Educational Studies Faculty Meeting September 25, 2009 9:00 am
Present: Ann Duncan; David Dietrich; Robert Erk; Ginny Esch; Bob Hartshorn; Beverly Hearn; Tammie Patterson; Patricia Hewitt; Joyce Swan; Michael Spaulding; Cherry Watts; Texas Culver; Suzanne Maniss; Sandra Murray; Becky Cox ;Betty Cox; Mark Hewitt; Gwen Tomlin; Jennifer Cook; Michael Poore; Staci Fuqua; Crystal Whitlow; Beth Quick (Chair); Tarica Coble (secretary)
I. Call to Order: Dr. Quick called the September Faculty meeting to order.
II. Approval of Minutes from August 26, 2009 Meeting:
Motion: Dr. Robert Erk Second: Dr. Patricia Hewitt Minutes Approved
III. Greetings, Celebrations, Accomplishments: 1. Joyce Swan confirmed a total of 16 student teachers in Selmer for the spring 2010 semester. 2. Patti and Mark’s Hewitt’s daughter saved a person’s life the previous week. 3. Jennifer Cook attended high school reunion. 4. Sandra Murray traveled to Paris, France for 9 days. 5. Betty Cox awaiting new grandson soon. 6. Tammie Patterson excited about Parson’s Center enrollment of 301. 7. Texas Culver excited about Ripley’s Center enrollment of 301-302.
IV. Announcements
A. Scheduling of spring, Maymester (May 17-June 4) and Summer classes
B. Midterm grades are due by 5:00 pm on Friday, October 16
C. Fall break: No classes on October 19 and 20
D. New Copier – emphasis on “paperless” when possible
V. Presentations:
A. Barnes & Noble’s bookstore manager Sam Covington addressed the faculty about policies and procedures concerning bookstore. Spring book orders are due October 12, 2009. Juliana Jordan told faculty that she would help any faculty member who needed help getting their orders to bookstore.
B. Dr. Robert Hartshorn presented a Promotion and Tenure Pilot and Smart board presentation to faculty. This was a review and modification of procedures for promotion and tenure. Dr. Hartshorn did this Power Point on the new smart board that Educational Studies Department just had installed. Dr. Hartshorn demonstrated to faculty how the smart board can be used in the classroom.
(Attachment Number 1- Power point presentation of Promotion & Tenure Pilot)
VI. New Business
A. Departmental Committee Reports
1. Undergraduate Committee:
A request for approval has been submitted to State Department of Education for a Physics 7-12 endorsement.
2. Graduate Committee:
Staci Fuqua and Dr. Quick gave a summary of Curricular Changes for the Graduate program. Motion was made to vote on changes as a package.
Motion: Jenny Esch Second: Sandra Murray Motion Carried
After curricular changes has been reviewed and discussed. Motion to accept recommended curricular changes were made.
Motion: Suzanne Maniss Second: Beverly Hearn Motion Carried
(Attachment 2 -Graduate Curricular Changes)
3. Others: None
B. Faculty Senate Report:
1. Dr. Robert Hartshorn reported on TUFS Recommendation vote from 10 campuses. Vote was 6-4 across state to support the recommendation. UTM voted against the TUFS Recommendation.
2. UT President Simek will visit UT Martin campus on September 29 as part of statewide campus tour.
C. APA Formatting – new edition published in July 2009 (consistency in graduate courses) The new addition ( 6th Edition)of the APA publication should be used by all faculty by the Spring 2010 semester to be consistent across graduate courses.
D. Education Student Services Report – Jennifer Cook
Attachment- 3 Student Services Report
Student teacher interviews in room Gooch 343 on Monday – Thursday and room Gooch 348 on Friday. E. NCATE Report – Michael Poore
UTM has been approved by state to be a pilot institution for the NCATE continuous improvement pilot. The dates for NCATE visit are tentative at this time, but we have requested around the first of November. The visit will be for only three days, beginning on Sunday and ending on Tuesday around 1:00 p.m. There will only be about three or four people visiting. On Tuesday NCATE team will give their report before leaving. Standard committee chairs will begin meetings to discuss needs. These are the questions on which NCATE will focus. (1) What have you done in your program since last visit? (2) Why? (3) How is it better? (4) What needs to be done to make it better?
F. Masters Comprehensive Exams Update – Staci Fuqua
Staci gave update on Masters Comprehensive examination. New changes went into effect this semester. On October 24, the counseling examination will be administered on Blackboard. Staci emphasized that the only way for program to work is for all to work together. Staci thanked faculty for everything that each had done to make changes possible.
VII. Miscellaneous;
Before adjourning Dr. Quick asked faculty to be patient and responsive from now until after NCATE visit, because she would be asking committees to meet and that administration would be asking for information that would be given to NCATE.
VIII. Motion was made to adjourn meeting
Motion: Sandra Murray Second: Patricia Hewitt Meeting Adjourned at 11:30 a.m.