Council on Undergraduate Education 2013-2014

CUE AGENDA for September 6, 2013 MEETING 1:30-3:00 Park Shops 201

Minutes Recorder: Gina Neugebauer Quorum: TBD

Call to Order

Welcome and Introductions - Chair, Dr. James Knopp

Remarks from Dr. Barbara Kirby - Associate Vice Provost, Academic Programs and Services

Committee Detail

Reviewing General Education Courses; GEP Rubric - Dr. Carrie Zelna, Director of Assessment

Establish Quorum - Chair Knopp

Chair-Elect nominations - accepting nominations; email coordinator or nominate from the floor

Old Business

Update re: ECD 225 - Approved for USD and HUM at May meeting - voted to approve as GK via email vote

New Business

Courses for GEP Category - Review

Presenter: GEP List Action: Title: Pre-requisite(s) Other GEP list(s)

C. Vick NS Review SMT (FOR) 202 - Forest Biomaterials none NS

Courses for GEP Category - New

Presenter: GEP List Action: Title: Pre-requisite(s) Other GEP list(s)

K. Young GK and HUM New HI 307 Jewish History3 hrs History or Soph

standingnew course

K. Young HUM and USD NewHI 346 Intro to Civil War &

Reconstruction none new course

J. Morillo USD NewHI 446 Topics in Civil War &

Reconstruction3 hrs History HUM

J. Morillo GK, HUM, and IP New HI 486 Science & Empire 3 hrs History new course

Other Business

Course Review - Dr. Kirby

Review Discussion Items - Dr. Knopp

Review of committee workings/website - C. Freeman

Approval of Minutes of the May 3, 2013 meeting

1

DRAFT CUE Minutes for 5-3-2013 DRAFT Members Present: Chair Jameson; T. Buie; J. Knopp; M. Albidrez; D. Austin; D. Burton; C. Freeman; J. Heitman; H.

Hergeth; G. Huntington; M. Johnson; K. Keene; B. Kirby; T. Koch; C. Levine; H. McGowan; A. Nowel; D. Parish; A. Parker;

A. Rogers; L. Williams; M. Williford; C. Zelna

Guests: Dr. Jane Lubischer, Director, Undergraduate Programs, Biological Sciences; Dr. Chris Ashwell, Director,

Undergraduate Research; Kiley Moorefield, DASA Intern; Stephany Dunstan, Assistant Director, Undergraduate

Academic Program Assessment; Beverly Jones Williams, Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity; Tracey Ray, Office

for Institutional Equity and Diversity; Michael Kimberley, Marine Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; and Marquette

Russell, University Honors Program

Remarks from Chair Jameson: Dr. Jameson welcomed all and the meeting was called to order in Park Shops room 201

at 1:32 p.m. She thanked all for their hard work this year and acknowledged the service of committee members cycling

off CUE: D. Austin, D. Rieder, L. Williams, G. Huntington, I. Schmidt, T. Koch, M. Williford, A. Parker, W. Razza, A. Propst,

and M. Merrill. Today’s guests introduce themselves and the actions they were here to support.

Remarks from Dr. Barbara Kirby, Associate Vice Provost, Academic Programs and Services – Dr. Kirby announced that

the Committee on Committees approved the recommendations of the subcommittee relating to CUE committee

structure. She expects Faculty Senators to communicate with the academic policy committee as we move forward with

the Gen Ed competencies and CAA discussions. Those discussions indicate that it may be appropriate to revisit some of

the Gen Ed requirements implemented in 2008-2009 along with any related issues which may come forward from GA

this Fall. Dean Mullen would like to appoint a CUE subcommittee to examine the rubric dealing with percentage of

students taking courses, the rationale for prerequisites, and co-requisites. The subcommittee will include an associate

dean, and members from the Faculty and Student Senates. Dr. Kirby thanked Chair Jameson for her leadership and CUE

members for their hard work and contributions to the Gen Ed requirements conversation.

Old Business

BIO 380 Water Resources (pre-req BIO 181) – new for GEP IP – APPROVED

BIO 380 Water Resources (pre-req BIO 181) – new for GEP GK - APPROVED

Discussion: A motion was made and seconded to approve BIO 380 for inclusion on both the GEP IP list. These

actions were previously tabled pending submission of short forms which have now been submitted. The motion

was amended to approve the course for both GEP IP and GK lists. The amended motion was approved

unanimously.

New Business

Approval of Minutes of April 19, 2013 – APPROVED

Discussion: A motion to approve the April 19, 2013 minutes was made and seconded. With no comments,

questions, or corrections the minutes were approved.

Course proposals for offering under a GEP Special Topics Shell

IPGE 295 - Critical and Creative Thinking in Biological Sciences (COS 295 003-006 ) - Fall 2013 - APPROVED

Discussion: A motion was made and seconded to place IPGE 295, Critical and Creative Thinking, on the GEP IP list

as a Fall 2013 special topic. The motion was approved without discussion.

