UW-Stout Physics Department meeting minutes

2007-09-07  Jarvis Hall  SW 103-J

Members present: Mark Larchez (chair), Paul Henkiel, Jo Hopp, Laura McCullough, Jim Pejsa, John Rompala, Alan Scott, Ellen Carlson

Meeting was called to order at 9:05 a.m. by Mark Larchez.

 1.  Announcements:
(a) Dean Murphy would like to meet with the department about hiring.
(b) CAS Council has set a special meeting about realignment with Julie Furst-Bowe.
(c) Ellen has completed hiring for office help; she is still hiring and scheduling for open labs.

 2. Minutes for meeting of 2007-08-27 approved (Scott/Hopp).

 3. Faculty Senate: John Rompala sent a memo to the department summarizing the last meeting. The Provost mentioned fall meetings about realignment. Rompala is the CAS rep to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.

4. Lab and classroom issues:

(a) Cables in 141 were all disassembled at 8:00 this morning. Instructors should check cables.

(b) Printing issues in SW121; most were solved by having students deactivate “ActiveX” program. Instructors should send students to the physics home page, then the “Lab Resources” link, then the “SW121” link.

(c) Tutors need solutions manuals for University and College physics texts. Rompala will send copies down. Solutions manuals need to stay in 113, not be available publicly in 115. 

5. Course Fees: Motion to include Access to Learning funding for Astronomy and Introduction to Physics (Rompala/Scott). Motion passes.

6. Mankato State offer for exchanging colloquia: List of possible speakers is on conference room table. Please look over the list to note interesting possibilities. Perhaps the speaker could participate in the Applied Science Seminar series.

7. JHSW renovation: Several items need to be discussed among the department. Possible discussion on Wednesday 9/12/07 after clicker demonstration in SW112 at 9:05 a.m. McCullough will send list of questions to the department.

 8. Hiring (group convened as personnel committee at 9:40 a.m.).

a) Scott handed out drafts of job announcement and job descriptions. He also handed out copies of the recruitment tools from 2005. The announcement and descriptions were discussed.

9. Adjourn at 10:01 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Laura McCullough, recording secretary