Author: Helen

Mason Core Committee
Agenda
April 23, 2020
1:00-2:30pm

1. Review proposals
2. Preview materials that will be coming for the May retreat
3. Schedule next year’s meetings

Proposals for review:

1.  Review Proposals

2.  Reschedule Mason Core retreat

Mason Core Committee
Agenda
February 20, 2020
Merten 3300, 1:00-2:30pm

1:00-1:15pm
Janette Muir, discussion about Passport

1:15-1:30pm
Discussion about the potential removal of ENCORE
Edits to the Mason Core page in the university catalog

1:30-2:30pm
Review Proposals

Mason Core Committee Agenda
January 30, 2020
Merten 3300, 1:00-2:30pm

1. Discussion about history and purposes of higher education (1:00pm)
   What do we think the goals of Mason undergraduate education should be?
   How does that intersect with our Mason Core outcomes?
2. Review proposals (1:45pm)

1.  Preview plans for remainder of semester (2:15pm)
   1. February 20: catalog deadline, preliminary conversations about Samaine’s findings
   2. March 26: in-meeting retreat to look at assessment and conversation summaries, propose a plan of action
   3. April Faculty Senate meeting (likely April 1, could be pushed to April 22 or 29): present findings and proposal to Senate
   4. April 23: TBA

bok- our underachieving colleges.pdf

Mason Core Meeting Agenda
Thursday, December 12
1:00-2:30pm
Merten 3300

1. Discuss University of Virginia’s new general education program and policy documents from SACSCOC and SCHEV.
2. Update on online program development
3. Review and vote on course proposals

Mason Core Agenda
September 12, 2019
1:00-2:30pm, Merten 3300

1-      Welcome and introductions

2-      Elect a chair

3-      Orientation

1. What is the Mason Core?
2. What is general education?
3. How do we review proposals?
4. How will we use this year to learn together and prepare for conversations about what is next

4-      Getting faculty input during the upcoming year: Samaine Lockwood, Mason Core Faculty Fellow

1. ITL session
2. Core Conversations
3. Focus Groups

5-      ITL session planning