Millersville University, Faculty Senate

Minutes

Faculty Senate Meeting

1 September 1992

Chairperson D.Eidam called the Faculty Senate meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. in Ganser Audotorium.All departments were represented except Counseling & Human Development, Geography, and Poilitical Science. P.Feeley and J.Raybold represented the Student Senate. A.Dmitzak attended for Public relations. Senate approved the 19 May 1992 minutes.

Faculty Senate Chairperson Chairperson D.Eidam announced that he has asked C.Scharnberger to serve as senate parliamentarian. Eidam said the parliamentarian advises all senators not just the chairperson; anyone needing help phrasing a motion may call upon Scharnberger. The parliamentarian advises only and neither rules nor decides issues; only the chairperson does that. In the case of a friendly amendment, once it reaches the floor, senate owns a motion not the move nor the seconder. Friendly amendments in the future will require unanimous rather than just the mover and seconder's consent. Eidam asked Scharnberger to explain voting procedures for tie votes. Scharnberger said that contrary to the senate guidebook but according to Robert Rules the chairperson may vote even when there is no tie vote. The chairperson is a senator and would otherwise lose his vote. Scharnberger noted a case where without a tie the chairperson's vote could affect a vote's outcome. Eidam said the senate secretary will take sabbatical leave in 1993's Spring semester. He called for nominations for secretary and a secretarial election agenda item at the next senate meeting. Eidam referred to a memo he received from E.Ottinger, chairperson of the Academic Outcomes Assessment Committee(see attachment A). Eidam deferred discussing the memo until senate reached K.Gregoire's report. Eidam said that senate needed to amend a section of the faculty senate By-Laws although he could not find an amending procedure description(see attachment B for a description of the section). In the By-Law section all departments were later dissolved and others split, the numbers of departments in each group is unequal. Eidam suggested as a next agenda item that senate consider moving the departments of mathematics and chemistry from group I to group II to restore group balance. The two departmental senators have agreed to the move. Eidam said senate may desire to meet in january because of his academic year's strange schedule. This semester's last meeting is 1 December and the first meeting of the Spring semester is not until February. If necessary senate could meet in January.

Administrative Officers President J.caputo welcomed everyone to the new academic year and saluted the new senate chairperson. Provost B.Taggie did the same. Vice President for Advancement G. Eckert wished everyone well. Provost B.Taggie did the same. Vice President for Advancement G. Eckert wished everyone well. he said that soon the cultural calender which lists lectures, recitals etc. will be distributed. The calender will explain the academci theme, the art and theater exhibits, and so on. For the fiscal year closing in June, the university raised a record funds amount including private gifts and competitive public grants. There were about 400 additional donors bringing the donor level to approximately 7000. President Caputo will speak about fund raising for the coming year at a later date. Because of the direction of state support, Mu will redouble efforts to raise funds. Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs J.Stager reported on enrollment ; Mu has 1342 new students. At the same time it has 51 less sections compared with last year. MU is servicing more students; the average class size has risen from 25.6 last fall to 27.7 this fall. Graduate enrollments are steady while downtown enrollment are up. MU has hired a registrar, Mr. M.Gonzalez , previoulsy of Catonsville Community College outside Baltimore. He will join MU on 1 October 1992. The Director of Academic Services and University Assessment, K.Gregoire, said students are interested in participating in a survey of general education questions. She referred to a July 28, 1992, memo from the Academic Outcomes Assessment Committee(see attachment A). She said she had developed a questionnaire the senate could use to survey the faculty regarding general education requirements. She distributed samle copies to senators. She said that if senate approved questionnaire today, faculty could return it by October 2, 1992. She suggested that the survey results be compiled and analyzed by a Faculty Senate Task Force and distributed to all faculty. She recommended that senate elect three to five individuals who would then take the last two pages(the essay question) of the survey and compile that information. She said she was submitting the survey and task force ideas to senate for it to decide what to do with them. A G.Weiss/B.Schneller motion that senate endorse the document and conduct a survey with it consistent with the scheme outlined by K. Gregoire passed. Chairperson D.Eidam said there would be a chance to suggest changes to the document before it is sent to the faculty. he called for any suggestions for amedning the document. A W.Smith/O. Iglesias motion to move the the essay questions (questions 51 through 56) to the document's beginning and renumber failed. A S.Luek/B.Nakhai motion to delete question number 4 and renumber accordingly passed. K.Gregoire asked that at its next meeting senate elect people to serve on the task force to evaluate the document, i.e. that the election be an agenda item. D.Eidam said that anyone who wanted to suggest changes in the document please contact K.Gregoire by Friday, september 4, 1992. K.Gregoire will mail the documents to the faculty shortly thereafter.

