Millersville University, Faculty Senate
Minutes
Meeting of the Faculty Senate
June 12, 2001
Chairperson Piperberg called the meeting to order at 3:05 PM in Myers
Auditorium, McComsey Hall. All departments were represented except Art,
Communication and Theatre, Counseling and Human Development, Earth Science,
Economics, English, Foreign Languages, Government and Political Affairs,
Industry and Technology, and Music.
Corrections to the minutes of the May 1, 2001
meeting were made. The correction was to change BAUD to BUAD in the report
of the Undergraduate Course and Program Review Committee under the Faculty
Senate Standing Committee report heading.
Report of the Faculty Senate Chairperson
Announcements
(1)Chairperson Piperberg requested that departments send the results of their
Senate elections to him as soon as possible.
(2)The chairperson has not yet compiled the annual reports and list of Senate
Committee vacancies. He will prepare and circulate them during the summer.
(3)The chairperson will be sending senators schedules for the 2001-2002 Senate
meetings via e-mail.
(4)The chairperson has received administrative approval for the following
course and program changes:
- Change in the BA in Economics, Political Economy option, effective Fall
2001.
- Addition of the Writing Course (W) designation to RESP 417, effective Fall
2001.
- Addition of ECON 327 to the electives list for every Economics major and
allowing it to count in the Economics minor as long as it is not used to
fulfill the Perspectives requirement, effective Fall 2001.
- Addition of the General Education G3 label to ECON 246, ECON 316, ECON
325, and ECON 345, effective Fall 2001.
- Change in the BS in Biology, Marine Biology option, effective Fall 2001
Report of the Student Senate President
The recently elected Student Senate Presdient Brandon Danz reported that the
Student Senate plans to remain a driving force in promoting campus pride at
Millersville University. Danz also reported that a proposal is in preparation
for a mural painting. He also announced that the Student Senate has
recognized Dr. Gene Carpenter and a student awardee with their Millersville
University Person of the Year awards.
Report of the Graduate Student Organization President None.
Report of the Administrative Officers
Associate Provost Carol Phillips reported that the administration anticipates
a large group of students participating in this year's new student
orientation, along with a large incoming freshman class. Department and
faculty participation in the New Student Convocation on August 26th was
encouraged.
Reports of the Faculty Senate Standing Committees
Dr. Wismer, Chairperson of UCPRC, introduced the following new courses for
consideration by the Senate at the September 4, 2001 meeting:
- HIST 353 - Colonial PA German Society
- CSCI 111 - Introduction to Problem Solving with Visual Basic
- CSCI 121 - Introduction to Internet Programming
Dr. Wismer also introduced the following new courses for consideration by the
Senate at the June 12, 2001 meeting:
- SOCY/ANTH 148 - Major Orientation Course
Dr. Wismer also reported proposals for program changes for consideration by
the Senate at the June 12th meeting including:
- Requirements for completion of the BSE Elementary Education, BSE
Elementary Education/Special Education, and BSE Elementary Education - Early
Childhood option programs
- Requirements for admission to the Professional Educator Programs
- Requirements for completion of the Professional Educator Programs
- Requirements for the completion of the Sociology minor
- Requirements for completion of Sociology major
Rick Kerper, Chairperson of GCPRC, reported proposals for program changes for
consideration of the Senate at the June 12th meeting inlcuding:
- Requirements for adminission to Professional Educator Programs
- Requirements for completion of Professional Educator Programs.
Rick Kerper also asked senators to speak with their departmental colleagues
regarding candidacies for the Academic Standards Committee. He noted that
people should not run for membership on that committee unless they were going
to be available for meetings in January and June of 2002.
Chairperson Piperberg reported that Dr. Yalda, Chairperson of the University
Theme Committee, will present the recommendation for the next University Theme
at the September 4, 2001 meeting.
Reports of the Faculty Senate Special Committees None.
Proposed Courses and Programs
The proposal for Math 107 (College Albegra Enrichment) was passed without
dissent.
The proposal for Math 171 (Freshman Seminar in Mathematics) was passed without
dissent.
The proposal for EDFN 560 (Post Baccalaureate Clinical Practicum in Student
Teaching) was passed without dissent.
The proposal for reducing EDTE 491 from 3 credits to 1 credit, effective
Spring 2001, passed without dissent.
The proposal for adding EDSE 321 (Issues in Secondary Education) to the
Professional Education Core of the Technology Education major, effective Fall
201, was passed without dissent.
The proposed revision of EDTE 391 to accommodate partnership with EDSE 321,
effective Fall 2001, was passed without dissent.
