Eastern Michigan University
College of Education Council
May 25, 2005
Room 301B, Porter Building 2:00 p.m.
Attendance: Dr. Alane Starko (COE); Martha Kinney-Sedgwick (TE), Rebecca Martusewicz, Jackie Tracy (L&C), Lynne Rocklage (SPED), Lori Parks (SPED), Lidia Lee (SPED) Ginnie Harder (OAS), David Anderson (L&C), Michael Bretting (COE) Proxies for : Karen Carney, Sarah Ginsberg, Phil Smith, Nelson Maylone, Nancy Copeland
1. Call to Order.
Meeting was called to order at 2:10.
2. Approval of the minutes of April 13, 2005. Minutes were approved. These may be found at http://www.emich.edu/coe/governance/COECouncil/minutes/
COE Council agenda and minutes, 1992 forward, may be found at http://www.emich.edu/coe/governance/COECouncil/index.html
3. Reports of Committees
A. Reports from Standing Committees
i. Basic Programs Committee.
No Report
ii. Advanced Programs Committee
New Graduate Course
MATH 585 Multicultural Perspectives in Mathematics for Teachers
Unanimously approved.
iii. Professional and Affiliated Programs Committee
Program Revisions
B.S. in Therapeutic Recreation
M.S. in Engineering Management
B.S in International Business
All revisions unanimously approved.
New Courses
CHEM 551 Macromolecular Biochemistry
CHEM 554 Protein Structure and Function
LAW 411 Sports Law
LAW 511 Sports Law
ESLN 410 Academic ESL Grammar
All courses unanimously approved.
Course deletion
CHEM 553 Enzymology
Unanimously approved.
New Graduate Program
Combined BS/MPA (Master of Public Administration)
Unanimously approved.
iv. Personnel Committee
No report.
v. Planning and Finance Committee
Nor report.
vi. Diversity Committee
No report
4. 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
Departments are continuing to work on selection of speakers for next year.
J. ad hoc Education Alumni Hall of Fame Committee
K. ad hoc Education Students Data Assessment Committee
The LiveText grant has been accepted. It will support up to 225 students using LiveText without cost during the pilot semester and 3 days of faculty training.
LiveText Grant Update
L. Other COE Groups
M. COE Departments or Offices
Teacher Education completed a successful program review.
N. Porter Building status
O. NCATE/State status.
P. Dean’s report
Dean Starko reported that final budget cut numbers should be available at the end of this week. Required cuts are substantial but there is some accommodation being made for the significant growth in the College.
The search for a permanent dean continues to progress. There will be no official announcements until after the Board of Regents meeting on June 21.
The revisions to the website continue. We are hoping that the next area to be addressed will the templates for department pages.
5. Old business
A. Proposal to revise the governance system for professional education.
6. New business
7. Adjournment. Meeting was dismissed at 2:40.
Next meeting July 20, 2005, 2005—9:30 a.m., Porter 301B, or as otherwise set by the Council.