Millersville University, Faculty Senate
MINUTES
FACULTY SENATE MEETING
16 September 1997
Prior Minutes
Reports
...| Chairperson
| Student Senate
| President McNairy
| Provost Stager
| Assoc. Provost Roller
| VP Thomas
Committees
...GCPRC
| UCPRC
| Academic Standards
| University Theme
| University Honors
| Academic Policies
Business
...Elections
| Revision of GM Language
| Increase OSHM Credits
Chairperson D. Eidam called the meeting to order at 4:08 p.m. in Chryst
Hall, Room 210. All departments except Art, Nursing, and Special
Education were represented.
Minutes
Two corrections to the 2 September minutes
were made: spelling of D. Hutchens (p. 4259) and five courses were
approved (pp. 4261, 4262). The minutes were approved with these
emendations.
Reports
Chairperson
D. Eidam thanked the Secretary for purchasing the tape recorder for the
Senate. He announced Dr. Tracey Weis is the Provost's appointee to the
Academic Outcomes Assessment Committee, and, he welcomed Dr. Susan Luek,
who returns to the Senate representing the Psychology Department.
Chairperson Eidam elaborated on the C-minimum grade policy described on p.
4259 of the 2 September minutes.
Student Senate
M. Dinofia introduced the student representatives to the Senate--Emily
Brennan, Tanya Murphy, and Sudeku Sonecha. She distributed a listing of
Student Senate committee members and commented on the successful elections
conducted 11 September.
President McNairy
President McNairy was away at an MU Foundation Meeting.
Vice-Presidents
Provosts
Provost J. Stager mentioned the departments and campus services which have
moved to Lyle and he indicated announcements describing the relocations
would be published campus-wide.
Associate Provost J. Roller said the International Selection Committee now
reports to her. She asked for a motion to revise the language of the
committee's charter, subsection 1B to state "Two members, to be appointed
by the provost or his/her designee..." (GM p. 23). The
Dorman-Borger-Reese motion carried.
Vice-President E. Thomas called Senators attention to two recent mailings
from the Counseling Center, "Making a Counseling Referral: A Guide for
Faculty and Staff," and from Career Services announcing a program on
gaining admission to graduate school scheduled for 1 October in the Lehr
Dining Room, Bolger Conference Center, at 8 p.m.
Committees
Graduate Curriculum
Chairman R. Kerper placed BIOL 624: Mycology under the one-meeting rule.
Undergraduate Course and Program Review
Chairman R. Wismer asked the Senators to make it clear in their
departments that proposers of new courses are responsible
for moving the courses from one curriculum committee to another.
Academic Standards
Chairperson J. Piperberg said the committee would be meeting soon to
discuss changes to procedures concerning dismissal and appeal and the
letters sent to students describing these procedures.
University Academic Theme
Chairperson J. Piperberg announced the committee would be meeting this
semester to write a manual for theme managers.
University Honors
Chairperson M. Warmkessel announced Alison S. Lathrop (Earth Sciences)
will serve as Acting Assistant Director of the Honors Program.
Academic Policies
Chairperson K. Bookmiller mentioned she might need to place the election
of a Social Sciences representative to replace a member on leave on the
October 7 agenda.
BUSINESS
ELECTIONS
Senate elected B. Schneller (ENG) to the Commencement Speaker Committee
and M. Houlahan (MUS) to the Joint Senate Conference Committee. On a
McCade-Piperberg motion to suspend the rules, R. Frerichs was elected
Chair of the Faculty-Student Athletic Committee. D. Shanahan (GEO) was
elected to UCPRC as one of two required Social Sciences representatives.
Vacancies remain on the following committees:
Commencement Speaker -- Social Sciences
General Education -- Non-School
UCPRC -- Humanities (1) and Social Sciences (1)
Revision of GM Language
After a brief discussion, the prposal to enact the one-meeting rule for
undergraduate course approvals passed on an Eidam-Dorman motion.
Proposal to Increase OSHM Credits
Senator McCade discussed the proposal (pp. 4272-4281, 2 September minutes)
which raises the total number of credits in major, minor, and pending A.A.
degree programs. The matter was returned to the Senate because the
Academic Proposal form (p. 4273) was inadvertently omitted from the
materials Senate previously approved. On a McCade-Dorman motion the
proposal passed.
The meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m. The next meeting of the Senate is
7 October at 4:05 p.m. in Chryst Hall, room 210.
Respectfully submitted,
Beverly Schneller,
Secretary
Prior Minutes
Reports
...| Chairperson
| Student Senate
| President McNairy
| Provost Stager
| Assoc. Provost Roller
| VP Thomas
Committees
...GCPRC
| UCPRC
| Academic Standards
| University Theme
| University Honors
| Academic Policies
Business
...Elections
| Revision of GM Language
| Increase OSHM Credits
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