Faculty Senate

1. Call to order - Dr. Lawrence Barton
2. Approval of minutes from November 14, 2000, meeting (action item)
3. Report from the Chairperson - Dr. Lawrence Barton
4. Report from the Chancellor - Chancellor Blanche Touhill
5. Committee reports:
   1. Budget and Planning - Chancellor Blanche Touhill
   2. Curriculum and Instruction (action items, see attached) - Dean David Ganz
6. Other business:
   
   1. Post-tenure review (action item) - Dr. Teresa Thiel
   2. Update on campus master plan and assignment of space - Dr. Donald Driemeier
7. Adjourn

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION - November 21, 2000

1. The Committee recommends to the Senate a new degree proposal, the B.S. in Community Education (see attached Executive Summary). Copies of the full proposal have been placed on reserve at the Thomas Jefferson and Education libraries.
2. The Committee wishes to inform the Senate that it has approved the following course additions/changes/deletions:
   
   

   Anthropology 005a	drop	Human Origins	3 hours
   Mathematics 50	change prerequisite	Structure of Mathematical Systems I	3 hours
   Mathematics 152	add	Structure of Mathematical Systems III	3 hours
   Philosophy 258	add	Ethics and the Computer	3 hours
   PPA 495	change hours, description	Internship	3 hours
   Gerontology 496	change title, hours, prerequisite, description	Advanced Practicum in Gerontology	3 hours
   PPA 468	add Conflict	Negotiating Workplace	3 hours
   Political Science 495	change description	Internship	1-6 hours
   BA 418	change prerequisite	Governmental Budgeting and Financial Control	3 hours
   MGT 419	add Conflict	Negotiating Workplace	3 hours
   Sociology 468	add Conflict	Negotiating Workplace	3 hours
   Psychology 495	drop	Practicum in Gerontology	3 hours
   Psychology 496	drop	Gerontology Colloquium	1 hour
   CCJ 499	change title, hours, description	Ph.D. Dissertation Research	1-6 hours
   ED TEC 452	add	Educational Multimedia Design	3 hours
   Nursing 417	change number	Nursing Case Analysis in Acute and Critical Care of The Elderly	3 hours
   Gerontology 495	change description	Practicum in Gerontology	3 hours
   ESL 307	add	Advanced Pronunciation and Accent Reduction	3 hours

3. The Committee wishes to recommend to the Senate approval for the following changes in degree requirements (see attached action items):

A. B.S. in Chemistry

B. Master of Education: Secondary Education with Emphasis in Adult Education

C. Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics

D. M.S. in Gerontology

E. M.P.P.A.

IV. The Committee wishes to inform the Senate that the following changes (housekeeping in nature) have been made to degree requirements:

A. Ph.D. in Education (Correction to clearly state that four emphasis areas are available to avoid the mistaken impression that a counseling psychology emphasis is available. Also, word change in emphasis better conveys the area of study.)

B. M.S. in Computer Science (To add more precise descriptions, including GRE requirement and deadlines.)

C. Graduate Studies (To put requirements for mathematics programs in the appropriate sections. To move section for clarity. To update entry requirements. To provide a more precise description of restricted status.)

D. Graduate Certificate in Gerontology (To make curriculum consistent with Guidelines of Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.)