Millersville University, Faculty Senate

Minutes

Faculty Senate Meeting

3 February 1998


Prior Minutes
Reports
...| Chairperson | Student Senate | President Caputo | Provost McNairy | Associate Provost Stager | Associate Provost Roller
Committees
...| Academic Standards | Academic Theme | GCPRC
Faculty Emeritus
Business
... Elections | General Education | QPA in Major | Academic Proposal Form | Music Department Proposal

Chairperson Eidam called the meeting to order at 4:08 p.m. in Chryst 210. All departments except History were represented. Representatives from the Student Senate and a reporter for The Snapper were in attendance as well.

MINUTES

The
2 December 1997 minutes were approved as read.

REPORTS

Chairperson

D. Eidam announced two agenda items for the 17 February meeting--Dr. Stager's memo of 10 December 1997 (
Attachment 1) and Mr. Joseph Revelt's report on the Student Satisfaction Survey. Chairperson Eidam welcomed four new Senators representing Computer Science, Earth Science, Health and Physical Education, and Political Science. He directed the Secretary to add an item to the agenda, "Report of the Graduate Student Association." Ms. Lori Ramp will give her first report as GSA president on 17 February.

Student Senate

M. Dinofia said the first meeting of the Student Senate is 5 February. She announced that the Student Leadership Banquet scheduled for Sunday, 8 February, has attracted 40 on-campus organization leaders.

Administrative Officers

President J. Caputo acknowledged the support and encouragement he received from MU faculty while he was on his sabbatical leave. He recognized and praised the work of Provost McNairy and Associate Provost Stager. Commenting on his leave, Dr. Caputo described the most significant benefit of information technology will be "the profound impact it will have on the teaching and learning processes." He remarked on the enthusiastic response of faculty and students to the potentials for use of technology in instruction.

As Governor Ridge had given his budget address earlier in the day, Dr. Caputo reported that SSHE schools "did better than expected" because of the roll-over of one-time only line items. The announced 3 1/2% budget increase is actually a 5% increase.

Provost F. McNairy reminded the Senators of the 10 February Spring Convocation. She noted 1,500 visitors are anticipated for the 7 February Open House.

Associate Provost J. Stager summarized the Virtual University meeting held with faculty on 27 January. He requested a discussion of how to achieve information technologies be placed on the 17 February agenda.

Associate Provost J. Roller informed the Senate of the progress of the Enrollment Management Task Force's preparation of an interim report. She announced a memo will be shortly distributed to faculty concerning a slate of speakers addressing issues of retention and collaborative learning.

Committees

Academic Standards

Dr. J. Piperberg distributed the table of Academic Dismissals/Appeals (see
Attachment 2) and summarized the data.

University Theme

So far, Dr. Piperberg said, the Theme Committee has received no proposals for the 2000-2001 program. The deadline is 16 February. The committee members are currently writing a theme management manual.

Graduate Committee

Dr. R. Kerper placed BIOL 663: Virology under the one-meeting rule.

Faculty Emeritus

Three retired faculty were recommended to the Council of Trustees for Emeritus status:

Business

Elections

The senators elected Joel Piperberg as Chairperson (Luek-Dorman) and Melinda Rosenthal as Vice-Chairperson (Piperberg-Yelagotes). No secretary was elected. Dr. Stameshkin was recognized to report a representative from Humanities is needed to fill a recently vacated seat on the General Education Review Committee. The term expires in 1999. The position of Chair of Academic Policies has been filled temporarily by Dr. R. France, who is senior member; a senator needs to be elected on 17 February as the permanent chair.

General of General Education

Chairperson Eidam recognized C. Stameshkin, Chair of the General Education Committee, who opened the discussion on this issue. After a lengthy conversation, in which various senators reported objections to the proposed position, a Kerper-McCade motion to refer the matter to the General Education Review Committee passed. The committee was directed to consult with the administration and with departments not reporting today for feedback and to develop a specific charge for senators to take to their departments concerning the position. No timetable for returning the matter from GERC to the Senate was specified.

QPA in the Major

On a Wismer-Dorman motion, this item was RTA'd for further clarification.

Academic Proposal Form

A Dorman-Piperberg motion to approve carried without dissent.

Music Department Proposal

Due to the lateness of the hour, the item was RTA'd.

The Yelagotes-Borger-Reese motion to adjourn passed at 5:43 p.m.

The next meeting of the Faculty Senate is 17 February 1998 at 4:05 p.m. in Chryst 210.

Beverly Schneller,
Secretary


Prior Minutes
Reports
...| Chairperson | Student Senate | President Caputo | Provost McNairy | Associate Provost Stager | Associate Provost Roller
Committees
...| Academic Standards | Academic Theme | GCPRC
Faculty Emeritus
Business
... Elections | General Education | QPA in Major | Academic Proposal Form | Music Department Proposal

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