Eastern Michigan University
Room 301B, Porter Building
Attendance: Dr. Alane Starko (COE); Martha Kinney-Sedgwick (TE), Rebecca Martusewicz (TE), Jackie Tracy (L&C), Lynne Rocklage (Sped), Karen Carney (Sped), Lori Parks (Sped), Sarah Ginsberg (Sped), Ginnie Harder (OAS), David Anderson (L&C), Michael Bretting (COE), Don Bennion (TE), Phil Smith (Sped), Dibya Choudhari (L&C)
1. Call to Order at 2:05pm by Martha Kinney-Sedgwick, Chair.
Establishment of a Quorum. (There are 10 voting members; six voting members constitute a quorum.).
2. Approval of the minutes of March 9, 2005. APPROVED
These may be found at http://www.emich.edu/coe/governance/COECouncil/agendas/030905a.html
COE Council agenda and minutes, 1992 forward, may be found at http://www.emich.edu/coe/governance/COECouncil/index.html
3. Guest Speaker—Joe Pollack from EMU Charter Schools Office.
Joe Pollack shared information about the 8 charter schools supported by EMU. He offered that these charter schools are ripe for research or interaction activities for EMU teaching departments, and invites faculty to consider this. He is also willing to come to classes and talk about charter schools.
4. Reports of Committees
A. Reports from Standing Committees
i. Basic Programs Committee. NO ACTION
No report at this time. There may be an update on the Economic program still coming.
ii. Advanced Programs Committee APPROVED
Approved revisions in EDPS Masters Degree. Materials are available at the link below. Discussion about programs, then approved.
http://www.emich.edu/coe/prg_changes/advanced/EDPS/index.html
iii. Professional and Affiliated Programs Committee ALL APPROVED
Approved the following:
Revision to pre-engineering program. This is a two-year program designed for students who plan to transfer to a program in engineering.
New major/minor in creative writing.
New graduate certificate in language technology. This program is designed to provide students “an introduction to computer science and applied language technology.” It includes technology necessary for language documentation.
Added today: revisions to Anthropology, deleting one
course in undergraduate program.
iv.
Personnel Committee
No report.
v. Planning and Finance Committee
No report.
vi. Diversity Committee
No report
5. Reports from other College or University Groups
A. Faculty Council
B. Graduate Council
C. Strategic Planning Process
D. Continuing Education Advisory Council
E. EMU Research Advisory Council
F. COE Resource Development Board
G. COE Student Advisory Committee
I. ad hoc Porter Chair Advisory Committee
Jackie Tracy shared that there will be a farewell reception for Dr. Joyce Epstein on 3/30 from 3-5pm. Also that faculty will getting more input on this committee.
Changes in format next year, multiple speakers
J. ad hoc Education Alumni Hall of Fame Committee
All faculty and staff are invited to the Hall of Fame induction ceremony April 8, 4:00 p.m. outside the student lounge. Two recipients will be coming for sure, and representatives for one or two others.
K. ad hoc Education Students Data Assessment Committee
L. Other COE Groups
M. COE Departments or Offices
Lynne Rocklage shared results of the 5 searches conducted in special education: three new faculty will be joining the department, and 2 searches will be conducted again next year.
Jackie Tracy shared an update on searches in Leadership and Counseling, bringing on faculty in clinical counseling and school counseling, and 2 positions in Ed. Leadership still ongoing.
Don Bennion shared results of Teacher Ed search, hiring new faculty in curriculum and waiting for a candidate for reading to respond.
N. Porter Building status
Mike Bretting announced that all chair rails will be completed by tomorrow. Also that SMART classroom equipment is 6 years old and starting to fail. The process of fixing/replacing is taking longer than expected, but is happening.
O. NCATE/State status.
P. Dean’s report
Celebration of Excellence: new process where program areas select candidates, and candidates invite their mentor.
Web Project Update: first draft of site map is with department heads.
Budget Saga Continues: COE has done relatively well with cuts to date, so we’re in pretty good shape relative to future cuts.
Two New Initiatives:
1) supporting climate of inquiry: small amounts of money to support spring/summer research; and
2) proposal to create faculty liaison positions to various school districts.
Also, FYI:
3) Linda Pritchard, Dean of CAS, elected to Board of Governors of Renaissance group.
4) Bill proposed to state senate with problems regarding teacher prep programs, although not much support for this bill.
6. Old business
A. Proposal to revise the governance system for professional education.
7. New business
Meeting schedule for spring/summer? Tradition of COE Council to meet once in spring and once in summer. Those members who are teaching spring come then, and those teaching in summer come then. This date would be 5/25 in spring and 7/20 in summer, possibly at 9:30am.
8. Adjournment.
Next meeting April 13, 2005, 2005--2:00 p.m., Porter 301B, or as otherwise set by the Council.