Kaitlyn O'Meara

Live Tweeter of SGA Meetings for @TheWoodWord at Marywood University

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This piece still applies to the 2018 winter season too! Check it out: https://t.co/mxFxV6lIrq

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Edmonds adjourns the meetings. The next and final @Marywood_SGA meeting is December 5 at 9 p.m. in LC room 331. Until then, enjoy the rest of the week!

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Edmonds opens the floor to all in attendance.

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Edmonds moves to representative reports.

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A heads up: finals basket giveaway will take place next week. Stay tuned and friend @Marywood_SGA Facebook page!

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Edmonds moves on to committee reports.

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Edmonds brings everyone back together.

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Everyone breaks into committee meetings.

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The amphitheatre is finished and ready to be used, Communication Manager Ryan Calamia reports.

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Chief Funding Officer Gianna DelleRose updates all in attendance with the current budget: $11,397.94 left for the rest of the 2017-2018 school year.

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Secretary Lexi Hammer announces the last meeting of the semester will be December 5 at 9 p.m.

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Edmonds moves on to officer reports.

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Vice President Brandon Morley takes a vote of who is in favor of writing a letter of support for the new core curriculum changes. Letter of support is approved.

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"There will be room to recognize learning done outside of the classroom, as well as in conjunction with the classroom," said Turell.

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"We'll work with the different majors, and we have the flexibility to do that with students that may need it. We want to leave it conceptual at this point. We want to assess student learning and how we're doing. We'll continue to make changes," said Turell.

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Foreign language requirements will essentially be based on ability to converse. Placement tests will most likely be implemented, not based on credits brought in, according to Turell and Bittel.

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Turell and Bittel introduce the idea of class threads: classes that fall under a big question that can be strung together to summarize in a capstone project as an undergraduate senior.

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Team teaching and professors working together is another aspect this new core curriculum can bring, according to Bittel.

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"The idea is, your learning will be linked," said Bittel.

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Bittel: "We chose courses that'll be offered in the fall and spring based on student learning outcomes."