Attendees: Malinda Aiello (iTransfer System) ,Carrie Brown (Lincoln Trail College (IECC)) ,Gary Bulla (Eastern Illinois University) ,Susan Czerwinski (Lewis & Clark Community College) ,Tracey Dosch (Waubonsee Community College) ,Rob Dwyer (iTransfer System) ,Michelle Edgcomb Friday (Bradley University) ,Melvin Harrison (Illinois Community College Board) ,Krista Jackson (iTransfer System) ,Carey Krajewski (Southern Illinois University Carbondale) ,Bryan Krall (Parkland College) ,Theresa Lake (Harper College) ,Cathryn Lass (Black Hawk College) ,Melissa Michael (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) ,Brandon Nichols (Olive-Harvey College (CCC)) ,Alan Nowicki (Highland Community College) ,Ikemefuna Nwosu (Lake Land College) ,Megan Pease (Rock Valley College) ,Jess Ray (Illinois State University) ,Sedonia Sipes (Southern Illinois University Carbondale) ,Rob Smith (McHenry County College) ,Amy Spies (Illinois Board of Higher Education) ,Richard Stillwell (iTransfer System) ,Dustin Tarter (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) ,Sheela Vemu (Waubonsee Community College) , |
1) Welcome & Attendance a) Recognition of New Panel Members 2) Zoom: Please mute yourself when not speaking, use the chat box to ask questions or easily add to the discussion, and drop a note in chat if you have to step away from the meeting for an extended period of time. 3) Course Review & Decision Options: a) Anything we need to discuss before looking at the submitted courses? -Science Process Skill document from last semester? b) Course Decision Options: Quick Accepts, Accepted, Conditional Approval, Not Enough Info, & Return
Courses For Panel Review 2 New Courses 3 Resubmitted New Courses 11 Ongoing Review Courses 8 Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses 24 Total Courses
New Courses IAICode: LP900L Institution: John A. Logan College Institution Course Number/Name: PHS 101: Environmental Science
IAICode: LP901 Institution: John A. Logan College Institution Course Number/Name: PHS 111: Environmental Science II
Resubmitted New Courses IAICode: L1904L Institution: Lewis & Clark Community College Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL 132: Human Biology
IAICode: L1905L Institution: National Louis University Institution Course Number/Name: SCI 105: Environmental Biology with Lab
IAICode: L1901L Institution: Olive-Harvey College (CCC) Institution Course Number/Name: BOTANY 201: General Botany I
Ongoing Review Courses IAICode: L1900L Institution: Concordia University Chicago Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 2011: General Biology I
IAICode: L1903L Institution: Eastern Illinois University Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 1004G: Practical Microbiology
IAICode: L1900L Institution: Illinois Central College Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL 110: Life Science
IAICode: L1900L Institution: Illinois Valley Community College Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 1001: General Biology I
IAICode: L1900L Institution: John A. Logan College Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 100: Biology For Non-Science Majors
IAICode: L1900L Institution: Lewis & Clark Community College Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL 130: Fundamentals of Biological Science
IAICode: L1906L Institution: Parkland College Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 186: Heredity and Society
IAICode: L1900L Institution: Rend Lake College Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 1100: College Biology for Non-Majors
IAICode: L1903 Institution: Rock Valley College Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 150: Microbes and Society
IAICode: L1903L Institution: Rock Valley College Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 152: Microbes & Society Laboratory
IAICode: L1900L Institution: Wilbur Wright College (CCC) Institution Course Number/Name: BIOLOGY 114: General Education Biology
Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses IAICode: L1901L Institution: Chicago State University Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL 1070: Biological Science Survey I with lab
Institution: Chicago State University Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL 1080: Biological Science Survey II
Institution: John Wood Community College Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 105: Human Biology
Institution: Northern Illinois University Institution Course Number/Name: BIOS 103: General Biology
Institution: Northern Illinois University Institution Course Number/Name: BIOS 105: General Biology Laboratory
Institution: Northern Illinois University Institution Course Number/Name: BIOS 109: Human Biology
Institution: Southern Illinois University Carbondale Institution Course Number/Name: PLB 117: Intro to Ethnobotany & Economic Botany
Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago Institution Course Number/Name: BIOS 104: Biology for Non-majors 4) Panel Business a) Are changes needed for any of the panel’s current descriptors and/or course approval criteria? b) Outstanding / ongoing topics from previous panel meeting(s) - Final review and discussion of proposed changes to the panel’s course approval criteria with regards to science process skills. See document from Tracey Dosch sent on October 17th. c) Updates d) Other discussion items from panel members e) Next meeting(s): i) Spring ’22 = Friday, March 18th, at 10:00 am at a venue TBD and via Zoom web conference ii) Fall ’22 = Friday, October 21st, at 10:00 am at a venue TBD and via Zoom web conference Panel Approval Ratio Panel: [GenEd] Life Sciences Panel Semester Academic 2020 - Fall 2020 - Spring 2021 _____________________________________ Ongoing Courses = 47 New Courses = 20 Total Courses = 67 _____________________________________ Approved Ratio = 40.30% Conditional Approved Ratio = 4.48% Approved & Conditional Ratio = 44.78% Non-Approved Ratio = 55.22% Total Ratio = 100.00% _____________________________________ Special Notes: · 1 or 2 short breaks may be scheduled or added as needed during a fully virtual panel meeting. · IAI staff are happy to accommodate the scheduling and facilitation of additional virtual meetings throughout the year if needed to discuss proposed descriptors, etc. |