Student Senate President Student senate president P.feeley said student had not met this past summer. There are three areas where student senate wants to become involved with the faculty senate, general education, Academic Themes, and freshman seminars. The student senate wants to help in surveys concerning general education.

Undergraduate Course and Program review Committee Chairperson C.McLeod introduced two courses under the three meeting rule:

EDFN 376: Whose School Is It, Anyway? The sturggle for Equity in American Schooling, a new three credit hour Perspectives course to be first offered in the Fall of 1992 is approved. ITEC 302: Futurology : technology, Society, and Change, a new three credit hour course to be first offered in the Spring of 1993 if approved.

Chairperson Mcleod moved to approve the Mathematics Department Admission, retention, and Completion of Major Proposal (see attachment C, pages 3279-3283, of the 19 May 1992 minutes). A C.McLeod /B.Schmeller motion to make a minor revision (see attchment C) to the Mathematics Department Admission Policies passed. senate then passes the revised Mathematics Department Proposal.

A C.McLeod/S.Luek motion to approve the Music Department Admission-to-the-Music-Major proposal passed(see attachment D, pages 3284-3289, of the 19 may 1992 minutes).

Proposed courses Senate approved one course under the three-meeting rule: HNRS 112H: Honors seminar for Introductory Chemistry II, a new one credit hour seminar course with General Education, CQ and L designations effective Spring 1992.

Chairperson D.Eidam noted a M.Arnold/B.Schneller motion tabled at the 19 May 1992 meeting that ANTH 121 be a prerequisite for EDUC 403. Senator M.glazier said the Sociology/Anthropology Department is friendly amending the motion to recommend but not require that ANTH 121 be a prerequisite for EDUC 403.

Elections

The chairperson called for nominations to fill vacant positions on various senate committees. the names of senator nominators are in parentheses.

Undergraduate Course and Program review Committee

Four committee members had to be elected, one from each academic unit, for two year terms. Nominees were--------------- education--------------------- Y.King(R.Wilson), T.Woo(S.Luek)

Soc.sci-------------------------- C.Braun(B.Nakhai)
Humanities----------------------- W.Smith(W.Wolf)
Sci/MAth ---------------------- R.wismer(J.Weiss), C.Phillips(K.Brooks)

Elected were education------------- T.Woo
Soc.Sci---------------C.Braun
Humanities----------- W.Smith
Sci/math---------------C.Phillips

Graduate Course and program Review Committee Senate needed to elect a chair for a three year term provided he/she remains senate membership and graduate faculty status. Senate reelected R.Wilson(F.Erickson) by acclamation.

Academic Policies Committee Senate needed to elect a chairperson to complete a three year term ending in 1994. Senator M.Margolis nominated R.Clark. A.L. Woskowiak/J.Mccade motion to close nominations passed and senate elected clark by acclamation.

Chairperson D.Eidam announced that Humanities member S.Centola had resigned from the committee for two semesters. With Science/mathematics committee member R.Clark's election as chairperson, Eidam said there were now seven members to be elected instead of five. Nominees for membership on the committee were:
education F.Foster-Clark(S.Luek) soc.sci B.nakhai(B.Nakhai) humanities L.woskowiak(B.Nakhai) sci/math R.Wismer(G.weiss) nonschool E.waldeck(C.McLeod)

A N.Hungerford/J.Piperberg motion to close nominations passed. with only one candidate for each unit opening the chairperson declared all nominees above elected by acclamation. All terms of newly elected members expire in 1994. with two positions, one in the humanities and one in the science/mathematics unit, still open, senate will hold an election for those positions at the 15 september 1992 meeting. each member elected then will serve only one year to complete two year terms ending in 1993.

Academic standards Committee

Senate needed to elect two members for three-year terms. Nominees were:

S.Forman(B.Schenller) D.Schultz(C.McLeod) C.Desmond(F.erickson) R.Smith-Wadel(S.Luek) D.Hutchens(P.Ross) S.Dibartolemeis(J.Piperberg) B.Nakhai(B.Nakhai) C.Braun(B.Nakhai) J.Henke(W.Dorman)

After the first ballot no candidate had a majority. A J.Weiss/W.Dorman motion to drop the five lowest vote getters passed. After the second ballot no remanining candidate had a majority. Senate agreed to drop the fourth lowest vote-getter. On the third ballot senate elected Desmond and Forman.

