"the"goals"are"the"key"outcomes"how"do"these"inform"
the"assessment"plan;"where"is"the"feedback"loop?""There"seems"to"be"a"disconnect"between"the"goals"
and"the"assessment"plan."
G."Lane"then"tried"to"clarify"whether"the"concern"was"about"the"goals"or"the"assessment"plan"or"both.""
The"possibility"that"we"may"be"unable"to"interpret"the"language"of"the"goals"in"this"field"was"raised.""If"
we"accept"that"Business"knows"what"the"language"of"the"goals"means"then"the"need"is"for"better"
definition"of"criteria"for"measuring"those"outcomes"in"the"assessment"plan.""It"was"concluded"that"the"
assessment"plan"should"better"articulate"how"the"goals"will"be"assessed.""There"should"be"a"logical"
connection;"we"need"to"be"able"to"see"that"what"is"in"the"plan"could"logically"measure"the"learning"goals.""
Several"members"proposed"that"we"need"to"lay"out"specifically"how"the"assessment"plan"should"change"
or"pose"specific"questions"instead"of"just"sending"this"back"with"general"disapproval."
The"question"was"raised"whether"or"not"we"could"approve"the"minor"pending"the"assessment"plan.""
Discussion"ensued."""
In"the"assessment"plan"the"first"page"and"a"half"is"how"the"courses"will"assess"the"learning"goals"and"
then"the"second"part"is"how"the"minor"will"be"assessed.""That"is"confusing.""There"are"more"specifics"in"
the"assessment"plan"than"there"are"in"the"learning"goals.""Why"are"the"minor’s"goals"different"in"the"
assessment"plan"than"they"are"in"the"courses?""Which"are"the"goals?""
Do"the"courses"work"absent"an"assessment"plan?""Is"the"minor"proposal"sound?""Are"there"significant"
concerns"about"the"proposal/the"program"before"looking"at"the"assessment"plan?""Is"the"proposal"
coherent.""Part"II,"program"goals"and"learning"organization"needs"to"be"revised"to"create"a"coherent"flow"
of"ideas"–"the"outline"format"is"unclear.""The"proposal"needs"headers.""Goals,"objectives,"learning"
opportunities"need"better"definition.""That"may"be"cleared"up"through"conversation."
G."Lane"will"inform"the"Business"Chair"that"more"clarity"is"needed"around"the"goals,"objectives"in"the"
proposal.""Then"alignment"is"needed"between"the"proposal"and"the"assessment"plan."
No"problems"were"identified"with"the"course"proposals"or"the"program"requirements."""
The"committee"then"began"to"consider"the"new"minor"courses"beginning"with"ENT"220,"Entrepreneurial"
Mindset."Catalog"description"needs"refinement"–"are"both"paragraphs"to"be"included?""If"so,"what"is"the"
book?""The"description"seems"long"and"unusual.""It"seems"like"promotional"language"and"shares"a"
suspicious"amount"of"language"with"the"Icehouse"Entrepreneurship"Program.""The"question"was"raised"
whether"Jewell"has"a"connection"to"Icehouse.""Nevertheless"this"is"inappropriate"catalog"language"
therefore"the"course"description"needs"revision.""Course"goals,"assessments,"and"alignment"with"
Departmental"and"College"goals"were"reviewed.""No"additional"questions"were"raised"for"the"
Department.""Once"the"course"description"issues"are"resolved"the"committee"will"be"prepared"to"
approve"the"course."""
G."Lane"then"asked"committee"members"to"share"questions"about"the"internship"course"proposals"so"
that"she"can"forward"those"to"Kelli"Schutte"and"we"may"be"more"efficient"in"our"work"next"week."
The&meeting&adjourned&at"4:54"p.m."
