KALAMAZOOVALLEYCOMMUNITY COLLEGE

Department Chairs Committee

Meeting Minutes

April 8, 2011

9:30 in Room 4380

Present: J. Alm, D. Blanchard, D. Bryant, H. Carpenter, G. Chandler, G. Crosslin, W. deDie, K. Dockerty, C. Edlund, G. Fredericks, G. Jacobs, T. Kane, F. Kubicek, D. Lindsley, S. Louisell, A. Moss, J. Ott, L. Rzoska, W. Scott, N. Vendeville and Ron Young.

  1. Call to Order at 9:30
  2. Meeting Minutes of March 11-stand as approved.
  3. Review/Revise/Approve Agenda
  4. Old Business
  5. New Business
  6. Board of Trustees Action
  7. Course Inactivations
  8. FRL 265, American Sign Language V-this course has never been offered. Stand as approved.
  9. Program Inactivations
  10. Course Revisions
  11. ART 101, Design and Appreciation, 3-2-3 (Lecture/Standard Lab)
  12. Title change to 2D Design and Color Theory, 3-2-3 (Lecture/Standard Lab)-update the course by adding Color Theory. Stand as approved.
  13. ANM 120, Business for Designers, 3-3-0 (Lecture/Discussion)
  14. Title change to Business Practices for Creative Careers, 3-3-0 (Lecture/Discussion), 3-0-0 (Web), Hybrid-Change reflects wider variety of students taking this class, not just Graphic Designers. Stand as approved.
  15. COM 201, Advanced Public Speaking, 3-3-0 (Lecture/Discussion)
  16. Add 3-0-0 (Web) and Hybrid strategy options-Stand as approved.
  17. MATH 075, Accelerated Mathematics, 3-1-2 (Lecture/Standard Lab)
  18. Strategy change to 3-1-4 (Lecture/Standard Lab)-Stand as approved.
  19. New Courses
  20. ANM 220, Managing Your Studio Business, 3-2-3 (Lecture/1 Standard Lab/2 Open Lab)-will give working artists practical skills in running a business. Stand as approved.
  21. ART 290, Conceptual Studio Practicum, 6-1-10 (Lecture/4 Standard Lab/6 Open Lab)-capstone course for Studio Art Management in which students will create a body of work for a professional show. Stand as approved.
  22. Program Revisions
  23. Coaching, Certificate
  24. Add Program Elective Options: WPE 140, WPE, 145, WPE 150 Stand as approved.
  25. Coaching, Certificate of Achievement
  26. Add optional course offering: WPE 140
  27. No change to total program requirements. Stand as approved.
  28. Medical Language Specialist, Certificate-tabled.
  29. Remove optional MAT 218 from HCR 140
  30. No change to total program requirements
  31. New Programs
  32. ANM Studio Art/Management-new degree program. Stand as approved.
  33. Textbooks/Bookstore
  34. Part-time Faculty
  35. Next Meeting – May 6, 9:00 in room 4380. All agenda items need to be submitted by April 22 to be included.
  36. Other
    Minutes from Course and Curriculum Council included.
    Part time evaluation protocol not ready for discussion.
    Department chair descriptions will be reviewed with the deans.
    Dennis Bertch has asked for a committee to rewrite/revise textbook ordering. This committee will include Gloria Barton Beery, Kevin Dockerty and Jenny Ott.

9.1 panel from the on-line group.
Gail Fredericks, Kevin Dockerty, Fran Kubicek and Nancy Vendeville presented a Power Point on “Online and Alternative Teaching/Learning Development Innovative Thinking Grant”. Following this presentation there was a discussion oncontractual issues impacting the use/implementation of this program.

  1. Adjournment-meeting adjourned at 10:30.