Millersville University, Faculty Senate
Minutes
Meeting of the Faculty Senate
December 4, 2001
Chairperson Piperberg called the meeting to order at 4:10 PM in Chryst 210.
All departments were represented.
The Minutes of November 20, 2001 meeting were
approved as distributed.
Report of the Faculty Senate Chairperson
Announcements
- We will have elections for Senate officers at the first meeting in
February.
- The courses passed at the meeting on November 20, 2001 that were
missing the resource implications statements from the Deans have been conveyed
to the Provost. All of the statements have been received.
- Chairperson Piperberg continues to receive the Committee surveys and is
entering the results into a spreadsheet that will be distributed prior to the
February meeting.
- Joel Piperberg has called F & M for a description of the way in which they
select their teaching awardees as has Sepi Yalda.. Replies to these requests
have not yet been received. Provost McNairy also supplied the name of a
person at the University of Nebraska who is familiar with the procedure used
there to decide the awardee. Chairperson Piperberg has e-mailed him and is
awaiting a response. Once received, this information will be distributed to
the Senate.
Report of the Student Senate President
President Danz reported that Student Senate recently approved the decision to
examine closely any club expenditure over $100.00 to make certain that the
money is being well spent. He also reported that there is a fundraiser in
progress to raise money for Student Senate. President Danz announced that
Student Senate is currently raising money to build a brick walkway around the
Civil War monument on the MU campus; the monument dates back to 1867. Those
interested in making a donation are encouraged to do so and will have their
name engraved in a brick to be placed in the walkway.
Report of the Graduate Student Organization President None.
Report of the Administrative Officers
Dr. Phillips reported that orientation on December 1st for new and transfer
students was well attended and went smoothly. There are over 350 incoming
students this spring.
Reports of the Faculty Senate Standing Committees
Dr. Wismer from UCPRC reported that there are 2 new proposals on the table for
consideration:
- EDTE 391: Curriculum & Instruction in Technology Education, 3 credits.-
requesting approval of a Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (W) label
- ESCI 349: Chemistry of the Atmosphere, 3 credits - a new undergraduate
Perspectives (P) course
Reports of the Faculty Senate Special Committees
Dr. Schreiber, Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Honor Code Committee, reported that
they had written a policy and would have a justification to accompany it by
Spring.
Proposed Courses and Programs
- CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
Revision to policies for admission to various options within the Speech
Communications major: the Communication Studies Option, the Theatre Option,
the Broadcasting Option and the Public Relations Option. Students from other
departments seeking admission into the Speech Communication major must have an
overall QPA of 2.5 and must earn a C or better in COMM 101 to be admitted into
the major. Effective Fall 2002. The proposal passed without dissent.
- CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
A change in the General Education Fundamentals Competency requirement for COMM
100 (Fundamentals of Speech) from C- to C as per the Communication and Theatre
Departments original intent. Effective Fall 2002. The proposal passed
without dissent.
- CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
Increase in credit hours to Military Science courses. These changes more
accurately represent the time required by students to complete each course.
The credit increase would increase the number of credits a student could earn
in the Military Science program from 14 to 18 credits. The proposal also
includes a request that only 12 of the 18 credits be applied toward the 120
minimum credit requirement for graduation. Effective Spring 2002. Involves
changes in the following courses:
- MILS 101 (Introduction to Military Science I) - Increase from 0.5 credits
to 1 credit per semester, based on class/lecture and lab requirements per
week.
- MILS 102 (Introduction to Military Science II) - Increase from 0.5 credits
to 1 credit per semester, based on class/lecture and lab requirements per
week.
- MILS 210 (Self and Team Development) - Increase from 0.5 credits to 2
credits per semester, based on class/lecture, leadership lab and physical
training requirements per week.
- MILS 211 (Military Leadership) - Increase from 0.5 credits to 2 credits
per semester, based on class/lecture, leadership lab and physical training
requirements per week.
The proposal passed without dissent.
- NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
ESCI 346 - Applied Climatology, 3 credits, 3 credits. Effective Spring 2002.
The proposal passed without dissent.
- CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
Addition of an option to the Physics major, a B. A. in Physics with an
Emphasis in Computer Science, 124 semester hours. Effective Spring 2002. The
proposal passed without dissent.
- CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
Addition of an option to the Physics major, a B. A. in Physics with an
Emphasis in Polymer Chemistry, 120 semester hours. Effective Spring 2002. The
proposal passed without dissent.
- CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA**
Deletion of the Physics Department Engineering Physics minor. Effective Spring
2002. The proposal passed without dissent.
- CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA**
Deletion of a Physics Department option, the B. S. in Physics with an Emphasis
in Computer Engineering. Effective Spring 2002. The proposal passed without
dissent.
Faculty Emeritus None.
Discussion of Committee Structure
The discussion of committee structure will be placed on the agenda for the
February 5, 2002 meeting at which time the results of the Committee Survey
will be available.
Discussion of Proposal for Institution of an Award Recognizing
Teaching Excellence at Millersville University
Both Chairperson Piperberg and Dr. Yalda are still in the process of
collecting relevant information. Discussion will continue once this
information is available at the February 5, 2002 meeting.
Other/New Business
Dr. Piperberg called the Senate's attention to revised cover sheets for
Graduate and Undergraduate course and program proposals that were distributed.
The revision involves the addition of a check box to each cover sheet noting
the addition of the appropriate Decanal Resource Implications statement. It
is hoped that this new item will serve as a reminder that this statement must
be attached to a proposal before it is sent to the Undergraduate and Graduate
Course and Program Review Committees (UCPRC and
GCPRC). The cover sheets will
be placed on the agenda for consideration at the February 5, 2002 meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 4:30 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Jen Miller
Recorder
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