March 7, 2008

Minutes

March, 7^th 2008

Math Division Meeting

10:00 AM Room SUW 270

• Approval of Minutes
• Angelia Reynolds approved, Deanna Petersen seconded
• Gerry Wilson gave reports from Academic Council and PLT
• PLT
• There is a new alumni position that reports to Margie Mazur in the Foundation
• Reports were given by Dr. Kerley, Sharon Todd, Maggi LeClair, Information Technology, Academic Advising, Campus Greening and Beautification, Communication, Competitiveness/Collaboration, Enrollment, Human Resources, International Programming, Merit Pay, Program Enhancement, and Professional Development Committee
• There is another budget cut expected in July
• Campus safety and security systems are being upgraded
• The position currently occupied by Wanda Luckie will eventually be revised to be manned by 3 people in the area of Institutional Effectiveness
• Academic Council
• Leo Lusk and Dean Burbank addressed the council defending the division’s desire to keep pre-engineering and math education in the Mathematics advising area
• Sharon Hudson reported on the Advising Action Team
• The new structure of divisions was presented
• Technology and Business together
• Education and Social Sciences together
• EPI and Lynn Wallace’s areas are still being discussed
• Linda Adair reported on Accountability/Program Review/Articulation via PowerPoint presentation
• Handout from Don Reese

(Gerry Wilson showed the division the PowerPoint, and passed out Don Reese’s handout)

• Web based course delivery pay scale was discussed
• Will be level with face to face classes up to 12 students
• 12 and beyond students, the decision will be left up to the division chair (as it is now)
• Two new courses were presented and accepted
• From Angel meeting on Monday afternoon: (Gerry Wilson, Leo Lusk)
• version 7.3 is coming
• There will be a new theme editor, interface refinements and some other revisions
• Formal release will be in May, instructors will be able to try it over the summer
• Angelia Reynolds reported on her visit to Wanda Cahill’s dual enroll class at Bay High School
• The division voted to post the FSU police number in the classrooms
• The division voted on the Math Hall of Fame adjunct award
• Reports from committees:
• Faculty Council (Terri Bedford)
• Discussing keeping CSRS or finding something new
• At large members elected
• Alternate class schedule was discussed
• Terms of a division representative to the council were discussed
• Degree audit screen in CSRS will be given to all faculty
• All staff meeting on March 14, all faculty meeting on March 28, Linda Adair’s retirement party April 18
• Athletics – Homecoming was discussed
• E-learning (Sharon Hudson) – Sharon reported that the committee revised the mission statement to include ‘without compromising academic integrity or rigor’
• Tri-College (Deanna Petersen) – Discussing where to place BrainBowl trophies
• Other – the division discussed continuing the student reception after graduation

Present: Patrice Adams, Terri Bedford, Michael Brinegar, Lloyd Harris, Norris Harvey, Sharon Hudson, Leo Lusk, Deanna Petersen, Angelia Reynolds, Gerry Wilson (presiding), Scott Spencer (recording)

Absent: Dean Burbank, Parmy Cobb

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