WAC Meeting Agenda

Monday, May 4th, 12:10 to 1:00, Lentz Hall 332

(Continuation of unfinished business from the April 27th meeting)

Minutes from last week were approved.

V. Jean Preston—Update from Writing Center: multiple visits are increasing, appointments for next year classes are in order, seniors and freshman are our biggest users, Heritage is the largest client base, mechanics and structure organization are the most errors. A new staff is hired, trained, and ready for fall.

VI. Waiver request from Andrew Steeves in Business Administration (Adult Education, Mike West): approved writing intensive requirement in the major previous. Now wants the other requirement waived. Not the student’s fault that these were not offered. He didn’t argue persuasively that the second wasn’t work. He hasn’t been in classes the entire term and thought both classes were waived. He got a notice from the registrar 12/06 that he hadn’t completed the requirements. He ran out of options to take the courses. Waivers had happened in the past. He has completed 157 credits and plans on graduating this semester.

Mike reported that most majors are in place so this issue should not happen in the future.

Request granted.

VII. Rick—Update on AT 480 and Education Dept./Adult Education

(see attached)

Waiver from Elizabeth Polansky: Adult Education. Elizabeth doesn’t have a class. Approve a waiver.

Laurie Jensen’s email & course proposal in Athletic Training with Rick: Eating Disorders and Drug Policy Manuals: 30% combined, 10-20 pages, 5 pages in literature reviews. Rick is satisfied about the minor concerns of the courses. She has schedule conflicts with the training in the fall. She teaches the senior seminar and the course should be writing intensive. AT has writing imbedded in all areas of their major. One example is the summaries on their patients. If the implication of certification is part of a major, then the instructors should all be certified. She needs to come to as much of the workshop as possible and make a commitment to attend.

Course is approved with condition for workshop attendance. WAC is open to working with them on the certification of the AT. The rest of the AT major certification would require their faculty to become certified. Rick will contact Laurie.

Dan Rufner’s request—WI Major: initial opening conversation about the process.

VIII. Western Heritage: Request from Chris Lynch (handout) Shop carefully for another WI course or take another course.

The rest of the agenda will be discussed at next week’s meeting. May 11 at 12:10 in the Snap-on room.

IX. Western Heritage: Draft proposal from Ben (files attached to message)

X. New Course proposals

Yang & Schlichting

Bill Miller

Mike West

XI. Unfinished Business

VII. New Business