MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 10-26-00

The October 26, 2000 meeting of the Council on Academic Affairs was held at 2:00 p.m. in the Arcola/Tuscola Room.

Members present: Mr. Brinkmeyer, Dr. Cosbey, Dr. Dietz, Dr. Kory, Dr. Marlow, Dr. Methven,

Ms. Ninness, Dr. Owen, Dr. Shonk, Dr. Wall, and Dr. Wohlstein.

Members absent: Dr. Bock and Ms. Rutter.

Staff present: Ms. Herrington-Perry and Mrs. Rawlings, Academic Affairs.

Guests present: W. Addison, R. Augustine, R. Benedict, A. Burton, R. Fischer, D. Harvey, D. Hopgood, M. Kelm, D. Klingenberg, B. Kuykendall, S. Newby, C. Roszkowski, J. Ryan, K. Sanders, R. Wandling, M. Wohlrabe.

I. Minutes.

The Minutes of October 19, 2000 were approved as corrected.

On Page 1, Item IV., last line, replace ENG1102G with ENG 1002G. On page 3, item XII. delete, "See Attachment A for details." On page 4, delete ANT 2290G The Anthropological Perspective, Honors, from the list of "courses not included in General Education."

II. Communications.

    1. 10-9-00 Minutes of the College of Education and Professional Studies Curriculum Committee.
    2. 10-3-00 Minutes of the Council on Graduate Studies.
    3. Draft copy of the NCAA Self-Study for the NCAA certification program from Frank Hohengarten.
    4. Executive Action, 10-18-00, from the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences.
    5. 10-16-00 Email from Dean Augustine regarding the Technology Enhanced and Delivered (TEDE) Steering Committee.

III. CASL Report AY 1999-2000, 00-35.

Dr. Roszkowski and Dr. Sanders presented the report and answered questions of the Council. Discussion centered on several aspects of the report, including the writing performance section. The TASKs test was also discussed.

The motion to accept the report passed unanimously.

  1. Technology Enhanced and Delivered Education (TEDE) Steering Committee.

Interim Provost Wall and Dean Augustine discussed the history and purpose of the TEDE Steering Committee with the Council. Dr. Augustine is the Chair of the TEDE Steering Committee.

V. Revision of Political Science Major, 00-33.

Dr. Wandling presented the proposal and answered questions of the Council. Discussion centered on the revisions to the major. The motion passed unanimously, as amended.

This action approves the following to become effective Fall 2001:

POLITICAL SCIENCE (B.A.)

Major

Political Science 1003, 1153G or 1190G, 2003, 2053, 2253G or 2293G, 2603 18 sem. hrs.

International Relations: one of Political Science

3203, 3223, 3373, 4823 3 sem. hrs.

Comparative Politics: one of Political Science

3303, 3323, 3333, 3343, 3353, 3363 3 sem. hrs.

American Political Behavior: one of Political

Science 3713, 3723, 3733 3 sem. hrs.

American Institutions and Policies: one of

Political Science 3643, 3743, 3753, 3763, 4843 3 sem. hrs.

Public Administration: one of Political Science

3413, 4793, 4873, 4893 3 sem. hrs.

Public Law: one of Political Science 3513,

3523, 3543, 3903, 4774, 4853 3-4 sem. hrs.

Political Theory: one of Political Science

4903, 4913, 4933 3 sem. hrs.

Electives in Political Science 6 sem. hrs.

TOTAL 45-46 sem. hrs.

(Major GPA based on all political science courses taken at EIU.)

HONORS PROGRAM FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE

Majors with a 3.50 Cumulative GPA

Admission to the Political Science Department Honors Program is open to students who have at least a 3.50 grade-point average on a 4.0 point scale and have completed the following: Political Science 1003, 1153G or 1193G, 2003, 2053, 2253G or 2293G and 2603. Permission of the Director of Honors Programs and the Departmental Honors Coordinator is also required

VI. Revision of Repeating Courses, 00-34.

Dr. Shonk moved and Mr. Brinkmeyer seconded the motion to postpone this item until the November 9, 2000 CAA meeting.

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m. Billie Rawlings, Acting Recording Secretary.

 

All Council Minutes and Agenda are available on the Web at http://www.eiu.edu/~eiucaa/wel99-00.htm. In addition, an electronic course library is being developed at http://www.eiu.edu/acaffair/courselibrary.htm.

 

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEXT MEETING

Thursday, November 9, 2000 at 2 p.m.

Arcola/Tuscola Room