Present:

Present: J. Murphy, C. Moulton, D. Dietz, T. Doerksen, L. Labuski-Brown, P. Savoye, H. Pieper, J. Phillips, P. Keller. D. Siegart, R. Stender, B. Alderfer, C. Hoy, V. Jenkins, S. Hensley, A Ghods, B. Ganong, D. Mason, N. Werner-Burke, B. Barton, W. Keeth, M. Materese, S. Kasperek, L. Iseri, N. Rinnert, S. Brown, L. Schankman, R. Keller, A. Molla, M. Moore

I.

Meeting called to order at 3:35 p.m.
Approval of University Senate minutes of Sept. 7, 2006:
Accepted as corrected (Hoy/Ghods); Correct spelling of Masler.

APPROVED

II.

Treasurer's Report (D. Dietz)

Payment for Senate dues should be made to MU Foundation or Mansfield University Senate.

There are 2 accounts: Senate Account, which is transferred to the student account and University Senate Scholarship which has $103 (left over from $250 contribution from MU Foundation because we didn’t meet our scholarship account goal; every semester our goal is $750).

Dues are $10 for the year

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APPROVED

III.

Announcements (J. Murphy)

Next meeting is in Memorial Hall, Room 107.

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IV.

Committee and Other Reports

Academic Planning (P. Savoye)

Changes in Math: in the past all BSE majors have been required to take history/philosophy of Math; this is breaking into 2 courses. The same is happening with algebra. Students can take one or the other; they need full year of algebra for graduate school.

B.

Administrative Affairs & Elections (K. Thorne absent)

Please vote for members of search committees for dean and associate provost.
Provost has requested another faculty representative for committee that makes interim reports to middle-states.

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C.

Student Affairs & Admissions (L. Labuski-Brown)

Harrington and Bianco have agreed to join Students Affairs committee.

D.

Information Technology (J. Philips)

No report.

E.

Library Advisory (H. Pieper)

No report.

F.

Provost (D. Seigart)

Fall freeze data for fall 2005 student headcount was 3390; fall 2006 is 3360, which is a decrease of .9%

Student Full-time equivalent (FTE) undergrad total enrollment is 2739.9, which is 1.6% less than the fall 2005 enrollment of 2783.2. One reason for the decrease is a slightly smaller first-year entering class.

First to second year persistence rate for first-year students in 2004 was 64.7%, and in 2005 it was 73.1%. This is a substantial improvement.

The Provost believes the persistence improvement is due to multiple factors (learning clusters, First-Year Experience Program, Learning Forum and so fourth).

Performance funding data information is available at the PASSHE website. MU received $860,060. We would have like to have done better, but difficult to meet some criteria. Improved persistence rate for the current fall will not be recognized by the System until a year from now.

Academic Affairs (T. Doerksen)

The following is a package – the 1st nine are a package, the 10th is separate:

1. Program Change – Communications BS.BR
Add Writing for Broadcast COM 2230 as a required course for broadcast majors increasing the broadcast core from 18 to 21 credit hours and decreasing related electives from 21 to 18 credit hours. Add to required core Electronic Media Programming COM 3311 (replacing Audio Production) or Electronic Media Sales and Management COM 3310.

2. Course Deletion – COM 3350

3. Course Deletion – COM 4404

4. Course Change Request – COM 2230
Purpose and Nature of Change: To change the course offering from alternating even number years in the Spring to every year in the Spring Semester. To make the course a requirement for the broadcast major. Currently it is a related course elective for the broadcast major.

5. Course Change Request – COM 3301
Purpose and Nature of Change: To change the course name and description to more accurately reflect current course content, broadcast curriculum and the electronic media industry. Also changing prerequisites from current Com 2201 and 48 hours of earned credit to COM 2201 or consent of instructor.

6. Course Change Request - COM 3304
Purpose and Nature of Change: To change course title and description to more accurately reflect the course's current content.

7. Course Change Request – COM 3310
Purpose and Nature of Change: To change course title and description to more accurately reflect current course content.

8. New Course Request – COM 3306
Purpose and Nature of Course: To provide students in broadcasting an opportunity to develop more advanced skill in non-linear electronic media editing. Editors are increasingly in demand as the increase for more programming becomes necessitated by the increasing number of technological outlets for electronic media. It provides acts as a companion course and supplement to the three production courses currently offered.
Course Description: This course emphasizes post-production editing skills using advanced techniques taught with the Avid and Pro Tools software. Students will work under professional production teams in the areas of production development, advanced writing production and digital post-production. Students will be expected to complete a semester-long project utilizing the skills taught throughout the semester. Active participation in Mountaineer News will be required. Prerequisites: COM 2201, 3001, 3004, or by consent of instructor.

9. New Course Request -- COM 3311
Purpose and Nature of Course: To offer students in communication specifically broadcast majors a course which provides them the necessary knowledge about programming for broadcast stations. Currently no course exists of this type and it would be offered in alternating years (even years) with Electronic Media Management and provides replaces for TV Reporting COM 4404.

Motion: PASSED

10. New Course Request -- COM 3332 (Cross cultural communication)
Purpose and Nature of Course: To allow students to study cross-cultural communication. This is a standard area of research in the communication field, and virtually all universities include this course in their communication curriculum. Adding this course will give students in our field as well as in any other to have an elective that will help them to become better communicators in a globally diverse world.
Would only be offered in the summer at this point and is optional. Needs COMM 101 as a pre-req. This is a study of how people communicate differently in different cultures. This will go to the WIG committee.

Motion: PASSED

V.

Old Business

None.

VI.

New Business

None.

VII.

Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 4:03 (Jenkins/Doerksen).

Respectfully submitted,
Christine Moulton
Secretary of Senate