SENATE MINUTES

Meeting Date:

4/26/01

Status of Minutes:

APPROVED

Senate Session:

XVIII

Meeting Number:

1

Present:

P. Travis, S.A. Davis, N. Sidell, M. Lambert, H. Biblehimer, B. Ganong, F. Chua, K.F. Thorne, B. Kutbay for T. Loomis, J. Kirby, A. Ghods, M. Robinson, A. Longoria, S. Thornsley, B. Wallace, F. Blanco for B. Holtman, K. Thorne, A. Gaskievicz, M. Syrett, P. Savoy for J. Mumma, M-D Schmid, M. Chester, S. Brown, J. Floyd, M. Lane.

I.

P. Travis called the meeting to order at 3:34 p.m.

II.

Minutes of April 12, 2001 were approved (Schmid/Ghods).

APPROVED

III.

Treasurer's Report (M. Lambert)

The balance is $253. Outstanding dues need to be paid as soon as possible.

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APPROVED

IV.

Announcements

1. President Halstead's response to the Senate action of 4-12-01 was to approve the four curricular actions: curricular changes from Languages & Literature; Women Studies program change; Information Literacy & Global Awareness requirements for Associate Degree programs; and recommendations from the Task Force on academic standards for students engaged in extracurricular activities. The motion regarding support for classroom technology was also supported.
   
2. The Senate meeting schedule for next academic year was distributed.

    

    

    

    

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V.

Committee Reports

A.

Academic Affairs (H. Biblehimer)

MOTION ONE: AAC moves to approve changes to the African-American Studies Minor.

Rationale for change: Courses are being deleted that are no longer offered or no longer offered as an African-American Studies topic, add new courses that have been approved by the steering committee as an appropriate courses for the minor, and to restructure the minor to ensure that students take courses in both the humanities and social sciences.

Delete ARH 229, HON 100, 101, 201, ID 201

(ARH 229 has been renumbered and the Art Department doesn't have anyone to teach it)

(HON 100, 101, and 201 were originally added when it appeared that these courses might be revised to include a greater variety of topics, including topics pertinent to the minor. This never occurred and these courses are not appropriate for this minor.)

(ID 201 has been dropped because no one has offered an ID course in Af-Am Studies since the program began.)

Add ARH 320, BUS 310, CJA 251,HST 452, 496, MU 301, SPE 252

(ARH 320 Art of Africa Oceana has been approved by the steering committee as an appropriate elective course for the minor)

(BUS 310 Managing Diversity has been approved by the steering committee as an appropriate elective course for the minor)

(CJA 251 Police-Community Relations has been approved by the steering committee as an appropriate elective course for the minor)

(HST 452 is a new History course that has been approved by the steering committee as an appropriate course for the minor, Due to recent hiring in the History Department, HST 496 Seminars on Selected Topics may now occasionally be offered as a Seminar in African History)

(MU 301 World Musics has been approved by the steering committee as an appropriate elective course for the minor)

(SPE 252 Inclusive Diverse Learners is a new course that has been approved by the steering committee as an appropriate elective course for the minor.)

Reorganize the minor to assure a diverse selection of disciplines.

The new minor requires 6 hours of coursework in the humanities and in the social sciences. The new minor retains the 3 hour capstone course and 3 hours of electives, although it clarifies for students that they may take any African or African-American minor course not fulfilling a distribution or capstone requirement on the ER.

Discussion: none. MOTION APPROVED.

MOTION TWO: AAC moves that the 10 day Curricular Action Notice be waived for the temporary offering of UNV 100 , Fall 2001.

Rationale for motion: a) The outline for this course was distributed to all faculty by the First Year course task force. b) This is the final opportunity to approve the outline for fall 2001. c) Approval is temporary and the outline must be resubmitted for permanent approval for 2002.

Discussion: none. MOTION APPROVED.

MOTION THREE: AAC moves that the UNV 100 topical outline below, as distributed by the First Year task force, be approved for fall 2001.

Theme I -The University As Learning Community	Theme II - Student Success In The Learning Community
I.A. Introduction to College (and this course) Getting to know each other	IIA. What it means to be a student Roles, goals, risks, sacrifices, commitments, and rewards
I.B. Introduction to the Learning Community	II.B. Planning for success -- strategies that work Balancing academics, work, and play
I.C. The University experience and what it means to construct a "World View" Growth and change in college	II.C. Understanding and using the Faculty Building student/faculty relationships; advising
I.D. The Liberal Arts tradition and your education at M.U.	II.D. Planning your education Planning, careers, majors, selecting courses, pre-registering
I.E. Examples of the Liberal Arts disciplines' approaches to this community context	II.E. Information awareness and critical thinking
I.F. Participation and leadership in the learning community	II.F. Academic challenges and support services Barriers to academic success; support services
I.G. Diversity in this and other communities Embracing diversity in the larger community and at M.U.	II.G. Student life -- challenges and support services Alcohol and other drugs, sex, and social challenges; support services

Discussion: none. MOTION APPROVED.

