Millersville University, Faculty Senate

AGENDA

FACULTY SENATE MEETNG

3 September 1996


DATE: 15 August 1996
TO: Members of the Faculty Senate
FROM: Marvin Margolis, Secretary
SUBJECT: Meeting of the Faculty Senate 3 September 1996, 4:05-5:45 p.m.
Chryst Hall, Room 210

I. Minutes of the 11 July 1996 meeting
II. Report of the Faculty Senate Chairperson
III. Report of the Student Senate President
IV. Reports of the Administrative Officers
V. Reports of the Faculty Senate Standing Committee
VI. Special Reports of the Faculty Senate Committees
VII. Faculty Emeritus
VIII. Proposed Courses and Programs
Two meetings to challenge course:
PSYC356: Health Psychology, a new three credit hour nonGeneral Education course to be first offered in the Spring of 1997 if approved.
PSYC417: Tests and Measurements, a new three credit hour nonGeneral Education course to be first offered in the Spring of 1997 if approved.
One meeting to challenge course:
PSYC336: Psychology of Human Adjustment, an existing three credit hour Liberal Arts Core and CQ course, seeking W designation if approved. The proposer of the course requests a Fall 1995 effective date.
CSCI330: Programming Languages and Software Engineering, a new four credit hour nonGeneral Education course to be first offered in the Spring of 1997 if approved.
CSCI380: Operating Systems, a new four credit hour nonGeneral Education course to be first offered in the Spring of 1997 if approved.
The Earth Science Department has asked for the deletion of ESCI241: Meteorology from the list of approved General Education courses.
IX. Faculty Senate Elections
Senate will conduct its annual elections for open positions on senate committees
X. Proposal for Changes in MU's Class Attendance/Grading Policy
The Academic Policies Committee is recommending changes in MU's class attendance/grading policy (see Attachment A of the 16 April 1996 senate minutes
XI. Appropriate Curricular Review Process for Departmental Guidebooks and Handbooks
Senator R. Benson will move that senate refer to the Academic Policies Committee the question of the appropriate curricular review process for departmental handbooks and guidebooks.
XII. Blue Sheets for Departmental Degree Requirements
Senator R. Benson will move that senate refer to the Academic Policies Committee the determination of a requirement that a department that offers an undergraduate degree must specify and distribute to students the degree requirements.
XIII. Senate Email Reflector on Marauder
Senator M. Warmkessel has asked if senate would like to establish an official senate email reflector on Marauder.

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