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A proposal suggesting that the FEPC develop a new E 306 syllabus that maintains the Kinneavy framework of the previous syllabus but makes several changes, such as a process orientation and an emphasis on the political character of rhetoric
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An agenda with items related to the points of discussion: Priorities for FEPC 1982 listed: New E 306 syllabus, plagiarism study, evaluation committee; other items discussed: Chisolm proposal, Ranieri proposal
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Members Present: Kinneavy, Ruszkiewicz, Haney, Trimble, Cameron, Saldivar, Creel, Wainwright
The textbook committee announces E 307 texts: _Modern English Handbook_, _Triumph of Style_, and choice of either _Norton Anthology of Short Fiction_, or _Fiction 100_; the faculty push back against _Modern English Handbook_. There is also a discussion of John Walter’s dismissiveness of faculty concerns over teaching assignments. Kinneavy and Fritch urged to continue to advocate for more equitable assigning practices.
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Memo announcing an FEPC meeting 2 March 1979. Items for discussion include: Report on Communications with Dean King, Cameron report, Checkers speech, 306 syllabus
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Richard Hart writes the FEPC on behalf of Bruce Gentry, asking if he can teach a tutorial variant of E 306.
Attached are Gentry’s original request and a handwritten explanation for the request.
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This document is a letter written by Hoover, secretary of the Finance and Printing Committee of the Department of English, requesting $100 grant from the FEPC to print student-created materials on popular culture from Mr. Timberg's class for subsequent E 308SP classes to use.
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FEPC Meeting minutes.
Items discussed:
1) Creel proposed teaching for Sophomore Literature (E314L) while counseling TA's in 307 (he indicated David Hall wished to do the same)
2) Kinneavy discussed the difficulty of establishing responsibilities for the Apprentices/Master-teachers program, which was initiated to allay concerns (raised by the Hostenback Committee of the Texas House?) over using inexperienced TA's as teachers. Issues raised include: how grad students are treated by various entities (as students or as teachers); and the fact that grad students effectively have three "bosses"
Members present: Kinneavy, Trimble, Cameron, Ruszkiewicz, Wainwright, Creel, Henry, Saldivar, Haney
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A sardonic questionnaire asking for feedback about what TA need. Handwritten comments are on the form and on the back.
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FEPC Meeting. Items discussed:
1) Departmental class/course staffing procedures. Primary concerns include course offering imbalances between fall and spring semesters, and the timely availability of information re: teacher eligibility and teaching assignments. Minutes includes comments by guests Hairston, Frisch, and Brogan.
2) Committee appointments
Members present: Kinneavy, Trimble, Cameron, Haney, Ruszkiewicz, Creel, Wainwright
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Agenda items for FEPC meeting on 7 October 1977. Items include: staffing proposals, grade inflation, apprentice program, Freshman office research projects; continued use of English Composition Test (ECT)
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This item is Cameron's memo to the FEPC in which the textbook selection committee recommends two literature anthologies discussed in FEPC meeting of the same day.
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FEPC Meeting. Members present: Kinneavy, Cameron, Ruszkiewicz, Eany, Wainwright, Creel, Henry
Items discussed:
1) Textbook selection for E307 and E308;
2) Results of a questionnaire circulated by an ad-hoc committee re: the Apprentice program. Lengthy discussion.
Members present: Kinneavy, Cameron, Ruszkiewicz, Haney, Wainwright, Creel, Henry
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FEPC Agenda for meeting 30 September 1977 .
Items listed:
1) Departmental staffing procedures (handwritten note: "Students who do not take English Composition Test by approved date wil not take E 306 fall semester; this will balance the Fall/Spring assignments")
2) Committees and appointments
3) Report on Apprentice/Master teacher committee
4) Grade inflation
5) Report on Freshman Office experiments
6) Report on dropping English Composition Test,
7) Approval of past minutes
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This item is an agenda created by Cameron for a FEPC meeting. Items include: Standing committee reports on personnel and textbook, grade inflation, and staffing considerations for the writing lab.
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FEPC Agenda for meeting on 21 October 1977
Agenda Items include: Grade inflation, teacher performance evaluations, staffing, continued use of ECT, Freshman Office research projects.
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This document is a memo by Cameron to all faculty detailing FEPC actions on: text selection, 308 syllabus development, drafting of goals for all lower-division classes, and counselors approved for 307 and 308.
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A report listing texts recommended for E 306, E 307, and E 308. Included are two motions, one asking for a subcommittee to write a syllabus for E 308.
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This document is a memo about a TAC survey relating to the effort to develop an apprentice program for TAs and AIs.
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This document is a memo from Walter to all teaching staff explaining how teaching assignments were determined, with detailed account of the committees and the process.
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A memo describing ideas about the apprentice program
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Present at the meeting: Kinneavy, Trimble, Saldivar, Cameron, Haney, Henry, Creel, Wainwright
Items discussed: FEPC meeting time, grade inflation, apprenticeship program.
There is continued discussions of Apprentice Program, with literature faculty present as guests to discuss the program.
The textbooks approved apparently without controversy
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Ruszkiewicz's copy of the FEPC agenda from 23 Sept 1977. Agenda items include: departmental staffing procedures, grade inflation, reports on current experiments conducted by Freshman Office, counselors' teaching requirements, evaluation proposal to drop ECT, and discussion of Apprentice/Master-teacher duties and activities. Handwritten comment below item #5 notes that Hall & Creel were granted exception to requirement to teach composition while counseling.
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FEPC meeting minutes. Issues discussed: annual calendar, grade inflation
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A memo from Hairston requesting a meeting with Director of Freshman English Kinneavy to talk about scheduling changes to avoid repeating a fall staff crunch. The memo suggests asking students to postpone taking English 306 until the spring in order to offer fewer sections in the fall or asking transfer students to postpone taking English 307 or 308 until the spring as well.
Linked are minutes from Freshman English Policy Committee meeting where staffing concerns were addressed.
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Members Present: Kinneavy, Ruszkiewicz, Newcomb, Cameron, Byars, Hart
Items discussed: approval of minutes, Cameron on constitutional changes, Adams request
The textbook committee reported. There was extensive discussion of Constitution revisions, TA service and voting privileges, and AD responsibilities. The Adams request was discussed but not voted on.