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Standard 12 Committee Minutes: 11/25/2002

 

DATE:11/25/2002
TIME:4:30 PM
PLACE:BR-54
PRESIDING:C. Giddle, M. McGorry
PRESENT:A. Butler, F. Calabrese, A. Cowley, J. Fisher, R. Gorchov, T. Jones, D. Prejsnar
Guests:A. Tasch, C. Herbert

Agenda Items Discussed:

The Committee invited A. Tasch and C. Herbert to this meeting for background about the development of the Liberal Arts and CST curricula respectively.

  1. A. Tasch reported on her experiences to develop a new AA degree to replace the General Studies degree. The original intention was to develop a degree that blended CTW courses and dimensions. Faculty were encourage to contribute to the development of a new curriculum; they were invited to submit written suggestions and to express their opinions at open forums.

    The new curriculum stressed critical thinking and writing, the use of primary texts and/or primary experiences, and collaborative learning. Liberal Arts was the first curriculum that was able to meet the dimensional requirements and offered breadth, depth, and connectedness that emphasized the humanities or social/behavioral sciences. Presently, there are six Liberal Arts curricula with specific concentrations (General, Humanities, International, Leadership Studies, Social/Behavioral Science, and Women's Studies/Gender Studies.)

    With the development of the Liberal Arts curricula it became apparent that there was not a curriculum with a strong quantitative component, which led to the development of the Culture, Science, and Technology (CST) curriculum.
  2. C. Herbert reported that the development of the CST curriculum provided students with the educational foundation necessary to better understand the influence of science and technology upon a rapidly changing society. This curriculum was one of several alternatives to the AGS degree, which was going to be eliminated at the beginning of the Spring 1996 semester. The purpose of the curriculum was to provide a solid foundation for students who were preparing to transfer to baccalaureate programs. This program provided students with a systematic study of the natural sciences, related technology, and their interrelationship with a changing society.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 PM.