╨╧рб▒с>■  +-■   *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ье┴M Ё┐аbjbjт=т= ""АWАWа      lиииииии╝TTTT `╝Л╢АААААААА.000000A a<0иААААА0FииААEFFFА иАиА.FА.FшF.ии.Аt V}HпК─╝ШTКL..[0Л.Э ╓pЭ .F╝╝ииии┘SENATE AGENDA ITEM III.C.1. 7 September 2004 Annual Report Council on General Education AY 2003 - 2004 The Council began AY Т03-04 with the intention of reviewing the General Education goals for the Humanities category. General information/instruction regarding the review, along with review documents, was sent to each of the Humanities chairs. This process was suspended in late September when the Faculty Senate proposed to challenge the policy, (previously accepted by the Senate in August, 2002) that each course in a General Education category was expected to meet all the Gen Ed goals in that category. After an extended series of meetings with both the Executive Committee and the full Faculty Senate throughout most of the Fall Т03 semester, the Senate accepted the policy that each General Education course will be expected to meet all of the goals in its category. The CGE resumed work on the Humanities review, met with each department and explained the review procedure. By the end of AY 03-04, review documents were received from Communications, English/Journalism, Music, Philosophy/Religious Studies and Art. Reports from African-American Studies, Foreign Language, History and Theater are pending. Alice Robertson was appointed as CGE representative to the First Year Experience committee and the Council met with representatives of that committee to keep appraised of the General Education expectations for First Year Experience students. Math 128, 129 and 131 were removed from the General Education Curriculum at the request of the Mathematics Department while Math 123 and 134 were approved for Gen Ed status. Some Areas of Concern: General Education Bloat The topic of Gen Ed УbloatФ was raised by one Council member, expressing some concern about charges that General Education courses were being added to the curriculum in a number which might be considered by some to be excessive. In a review of the General Education course listings from the inception of the curriculum in AY 94-95, the following information was discovered. The increase in General Education courses for all but one of the six categories has been fairly modest over the past decade. Categories I (Communication Skills) and VI (Human Well Being) remain unchanged. Categories II (Natural Science and Mathematics) and III (Social Science) experienced a net gain of one course each over the past ten years. Category IV (Humanities) experienced a net gain of 8 courses but this was largely a result of the Foreign Language Department adding three new language areas (Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese) after dropping Russian. By far the largest area of increase over the past decade has been in Category V (Multicultural). Over the past 10 years, 30 courses have been added to this category. Several departments/programs which were not originally represented in this category ten years ago are now present. These include Agriculture, Broadcasting, Economics, Food and Consumer Science, Philosophy and WomenТs Studies. Furthermore, some individual programs such as WomenТs Studies (11 courses) and History (9 courses) have expanded disproportionately in comparison to others in this category. Communication between the Faculty Senate and its Councils In the process of adding and deleting Math courses from the Gen Ed curriculum, decisions about the status of Math 128, as applied to majors in Agriculture business and Engineering Technology, some unsettling information was revealed. It appeared that CAGAS had rendered a blanket policy ruling regarding Math 128 without conferring with CGE or informing the Faculty Senate. While each of these bodies made independent rulings, in good faith, regarding the Gen Ed status of Math 128, it does appear that some communication/consulting between CAGAS and CGE would have saved the Senate a lengthy discussion about the status of this course. We encourage all Councils of the Faculty Senate to communicate with one another when discussing issues of mutual concern. CGE Representation from the Office of the Provost The Faculty Senate charge regarding the constituency of the General Education Council stipulates that ex officio members should represent the interests of Advising, the College of Arts and Sciences and the ProvostТs Office. While the former have provided such representation, the Council lacks representation from the latter. In September of 2003 we contacted the Office of the Provost requesting that an ex officio representative to the CGE be appointed but thus far no representative has been appointed. We encourage the Office of the Provost to appoint a representative for AY 04-05. CGE Officers for AY 2004-2005 Chair Ц Lori Baker-Sperry Vice Chair Ц John Miller. jo З Я а Л╚├∙_iРЪHeа√∙ў∙ўўїї∙6Б>*5Б5БaJ-./0>[jkl╠╛ n p З Я  PЛМ╚├─∙GHЎЎээээээчччччххххччхххххччД╨`Д╨ $7$8$H$a$ $7$8$H$a$а■HhГЯत¤ўД╨`Д╨ 1Рh░╨/ ░р=!░"░#Ра$Ра%░ i8@ё 8 NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH <A@Є б< Default Paragraph Fontа"    -./0>[jkl╠╛npЗЯP Л М ╚ ├─∙GHhГЯвШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААШ0ААа HаавфштKWв┴ Y в333333lmpЛ М ╔ ┬├ї∙фя╦╤GHЯв   Ken Mietus Annette HammWC:\My Documents\Committees & Councils\CGE\Annual Reports\CGE Annual Report AY 03-04.doc @а@@  Unknown            GРЗ: Times New Roman5РАSymbol3&Р З: Arial"ёИЁ╨hwbЕfX╩ИfX╩Иf▒[ └п!!Ёа┤┤ББ20█o3ГЁH  sThe Council began AY  03-04 with the intention of reviewing the General Education goals for the Humanities category Ken Mietus Annette Hamm■  рЕЯЄ∙OhлС+'│┘0ЇШа(<HTd |И д ░ ╝ ╚╘▄фьфtThe Council began AY Т03-04 with the intention of reviewing the General Education goals for the Humanities categoryhe  Ken Mietus en en Normalt Annette Hammega4neMicrosoft Word 9.0Y@МЖG@х)пК─@║*18─@х)пК─▒[■  ╒═╒Ь.УЧ+,∙оD╒═╒Ь.УЧ+,∙оа\ hp|ДМФ Ьдм┤ ╝ <фWIU █э tThe Council began AY Т03-04 with the intention of reviewing the General Education goals for the Humanities category Title 8гл│█ў_AdHocReviewCycleID_EmailSubject _AuthorEmail_AuthorEmailDisplayNameфрМ$тCGE minutes and annual reportheK-Mietus@wiu.edunnu Ken Mietusu ■   ■    !■   #$%&'()■   ¤   ,■   ■   ■                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Root Entry         └Fр}ЖHпК─.А1Table            WordDocument        ""SummaryInformation(    DocumentSummaryInformation8            "CompObj    jObjectPool            р}ЖHпК─р}ЖHпК─            ■                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ■       └FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.8Ї9▓q