Present:
Dean Gladys J. Willis (Chair), Gwinyai Muzorewa (Religion),
Jeff Hoogeveen (English), Dana R. Flint (Philosophy),
Mychell Sneed-Moore (English), Doris Mayes (Music), Marie
Nigro (English), Benson W. Prigg (English), Alvin Amos
(Music), Ropo Sekoni (English), Zuoya Cew (Foreign Language),
Marilyn Button (English), Safro Kwame (Philsophy), J.
K. VanDover (English), Kaukab Siddique (English), Mel
Leaman (Religion), Valentina Soboleva (Language), Abbes
Maazaowi (Language), Paul Wandless (Fine Arts), Jeffrey
Chapp (Fine Arts), William Garcia (Music), Myrna Nurse
(English). Absent: Dr. Miller (Language), due to proctoring
the Language Placement Examination, was excused.
Minutes
The
meeting commenced at 10:20 AM with a welcome by Dr. Willis.
Department
chairs introduced new faculty, which included: Dr. Mel
Leaman, Dr. Maria Torres (absent due to proctoring department
placement examination), Dr. Myrna Nurse, Mr. Paul Wandless,
and Dr. William Garcia.
Dr.
Safro Kwame was recognized for having received The Lindback
Distinguished Teaching Award, and Dr. Marilyn Button was
welcomed back from a two-year leave-of-absence.
Noted
changes within the school were: curriculum-improvements;
increased number of majors in Departments of Philosophy
and Religion; a new TV/video studio to enhance the Communications
Program. It was also noted that the School will pursue
two grants: (1) a small grant for the Larry Neal Lecture
Series, which will allow distinguished writers to be invited
to campus; and (2) a grant for the Langston Hughes Writers
Center.
We
were reminded that visiting Native Cherokee poet and storyteller,
Marijo Moore, funded by the Faculty Development Fund,
will be available for class visits.
Syllabus
requirements, in conjunction with the university's new
student-centered focus on excellence, are:
* a syllabus is to be distributed on the first day of
classes
* all syllabi are to be filed in the Dean's office by
the deadline (August 29, 2001) not a stringent deadline
* papers and exams should be kept available for at least
one year; the exact policy regarding the length of time
these documents are to be kept is to be investigated
* record keeping of student attendance should begin on
the first day of classes; students are permitted up to
three absences
* even within the nebulous wording of the Bulletin, course
descriptions are to be consistent with its wording; in
core courses, the same content should be taught for continuity,
accountability, standardization, conceptualization, with
some room for flexibility.
Office hours are to be posted and adhered to. Cancelled
hours should be posted and the department secretary so
informed.
Mid-term
and Final Examinations are to be taken seriously and so
stated on the syllabus. A good idea is to show how they
factor into the final grade.
Note:
The policy on mid-term grade reporting and how such influences
the last day for add/drop is to be investigated by Dr.
Willis. Incomplete grades given for any other reasons
than those that exist in the catalog are unacceptable.
Incompletes
will be scrutinized. Grade changes for any reasons other
than computational errors will not be supported by the
dean or chairs.
Attendance
at faculty meetings is expected by all, including visiting
faculty.
Travel
vouchers toward authorization should be completed prior
to the trip.
Items
#4 and #5 were deferred to the September meeting.
Nominated
and elected as Humanities Representatives on the Global
Studies Committee were Dr. Maazaoui and Dr. Kwame.
Motion
to adjourn: 12:10 PM.
Respectfully
submitted by Dr. Myrna Nurse
Lincoln
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