skip to main content ISU bar University Faculty Senate Approved November 02, 2006 October 19, 2006 Minutes Indiana State University Faculty Senate 2005-06 GC#6 Present:, W. Barratt, B. Corcoran, H. Chait, A., B. Frank (Senate Liaison), A. Gilberti, M. Haque, C. MacDonald, C. Mayer, L. O’Laughlin, L. Romero Absent: M. Boyer, D. Collier, J. Kuhlman (Interim Graduate Dean), T. Siefert (SOGS) Ex Officio: J. Gatrell (AS), S. Powers (Ed) Guests: Sr. Alma Mary Anderson (Prog Devel) 1. Call to Order: C. MacDonald called the meeting to order at 9:01. 2. Agenda was adopted by consensus. 3. Minutes to be approved next meeting. 4. Unfinished/Ongoing Business a. Program Prioritization timeline and final report: as a committee, we are to read report and send recommendation to Senate Executive Committee before Nov. 17. GC response needs to be moved forward quickly or we won’t be able to contribute substantive feedback. i. There is some question as to what the GC is supposed to do. Departments were allowed to submit responses to recommendations. Our job not to rethink the categorization of programs but to offer overviews and commentary. ii. Provost will make his own recommendations. Regarding programs for elimination—are these programs central to university mission? Courses may stay even as a program might be eliminated. The aim is to look at Grad Programs in the report carefully. GC feedback is necessary. We need to reconvene to put together another response. Our response is to focus on Grad Programs. These recommendations need to be sent on. b. Dean’s List: Subcommittees needed from this group and GC subcommittees to look at issues. i. Revision of Dissertation and Thesis Manual (MA and PhD)—no science people represented here. Timeline is for this year. ii. There is a suggestion that point #6 (responsibilities of thesis/dissertation chairperson) be bundled with point #1 (revision of dissertation/thesis manual). W. Barratt volunteered to serve on this committee. While these will not be combined, some integration of the two committees will be required. It is suggested that a call be sent to departments to propose individuals to compose committee. iii. TOEFL Committee: H. Chait, A. Gilberti iv. Residency requirement with regard to Graduate Assistantship -- L. O’Laughlin and M. Haque will work on issue. Input will be needed from Registrar. 5. New Business a. Program Development committee materials presented by Anderson. i. New MS Computer Sciences—15 CS students currently under Math MS but working on CS specialization. (This involves a CS core in Math degree as opposed to a Math core with CS courses). This proposed degree program has significant growth potential. MS in Math will be examined. Math Dept. supports this unanimously. Discussion about the variety of Computer Science courses across the university and concern that this will be duplicating efforts. Move to table the motion seconded. ii. Course Proposals in Dept. of Education (500W)—continuing education workshops for educators. This would allow courses to be labeled as workshops with pass/fail grades. These courses have a W designation. Courses will not count toward degree. These courses have been approved unanimously by Curriculum Committee. Barratt moves to table, so as to ensure that all materials are received by committee members; Chait seconds. iii. Education Specialist (EdS) degree program description change 3.0 to 3.5 GPA 62 to 66 hours. This would not affect school psychology’s EdS degree, only that in educational administration. Gilberti moves approval; Barratt seconds. O’Laughlin moves to table; Barratt seconds. iv. EdS educational administration curriculum change. Chait moves approval; Haque seconds; Mayer moves to table; O’Laughlin seconds. 6. Reports: a. Chairperson (C. MacDonald): i. No meeting next week. ii. Faculty attendance at graduation is mandatory per handbook. b. Senate Liaison’s Report (B. Frank): i. Provost’s report: $1.833 million allocated to tenure/tenure-track searches new faculty. Added perm/temp allocations are $500,000. No info on Deans searches. c. Administrative Report (Interim Dean Kuhlman): 7. Upcoming Business 8. Adjournment – 9:39am Respectfully submitted, Brendan Corcoran Secretary Last modified: March 03, 2009  Copyright © 2009 by Indiana State University.