General Education Governing Committee
Minutes of Meeting #6*
November 17, 2003 (Corrected)

Attending:	S. An (CED), B. Berg (CHHS), C. Bremer (COTA), S. Cynar (COE), B. Decyk (Lecturer Representative), W. Dick (COE), F. Fata (CLA), K. Freesemann (CHHS), D. Huckaby (EP Council Chair), C. Itantani (CNSM), S. Kim (Academic Affairs), M. Lopez (CNSM), P. Lowentrout (CLA), M. Merryfield (Coordinator, GE), M. Samuelson (Academic Advising), J. Van Camp (CLA). 

Excused:	L. O’Hara (CBA), L. Vail (COTA)

Absent:	K. Colman (CLA), B. George (CBA),

Guests:	D. Hall (Environmental Science & Policy)

I.	Call to Order at 2:08 p.m.

II.	Approval of Agenda with the withdrawal of Item 2 - CHLS 105, Identity and Assimilation in Chicano Life due to faculty illness and then the addition of the following to New Business as Item 2:  Discussion of Technology Literacy and Information in General Education Curriculum.  (m/s/p)

III.	Approval of Minutes of Meeting #5 as submitted.  (m/s/p)

IV.	Announcements
1.	GEGC Steering Committee reports that the GEGC Memorandum stating GEGC’s interpretation of General Education Policy (PS-00-00), Part II General Regulation – Exception C does include the Global requirement and with instructions to Enrollment Services has been sent to the Academic Senate Committee.

V.	New Business
1.	ESP 300  Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Law
i.	Request for Category D.2 and Capstone:  Interdisciplinary reviewing courses.
ii.	m/s to approve per request.
iii.	Discussion
1.	Interdisciplinary course between CLA and NSM. 
2.	Clarify make-up policy to conform to University Policy.
3.	 Primary areas for interdisciplinary:  1) political science, 2) political economics, 3) law – case studies (legal methodology, public policy methodology).
4.	Criteria for D.2 have been met.
5.	 Prerequisites:  Discussion regarding the type, number, and sequence.
iv.	Motion amended to approve the request for Category D.2 and Capstone:  Interdisciplinary contingent upon submission of a new cover sheet reflecting removal of the prerequisite ESP 200.  (m/s/p) 
 
2.	Discussion of Technology Literacy and Information in General Education Curriculum.
i.	Handouts distributed:  1) General Education Policy 00-00, and 2) Information Technology (IT) from a Depth Viewpoint – Wayne Dick.
ii.	Discussion
1.	General Education criteria for Category B?
2.	Is IT similar to Global?
3.	Information Technology Competency.
a.	How to use it?
b.	How to understand it?
4.	Consider IT Competency element like Global, etc. or as University Graduation requirement?

3.	Discussion on Recertification for Courses approved under the 1999 General Education Policy.   
i.	M. Merryfield distributed forms for the GEGC recertification processes to the GEGC for review and comment.  GEGC referral to the Ad hoc Committee for additional revision with incorporation of the discussion comments and suggestions.
   
VI.	Meeting Adjourned at 3:25 p.m.

VII.	Next GEGC Meeting is December 1, 2003.

Respectfully Submitted by
Keith W. Freesemann

*These Minutes have not been approved.