Education
Department
Present: Hari Koirala, Hanna
Sellers, Theresa Picard, Jeff Trawick-Smith, Delar Singh, Dan Rothermel,
Jeanelle Bland, Shirley Ernst, Leslie Ricklin, Ann Gruenberg, Ken Dobush, Mitch
Sakofs, Diane Cerreto, David Stoloff, Richard Reynolds.
1 David Stoloff called the meeting to order at 12.30 pm, and stated that the plan was for a relatively short meeting to be followed by unit sessions in which faculty would review the 2002 Summer and Fall schedules.
2 The minutes of the faculty meeting of 12/2/01 were approved without correction.
3 Richard Reynolds noted the lack of attention to the cleaning of
faculty offices and suggested that we take action, especially in view of the
upcoming State visitation. David Stoloff said that he would raise the matter
with the Dean.
4 Following introductory comments by Ann Gruenberg the group turned
its attention to the organization and scheduling of the Mini-Conference
scheduled for early May. Discussion centered on holding (or not holding) the
conference during the visit of the State Accreditation team, 5th – 8th
May. It was decided to leave this decision to the committee charged with the
organization of the event.
5 David Stoloff introduced discussion on the newly minted
departmental motto “We CARE.” Reactions
were generally favorable and it appears that there is faculty-wide acceptance
of this theme, which will be woven into the Conceptual Framework being written
for the State Accreditation team visit.
6 Leslie Ricklin requested that the success of the Spring Semester
Diversity Workshop be noted in the minutes. Eighty-one students and eleven
faculty contributed. So noted.
7 David Stoloff distributed copies of the departmental by-laws and
requested that faculty read them, suggest changes and that the faculty vote on
these changes at the end of the month.
8 Discussion on data gathering, particularly as it pertains to our
graduate students, lead the group to the conclusion that this both a departmental
and university-wide problem. The problem is being addressed at the departmental
level and we should be able to satisfy the State Department demands.
The formal meeting ended at 1.25 pm. and those present broke out into unit groups to review the 2002 Summer and Fall schedules and discuss potential curriculum initiatives for coming semesters.
Meeting was adjourned at 2.00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Richard Reynolds