Millersville University Faculty Senate
Action Summary
Faculty Senate Meeting
October 28, 2008

Proposed Perspectives (P) Course Expedited Review Process, including Criteria for Perspectives Courses and the Evaluation Form to be used when submitting existing P courses for recertification was approved without dissent.

(1) NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
CSCI412: E-Commerce: Concepts and Programming, 4 credits. Proposal to create a course that teaches design and development of e-Commerce websites was approved without dissent.

(2) NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
CSCI415: Computer and Network Security, 4 credits. Proposal to create a course dealing with data integrity, encryption, authentication, and other security issues related to computer usage was approved without dissent.

(3) NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
GEOG180: Geo-Graphics, 1 credit. Proposal to create a course to develop or enhance skills in PC-based presentation of geographic information was approved without dissent.

(4) CHANGE IN UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
ESCI: majors. Proposal to allow students in the Department of Earth Sciences to minor in other distinct programs within the department was approved without dissent.

(5) CHANGE IN UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
ESCI: BSE Earth Science major with Geology minor. Proposal to specify that ESCI222 be replaced by three credits of earth sciences elective credit to avoid program overlap was approved without dissent.

(6) CHANGE IN UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
ESCI: Earth Science minor. Proposal to change required ESCI245 course to three elective credits of 34X or 44X meteorology courses was approved without dissent.

(7) CHANGE IN UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
ESCI442: Advanced Weather Analysis and Forecasting Practicum, 2 credits. Proposal to change the course title, credit hours and contact hours, and to formalize the scope and content was approved without dissent.

(8) CHANGE IN UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
ESCI348: Broadcast Meteorology, 2 credits. Proposal to change the course credit hours and contact hours to allow for studio time was approved without dissent.

(9) NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
PSYC427: Childhood Disorders, 3 credits. Proposal to create a course offering an in depth look at the psychological disorders that occur in childhood was approved without dissent.

(10) CHANGE IN UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
ECON488: Seminar in Economics, 3 credits. Proposal to add the W designation was approved without dissent.

(11) NEW UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
BS Education, Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 4 Certification. Proposal to create the program outline for certification of pre-K to grade 4 teachers consistent with requirements from PDE Chapter 49-2 was approved without dissent.

(12) NEW UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
BS Education, Middle Level Certification. Proposal to create the program shell for certification of grade 4 to grade 8 teachers consistent with requirements from PDE Chapter 49-2 with outlines of the Mathematics Concentration and English Language Arts Concentration was approved without dissent.

(13) NEW UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
BS Education, Special Education PK-8/Pre Kindergarten to Grade 4 (Dual) Certification. Proposal to create a program outline for certification of special education teachers consistent with requirements from PDE Chapter 49-2 with two strands related to a focus on low incidence and high incidence disabilities was approved without dissent.

A Saunders/Bookmiller motion to extend the agenda to address remaining Faculty Senate issues was withdrawn when it was clear there were no items that required immediate attention.

A Mowrey/Edeh Herr motion to cancel the Faculty Senate meeting scheduled for Election Day, November 4, 2008 was approved without dissent.

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