REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE
March 1, 2010 – 104 Gore Hall
TO:
Senators and Executives
FROM:
Charles E. Mason, Vice President
University Faculty Senate
SUBJECT:
Regular Faculty Senate Meeting
In accordance with Section IV, paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular
meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Monday, March 1, 2010
at 4:00 p.m. in 104 Gore Hall.
I
certify that hard copies of the approval page for each undergraduate and
graduate studies academic item on the agenda are filed in the Faculty Senate
Office with the appropriate signatures of approval up through the Chair of the
Faculty Senate Coordinating Committee on Education. The Agenda will be as
follows:
AGENDA
I. Adoption of the Agenda
A motion to
approve was made, seconded and passed
II. Approval of the Minutes: February 8, 2010
A motion to
approve was made, seconded and passed
III.
Remarks:
Provost
Tom Apple
Dean Kathleen Matt
provided an update on health sciences initiatives and the health sciences
alliance with
The Provost was asked about the
reorganization of the
14:06 Question:
Would you comment please on rumors according to which the School of Education
would absorb early childhood education and all secondary education programs,
including those located primarily in the College of Arts and Sciences?
15:16 Question:
There’s a lot of concern among the folks who coordinate the social studies, for
example, history education and the secondary
education programs, that there is a move
underfoot, and that if they are to be moved to the College of Education, our
students who are majoring in teacher education therefore would have the content
diluted, that is, they wouldn’t focus so much on their discipline, and this
would be very much contrary to what, you know, President Obama
and everyone else is encouraging teacher preparation to do, so are you replying
this is simply a rumor and there really is no basis for it?
15:52 Provost
Apple: I’ve heard these discussions as well and whether secondary education
should be part of a new school; we had a very good conversation last Friday
with the Deans of both, with Michael Gamel-McCormick
and George Watson. There’s a strong feeling among a lot of of
the secondary education faculty that that’s not a good thing to move them, and
that they belong in their disciplines, so these are the kinds of things that I
think we have discussions about, and we see where things fall. So I’m watching
from the sidelines at this point, and, you know, what we need now is a good
deal of discussion about what’s the best place. I think one thing that we can
say for sure is that having these groups all work more closely together is a
good thing. So maybe the structure doesn’t change, but we make sure there’s more collaboration, cooperation, joint appointments,
and those kind of things.
16:54 Question:
As a member of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies doing
early childhood education, we are in the College of Education and Public
Policy, so I can understand secondary ed being somewhat confused about being
moved to a new college, but we are in the same college so – so, are we talking
about reorganizing our college?
17:40 Question:
Just as a matter of clarification, because this is the first that I’ve heard of
this, is anyone proposing, for example, that students who plan to be
specialists in math or physics or chemistry or biology education at the high
school level should not be taking a lot of courses as they do now within the
disciplines or should they take fewer courses?
19:58 Provost
Apple: And all the faculty involved have a vote before it even comes to the
Faculty Senate, so we have a lot of discussions that have to occur first.
Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to get out to visit everyone and have those
discussions yet but we have some strong wills of certain faculty and the ideas
of new formations and, you know, we need to get out and have those discussions
and see what the best structure is and have faculty votes, and then we bring it
to this, so I’m a little reluctant to say much more about it.
IV.
Announcements: Senate President Cihan Cobanoglu
Update
on the faculty senate digital archive
Presentation by Bernard Muir from the Athletics
Dept.
V.
Consent
Agenda
1.
Announcements for Challenge:
Undergraduate
Studies
a.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Beth Morling, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to revise the minor in Music – Jazz Studies (attachment)
b.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Beth Morling, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to revise the minor in Astronomy (attachment)
c.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Beth Morling, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to revise the minor: BA in Japanese (attachment)
d.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Beth Morling, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to add an Honors BS degree in Neuroscience (attachment)
e.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Beth Morling, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to revise the Elementary Teacher Education Major (attachment)
Graduate
Studies
f.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to revise degree requirements for the MALS Program (attachment)
g.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to revise the concentration in the Master of Music Program (attachment)
h.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to revise the degree requirements for the Political Science and
International Relations Program (attachment)
i.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to revise degree requirements for the MS in Mathematics (attachment)
j.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to revise the MS in Applied Mathematics, (attachment)
k.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to revise the PHD in Mathematics (attachment)
l.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to revise the PHD in Applied Mathematics (attachment)
m.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to revise the MS in Biological Sciences: Molecular Biology and Genetics
Concentrations (attachment)
n.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to revise the PhD in Biological Sciences: Molecular Biology and
Genetics Concentrations (attachment)
o.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to add a new Certificate in Parent Family (attachment)
p.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to add a new Certificate in Early Language Literacy (attachment)
q.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to add a new Certificate in Leadership in Early Childhood and Human
Services (attachment)
A motion to approve was made, seconded and the motion passed.
