WAC Meeting Minutes
9/19/2014
LH 331
10:00 to 11:00

Present: Snavely, Steege, Heinrichs, Greene, Cronovich, Matthews.

Course proposals:

Approved MTH 3040 Abstract Algebra, Justin Albert
Approved ECN 675 J, Financial Crime in Fact and Fiction, Catherine Lau

Discussion of subcommittees:

We decided to form three subcommittees to work on three issues in the action plan:

Subcommittee 1: Mark Snavely will lead the effort to conduct research with individual faculty members who have taught WI courses. We are interested in learning how the WI requirement has changed the ways in which faculty teach their courses. Mark will send faculty members their original course proposals. Mark will follow up in person to have a conversation about teaching WI courses, the ways in which faculty have modified courses based on WAC principals, and how the WAC Committee might support future efforts to improve the teaching of writing. Mark will ask Kathy and Eric whether they will serve on this subcommittee. Mark believes he should have time to interview one or two colleagues before the October meeting, reporting back to the WAC Committee at that time.

Subcommittee 2: Jean Preston will lead this subcommittee to explore ways in which we might improve the developmental writing program. Ron agreed to serve on this subcommittee.

Subcommittee 3: Rick Matthews and Kim Greene will meet with some departments to explore 1.) ways in which departments might offer more than one WI course for their majors (e.g., departments that only offer the senior seminar as WI), and 2.) the willingness of departments to offer writing enriched majors.

Meeting adjourned at 11:00