Present:

Present: J. Murphy, R. Timko, C. Moulton, D. Dietz, T. Doerksen, L. Labuski-Brown, P. Savoye, K. Thorne, H. Pieper, J. Phillips, M. Loeschke, M. Renner, P. Keller, D. Seigart, P. Overwise, C. Hoy, A. McEvoy, V. Jenkins, M. Whitehouse, C. Geroux, A. Ghods, B. Ganong, D. McKee, N. Werner-Burke, B. Barton, W. Keeth, F. Chua, S. Kasperek, N. Rinnert, S. Brown, L. Schankman, R. Keller, A. Molla, M. Moore, K. Wright

I.

I. J. Murphy called the meeting to order 3:31 p.m.
Approval of Senate minutes of Nov 16, 2006: Minutes approved (Ganong/Doerksen).

APPROVED

II.

Treasurer's Report (D. Dietz)

Total of dues collected is up to $620.

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APPROVED

III.

Announcements (J. Murphy)

President’s approval of curriculum actions from Nov 16: all actions approved except Summer Undergrad credit limit policy. President has concerns with policy because of how easy it is for students to gain exceptions to the 12 c.h. limit; troubled by the quality control of the academic experience when students take 15 credits over the summer sessions. She would like to further discuss and better understand the reasoning behind the policy.

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IV.

Committee and Other Reports

Academic Planning (P. Savoye)

No report.

B.

Administrative Affairs & Elections (K. Thorne)

• Committee met last week. Report from Mike Reid on budget: we still have about a 1 million dollar shortfall; in addition would like $700,000 to spend on strategic planning so this doesn’t happen again. We did get $1.5 million from the system for South Hall project, $1.4 million for Allen Hall, $9.2 million for improvements in Grant Hall. South Hall still on schedule and on budget, estimate Spring 2008 completion (probably not ready to move in).
• Brian Barden working on developing a 1 stop facility for all student services in South Hall. No action on Allen Hall project, still with architect.
• Looking at ways to save money, looking for partnerships with other companies; there will some attrition in service positions, failed searches; some jobs may be restructured or combined. We still need to find $550,000 – suggestions from faculty and staff are most welcome.
• Access to Steadman: University has commissioned a feasibility study to make it more handicap accessible.

Hoy: 1 stop student services shop: SGA students thought faculty might want input. If faculty are interested in providing input, see Thorne.

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C.

Student Affairs & Admissions (L. Labuski-Brown)

No report.

D.

Information Technology (J. Phillips)

No report.

E.

Library Advisory (H. Pieper)

• Securing speakers to celebrate sesquicentennial, 2 in spring, 2 in fall, to present info that relates to history of PA and MU( subject like military, sports, history, etc). Looking for people like authors teaching in the area. Working with Dennis Miller and his committee as well as other local organizations for suggestions, getting feedback before applying for a grant to fund speakers.
• Librarian Search: no humanities librarian yet.
• Copyright policy – library currently revising policy, will reflect fair use guidelines and will be approved by legal department for implementation in fall 07 (or later) semester.

F.

Provost (M. Renner)

No report.

Academic Affairs (T. Doerksen)
(Senate discussions are written in italics – CM)

Art/Art Education

1. New Course Request:  ARE 5594 Qualitative Research in Arts Education (crosslisted with MU 5594)

Purpose and Nature of Course:  To prepare Masters degree students in the arts for thesis designing and writing research or thesis projects.

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences): Basic methods and procedures of qualitative research; APA writing style; leads to development of thesis or research project proposal.

2. Course Change Request: ART 4461 (was 4462) Advanced Water Base Media

Purpose and nature of change: Change course numbers to make sense in relationship to the new program and advanced/graduate levels of the same course.

3. Course Change Request: ART 5545 (was 5517) 2-D Fibers

Purpose and nature of change: Change course numbers to make sense in relationship to the new program and advanced/graduate levels of the same course.

4. Course Change Request: ART 5561 (was 5515) Water Base Media

Purpose and nature of change: Change course numbers to make sense in relationship to the new program and advanced/graduate levels of the same course.

5. New Course Request: ART 4430 Advanced Digital Photography

Purpose and Nature of Course: It is the objective of this course to accomplish the following:  master the advanced techniques of digital photography, achieve of a high level of proficiency in capturing and printing a digital image and cultivate a clear vision of the student’s artistic voice in the digital medium.  Historical significance of photography from film to chip, and its impact on society will be explored.

