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Members present: Trimble, Ruszkiewicz, Witte, Newcomb, Cameron, Byars, Hart
Kinneavy is not present because he's attending emergency EC meeting. This meeting features a lengthy discussion of lab, lab staffing, and the lab's offering of a “self-paced” course. The discussion also touches on admissions and remedial courses.
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Members Present: Kinneavy, Trimble, Ruszkiewicz, Witte, Newcomb, Cameron, Creel, Byars, Hart
The committee discusses the continued issues with athletics.
They also discuss an attempt to convene an ad hoc English committee to address TA/teaching issues, working through Moldenhaur and Abrahams.
Textbook adoptions and recent criticism of the 306 syllabus by Moldenhauer (English Chair) are discussed at the end of the meeting.
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A memo announcing that Adams's request would be on the agenda for an upcoming FEPC meeting
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A report, titled "“The Current Status of English 306 Individualized Instruction," to the Freshman English Policy Committee on a the state of a E 306 course offering individualized instruction . The course was originally designed by Wittig, though this version is by Cameron. --designed primarily by Wittig.
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Agenda items listed: Adams request, personnel, lab
Minutes items discussed: Adams request, Adams request, 308PC texts, Cameron lab proposal, personnel
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A writing journal assignment for E 306 individualized instruction
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Members Present: Kinneavy, Witte, Ruszkiewicz, Newcomb, Trimble, Cameron, Creel, Byars, Hart
The discussion about textbooks conversation continued from the previous meeting.
The committee also learns that, for legal reasons Sue Rodi's E 306 syllabus is no longer viable, and 306 must be run on skeleton syllabus, which means adopting a textbook, contrary to what Kinneavy and others had wanted
The committee discusses the role of FEPC versus subcommittees.
The committee learns that the fall staffing emergency has been somewhat relieved by having more English faculty teach 306, an additional 71 sections.
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A brief report from the Program Evaluation Subcommittee that provides descriptions of English 306, 307, and 308 for use by the textbook committee to select books. The report also proposes the Freshman English Policy Committee (FEPC) create a standing committee for curriculum development and create cut-off dates after which subsequent semester's courses cannot be changed.
The document is undated, but mentions being given a charge on November 4 from the Freshman English Policy Committee, presumably in 1977.
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An announcement that alternative texts will be allowed this year in E 306 along with a list of the permitted alternative texts.
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Members present: Kinneavy, Trimble, Saldivar, Ruszkiewicz, Haney, Wainwright, Creel, Cameron
Items discussed: a presentation on privacy rights and teachers' conduct given by Pitre and a presentation on grade inflation given by Durbin of the department of mathematics.
Faculty express concern over assertion that privacy law prevents teachers from discussing a student's work with other teachers. Committee predicts that there will be controversy over finding that all teacher records are public domain. On the topic of grade inflation, Trimble decides to inform TAs and faculties that there is a problem, to ask them to distribute grading standard statements, and to keep in contact with the FEPC.
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A proposal for a lower-division course focused on writing as a mode of consciousness. Handwritten comments are on the proposal.
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A report from the FEPC Textbook Selection Committee recommending textbooks for use in E 306
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A proposal for a lower-division essay focused on the personal essay. Discussed at the 15 February 1978 meeting of the FEPC.
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Memo from the FEPC describing the grade inflation problem, the faculty senate's interest in it, and offering suggestions about how to avoid grade inflation
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Trimble's request for a meeting, sent to FEPC members.
Sent on behalf of Trimble and Kinneavy, the request calls for a meeting to answer questions related to E 306 and E 307, the TA and AI orientation, and how to approach structuring E 398T.
Redacted handwritten notes include notes related to proposed agenda, including evaluation of different handbook options.
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A memo alerting instructors that outside organizations, such as athletics, were unduly trying to influence instructors in E 306.
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An announcement for an upcoming FEPC meeting. The items listed on the agenda include: Sterling Swift’s view on publication of 306 syllabus, 398T, grading criteria statement, and 306 spring semester textbooks.
Minutes of the FEPC meeting. Present are Kinneavy, Trimble, Ruszkiewicz, Witte, Cameron, Creel, Byars, Hart, and Newcomb.
The committee members discuss solutions for the 398T problem related to legal issues and departmental needs and approve of Hugh Burns’ research request.
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Minutes of the FEPC meeting. Present are Kinneavy, Trimble, Ruszkiewicz, Witte, Cameron, Creel, Byars, Hart, and Newcomb.
The committee members discuss Hugh Burns’ request to collect research in first-year writing classes for his dissertation, 1978 English Composition Test scores (amended to minutes), pressing concerns about 398T, and Kinneavy distributes a proposal for a new graduate program.
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A memo from Assistant Director Hart to the FEPC containing a few documents from doctoral candidate Burns on his dissertation progress, including: a memorandum on his dissertation progress (primary), a pilot study for his dissertation (attached), and a draft of his dissertation (attached).
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Minutes for the FEPC held on 3 May 1978. Members present were: Creel, Kinneavy, Trimble, Haney, Henry, Cameron, Saldivar, and Ruszkiewicz.
According to the agenda, the items discussed were: reports of standing committees (textbook committee, variant course committee, personnel committee, program evaluation committee). The other items were deferred.
Topics covered by the minutes include: use of a workbook for E 306, selection of a dictionary for freshman, and progress on the development of E 307 and E 308.
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FEPC members Kinneavy, Witte, and Cameron produce a report that evaluates and compares the two current types of E 306 courses offered as part of the FCP.
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Agenda items: subcommittee assignments, Burns's request, 398T problem, and admissions to E 306.
Minutes items: 98T is discussed again, as are subcommittee appointments, Witte-Cameron evaluation project, omnibus evaluation report for University Council, and Hugh Burns's request.
A tentative list of committee assignments for 1978-79 is included.
Present at the 16 October meeting: Kinneavy, Trimble, Ruszkiewicz, Witte, Newcomb, Cameron, Creel, Byars, Hart.
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The minutes for the FEPC for 19 July 1978 address three main areas: workbooks for E 306 and E 307, the program for the coming new TA/AI orientation week, and a discussion of E 398T.
Members present were Kinneavy, Trimble, Cameron, Ruszkiewicz, Hart, Henry, Creel, Saldivar, and Byars.
Members discussed the advantages and disadvantages of using a workbook; planning the orientation for TA/AIs; and finally addressed the purposes of various graduate courses intended to prepare students for teaching.
Though not on the agenda, members also discussed the proposed student syllabus for E 306.
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Members present: Kinneavy, Ruszkiewicz, Witte, Cameron, Creel, Byars, Kart
Items discussed: Hugh Burns's request to collect research in first-year writing classes, Subcommittee assignments, enrollment and modification of 398T, and Admissions Standards (Provisional Admissions).
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A letter from Curriculum and Instruction doctoral candidate Burns to Ruszkiewicz seeking permission to collect information from E 306 students and instructors for dissertation research.