Meeting Date: 
March 7, 2022
Date: 
03/07/2022 12:45 pm to 2:15 pm
Location: 
Zoom Meeting
Agenda: 
  1. CIM Reviews
    • No Discussion Needed
      • LEAD 352 – Cultural Diversity

  1. Science, Technology & Society Category Review
  • CS 391/391H
  • TOX 360
  • GEO 307
  • ART 367
  • BB 331
  • BB 332
  • BI 348 – no discussion needed
  • BOT 325
  • ENGR 350
  • ENT 300/HORT 330
  • FES 435/TOX 435
  • FES 485
  • HEST 412
  • SOC 481 – no discussion needed
  • SUS 304 – no discussion needed

Upcoming Meetings
March 14, 2022 ~ 12:45-2:15 PM
March 30, 2022 ~ 10:00-11:00 AM
April 6, 2022 ~ 12:00-1:00 PM

Minutes: 

Voting members present: Aidas Banaitis, Daniel Faltesek, Kelsey Emard, Matthew Kennedy, Lori McGraw, Rene Reitsma, Randy Rosenberger, Justin St. Germain
Voting members absent: Heather Arbuckle, Geoffrey Barstow, Jack Istok, Kyle Niemeyer, Kaplan Yalcin
Ex-officio members present: Ecampus – Karen Watte, Undergraduate Education – Heath Henry, WIC – Sarah Perrault

CIM Reviews

  • No Discussion Needed
    • LEAD 352 – Cultural Diversity
      • Nothing is missing but all Baccalaureate Core information is at the end of the syllabus. All requested changes were made.
      • Approved with no discussion needed.

Science, Technology & Society (STS) Category Review

  • CS 391/391H
    • Reviewer not present to discuss. Course has been moved to the March 14 agenda.
  • TOX 360
    • Reviewer not present to discuss. Course has been moved to the March 14 agenda.
  • GEO 307
    • Reviewer not present to discuss. Course has been moved to the March 14 agenda.
  • BB 332
    • Reviewer not present to discuss. Course has been moved to the March 14 agenda.
  • BOT 325
    • All requested changes were made.
    • The syllabus does lack verbiage about ‘two sources’ in the writing prompt.

Action: Motion to recertify with request to add verbiage regarding ‘two outside sources’ to the writing prompt instructions; motion seconded and passed with 8 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 votes in abstention.

  • ENGR 350
    • Syllabus is greatly improved.
    • Much more focus on sustainability.

Action: Motion to recertify; motion seconded and passed with 7 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 votes in abstention.

  • FES 485
    • All requested changes were made.
    • Response to the enrollment question make it sound like they may still be enforcing a pre-requisite in some sections.
      • Some sections require Junior standing or other restrictions.
      • No official restrictions are listed in the catalog or in CIM.

Action: Motion to recertify; motion seconded and passed with 7 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 votes in abstention.

  • HEST 412
    • There has been improvement to the syllabus, but it is difficult to determine what assignments students are doing, when they are due and what learning outcome is being assessed.
    • It’s not clear how the material addresses the outcomes.
    • Unclear in the syllabus how the science or technology involved in humanitarian engineering has changed over time.
    • Unclear which assignment is intended to meet the writing requirement for STS.
    • There are connections between technology and societal impacts, but it’s not clear in the syllabus that students are being asked to critically engage with the course content.
    • Much of the content in the syllabus is too vague to accurately determine whether or not the course is meeting all STS requirements.

Action: Motion to decertify; motion seconded and passed with 7 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 votes in abstention.

The below courses were recertified with no discussion needed.

  • ART 367
  • BB 331
  • BI 348
  • ENT 300/HORT 330
  • FES 435/TOX 435
  • SOC 481
  • SUS 304