Agenda

1) Welcome & Attendance
     a) Recognition of New Panel Members
Steven Soebbing, John Wood Community College (2P)
Scott Crothers, Kaskaskia College (2P)
Mary Hope Griffin, Oakton College (2P)
Stephanie Horton, Harper College (2P)
Tom McCulley, Heartland Community College (2P)
Stephany Rimland, Harper College (2P)
Welcome to the panel and for being willing to serve!

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?
    b) Course Decision Options: Quick Accepts, Accepted, Conditional Approval, Not Enough Info, & Return

Courses For Panel Review
24 New Courses
7 Resubmitted New Courses
33 Ongoing Review Courses
6 Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
70 Total Courses

New Courses
IAICode: F1904
Institution: College of DuPage
Institution Course Number/Name: MUSIC 1104: Introduction to American Music

IAICode: F1906
Institution: College of DuPage
Institution Course Number/Name: DANCE 1100: Dance Appreciation

IAICode: F1907
Institution: Illinois Central College
Institution Course Number/Name: THTRE 110: Theatre Appreciation

IAICode: F1913
Institution: Carl Sandburg College
Institution Course Number/Name: MUS 108: Intro to Musical Theatre

IAICode: F2902
Institution: Northeastern Illinois University
Institution Course Number/Name: ARTH 107: Introduction to Art History II

IAICode: F2904
Institution: College of DuPage
Institution Course Number/Name: PHOTO 1105: History of Photography

IAICode: H1900
Institution: Harold Washington College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: Chinese 104: Chinese IV

IAICode: H1900
Institution: Harold Washington College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: Spanish 113: Spanish For Near Native Speakers I

IAICode: H1900
Institution: Malcolm X College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: SPANISH 113: Spanish For Near Native Speakers I

IAICode: H1900
Institution: Truman College (Harry S) (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: Spanish 210: Modern Civilization and Culture Spanish

IAICode: H2901
Institution: Dominican University
Institution Course Number/Name: HIST111: World History Before 1500

IAICode: H2909D
Institution: College of Lake County
Institution Course Number/Name: ENG 235: Introduction to African American Literature

IAICode: H2909D
Institution: Truman College (Harry S) (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: AFRO AM 101: Introduction to African-American Studies

IAICode: H3900
Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago
Institution Course Number/Name: ENGL 101: Understanding Literature and Culture

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Truman College (Harry S) (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: LIT 111: Poetry

IAICode: H3911D
Institution: Harold Washington College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: LIT 137: The Black Woman In Black Fiction

IAICode: H3912
Institution: Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Institution Course Number/Name: LIT 2121: Survey of Brit Lit I

IAICode: H3913
Institution: Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Institution Course Number/Name: LIT 2122: Survey of Brit Lit II

IAICode: H4907
Institution: Danville Area Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: PHIL 105: Social and Political Philosophy

IAICode: H5904N
Institution: Dominican University
Institution Course Number/Name: THEO105: Introduction to Interfaith Studies

IAICode: H5904N
Institution: Lincoln Land Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: PHI 210: World Religions

IAICode: HF906D
Institution: Dominican University
Institution Course Number/Name: ID 106: AMERICAN ETHNIC CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS: THE CHI-ARTS

IAICode: HF907D
Institution: Daley College (Richard J.) (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: GWSS203: Feminist and Queer Activisms for Social Change

IAICode: HF907D
Institution: Kennedy-King College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: Humanities 144: Gender and Feminism in the Arts

Resubmitted New Courses
IAICode: F1905D
Institution: Joliet Junior College
Institution Course Number/Name: MUS 103: Evolution of Jazz

IAICode: H1900
Institution: Illinois Valley Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: SPN 2002: Intermediate Spanish II

IAICode: H1900
Institution: John A. Logan College
Institution Course Number/Name: ASL 244: ASL IV-Survey of ASL Literature

IAICode: H2909D
Institution: Waubonsee Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: SGN 110: Introduction to American Deaf Culture

IAICode: HF906D
Institution: Western Illinois University
Institution Course Number/Name: AAS 260: African American Music Survey

IAICode: HF907D
Institution: College of Lake County
Institution Course Number/Name: GXS 129: Women in History

IAICode: HF907D
Institution: College of Lake County
Institution Course Number/Name: HIS 129: Women in History

Ongoing Review Courses
IAICode: F1903N
Institution: Elgin Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: MUS104: Musics of the World

IAICode: F2900
Institution: College of Lake County
Institution Course Number/Name: ART121: Introduction to Art

IAICode: F2900
Institution: Harold Washington College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: ART103: Art Appreciation