IPGE 295 - Science as a Profession - Sum II, 2013 - APPROVED

2

Discussion: A motion was made and seconded to place IPGE 295, Science as a Profession, on the GEP IP list as a

Summer II special topic. The motion was approved without discussion.

IPGE 295 - Engineering in the 21st Century (E 102) - Spring, 2014 – APPROVED

Discussion: A motion was made and seconded to place IPGE 295, Engineering, on the GEP IP list as a Spring 2014

special topic. One member questioned if all of the introductory engineering courses were, by default,

interdisciplinary if they cover all the different disciplines in Engineering. D. Parish briefly explained how this

course integrates disciplines beyond an introductory course and the motion was unanimously approved.

NSGE 295 - Ecological Systems - Fall, 2013 – APPROVED

Discussion: A motion was made and seconded to place NSGE 295, Ecological Systems, on the GEP NS list as a Fall

2013 special topic. The motion was approved without discussion.

Courses for GEP Category – New

ECD 225 Foundations of Cultural Competence [GK] – NOT APPROVED - 7 against, 5 in favor, 6 abstentions

ECD 225 Foundations of Cultural Competence [USD] – APPROVED PENDING

ECD 225 Foundations of Cultural Competence [HUM] – APPROVED PENDING

Discussion: A motion was made and seconded to approve ECD 225 Foundations of Cultural Competence for the

GEP GK, USD, and HUM lists. Tracey Ray, Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity, was available to answer

questions from the committee. A course syllabus and short forms for each category were provided for CUE

review. Chair Jameson suggested the committee first determine if the course learning outcomes meet the

objectives of the individual categories. The issue of how many co-requisites a course can fulfill is a separate

agenda item. The committee reviewed the course for the objectives of the Humanities category first. It was

noted that the measures and outcomes provided are very generic and that it was not clear to the committee

how they relate to the specific course. T. Ray provided course background details. The Office for Institutional

Equity and Diversity (OIED) was awarded a grant from the American Council of Education to merge

Multiculturalism or Diversity Education with Internationalization and Global Knowledge. This course is an

outcome of that grant. OIED has been working closely with the Office of International Affairs on multiple

initiatives that will help students become critical and creative thinkers around these issues and how these two

schools of thought merge. This course has been taught for three semesters as a special topics course and the

department is now ready to offer it on a permanent basis. This is a very interactive course and students are

exposed to a large amount of material around Internationalization as well as Diversity Education, social justice,

and privilege. One of the things that differentiate this course is how interactive it is. Students are engaged in skill

building activities in every class and this benefits students in situations outside of class in their everyday

interactions. There are also general activities which are tailored to the student’s area of study and include

writing assignments, pre- and post-assessments, and the final project is an organizational analysis of cultural

competence. The committee asked for one specific example. C. Zelna expressed concern, which she had

previously discussed with C. Freeman, that measures guidelines do not provide clear instructions. She is in the

process of drafting revisions to the short form for next year. She offered to consult with T. Ray to revise this

action. Chair Jameson asked the committee if the course learning outcomes meet the objectives of the HUM

category. CUE agreed that overall the course satisfied the HUM objectives. Next, the committee reviewed the

course learning outcomes to determine if they meet the Global Knowledge category objectives. Again, one

member noted that the measures and outcomes provided are too generic. The committee looked to the syllabus

for clarification of learning outcomes and concluded they would prefer more course specific detail in the context

of the GK objectives. One member commented that this seems to be provided in the syllabus but is not

reflected in the short form. A suggestion was made to cut it to only one specific way the class meets each

3

outcome. As with the HUM category, C. Zelna offered to consult with Ray to revise the language of the

objectives for clarity if CUE was satisfied with the syllabus content. It was suggested that reference to what

makes this Global be included to clarify how it matches the GK category. The committee then reviewed the

course learning outcomes to determine if they meet the USD category objectives. The committee agreed the

course easily satisfies the USD objectives. Chair Jameson reviewed the options to either vote on the motion on

the floor to consider ECD 225 for the GEP GK, USD, and HUM lists jointly, or withdraw that motion and review

the course for each category individually. The motion on the floor was withdrawn. A motion to approve the

course for the GEP HUM list pending consultation with C. Zelna to revise the short form was made, seconded

and unanimously approved. A motion was then made to approve the course for the GEP USD co-requisite list

pending consultation with C. Zelna to revise the short form was made, seconded and unanimously approved. A

motion to approve the course for the GEP GK list was also made and seconded. The motion failed to pass by

show of hands, 7 against, 5 in favor, and 6 abstentions. If the short form is revised to indicate how the learning

outcomes cover both USD and GK categories, CUE agreed to review ECD again for the GK category and vote by

email.

