Goal now is to get a few samples of pathways. At the present time, students do not choose courses for content. Students who sign up may do it for convenience and not for commitment. Pathways should be attractive to parents. As faculty develop the pathways and feel ownership, there will be a greater linkage between faculty and students.
Pathways are better than the current requirements.
Jack Watson thanked Dick for all the work that he did in putting together the draft. General Education Requirements Anne Leavitt distributed a draft copy of the report developed by the subcommittee consisting of Robert Hurwitz, Dan Pope, and Anne Leavitt. To develop their report, the subcommittee researched what other institutions are doing about general education requirements and looked at current literature on the subject. After much discussion about placement of the paragraphs and combining certain areas, members were assigned to groups according to their fields in order to rework the categories. They were asked to send their recommendations to Anne Leavitt.