Agenda

1) Welcome & Attendance
     a) Recognition of New Panel Members
Kristin Ruppert, Southwestern Illinois College (2P)

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
6 New Courses
1 Resubmitted New Courses
25 Ongoing Review Courses
7 Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
39 Total Courses

New Courses
IAICode: MC901
Institution: Daley College (Richard J.) (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: Speech 202: Interpersonal Communication

IAICode: MC901
Institution: Harold Washington College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: Speech 202: Interpersonal Communication

IAICode: MC902
Institution: Daley College (Richard J.) (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: Speech 104: Group Communication

IAICode: MC904
Institution: Sauk Valley Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: COM 141: Intercultural Communication

IAICode: MC914
Institution: Prairie State College
Institution Course Number/Name: COMM 115: Introduction to Broadcasting

IAICode: MC917
Institution: Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Institution Course Number/Name: BRD 1207: Writing for Media

Resubmitted New Courses
IAICode: MC912
Institution: Harold Washington College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: Business 236: Advertising

Ongoing Review Courses
IAICode: MC901
Institution: Lincoln Land Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: CMN104: Interpersonal Communication

IAICode: MC904
Institution: College of DuPage
Institution Course Number/Name: SPEEC2200: Intercultural Communication

IAICode: MC904
Institution: Southeastern Illinois College
Institution Course Number/Name: COM145: Intercultural Communication

IAICode: MC911
Institution: Black Hawk College
Institution Course Number/Name: MCA221: Intro to Mass Communication

IAICode: MC911
Institution: College of DuPage
Institution Course Number/Name: MCOMM1100: Intro to Mass Comm

IAICode: MC911
Institution: Harold Washington College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: ENGLISH152: Intro To Mass Communication

IAICode: MC911
Institution: Illinois Valley Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: JRN1001: Intro To The Mass Media

IAICode: MC911
Institution: John Wood Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: CMN220: Mass Media

IAICode: MC911
Institution: Joliet Junior College
Institution Course Number/Name: JOUR103: Introduction to Mass Media

IAICode: MC911
Institution: Kankakee Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: COMM1673: Introduction to Mass Communication

IAICode: MC911
Institution: Kennedy-King College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: MEDIACM145: Intro To Media Communication

IAICode: MC911
Institution: Lewis & Clark Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: MCOM132: Introduction to Mass Communications

IAICode: MC911
Institution: Parkland College
Institution Course Number/Name: COM101: Introduction to Mass Communications

IAICode: MC911
Institution: South Suburban College
Institution Course Number/Name: COM105: Mass Communications

IAICode: MC912
Institution: Elgin Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: MKT115: Advertising & Promotion

IAICode: MC913
Institution: Prairie State College
Institution Course Number/Name: COMM116: Public Relations

IAICode: MC914
Institution: Illinois Central College
Institution Course Number/Name: MCOMM113: Introduction to Radio, TV, and Emerging Media

IAICode: MC915
Institution: Saint Xavier University
Institution Course Number/Name: COMM220: Digital Audio Production

IAICode: MC916
Institution: Danville Area Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: JRNM110: Intro. to Television Production

IAICode: MC916
Institution: Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Institution Course Number/Name: BRD1204: Video Production Multi-Camera

IAICode: MC916
Institution: Oakton College
Institution Course Number/Name: GRD250: Introduction to Video Production

IAICode: MC919
Institution: Parkland College
Institution Course Number/Name: COM105: Basic News Writing

IAICode: MC923
Institution: Harper College
Institution Course Number/Name: WEB150: Web Foundations

IAICode: MC923
Institution: Lewis & Clark Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: WEB135: Web Page Design Essentials

IAICode: MC923
Institution: Oakton College
Institution Course Number/Name: ART259: Introduction to Web Design

Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
IAICode: MC901
Institution: Richland Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: COMM130: Interpersonal Communication

IAICode: MC911
Institution: Elgin Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: JRN130: Introduction to Mass Communications

IAICode: MC911
Institution: Heartland Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: COMM160: Introduction to Mass Media

IAICode: MC911
Institution: Saint Xavier University
Institution Course Number/Name: COMM211: Introduction to Mass Communications

IAICode: MC917
Institution: Parkland College
Institution Course Number/Name: COM106: Broadcast Writing

IAICode: MC918
Institution: Kennedy-King College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: MEDIACM102: Announcing

IAICode: MC924
Institution: McHenry County College
Institution Course Number/Name: ANI100: 2D Animation

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)
Update from the subcommittee—Bryan and Lindsey (Speech Communication), Chris (Photojournalism), and Cyndi (MC 916 and MC 916 A&B)—regarding course descriptions because changes may be necessary.

    c) Discussion items:

    d) Next meeting(s):
        i) Fall '26 = Friday, December 11th, 2026, at 10:00 am to 2:00 pm via Zoom
       ii) Spring '27 = TBD, announced at Fall meeting
_____________________________________
Panel Approval Ratio
Panel: [Major] Media and Communication Arts Panel
Semester Fall 2025
_____________________________________
Ongoing Courses = 20
New Courses = 6
Total Courses = 26
_____________________________________
Approved Ratio = 61.54%
Conditional Approved Ratio = 26.92%
Approved & Conditional Ratio = 88.46%
Non-Approved Ratio = 11.54%
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.