Respectfully"submitted,"Donna"Gardner,"Recorder"
CEPC$Meeting:$11.19.13$
$
Members$present:$Schoenrade,$Lane,$G;$Howell;$T.$Edwards,$R.;$Lane,$E.;$Sherer,$M.;$Horne,$M.$
Brandolino,$T.;$Gardner,$D;.;$Falke,$S.$Dema,$A$(ex#officio)$
Minutes$from$11.12.13:$1.$Clarify$first$sentence,$p.$1,$on$“field$experience$and$internship.”$$Howell$
moves$to$approve$as$amended.$Motion$carries.$
Agenda:$$$
1. Col$90,$Information$Research$Methods.$Lane$asks$Hamlett$to$clarify$this$course$as$an$elective$
course.$Hamlett$confirms.$Lane$asks$when$Hamlett$would$recommend$that$students$take$the$
course.$Response:$recommends$spring$of$Frosh$year,$since$students$are$not$ready.$Horne$asks:$
how$does$the$course$fulfill$college$outcomes?$Hamlett:$Much$of$the$course$will$address$how$to$
live$responsibly$in$a$scholarly$context.$$Will$help$them$become$responsible$leaders,$because$they$
will$be$able$to$make$responsible$decisions.$Also,$by$being$able$to$evaluate$information,$students$
will$also$be$able$to$determine$what$critical$thinking$is.$Also,$the$course$will$address$
comprehensive$knowledge$through$the$research$skills$that$will$transfer$$into$their$personal$lives$
and$career$paths.$Many$jobs$expect$them$how$to$use$scholarly$resources.$Motion$to$
recommend$to$faculty,$Schoenrade.$Motion$carries.$
2. Kate$McFerron’s$Independent$Study$Major.$E.$Lane$recommends$a$different$word$for$marketing$
in$the$title.$There$is$virtually$no$BUS$in$the$proposal,$so$it’s$not$really$about$marketing.$The$title$
does$not$describe$the$actual$course.$Holy$Names$University’s$description$of$MultiYmedia$and$
arts$is$actually$closer$to$what$Kate$is$proposing.$Gardner:$Disagrees,$because$there$are$four$BUS$
courses$in$this$major.$So,$she$thinks$that$there$are$sufficient$BUS$courses$to$warrant$the$title.$$
Lane,$G.$thinks$that$changing$the$name$is$minimal$request.$That$can$be$tweaked.$Edwards:$Will$
this$prepare$her$for$a$graduate$education$or$a$job?$Gardner:$for$a$job.$Edwards:$Can$she$get$in$
graduate$school?$Gardner:$Probably.$Lane,$G.$This$is$a$popular$major$in$the$various$areas$and$on$
the$market.$It$is$an$interdisciplinary$course,$but$thinks$that$she$could$find$schools$that$would$
honor$this$degree.$Dema:$Is$this$a$three$year$course$of$study?$Lane,$G.$Yes.$She$is$expecting$to$
graduate$by$2015.$Dema:$So,$next$year$is$her$Junior/last$year.$So,$with$the$changes$in$the$Art$
curriculum$proposed$by$Art$department,$will$she$still$be$able$to$get$the$courses$she$wants?$She$
needs$to$be$mindful$of$this.$There$should$still$be$a$way$to$get$her$through.$Lane,$G.$May$be$able$
to$make$substitutions;$she$wishes$we$knew$what$the$Art$department$is$proposing.$Howell:$Is$
baffled$by$a$couple$sentences$(e.g.,$using$the$word$extraneous).$Gardner:$This$is$poorly$written.$
Howell:$this$goes$beyond$poorly$written.$Could$we$ask$her$to$delete$some$of$her$adjectives?$
Lane:$Agrees.$Gardner:$moves$we$approve;$$Edwards$seconds.$Howell$suggests$approval$with$
slight$tweaks$mentioned$above:$different$name;$check$with$Rob$Quinn$in$Art;$clean$up$writing$
(e.g.,$use$of$extraneous),$two$sentences$on$p.$4.$Motion$carries.$
3. Meeting$with$Kelli$Schutte$re:$Assessment$plan,$course$proposals$for$Entrepreneurial$
Leadership$Minor.$Gina$says$it$was$a$good$conversation.$We$are$in$partnership$with$Kauffman$
foundation,$which$proposes$the$Icehouse$curriculum.$Kelli$was$not$the$author$of$that$proposal,$
but$the$plagiarized$language$will$be$changed.$Also,$useful$conversation$about$assessment$plan.$
So,$now$there$is$greater$coherence$in$the$assessment$plan.$$And$Kelli$will$be$here$on$Dec.$3rd$to$
answer$questions$about$the$proposal.$Gina$will$be$able$to$post$the$final$revision$of$the$proposal$
by$week’s$end$(this$week’s$end).$So,$we$can$give$feedback$for$revisions$before$the$Dec.$3rd$
meeting.$In$response$to$Ed’s$question$about$including$the$Economics$courses$being$included$in$
the$internship$guidelines.$Yes,$this$will$be$modified.$Kelli$has$not$yet$edited$the$internship$
document.$There$are$also$other$changes$in$the$internship$handbook,$but$they$have$not$yet$been$
forthcoming.$$
4. Announcements:$$
a.$Gina$says$she$is$not$feeling$the$need$to$meet$on$Dec.$10th.$So,$no$meeting$on$the$10th.$$
$
b.$Also,$Gina$is$hoping$to$meet$at$this$same$time$in$the$Spring$semester.$Sherer$might$have$a$
