Meeting
Date
September 17, 2001
Attendance
Dean
Gladys J. Willis (Chair), Marilyn Button (English), Jeff
Hoogeveen (English), Myrna Nurse (English), Benson W. Prigg
(English), J. K. Van Dover (English), Jeffrey Chapp (Fine
Arts), Patricia Moshanko (Fine Arts), Paul Wandless (Fine
Arts), Zuoya Cao (Foreign Language), Nenita Faller-Miller
(Foreign Language), Abbes Maazaoui (Foreign Language), Valentina
Soboleva (Foreign Language), Maria del Rosario Torres (Foreign
Language), Chin Mei Ma Yang (Foreign Language), William
Garcia (Music), Doris Mayes (Music), Charles Pettaway (Music),
Dana R. Flint (Philosophy), Safro Kwame (Philosophy), Melvin
Leaman (Religion), Gwinyai Muzorewa (Religion)
The
meeting commenced at 4:00 PM. Dr. Ferguson, Visiting Scholar
of Global Studies Institute, shared his vision for Global
Studies at Lincoln University.
Dean's
Updates
Reminder
to faculty that their required minimal presence on campus
is three days/week.
Dr.
Sekoni is the Coordinator for the Larry Neal Reading Series,
which we hope to initiate during the spring semester.
The
"Classroom Management" form is to be used in the event of
absence related to travel.
The
Proposal developed by Dr. Hoogeveen and Dr. Louden for strengthening
writing can be read online.
Old
Business
A. Executing
the Goals in Departmental Strategic Plans
Department
chairs and faculty discussed plans to execute strategic
goals for 2001-02. Emphasis was placed on the following:
*How
students may pursue/prepare for graduate programs and a
more comprehensive Liberal Arts focus.
* Reports
entertained from the Departments of Music, Philosophy, Religion,
Foreign Language, and EnglishÐfocused on how to recruit
and retain students and develop students' interests, as
well as on technology.
*Concern
regarding the number of service courses in English was expressed.
In response to this concern, the Dean stated that a reassessment
of the placement of students was in the making.
*The
need to reexamine the strategic goals for the next five
years was expressed.
B.
Report on the Humanities Symposium
*Preference
is to be given to faculty seeking tenure.
*The
focus is to be multi-interdisciplinary.
*Standards
of high quality are expected for the publication of the
Humanities Journal.
*The
deadline to submit a proposal is September 30, 2001.
*There
is the possibility of two panels to discuss terrorism from
various perspectives, including the religious.
New
Business
A. The
Humanities Journal
The
Dean needs to see the content for the journal before approving
the Purchase Order. Meanwhile, material for the journal
is to be collected.
The
parameters of the journal are still to be defined. Members
of the Committee are: Dr. Maazaoui, Professor Mayes, Dr.
Siddique, and Dr. Kwame.
B. Center
of Excellence Proposal
The
Langston Hughes Writing Center is to focus on Hughes' works
and the work of new playwrights. It will be a part of the
Langston Hughes Center for the Arts (LHCA). A proposal,
which expands beyond the original proposal, will be based
on three Areas: (1) Writers; (2) Musicians; (3) Artists.
It will be one of three centers of excellence.
C. Humanities
Curriculum Committee
Curriculum
proposals will be reviewed in ChairsÕ Meetings before a
review by the School.
D. Humanities
Core Curriculum Review
The
Humanities Core Curriculum Committee was reactivated. The
purpose is to review the present core, to determine whether
or not adjustments are needed. Committee members are: Dr.
Dana Flint, Chair, Dr. M. Leaman, Dr. B. Prigg, and Prof.
J. Chapp. The Committee will report in November.
The
meeting was adjourned at 5:20 PM.
Respectfully
submitted by:
Dr.
A. Myrna Nurse
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