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B.

Academic Planning (B. Ganong)

APC will examine two issues relevant to our charge: the future of distance education at MU and the Performance and Outcomes Plan (POP).

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C.

Administrative Affairs & Elections (F. Chua)

Election results were discussed. A total of 125 ballots were cast, with the following results: Academic Affairs: Shellie Gregorich, Gopalan Kutty, and Tom Murphy;
Administrative Affairs: Teri Doerksen;
Information Technology: William Yacovissi and Chen-Feng Zhang;
Library Advisory: Angela McBrearty;
Student Affairs: Jane Benjamin (three year term) and Shellie Gregorich (two year term);
Professional Committee Tenure: Sandra Woolley;
Professional Committee Promotions: Dennis Murray and Charles Seidel received the most votes. A run-off election is necessary in the early fall for the Promotions Committee vacancy and will include the top two vote getters who remain interested in the position. The goal is for the run-off election to occur electronically, with the intent of testing a system before the spring elections.

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D.

Student Affairs & Admissions (D. Rotella)

No report.

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E.

Information Technology (K. Thorne)

A brief meeting was held this week to discuss print charges in the computer labs and library. The current student charge of 3.5 cents per page does not cover operating or replacement costs. In order to insure quality print services with functioning equipment, $10,000 will be injected into the budget to purchase nine replacement printers. Additionally, the per page charge will increase to 6.5 cents per page (black and white) and 15 cents per page (color). Students will be notified by signage near the printers, by webpage notification, and through SGA in the fall.

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F.

Library Advisory (A. Longoria)

Focus groups have been completed, with student turnout not as high as desired. Focus groups will again be held next semester. A report of the findings from the groups will be presented in the fall.

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G.

Provost (M. Lane)

The new Associate Provost, Nancy Cooledge, will begin 7-1-01.
A search committee for the director of teacher education has been formed and will meet this week.
The NCATE visit was held between 4/21 and 4/25. The first written report on their findings is due here in mid-May. Appreciation was extended to many across campus who made the site visit run smoothly.
A 25-minute CD that gives an overview of the education programs is available for review by anyone interested.
The 4/26 Brown Bag began an important discussion on the need for qualitative outcome measures. This discussion will continue in the fall, as this is an important way to demonstrate to the Board of Governors what we accomplish here.
Appreciation was extended to all those who have worked on gen ed changes this academic year. The campus community should take pride in the fact that real progress has been made.
S. Davis was given a pat on the back for his work in planning last week's faculty assembly.
Lastly, appreciation was extended to all Senate reps during the Provost's first academic year.

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VI.

Old Business

None.

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VII.

New Business

A. The following errors in the Faculty Senate Constitution have been corrected after campus-wide distribution, as a result of communications to the Senate Constitution Revision Committee.

Page 4 - Section V. A. 2. -- Senate Meetings -- Add: May

Rationale -- Occasionally, as in this particular semester, the academic year ends before the first of May, so that a requirement for a meeting in May is problematic. Changing this will keep the original intent of having at least one meeting per month that classes are in regular (not summer) session.

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   Page 10 -- Section VI. F. 1. b. & c. -- Change the titles of members of the committee to:

   b. A representative of IT client services

   c. Director of Information Technology or designee

    

   Rationale: These title changes more accurately reflect the organization and titles of the Information Technology Office

    

   Appendix

   Page 1 - Under Writing Across the Curriculum committee -- Delete 2. a.

   [to consider and recommend appropriate action on student petitions for waiver of WAC requirements.] -- DELETE

    

   Rationale: This has never been the practice of WAC, so it is being deleted.

    

   Page 2 - Under IG Task force --1.a. - Delete repeated word

    

   Membership

   Rationale: Editing error resulted in the word being repeated.

    

   Page 2 -- Under IG Task force -- 3. -- Replace WAC Committee with

   IG Taskforce

   Rationale: Editing error resulted in wrong word being used.

   Discussion: K. Thorne requested clarification on the membership of the IT Committee (page 10 of the Constitution). Section b will read "A representative of IT" and section c will be changed to and the "Director of Information Resources or designee." Additional changes can be made prior to the fall's faculty assembly where the document will be considered for approval. Any changes will be forwarded to faculty early in the fall, with a faculty assembly to follow.
   
   SENATE APPROVED THE CONSTITUTION, THE REVISIONS AND ERRATA.

B. A. Ghods reminded those present of the annual APSCUF dinner at the Penn-Wells in Wellsboro beginning at 5:00 p.m.

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VIII.

Meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m. (Longoria/Chester).

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Respectfully Submitted,

Nancy Sidell
Secretary of Senate