Jarvis
Hall, SW 103 I
Staff
Members Present: Mark Larchez (Chair), Paul Henkiel, Laura McCullough, Jim
Pejsa, John Rompala, and Alan Scott
M.
Larchez called the meeting to order at
1. Announcements:
a) R. Foley’s on-line courses are now used by Michigan Tech.
b) Any remaining travel funds will be used on supplies and services.
c) A new printer has arrived and will be used in the conference room. Also a better naming scheme for department printers will be worked out.
2. Previous Minutes: Minutes
from the
3. Faculty Senate: J. Pejsa
gave a report on faculty senate. He reported that an additional full time
employee was allocated to Admissions to improve enrollment management. Also block
scheduling and the rekeying of campus building where discussed.
4. Election of a Department
Faculty Senator: Alan Scott was elected as department faculty senator for the
coming three years.
5. Lab Equipment Difficulties:
Instructor’s computer in SW121 has an IP address problem.
6. Budget:
a) Set-up funds for the Gas
Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer were approved, about $600
b) The remaining learning
access funds must be spent by May 15.
7. Possible science-teaching
education program. L. McCullough talked about ways this program could be
implemented.
8. Credit by examination – for
lab courses. Discussion of a department policy for this was put off till the
fall.
9. Department Staffing: An
updated department profile is being worked on for fall 2004.
10. Possible new text for
College Physics. J. Pejsa and J. Rompala volunteered to look for a new text book
to be used in spring 2005.
11. Lab Manuals for next year.
M. Larchez will check the General/College Physic
manuals for corrections, and R. Foley and A. Scott will check the University
Physic manuals.
The
meeting was adjourned at
Paul
Henkiel