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences): An advanced course designed to focus on various techniques in shooting and digitally processing images with the purpose of developing communication skills and artistic visual language.

How will increased offerings be staffed? This is a course that will be taught in the summer or by an additional adjunct position.  It should ultimately become part of the new Graphic Arts Program and will be included in the requirements for that program.

6. New Course Request: ARE 5540 Art in the Community

Purpose and Nature of Course: The course looks at the specific needs for community programs that are settings for an art educational experience outside of the K-12 classroom. Nursing homes, pre-schools, and after-school programs will be the focus of the observation and participation element of the course.

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):   The course looks at the specific needs for community programs that are settings for an art educational experience outside of the K-12 classroom. Nursing homes, pre-schools, and after-school programs will be the focus of the observation and participation element of the course.

7. Departments of Art, Education, and Special Education:

New Course Request: ARE 4440 Art in the Community

Purpose and Nature of Course: The course looks at the specific needs for community programs that are settings for an art educational experience outside of the K-12 classroom. Nursing homes, pre-schools, and after-school programs will be the focus of the observation and participation element of the course.

Marty: There will be different learning situations in each course. Bulk of Grad course centers around field work, requirements for Grad are heightened reading, writing and leadership, they must also present at state or national conference. This class changes each semester. Grad is more research based.

Seigart: Grad council just defined difference between grad & undergrad requirement, this will be sent out in future.

8. New Course Request: ART 5596 Exhibition

Purpose and Nature of Course:  This course will be the practice-based research component of the graduate research requirement.

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):

Planning and execution of an exhibition of artwork produced during graduate studies.  Contextual paper, artist statement, reception, advertising, as well as making the original art for display will be involved in this practice-based research project.

9. Program Change Proposal: Art, Education, Special Education

Rationale for change: 

The purpose of the new program is:

1) to provide a graduate studio experience within the advanced program requirements;

2) to make practice-based research in the form of an exhibition, a research option;

3) to give both an online and on-campus option within a single masters program;

4) to meet PDE & NCATE requirements of advanced studies in Art Education.

Old Degree and Program Title (attach an old ER):  Masters of Education in Art Education

New Degree and Program Title (attach a new ER): same 

List all changes:

1)  Drop EDTL 692 Reflective Practice and Action Research (Lock Haven course) as a    requirement and replace with ARE 5594 Qualitative Research in Arts Education.

2)  Drop EDTL 604 Designing Assessments Using Performance Standards (Lock Haven course) as a requirement.

3)  Move ED 5505 Educational Psychology to an elective.

4)  Add ARE 5599 Thesis (6 credits) to research options.

5)  Add New Course ART 5596 Exhibition (6 credits) to research options.

6)  Add New Course ARE 5594 Qualitative Methods of Research in Arts Education

7)  Add Course ARE 5540 Art in the Community-an elective

8)  Change course number ART 5517 2-D Fibers to ART 5545

9)  Change course number ART 5515 Water Base Media to ART 5561 

Discussion: Ed Psych is required for Undergrad, not Grad; Grads have already been certified and have taken Ed Psych, so this is offered as an elective.

Program Description for Catalog (if changed):

  The M.Ed. in Art Education emphasizes academic mastery of art education theory, practice, and research while deepening the learner’s understanding of studio skills and knowledge of art history. Individuals admitted to the program are required to be certified art teachers within one of the fifty states; non-United States citizens must provide proof that they have met the requirements to teach art in their respective countries. Certification may be attained in on-campus program through completion of the PA requirements at the undergraduate level while also enrolled in the Masters program.  The graduate program attracts talented, dedicated, and self-motivated graduate students who wish to become more informed about pedagogy, studio studies, and professional research.  The conceptual framework advocates a model of art education that encourages graduate students to become leaders in their field. Lock Haven University collaborates with Mansfield University in offering the M.Ed. in Art Education, courses from Lock Haven are indicated by an LH.  Students must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above to be admitted to the program.  The candidate for the M.Ed. in Art Education must complete a minimum of 33 semester hours of approved study. After completing the research methods course, three options for a final research projects may be proposed.  A research paper or a thesis in the field of art education or a practice- based research project, an exhibition of original student artwork completed during the Mansfield University M.Ed. program.  Distance learners may participate in summer courses on campus or transfer credits from an equivalent studio experience.

