Facilitator
instructions: Please complete
this form and return an electronic copy to the Office of Program Collaboration
and Transfer. (Use additional sheets as necessary)
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Department/Discipline:
Sociology |
Facilitator
Name: Deborah White |
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Transfer
issue/problem one: |
Designing
processes to identify and address problems related to transfer
issues. |
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Strategy
One: |
Increasing communication among MnSCU sociology faculty regarding transfer issues |
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Action Item |
Timeline* |
Person(s) Responsible |
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1.
Send personal communications to
MnSCU sociology faculty encouraging them to participate in
the discipline listserv |
Begin in Nov. 2002. Send reminders periodically during the academic year. |
Deb White |
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2.
Distribute information regarding the listserv at the November
22nd meeting |
Nov. 22nd, at meeting |
Deb White |
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3. Send information regarding the discipline listserv to Sociologists of Minnesota (SOM), the state professional association. Request that they distribute the information to members. |
Fall 2002 |
Deb White |
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Strategy
Two: |
Conduct research and prepare a report on the status of the sociology discipline in MnSCU |
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Action Item |
Timeline* |
Person(s) Responsible |
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1. Develop
plan to gather data and report on MnSCU programs that offer sociology
courses. |
Nov. 22 |
Participants of the Nov. 22 Discipline/Department meeting |
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2. Select
a subcommittee of approximately 9 individuals who will gather data and write a report on MnSCU programs that offer sociology
courses. At the Nov. 22 meeting it was proposed that the committee
consist of 2 representatives from each of the following: 4-year
schools, technical colleges, community colleges, and outside representatives.
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Nov. 22-until positions are filled |
Participants of the Discipline/Department meeting |
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3. Meet
during the beginning of the semester to work on developing an
instrument for gathering data on programs. |
Beginning of Spring semester 2003 |
Sociology Discipline Report Subcommittee |
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4. Gather
data and prepare a final report |
Mid Spring semester 2003 |
Sociology Discipline Report Subcommittee |
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5. Distribute
report to Chancellor’s Office so that they can assess the
status of the discipline, and to programs offering sociology courses
so that they can use it to help them make decisions regarding
transfer. |
End of Spring semester 2003 |
Sociology Discipline Report Subcommittee |
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