GradSEA

Meeting Minutes for March 14, 2003

Members in Attendance:
Greg Hill (TCS Representative), Gigi Taylor (ELL Representative), Michael C. Kapper (Vice President), and Jessie Moore Kapper (Webmaster)

New Business:
Michael C. Kapper reported on the GradSEA sponsored question and answer session with Professor Shirley Rose regarding English 106. Ten GradSEA members attended the meeting, and Mr. Kapper will distribute notes about the meeting after Spring Break.

Jessie Moore Kapper reported on the GradSEA Gazette, which will replace the GradSEA Newsletter and the English Graduate Gazette. The first issue will be published in April.

Committee Reports:
Gigi Taylor (ELL Representative) announced that English 629E is being offered in the Fall semester. This new course will be taught by Professor Tony Silva and is titled "L2 Writing Research."

Although an official report was not available from the committee representatives, Jessie Moore Kapper reported on the Introductory Writing Committee's recent work. The committee reviewed two new syllabus approaches for English 106, a fieldwork approach and a literature based approach. The syllabus approaches are described at: http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~roses/ICaPweb/ICAPhome.htm .

Greg Hill (TCS Representative) noted that the TCS Colloquium on March 12 was a success. Three members of the department presented papers to a full house. Mr. Hill also announced that the TCS committee will meet again in April.

Michael C. Kapper (Job Placement Representative) and Margaret Morris (Lenora Woodman Representative, in absentia) noted that they had nothing new to report for their committees.

The meeting adjourned at 10:45 AM.

-Minutes Submitted by Jessie Moore Kapper