Present: Cheryll Reitmeier convened the group with the following members present: Ingrid Adams, Linda Aspengren, Becky Burgart (via phone), Sedalia Crase, Warren Franke, Susan Hegland, Phyllis Kendall, De Zhang, Donna Merkley
The prepared agenda included the following items:

• Our Charge
• Procedures
• Curricular Issues

Our Charge

• to gather information about teaching and learning in the two founding colleges
• to clarify how the combination of the colleges will affect undergraduate and graduate curricula
• to identify key issues for transition to the combination

Procedures
Pairs/groups from each college will assume responsibility for an issue, gather information on that issue, and report back at a fall meeting of this working group (meeting to be called during the week of August 23rd.) Members were reminded of the University timeline that includes a preliminary report on key issues (September 17, 2004) and a report on strategies for successful combination (February 1, 2005).

Curricular Issues
The following issues were identified, discussed, and assigned to pairs/groups with the understanding that the Office of the Dean in both founding colleges will provide information as needed, recognizing that the specific contact person will depend on the issue:

1. Compare the general education requirements with special attention to different core requirements (Warren and Sedahlia)
2. Explore how the requirements of the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) might impact FCS. (Ingrid and Cheryll)
3. Explore how the accreditation programs at the program/department level might be affected by the combination i.e. some programs are accredited by an agency (Linda and Sue)
4. Explore how core requirements of FCS might be impacted (Warren and Sedahlia)
5. Compare the differences in specificity of learning outcomes (Phyllis and Sue)
6. Determine the impact on orientation classes (De, Becky, Cheryll)
7. Examine how the Honors Programs and project procedures in departments might be impacted (Donna)
8. Explore who is responsible for international studies if this issue is not being examined by the Student Services Working Group (De)
9. Explore articulation agreements and planned transfer (Becky, Kim and Lee)

Other
Minutes from all the work groups will be available at the Provost web site.

It was determined that graduate curricula are at the department level and would not present issues for this working group.

It was suggested that issues of student scholarships and donors be addressed by the Dean's Office Working Group and the External Funding Working Group.

It was suggested that the Dean's Office Working Group and/or the Student Services Working Group and/or working groups outlining governance explore who will be named the Director of Teacher Education. In the past, this has been the dean of the College of Education.