COMMITTEE: Writing Across the Curriculum

MEETING DATE: January 23,1997

PERSON PRESIDING: Chris Ulffers

ACTIONS OF MEETING:

Description of action: Director's Report

Item: Rita began the meeting with the Director's Report. The 
first students affected by WI requirement are now 
graduating. This also includes transfer .students as of Fall 
of 1995.

Description of action: Transfer of courses designated as WI
Item: Rita will meet with administrators representing the 
Registrar's office, Admissions, and the Undergraduate 
School next Tuesday (1/28/97) regarding problems and 
concerns involving consideration of transfer of WI courses 
into our institution. Rita will report back to the WAC 
Committee at the next meeting.

Item: Rita introduced Marion P. Sykes, Jr., Senior Director of 
Admissions. Dr. Sykes shared information regarding the 
number of transfer students (refer to memo dated 1/22/97) 
and the increasing difficulty in determining WI credit of 
transfer courses. Dr. Sykes also discussed the Degree Audit 
Reporting System which all students will be included in 
within two years. Dr. Sykes continued that there is a need to 
develop a procedure for transfer of WI courses into our 
institution.

Item: Dr. Sykes offered further insight (refer to memo dated 
January 22,1997) regarding transfer of WI designated 
courses and possible suggestions for consideration.

Item: Committee members expressed the following 
concerns, questions, and ideas: * Would it be possible for 
the N.C. Community College system to designate WI with a 
common number? * Would it be possible for the community 
college to follow ECU guidelines and designate WI courses? 
* Would it be possible to adopt general guidelines which 
would meet the UNC system? * Perhaps the WAC 
Committee might review appeals * Concern expressed 
regarding the number of appeals * Clarification regarding 
the review process: perhaps the WAC Committee could 
review the proposals for WI not the appeals * Committee 
reviewed memo of 9/25/96 regarding UNC and UNC 
Community College systems. * Would it be possible for the 
community college to forward a syllabus for review? Dr. 
Sykes replied that he felt the community colleges would be 
happy to comply with this request. * Concern expressed 
regarding the number of syllabi which might be received * 
Question regarding indication of certification of WI on 
transcript or in the catalog - Reply - No. This is too difficult a 
process at this time. * Rita provided the committee with a 
copy of the Florida Gordon Rule regarding WI requirements 
* Suggestion that community college devise a WI program 
and ECU might offer assistance through existing model

Completion date/Follow-up action required
1. Rita will report back to the WAC Committee after she has 
attended the meeting scheduled for 1/28/97. At this time, 
she will present more detailed information regarding the 
transfer of WI courses.

Description of Action: Consideration of proposal - Small 
Business Management 4262 for designation as WI.
Item: Steve Childers, Director ECU-SBI was present to 
submit further documentation (see memo dated December 
11, 1996) and explanation regarding Small Business 
Management 4262.

The Committee was asked to refer to the minutes of the 
December 5, 1996 meeting to review concerns expressed 
regarding the original proposal * Documentative materials 
and explanations were offered which met each of the 
concerns * The suggestion was made that the syllabus and 
the peer review form be amended (see memo and 
attachments 12/11) to indicate WI activity

Completion date/Follow-up action required:
The motion was carried that Small Business Management 
4262 be designated as WI upon the amendment of syllabus 
and peer review form to indicate such activity.

Description of action:
Correction of December 5, 1996 minutes. Mike McCameron 
corrected to Mike McCammon. The minutes of the 
December 5th meeting were approved with this correction.

Description of action: Chris provided the members of the 
committee with information regarding "Open Meetings 
Compliance," (see attachment 1), "Motion to go Into Closed 
Session" (see attachment 2), and "Language of Motion for 
Closed Session..."

Description of action: Request for WI approval for MKTG 
4992 *Rita provided the members with a Writing Intensive 
Course Proposal and syllabus from Dr. Robert Frankel for 
MKTG 4992. *Review and discussion of the documentation 
followed.

Item: Motion carried and request approved
Description of action: Continued discussion of Professor 
Bailey's comments

Item: Rita asked the members to review the memo dated 
9/18/96

Item: The members discussed the following concerns:
*impact WI designation has on student enrollment in 
selected courses
*impact WI designation has on FTE
*the need to collect more data regarding the above two 
issues

Completion date/Follow-up action required:
*Rita will investigate the possibility of the Office of the 
Registrar providing the Committee with data regarding the 
course number, whether it is a required course
and how enrollment has changed.

NEXT MEETING: February 27,1997 at 3:00

Item To Be Discussed:
1 Professor George Bailey's comments regarding program 
assessment

2 Rita's report of findings of information gathered at her 1/28 
meeting - transfer of WI courses

3. Other committee business, including on-going review and 
program assessment