MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY SENATE  

MINUTES

Senate Meeting: November 13, 2008              4:00 p.m  Alumni 307                                                    

Session: XXV  Meeting # 7

Present: L. Iseri, J. Bosworth, M. Moore, K. Verno, S. Holderby, R. Dodson-Webster, D. Erickson, M. Ewing, C. Hoy, L. Labuski-Brown, D. Flesch, A. Ghods, G. Carson, D. Mason, L. Hammann, W. Keeth, J. Demchak, W. Evans, M. Materese, J. Rothermel. J. Harris, U. P. (Savoye), P. Wendel, S. Brown, L. Schankman, R. Clark, S. Davis, N. Werner-Burke, C. Moulton, P. Richmond

I.      Call to order: S. Davis called the meeting to order: 4:00

II.      Announcements

A.  President Loeschke has approved all curricular actions recommended by the Senate at the October 30, 2008 meeting.

B.  Report on Faculty Assembly held November 11, 2008:

      Discussed SPIT assessment plan.  Minutes posted on Senate web page.

III.      Approval of University Senate minutes of October 30, 2008

Approved (Evans/Carson)

IV.      Treasurer’s report (Iseri)  

A.  Faculty Dues Report: $860 deposited. We were behind over $1000 at beginning of semester.  We are still $82 in the hole. We have had negative balance since 2005!

This will be discussed at next executive committee.

Faculty did not know we were behind. Request: that faculty know we are in the red when we are asked for money.

V.      Committee / Other Reports

A.            Academic Affairs (Bosworth)

                     i.            New Course: AAS 1100 Introduction to African American Studies

      Not yet part of a program change. This is being explored as part of a future program

  PASSED

                   ii.            New Course: HPE 1200 Personal & Community Health

                  iii.            Course Deletion: HPE 1100 Personal & Community Health

PASSED (both ii. & iii)

                 iv.            Course Change: HPE 3340 First Aid and CPR

                  v.            New Course: HPE 3345 Wilderness First Aid/CPR (for Outdoor Recreational Leadership)

PASSED

                 vi.            New Course: HST 2216 History of Non-Western Civilizations (Asia, Africa, Middle East).

PASSED

               vii.            Course Change: HST 3301 History of Colonial America to 1763.

PASSED

              viii.            Course Change: HST 3302 History of the Early Republic (1789-1848) 

PASSED

                 ix.            Course Change: HST 3303 History of the American Revolution (1763-1789)

PASSED

                  x.            Course Change: HST 4401 History of PA

Course will count as a capstone course for History Major.

Q: do non-majors have to do a 20-25 page paper?

Suggestion: a friendly amendment to clear up that non-majors would have less of a requirement than 20 pg paper.

PASSED

1 Opposed

                 xi.            Course Change: HST 4496 Senior Seminar

Concern: wording is incomplete

PASSED

1 Opposed

               xii.            Course Change: MEN 3302 Opera Workshop

              xiii.            Course Change: MEN 5502 Opera Workshop

            PASSED (both)

             xiv.            New Course: MEN 3306 Musical Theatre Production

              xv.            New Course: MEN 5506 Musical Theatre Production

Opera Workshop and Musical Theatre meet different semesters.

PASSED

B.     Academic Planning (Moore)

Coming up: Outdoor Recreational Leadership, Communications, Foreign Language, Music Industry

C.     Administrative Affairs/Elections (Verno) - No Report

D.     Student Affairs/Admissions (Hoy):

Marquis for AHUB is ordered.

4 classes taught in Maple 09.

Looking into a point system for event attendance.

1^st Year Experience Committee looking to bring in author.  

Concern about RA homophobia in dorms.

Some students having trouble with Webadvisor, Add/Drop dates, and advising form…

Discussion of changing withdraw date to later in semester.  

SD: this will probably come up in AAC in the future. The change of date was based on the MidTerm grade, encouraging struggling student to meet w/prof or advisor to know whether to withdraw or proceed.

LLB: Regarding intervention - AHD offers a college strategy class for students in academic distress

E.     Information Technology

Voice over IP phone service in South Hall is going well.  Phase 2 of project is in place, entire project will take the next 2 years to complete.  Grant Science, Decker and Butler are next..

Blackboard One Card system is in place and moving forward smoothly.  Vending services have been added, mobile scanners are in place for campus events.  Phase 3 of the project is for Residence Hall door access.

New campus website.  Many departments have already matched to the main university template, others are encouraged to follow by contacting webmaster Suzanne Murphy (x4832) to arrange for an IT liaison.

F.      Library Advisory (Holderby) – call for ideas for next fall’s N Hall scholar

G.    First Year Experience (Verno)  – discussing opening weekend; want to increase attendance at convocation. Looking to have day 1 (UNV & convocation) on Friday before classes start on Monday.

Looking to bringing in Francis Bok – author of reading.

Looking for Peer leaders for next fall.

Student concern re: repeat assignments if a change of major.

AM: many courses have important course work for their specific UNV concentration, if they change courses. Unfortunately, repeat course work is necessary.

H.     Provost – no report

****Nov 21^st – curricular changes must be in to Jeff Bosworth!

VI.      Adjournment: 5:00 (Evans/Ghods)

Minutes respectfully submitted,

Christine Moulton, senate secretary