REGULAR MEETING OF THE
Meeting Minutes
104
Gore Hall
Members
excused:
I.
Adoption of the Agenda
Approved
II. Approval
of the Minutes: December
3, 2007
Approved
III. Remarks:
Provost
Dan Rich – Historical Overview of Strategic Faculty Indicators
Havidán Rodriguez
updated the Faculty Senate on the UD Online task force. Over the last 1 ˝ years,
the task force has been collecting data and found a 25% increase each year in
the number of online courses. The task force held meetings with chairs,
advisement committees, faculty, the AAUP, etc. and created a list of recommendation
that were sent to department chairs and college deans. The recommendation are 1)
departments will insure evaluation of online courses; 2) student enrollment
should not exceed live courses and should not exceed 40 students if so,
enrollments must be approved by the department chair and dean of the college if
no equivalent live course is available; 3) maintain the limitation of taking an
online course by freshmen and also limit sophomore students, these students can
enroll in online courses with permission of assistant deans; 4) UD online will continue
to get additional information from faculty
about their experiences with online courses; and 5) faculty have complained
about not being paid in timely manner, this is being addressed. James Broomall
from Continuing Studies is chairing another committee to implement the
recommendations fall 2008 semester.
Dr. Rich reported on the number and composition of the University Faculty for
the last 10 years. In the fall of 2007,
there were 1,117 full-time and 32 part-time faculty. That is an increase of 100 full time faculty
compared to 2005, while the number of part time faculty increased by one. As in past years, there were more full
professors, 378, than associate professors, 323, and assistant professors, 298.
In 2007, there were 264 nontenure track and 853 tenure track faculty, compared to
250 and 827 in 2005. An increase in
sponsored activities (public service, instruction, and research) was reported
between fiscal years 2006 and 2007. Ethnic
diversity also increased from 1997 to 2007.
Additional data are available at http://www.facsen.udel.edu/sites/Provost.aspx,
click on the Historical Overview of Strategic Faculty Indicators link.
The Delaware Forum will be held Saturday May 10. On this day, President Harker
will announce University proposals to the community based on the Strategic Planning
Document. University faculty
are encouraged to attend.
IV.
Announcements:
Senate President Alan Fox
Dr. Fox introduced Matt Robinson, chair of the Student Life Committee, who presented
a progress report. The Student Life
committee was charged in November with reviewing the circumstances that
led to the discontinuing of the Curricular Approach to Resident Life
implemented by the Office of Residence Life and to make recommendations
for a new program. The Student Life
Committee led open forums for students and meet with Michael Gilbert, vice
president for student life at the University, and Kathleen Kerr, director
of UD's Office of Residence Life. The Student Life Committee has worked
on four tasks related to the charge,
Dr. Robinson (mjrobins@udel.edu)
will email the spring 2008 program to those requesting a copy.
V.
Items For Information
A.
Revise Policy for MEd in
Exceptional Children and Youth (Checklist 14) (Policy 15) FOR
SENATE INFORMATION ONLY
B.
Revise Policy for PhD in Education (Checklist 16) (Policy 17) FOR
SENATE INFORMATION ONLY
VI. Consent
Agenda
A. Announcements
for Challenge
1. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to
add an honors degree option for Dean’s Scholar students (attachment)
2. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to
the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree program (attachment) (attachment) (attachment)
3. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to
add a new minor in Bioelectrical Engineering (attachment)
4. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision in
degree requirement BS-Finance (attachment)
5. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to add a
Concentration to articulate with the PharmD degree at
Thomas Jefferson University (attachment)
(attachment)
6. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the major in
Computer and Information Sciences BS (attachment)
7. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the major in
Computer and Information Sciences BA (attachment)
8. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the minor in
Computer and Information Sciences (attachment)
9. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the major in
Computer and Information Sciences – Info Systems (attachment)
10. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to add a minor in
Marine Studies (attachment)
11. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to revise Breadth
requirements for all BA degrees in Marine and Earth Studies (attachment)
12. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the major in
Plant Protection (attachment)
13. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to delete Collections
Care Concentration and revise undergraduate major to include a name change of
the major to Material Culture Preservation (attachment)
(attachment)
14. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the Materials
Culture minor (attachment)
(attachment)
15. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the BA German
major (attachment)
16. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to add a Foreign
Language Brazilian Portuguese Certificate program (attachment)
17. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the major BFA
Visual Communications (attachment)
(attachment)
18. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the History/FLL
