I. PRELIMINARIES
A. Attending: Belzer, Mullin, Nitse, Hjelm, Pehrsson, Sirotnak, Wabrek, BainExcused:Dejesus, Fisher, Jones, Thackray, EnosAbsent:Bosworth, Das, Johannsen, Westphal, Paulson
B.Minutes. MSC to approve CTL Minutes for 4/1/99
A. Report from Faculty Senate/Council of Teaching and Learning Ad Hoc Task Force:Mullin reported that the Task Force's report was accepted unanimously by the Faculty Senate. (Report attached.)
B. Draft of Policy Statement on Assessment: (See e-mail from Anne Mullin attached.) The Faculty Senate has charged the Council of Teaching and Leaning to draft a policy for assessment for the handbook. Item deferred until next meeting.
C. Discussion with Dr. Lawson: Dr. Lawson asked for suggestions as to where the Teaching and Learning Resource Center should be housed and how the Center should be staffed. Dr. Lawson said that the Capital Campaign might be a financial resource for the Council of Teaching and Leaning for travel and research grants. Lawson is the Vice President responsible for assessment and also wants suggestions as to how the Council for Teaching and Learning, the Office of Institutional Research, and his office of Academic Affairs might be coordinated for institutional assessment.
Three possible options for the Teaching and Learning Resource Center were discussed:
1. The Center could become part of the Office of Institutional Research. This is where the Center has been located. The Center and Office of Institutional Research merged when Barbara Lawrence became Director of Office of Institutional Research.
2. The Center could become part of the Office of the Academic Vice President and may be assigned to the rotating Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs.
3. The Center could be located in the Red Hill Building, with a faculty person appointed as half-time Center Director for a three year term. A full-time clerical person would help fulfill responsibilities.
The three options were discussed and Anne Mullin said she would distribute an e-mail to solicit input prior to our next meeting. (See attached.)
Some discussion focused on the faculty intern. Dr. Lawson said that the half-time internship position would be maintained and that the intern position would be with the Teaching and Learning Resource Center.The members present agreed to try to meet during finals week of this semester in order to provide Dr. Lawson with some suggestions regarding the location and staffing of the Teaching and Learning Resource Center
D. Update on Goal 9 Assessment: The process employed for assessing Goal 9 seems to be effective. The Task Force was encouraged to write a description of the process employed and the Council might then consider using a similar procedure for the assessment of other general education goals. The Task Force will be meeting on Monday, May 3,1999 to discuss results. A written report will be prepared.
E. Student Senate : No report.
F. Update on Discussion Groups: Item deferred
G. Setting a Standing Meeting Time: Item deferred.
H. Other
Two topics were suggested for discussion groups for the 1999-2000 academic year. One was on assessment and the second was on informational literacy. Dr Romy Fouad will be asked to talk with the Council next fall and to conduct discussion groups for interested faculty.
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