Attending: Frank Garrahan, Chair, Paz Pena, Stefan
Haag, Jonathan Buckstead, Marilyn Mote-Yale, Lynn Lehle,
Gaye Lynn Scott, Glen Hunt, Gregory Garlow, Ron Fletcher, Ed
Mullen, Cecile Durish, Beti Argun, Judy Nwachie, Maria Luz
Valverde 1. Report from Chair. B. Textbooks. Thanks to the challenges of implementing
Datatel, textbook orders for this semester are likely to
be flawed. Please do your best to accommodate any
problems that may arise as a result of inaccuracies. C. Assessment. The assessment tests (the "pre-tests")
have been sent out. If you received a packet of tests
please remember to return the packet's contents to Frank
Garrahan at Northridge. Results will be compiled in order
to compare students' initial level of information with
the "post-tests" that will be administered at the end of
the semester. 2. Committee Report: Please volunteer to lead one of these seminars.
If you have something you would like to share, please let
Gaye Lynn Scott know (223-4767, gls@)
as soon as possible. In addition, there will be a sign-up
sheet at the next Task Force meeting. "Reinventing the Presidency", October 1-2,
Presidential Conference Center, Texas A&M University.
We are hoping to take a group to this conference in
College Station, leaving Thursday evening and returning
on Saturday. Accommodations will be at the College
Station Hilton, and suites are $89 a night. Hotel
reservations must be made by September 15 at the latest.
If you are interested in going, please contact Frank
Garrahan or Gaye Lynn Scott no later than September 10.
You will be asked to file a reimbursement form with ACC
if you want to be reimbursed for expenses and
registration. The attached flyer provides more
information about this conference.
MINUTES OF MEETING
AUGUST 18, 1999A. Manuals. The Chair has sent out copies of the
Government Instructor's manual for the 1999-2000 academic
year. If you have not received a copy, please contact
Frank Garrahan (223-4805 or frankjg@).
New sections have been added to the manual, including
learning objectives to accompany the key terms for both
GOVT 2305 (U.S. Government) and GOVT 2305 (Texas State
& Local Government). In addition, a picture of the
Government
Department Web page can be found on the back cover,
illustrating the links that are available for faculty
(e.g., a link that allows you to easily update your
office hours; those office hours are linked to your name
on the ACC online course schedule).
A. Faculty Committee. In order to provide
faculty development opportunities within our discipline,
the Faculty Committee has decided to try something new
this year: a "brown bag" seminar before every Task
Force meeting. These seminars will be an opportunity to
present something you think would be of interest to your
colleagues &endash; a paper submitted for a conference,
some in-depth research on a particular lecture topic,
etc. We will meet at 12:15 prior to each Task Force
meeting to hear from one of our colleagues, so bring
your lunch and join us. If you have to come late or leave
early, you're still invited to attend.