ENG 267 LGBTQI Literature in the U.S. [HUM] - TABLED

ENG 267 LGBTQI Literature in the U.S. [USD] - TABLED

Discussion: A motion was made and seconded to approve ENG 267 LGBTQI Literature in the U.S. for the GEP

HUM and USD lists. The representative from CHASS noted that the actions presented appear to be missing

amendments. Based on that, the motion was tabled.

Courses for GEP Category – Review

A motion was made and seconded to approve, as a group, the following HES courses for GEP HES/PEHL. The

motion was unanimously approved.

HESF 282 Adv. Aerobics & Leadership [HES/PEHL] – APPROVED

HESD 240 Social Dance [HES/PEHL] - APPROVED

HESD 264 Ballet [HES/PEHL] - APPROVED

HESO 278 Fly Fishing [HES/PEHL] - APPROVED

HESO 284 Sea Kayaking [HES/PEHL]- APPROVED

Other Business

GEP co-requisite - dual listing Discussion: The committee took this opportunity to review the intent of the existing GEP co-requisite dual listing practice and determine if there is a need to revisit the issue or formalize a recommendation based on recent blended course offerings and course with outcomes which successfully map to the objectives of two co-req categories. One member suggested consulting past members who served on CUE during the time the current practice was implemented for their reasoning. C. Ashwell indicated he served on CUE at that time and recalled that this was during the transition from the non-English Speaking Culture designation to GK and USD, departments were asked to decide which list the course should be on; there was never an option to list a course on both. He added that CUE did not make a decision to prohibit one course from fulfilling two co-reqs. Chair Jameson’s understanding differed. Her interpretation is that, at the time, CUE voted that one course could not count for both. Dr. Kirby, who also served on CUE at that time, recounted the task force had a challenge to limit the number of credit hours in the GE Program. There was also strong support for additional credit hours in each of these categories. A compromise was made at that time to make them zero credit yet with distinct objectives. After sharing their concerns, the committee concluded that further discussion is needed prior

4

to making a recommendation on this issue. For now, while a course may populate both lists, it cannot count for more than on co-req. C. Freeman and M. Johnson will work out the logistics of how the course will appear in SIS. Addendum

Course proposals for offering under a GEP Special Topics Shell

NSGE 295 - Ecological Systems (listed on original agenda - action attached to addendum) Fall, 2013

Discussion: See Course proposals for offering under a GEP Special Topics Shell above

Courses for GEP – New

BIT 200 - Early Research in Biotechnology [NS] - APPROVED PENDING*

Discussion: A motion was made and seconded to approve BIT 200 for the GEP NS list. The motion was approved

pending approval by UCCC as a permanent offering (new course). [*NOTE: On May 8, 2013 UCCC approved

BIT 200 as a new course pending submission of a complete course schedule.]

MA 151 - Calc for Elem Ed I [MA] –APPROVED PENDING*

MA 152 - Calc for Elem Ed II [MA] – APPROVED PENDING *

Discussion: A motion was made and seconded to jointly approve MA 151 and MA 152 for the GEP MA list. The

motion was approved pending approval by UCCC as permanent course offerings (new courses). [*NOTE: On

May 8, 2013 UCCC approved both MA 151 and MA 152 pending rewording of the learning outcomes; identifying

how much participation counts and how will it be evaluated; clarification on credit allowed: MA 151/MA 152 and

restrictive statement discrepancy.]

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Katie Dunkle

2013-2014 CUE

CUE Discussion Topics for 2013-2014 Term

GEP Courses:

GEP course review

o Status

GEP categories and number of courses remaining to be reviewed: IP (12), USD (7), GK

(20), HES (7), MA (1), VPA (60), NS (87), SS (89), HUM (216)

o Moving forward with GEP review

o Procedure

Short form and attachments/syllabus

GEP Rubric

What does it mean for a course to be a “General Education” course?

o Should we have 300/400 level courses on the list? (Pre-requisite concerns; broad focus vs. narrow focus)

o Review Rubric Criteria for GEP courses (open seats; pre-reqs; course restrictions)

How much course content reflective of the GEP category objectives is required for a course to meet a GEP

requirement? Can this be defined either as percentage of lectures or by other criteria?

UNC-GA and the transfer common core from NCCCS

General Education Program:

Degree Audit and Advising – concerns/issues with GEP requirement and clarity in audits and with advising

GEP Co-requisite double-counting –

o Can a single course complete the co-requisite requirement? Currently two courses approved as eligible

for fulfilling either USD or GK.

o Are there appropriate numbers of GK and USD course offerings for student to fulfill requirement.

Remove Foreign language requirement from GEP to Graduation Requirement? Concern that students graduating

under CAA having had no FL. CAA states that FL and HES requirement is outside the gen ed core so can require.

Thematic Tracks –

o Review tracks for needed updates.

o Develop application for student/advisor to complete for recognition.