IAICode: F2900
Institution: John Wood Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: ART115: Art Appreciation

IAICode: F2900
Institution: Kankakee Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: ARTS1553: Art Appreciation

IAICode: F2900
Institution: Lake Land College
Institution Course Number/Name: ART250: Understanding Art

IAICode: F2900
Institution: Lewis & Clark Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: ART130: Introduction to the Visual Arts

IAICode: F2900
Institution: Lincoln Land Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: ART101: Art Appreciation

IAICode: F2900
Institution: McHenry County College
Institution Course Number/Name: ART151: Art Appreciation

IAICode: F2900
Institution: Moraine Valley Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: ART110: Art Appreciation

IAICode: F2900
Institution: Oakton College
Institution Course Number/Name: HUM123: Introduction to Art

IAICode: F2900
Institution: Olive-Harvey College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: ART103: Art Appreciation

IAICode: F2900
Institution: Parkland College
Institution Course Number/Name: ART165: Art Appreciation

IAICode: F2900
Institution: Prairie State College
Institution Course Number/Name: ART129: Art Appreciation

IAICode: F2900
Institution: Rend Lake College
Institution Course Number/Name: ART1101: Art Appreciation

IAICode: F2901
Institution: Elgin Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: ART151: History of Art I

IAICode: F2908
Institution: Elgin Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: ART130: Art of Film

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Kennedy-King College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: LIT111: Poetry

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Kishwaukee College
Institution Course Number/Name: ENG216: Introduction to Poetry

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Malcolm X College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: LIT111: Poetry

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Oakton College
Institution Course Number/Name: EGL117: Introduction to Poetry

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Olive-Harvey College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: LIT111: Poetry

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Parkland College
Institution Course Number/Name: LIT121: Introduction to Poetry

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Rend Lake College
Institution Course Number/Name: ENGL2105: Intro. to Poetry

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Richland Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: ENGL126: Intro to Poetry

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Sauk Valley Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: ENG203: Poetry

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Shawnee Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: LIT211: Introduction to Poetry

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Institution Course Number/Name: ENG203: Studies in Poetry

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Western Illinois University
Institution Course Number/Name: ENG200: Introduction to Poetry

IAICode: H3903
Institution: Wilbur Wright College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: LIT111: Poetry

IAICode: H4901
Institution: Elgin Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: HUM112: Western Philosophy I

IAICode: H4902
Institution: Elgin Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: HUM113: Western Philosophy II

IAICode: H4904
Institution: Elgin Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: HUM216: Ethics

Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
IAICode: F1907
Institution: College of Lake County
Institution Course Number/Name: THE121: Introduction to Theatre I

IAICode: F1907
Institution: Governors State University
Institution Course Number/Name: TAPS1100: Theatre Appreciation

IAICode: F2902
Institution: Triton College
Institution Course Number/Name: ART 112: Renaissance to Modern Art

IAICode: H1900
Institution: Lewis & Clark Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: SPAN232: Intermediate Spanish II

IAICode: H3901
Institution: Danville Area Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: LITR103: Intro. to Fiction

IAICode: H3901
Institution: Illinois Central College
Institution Course Number/Name: LIT111: The Short Story and the Novel

4) Panel Business
    a) Are changes needed for any of the panel’s current descriptors and/or course approval criteria?
~ Review, discussion, & approval of Board-revised and standardized Course Approval Criteria template
~ Discuss the History Descriptors and the cross-panel subcommittee with SBS - Matt Greider SBS co-chair

    b) Outstanding / ongoing topics from previous panel meeting(s)
~ Creation of a new National Histories descriptor (H? 2908) – Matt?

    c) Updates
~ Update on panel split discussions

    d) Other discussion items from panel members
    e) Next meeting(s):
​        i) Spring '26 = Friday, April 10th, 2026, for Panel #1 and Friday, April 24th, 2026, for Panel #2, at 10:00 am to 2:30 pm, TBD and via Zoom web conference if the split is ready for the spring '26 semester
       ii) Fall '26 = Friday, October 23rd, 2026, for Panel #1, and Friday, November 6th, 2026, for Panel #2, at 10:00 am to 2:30 pm, TBD and via Zoom web conference if the split is ready for the spring '26 or fall '26 semester
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Panel Approval Ratio
Panel: [GenEd] Humanities/Fine Arts Panel
Semester Spring 2025
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Ongoing Courses = 24
New Courses = 29
Total Courses = 53
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Approved Ratio = 62.26%
Conditional Approved Ratio = 0.00%
Approved & Conditional Ratio = 62.26%
Non-Approved Ratio = 37.74%
Total Ratio = 100.00%
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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.