Millersville University, Faculty Senate
Minutes
Meeting of the Faculty Senate
April 16, 2002
Senate Chairperson Piperberg called the meeting to order at 4:09 p.m. The
minutes of the April 2, 2002 meeting were
approved as amended. The date of the Minutes approved at that meeting was
corrected to March 5, 2002 instead of March 19, 2002.
Report of the Faculty Senate Chairperson
- Chairperson Piperberg thanked Senator Studdard for agreeing to act as
Secretary for the April 16 meeting.
- The next Senate meeting will be on May 7, since there are five
Tuesdays in the month of April.
- The results of Department Senate elections should be sent to the
Chairperson as soon as possible; a few have already been received. Elections
should be held by May 31.
- The Summer Senate meeting will be at 3 p.m. on June 11 in Room 210 of
the Science and Technology Building.
- Annual reports of Senate committees are due at the May meeting.
- The revision of the Academic Program Proposal Cover Sheet are
available at the April 16 Senate meeting. It will be on the agenda for the
May 7 meeting. (see attachment)
- A proposal from the Academic Policies Committee has been received
which spells out the procedure for approval of General Education Liberal Arts
Core courses from a department outside the school in which the General
Education credit is sought. (see attachment)
- The Academic Policies Committee will be sending two more policy
statements in the near future.
Report of the Student Senate President
- The Student Senate recently sponsored a debate between local
candidates for the State House of Representatives.
- Student Senate elections were held April 11; this was the first online
election ever held.
- State System Advocacy Day is May 29; some students will be traveling
to Harrisburg to discuss the proposed tuition increase.
- The Senate budget and appeals from student organizations will be
decided soon.
Report of the Graduate Student Organization President No report.
Report of the Administrative Officers
- President Caputo announced that the Governor has proposed a 3% budget
decrease for SSHE schools, and it is unknown what tuition hike (if any) the
Board of Governors will approve. Budget concerns are sure to continue for the
foreseeable future. The Board of Governors has approved a new policy
requiring all SSHE schools to have four-year degree programs require a maximum
of 120 credit hours for graduation. There will be some exceptions to this
rule, but the details for the exceptions are unknown at this time
- Associate Provost Phillips reported that the registration process is
undergoing review; two areas of consideration are the length of the
registration period and the issue of mandatory advisement.
Reports of the Faculty Senate Standing Committees
UCPRC Chair Bob Wismer presented a packet of course proposals from the Art
Department, which revises the Printmaking courses already offered.
Reports of the Faculty Senate Special Committees
Senator Schreiber presented the Ad Hoc Honor Code Committee's Recommendation
for an Honor Code System to be implemented at Millersville University. The
committee found that an Honor Code is both feasible and advisable for a school
the size of Millersville and should deal specifically with the issue of
academic honesty. The discussion of this issue was lengthy and will be
continued at the May Senate meeting. (see
attachment)
Proposed Courses and Programs
There were seven proposals, all passed without dissent:
- CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
ESCI 328 - Petrography/Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, 4 credits.
Existing non-Gen Ed course requesting a Writing-Across-the-Curriculum
(W) designation. Effective Fall 2002.
- CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
BUAD 201 - Introduction to International Business, 3 credits.
Existing non-Gen Ed course requesting a General Education Liberal Arts
Core (G3) designation. Effective Fall 2002.
- CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
ENGL 240 - Introduction to Film, 3 credits.
Existing Gen Ed course (G1) requesting a Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (W)
designation. Effective Fall 2002.
- CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
ENGL 481 - History of Film, 3 credits.
Existing Gen Ed course (G1) requesting a Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (W)
designation. Effective Fall 2002.
- CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
ENGL 482 - Film and American Society, 3 credits.
Existing Gen Ed course (G1) requesting a Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (W)
designation. Effective Fall 2002.
- NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
WSTU 345 - Feminist Research in Women's Studies, 3 credits.
Requesting a G3 Liberal Arts Core designation. Effective Fall 2002.
- CHANGES IN COURSES/CURRICULA
Change in the policy for Admission to the Biology Major. Presently admission
of students from other departments or undeclared status to the Biology major
requires grades of C (2.0) or better in CHEM 111, CHEM 112 and either BIOL 211
or BIOL 221, as well as an overall QPA of 2.0. The proposed policy will
require that the student is in satisfactory academic standing as described in
the Undergraduate Catalog. Students who were previously dropped from a
Biology major must also satisfy the Biology Retention in the Major criteria
before being readmitted to the Biology major.
Faculty Emeritus
A resolution supporting Mr. Donald Eidam for Professor of Mathematics Emeritus
status passed with significant "dissent" after a Fenwick/Piperberg motion.
{see attachment}
A resolution supporting Dr. Margaret Tassia for Professor of Elementary and
Early Childhood Education Emeritus status passed without dissent after a
Kerper/Heintzelman motion. (see attachment)
A resolution supporting Dr. Dennis Denenberg for Professor of Elementary and
Early Childhood Education Emeritus status passed without dissent after a
Kerper/Borger-Greco motion. (see attachment)
A resolution supporting Dr. Liliana Zancu for Professor of English Emeritus
status passed without dissent after a Rosenthal/Stengel motion. {see
attachment}
A resolution supporting Professor Josophine Van Wyk for Professor of English
Emeritus status passed without dissent after a Rosenthal/Wismer motion. (see attachment)
A resolution supporting Dr. Joseph Grosh for Professor of Physics Emeritus
status passed without dissent after a Price/Yalda motion. (see attachment)
Discussion of Proposal for Institution of an Award Recognizing Teaching
Excellence at Millersville University
Senator Yalda presented the working draft of a faculty award proposal from the
Faculty Teaching Excellence Award Committee. The proposal is to be discussed
at future Senate meetings. (see attachment)
Discussion of Proposed Diversity (D) Requirement
Postponed until the May Senate meeting.
Other/New Business
None.
The meeting adjourned at 5:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Paul Studdard
Acting Secretary
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