CAA's General Education Subcommittee

will present its report on

Thursday, September 21, 2000

 

MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 8-31-00

The August 31, 2000 meeting of the Council on Academic Affairs was held at 2:00 p.m. in the Arcola/Tuscola Room.

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

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

Members absent: Dr. Abebe and Dr. Obia.

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

Guests present: S. Harvey and J. Niziolkiewicz.

  1. Introduction of New Members.

Julie Dietz - Health Studies.

Nancy Marlow - School of Business.

Rachel Ninness - Student Government Member.

II. Minutes.

The Minutes of July 26, 2000 were approved as published.

  1. Correspondence.
    1. Academic Waiver Report from the College of Sciences for July 2000.
    2. Academic Waiver Report from the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences for July 2000.
    3. Academic Waiver Report from the College of Education and Professional Studies for July 2000.
    4. Academic Waiver Report from the College of Arts and Humanities for July 2000.
    5. Letter from Robin Murray (8-5-00) regarding revisions to the Electronic Writing Portfolio (EWP).
    6. Email from Kipp Kruse (8-3-00) regarding his concerns with GEL/INT 3300G.
    7. Memo from Bonnie Irwin (8-2-00) requesting an appointment for a discussion/workshop on diversity and global citizenship. Craig Eckert was appointed to serve on this committee.
    8. Memo from President Surles (8-7-00) requesting the Chair to serve on a committee to determine the possibility of naming a room in Lantz.
    9. Annual Report from the Writing Center (8-5-00).
    10. Letter from President Surles (8-14-00) requesting CAA to nominate a person to represent CAA on the Screening Committee being formed to search for the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Dr. Andrew Methven agreed to serve.
    11. Copy of a letter from Bonnie Irwin, Faculty Senate (8-15-00) to President Surles regarding Native American issues at EIU.
    12. Copy of a letter to President Surles (8-23-00) from Andrew McNitt suggesting CAA develop an Internet policy for courses delivered on the Internet.
    13. Email requesting CAA Chair (or designee) to attend September 5, 2000 meeting to develop transitional policy related to the implementation of the new electronic writing portfolio.
    14. Copy of a letter from the Provost Abebe (8-24-00) regarding transitional policies related to Writing Competency.
    15. Letter from Joseph T. Barron, Jr., General Counsel (8-24-00) regarding the Illinois Open Meetings Act. You can view this act at: http://ag.state.il.us:80/pdf/omg99.pdf.

IV. General Information.

Members received copies of the new Policies Notebook and the 2000 - 2001 Undergraduate Catalog.

 

The meeting adjourned at 2:35p.m. Kathy Chancellor, Recording Secretary

 

All Council Minutes and Agenda are available on the Web at http://www.eiu.edu/~eiucaa. 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, September 14, 2000 at 2 p.m.

Arcola/Tuscola Room

 

 

Agenda:

98-59 General Education

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEXT

General Education Subcommittee

MEETING

Thursday, September 7, 2000 at 12 p.m.

334 Lumpkin Hall