BA (attachment)
(revised
attachment)
19. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to the BS in
Environmental Science degree program requirements (revised
attachment)
20. Recommendation
from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the revision to
the MEd in Reading
(Checklist 02) (Policy 03)
21. Recommendation
from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the disestablishment
of a Concentration in Applied Family & Community Studies in the M.S. in
Human Development & Family Studies (Checklist)
22. Recommendation
from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the disestablishment
of a Concentration in Early Childhood Development & Inclusive Education in
the M.S. in Human Development & Family Studies (Checklist)
23. Recommendation
from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the disestablishment
of a Concentration in Risk and Disabilities in the M.S. in Human Development
& Family Studies (Checklist)
Approved
B. Resolutions
1. Recommendation
from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to delete major in
Educational Studies (attachment)
(resolution
attachment)
Whereas,
the Educational Studies major
has little student enrollment, and
Whereas,
resources for the program are
neither present nor forthcoming, be it therefore
Resolved,
that the Faculty Senate recommends the major
be disestablished, effective Fall 2008
Approved
2. Recommendation
from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the
concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and
the Executive Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request for a new MEd Major in
School Leadership (Checklist 09) (Policy 10) (memo attachment) (resolution attachment)
Whereas,
the
Educational Leadership with formal concentrations in School
Leadership and Adult/Post-Secondary education, and
Whereas,
the focus of the concentration
in School Leadership is to prepare PK-12 school principals and assistant
principals, and
Whereas,
this program has national
accreditation through the National Council on Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE), and
Whereas,
changes in the accreditation standards has necessitated a separate program in
School Leadership, and
Whereas,
the proposed M.Ed. program in School Leadership has been unanimously approved
by the University Council on Teacher Education, and
Whereas,
the proposed M.Ed. program in School Leadership has been approved by the
Graduate Curriculum Committees in the
Resolved,
that the Faculty Senate recommends that this degree be established
provisionally for five years in the
Approved
3.
Recommendation from the Committee on
Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the
Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive
Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request for a new MEd Major in
Higher Education Administration (Checklist 13) (Policy 11) (Support Letter 12)
Whereas,
the
Whereas,
the focus of the concentration
in Adult/Post-Secondary Education is to prepare individuals for careers in
colleges, universities, and the teaching of adult students, and
Whereas,
changes in the accreditation standards of the School Leadership concentration
has necessitated the establishment of a separate degree program in School
Leadership that will result in no common courses with the Adult/Post-Secondary
Concentration, and
Whereas,
The School of Education has recognized the great need for a masters program to
reach potential students not being served by current degrees, and
Whereas,
the proposed M.Ed. program in Higher Education Administration has been approved
by the Graduate Curriculum Committees in the
Resolved,
that the Faculty Senate recommends that this degree be established
provisionally for five years in the
Approved
4.
Recommendation from the Committee on
Graduate Studies (Charles Mason, Chair) with the concurrence of the
Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive
Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request to disestablish Educational
Leadership Major for MEd (Checklist 18)
Whereas,
the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership currently
contains two formal concentrations in School Leadership and Adult/Post-Secondary
Education, and
Whereas,
the School of Education is revising each of
these concentrations and petitioning to create as separate M.Ed. degree out of
each concentration, and
Whereas,
this program revision is necessitated by changes
in national accreditation standards for the School Leadership program, and
Whereas,
the revised programs will have no courses in
common, and
Whereas,
the current faculty members in the
Resolved,
that the Faculty Senate recommends that the M.Ed. in
Educational Leadership be disestablished.
Approved
5.
Recommendation from the Committee on
Undergraduate Studies (John Madsen, Chair) with the concurrence of the
Coordinating Committee on Education (Amy Johnson, Chair) and the Executive
Committee (Alan Fox, Chair) for the request for permanent approval of the
Information Systems BSAS (attachment)
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Whereas,
the Bachelor of Science in Information Systems degree was provisionally
approved for five years in March of 2002, and
Whereas,
the review for permanent
status was conducted in February of 2007, and was positive noting the success
in meeting their goals and objectives, and
Whereas,
it has attracted its projected number of students with above average SAT
scores, be it therefore
Resolved,
that the Faculty Senate recommend the Bachelor of Science in Information
Systems degree be granted permanent status.
Approved
VII.
Regular Agenda
A. Old
Business: None
B. 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.
Adjourned
Submitted by Donald Lehman