Program requirements:  Masters of Education in Art Education (M.Ed.):  33 credit hours

Core Art Education Courses- 12 credits

ARE 5534 Application of Aesthetic Theory   3

ARE 5535 Art for Students with Diverse Needs   3

ARE 5536 History & Philosophy of Art Education   3

ARE 5537 Art Across the Curriculum

Studio Requirements – 6 credits

ART 55** Any graduate level studio choice (2)         6

Art History- 6 credits

ART 55** Any graduate level Art History course (2)   6

Research- 6-9 credits

ARE 5594 Qualitative Methods of Research in Arts Education   3

Choose one:

ARE 5598 Research         3

ARE 5599 Thesis   6

ART 5596 Exhibition   6

Electives- 3 credits if Research Paper is chosen

ARE 5540 Art in the Community   3

ED 5505 Educational Psychology  3

EDTL 603 Educational Assessment Strategies (Lock Haven)   3

EDTL 604 Designing Assessments Using Performance Standards (LH)   3

EDTL 609 Classroom Management and Control (LH)   3

EDTL 618 Understanding the Role of Cognition and Social Skills in the Classroom (LH)   3

10. New Course Request:  MU 5594 Qualitative Research in Arts Education (crosslisted with ARE 5594)

Purpose and Nature of Course:  To prepare Masters degree students in the arts for thesis designing and writing research or thesis projects.

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences): Basic methods and procedures of qualitative research; APA writing style; leads to development of thesis or research project proposal.

PASSED

Chemistry

9. Course Change Request: CHM 1103 – Chemistry and the Environment

Purpose and nature of change: Change course to a lecture only course for reduced credits (4 to 3 credits). This will open up a group 4 general education course without the limitations of a lab capped at 24.

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):

Examines the theory and practice of chemistry and its relationship with the environment. The impact of modern day living on the environment will be examined. Topics treated will be integrated and historically developed.

PASSED

Catalog language: Practica

10. Practicum courses

AAC has suggested wording for the catalog that will allow departments to offer practica to students using the 2020 course number. 

2020 Practicum. 1-3 hours:  A practicum is an out-of-class learning experience that allows students to observe or participate in applied work or research. A faculty member serves as liaison to the practicum placement and assists students in integrating their applied learning with academic goals. This course may be repeated for maximum of 6 credits.

Comment: Each department desiring a practicum may establish a course. The course may be offered collectively or via individualized instruction depending on the needs of a program. Practica usually occur prior to and are less intensive experiences than internships, which are typically designed as a form of capstone experience.

Discussion -  Steve: is this forcing departments that essentially already have a practica course to have to go with this #?

 Teri: No; Social Work and Sociology have a similar course in place and this will not interfere with that. This opens up an option that currently does not exist.

Steve: why a max of 6 credits? Some students may spend a LOT of their major in non-academic setting.

Teri: not all would count towards graduation. The hope is individual departments would limit non-academic credits.  

2200 is lower division -  designed at a sophomore level, to provide something similar to an internship but at a lower division level . Not a lot of depts. have these, but if students want to do brief summer internships, this would give them a small amount of credit and experience.

What is the difference between independent study and this? This is 1 – 3 credit hours (can be taken twice); Independent Study is not in an academic location. We already have an upper level internship. There is nothing to prevent departments to submit upper level experiential course to AAC.

PASSED

(2 opposed, 1 abstention)

Computer Information Science

11. New Course Request: CIS 4309 E-Commerce Systems

Purpose and Nature of Course: To meet the requirement of ABET Regulations, and to introduce an emerging technology and its application

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):

This course provides tools, skills, and an understanding of technology, business concepts and issues that surround the emergence of electronic commerce. The student develops an understanding of the current practices and opportunities in electronic publishing, electronic shopping, electronic distribution, and electronic collaboration. The student also explores several of the problem areas in electronic commerce.

12. Course Change Request: CIS 3309 Management Information Systems (was CIS 4401)

Purpose and nature of change: To provide introductory MIS course to more students by changing course prerequisite and number.

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):

This is an introduction course to the computer-based information systems (CBIS) with emphasis on information processing systems as a tool for management of organizations. This course requires that students learn to use software and hardware to facilitate managerial decision-making, planning, and control.

