University-Wide Impact Committee
Minutes 10/15/09

Present
K. Gatzke, J. Irving, L. Keenan, R. Kustin, T. Lenda, A. Marsoobian, M. McCain, J. Mielczarski, W, O'Brien, B. Nakamura, A. Reynaga, M. Shea, J. Strawn

I. Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 9:40am.

II. Old Business

The standing committee discussed the issue of how to improve the process of how students would declare a minor and also how departments would be given information from Banner to flag and track potential minors.  Alba Reynaga agreed to research how minors were declared and tracked by other universities.

The standing committee then was updated on the minor pilot program conducted by the departments of Women Studies and Philosophy.  Jon Irving expressed an interest in having the Music department participate in the pilot program.

Next the discussion moved to how incoming freshman indicated their major of intent during orientation and how this practice would be changed to a full declaration of the major of their choice.  This, as the committee agreed, would help eliminate confusion since Banner shows no distinction between a student who had merely indicated an intended major during registration and a student who had actually declared a major and filled out the requisite paperwork.

Finally, the standing committee discussed how the numerical changes to HON 494 & HON 495 might impact the following departments: Media Studies, Chemistry, and Sociology.

The standing committee determined that an invitation be extended to Stephen Joyner, Kim Lang, and Nicole Henderson for the next UWIC meeting on 10/29/09.

III. New Business

No new business was on the agenda.

IV. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 10:55am.

Minutes prepared by Byron Nakamura