Special Meeting of the Faculty Senate
Approved Minutes
October 20, 2015
The meeting was called to order at 12:25 p.m.
- A motion was made to strike the Roman numeral sub-items under section 3.f., ending the statement at “designations,” in the draft of the minutes of September 22, 2015. The corrected and approved minutes will reflect this change.
- Senator Guy Kortsarz addressed the FS about his concerns regarding the university’s selection of and response to candidates for honorary degrees. In response, a motion was made that the faculty should be consulted about candidates for honorary degrees. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote.
- Jerry Verbrugghe, on behalf of the Academic Policy Committee, presented the following courses for approval.
|
Department |
Course number |
Course Title |
Credit Value |
New/ Revision |
|
Biology |
50:120:296 |
Principles and Practices of Biological Research |
1 |
New |
|
English |
50:350:241 |
Medieval European Itineraries |
3 |
New |
|
English |
50:989:309 |
Non-Fiction Writing Workshop |
3 |
New |
|
English |
50:989:314 |
Teaching Creative Writing in Urban Schools |
3 |
New |
|
English |
50:989:316 |
Designing Publications for the Web |
3 |
New |
|
Fine Arts |
50:700:121 |
Introduction to Opera |
3 |
New |
|
Mathematics |
50:640:115 |
Pre-Calc College Math |
4 |
Rev |
|
Physics |
50:750:335 |
Special Topics: 3 D printing |
3 |
New |
|
Political Science |
50:790:195 |
Lab in Diversity |
0 |
New |
|
Political Science |
50:790:196 |
Lab in Engaged Civic Learning |
0 |
New |
|
Political Science |
50:790:197 |
Lab in Experiential Learning |
0 |
New |
|
Political Science |
50:790:198 |
Lab in Writing |
0 |
New |
|
Political Science |
50:790:294 |
Lab 2 in Diversity |
0 |
New |
|
Political Science |
50:790:295 |
Lab 2 in Engaged Civic Learning |
0 |
New |
|
Political Science |
50:790:297 |
Lab 2 in Experiential Learning |
0 |
New |
|
Political Science |
50:790:298 |
Lab 2 in Writing |
0 |
New |
A proposal was made to alter the description of Physics 50:750:335: “In addition to exposing students to the underlying science of the technology, the course will provide students with experience in both designing items suitable for printing and seeing these through to their successful fabrication.”
The Political Science department’s proposed lab courses, each for 0 credit, is in response to the new General Education requirements to satisfy the cross-cutting categories. All departments will be submitting like courses for approval.
A discussion ensued about how the cross-cutting categories will be linked to the courses and how will students register (for the course or the lab)? The procedure is still to be worked out, but it will be modeled after Psychology courses and labs. The departments/chairs will be charged with monitoring that labs are linked appropriately to courses and following the objectives of the courses.
All courses were approved unanimously by voice vote.
NOTE: Jennifer Thiel will contact the Registrar’s Office about loading onto Degree Navigator all newly approved courses for the Master Course List. Department Chairs are encouraged to follow up with the Registrar and Advising to confirm courses have been added, edited, or removed.
- NEW Business: A motion was made regarding the PTL contract negotiations: “The Camden Faculty Senate urges Chancellor Haddon to go to the central administration to help with the speedy and fair resolution of the PTL contract.” The motion was seconded and approved unanimously by voice vote.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:05 p.m.
Present (Senators): Andrew Lees, Janet Golden, Laurie Bernstein, Eric Klein, George Kumi, Kate Cairns, Guy Kortsarz, Osama Hamed, Keith Green, Aaron Hostetter, Paul Bernstein, Julie Still, Nicole Karapanagiotis, Shauna Shames, Wayne Chan, Joseph Cutuli, Bill Whitlow, Brandi Blessett, Kenneth Elliott, Wayne Glasker, Jean-Louis Hippolyte,
Absent: Jongmin Nam; Joseph Barbarese, Margery Amdur, Prospero Garcia, Ana Laguna, Nick Kapur, Susan Mokhberi, Debashis Kushary, Will Lee, Haisheng Li, Richard Jimenez, Tim Knievel, Stephen Danley, Chinyere Osuji, Richard Stansfield, Kenneth Hohing, Cyril Reade
Present (Invited Guests): Jennifer Thiel, Gerald Verbrugghe, Joan Mazeliss
Respectfully submitted by
Laurie Bernstein, Secretary of the Faculty Senate