VI.
Regular
Agenda
1. Resolutions:
a.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Beth Morling, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to make the Black American Studies Program a Department (attachment)
WHEREAS, the Black American
Studies Program has existed in the College of Arts and Sciences since 1971
WHEREAS, the Black
American Studies Program now numbers 18 core and joint faculty,
WHEREAS,
Black American Studies now offers a B.A. degree,
WHEREAS, nine out of ten
of the University's peer institutions that offer a B.A. in Black American
Studies are organized as Departments,
WHEREAS, the numbers
of Minors and Majors in Black American Studies have steadily grown since their
creation in 1971 and 2007, respectively,
WHEREAS, Black
American Studies enhances the University mission of creating diversity in
education and scholarship, and serving the greater Delaware communities
WHEREAS, creation of a
Department of Black American Studies will require no new resources,
WHEREAS, the faculty
and administration of the
WHEREAS, there will be
an Open Hearing on the Proposed Department, be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the
Faculty Senate recommends the existing Black American Studies Program become a
department to be called "Department of Black American
Studies."
A Friendly
Amendment to remove the Open Hearing clause was made and discussion ensued.
A vote was taken and passed.
Several
questions regarding the motion were raised.
A vote to
approve was made and passed.
b.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Beth Morling, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating
Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu, Chair) for the
request to make the Women’s Studies Program a Department (revised
attachment)
WHEREAS, the
Women’s Studies Program was founded in 1974,
WHEREAS, the Women’s
Studies Program now numbers 6 in-house and 39 core faculty,
WHEREAS, the Women
Studies Program now offers a major and two minor degrees (in Women’s Studies
and in Sexuality and Gender Studies),
WHEREAS, most of the
University's peer institutions that offer a B.A. in Women’s Studies are
organized as Departments,
WHEREAS, the numbers
of Minors and Majors in Women’s Studies have grown steadily since their
creation in 1978/79 and 1993/94, respectively, to a total of 203,
WHEREAS, the Women’s
Studies Program enhances the University mission to create diversity in
education and scholarship, and to serve the greater Delaware communities,
WHEREAS, the creation
of a Department of Women’s Studies will require no new resources,
WHEREAS, the faculty and
administration of the College of Arts and Sciences are in support of the
proposal for a Department of Women’s Studies, and be it therefore
WHEREAS, there will be
an Open Hearing on the Proposed Department, be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the existing
Women’s Studies Program become the Department of Women’s Studies in the College
of Arts and Sciences
A friendly
amendment was made and approved to remove the Open hearing.
Discussion
regarding the motion was open. A vote to approve was made and passed.
c.
Recommendation
from the Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies (Robert Opila, Chair) with the concurrence of the Committee on
Undergraduate Studies (Beth Morling, Chair) and the
Coordinating Committee on Education (John Madsen, Chair) and the Executive
Committee (Cihan Cobanoglu,
Chair) for the request to create a new 4+1 Program in Mechanical Engineering (attachment)
WHEREAS, the proposed
4+1 BME/MEM program offers an alternate route for qualified students to
pursue a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and
WHEREAS, a number of
schools have begun to offer similar five year
accelerated Bachelor's
and Master's degree programs in Engineering, and
WHEREAS, the existing
graduate programs in Mechanical Engineering
already provide all the
courses and administrative framework for such
a degree, and
WHEREAS, the proposed
program contributes to two milestones on the
University's "path
to prominence": to become a premier research and graduate university;
to achieve excellence in professional education; be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate
recommends approval of the
establishment of a new
4+1 BME/MEM Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering/Master
of Engineering Mechanical program in Mechanical Engineering leading
to the concurrent awarding of the BME/MEM Bachelor or
Mechanical/Master of Engineering Mechanical after the equivalent of
5 years full-time study
Discussion
was opened a request was made to spell out BME/MEM. A motion to approve the motion
was made and passed.
1.
Unfinished Business: None
2.
New Business: None
VIII. Introduction of
New Business
Such
items as may come before the Senate. (No motion introduced under new
business, except a motion to refer to committee, shall be acted upon until the
next meeting of the Senate.)
Two
items from Prof. Hasting
-
Editing
of catalog by colleges has certain problems that need to be discussed. (Karren
please add Hastings motion)
-
Name of effective and correct
advising encouraging/requiring that the university make available a reasonable
number of hard copies
A
question for the committee for the calendar
Look at concerns regarding exams on
Saturday
Look at concerns regarding exams falling
on Memorial Day.
A
request for a presentation on RBB
A
request for the Exec. Committee of the faculty senate to look at the difference
between the AAUP and the Faculty P&T Committee.
/khs