Thursday
November 4, 1999
SS115, 2:00 p.m.

PRESENT
Bruce Handley, Judith Mitchell, Candadai Seshachari - Chair, Sally Shigley, John Sillito, John Sohl, Alden Talbot, Dave Eisler, Kay Brown Secretary

EXCUSED
Karen Dewey, Gene Sessions, President Thompson

DIVERSITY COURSES Jim Wilson, Chair of the Curriculum and General Education Committee, discusses the diversity course criteria with the Executive Committee. A diversity course must have human diversity/multiculturalism as a major aspect of the class and also must be directly relevant to present day society, as demonstrated by the syllabus and student assignments.

The Curriculum and General Education Committee would not consider, at this time, any variable title course in which there is a high degree of variability in the topics. Variable title courses in which the topics are the same, i.e. Culture Area Studies: of Africa or Latin America or Asia, where the extension does not change the course outline, will be considered.

TEACHER EDUCATION
Changes to existing courses from Teacher Education for Instructional Planning, Technology and Assessment - Educ 3100, Foundations of Education - Educ 3120, Educational Psychology and Classroom Management - Educ 3140, Foundations and Methods of Elementary Reading and Language Arts - Educ 3240, The Exceptional Student - Educ 3260, Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas - Educ 3760, Elementary Mathematics Methods - Educ 4300, Elementary Science Methods - Educ 4330, Elementary Art/Music Methods - Educ 4340, Elementary Social Studies Methods - Educ 4350, Classroom Management - Elementary - Educ 4800, Classroom Management - Secondary - Educ 4820, Elementary Senior Synthesis Seminar - Educ 4860, Course Deletions for Curriculum Development and Assessment - Educ 3160, Elementary Language Arts Methods - Educ 4320, Teaching in a Diverse Classroom B Elementary - Educ 4360, Senior Project - Educ 4980, Program Proposals for Revisions to Existing Programs Elementary Education Major, Secondary Education, and Composite Elementary Education and Special Education Major.

The Executive Committee discussed at length the Education program changes. Because of the requirements secondary education teachers are only left with 6 hours to specialize in a specific area.

SST Sales and Service Technology program proposal for Sales and Merchandising.

MOTION
Alden Talbot: Moved to have the Sales and Service Technology Department clean up the form and return to the Executive Committee meeting November 11, 1999.
Second: Judith Mitchell
Outcome: The motion passed with 2 abstention to go to forward the proposal to the Faculty Senate for the November 18, 1999 meeting.

CHILD AND FAMILY
Proposals from Child and Family for changes to courses for Introduction to Early Childhood Education - CHFAM 2600, Young Children at Risk - CHFAM 3500, Early Childhood Senior Synthesis Seminar - CHFAM 4980, Program Proposals for Early Childhood BA/BS and AAS, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood and Elementary Education.

CHILD AND FAMILY
Diversity course proposal from Child and Family for Diversities Within Families - CHFAM 3350. The committee suggested changing the title to ADiverse Families.@

MOTION
Judith Mitchell: Moved to accept the diversity course proposal from Child and Family for Diverse Families - CHFAM 3350.
Second: John Sillito
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously to forward the proposal to the Faculty Senate for the November 18, 1999 meeting.

GEOGRAPHY
Diversity course proposal from Geography for Places and People - Geogr SS1100. The Executive Committee discussed whether or not this was a survey course. This course takes a broad approach to diversity. The questions was raised about physical geography courses accomplishing the diversity course requirement and the desired outcome for students.

MOTION
Bruce Handley: Moved to accept the diversity course proposal from Geography for Places and People - Geogr SS1100.
Second: Al Talbot
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously to forward the proposal to the Faculty Senate for the November 18, 1999 meeting. This approval is contingent upon receipt of a course syllabus for each proposal.

GEOGRAPHY
Diversity course proposal from Geography for Geography of the United States and Canada - Geogr 1520.

This course was discussed in terms of desired outcomes for student.

MOTION
John Sillito: Moved to accept the diversity course proposal from Geography for Geography of the United States and Canada - Geogr 1520.
Second: Judith Mitchell
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously to forward this proposal to the Faculty Senate for the November 18, 1999 meeting. This approval is contingent upon receipt of a course syllabus for each proposal.

GEOGRAPHY
Diversity course proposals from Geography for Geography of Latin America - Geogr 3540, Geography of Europe - Geogr 3590, Geography of Russia and the Former USSR - Geogr 3620, Geography of Asia - Geogr 3640, Geography of China and Japan - Geogr 3660, and Geography of Africa - Geogr 3740.

MOTION
John Sillito: Moved to accept the diversity course proposals from Geography for Geography of Latin America - Geogr 3540,Geography of Europe - Geogr 3590, Geography of Russia and the Former USSR - Geogr 3620, Geography of Asia - Geogr 3640, Geography of China and Japan - Geogr 3660, and Geography of Africa - Geogr 3740.
Second: John Sohl
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously to forward this proposal to the Faculty Senate for the November 18, 1999 meeting. This approval is contingent upon receipt of a course syllabus for each proposal.

MOTION
Sally Shigley: Moved that the Geography Department attach a course syllabus for each diversity course proposal submitted by the Geography Department
Second: John Sohl
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously to have a syllabus attached to each Geography diversity course proposal prior to November 12, 1999.

HONORS
Diversity course proposal from Honors for Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the East, HU/SS2130, and Great Books, Hnrs 3110.

Mikel Vause, Director of the Honors Program, pulled the diversity course proposal for Great Books.

MOTION
John Sohl: Moved to accept the diversity course proposal from Honors for Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the East, HU/SS2130.
Second: Judith Mitchell
Outcome: The motion passed to forward Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the East, HU/SS 2139 to the Faculty Senate for the November 18, 1999 meeting.