EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACULTY
SENATE
ACADEMIC, APPELLATE, AND SENATE
COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
2002-2003 Academic Year
COMMITTEE: Academic Standards
1. Membership
(include ex-officio members)
John Tilley, Dept. of History, Chair
James
Decker, Dept. of Exercise and Sport Science, Vice-Chair
Nancy
House, School of Art, Secretary
Richard
Bamberg, School of Allied Health Sciences
M.S. Ravi,
Dept. of Mathematics
Catherine
Rigsby, Dept. of Geology
Joseph
Gershtenson, Dept. of Political Science
Michael Bassman, Director,
University Honors Program (Representative of the Chancellor)
Dorothy
Muller, Dean of Undergraduate Studies (Representative of the Provost)
Pat Dunn, School of Health
and Human Performance (Representative of the Chair of the Faculty)
Purificacion Martinez,
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature (Representative of the Faculty
Senate)
Katherine
Slagle, Student (Representative of the Student Government Association)
2. Meeting Dates
(include members present)
Aug. 26, 2002 - Tilley,
Decker, Gershtenson, Ravi, Rigsby, Bassman, Dunn, Muller, Slagle
Sept. 16, 2002 - Tilley,
Decker, House, Gershtenson, Ravi, Rigsby, Bassman, Dunn, Muller, Slagle
Oct. 21,
2002 - Tilley, Gershtenson, Ravi, Rigsby, Bassman, Dunn, Martinez, Muller
Nov. 18, 2002 - Tilley,
Decker, Gershtenson, Ravi, Rigsby, Bassman, Dunn, Martinez, Muller, Slagle
Nov. 26, 2002 (called
meeting) - Tilley, Decker, House, Ravi, Rigsby, Gershtenson, Dunn, Martinez,
Muller
Jan. 14, 2003 (called
meeting) - Tilley, Decker, House, Gershtenson, Ravi, Rigsby, Bassman, Dunn,
Martinez, Muller, Slagle
Feb. 17, 2003 - Tilley,
Decker, Gershtenson, Rigsby, Bassman, Dunn, Martinez, Muller, Slagle
March 17,
2003 - Tilley, Decker, Gershtenson, Rigsby, Martinez
April 15, 2003 (called
meeting) - Tilley, Decker, House, Ravi, Rigsby, Gershtenson, Bassman, Muller,
Dunn, Martinez
April 21,
2003 - Tilley, Decker, House, Rigsby, Gershtenson, Muller, Dunn, Martinez
3. Subcommittees
established during the year (include progress and/or completion of work).
1. Gershtenson and Ravi - to investigate and
make recommendations regarding timing of distribution of SOIS forms in distance
education classes. Reported at Sept. 16
meeting.
2. Decker and Muller - to study and make
recommendations regarding University policy on auditing of courses. Reported at Sept. 16 meeting.
3. Muller and Dunn - to collect data regarding
General Education requirements at other UNC institutions. Reported at Sept. 16 and Oct. 21 meetings.
4. Tilley - to review ECU General Education
assessment data. Reported at Sept. 16
meeting.
5. Rigsby - to conduct liaison with other ECU
committees regarding General Education requirements. Ongoing.
6. Gershtenson - to organize focus groups to
discuss proposals regarding General Education requirements. Ongoing.
7. Rigsby - to draft a proposal regarding
revisions of General Education goals, objectives, and requirements. Reported at Nov. 11 meeting; ongoing.
8. Slagle, Tilley, and Decker - collect student
opinion regarding General Education requirements. Attended meetings of the SGA Senate and Student Welfare
Committees; reported at Feb. 17 and March 17 meetings.
4. Accomplishments
during the year, especially as addressed through committee goals.
1. Reviewed the Annual Reports of the
University Honors Program and Writing Center.
2. Recommended to the University Curriculum
Committee that General Education credit be awarded for ten courses: CLAS 2500,
CLAS 4523, ENGL 3720, ENGL 4730, ETHN 4000, GRBK 2000, GRBK 4006, GRBK 4999,
RUSS 2120, and an Honors Seminar in Mathematics.
3. Recommended to the University Curriculum
Committee that General Education credit not be awarded for three courses: FREN
2108, MATE 1067, and MATH 1067 (the issue regarding the latter two courses to
be revisited following the temporary period in which they are cross-listed in
the Catalogue).
5. In accordance with a request from the Chair
of the Faculty, dated April 9, 2002, began an extensive review of the
University’s General Education goals, objectives, and requirements.
4. Held discussions with Dr. Michael Poteat,
Director of Institutional Effectiveness, regarding
(1) the interface between the
assessment process and possible revision to the General Education goals,
objectives, and requirements; and (2) possible changes in the administration of
the SOIS.
5. Reports to the
Faculty Senate (include dates and resolution numbers).
1. Oct. 1, 2002 - Recommended revision to
policy regarding distribution of SOIS forms in distance education courses. Resolution #02-29.
2. Nov. 5, 2002 - Recommended revision to
policy regarding auditing of courses.
Resolution #02-36.
3. Jan. 28, 2003. Progress report (as requested by the Chair of the Faculty in his
memorandum of April 9, 2002) on review of the General Education goals and
objectives. No action recommended or
taken at this time.
4. Jan. 28, 2003 - Recommended further revision
to policy regarding distribution of SOIS forms in distance education
courses. Resolution #03-02.
6. Business carried
over to next year (list in priority order).
1. Continue review of General Education goals,
objectives, and requirements, with a view toward presenting a finalized set of
recommendations at the Senate meeting of January, 2004.
2. Continue discussions regarding possible
changes in the administration of the SOIS.
7. Evaluation of the committee (including anything that hindered or assisted the committee’s work during the year).
A.
Charge: No suggestions.
B. Personnel: This is a hard-working committee
with an intensely dedicated membership.
C. Attendance: The conscientious attendance of
the SGA representative, Ms. Slagle, deserves comment. Several faculty members,
on the other hand, encountered serious problems with time conflicts. (One member was unable to attend any
meetings.)
D. Responsibilities: No suggestions.
E. Activities: No suggestions.
8. Suggestion(s) to
the Chair of the Faculty and/or Faculty Senate for improving the effectiveness
of the committee.
The coordination of the committee’s
meetings with the members’ teaching schedules and other events is a significant
problem. The new Provost Lecture Series
coincides with the committee’s regular meeting schedule. Several members found that, in one or both
semesters, their teaching schedules conflicted with the committee’s schedule of
meetings. It might be possible to set a
new schedule for the committee that would be less likely to produce such
conflicts.
9. Does the
committee’s organizational meeting next year need to be earlier than the date
set this year?
Last year’s first meeting was set, at
the committee chair’s recommendation, for August, ahead of schedule. It would be a good idea to do that again.
If yes,
when do you prefer? As early in the academic year as is
practicable.
John
A. Tilley Nancy
E. House
Chairperson Secretary