Department of Physics

University of WI-Whitewater

 

Meeting Minutes for November 19th meeting

 

            Meeting called to order at 2:37 p.m. by Dr. Rybski

 

I.          Attending:        J. Constantinescu, G. Chulick, S. DasGupta (teleconference), P. Rybski,

                                    S. Sahyun

            Absent:            R. Benjamin, (professional travel), M. Fohtung

 

           

II.        Sahyun/Constantinescu move approval  of Meeting Minutes of November 12th meeting. Passed on a voice vote.

 

III.       Announcements

 

            A.        Chairšs Announcements

 

                        1.         Textbook rental forms -- Due on Nov. 24th by noon

                        2.         Textbook purchase forms -- Due on Nov. 24th by noon

                        3.         Major/minor review -- Rybski and Benjamin will work with Institutional Researcher Dr. Chen to bring departmental and university majors counts into agreement.

                        4.         Program Assistant Lynn Miller is the principal clearing house for all announcements of absences and will be the Reviewer of Absence Statements.  Please make certain that you keep her informed of intended absences and intended collegial coverages.  In Ms. Milleršs absence, a note documenting your absence should be left on her answering machine and Associate Dean Mary Pinkerton (472-1712) should be contacted.  In Mary Pinkertonšs absence, contact Jody Marquardt at  472-1620.

                       

            B.        Committee Reports

 

                        1.         Curriculum -- No report because no meeting.

                        2.         Graduate Council -- No report because representative on travel

                        3.         Library -- No report because representative on travel

                        4.         Promotions-substitute (Sahyun) representative attempted to attend but was misdirected by assigned representative (Rybski).  Required information will be submitted by mail.

                        5.         SPS -- No report because representative not in attendance

                       

IV.       Old Business

 

            A.        The Self-Study Process -- Due by February 1, 2005.

            B.        Course rotation realignment -- Discussion of breaking senior seminar into two separate courses, each of one unit (credit), the first in Fall, the second in Spring.

 

V.        New Business

 

            A.        Mechanics Courses -- Two separate mechanics courses, one on statics and one on dynamics,should be designed to meet the needs of both our physics and the engineering emphases.  Discussion of types, mathematical prerequisites and textbooks ensued.  Constantinescu will submit a course proposal for the new physics statics course as soon as possible.

 

Motion to adjourn from Chulick/Sahyun.  Motion passed on voice vote.  Meeting adjourned

at 3:34 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Lynn Miller , Program Assistant

 

Xc:       Chancellor Miller

            Provost Telfer

            Dean Ross

            Dean Jones

            University Archivist