little$problem$due$to$the$PHY$lab.$This$time$still$works$for$people,$generally.$$
$
c.$Dema$asks$whether$we$are$going$to$meet$over$the$holiday.$Gina$says$first$faculty$meeting$is$
on$Jan.$27th.$So,$she$thinks$we$should$meet$on$the$21st;$but$if$we$have$to$bring$material$on$the$
27th,$we$will$need$to$bring$it$by$waving$the$oneYweek$rule.$Gina$does$not$think$she$will$even$
have$any$proposals$in$hand$for$the$committee$to$consider.$Gina$asks$whether$we$might$give$her$
the$latitude$to$call$a$meeting$should$we$need$one$on$the$14th$of$Jan.$She$will$only$call$one$if$
absolutely$necessary.$The$group$seems$to$be$in$agreement,$evidenced$by$the$very$discrete$head$
nods.$
$
d.$Dema:$should$the$CEPC$take$on$the$responsibility$of$making$the$Georgia$B.$Bowman$motion$in$
the$faculty$meeting?$Howell$moves$we$recommend$this$change$to$the$faculty.$Falke$seconds.$
Motion$carries.$
$
Meeting$adjourns$at$4:15$p.m.$$
Minutes(of(CEPC(Meeting,(December(3,(2013(
Present:((Ruth(Edwards,(Anthony(Brandolino,(Maggie(Sherer,(Scott(Falke,(Gina(Lane,(Milton(Horne,(
Thomas(Howell,(Ed(Lane((ex(officio).(
Absent:(Donna(Gardner,(Pat(Schoenrade(
Guest:((Kelli(Schutte,(Chair,(Business(and(Leadership(Department(
Minutes(of(meeting(of(November(19(were(approved.(
Schutte(came(to(answer(questions(about(the(Entrepreneurial(Minor.(Discussion(began(with(the(
assessment(plan.(The(first(question(involved(how(the(goals(of(the(assessment(plan(lined(up(with(the(
goals(of(the(minor.(Changes(made(have(met(the(concerns(raised.(Gina(Lane(noted(that(the(assessment(
methods(now(will(allow(the(goals(to(be(assessed.(((
Ed(Lane(raised(the(question(of(whether(test(grades(were(a(truly(valid(method(of(assessment.(The(
concern(is(that(good(grades(might(be(interpreted(as(proving(that(the(goals(were(met,(thereby(creating(a(
tendency(toward(grade(inflation.(Sherer(pointed(out(that(test(grades(are(an(indirect(method(of(
assessment(but(that(assignments(can(be(a(direct(measure.(Gina(Lane(and(Schutte(both(noted(that(there(
were(aspects(of(these(courses(that(are(also(used(for(assessment(purposes(that(would(serve(as(a(check(
on(this(problem.(These(include(research(projects(and(external(sources(of(assessment—bringing(in(
judges,(evaluation(of(internships,(etc.(The(students(have(a(“dry(run”(with(the(internship(which(should(
give(indication(that(they(have(met(the(learning(goals(of(the(courses.(
The(committee(indicated(that(changes(made(in(other(aspects(of(the(plan(satisfied(the(concerns(raised(in(
earlier(meetings.(Gina(Lane(noted(that(ENT(481(had(its(credit(hour(value(changed(to(4Z8(hours.(This(
makes(the(total(minor(requirement(20Z22(hours.(Schutte(provided(further(explanation(of(the(process(for(
and(experiences(of(the(students(in(the(program.(Gina(Lane(asked(about(preZrequisites(for(ENT(481.(
Schutte(agreed(that(there(should(be(preZrequisites(and(agreement(was(reached(on(which(courses(should(
be(specified.((
After(Schutte(was(excused(with(thanks,(G.(Lane(noted(that(the(next(order(of(business(was(to(reZconsider(
ENT(220.(Motion(to(recommend(to(the(faculty(was(moved,(seconded,(and(passed(unanimously.(((
ENT(281(was(brought(to(the(floor.(Motion(to(recommend(to(the(faculty(was(moved,(seconded,(and(
passed(unanimously.(((
ENT(481((now(4Z8(hour(course,(with(preZrequisites(added)(was(considered.(E.(Lane(asked(whether(the(
fact(that(no(time(expectations(were(included(for(the(internship(reflected(a(change(in(policy.(The(
department(had(previously(been(very(clear(about(expectations.(Gina(Lane(noted(that(the(department(
had(a(general(policy(guideline(in(place(of(75(hours(of(work(per(1(hour(of(credit(and(Schutte(had(noted(
that(there(may(be(varying(hour(expectations(for(different(courses.(Motion(to(recommend(to(the(faculty(
was(moved,(seconded,(and(passed(unanimously.(((
Gina(Lane(noted(that(the(only(thing(remaining(needing(approval(was(the(assessment(plan.(The(
committee(noted(that(the(language(used(in(the(plan(included(terminology(distinct(to(the(discipline(but(
that(the(plan(appeared(feasible.(Motion(to(accept(the(plan(as(revised(was(moved,(seconded,(and(passed(
unanimously.(((
A(general(discussion(of(concerns(related(to(using(very(specific(criteria(for(“competence.”(
Submitted(by(Thomas(Howell(
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