13. Program Change Request: B.S. Computer & Information Science, Information Systems Concentration

Old Degree and Program Title (attach an old ER):

B.S. Computer & Information Science, Information Systems Concentration

  (Pages 117 – 118 of Mansfield University 2005–2006 Undergraduate Catalog)

New Degree and Program Title (attach a new ER):

B.S. Computer & Information Science, Information Systems Concentration

  List all changes:

a.  Require CIS 4309 E-Commerce Systems (new course request form attached)

This is a course on Electronic Commerce. Electronic commerce is one of the important emerging information technologies and new popular business area.  Program requirement should be updated frequently to meet the demand of current industry.

b.  Reduce Nine credits of major-related electives to Six credits of major-related electives. Because an additional course (from item a) is added to the current IS requirements, the current elective requirement should be reduced to provide a room for the new course.

c.  Renumber CIS 4401 Management Information Systems to CIS 3309 Management Information Systems (course change request form attached)

Management Information Systems (MIS) was offered at 4000 level as a capstone course in the Information System (IS) concentration requirement. However, MIS should be covered at a lower level to introduce basic managerial concepts to students taking the IS concentration in the Computer Science department. Also, MIS should cover introductory IT technologies for non-major students because MIS will be one of core courses in the Business Administration program requirement.

d. Replace ACC 1111 with ACC 1111 or ECO 1101 or ECO 1102

This replacement allows students to take more variable business foundation courses in addition to accounting area.  Now, it gives an opportunity to students to pursue a Business Administration Minor in addition to the current Accounting Minor.

e. Replace ACC 3300 or ACC 4400-level Accounting course with Upper level Accounting course or BUS 3330

See item d.

PASSED

Modern Language Minors

14.  Program Change Request: German Minor

Purpose and Nature of Change:   To allow GER 2205 Phonetics and Pronunciation to count toward the German minor as one of the three elective courses beyond GER 2202. GER 2205 was increased from 1 to 3 credits to satisfy NCATE requirements and to allow for more in-depth coverage of the subject matter. It is now a suitable course for satisfying the German minor requirements.
In addition, the course names for GER 2201 and 2202 are currently incorrect as listed in the catalog. The change proposed here corrects these.

15.  Program Change Request: French Minor

Purpose and nature of change: To allow FR 2205 Phonetics and Pronunciation to count toward the French minor as one of the three elective courses beyond FR 2202. FR 2205 was increased from 1 to 3 credits to satisfy NCATE requirements and to allow for more in-depth coverage of the subject matter. It is now a suitable course for satisfying the French minor requirements.

16.  Program Change Request: Spanish Minor

Rationale for change: 

1) To decrease the credit hour from 18 to 15 to allow students who decide late in their course of study to declare a minor, and to keep it in alignment with the French and German minors; both of them require 15 credits.

2) To delete SPA 2225 as a requirement for the minor, but to keep it as an elective.

3) To add SPA 2205 as an elective course.

4) Specify that students must take at least 6 credits at the upper division level.

Discussion:  Is it possible for French and German minors to complete all 15 hours below the 3000 level? TD: No.

PASSED

Latin American Studies Minor

17. Program Change Request: Latin American Studies Minor

Rationale for change: The Latin American Studies minor is composed of multidisciplinary courses and it needs to be updated. During recent years, Departments have created and deleted courses, as well as modified existing ones. A description of the Latin America Studies Minor is included.

Please delete the following courses from the minor:

ARH 3324

BUS 3333, 4403, 4404, and 4422

ECO 2205, 3333

ENG 4401

HST 2232, 3375 or 4470

SPA 3340 and 3341

SPE 3330

WS 3355

Add:

BUS 3310     Managing Diversity                                  3 cr.

ENG 3307 Literature in English from Around the World3 cr.

HST 4471     History of Mexico and the Caribbean                 3 cr.

PSC 3312     Canada, Mexico and the U.S.                         3 cr.

PSC 4415     US Foreign Policy                                    3 cr.

PSC 4430     International Political Economy              3 cr.

SPA 3360     Topics in the Literature of Latin America      3 cr.

Specify in required courses:

PSC 3312 Canada, Mexico and the U.S                              3cr.    

HST (PSC) 3377 History of Latin America

or                                                                    3 cr.

SPA 3307 The Culture and Civilization of Latin America    

Specify: 25% Latin American content in all course required in semester offered to apply to minor.

PASSED

English

18. New Course Request: ENG 3375 Professional Writing

Purpose and Nature of Course:   To provide students with instruction in writing for professional contexts.

