Annual Report

MDC Gordon Rule Committee Charge The primary responsibility of the Gordon Rule Committee is to assist the Provost for Academic and Student Affairs, the appropriate discipline groups, the Academic Leadership Council, and the Student Deans Council, in assuring that the State-mandated Gordon Rule Writing requirements are met and related MDC guidelines are followed.

Faculty in English3 Faculty in Speech1 Faculty in Business1 Faculty in Humanities1 Faculty in Architecture1 Department Chairs2 Student Advisement & Career Services, Registration, Admissions, Transcripts Evaluations 2 District Office of Academic and Student Affairs1 Dean of Academic Affairs1 MDC Gordon Rule Committee members (total)13 Gordon Rule Committee Structure

MDC Gordon Rule Committee Goals (1) Communicate Gordon Rule processes and procedures and share resources with faculty, staff, and students. Goal lead: Adam Vellone; subcommittee members: Victor Calderin, Rulx Jean-Bart, Michaela Tomova. 2.Develop and offer CT&D online training for faculty teaching Gordon Rule courses in the spring semester of Goal lead: David McGuirk; subcommittee members: Victor Calderin, Ninon Rodriguez.

MDC Gordon Rule Committee Goals (2) Maintain a content-rich and user-friendly MDC Gordon Rule web environment with portals for students and faculty. Goal lead: Michaela Tomova; resources: Dr. Mollie DeHart; subcommittee members: Henry Lares, Jeff Foran. 4. Develop and implement evaluation procedures for the transfer of eligible courses from other institutions to meet Gordon Rule Writing Requirements at MDC. Goal lead and subcommittee: Dr. Mollie DeHart, Rulx Jean Bart, Paola Documet, Joanne De Falla.

1.College Prep Discipline meeting – September The first English Discipline Retreat - November MDC ALC meeting - April Survey for all MDC faculty teaching Gordon Rule courses - May 2010 Gordon Rule Committee Goal 1 Communicate Gordon Rule processes and procedures and share resources with faculty, staff, and students (goal met)

CT&D Online Workshop - Jan 25 – Feb 2 Gordon Rule Writing requirements Criteria for college level writing Gordon Rule rubric and holistic assessment Gordon Rule Committee Goal 2 Develop and offer CT&D online training (in ANGEL) for faculty teaching Gordon Rule courses in the spring semester of (goal met)

Gordon Rule Committee Goal 3 Maintain a content-rich and user-friendly MDC Gordon Rule web environment with portals for students and faculty (goal met & work in progress)

1. Petition to Assign Gordon Rule Writing Equivalency 2.Gordon Rule Recommendations on Transferred Credit. Gordon Rule Committee Goal 4 Develop and implement evaluation procedures for the transfer of eligible courses from other institutions to meet Gordon Rule Writing Requirements at MDC (goal met)

Petition to Assign Gordon Rule Writing Equivalency

Gordon Rule Recommendations on Transferred Credit

Subcommittees Gordon Rule Communications Subcommittee Gordon Rule Regulations and Procedures Subcommittee Gordon Rule Training Subcommittee Gordon Rule Resources Subcommittee Gordon Rule Committee

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