Writing Across the Curriculum Committee Meeting
12-08-08, CC 117 at 1pm-2pm
Attendance:
Rick Matthews, Jonathan Marx, Jean Preston, Ann Cassidy, Chris Renoir, Barbara Short, Ryan Ringhands, Mark Snavely
Approval of minutes from November 10th
Meeting with Mike West has handled by Rick. Mike has asked to ask depts. to get courses that are writing intensive. We can’t tell dept. about the courses; that is up to Mike and the dept. The WAC is an oversight committee. Training for adjuncts in the adult program and advising needs to be addressed in Adult Education so that the same writing requirements are fulfilled between day and adult education program. It is not clear if the dept. or adult education or the two together who are responsible for recruiting ACE WI instructor and deem courses as such.
Business Senior Seminar and Adult Education: Business student is denied a petition. Adult education was consulted. Business dept. has found a course to cover the problem. Management 490 Rick Fields is teaching the course (adjunct and not certified). He has to submit the proposal. Grant him a waiver to teach it now and then go through the training in the fall. This move helps Adult education and Business dept. so maybe we will have fewer waivers. So moved and approved by the committee.
New Course Proposals:
Pam Smiley renewal: English 405 Senior Seminar for next fall 09; approved
Taking over for Maria Carrig who is supposed to teach it; no changes from Maria Carrig’s file/course.
Lynn Loewen: Spanish Senior Seminar 401; approved via e-vote for spring 09.
Waiver Requests:
Nicole Paielli: She took the business senior seminar before it was writing intensive. Now she is asked to take it again because it is writing intensive. Advising issue. Passed.
Andrew Steeves: adult education student; course descriptions from other colleges. Denied. We are not substituting courses.
Jay Grossert: Transferred in 2007 and not asking for his course in the major to be waived. Why can’t he take a writing intensive course next semester? Senior Seminar will be one writing intensive. He didn’t make the case that he can’t take a course this spring. Ryan confirms that he is an ACE student. No advisors signature. Denied
Jason Mihelich: Business administration who is yet to take Management 490. Applied to wave both requirements. Attachment is not here. General education is being offered this summer and dept. requirement will occur in the spring. Denied
Matthew Yonkers: ACE; same situation with Management 490. He has been taking credits since fall 07. We are not substituting or looking at courses again. Advising issue. How many writing intensive ACE classes have been involved in the adult education since 2007? Waive the one for the major. There should be one over the summer; he could graduate four credits short.
We will anticipate another meeting in early Feb. 09.
Unfinished Business
New Business
Respectfully, Barbara Short