GEGB Meeting January 12, 2016

Meeting Details:

GE Attendance: Brenda Helmbrechts, Josh Machamer, Katherine O'Claire, Gregg Fiegel, Tal Scriven, Bruno Giberti, Clare Battista, Elena Keeling, Helen Bailey, Neal MacDougall, Mary Pedersen, Jack Phelan (guest for University/GE Assessment)
Date: Tuesday, January 12
Time: 1:10 pm to 2:00PM

Introductions/Announcements:

New interim members are Elena Keeling (CSM), and Tal Scriven (CLA). They will serve through Spring 2016.
The Provost will meet with the GEGB on Thursday, January 14 at 9:00 am in 01-301. The focus will be on GE Issues in the self-study document, USCP/GE courses and Diversity/Inclusivity in GE. There is reference to Diversity in GE/previous Senate documents.

Diversity/Inclusivity Meeting - There will be a broad discussion of GE. The GEGB committee is invited to attend. Katie will calendar.
Writing Intensive Meeting
Clare Battista will reach out to members in OCOB who teach GEGB writing-intensive courses.

Discussion on introduction/GE self-study and the restructuring of GEGB
We had GE area chairs prior to restructuring.
The previous structure was a university committee. The new structure is under the Academic Senate.

The new structure has streamlined the GE process, and instead of several reviews of a course proposal, there is only one committee review (GEGB).
Transition from Area Committees
Some of committees had release time; B/F chair could work with proposers
How does that happen now? The self-study- talks about enrollment management. Chairs could participate in this area.
Is there a budgetary concern on release time for GE sub-committees?

Is it too big? What is the availability? What are the student options?
GE/University assessment has made quite a bit of progress.
GE Program Learning Outcomes were created.
We are now enforcing prerequisites.
Looking Forward: We need to initiate our GE course renewal process.
We need more outreach with advising.
Do we want to pursue the renewal process? How can we work with the Academic Senate Curriculum Committee?
We want more collaboration with GE/disciplines.

What have we done with our PLOs?
We need follow up. How do we implement them?
We will add PLOs to the GE course proposal process.
We need to communicate the value of a liberal education to students.
We need endorsement about the value of GE from the top administrators.
How do we initiate an action plan - How do we proceed with the next steps?
How can we pursue creative collaboration, team teaching....When will we find time to do the creative things?
Mary - We will need to come up with a model to support what we want to do.
Neal - We should continue partnerships and work with CTLT to target particular disciplines.
How can the reviewers help us? How can we change the culture?
Where does USCP belong? At one time, there was a USCP committee, and it is now managed by the Academic Senate Curriculum Committee.

How do we manage the course renewal process?
How can we manage the current curriculum? Should we have a collection period during the summer? How often should we assess courses?
How can we drive the conversation about course renewal?
How can we manage the GE Program?
How do we make a program out of something that is dispersed?
Is there enough capacity for oversight or leadership?
How do other campuses manage this process?
How can we improve the curricular process when programs put forth their curriculum packages? We want to avoid last minute problems that create double-counting issues and reduction of overall units.
GE should become a college that would oversee GE.
This would require changing the entire GE structure in terms of budgeting for classes to colleges. It would be a big undertaking to do this.