Chair: S. Camp

Recorder: J. Godkin

Members Absent: C. Karadjov, T. Ramalho, W. Silky, P. Cox, T. Graber, R. Card, J. Brockway, K. Sutherland, K. Beck, S. Jones, M. Nelson-Richards,               J. Langenfeld-Rial

                        The meeting was called to order at 3:15 PM.

I.  Approval of Agenda

     The Agenda was approved unanimously.

II.  Approval of Minutes

     The minutes from September 27th and October 11th, 2004 were approved unanimously.

III. Chair Report- S. Camp

     S. Camp announced that Vice-President Kevin Mahaney would report today on development and alumni affairs.  Also, as this is the last meeting of the semester, it may need to be extended to attend to all business.

IV. Reports of Councils, Committees and Task Forces

     Personnel Policies Council discussed the topic of giving Emeriti Faculty a voting seat.  There is no mandate in policies or board of trustees of by-laws for designating seat.

     Academics Policy Council recommended the following programs for Faculty Assembly approval:

         1. Revisions to the physics Program

         2. Revisions to the Honors Program

          3. Support for the changes to the General Education proposal to change "Computer Literacy" to "Computer and Information Literacy."

     General Education Council met Friday, December 3rd and approved PBT 463 (American Indain Law and Federal Indian Policy) for the Intellectual Issues Cultures and Civilization category.

Graduate Council approved the following courses:

LIT 501           Foundations of Literacy:  Birth to Adolescence

LIT 504           Literature, Arts & Media:  Childhood

LIT 505           Literature, Arts & Media:  Adolescence

LIT 506           Writing Lives

LIT 507           Literacy & Learning in Content Areas

LIT 509           Evaluation for Reflective Instruction

LIT 510           Reading Practicum:  Birth to Grade 6

LIT 512           Reading Practicum:  Grades 5-12

LIT 530           Seminar in Reading Research

SPE 503          Field Placement II

VTP 551          Curriculum Integration in Career and Technical Education

VTP 552          Diversity in Career and Technical Education

     ASSC met December 6th and came up with additional ideas for having faculty and students interact outside the classroom environment. They compiled this information and will forward it to all members. A plan to share all of this information with the department chairs early next semester was discussed so that individual departments could assist with the brainstorming process and fill in anything we may have missed.

     UCC reported the approval of the following new courses:

            ADO 394         Interdisciplinary Methods Grades 7-12             3

            COM 303        Qualitative Communication Research Methods  3

            LIN 400           Investigating Language                                      3

            PBJ 360           Discrimination in the Workplace                                    3

            PSY 347          Forensic Psychology                                                     3

            PSY 451          Advanced Topics in Abnormal Psychology: Trauma and Loss                                              3

            SPE 303          Field Placement II: Small-Group Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms                         1

And approval of changes in the following existing courses:

ART 100          Change title to Introduction to Art; expanded catalog description;                                                          omit Spring Offering

ART 210          Revision of catalog description

ART 215          Revision of catalog description; addition of permission to                                                                       prerequisites

ART 225          Revision of catalog description

ART 230          Revision of catalog description; addition of prerequisite; add                              Spring Offering

ART 250          Minor edit of catalog description; addition of prerequisite; omit                          Spring Offering

ART 251          Revision of catalog description; addition of prerequisite; omit Fl.                                    And SS offering

ART 245          Revision of catalog description; add Fl offering

ART 300          Revision of catalog description

ART 315          Revision of catalog description; addition of prerequisite

ART 316          Revision of catalog description; addition to prerequisite

ART 326          Change title to Screenprinting; revision of catalog description;                            addition to prerequisite; add Fl offering

ART 327          Change title to Lithography; revision of catalog description;                                addition to prerequisite; add Sp offering

ART 329          Revision of catalog description

Crosslisting of  PSY 411 Exploring Complex Systems With Neural Networks                           as COG 411

PSY 420 Topics in Developmental Psychology:  Adulthood and Aging                                      renumbered and renamed to PSY 324 Adulthood and Aging

     Campus Concept Committee met and reviewed the types of classrooms in the central campus area, Sheldon hall, and the graphic design labs. 

     College Hour Task Force met on Friday, December 3rd and has completed work on making a recommendation regarding instituting the College Hour. The committee intends to present the report at the first assembly meeting after winter break.

V. Vice President K. Mahaney

      K. Mahaney spoke to the Assembly on the topic of Development and Alumni Affairs, focusing specifically on Inspiring Horizons and expanding endowments for departments.  He then answered questions given to him by the executive committee.

VI. Unfinished Business

     1. Recommendation from PPC for DSI for fall 2005 was approved.

VII.  New Business

     1. A motion was made to instruct PPC to award Emeriti one ex-officio seat without a vote.

     2. Voted to approve the re-registration of Proposed Master of Science in Education Technology Education, Professional Certification

The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 PM.