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SMSU LAC Transformation Meetings Page |
Members Taskforce members and their e-mail addresses |
Meeting
Schedule Regularly scheduled and special meetings with notes of previous meetings |
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Outcomes The student learning outcomes of the transformed LAC |
Timeline |
Online
Discussion A link to the SMSU discussion forum for the LAC transformation and directions for its use |
Curriculum |
Documents A variety of related documents such as the HLC report and SMSU Mission Statement |
Links Links to external websites such as the CILA |
Meetings and Events from Fall 2007
Meetings are scheduled from 4:30 to 5:45 in BA 524.
| Date | Activity | Facilitators |
| 28-Aug | Organizational Meeting | Dan Kaiser |
| 4-Sept | Brainstorming Session Click here to download the notes |
Dan Kaiser |
| 18-Sept | Review of Brainstorming Session | Dan Kaiser |
| 25-Sept | ||
| 2-Oct | ||
| 9-Oct | ||
| 16-Oct | ||
| 25-Oct | ||
| 6-Nov | ||
| 13-Nov | ||
| 20-Nov | Open Discussion of Proposed First-Year Schedule - SS 228 | |
| 27-Nov | ||
| 4-Dec | ||
| 11-Dec |
Meetings and Events from Spring 2007
| Date | Activity | Facilitators |
| 23-Jan | Organizational Meeting | Dan Kaiser |
| 30-Jan | Mapping MTC Goals to LAC Outcomes | Dan Kaiser |
| 6-Feb | Mapping MTC Goals to LAC Outcomes | Dan Kaiser |
| 13-Feb | Mapping MTC Goals to LAC Outcomes | Dan Kaiser |
| 20-Feb | Revisit LAC Outcomes 1 and 5 | Dan Kaiser |
| 27-Feb | Revisit LAC Outcome 7 | Sandy Craner, Paulette Stefanick and Steve Kramer |
| 6-Mar | Revisit LAC Outcomes 3 and 4 | Steve Kramer |
| 13-Mar | Spring Break | |
| 20-Mar | Revisit LAC Outcomes 2 and 6 | Jim Zarzana |
| 27-Mar | Revisit LAC Outcome 8 | Christine Olson |
| 3-Apr | Revist LAC Outcomes 9 and 10 | Elina Ibrayeva and Dicksy Howe-Noyes |
| 10-Apr | Carry Over (if necessary) | |
| 17-Apr | Semester Wrap-Up | Dan Kaiser |
| 24-Apr | Carry Over (if necessary) |
Meetings and Events from Fall 2006
| Date | Outcome | Facilitators |
| 29-Aug | Be critical thinkers who evaluate information wisely and examine how assumptions and positions are shaped. | Steve Kramer and Mary Hickerson |
| 5-Sep | Communicate effectively. | Kara Brockett and Jim Zarzana |
| 19-Sep | Practice responsible citizenship in their local and global communities. | Christine Olson and Linda Nelson |
| 26-Sep | Understand the techniques and habits of thought in a variety of academic disciplines, having attained an adequate foundation of knowledge in those disciplines. | Seth Brandjord, Dan Kaiser, Sherwin Skar and Beth Weatherby |
| 3-Oct | Analyze moral judgments and engage in moral discourse. | Sandy Craner and Paulette Stefanick |
| 10-Oct | Integrate mind, body, and spirit, the essential elements of a flourishing life. | Mary Hickerson and Elina Ibrayeva |
| 24-Oct | Understand both physical and social aspects of the world and their place in it. | Christine Olson and Dan Kaiser |
| 31-Oct | Be creative thinkers able to identify, formulate, and solve problems using interdisciplinary perspectives. | Sandy Craner and Steve Kramer |
| 7-Nov | Embrace the similarities among peoples and appreciate the diversity that enriches the human experience. | Paulette Stefanick and Jim Zarzana |
| 14-Nov | Continue life-long learning. | Linda Nelson and Elina Ibrayeva |
| 28-Nov | Understand the techniques and habits of thought in a variety of academic disciplines, having attained an adequate foundation of knowledge in those disciplines. | Seth Brandjord, Dan Kaiser, Sherwin Skar and Beth Weatherby |
Meetings and Events from Fall 2005 (Click on a past date to see meeting notes.)
| Wed., Aug. 17 | Taskforce meeting. Discussion with chairs and directors. Setting semester schedule. | 3:30 - 5:30 PM |
CH 225 |
| Thurs. Sept. 1 | Taskforce meeting | 4:30 -6:30 PM |
SM 274 |
| Thurs. Sept. 8 | All University Conversation. Introduction to outcome discussions | 12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM |
CH 217 |
| Discussion of Outcome 1: Understand the techniques and habits of thought in a variety of academic disciplines, having attained an adequate foundation of knowledge in those disciplines. | 4:30 - 5:50 PM (T) 4:30 -6:30 PM (Th) |
SS 230 | |
| Discussion of Outcome 2: Communicate effectively. | 4:30 - 5:50 PM (T) 4:30 -6:30 PM (Th) |
SS 230 | |
| Discussion of Outcome 3: Be creative thinkers able to identify, formulate, and solve problems using interdisciplinary perspectives. | 4:30 - 5:50 PM (T) 4:30 -6:30 PM (Th) |
SS 230 | |
| Discussion of Outcome 4: Be critical thinkers who evaluate information wisely and examine how assumptions and positions are shaped. | 4:30 - 5:50 PM (T) 4:30 -6:30 PM (Th) |
SS 230 | |
| Discussion of Outcome 5: Understand both physical and social aspects of the world and their place in it. | 4:30 - 5:50 PM (T) 4:30 -6:30 PM (Th) |
SS 230 | |
| Thurs. Oct. 20 | Taskforce Meeting | 4:30 - 6:30 PM |
SM 274 |
| Discussion of Outcome 6: Embrace the similarities among peoples and appreciate the diversity that enriches the human experience. | 4:30 - 5:50 PM (T) 4:30 -6:30 PM (Th) |
SS 230 | |
| Discussion of Outcome 7: Analyze moral judgments and engage in moral discourse. | 4:30 - 5:50 PM (T) 4:30 -6:30 PM (Th) |
SS 230 | |
| Discussion of Outcome 8: Practice responsible citizenship in their local and global communities. | 4:30 - 5:50 PM (T) 4:30 -6:30 PM (Th) |
SS 230 | |
| Discussion of Outcome 9: Continue life-long learning. | 4:30 - 5:50 PM (T) 4:30 -6:30 PM (Th) |
SS 230 | |
| Discussion of Outcome 10: Integrate mind, body, and spirit, the essential elements of a flourishing life. | 4:30 - 5:50 PM (T) 4:30 -6:30 PM (Th) |
SS 230 | |
| Thurs. Dec. 8 | Taskforce meeting | 4:30 - 6:30 PM |
SM 274 |
Guiding Questions for Discussions
What types of experiences should students have at SMSU related to this outcome?
What should students be able to do as a result of these experiences? How should these experiences change students? How can we tell?
To get the most out of these experiences, what do students need to know beforehand?
Updated 9/14/2005