GENERAL FACULTY MEETING
7 October 2002
104 Gore Hall
3:30 PM
MINUTES
I. President Roselle convened the meeting at 3:30 PM and requested an adjustment in the order of the meeting agenda so that he could leave for a later appointment. This placed the memorial tributes after his remarks and presentation.
Dr. Roselle gave an overview of the University of Delaware regarding recent events and activities held on campus as well as status of the physical grounds involving renovations and the opening of new facilities, such as the art building. He noted that the successful 5-year campaign should reach $325 million upon completion. After his remarks, a video presentation on the life of Pierre S. DuPont and the newly renovated P.S. DuPont Hall was shown.
II. After the video presentation, Jay Hildebrandt, Faculty Senate President, introduced the presenters of the three memorial attributes. They were:
Dean Robin Morgan who gave tribute to John C. Nye,
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources.
Doug Tallamy, who gave tribute to Tom Wood,
Department of Entomology & Applied Ecology.
Alice Eyman, who gave tribute to Jane Ilene
Davidson, Department of Individual & Family Studies.
III. Immediately
after the memorial tributes, the General Faculty Meeting was adjourned when Jay
Hildebrandt convened the Faculty Senate Meeting at 4:31 PM.
Respectfully
submitted,
Dallas
Hoover, Faculty Senate Secretary
10/10/02
MINUTES
7 October 2002
Members Absent: Thomas Angell, Steve Bernhardt, Hayward Brock, Martha Buell, Melanie Dement, Daniel Green, Michelle Guobadia, Mary Jo Mankin, Robin Payne
Members
Excused: Linda Gottfredson, Eric Kaler, Dianna McKeller, Doug Miller, T. W. Fraser
Russell
I.
Jay
Hildebrant convened the Faculty Senate Meeting immediately after adjourning the
General Faculty Meeting at 4:31 PM.
II.
The
agenda was adopted unanimously.
III.
Dan
Rich, Provost, gave a presentation describing the students and faculty of the University
of Delaware for 2002-2003. (His
presentation can be viewed on the UD website.)
Information that was presented included the current enrollment figures. There are 21,289 students at UD of which
16,419 are undergraduates and 3,190 are graduate students; these numbers are
the highest in UD history.
Undergraduate applications reached 20,362, which not only were the
highest in UD history, but also included the highest number of out-of-state
applications for any public institution in the country; the University of
Michigan was second in this category this year. The UD SAT average for the incoming freshman class was 1178, also
the highest ever at UD. Over 70% of all
Delaware residents were accepted. The
2002 graduating class had a 71% graduation rate for a five-year period. There were 6,306 graduate applicants in 2002
with a 29% acceptance rate. UD faculty
now totals 1,123.
IV.
The
minutes of the meeting of September 9, 2002 were approved unanimously.
V.
Announcements
Jay Hildebrandt announced that the Faculty Senate
Committee on Welfare & Privileges has been asked to review the current
Collective Bargaining Agreement.
VI.
The
meeting was adjourned at 5:09 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Dallas Hoover
Faculty Senate Secretary
10/10/02