Millersville University, Faculty Senate
Action Summary
Faculty Senate Meeting
December 3, 2002

GCPRC Chair R. Mowrey introduced the proposed ESL Certification Program along with its new proposed courses, EDUC 561, 562, 563, and 564. She also made a motion to suspend the Faculty Senate rules and to allow a vote at today's meeting on this proposal. The motion passed.

Academic Policies Committee B R. Kerper introduced the proposed Class Attendance Policy. An E. Blazer/B. Stengel motion to amend the policy passed. A R. Wismer/B. Stengel motion to amend the policy passed. The amended policy passed.

Proposed Courses & Programs

(1) NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
ENGL 347 - Studies of Ethnicity in Film B Ethnicity*, 3 credit hours, a G1, Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (W) course. Desired effective date-- Spring 2003.

*Title will incorporate the semester's focal ethnicity. Ethnicity could be African-American, Asian-American, etc.

(2) NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
ENGL 484 B Brave New Worlds: exploring Technology in Film, 3 credit hours, a G1, Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (W) course. Desired effective date-- Spring 2003.

(3) CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
Involving SOCY 303 (formerly SOCY 401) - Sociological Theory, 3 credit hours., an existing non-GenEd course. The proposal is to require that Sociology and Sociology/Criminology majors taking SOCY 303 (401) receive a minimum grade of C- or better in order to satisfy the graduation requirements for the Sociology and Sociology/Criminology majors. Desired effective date--Spring 2003.

(4) NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
BIOL 467 (Graduate level is BIOL 667) B Human Genetics: Analysis and Applications, 3 credit hours. Requesting Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (W) status. Desired effective date--Fall 2003.

(5) CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
SOCY 310 B Sociology of Religion, 3 credit hours. An existing GenEd course requesting Perspectives (P) status. Desired effective date-- Spring 2003.

(6) NEW GRADUATE COURSE
EDUC 561 B Second Language Acquisition: Theory, Programs and Assessment, 3 credit hours. Desired effective date--Spring 2003.

(7) NEW GRADUATE COURSE

EDUC 562 B Methods for Teaching English Language Learners, 3 credit hours. Desired effective date--Summer 2003.

(8) NEW GRADUATE COURSE
EDUC 563 B Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom, 3 credit hours. Desired effective date--Summer 2003.

(9) NEW GRADUATE COURSE
EDUC 564 B Current Trends in Local Areas, 3 credit hours. Desired effective date--Spring 2003.

(10) CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
Completion of Program Specialist B ESL (English as a Second Language) Certificate Program. Desired effective date--Spring 2003.

An election was held for the General Education Task Force and a replacement for the Academic Standards Committee. Alex Szollos was elected to an At Large seat on the Academic Policies Committee, Kazi Hossain was elected to an At Large seat on the Academic Standards Committee, John Ward, Behnam Nakhai, Dorothee Blum, Barbara Bensur, Paul Studdard, Michele White and John Dooley were elected to seats on the General Education Task Force.

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