Agenda

1) Welcome & Attendance
     a) Recognition of New Panel Members
Amy McEuen, University of Illinois at Springfield (4P)
Ikemefuna Nwosu, Lake Land College (2P)
Aldwin Anterola, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (4P)
Richard Baisa, Governors State University (4P)
Beth Cliffel, Triton College (2P)
Jen Fenner, Illinois Central College (2P)
Joyce Gana, Chicago State University (4P)
Dana Kurpius, Elgin Community College (2P)
Aaron Poole, Southeastern Illinois College (2P)
Cody Schmitz, Northern Illinois University (4P)

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
8 New Courses
1 Resubmitted New Courses
22 Ongoing Review Courses
7 Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
38 Total Courses

New Courses
IAICode: L1903L
Institution: Moraine Valley Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO-103: Germs: Good, Bad, and Necessary

IAICode: L1906
Institution: Moraine Valley Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO-105: Human Genetics

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Northeastern Illinois University
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 100: Introduction to Biology

IAICode: L1902L
Institution: Oakton College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 115: Animals and Society

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: St. Augustine College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 101: Introduction to Biology 101

IAICode: L1902L
Institution: St. Augustine College
Institution Course Number/Name: CHM 115: Basic Chemistry

IAICode: L1904L
Institution: St. Augustine College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO102: Introduction to Human Biology

IAICode: L1901
Institution: Triton College
Institution Course Number/Name: HRT 125: Plants and Society

Resubmitted New Courses
IAICode: L1901L
Institution: Southwestern Illinois College
Institution Course Number/Name: Biol 151: Plants and Society

Ongoing Review Courses
IAICode: L1905
Institution: Black Hawk College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL 201: Environmental Bio-Diversity

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: College of Lake County
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 123: Principles of Biology

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Daley College (Richard J.) (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOLOGY 114: General Education Biology

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: DePaul University
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 155: Introduction to Biology with Lab

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Elgin Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 110: Principles of Biology

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Harold Washington College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOLOGY 114: General Education Biology

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Harper College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 110: Introduction to Biology and Society

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Illinois Central College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL 111: Concepts in Biology

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Illinois State University
Institution Course Number/Name: BSC 101: Fundamental Concepts in Biology

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Joliet Junior College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 149: Principles of Biology

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Kennedy-King College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: Biology 114: General Education Biology

IAICode: L1902
Institution: Lincoln Land Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 108: Animal Biology

IAICode: L1901L
Institution: McHenry County College
Institution Course Number/Name: HRT 103: Introduction to Plant Science

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Oakton College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 101: Introduction to Life Science

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Prairie State College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL 100: General Education Biology

IAICode: L1901L
Institution: Rend Lake College
Institution Course Number/Name: BOT 1101: PLANTS AND SOCIETY

IAICode: L1900
Institution: Rock Valley College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 103: Introductory Life Science

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Southeastern Illinois College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL121: Introductory Biology

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Southwestern Illinois College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL 100: General Biology: Ecology, Evolution and Genetics

IAICode: L1900
Institution: Triton College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIS 113: Introduction to General Biology

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Truman College (Harry S) (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOLOGY 114: General Education Biology

IAICode: L1900
Institution: Waubonsee Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 100: Introduction to Biology

Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Black Hawk College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL 100: Introduction to Biology

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: John Wood Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 101: General Biology

IAICode: L1905
Institution: Lewis & Clark Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOL 145: Natural Resources & Environmental Sci

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Lincoln Land Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 101: General Biology

IAICode: L1904L
Institution: Malcolm X College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: BIOLOGY 115: Human Biology

IAICode: L1900L
Institution: Rock Valley College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 104: Introductory Life Science Lab

IAICode: L1904L
Institution: Shawnee Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: BIO 115: Human Biology

4) Panel Business
    a) Are changes needed for any of the panel's current descriptors and/or course approval criteria?
As time allows:
> Labs for online courses & the role of simulations in certain discipline topics covered under the panel (Note: The Bio Major panel is looking to this panel for guidance on these issues)

> Breadth of Biological Content section in the panel’s Course Approval Criteria document and L1900/L

    b) Outstanding / ongoing topics from previous panel meeting(s)
    c) Updates
    d) Other discussion items from panel members
    e) Next meeting(s):
        i) Spring '24 =  Friday. April 19th, 2024, at 10:00 am to 2:30 pm TBD and via Zoom and teleconference
       ii) Fall '24 = Friday. November 15th, 2024, at 10:00 am to 2:30 pm TBD and via Zoom and teleconference
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Panel Approval Ratio
Panel: [GenEd] Life Sciences Panel
Semester Spring 2023
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Ongoing Courses = 22
New Courses = 5
Total Courses = 27
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Approved Ratio = 62.96%
Conditional Approved Ratio = 3.70%
Approved & Conditional Ratio = 66.67%
Non-Approved Ratio = 33.33%
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.