Supplemental Core Discussions 9/13 & 9/15/2017 CHESS Town Hall Supplemental Core Discussions 9/13 & 9/15/2017

Where are we? Pre-unification we had two disparate models Westville worked from Themes/Issues Hammond worked from Disciplines Unification year we accepted both for students and conversation began

Spring 2017 Council began a more in-depth discussion of the College Supplemental Core In an attempt to utilize what we have done in the past, we examined two approaches.

Discipline/Issues/Skills (24 credit hour core) Discipline (18 credits) Same as above World Languages (6 credits) Pass C- or better Issues (9 credits) (double dipping) Arts & Creative Culture Diversity, Ethics, Social Values Global Perspectives Skills (9 credits) (can double dip) Writing (3) Critical Thinking (3) Independent Scholarship (3)

Discipline/Issues (24 credit hour core) Discipline (18 credits) Communication Economics English History Philosophy Political Science Psychology Sociology World Languages (6 credits – 2 semesters) Issues (12 credits) (can double dip) Arts & Creative Cultures Gender & Diversity Ethics & Social Values Global Cultures

Qualtrics Results Discipline/Issues Discipline/Issues/Skills N=62 N=62 What kind of requirements should the CHESS supplemental core include: N=62 19.35% in favor Discipline/Issues/Skills What kind of requirements should the CHESS supplemental core include: N=62 41.94%

Potential Issues Foreign Language Credit Hours (N=58) 13.79% = 0 credits 8.62% = 3 credits 37.93% = 6 credits 13.79%= 9 credits 25.86% = 12 credits Not all CHESS disciplines included: HDFS Social Work Other?

Columbia College Chicago Foundations of Communication: Knowledge & Practices Culture, Value, Ethics Historical Narratives and Civic Consciousness The Physical & Material World 39 LAS Core Credit Hours

Vanderbilt University (#1 in Student Satisfaction in Nation) AXLE (Achieving Excellence in Liberal Education) 13 courses across 6 areas of inquiry 1. Writing Requirement (3-4 courses) (English & COM) 2. Liberal Arts Requirement a. Humanities & Creative Arts (3 courses) b. International Cultures (3 + language proficiency) c. US History & Culture of US (1 course) d. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (3 courses) e. Social & Behavioral Sciences (2 courses) f. Perspectives (1 course)

University of Iowa CLAS College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Communication & Literacy Natural, Quantitative & Social Sciences Culture, Society & the Arts

Rutgers University 21st Century Challenges (6 credits) Areas of Inquiry: Natural Sciences (6 credits) Areas of Inquiry: Social & History Analysis (3 credits each) Areas of Inquiry: Arts & Humanities (6 credits) Cognitive Skills & Processing: Writing & Communication (9 credits) Cognitive Skills & Processing: Quantitative & Formal Reasoning (6 credits) Cognitive Skills & Processing: Information Tech & Research (3 credits)

My Questions Are we proposing what is best for the students? Are we proposing what is best for the sustainability of the College? Are our models outdated? Are we inviting Turf Wars that will weaken our standing in the university? Are we proposing a Core that aligns with our mission/vision statements? Are the current proposals marketable?

Your Wishes? Do you wish to proceed with the model in front of us? Do you wish to revisit the model with skills? Do you wish for the Council to pass a transitional model and work on a more permanent core after vision/mission statements are done? If yes to last question, would you be willing to serve on an Ad Hoc committee?

Your CHESS Reps Cathy Gillotti, Chair, CCA Dan Wilbur, CCA Lori Peterson, Psychology Kimberley Brunt, Psychology Kenny Kincaid, History & Philosophy Eugene Schlossberger, History & Philosophy Mohammed Errihani, English Jane Rose, English

Your CHESS Reps Joseph Wetchler, Behavioral Sciences Hayley Stoker, Behavioral Sciences Karen Donah, PEW Maurice Eisenstein, PEW Kelly Vaughan, Education & Counseling Mary Jane Eisenhauer, Education & Counseling

Links http://www.colum.edu/academics/las-core-curriculum/ https://as.vanderbilt.edu/academics/axle/ http://sasundergrad.rutgers.edu/academics/requirements/core https://clas.uiowa.edu/clas-core/requirements