Student Affairs Committee

Senate needed to elect one member for a three-year term. Nominees were: A.Kelly(B.Schneller) P.Hill(G.Weiss) E.Phillips-Hershey(S.Luek) E.Guo(B.Nakhai) Senate elected Hill on the first ballot.

Faculty-Student Athletic Committee

A chairperson who must be a senator had to be elected for a three year term. Senator F.Erickson nominated N.hungerford. With no further nominations senate elected hungerford by acclamation. Senate needed to elect one member for a three year term. senator S.Luek nominated E.Phillip-Hershey. with no further nominations senate elected Phillips-hershey by acclamation.

Joint Senate Conference Committee

Senate needed to elect three members for one-year terms. Nominees were : S.luek(K.Brooks) W.Dorman(B.Schneller) W.Price(G.Weiss) J.Piperberg(J.Piperberg) senate elected Luek and Dorman onthe first ballot. However, it decided for a second ballot between price and Piperberg because of a tie vote. Price won the second ballot.

International Selection Committee

Senate neded to elect an alternate for a one-year term. Nominees were: M.Houlahan(L.Woskowiak) E.Guo(B.Nakhai)

After a tied first ballot, senate elected houlahan on the second ballot.

Commencement Speaker Committee

Senate neded to elect an alternate for a one-year term. Nominees were: Humanities T.Miller(B.Schneller) Social Sciences W.Krumske, Jr.,(B.Nakhai) with no further nominations, senate elected Miller and Krumske by acclamation. the secretary notes that the humanities and social sciences units already have committee members with unexpired terms. Senate needed to elect members from the education and non-school units. The 17 August 1992 Faculty senate Elections memorandum was in error; the committee is restricrted to one member from each unit. Seante will vote again at the 15 September meeting.

Cultural Affairs Committee

M.Chaudhary(P.Ross) S.Miller(B.Schneller) J.Henke(W.Dorman) S.Peters(L.Woskowiak) J.McCade(B.Nakhai) J.Long(O.Iglesias) No candidate had a majority onthe first ballot. A C.Mcleod/R.Fulmer motion to drop the buttom two candidates passed. on the second ballot senate elected Miller,Henke, and Peters.

Financial Aid Committee,/U>

Senate needed to elect on emember for a two year term .Nominees were: R.Smith-Wade-El(S.Luek) E.Guo(B.Nakhai) Senate elected Guo on the first ballot.

University Judicial Board

Because regular member M.klinedinst resigned and her term did not expire until 1993, senate needed to elect two regular members and two alternate members. the Klinedinst replacement would serve only a one year term. Nominees were:

V.Palmer(K.Brooks) C.Braun(B.Nakhai) R.Benns-Suter(S.Luek) R.Fulmer(R.Fulmer) H.Ellis(B.Nakhai) A.kelly(B.Schneller)

Based on the vote count senate elected Benns-Suter and ellis for regular terms and Fulmer Braun as alternate members. At the next meeting senate must decide whether Benns-Suter or Ellis serves the two-year term; each had the same vote count. Noonan Endownment fund Committee

Senate neded to elect three members, one each from education, Science/mathematics, and Humanities, for two-year terms. Nominees were: education D.Rudy(F.Erickson) P.Specht(J.McCade) sci/math S.Turchi(G.Weiss) D.Schultz(C.McLeod) humanities L.Woskowiak(K.Brooks) Senate elected Woskowiak by acclamation. After the first ballot, senate elected Turci and Specht.

Honorary Degree Committee

Senate needed to elect two for two-year terms. Nominees were: R.Carballo(B.Schneller) T.O'Brien(F.Erickson) R.Ramananntoandro(R.Clark)

After the first ballot senate elected O'Brien and Ramananntoandro.

International Studies Curriculum Committee Senate neeeded to elect a chairperson who may be a senator, alternate senator, or non-senator for a three year term. senator B.Schneller nominated O.Iglesias. with no further nominations, senate elected Iglesias by acclamation.

Faculty Senate University Theme Committee Senate will hold an election at the 15 september meeting to replace G.Leinberger as chair. Also since member M.Klinedinst has resigned, senate will elect someone to replace her. The chairperson adjourned the meeting at 6:00 pm.

Respectfully submitted Marvin S.Margolis