ACADEMIC, APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
2004-2005 Academic Year
Academic Standards Committee
1. Membership : Lisa Barricella (Secretary), Arunas Juska, George
Bailey Cchairperson), Jim Decker (Vice-Chairperson), Kenneth Bass, Margaret
Bauer, Thomas McConnell. Ex-Officio: Michael Bassman, Rita Reaves, Zack
Robinson, Jim Toppen, Maggie O’Neill.
2. Meeting Dates:
September 20, 2005: PERSON
PRESIDING: Catherine Rigsby (former Chair), then George Bailey (new
Chair). REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Bailey,
Barricella, Bass, Bauer, Decker, Juska, and McConnell. EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Bassman, O’Neill, Reaves.
October 11, 2004: REGULAR
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Bailey, Barricella, Bass, Bauer, Decker, McConnell.
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Bassman, O’Neill, Reaves, Robinson.
October 25, 2004: REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Bailey, Barricella,
Bauer, Decker, Juska, McConnell.
November 15, 2004: REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Bailey, Barricella,
Bass, Bauer, Juska, and McConnell. EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: O’Neill,
Reaves, and Robinson.
December 6, 2004: REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Bailey, Barricella,
Bass, Bauer, Decker, Juska, McConnell. EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:
Robinson.
February 28, 2005: REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Bailey, Barricella,
Bass, Bauer, Decker, McConnell. EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Reaves,
Robinson. March 21, 2005: REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Bailey,
Barricella, Bass, Decker, Juska, McConnell. EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:
Reaves.
3. Subcommittees established during the
year (include progress and/or completion of work). Jim Decker was elected to
serve as the Academic Standards Committee representative to the University
Athletic Committee.
4. Accomplishments during the year, especially as addressed
through committee goals. Please include
recommendations made to any University agency other than the
Public hearings on General
Education Goals Proposal September 21 and
22, 2004.
Published
a call for proposals for experimental Foundations courses to be offerd in
Spring 2006.
5. Reports to the
Humanities credit for
Russian 3230, Russian and Soviet Film.
Humanities credit for CLAS
3500.
Fine
Arts credit for MUSC 2207 and MUSC 3048.
Social
Science credit for ECON 3365.
Math
credit for MATH 2228 and MATH 2283.
New
General Education goals proposal (Liberal Arts Foundations Curriculum Goals).
Revised
Peer Review Instrument.
Humanities credit for RUSI 2001, RUSI 2002 and RUSI
2003.
Social
Science credit for HIST 3413, HIST 3414 3414 - The Celtic World, 700 BC-1601
AD. After discussion, revisions to the course proposal were requested.HIST
3444, HIST 3444, HIST 3445, HIST 3445, HIST 3482 and HIST 3484.
Fine
Arts credit for MUSC 2257.
6. Business carried over to next year (list in priority order).
Evaluate experimental
course proposals.
Develop guidelines for
evaluating courses for Foundations credit.
7. Evaluation of the committee (include anything that hindered or
assisted the
committee's work during the year).
A. Charge: OK.
B. Personnel: OK.
C. Attendance:
Poor.
D. Responsibilities:
OK.
E. Activities:
Outstanding.
8. Suggestion(s) to the Chair of the Faculty and/or
effectiveness of the committee.
Replace members who miss
two meetings.
9. Does the Committee’s organizational meeting next year need to
be earlier than the date set this year?
Yes.
If yes, when do you prefer: Sept. 9 or 12, 2005.
Signed: Chairperson George Bailey
Secretary