October
16, 2001
Minutes:
Minutes of the last meeting was circulated, read and approved.
Faculty
Interests:
Only
few faculty had completed the questionnaire, Dean Chikwem urged
others to complete theirs so that results could be made available
by next meeting.
Tutoring:
Dean
reported that the committee appointed to look into tutoring
in the science departments had not yet issued a report.
Ms. Taylor then said the committee made only one recommendation,
to have one faculty member from each department included in
the search committee for hiring a Math Lab Coordinator.
NASA
Awareness Day Report:
The
Dean thanked all faculty, students and administration for their
support and participation in the celebration. He reported
that everything went very well and that NASA had given to Lincoln
University the sum of $25,000 to cover costs for the day’s activities
as well as seed money for research activities. Two suggestions
were made about the use of the seed money: summer faculty
cooperation and affiliation with Goddard Institute.
Strategic
Plan:
The
Dean reported that only one faculty member provided input on
the recently circulated strategic plan for the Academic Division.
He urged the rest to provide input in writing.
Bookstore:
Faculty
were asked to order their books for the Spring 2002 semester
on time. They can email their orders as well as hand carry
their request to the bookstore.
West
Chester University and University of Massachusetts
The
Dean reported on his visit to West Chester University, and that
a visit to the University was being planned for November or
December. In addition, he reported that ten students had
been selected to visit the University of Massachusetts from
October 26 – 28, 2001. He asked for a volunteer to accompany
the students.
Other
Matters:
Mr.
Ali Barimani informed faculty of the innovations in the computer
science programming courses. This includes improvements
in studio programming, web design and the exchange program with
Tuft University.
Ms.
Karen Taylor said that 50 minutes was not sufficient for mid-term
examinations. It was agreed that examinations should be
set within the time limits of the particular course.
Closing:
Adjournment was at 5:45 P.M.
