UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE
Senate
I. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 11:15 a.m. The Senate Chair, Dr. Ali Eydgahi, greeted senators and welcomed everyone to the meeting.
II. Approval of Minutes
The April minutes was approved with changes to section 5.
III. Chairs Remarks
Dr. Eydgahi thanked everyone for their work over the past year and gave a report.
IV. Registration Issues on Campus
Ms. Cheryl Holden-Duff from the registrar’s office was scheduled to address concerns raised during the April 13, 2004 meeting. She was unable to come due to processing of grades for graduating seniors. She will come to the Senates meeting in the Fall.
Captain Levy brought up the need for extended open enrollment. He feels it would alleviate some of the problems and pressure on faculty and students when they must wait to enroll for classes, especially those who are repeating.
Dr. Holden stated he would add this concern to the list to be addressed by Ms. Holden-Duffy.
V. Election of 2004-2005 Senate Officers
The procedures for nomination of Senate officers were brought up. Officers must be senators. Dr. Eydgahi requested that Alternate Senators be allowed to serve. According to the bylaws the only way an alternate can hold officer is if he/she is acting as the senator. The issue will be revisited in the Fall.
The following people were nominated and an election was conducted by secret ballots.
A. Chair - Dr. Mark E. Williams
B. Vice Chair - Dr. Maryam Rahimi
C. Secretary - Dr. Jeurel Singleton
D. Parliamentarian - Dr. Ali Eydgahi
VI. Committee Reports
A. Academic Affairs Committee represented by Mrs. Dadson.
· 4 proposals were received from the Department of Aviation and Engineering
1. AVSC301 (2 credits) to become AVSC301 for 3 credit hours.
2. AVSC142 (3 credits) and AVSC162 (3 credits) to become AVSC143,
AVSC153, and AVSC163. Each course will be worth 2 credit hours.
3. A supportive elective (Business) to be replaced by AVSC231 (3 credits)-
Intro to Airline Economics
4. Upper Level AVSC Elective to be replaced by AVSC302 (3 credits) –
Advanced Aircraft Systems
The motion to approve was passed for these changes.
· 1 proposal was presented for the Exercise Science program:
1. EXSC333L(H) Exercise Physiology Lab would open an ongoing course
to students in the Honors program.
The motion passed.
· Two new courses were proposed for addition to the Organizational
Leadership program:
1. ORLD612 - a statistics course.
2. ORLD613 - a statistics course.
The motion passed for both additions
· Three new courses were proposed for the Educational Leadership Program:
1. EDLD898, EDLD612, and EDLD610.
The motion passed for these additions.
· Rehabilitation services requested two changes:
1. RECN799 - Thesis research is to be eliminated.
2. RECN 503, RECN504, and RECN620 will be increased from 2 to 3 credit hours each.
The motion passed for these changes.
B. Student Concerns Committee represented by Mr. David Ifill.
· Mr. Ifill thanked the faculty for their support.
· The library concerns raised in the April 13, 2004 meeting will be addressed in the Fall Semester 2004. The incoming student senator will contact Dr. Shields to arrange the session.
C. Library Committees represented by Teri Weil on behalf of Dr. Parveen.
· The committee sent a campus wide survey requesting comments about the library and its services. Three responses were received. One person stated he/she was pleased with the library. One person stated the printers in the library were slow. One person stated that students prefer direct access to scientific journals.
Ms. Weil stated that the library is working diligently to provide quality
service.
Mrs. Dadson and Dr. Shields mentioned that the library resource budget has
not increased in ten years.
D. Athletic Committee represented by Dr. Walther.
· The Athletic Department has had changes in coaches for several sports including basketball, volleyball, and men’s baseball. The Athletic Department and the University is placing a lot of emphasis on the new golf program. He also mentioned the opening of the new Fitness Center in Tawes Gym.
E. Campus Security Committee - no representative was present.
F. Information Technology Committee represented by Mr. Ron Levy.
· This committee has been preempted by the Strategic Planning Subcommittee on Information Technology. Their recommendations are available on the UMES website.
G. Ad Hoc Parking Committee - no representative was present.
H. Other Committees
The Ad Hoc Diversity Committee represented by Ms. Katherine Harting.
o The committee had addressed its mission statement and the composition of the committee.
VII. Other Business
Dr. Gyimah brought up the bylaws. She stated page 6 deals with officers and who may hold positions in the Senate. She feels the officers should be senators.
Captain Levy stated the election held at this meeting was a perfect example of why others should be allowed to serve. Those who are currently Senators don’t come to meetings and/or are unwilling to serve as officers or on committees. There are good people on campus who are willing to serve and it would be useful to get them into positions.
Dr. Eydgahi proposed that this issue be dealt with by incoming Chair, Dr. Mark E. Williams, during Fall Semester. It was also suggested that the proposed changes to the by-laws be distributed before the end of the semester, so they can be reviewed and voted on in the Fall. Any changes would be in effect for the elections in the Spring 2005.
A request was made to distribute the bylaws to all faculty not just Senators.
Mr. Ifill mentioned that there is a disproportionate distribution of students and staff in the UMES Senate. Staff and students make up the largest number of people on campus yet they have the least representatives.
Ms. Harting thanked Senator Ifill for his comment, she feels the representation is skewed in favor of faculty. She feels the Senate and its committees should be proportionately equal. Much general discussion followed with the bottom line being that people do not want to participate.
VIII. Chair’s Closing Remarks
The results of the UMES Senate election were announced as follows:
Chair - Dr. Mark E. Williams,
Vice Chair - Dr. Maryam Rahimi,
Secretary - Dr. Jeurel Singleton,
Parliamentarian – Dr. Ali Eydgahi.
Dr. Eydgahi thanked the officers, chairs of the committees, and all those who helped the Senate during the 2003-2004 academic year.
IX. Announcements
Dr. Rahimi thanked the members of the Executive Committee for their work this year.
The meeting adjourned at 12:20 pm.
Submitted by:
Anne Driscoll, Fill-in Secretary