Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Attendance: Jane Evans (Chair), Karen Turner (Vice-Chair), Paul LaFollette (CST), Robert Aiken (CST), Bonnie Averbach (FSBM), David Baron (Med), Zdenka Delalic (Eng), Sally Harrison (Tyler), Pauline Hurley-Kurtz (Ambler), Luke Kahlich (BCMD), Diane Maleson (Law), Lois Millner (SSA), Ira Shapiro (STHM), Joan Shapiro (Educ), Ann Barr (CHP), Lewis Gordon (Editor), Maxine Chisholm (Coord)
1. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 1:05 PM.
2. Approval of Minutes:
Minutes from the previous meeting were approved.
3. President’s Report:
The President's presentation at last weeks Senate meeting was well received and much appreciated.
President Hart plans only minimal changes in the Gen Ed document that Englert prepared.
Dr. Hart will visit the FSSC on Feb.13
Dr. Soprano will visit on March 13
Representatives of the Athletic Department will visit on Feb. 27
Evans will be in Harrisburg on Feb. 27 and the FSSC meeting will be chaired by Turner.
4. Vice-President’s Report:
Turner distributed documents from several people requesting committee membership. We took the following action:
Editorial Board:
Flanagan was not approved Board because he is an associate Dean.
Woodward was approved.
Committee on the Status of Women:
Nilgun was approved unless we find she has already served two consecutive terms.
Forman and Lyyra were approved.
Student Award Selection Committee:
Preis, Newman, Belenko, and Scott were approved.
Sedman has already served two consecutive terms and was not approved.
5. Old Business:
The Honors Committee brought us a letter and a form to be sent to those who have expressed an interest in becoming Honors Faculty. The FSSC were generally pleased with the documents. We also suggested that another letter be sent to all faculty, inviting them to express their interest in being Honors Faculty.
Gaffney, Evans, and Halbert will meet within the next few days.
6. New Business:
We considered the ballot to be sent out for the vote on Senate membership. After proposing minor changes it was approved.
7. Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 2:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Paul S. LaFollette, Jr.
Secretary
