Baccalaureate Core Committee

Voting members present: Aidas Banaitis, Geoffrey Barstow, Daniel Faltesek, Kelsey Emard, Colin Johnson, Matthew Kennedy, Lori McGraw, Rene Reitsma, Randy Rosenberger, Justin St. Germain, Kaplan Yalcin
Voting members absent: Jack Istok
Ex-Officio members present: DPD – Nana Osei-Kofi; Academic Programs & Assessment – Heath Henry; WIC – Sarah Perrault
Guests present: Funmi Amobi, McKenzie Huber, Mike Jefferis, Caryn Stoess

Welcome and Introductions

• The committee introduced themselves to the new members and guests of the committee.

CIM Course Proposal Review – Dan Faltesek, Heath Henry

• One course in Baccalaureate Core Committee (BCC) queue. It has previously been reviewed by the committee.
• Reviews are assigned by the co-chairs.
• We are not expecting too many proposals this year with the upcoming changes to the Baccalaureate Core (BC).
• If BC courses make changes, they will still need to be reviewed by the committee, so there may be a few coming through the committee in that way.
• Learning Outcome (LO) changes will now be going through CIM.

Updates from Baccalaureate Core Director – McKenzie Huber

• The BC Reform Proposal was approved at the October 13 Faculty Senate session.
• Structure:
  • Part I – From Here to Career
    • Transitions – 2 credits
    • Beyond OSU Career Integration – 0 credits
      • Students can fulfill this credit with career fairs, internships, etc. Other options may come up during implementation.
      • Experiential
      • Flexible; can double-dip with major requirements
  • Part II – Foundational Skills
    • Quantitative Literacy & Analysis – 4 credits
    • Writing Foundations (WR 121) – 4 credits
    • Writing Elevation – 3 credits
    • Communication, Media, & Society – 3 credits
  • Part III – Modes of Inquiry
    • Art & Humanities (2 courses, one local, one global) – 6-8 credits
    • Social Sciences – 3-4 credits
    • Scientific Inquiry& Analysis (Natural Science) (two courses) – 8 credits
  • Part IV – Social Justice
    • Difference, Power & Oppression (DPO): Foundations – 3-4 credits
      • Foundational knowledge
    • Advanced Difference, Power & Oppression – 3-4 credits
      • Help students understand how DPO manifests in the context of their major and their field.
  • Part V – Integrative & Applied Learning
    • Seeking Solutions – 3-4 credits
      • Interdisciplinary team project for students to solve complex global problems
    • Writing Intensive Curriculum – In major
      • WIC will remain unchanged as a category
        • Total of 42-48 credits
• PAC and Health requirement not included in the new curriculum.
• Implementation
  • Implementation strategy will likely adapt and change as we go.
  • The intended launch date is Summer 2025.
  • President, Provost (Sponsor), Board of Trustees > Steering Committee > Core Team
    • Workstreams
      • Learning Outcomes, Criteria & Rationale (LOCR) Committee & Workgroups
        • Lead by Joanne Bunnage and Academic Programs & Assessment
        • Provide support structures
        • Recruit faculty
        • Guide faculty in drafting LOs
        • Website will be coming out with more details
      • Policy & Process (BCC)
        • Develop policies and strategy for the new BC
      • Training & Course Development
        • Shared Senate and & Administrative process with assistance from the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL).
      • Operations
        • Lead by Kristin Benson
        • Registrar and Admissions to implement into the catalog
      • Organizational Change Management
        • Lead by McKenzie Huber, BC Director
        • How is it marketed internally and externally?
          • Chairs and co-chairs of these workstream committees will all be on the Core Team, as well as some other outside faculty, such as advisors, OSU-Cascades and other partners.
          • Meet every couple of weeks and will report back to the Steering Committee.
          • Ideally 4-5 faculty for each category to develop Learning Outcomes
            • Total of 40-50 faculty needed to cover all the categories
            • Faculty can volunteer or nominate other faculty for the LOCR committee via a Qualtrics form.
              • Will nominated faculty have a chance to fill in the form?
                • There is a spot on the form to note that the nominated faculty member has been informed of the nomination.
            • Aiming for as broad and diverse a group as possible.
            • Encourage reaching out to the deans so that they’re aware of the process and ask that they encourage faculty to nominate others or to volunteer themselves.

AY 2022-23 Baccalaureate Core Committee Tasks & Workload

• List of policies to address – Dan Faltesek
  • Tentative Schedule
    • Double Dipping
    • Dual Listing
    • Class Sizes
    • Course Level vs Category
    • Grade Minimum
    • Variance Approvals
    • Expertise Requirements
    • Training Requirements
    • College-level approval to add a course to the core
    • Scaffolding requirements
    • Expedited approvals
    • Intra-category diversification
    • Course Material (OER?)
    • New/Change course
    • Assessment
    • Formalize BCC Director Role
    • Transfer Criteria
    • Course Type Rules
    • Continuity of Interpretation
    • Special Assessments
    • Process for changing policies
    • Non-major major-courses
    • Non-primary instructor proposed reasons for inclusions
    • Non-Oregon State instructors
    • Zero-credit process
    • Transitions
    • “Creative” interpretations of words
• Approach for processing the list – Rene Reitsma
  • Maintain continuity for the next couple of years through implementation
  • Every Monday or so, a policy or audit will be sent to the committee. By Thursday, the committee will have a discussion about the policy.
    • Will current BC courses be grand-fathered into the new BC?
      • Currently, no. There are no policies in place, no new LOs or category requirements in place. Intended for the Bacc Core to start with a fresh slate.