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences): This course teaches students to write for various purposes in professional contexts. Particular attention will be paid to issues of audience awareness and style. Students will write texts for various contexts, including, but not limited to, letters, resumes, memos, press releases, reports, analyses, and grants.   Prerequisite: ENG 1112.

19. New Course Request: ENG 4495 English Internship

Purpose and nature of course: To provide English majors with a means to earn credit for internships that will give them professional work experience and further develop English program-related skills such as writing and editing.

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):

ENG 4495 INTERNSHIP 6 - 12 cr.

Offers practical work experience and the opportunity to apply and further develop skills such as writing and editing in a variety of professional settings.  May be taken for six through twelve credits. No more than six credits count toward the major.  Prerequisite:  Permission of the department chairperson and supervising faculty member.

Professional writing will be offered once a year or every 2 years. There is not enough faculty to offer this every semester.

PASSED

Music

20. Program Change Request: Music

Rationale for change:  In an effort to increase our persistence rate and also manage enrollment in our department, the music departments submits this program change to all undergraduate music programs. (See Attached proposed Continuation in Music Policy).  The music department’s enrolment is capped and seats in the program are limited by instrument played and degree plan.  We would like to include this policy in our catalogue and hand book and have modeled this after the nursing program’s continuation policy.   It is our hope that it will encourage students to be more diligent in their academic progress and that it will help us to more quickly guide those students who do struggle into other avenues of study where appropriate

Impact on other programs (if any):  This policy would be applied to all undergraduate music degrees including Bachelor of Arts in Music, Bachelor of Music in Music Education, Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy, Bachelor of Music in Business and Technology, Bachelor of Music in Music Performance.

PASSED

Sociology

21. New Course Request: SOC 2260 Social Stratification

Purpose and Nature of Course:  To provide majors and students from across campus with training in a core area within sociology, namely the stratification of society.  To expand the global perspective of sociology students.

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):  This general education course provides an introduction to the study of social stratification in the United States of America and around the world.  Students will investigate the dimensions of inequality among social positions, analyze the means by which individuals, groups and countries attain unequal rank, and critique theories of this intersection of class, race, gender and country.  Explores the problems associated with theorizing about and measuring social class.

PASSED

Nutrition and Dietetics: Sports Nutrition Concentration

22. Program Change Request: B.S. Nutrition and Dietetics

New Degree and Program Title (attach a new ER):

Nutrition:  Dietetics concentration 

Nutrition:  Sports Nutrition concentration

Rationale:  To offer students the opportunity to select a concentration within the nutrition major that fits their personal goals for graduate school or careers in nutrition.    Each new concentration reflects a unique career path.  One path leads to opportunities for obtaining entry level jobs in dietetics and post graduate dietetic internships while the other concentration leads to opportunities for entry level jobs in the sports and fitness industry and sports and fitness related graduate study.    

NEW PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

CORE COURSES:

CONCENTRATIONS:

Nutrition:  Dietetics  (B.S.): 120 s.h.

The Dietetics Concentration is for students who wish to become registered dietitians and seek a varied background in nutrition. 

Nutrition:  Sports Nutrition (B.S.): 120 s.h.

The Sports Nutrition Concentration is for students considering careers in sports or fitness.  Additional courses are required for those who wish to become registered dietitians.   

PASSED

Education/Special Ed/Ele Ed (include with Ed deletions above)

23. Course Deletion Request: ELE 5527 Teaching Reading to Exceptional Children

24. Course Deletion Request: ELE 5590 Individualized Teaching in the Elementary School

25. Course Deletion Request: ELE 5591 Curriculum Development and Planning

Rationale for deletions: Courses have not been taught for at least five years without anticipation of them returning to course rotation.

26Course Deletion Request: SPE 3310 Communication Disorders

27Course Deletion Request: SPE 3321 Methods for the Gifted

28Course Deletion Request: SPE 3375 Residential Facilities for the Disabled

29Course Deletion Request: SPE 3377 Adult Disabilities

30Course Deletion Request: SPE 5504 Guidance for Exceptional Persons

31Course Deletion Request: SPE 5507 Career Education Seminar

32Course Deletion Request: SPE 5510 Seminar Communication Disorder

33Course Deletion Request: SPE 5515 Problems in Communication Disorders

34Course Deletion Request: SPE 5520 Seminar on the Gifted and Talented

35Course Deletion Request: SPE 5521 Creativity and Education

36Course Deletion Request: SPE 5525 Contemporary Issues: Gifted and Talented

37Course Deletion Request: SPE 5535 Problems in the Education of the Culturally Diverse

