MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY SENATE  

MINUTES

Senate Meeting: October 16, 2008                                       4:00 p.m  Alumni 307                                                  

Session: XXV  Meeting # 5

Present: S. Davis, N. Werner-Burke, C. Moulton, J. Bosworth, M. Moore, K. Verno, R. Dodson-Webster, H. Laydon, D. Erickson, A. McEvoy, M. Ewing, C. Hoy, L. Labuski-Brown, M. Lockwood, J. Flesch, A. Ghods, G. Carson, J. Sim, D. Mason, M. Robarge, L. Hammann, L. Rashidi, W. Keeth, J. Demchak, J. Rothermel. H. Harris, P. Savoye/U.P., S. Brown, L. Schankman, P. Richmond

I.      Call to order: 4:01

II.      Announcements

·     Correction to last date for curricular items. All items must be through curriculum machinery and completed at Jan 22, 2009 Senate meeting for inclusion in Fall 2009 catalog.

·     President Loeschke has approved all curricular actions recommended by the Senate at the October 2, 2008 meeting. 

·     ED 1105 (Education First Year Seminar: Becoming a Professional) Replaces UNV 1100 for Ed Majors

Approved by GenEd Subcommitte

III.      Approval of University Senate minutes of October 2, 2008

Approved (Dodson-Webster/Moore)

IV.      Treasurer’s report – no report

V.      Committee / Other Reports

A.            Academic Affairs (Bosworth)

Special Ed changes:

       New Courses in Special Education required for all education majors

(Addition of 12 credits):

            SPE 1001 Foundations in Special Education

            SPE 2276 Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners

            SPE 3291 High Incidence Disabilities

            SPE 3352 Assessment and Evidence Based Behavior Supports for Inclusion

       New Courses for Special Education Certification:

            SPE 3315 Language and Communication Disorders

            SPE 3552 Advanced Evidenced Based Behavior Management

            SPE 4445 Advanced Instructional Methods

      Course Changes for Special Education Certification:

SPE 2300 Instructional Planning and Design

SPE 3400 School Experiences in Becoming a Professional

SPE 4440 Instruction for Low Incidence Disabilities

 And: Program description change for Catalog (from CAN)

Move to approve as a package. General agreement.

Approved  (Whole package)

Secondary Education Programs:

Chemistry/Ed. & Spec. Ed; French/Ed & Spec Ed; German/Ed & Spec Ed; Spanish/Ed & Spec Ed; English/Ed & Spec Ed; Math/Ed & Spec Ed; Physics/Ed & Spec Ed; History/Ed & Spec Ed; Earth and Space Science/Ed & Spec Ed

Changes:

·         Reduce the number of credits given for ED 1102 Introduction to Education from 3 to 2.

·         Change ED 1102 Introduction to Education to ED 1110 Foundations of Education.

·         Replace UNV 1100 with ED 1105 First Year Seminar: Becoming a Professional. 

·         Replace ED 4460 with ED 4400 Lab (2 credits for faculty; 0 for students).

·         Add SPE1001 Foundations in Special Education.

·         Replace SPE 3275 Inclusion of Diverse Learners with SPE 2276 Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners.

·         Add SPE 3291 High Incidence Disabilities.

·         Replace ED 3260 Assessment in Education with SPE 3352 Assessment and Evidence-Based Behavior Supports  for Inclusion.

NOTE: History does not have · “Replace UNV 1100 with ED 1105 First Year Seminar: Becoming a Professional” (2 credit). 

Carico: Program change proposals are correct to/for their program. These are not changes to the majors, they are changes on the Ed side. Much of this is adding 4 courses in and adjusting others.

AAC dealt with all of these as a block.

Motion to accept secondary ed program changes as a block.

PASSED

Art Education changes:

Rationale for change:  The purpose of the new program is to meet new PDE Chapter 49 requirements in Art Education.

Changes:

Change ED 1110 Foundations of Education 3 credits to 2 credits

ARE 4403L  Art Education Seminar Lab – 0 credits

Delete SPE 3275 Inclusion of Diverse Learners and

ARE 4403 Art Education Seminar/ART 4400 Seminar

Add SPE 1001    Foundations of Special Education (pre-gate) – 3 credits

       SPE 2276    Instruction for English Language Learners (pre-gate) – 3 credits

       SPE 3291    High Incidence Disabilities – 3 credits

       ARE 3291L  High Incidence Disabilities Lab – 0 credits

      SPE 3352    Assessment and Evidence Based Behavior Supports for  Inclusion– 3 credits

And: Program Description for Catalog

Course change & program change as a block.

PASSED

1 abstention

Q: if someone fails the lab and not the course, is this a problem? DE: has brought this up with AAC – policy is currently vague. JB is open for input.

AM: the struggle to satisfy requirements for PDE  (and the conflict between PDE and PASSHE requirements)  is very troublesome. There is general agreement that content in many depts. have a conflict with PDE demands. It is a problem that we are being mandated to make these changes.

Motion for Exec committee to draft a strong statement conveying this (above), and that this is brought up to Chancellors office (McEvoy/Brown)

PASSED

Music Ed program changes coming next week.

Middle Level Education with Mathematics and Science Concentration (6 new courses, new program) – see CAN

Discussion:

This is same Gen Ed that every one else does.

BK: why have the language courses disappeared?

MM: covers grades 4 – 5 – these grades are contained, meaning teachers teach everything. So emphasis is for our students to have more English.

LR: why is PDE requiring this middle level certification? We as a university should point out to PDE that no foreign language is short sighted.

NW-B: PDE has been told about concerns with these new requirements, they know.

Mid Level Science and Math proposal

PASSED

2 objections

B.     Academic Planning (Moore)

Recently passed Middle and Special Ed changes, passed Special Ed Masters changes, approved music program proposal changes.

C.     Administrative Affairs/Elections: no report

D.    Student Affairs/Admissions: (Hoy)

·         Discussions have included: student center (cameras, staffing at night), food service on weekend nights, parking ideas, 1 card system…

·         Activities director given $ from COF.

·         Electronic bulletin board will be outside of student center.

·         Discussion of advising committee going under AAC – maybe advisory committee could be it’s own committee.

·         Suggestion: students could earn points by going to lectures, etc.

·         May be a 1st year residence hall w/ advisors and peer leaders.

E.     Information Technology – no report

F.      Library Advisory  - no report

G.    First Year Experience (Verno)  

·         Continuing talks to improve opening weekend.

·         Talking w/ peer leaders about success.

·         Still discussing next years reading.

H.    Provost - no report.

VI.      Adjournment: circa 5:00 (Rashidi/Moore)

Minutes respectfully submitted,

Christine Moulton, Senate Secretary