January 27, 2000
Minutes 01/27/2000
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING & COORDINATING COUNCIL
Minutes of January 27, 2000
3:15 - 5:00 PM
Senate Chambers
Present:
Ed Buckley, Rosemary Darden, Doug Garrison, Stephanie Thompson, Reneé LoPilatoKris Futrell, Karin Guzman, Karen Kellam (subbing for Lynch all semester), Anne O’Donnell, Joan Scarborough
1. AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER
We agreed to address the following
–P4E Goals Projections
–Proposal for TLC in Spanish
–Spring Break Timing
–Academic Integrity Proposed Policy
–Update on 1996 Accreditation Plans
–Incorporation of Ethnic Studies into Area G
–Special Admission for High School Students
–"KnowledgeWorks" Presentation
–Developmental Education Presentation
–Update on Educational Technology Committee plans
–Update on Majors procedures
–Academic Affairs Component Goals
2. P4E GOAL PROJECTIONS
Ed Buckley and Doug Garrison led a discussion of the College's projections for progress on state-mandated P4E goals.
3. TLC IN SPANISH
Karin Guzman reported that a committee is being set up to explore implementation of TLC in Spanish. This is seen as an important outreach effort for an underserved segment of our community.
4. SPRING BREAK TIMING
The Academic Senate requested that EPCC support a proposal to move the spring break closer to the center of the semester. After some discussion it was decided that Karin Guzman would bring EPCC's concerns regarding this plan back to the Senate Executive Committee.
5. ACCREDITATION PLANS
Buckley distributed an EPCC document from Fall 98, in which progress was noted on the educational plans enumerated in our accreditation self-study. He asked that we take some time this semester to check in again on that progress. (See attachment)
6. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
The Academic Senate has requested that EPCC develop a draft concerning academic honesty. Buckley is reviewing Board policies and agrees that we need one to deal with what appears to be a growing concern here and nationally. (See the US News & World Report article and excerpt from "The Fundamental Values of Academic Integrity" from the Center for Academic Integrity, distributed at the meeting.) Questions arose as to what we now have in our guidelines for student conduct. (See attachment)
Attachments: Accreditation Mid-Term Report, Fall 99
Student Conduct Policies and Procedures
Committee Membership
Ed Buckley, Rosemary Darden, Doug Garrison, Stephanie Thompson, Reneé LoPilato Kris Futrell,
Karin Guzman, Karen Kellam, Anne Donnell, Joan Scarborough, Gretchen Marino