38Course Deletion Request: SPE 5575 Residential Facilities for the Disabled

39Course Deletion Request: SPE 5576 Normalization

40Course Deletion Request: SPE 5577 Seminar on Adult Disabled

41Course Deletion Request: SPE 5578 Adult Program Practices

42Course Deletion Request: SPE 5592 Learning Problems in Adults

43Course Deletion Request: ED 2202 Secondary Pre-Professional Experience

44Course Deletion Request: ED 3306 Tutoring in the Educational System

45Course Deletion Request: ED 4401 History and Philosophy of Education

46Course Deletion Request: ED 4402 Contemporary Issues in Education

47Course Deletion Request: ED 4488 Distance Learning and Tele-Teaching

48Course Deletion Request: ED 5548 Workshop in Newer Media

49Course Deletion Request: ELE 2202 Pre-Professional Experience

50Course Deletion Request: ELE 5533 Seminar in Implementing Reading Research

51Course Deletion Request: ELE 5580 Elementary School Classroom Music

52Course Deletion Request: ELE 5588 Informal Diagnosis of Readiness in Elementary Teaching

53Course Deletion Request: ELE 5589 Environmental Education Workshop for Elementary Teachers

54Course Deletion Request: ELE 5590 Individualized Teaching in the Elementary School

Rationale for deletions: Courses have not been taught for at least ten years without anticipation of them returning to course rotation.

PASSED

Biology: Fisheries (include with BI:EBI changes above)

55. Program Change Request: Biology, Fisheries

Rationale for change:  Add new course as microbiology option for fisheries major

List all changes: Required course BI 3371 becomes BI 3371 or BI 3381

Biology: Environmental Science

56. Program Change Proposal 

Need to add a new course to BS.EBI program.

List all changes: 

Add BI 3381 (Environmental Microbiology) to C: EBI.MAJOR3; BI 3371-3381.  Instead of choosing one course from the courses numbers between 3371 and 3379, students will now choose one course from among the courses numbered 3371-3381.

PASSED

Philosophy

57. Program Change Proposal:  Adding a Capstone project to the Philosophy Major

Rationale for Change:

Student centered:  Gives our majors an opportunity to complete a significant research project in their final year of study. This allows students to pursue supplementary or complementary studies. Further, it gives students a taste of what graduate school research is like, as well as a chance to turn this work into a writing sample for graduate school.

Department Centered:  Allows the philosophy department to assess the skills of its majors as well as the extent to which we are meeting our program objectives.

University Centered: Can be used to help with general education assessment by demonstrating their abilities in the general education objectives of critical thinking, analysis and communication.

Program Description for Catalog (if changed):

In addition to the credit hour requirements for each of the philosophy tracks, students majoring in philosophy will be required to complete a capstone project in their final year of study. The capstone will be a research-based, student selected, independent study project undertaken as part of their existing program requirements either (a) during one of the upper level philosophy courses or (b) in a one-credit PHL 4490 seminar, with permission. Students must complete this project with a grade of C or above in order to complete the program requirements for graduation.

PASSED

English as a Second Language

58. Course change request: ESL 0045

Old Course Title: Conversational and Written English for International Students

New Course Title: Intensive English for Non-Native Speakers I

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):

Designed to improve the writing, reading, speaking, and listening skills of intermediate level non-native speakers of English in preparation for regular degree program academic work.  Recommended for students with TOEFL scores between 450 and 500 or who have permission of the instructor.  Meets 0090 requirement.  Credits do not count toward the total needed for graduation.  May be repeated.

59. New course request: ESL 0046 Intensive English for Non-Native Speakers II

Purpose and Nature of Course: This new English as a Second Language course will provide students with the second step in an ESL instruction sequence (beginning with ESL 0045) in order to further prepare such students for regular academic courses.

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):Designed to improve the writing, reading, speaking, and listening skills of advanced intermediate level non-native speakers of English in preparation for regular degree program academic work.  Recommended for students who have successfully completed ESL 0045 or who have TOEFL scores between 500 and 515 or who have permission of the instructor.   Meets 0090 requirement.  Credits do not count toward the total needed for graduation. May be repeated.

60. New course request: ESL 1112

Purpose and Nature of Course: This designated section of ENG 1112 for ESL students will address the specific needs of non-native speakers of English in order to improve their writing. 

