WAC Committee Meeting Minutes – 4/2/07

The meeting was called to order at 11:00 a.m.

The committee discussed and conditionally approved a proposal from Linda Noer for a fall ’07 W.I. course, Social Work 240 (Human Behavior and Social Environment). Mark Snavely will contact Linda about requiring feedback on journal entries and encouraging her to submit a syllabus.

Alan Wallace reported on progress with the WAC FAQ online and/or paper brochure. The committee discussed several related issues, including the need to have a link from the Academic Affairs web page directly to committees, so that items such as the WAC FAQ are more easily accessible to the faculty. Mark Snavely will talk with Christine Rener about this issue.

The WAC FAQ should also have a list of submission deadlines for various W.I. related items. Michelle Bonn will send a list of proposed deadlines to Alan Wallace. Department chairs should still be responsible for designating courses as W.I. on departmental schedules, but the committee believes these designations should be included on the schedule “revisions,” rather than on the first schedule drafts submitted to the Registrar.

A WAC workshop for SPS adjuncts, particularly Education Department adjuncts, needs to be offered, but the numbers of adjuncts that will need the workshop are less than the committee anticipated. More information is needed from the Education Department before this workshop can be planned.

Jean Preston reported that she has submitted fall ’07 Writing Center statistics and a proposed WC budget for 2007-08 to Brad Andrews. Brad has indicated that the Writing Center should have its own budget line next year, and will most likely be moved from his supervision to the Academic Dean’s supervision. Since these issues are being considered, WAC will delay sending a letter of support for the Writing Center to the Dean.

Mark Snavely will give a brief update regarding WAC to the faculty at the May faculty meeting.

Alan Wallace will speak with Maria Carrig and Leonard Schultz to see if they want to serve second three-year terms on the WAC committee.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:05 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled for noon on Tuesday, April 24 – location TBD.

Respectfully submitted,

Jean Preston