SCD Minutes (Draft) Friday, 21 September 2001

A. Good News:

1. SCD grad Leah Kemp Gaworek left for Strasbourg, France. Studying French for a year. (Craig)

2. Krista Kallenbach pursuing her masters in Public Administration at MSU on assistantship. (Tony)

3. Amy Malliett completed first year of graduate school in Applied (Medical) Anthropology at USF. Presenting paper on HIV/AIDS at American Anthropological Association in Nov. (Tony)

4. Kim Nielsen received OPID grant for workshop, "Teaching Introduction to Women's Studies," Oct. 12 at UWGB.

5. Larry Smith received funding to sponsor on-campus conference, spring 2002, to address Sustaining Change in Education.

B. New Building Concerns:

1. Office furniture-need casters and mats to make chairs roll smoothly? Kim investigating.

2. Lynn noted effort to acquire a permanent discussion classroom. Urged us to complete survey sent via email by D. Brault on Wed., Sept. 12.

3. Harvey: (1) no bubbler near offices; (2) restrictions on wall art. Lynn: art framed/installed by facilities management permissible. Otherwise, university plans to put art on walls.

4. Noise problems: rain can be heard loudly in several classrooms and offices.

C. Course Descriptions for Catalog-Lynn requested any revisions to the catalog copy by sent to her.

D. Faculty Senate Heads-up (Tony): administration rushing through Learning Experience and pushing a rejected proposal to use ad hocs/temps. Announced Senate meeting that will take this up.

E. Modifying Global Studies Emphasis

1. Summary of Mark’s presentation:

a. Accept 351 for 333 major/minor credit in alternate year that he does not teach 333 as Governance in the Americas.

b. Consider making 351 a requirement for the Global Studies emphasis.

c. In form A addendum, proposed changing 351 from International Organizations to Global Governance and Citizenship and offer Spring odd years.

d. Consider dropping 333 (area studies) from Global Studies emphasis.

2. Discussion followed:

a. Tony: 333 designed to provide empirical-conceptual materials for Global Studies, a historical-comparative endeavor. Emphasis should be collectively determined by unit.

b. Mark stressed differences between area studies, international relations, and global studies. Area studies courses inappropriate for global studies emphasis.

c. Harvey: purpose of 333 to raise/identify regional social issues and social problems.

d. Craig proposed we take up such discussion of emphasis at another meeting.

3. No decision was made.

F. Funding for OAS Trip to Washington DC

1. Mark asked for additional SCD funds for Model OAS General Assembly, Wash., DC, March 2000.

2. Could SUFAC budget money to cover advisor? Mark encouraged to look into the matter.

3. Funding was approved.

-Tony left Meeting at 3:00-

G. Goals and Directions: Revisions of Program Development Plan

1. In light of funding situation, identify 3 most important positions and problem-foci: health issues, immigration/ethnic studies, and globalization/ethnic studies.

a. Health issues position emerged as candidate that best fit needs/interests.

- Larry: 251 is attracting students from the nursing program.

- Other faculty: students from other areas (business, administration) might be attracted to our program if it were more relevant to their interests.

b. Harvey proposed for further SCD discussion the following:

POLITICAL ECONOMIST OF HEALTH IN THE DISCIPLINE OF ECONOMICS:

SCD would like to recruit an Economist/Political Economist of Health who will contribute both to General Education by teaching Macro- and/or Micro-Economics and to the Social Change Development Program by developing and offering courses that address questions including the distribution of health resources, community development, immigration and ethnicity, justice and sustainability. Such a person might contribute to one or more of the SCD emphases, such as American Social Issues, Women Studies, Social Justice Studies and Global Studies, as well as the professional programs in Business, Social Work and Nursing.

c. Harvey moved. Larry seconded. We agreed.

H. Scheduling

1. Merit review set for Friday, 9 Oct., 2:00-4:00. Kim will be out of town, so her merit will be held separately (date to be announced).

2. Andy’s renewal set for Monday, 12 Oct., 2:00.

I. SCD Assessment Device

1. Lynn raised issue of SCD’s assessment measure. Suggested embedded assessment.

2. Craig spoke on his experiences with History’s assessment mechanism.

3. Some talk of forming committees to read senior seminar essays.

4. Portfolios also offered as possible tool for assessment.

5. Decided that we take up the matter of assessments at another meeting.