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):A special section of Composition I for advanced level non-native speakers of English.  Includes intensive reading and writing of expository prose.  Assignments develop analytical and critical thinking skills and college-level research skills, with emphasis on the particular needs of ESL students.

61. New Course Request: ESL 1145 Advanced English for Non-Native Speakers

Purpose and Nature of Course: This new English as a Second Language course will provide students with the third step in an ESL instruction sequence (beginning with ESL 0045 and 0046).

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):Designed to improve the writing, reading, speaking, and listening skills of advanced level non-native speakers of English in preparation for the TOEFL exam.  Credits count toward the total needed for graduation.  Recommended for students who have successfully completed ESL 0045 and 0046 or who have a TOEFL score of 515 or higher or who have permission of the instructor.

Discussion: Will this put strain on the English Dept.? TDi: A part time person would be hired; should pay for itself. Renner: there is a distinction between a course that draws students away from other courses and a course that enables us to bring in new students – it becomes self-funding.

Vince: the ESL 1112 is in lieu of the other 112, but will still have to meet the same ‘W’ requirements as everyone else? TD: Yes, but they’ll have the option of 1145 to bring them up to proficiency.

Is there a planned sequence, Spring/Fall, or offered simultaneously? Renner: not in place yet, working very quickly to put this into place.

TD: Students still need to take TOEFL, this is what places them in which course. Monique works closely with these students; the plan is to advise them to keep them from taking an upper division writing course before these classes.

Keeth: we need to know clearly what the TOEFL difference is between writing and speaking. We should figure out how to help with cultural problems and understanding; should we keep it just in the summer? We should have a catcher’s mitt in addition to the 1^st class.

Ghods: yes, that would be ideal, but no college has that resource. Just being in the environment should be enough. Barden should be aware of this in terms of recruiting.

Thorne:  MISO resources are available.

Timko: Student affairs should also be called on for non-academic support for International Students.

Renner: Jim Harrington has also been involved, is attuned and sensitive to these issues; we will not strand these students, residence life is also involved.

PASSED

Masters in Ed English Concentration Courses

62. New Course Request: ENG 5501 Topics in British Literature

63. New Course Request: ENG 5502 Topics in American Literature

64. New Course Request: ENG 5503 Topics in World Literature

65. New Course Request: ENG 5504 Topics in Grammar

66. New Course Request: ENG 5505 Topics in Composition

67. New Course Request: ENG 5506 Topics in Theory

68. New Course Request: ENG 5507 Topics in Creative Writing

How will increased offerings be staffed?  Courses can be dual-listed as needed with upper division advanced English courses.  Can be offered as stand-alone graduate courses during the summer.

TD: Goal is to teach this in the summer

PASSED

Mathematics

69. Program Change Proposal – BSE Mathematics

Rationale for change: 

We are dropping the American History requirement, because PDE no longer requires BSE programs to have it, and we believe that other general education choices are equally valid. We are also adding complementary versions of some of our core upper-level math courses. In the past, for example, we have offered one semester of MA 3361-Modern Algebra each Spring. We propose an offering of two Modern Algebra courses, one focusing on the study of groups and one focusing on rings, in alternating Spring semesters. We have come to the realization that a study of groups alone, and of rings alone, meets the needs of secondary teachers and the standards of PDE, NCATE, and NCTM. This also allows us to better serve those students planning graduate study in mathematics (a full year of Algebra is standard preparation), and it also gives all of our math students an extra course to use as an elective. A limited supply of upper-level math electives is the most serious concern for our math programs (we have known this for some time, and this was also pointed out by our program review external reviewer). We propose that either Modern Algebra course, MA 3361 or MA 3362, will meet program requirements, and that both courses can be taken for credit in no particular order. In this first round of de-sequencing, we are proposing similar plans for MA 3329/3330-Modern Geometry, MA 3305/3306-History of Mathematics.

List all changes:

Remove requirement of HST 2201 OR HST 2202.

