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12/ 5/ 2016 W E G C OL GE OF A R S & S CIE INBE R L E T NCE S W E G C OL GE OF A R S & S CIE INBE R L E T NCE S A D H OC C OMMIT E ON D E E R T E GR E E QUIR E ME NT S (CDR ) A D H OC C OMMIT E ON D E T E GR E E R S (CDR ) E QUIR E ME NT Purpo se T he CDR is a ppo inte d b y De a n Adria n Ra ndo lph to c o nduc t a c o mpre he nsive re vie w o f the Co lle g e ’ s c urric ulum a nd de g re e re q uire me nts fo r the purpo se o f re c o mme nding Pre limina ry visio n a nd first dra ft o f pro po sa ls re visio ns tha t b e st se rve the ne e ds a nd inte re sts o f o ur stude nts. Winte r 2017 W E G C OL GE OF A R S & S CIE W E G C OL GE OF A R S & S CIE INBE R L E T NCE S INBE R L E T NCE S A D H OC C OMMIT E ON D E E R A D H OC C OMMIT E ON D E E R T E GR E E QUIR E ME NT S (CDR ) T E GR E E QUIR E ME NT S (CDR ) Co mmitte e Struc ture Charge Cha ir: 1. E ng a g e with fa c ulty, stude nts, Co lle g e le a de rship, a nd o the rs to re vie w the Co lle g e ’ s Asso c ia te De a n fo r Ac a de mic Initia tive s (Ann Bra dlo w) c urric ulum a nd de g re e re q uire me nts. E x o ffic io : Asso c ia te De a n fo r Unde rg ra dua te Ac a de mic Affa irs (Ma ry F inn) 2. De ve lo p a se t o f le a rning o utc o me s tha t c a pture the skill-se t a nd mind-se t tha t sho uld inse nme ie r, re tire d 2016 ) Assista nt De a n fo r Curric ulum & Asse ssme nt (L a ura Pa nko , re pla c e d J. L c ha ra c te rize a We inb e rg Co lle g e g ra dua te . Willia m Ha a rlo w (Dir, Co lle g e -Admissio n Re la tio ns; Se n. L e c ture r, Ame ric a n Stud.) 3. Clo se ly e xa mine the c urre nt We inb e rg Co lle g e c urric ulum a nd de g re e re q uire me nts, Me mb e rs: a nd re c o mme nd re visio ns tha t a ddre ss c urric ula r de fic ie nc ie s o r o ppo rtunitie s fo r 12 We inb e rg fa c ulty me mb e rs, plus 2 We inb e rg stude nts stre ng the ning tha t c o me to lig ht a s re q uire me nts a re ma ppe d to de sire d le a rning o utc o me s. Pa rtic ula rly c lo se a tte ntio n sho uld b e pa id to the g e ne ra l e duc a tio n Me mb e rs o f the c o mmitte e re pre se nt: re q uire me nts a nd to the pro po se d so c ia l ine q ua litie s a nd dive rsity re q uire me nt. • a ll 3 c o lle g e divisio ns (na tura l sc ie nc e s, so c ia l sc ie nc e s, huma nitie s) • b o th te nure -line a nd te a c hing -tra c k fa c ulty, inc luding o ne c o lle g e a dviso r 4. Sub mit a re po rt o f the c o mmitte e ’ s finding s a nd re c o mme nda tio ns to the de a n b y the • a he a lthy distributio n o f dive rse b a c kg ro unds a nd pe rspe c tive s e nd o f winte r 2017. 1

12/ 5/ 2016 W E G C OL GE OF A R S & S CIE INBE R L E T NCE S T he str uc tur e of the c ur r e nt We inbe r g c ur r ic ulum dr ove our wor k: (1) Wr iting/ F ir st Ye ar Se minar s, (2) F or e ign L anguage , and (3) Distr os. A D H OC C OMMIT E ON D E E R T E GR E E QUIR E ME NT S (CDR ) • g e ne ra l a g re e me nt tha t the se c a te g o rie s func tio n we ll • c o lle g e -wide fa milia rity with the se c a te g o rie s pro vide d a g o o d sta rting po int fo r disc ussio ns with fa c ulty a nd stude nts Pro c e dure s We for me d thr e e wor king gr oups base d on the se c ate gor ie s.  T he c o mmitte e will re po rt dire c tly to De a n Adria n Ra ndo lph. me t re g ula rly o ve r spring a nd summe r o f 2016 •  While the c o mmitte e will wo rk inde pe nde ntly o f the We inb e rg Co lle g e Curric ulum c o nsulte d with ke y sta ke -ho lde rs • Po lic y Co mmitte e (CPC), the c o mmitte e ’ s re c o mme nda tio ns will ultima te ly b e b ro ug ht b e fo re the CPC fo r c o nside ra tio n a nd po ssib le sub missio n fo r a vo te b y the Co lle g e fa c ulty. T he full CDR c onve ne d at a day-long me e ting at the Chic ago Botanic Garde ns in Se pte mbe r 2016. We found it use ful to de sc r ibe our c ur r ic ulum in te r ms L e ve l 1 -- T he We inbe r g Way of thr e e inte r -c onne c te d “le ve ls.” We appr oac he d the task of de ve loping a se t of le ar ning outc ome s by tic ulating a ke y que stion : ar  L e ve l 1: Bro a dly de fine d le a rning o utc o me s tha t What sho uld a We inbe rg graduate kno w and be able to do upo n c ha ra c te rize the “We inb e rg Wa y.” graduatio n? We sought r e sponse s to this que stion in var ious plac e s:  L e ve l 2: Co lle g e -wide re q uire me nts tha t g uide We inb e rg T he le a rning g o a ls pro po se d b y the T a sk F o rc e o n the Unde rg ra dua te Ac a de mic E xpe rie nc e • stude nts to de sig n pro g ra ms o f study tha t e nc o mpa ss the Pe e r institutio ns • Re spo nse s to o ur ke y q ue stio n fro m va rio us so urc e s inc luding : • le a rning o utc o me s spe c ifie d in L e ve l 1. CDR me mb e rs during winte r 2016 • CDR we b site pub lic ize d to We inb e rg fa c ulty (re spo nse s to the sha re -yo ur-tho ug hts pa g e ) • I nte rvie ws with c o lle a g ue s who pla y ke y ro le s in the c urre nt c urric ulum •  L e ve l 3: Co urse s, ma jo rs, mino rs tha t c ha lle ng e We inb e rg We ide ntifie d se ve r al r e c ur r ing the me s and c ate gor ie s whic h we r e the n stude nts to de ve lo p a nd pra c tic e the skills tha t distille d into four pr opose d le ar ning outc ome s. c ha ra c te rize the We inb e rg Wa y. 2