FACULTY SENATE MINUTES
October 12, 2004
Dr. George Cronk, Chair of the Senate,
called the meeting to order at 3:55 p.m.
I.
REVIEW OF MINUTES:
The May 18, 2004, Faculty Senate Minutes were approved without
objection.
II. CHAIRPERSON’S
REPORT: At the Thursday, September 30, meeting of the Senate
Officers with Dr. Winn, Executive VP Laughlin, and Acting Academic VP Tomko,
the following topics were discussed:
A.
Calendar: The Fall 2005-2007 Academic Calendar
was discussed, but because of complications due to holidays and such, more work
needs to be done.
B.
Scheduling (Rooms and Related Issues): Dr. Cronk
asked for comments from Department Heads regarding Fall 2004 scheduling
problems. Attached is a summarized report of those comments. Acting Academic VP
Tomko has called for a meeting on Tuesday, October 19, of Deans and Department
Heads to discuss these issues.
C.
Math Committee (Chaired by Dean Ed Mather): This study
group was created by President Winn. It has been studying the implications of
the college's implementing the spring 2004 remedial mathematics proposal
adopted by the Senate as SR-A-2003/2004.
D.
Continuing Education, Service Learning, and Co-op:
1.
Continuing Education: Faculty have expressed concern
of possible conflict between academic courses and similar courses being offered
by Continuing Education
2.
Service Learning: AmeriCorps of Paterson, NJ,
contacted the Philosophy Department for with regard to the possibility
of students doing a Service Learning project for them. Dr Cronk raised a
question concerning how Service Learning projects are developed, and members of
the Senate stated that faculty and departments interested in Service Learning (Interested
faculty should contact Christine Matthews in the Career and Co-op Office.
3.
Co-op Courses: These courses belong to the Faculty in
the particular departments, not to the Co-op staff, which has sometimes been
the case.
Comments after the Chairperson’s report
were: (1) Sections of classes with marginally-low enrollment of 8, 9, 10, or 11
students before Labor Day should not have been cancelled and should have been
given a chance to enroll additional students during the first week after the
Labor Day holiday. (2) Small curriculums with only 3, 4, or 5 classes scheduled
should not be penalized by placing the classes at times that they are unlikely
to fill. (3) Institute for Learning in Retirement—pressure has been put on
faculty to give classes over and over without any remuneration.
III.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: None.
IV.
OLD BUSINESS: None.
V. NEW
BUSINESS:
Faculty
Senate Resolution: “Standing Committee
on Curriculum will establish a permanent Sub-Committee on the Assessment of
Student Learning”
DEFEATED: 8 – 19 – 19.
SR#01-04/05 Course Modification LGL-101 Fundamentals of Law
PASSED:
43 - 0 - 2
SR#02-04/05 Course Modification PHR-105 Professional Ethics
PASSED:
43 – 0 - 0
SR#04-04/05 Course Addition Special Topic Courses (Guidelines)
Motion was made to Amend: “Each topic should have its own course
number.”
DEFEATED:
8 – 9 - 19
Motion was made to send this resolution
back to Curriculum Committee for re-working.
PASSED: 32 – 1 - 3
A
motion was made to amend the Faculty Senate Resolution,
“Standing Committee on Curriculum will establish a permanent Sub-Committee on
the Assessment of Student Learning.” The amended motion states:
Be
it resolved that:
(1) The Faculty
Senate will create a Senate sub-committee consisting of five (5) Senators,
appointed by the Chair of the Senate. These five people will represent one from
each of the Divisions of (1) Arts & Humanities, (2) Business, Math, &
Social Sciences, (3) Science and Health, (4) Sidney Silverman Library, and (5)
Student Services. The charges of this committee will be
a. Review and,
if warranted, revise the College’s current Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan
b. In
cooperation and consultation with the Academic Vice President and the
Divisional Deans, facilitate the implementation of the Learning Outcomes
Assessment Plan.
(2) The
Curriculum Committee will appoint their own members to a sub-committee composed
of at least eight (8) members, two (2) from (1) Arts & Humanities, (2)
Business, Math, & Social Sciences, (3) Science and Health, and one member
from (4) Sidney Silverman Library, and (5) Student Services. The charges of
this committee will be:
a. Review all
courses and curricula proposed to the Standing Committee of on Curriculum to
insure that the items proposed incorporate the assessment of student learning
b. Regularly and
systematically review all current curricula to ensure that they incorporate the
assessment of student learning.
c. Review and
provide constructive commentary on learning assessment to faculty and
administrators engaged in the College’s Program Review Process.
(3) The
Director of Learning Outcomes Assessment and Testing will participate as an ex
officio member of each of these Sub-committees.
(4) The
Committee members from the two above committees should not be duplicates.
(See the attached Re-write of the Faculty Resolution on Learning Assessment.)
Amendment PASSED: 36 – 0 – 1
The
Amended Resolution:
PASSED: 33 – 0 - 1
The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Professor Marjorie Webster
Secretary
Attachments:
Report
on Scheduling Problems, Fall 2004
Re-write
of the Faculty Senate Resolution on
Learning Assessment (SR-B-2004-2005)
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