Academic Program and Policy Committee, Meeting Minutes


Minutes of the February 9, 2005 APPC  meeting.  [Approved Feb. 18.]

Present: Staples (Chair), Sievers, Bennett, Penniman, Talbot, Dean Hall,
Dean Denard, Leybold-Taylor, Student member Pellegrino, Head Librarian Vargo

- The meeting was called to order at 8:30 am
- Agenda
    -Announcements
       The APPC proposal for Experiential Learning was tabled at the
February 8, 2005 Faculty meeting with the following questions or objections
       - A definition of Experiential Learning is needed.
       - More discussion needed about independent research in a lab or
in the field
       - If a student wants to graduate early, what are the requirements?
       - Who decides what is an acceptable Experiential Learning
experience? The faculty advisor, the major program or the division?
       - The proposal has an affect on advising load which needs to be
addressed.
       - Has the Internship program been evaluated?
       The proposal will come up again at  the next Faculty Meeting,
March 8, 2005
    - Report on the BOT meeting
       Professor Bennett had nothing to add to the report he and Professor Thoburn gave at yesterday's Faculty meeting which will be available in those minutes.
    - Approval of December 6, 2004 APPC minutes
        The minutes of the December 6, 2004 APPC meeting were approved with changes which will be made by Professor Staples.
    - Decision about meeting day and time for the semester
        The decision about day and time for the APPC meeting has not yet been finalized.  The two choices are currently Thursdays at 12:30 or Fridays at 8:30 and the chair will seek to reach resolution and report the results
The following agenda items were not addressed:
    - Spring 2005 agenda
    - Wells 101-102 overhaul
    - curriculum approval for Fall 2005 (2-3 meetings)
    - assessment process and role of APPC
    -student input from class representatives to APPC
- Dean Denard distributed information about a recent meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities on "The Greater Expectations Vision of Liberal Education" which she recently attended.
- It was announced that there will be a Collegiate election to fill 2 student member vacancies.
- The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 am.

          Respectfully submitted,
          Jeri L. Vargo, Head Librarian, secretary pro tem



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