University of WI-Whitewater
Department of Physics
2004 September 10
Minutes for September 10th
meeting
Meeting called to order at 2:40 pm.
I. Attending: R. Benjamin, J. Constantinescu, G. Chulick, S. DasGupta, P. Rybski, S. Sahyun
II. Sahyun/Constantinescu moved to approve the Meeting Minutes of 5/10/04 and 7/29/04. Motion Passed.
III. Announcements
A. Chair's
Announcements
1. Chairs
Council
a. Seminars
encouraged on Fridays using new time schedule
b.
"9-credit
load" discussion
c. Search
opportunities for Physics
d. Sabbatical
leaves (two funds, two durations)
e. Peer
review of teaching
f. Professional
development fund (plus international travel)
g.
Writing
across the Curriculum (dept. meeting visit)
h. Advising
update
i. Major
Open House
ii. University
exit interview
iii. College
exit interview (add advising question)
iv. Problems
uncovered in university/college survey
- using
AR's
- discussion
of clubs/professional organizations
- job
counseling
v. Heiber
to visit department
2. Other
a. Dinner
with Freshman. Four students had
dinner with the
faculty.
b. SPS
Get-together
c. Dean
to visit department
d. Chancellor
to visit department
e. SMART
whiteboard demonstration
f. Ideas
to Profits conference (free attendance for students)
g. IT
job market, Outsourcing
h. Major/minor
count, data on majors/minors, including email addresses.
i. Upham
renovation meeting September 15th. Please submit a shelf space inventory to
Rybski by noon Wednesday. Rybski:
140, 140A, 134, 131; Benjamin :138, 138A; Sahyun 21, 20, 132; Chulick 133, 133A; Constantinescu 20, 14.
j. Advisor
assignments, revised and new
k. New
Faculty Workshop (AAPT/APS/AAS)
l. WiscAMP
Grant (Benjamin)
m. Physics
Colloquia (Students, Boukahil 10/1 or 10/15, Kash (Spring), Madison . us)
n. Physics
Recruiting Poster
o. PHYSICSMAJOR-L
netlist
p. College
of L&S Science Alliance. Submit poster titles and abstracts by September
15th.
q. University/College
Committee representatives
i. Graduate
Council -- Benjamin
ii. L&S
Curriculum Committee -- Sahyun
iii. L&S
Promotions Committee Rybski
r. Syllabi
s. UH
19 Computer Lab hours, policies
t. Accessing
special departmental website on
spectrum.physics.uww.edu (Benjamin) and departmental server
falcon.physics.uww.edu (Sahyun).
u. Yerkes
Observatory
B. Committee
Reports
1. Curriculum - none.
2. Graduate
Council no relevant changes.
3. First
SPS meeting of Fall 2004 was held at 6 pm, September 8 in Upham 138.
C.
Announcements
from the Floor
1.
Dr. Ayanna
Howard from JPL/CalTech will be speaking on Monday November 1, to give both a
colloquium and a public lecture.
2.
Dr. Pat
Slane, UWW Physics alumnus and Harvard/Smithsonian Astrophysicist is planning
to give a colloquium on Thursday, October 28.
3.
There are
funds available to bring in discipline specific speakers.
IV. Old
Business
A. The
class Schedule for Spring 2005 has been submitted.
B. Curricular
initiatives
1. E&M
prerequisites revision. Math 255
as a pre-requisite.
2. Modern
Physics 410 to become a 370(?), Retitle 412: Modern Physics II to 412: Quantum
Physics
3.
Mechanics
discussion postponed. Constantinescu and DasGupta will present suggested revisions at a later meeting.
C. Colloquium
schedule postponed.
D. Progress
on self-study planning postponed
V. New
Business
A. Course
rotation realignment. Sahyun and
Rybski will work on a new course schedule for next week.
B. Discussion
of the Advising brochure is postponed. Rybski and Benjamin will circulate
samples.
C. Status
and rules on Departmental Federal Indirect accounts is postponed.
Sahyun/Benjamin moved to adjourn at 4:15.
Motion passed.
Dr. Steven Sahyun, Secretary of the Day