Millersville University, Faculty Senate
Minutes
Meeting of the Faculty Senate
February 5, 2002
Chairperson Piperberg called the meeting to order at 4:10 PM in Chryst 210.
All departments were represented.
The Minutes of the December 4, 2001
meeting were approved as distributed.
Report of the Faculty Senate Chairperson
Announcements
- Dr. Heintzelman was thanked for volunteering to act as Secretary for
today's meeting. Any volunteers for subsequent meetings this semester will be
gratefully accepted.
- A reminder will be sent to all Committee chairs about submitting annual
reports for their committee by the May meeting. Once again electronic
versions of the reports would be best, but hard copies would be acceptable if
electronic copies are not practical. The format will be included in the
reminder.
- A new item has been added to the agenda after Senate Officer elections.
Item XI will deal with Outcomes Assessment. Dr. Foster-Clark would like some
feedback from the Senate. All subsequent items will follow in order after the
new Item XI.
- The June 11, 2002 meeting will be held in STB 210, the Armstrong
Auditorium at 3 PM. Refreshments will be provided since there are no food
restrictions in force in that room.
- The two Communications Department proposals that were approved at the
December meeting without the Decanal statement will now be delivered to the
Provost. The statements were received last week.
- Chairperson Piperberg will be unable to go to the Trustee's meetings in
March, since he has to teach a course on Wednesday nights this semester. If
anyone would be willing to go to either of the meetings in his place, please
let him know. He has to give a brief report at the formal meeting which he
will write and give to the volunteer if s/he would prefer. Dr. Rosenthal has
been approached about doing this and a volunteer will only be needed if she is
unable to attend the meetings.
- Hard copies of the Committee Survey {see
attachment} and information on teaching awards {see attachment} that has
been e-mailed to us has been made available and will be attached to the
Minutes. Committee chairs who have not yet turned in their surveys have been
contacted and the survey will be updated when a few others are returned. The
survey as distributed has an error that has been corrected in the version of
the survey attached to the Minutes.
Report of the Student Senate President
President Danz presented three Student Senate Recommendations for the Current
Add/Drop Schedule {see attachment}. Each
proposal generated reactions from Faculty Senate. He also updated Faculty
Senate on the progress of their fundraiser to raise money for the Student Senate.
Report of the Graduate Student Organization President None.
Report of the Administrative Officers
Provost McNairy reported that the third Open House was held this past weekend
and that 800 people attended. The next one will be held in March. Enrollment
is solid. She also reported that the University is moving toward making the
University Catalog available online. She asked the Senate what faculty might
need to assist them. In response to a question about print versions of the
Catalog, she said that hard copies with appropriate updates will be available
as well. The Advancement Office and Information Technology have been asked to
design possible new formats. Senators shared their reactions, comments and
suggestions regarding this proposal.
Dr. Phillips thanked Faculty Senate for allowing the English Department to
offer a second experimental course this semester with no special designation.
She also reported that the implementation for the changed Add/Drop process was
efficient. Friday afternoon of the first week of class, some faculty were not
available to meet with students and sign cards. Thus, in the second week,
some late students were added to classes. Ten students experienced legitimate
problems that have been remedied.
Reports of the Faculty Senate Standing Committees
Dr. Wismer from UCPRC reported that there are 6 new proposals on the table for
consideration:
HUMN 205H & HUMN 305H: (1) Seminar in Classical Mythology & (2) Seminar in
Autobiography in the Greco-Roman World., 1 credit--new courses, electives in
Classics Minor, G1 Honors courses that complement existing Honors courses HUMN
202 and HUMN 302.
MATH 105: Fundamentals of Math II, 3 credits, existing Gen Ed course will be
required for Elementary Education and Special Education majors. Change in
prerequisites to a minimum grade of C (2.00) in MATH 104 and a passing score
on the Basic Skills Test from the prerequisite of a passing grade in MATH 104.
SOCY 301: Social Research Methods. Change to SOCY 305, 3 credits, required
of Sociology majors and Sociology-Criminology option-major.
SOCY 303 (previously SOCY 401): Sociological theory, 3 credits, existing
non-Gen Ed course. Proposal to change the course number from SOCY 401 to SOCY
303 and a change in prerequisites to SOCY 101 + 9 c. h. in Sociology for SOCY
majors or the consent of the instructor; Sociology majors also need to take
SOCY 250 prior to or concurrently with SOCY 303. The original prerequisites
were 12 c. h. of Sociology.
SOCY 307: African-American Social Thought, 3 credits, new course, G3 General
Education and Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (W) label.
WSTU 330: Feminist Theory, 3 credits, New Course, Perspectives- General
Education label.
Reports of the Faculty Senate Special Committees No reports.
Proposed Courses and Programs
- New Undergraduate Course
ESCI 349: Chemistry of the Atmosphere, a Perspectives (P) course, 3 credits,
Effective Fall 2002. The proposal passed without dissent.
- Changes in Courses/Curricula
EDTE 391--Curriculum & Instruction in Technology Education, 3 credits, asking
approval for a Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (W) label. Effective
Spring 2002. The proposal passed without dissent.
A question was raised regarding the lack of a letter from the Chemistry
Department about their reactions to ESCI 349. Several years ago, Faculty
Senate had requested that impacted departments submit a letter along with a
course proposal from another department that is offering a related course.
Another question was raised regarding the criteria for a writing (W) course to
be considered a writing course.
Faculty Emeritus None.
Elections--Senate Officers
Dr. Rosenthal assumed the chair to conduct the election of the Chairperson. A
Kerper/Dorman motion to nominate Dr. Piperberg passed. A
Borger-Greco/Studdard motion was made to close nominations and to direct the
Secretary to cast a unanimous ballot. Motion carried.
Dr. Piperberg resumed the Chair. A Sciarretta/Stengel motion was made to
nominate Dr. Rosenthal for Assistant Chairperson. Motion carried. A
Luek/Bvrger-Greco motion closed nominations and directed the Secretary to
cast a unanimous ballot. Motion carried.
No nominations were received for Secretary. Volunteers are needed. This item
will be on the next agenda.
General Education Outcomes Assessment
Dr. Foster-Clark updated the Faculty Senate on the status of Outcomes
Assessment and responded to Faculty Senate concerns {see attachment}.
Approval of Revised Undergraduate and Graduate Course/Program Proposal
Cover Sheets
A motion was made by Dorman/Wismer to approve the revised cover sheets. Due
to several additional concerns raised by senators, a vote on the motion was
postponed.
The meeting adjourned at 5:50 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Carol A. Heintzelman,
Acting Recorder
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