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Minutes
Educational Studies Faculty Meeting
8:30 – 11:00 a.m., February 15, 2008, Room 233
Present: Frank Black, Jennifer Cook, Becky Cox, Betty Cox, Ann Duncan, Robert Erk, Ginny Esch, Kathy Evans, Mary Lee Hall, Amy Harris, Robert Hartshorn, Beverly Hearn, Patricia Hewitt, Suzanne Maniss, Sandy Murray, Michael Spaulding, Joyce Swan, Gwen Tomlin, Cherry Watts, Cris Whitlow
Call to Order
Dr. Frank Black called the meeting to order at 8:33 a.m.
Approval of Minutes
Motion: Move approval for minutes of January 25
Move: Erk Second: Whitlow Vote: Carried
Follow-ups
1. Position Searches Update
* Department Chair – Black
Three candidates were interviewed. The committee expects to make a recommendation soon.
* Selmer Position – Hearn
There are currently about fifteen applicants, and the committee will begin evaluating applications on
March 1.
* Dr. Frank Black’s position – Hall
Dr. Hall announced that we will be searching for two full faculty positions for fall 2008, and asked for volunteers for both committees. Dr. Ginny Esch volunteered to chair the early childhood committee.
2. Criteria for Promotion and Tenure –Hartshorn (Chair) (Update – March 2008)
Old Business
New Business - Black
1. Committee Reports
* Appeals – Poore
* Undergraduate Curriculum – Hewitt – no report
* Graduate Curriculum – Murray
Dr. Murray again asked for input regarding the comps and culminating experience.
Dr. Whitlow asked that when advising graduate students to be sure to ask if they are or are not degree seeking. She also stated that the students in the Interdisciplinary program (effective in the fall) must meet with the graduate coordinator.
* IRB – Esch – no report
* Technology – Hartshorn
If faculty have suggestions for items to spend technology fee funds on, tell Dean Hall or Dr. Hartshorn.
* Departmental Bylaws – Murray
The committee is waiting on input from the Promotion and Tenure committee.
* Standards Committees
Standard I Candidate Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions – Petty – no report
Standard II Program Assessment and Unit Evaluation – Greenockle/Poore
(Erk) – no report
Standard III Field Experiences and Clinical Practice – Cook – No report
Standard IV Diversity – Hearn
The final draft of the Teacher Candidate Diversity Proficiencies will be sent by email, and faculty were asked to incorporate these into their syllabi, because that will be documentation for how competencies are addressed. Syllabi will be checked in the fall to see that this was done.
2. Faculty Senate Report – Esch, Evans, Hearn, Petty, Whitlow
The Budget and Economic Concerns committee has concerns about raises, cost of living and merit.
3. Field Experience and LRC – Cook
The dates for teacher program interviews have been changed and an email with the details has been sent, and the revised dates are listed on the web page. There should be two faculty members in each interview. Do not make up questions. Use questions on the sheet given out. Each interviewer should do his or her own sheet, discuss the interview with the other interviewer, and combine the scores to have one score sheet for each candidate.
4. AACTE Report – Faculty
Faculty members who attended the AACTE meeting in New York gave a report of the conference, stating that there were some good sessions.
Congratulations
Dr. Becky Cox was selected to represent the department and college at the Teaching Scholars Institute at Hopkinsville. Dr. Michael Spaulding made a presentation at the Teacher Study Councils for NW Tennessee.
Chair’s Remarks – Hall
1. Be sure to send items for electronic newsletter. This also goes out to alumni and keeps them informed as to what is happening in the department and college.
2. Dr. Hall wanted to reinforce that the issue of comps and promotion and tenure should be finished by the end of this semester.
3. The department had an increase in referred publications and in international and national presentations this past year, and this looked really good at the budget hearing.
Announcements/Reminders – Black
Be sure to give Kristy syllabi of courses being taught this semester.
Adjournment
Motion: Move to adjourn
Move: Erk Second: Hewitt Vote: Carried
NEXT MEETING: March 7, 2008
Future Follow-ups:
1. Comps/masters research project (Update – April 2008) – Murray
2. Portfolio information/what pieces should be in the portfolio (Update April 2008) – Undergraduate
Curriculum Cmte – Hewitt
3. April faculty meeting – Off-campus directors and Dr Maria Sargent attending (2/15/08 – The directors will probably be invited to a meeting in the fall due to the full agenda in April.)
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