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Current Status of Minutes: Draft
Date	October 22, 2018
Time	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location	HLC 4.2405.20

Members Present
Philippe Dewailly, Steve Kriechbaum, Rachel Pervin, Larry Root, Carianne Schulte, Deborah Taylor, Ricky Wilson
Guests Present
Gretchen Reihl, AVP Workforce, James Lynn, ADC Jewelry, Roberta Weston, DC Art

Item # 2:	Change the current prerequisite requirement for HRGY 1409 Jewelry Casting I, which is now HRGY 1401 Jewelry Techniques I, to a co-requisite of Jewelry Techniques I.
Presenter	James Lynn
Discussion	1. Steve: good idea- being able to determine what is the easiest way to make something. 2. Carianne: to better understand the process 3. Philippe: understand the goals 4. Steve: producing entrepeneurs 5. Gretchen: Sequencing—anything in Casting1 that students need before Tech 1? -Not setting students up to not have a baseline understanding—anything inherent that is not a good idea? 6. Philippe: both disciplines are intertwined 7. James: they both have finishing in common—finishing is important—going over that 2 times in one semester is a good thing. Change was voted on, and passed unanimously.

Item # 3:	Add an Enhanced Skills Certificate (ESC) of 12 SCH (credit hours) to the Jewelry Department’s awards.
Presenter	James Lynn
Discussion	These are needed/ critical skills. Enhanced Skills Certificates are 12 hours or less... Advanced technical skills can go up to 42 hours. In both cases, an Associates Degree is required before these certificates can be awarded. Too many electives...difficult to make these classes, so we want to make sure we offer them and we want to make sure they make. Prerequisite for the course wouldn't prohibit students from signing up, but they wouldn't be eligible for the ESC unless they finish the degree...All this would give students skills that don't fit within the 60 degree...imperative courses, 60 hours is nothing (one jewelry course equals 80 hours, which is 2 weeks of full time, which is not much time at all.) Vote to approve Enhanced Skills Certificate was unanimous.

Item # 4:	Add a new Level I Certificate award.
Presenter	James Lynn
Discussion	(What follows is a round table discussion.) Our current Level 1 certificate is 16 hours (Jewelry Tech 1, Jewelry Repair1, Casting 1, Stonesetting 1). We can now offer up to two Level 1 Certificates. This could include several electives. There is currently one restricted elective in the degree plan (We currently offer 5 electives: Engraving, Enameling, Chasing and Repoussage, Metal Forming, and Wax Carving.) Gretchen: These give students the skills to open their own studio and/or to work for someone else. All are important, and they offer different techniques. What courses could be in the 2nd level 1 certificate? We are thinking of adding Repair 2, Casting 2, Stonesetting 2...maybe also Applied Jewelry Practices, Chasing & Repoussage, and Precious Metals 1; in addition to 1 elective... Students could get the skills without as many Gen. Ed. courses. Moving away from adding a Level 2 certificate: Don't want excessive prerequisites. Financial aid... all classes in certificate are in degree...Stackable credentials, continuous building of skills, separate sets of skills, parallel, but not stacked, not competing. A Level 2 would be better perhaps... but, could it prevent people from completing degree? Don't want to encourage that. It is important for department to have completions. As employers—skills are more important than a piece of paper...a paper is a proxy for skills for some employers. Jewelry is different. Art Jewelry certificate? (Which would include all the electives.) A certificate from a designer standpoint, not from the fabricator standpoint. A person/employer can get someone or something different—different skills to offer and different pieces to produce. All electives are part of the traditional craft, not necessarily the mainstream industry standard. Art Jewelry is expanding, and designers/makers need to distinguish themselves. Might think of adding more electives such as mokume and inlay... Designers need other skills. Advanced technical certificate? Additional skills to create a designer type of person. You don't have to be a skilled jeweler to be good at these and to be valuable (by Deborah Taylor). Add a design class? Drawing comes close, but need to add a dedicated jewelry design course. Make Drawing for Jewelers a prerequisite for Engraving? Rendering is a very traditional way of starting a design.... Level 1 Certificates can be between 15-42 hours, ours is currently 16 hours.... A second Level 1 Certificate that is longer and still feeds into the degree….required electives that are still just electives in the degree….students can still take electives without getting an award. James: Get award by taking all electives? They are valuable... advanced CAD—people/designer want to be doing something that can't be reproduced on the computer. These comprehensive courses are not taught anywhere else... (granulation, chainmail, gemology, lapidary design course, art history of jewelry were all mentioned...) Can we have a Level 1 Certificate with these courses? JT 1, drawing and all current electives? Financial aid rule is the rule—every course has to feed into the AAS degree. James and Gretchen- come up with proposal –email—then have electronic vote—create a certificate that is right, so more time is needed before taking it to a vote. Does it hurt department to have certificate completions and not degree completions? No, but need to double check (as per Gretchen). Funding used to be all based on enrollment, now 10% is based on certificate and degree completion. (?) These are like momentum points; same points for degree as for certificate completions. Certificate 1—no TSI waives 1. follow the rule 2. useful to students Art Jewelry degree and the appeal to students. Things to consider—add some CE seats if there is space if classes are struggling to make. Certificates enhance the number of completions. Create something enticing and beneficial to students=beneficial to department. Students are taking all electives now with no benefit. Easier for students to complete something. Action deferred on agenda item 4.

Item # 5:	Convert HRGY 1491 Special Topics/Wax Carving to a local needs course, with its own title and course number.
Presenter	James Lynn
Discussion	It is currently listed as such because HRGY 1491 Special Topics is a catchall course number that allows for trying out a course to see if there is demand. There is HIGH demand in the industry for wax carving, and it is time for it to stand on its own Vote to approve making Wax Modeling as its own course was unanimous.

Item # 6:	Remove HRGY 2472 Advanced CAD from the course inventory.
Presenter	James Lynn
Discussion	Not currently offered…not part of degree, so can't offer it anyway. Is there an issue with removing it and bringing it back onboard as part of a possible future 42-hour Advanced Technical Skills Certificate? Better to remove the course and add it again if needed in Advanced Technical Skills Certificate—it can be un-retired. Vote to remove Advanced CAD from course inventory was unanimous.

Item # 7:	Add HRGY 1473 Business Practices for Artisans to the AAS degree plan, as an alternate to HRGY 1417 Applied Jewelry Practices.
Presenter	James Lynn
Discussion	Business Practices for Artisans (HRGY 1473) is not currently part of any degree plan. Both are useful to the business side of the industry. Students should be able to get an AAS with either course. Vote taken to add HRGY 1473 as an alternate to degree plan was unanimous.

Item # 8:	Add ARTS 1304 Art History II, as an alternate to ARTS 1303 Art History I in the AAS degree.
Presenter	James Lynn
Discussion	Since Art History 1 is NOT the prerequisite for Art History 2, there shouldn't be a problem...Art History 2 is actually recommended over Art History 1 to art majors. Vote taken to add ARTS 1304 as alternate was unanimous.

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