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Letter from the ICAS Chair
February 21, 2002
Dear Colleague,
On behalf of the Intersegmental Committee
of Academic Senates (ICAS), I am presenting this report of
the Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum
(IMPAC) Project as accepted by ICAS. The report is a summary
of the Science Cluster I and II faculty-to-faculty discussions
during 2000 and 2001.
ICAS would like to congratulate the
IMPAC lead coordinators and lead discipline faculty members
for their preparation of the enclosed report. Similarly, ICAS
would like to thank the more than 500 faculty members that
participated in the faculty-to-faculty discussions at the
four regional meetings and the statewide meeting. The IMPAC
project is the measure of intelligence and goodwill of the
faculty in all three segments who gather to explore the complex
issues surrounding students' preparation for their intended
major. It is obvious from this report that work remains to
eliminate the academic barriers to transfer for all our students:
the IMPAC project is the obvious vehicle to continue such
efforts.
ICAS would also like to thank other
organizations who have assisted in making the work of IMPAC
so successful, specifically Articulation System Stimulating
Interinstitutional Student Transfer (ASSIST), California Articulation
Number system (CAN), and the California Intersegmental Articulation
Council (CIAC).
Finally, ICAS would like to thank Governor
Gray Davis for funding this very important project and the
Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, Executive
Vice Chancellor Patrick Lenz (California Community Colleges),
Executive Vice Chancellor David Spence (California State University)
and Associate Vice President Dennis Galligani (University
of California) for their continued support as a demonstration
of their commitments to education.
Yours collegially,
Hoke Simpson, Chair
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