The proposal to replace technology education field experience during sophomore
block with generic field experiences of 25 to 30 hours in various subjects
during EDFN 211 and EDFN 241 was passed without dissent.
The proposed revision of EDTE 291 to reflect changes in field experience,
effective Fall 2001, was passed without dissent.
The proposal for BUAD 653 (Operations Management) was passed without dissent.
The proposal for BUAD 632 (Relationship Marketing) was passed without dissent.
The proposal to add a Writing Course (W) designation to ELED 316 (The Parent
Teacher Relationship in the Elementary School) passed without dissent.
The proposal for changes to EDUC 215 (The Young Child and Education) was
passed without dissent.
The proposal to add a Writing Course (W) designation to ELED 314 (The Parent
Teacher Relationship in Early Childhood Education) was passed without dissent.
Dr. Wismer, Chairperson of the UCPRC, presented the motion to waive the
one-meeting rule for consideration of the proposal for SOC/ANTH 148, the
proposal for changes to the requirements of the Sociology minor, and the
proposal for the requirements of the Sociology major. Since the motion came
from a Senate committee, no second was required. The motion passed without
dissent.
There ensued some discussion of whether the course will be a requirement of
the Sociology and/or Anthropology majors. Mary Glazier, Chairperson of the
Sociology/Anthropology Department, explained that it will not be a requirement
of the majors, though incoming freshment with Sociology or Anthropology majors
will be enrolled in the course.
The proposal for SOC/ANTH 148 passed without dissent.
The proposal for changing requirements for the Sociology minor was passed
without dissent.
There was some discussion about the proposal for changing the requirements for
the Sociology major, which would requrie a minimum grade of C- in SOCY 250
before taking SOCY 301. The point was made that this amounts to a change in
the prerequisite requriements for SOCY 301 for any student whether s/he is
Sociology major or not. After this discussion, the proposal for the changing
of the requirements for the Sociology major was passed without dissent.
A joint motion was presented by Bob Wismer, Chairperson of the UCPRC, and Rick
Kerper, Chairperson of the GCPRC, to waive the one-meeting rule for the
proposals to change the requirements for admission to and completion of the
Professional Educators Programs. The motion was passed without dissent.
Discussion of the proposal for changing requirements for admission to the
Professional Educator Programs included: 1) a question on the provision for
admitting up to 10 percent of the applicants that do not meet overall minimum
QPA requirements; and 2) an objection to the provision that MATH 101 (College
Algebra) can serve as partial fulfillment of the 6 credit math requirement in
some cases.
The proposal for changing the requirements for admission to the undergraduate
Professional Educator Program passed.
The proposal for changing the requirements for completion of the undergraduate
Professional Educator Program passed without dissent.
The proposal for changing the requirements for admission to the graduate
Professional Educator Program passed.
The proposal for changing the requirements for completion of the graduate
Professional Educator Program passed without dissent.
Dr. Wismer, Chairperson of the UCPRC, presented the motion to waive the
one-meeting rule for consideration of the proposal for changing requirements
for completion of BSE Elementary Education, BSE Elementary Education/Special
Education, and BSE Elementary Education - Early Childhood option programs.
Since the motion came from a Senate committee, no second was required. The
motion passed without dissent.
The proposal for changing the requriements for completion of BSE Elementary
Education, BSE Elementary Education/Special Education, and BSE Elementary
Education - Early Childhood option was passed without dissent.
Faculty Emeritus None.
Academic Policy Items
A question was raised about rescinding the policy that limits the number of
times a student may take a course to three. Chairperson Piperberg indicated
that no proposal for rescinding the policy has been advanced, but that there
have been reservations expressed by the administration regarding the
implementation of the policy.
Discussion of Cancellation of Classes Due to Weather
Discussion of the issue was postponed until the first meetings of the Fall
2001 semester. The proposals (Proposal
#1 and Proposal #2) presented at the April
22, 2001 meeting will be attached to the minutes of the September 4th meeting
so that they will be readily available for perusal prior to the September 18
meeting at which they will be discussed.
Other/New Business
Joe Sciarretta noted some changes in practice in the Registrar's office
regarding the review of student's status vis-a-vis academic probation and good
standing. These include the policy of reviewing student status after every
session rather than only after each major term (Fall and Spring semesters) as
was done previously and including the credits of courses from which a student
withdraws in the consideration of their progress. It was suggested that the
Registrar's office should communicate these changes in practice to faculty to
allow for effective advisement of students who may be affected.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Chuck Ward
Acting Recorder
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