Agenda

for the Physics Department meeting
to be held Monday, April 8, 2002 in UH134.

I. Call to order at 2:15 pm

II. Approve minutes of 3/18/02 meeting

III. Announcements

A. Update on the tenure-track searches.

B. Update on the UW System budget and its implications.

C. Volunteers are needed for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research coming to UW-Whitewater, April 25-27. contact Linda Long (1938 or longl@uww.edu) with specific questions or to volunteer.

D. The Whitewater High School physics class will be unable to join us for workshops and seminars this May.

E. The Project Kaleidoscope Summer Institute workshop "Building Undergraduate Physics Programs for the 21st Century"  will be held June 2-5, 2002 in Williamsburg, VA. We are encouraged to send a team of two or three to this workshop.

IV. Old Business

A. Curricular matters

i. Discuss curricular action to require the General Science – Broadfield Physics Emphasis majors to take Senior Seminar.

ii. Discuss computer science prerequisites for PHYSCS 221 and PHYSCS 303.

iii. Discuss proposal to adjust requirements in the Industry track to reflect the changes made in the Economics 211 and 212 series.

iv. Discuss altering the intermediate lab course to include computer data acquisition skills.

v. Discuss modifications to the 170 course sequence.

vi. Discuss adding COMPSCI 173 to the required courses for the graduate emphasis in order to satisfy the computer proficiency requirement.

B. Discuss approach to revised merit procedure.

C. Approve a plan to use a $1000 almuni donation to improve the machine shop.

D. Approve the modified student course evaluation instrument.

E. Update plans to convene the department advisory committee.

F. Update advertisement plans for the National Physics Day Celebration on Thursday April 25, 2002 and progress toward inviting Sally Ride for April 15, 2003.

V. New Business

A. Discuss policy on news releases from the physics department.

B. Discuss selection of award candidates for this year.

VI. Adjourn 3:15 pm