      Replace requirement of MA 3304 – History and Philosophy of Mathematics with

            MA 3304(History and Philosophy of Mathematics)

            OR MA 3305(History of Mathematics from Counting to Calculus)

            OR MA 3306(History of Mathematics from Calculus to Computers)

      Replace requirement of MA 3329(Modern Geometry I) with

            MA 3329(Uniform Geometries)

            OR MA 3330(Non-uniform Geometries)

      Replace requirement of MA 3361(Modern Algebra I) with

            MA 3361(Modern Algebra – Groups)

            OR MA 3362(Modern Algebra – Rings)

Impact on other programs (if any):

Programs that require upper-level mathematics courses may expand choices for specific requirements, and students in those programs will have more choices for elective courses. None of the math courses involved are specific requirements of non-math programs. Dropping the history requirement will cause a small shift of enrollment to other Humanities Block courses (0 to 10 students per year).

70. Program Change Proposal – BS Mathematics – Pure Mathematics Concentration

Rationale for change:

The department is de-sequencing pairs of math courses required in the BSE Mathematics program. Of these, MA 3361- Modern Algebra I is a required course in the BS  Mathematics - Pure Math program, and we are proposing here a change similar to those being made in the BSE program. In particular, either of the new courses MA 3361 and MA 3362 may be used to meet the Modern Algebra requirement. Those students planning to attend graduate school in mathematics will be advised to take both courses.

List all changes:

      Replace requirement of MA 3361(Modern Algebra I) with

            MA 3361(Modern Algebra – Groups)

            OR MA 3362(Modern Algebra – Rings)

71. Course Change Request – MA 3361

Purpose and nature of change: We propose reordering the topics in the existing courses MA 3361 and MA 3362 so that the courses can be taken independently. In particular, each course will meet PDE, NCATE, and NCTM program standards on their own, and can be taken together to meet graduate school expectations. Neither course will be a prerequisite for the other and both may be taken for credit.

Old Course Title: Modern Algebra I

New Course Title: Modern Algebra – Groups

72.  Course Change Request – MA 3362

Purpose and nature of change: We propose reordering the topics in the existing courses MA 3361 and MA 3362 so that the courses can be taken independently. In particular, each course will meet PDE, NCATE, and NCTM program standards on their own, and can be taken together to meet graduate school expectations. Neither course will be a prerequisite for the other and both may be taken for credit.

Old Course Title: Modern Algebra II

New Course Title: Modern Algebra - Rings

73. New Course Request – MA 3305 History of Mathematics from Counting to Calculus

Purpose and Nature of Course: This is one of two new courses being developed to take the place of MA 3304 History and Philosophy of Mathematics.  The two courses will be independent of each other with only a small overlap in material (essentially one chapter).  They may be taken in either order, and either one will satisfy the PDE, NCATE, and NCTM standards.  Both may be taken for credit.

74. Course Change Request – MA 3329

Purpose and nature of change: We propose re-sequencing the topics in the existing courses MA 3329 and MA 3330 so that the courses can be taken independently. In particular, each course will meet PDE, NCATE, and NCTM program standards on their own, and can be taken together to meet graduate school expectations. MA 3329 will be a traditional one-semester Modern Geometry course with emphasis on the axiomatic approach of Euclid and Hilbert, and MA 3330 will take a more contemporary track with emphasis on the analytic approach of Descartes, Gauss, and Riemann.  Neither course will be a prerequisite for the other and both may be taken for credit.

Old Course Title: Modern Geometry I

New Course Title: Uniform Geometries

75. Course Change Request – MA 3330

Purpose and nature of change: We propose re-sequencing the topics in the existing courses MA 3329 and MA 3330 so that the courses can be taken independently. In particular, each course will meet PDE, NCATE, and NCTM program standards on their own, and can be taken together to meet graduate school expectations. MA 3329 will be a traditional one-semester Modern Geometry course with emphasis on the axiomatic approach of Euclid and Hilbert, and MA 3330 will take a more contemporary track with emphasis on the analytic approach of Descartes, Gauss, and Riemann.  Neither course will be a prerequisite for the other and both may be taken for credit.

Old Course Title: Modern Geometry II

New Course Title: Non-Uniform Geometries

76. New Course Request – MA 3306 History of Mathematics from Calculus to Computers

Purpose and Nature of Course: This is one of two new courses being developed to take the place of MA 3304 History and Philosophy of Mathematics.  The two courses will be independent of each other with only a small overlap in material (essentially one chapter).  They may be taken in either order, and either one will satisfy the PDE, NCATE, and NCTM standards.  Both may be taken for credit.

PASSED

V.

Old Business

None.

VI.

New Business

Inauguration: We are robing and sitting together.

VII.

Meeting adjourned: 4:58.

Minutes respectfully submitted,
Christine Moulton, Senate Secretary