MARIETTA COLLEGE FACULTY MEETING

March 15, 2004

MINUTES (Approved 4/12/04)

A meeting of the Marietta College faculty convened at 5:00 p.m. March 15, 2004, in the Selby Science Center, room 143, Professor Edward H. Osborne, Chair of the Faculty, presided.

1. Announcement

Academic Standards Committee. Dr. John Tynan, chair of the Academic Standards Committee, reported on a clarification made by thecommittee on the co-curricular probation policy. This was to be incorporated in the 2004-05 Catalog. He used an overhead a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A (yellow). Questions were asked and answered. Dr. Tynan observed that there were students currently on academic probation who were enrolled for more than the permitted 14 credit hours and asked that faculty be more attentive to this aspect of College policy. A member of the faculty pointed out that part of the problem was due to the advisors' copies of student's probation letters arrriving later than normal. The Registrar explained that this was the first time that an attempt had been made to enforce the 14-hour rule and the lettrs were delayed because the Academic Resource Center was working on the wording after the start of the semester. The Provost noted that in the future the students's grade report would identify a student as being on probation as a warning to the advisor. It was agreed that the letters had been sent to faculty in late January and they needed to be sent at the start of the semester.

2. Minutes.

Minutes of the meeting of February 9, 2004 were approved as submitted.

3. Faculty Council Election

Ballots for nomination for election to Faculty Council were issued, completed, and collected for later tabulation by Prof. Osborne and Dr. Catalano. A copy of the ballot is attached as Exhibit B (green).

4. President’s Report

(a) Admissions. Dr. Scott reported that deposits for Fall 2004 were running at about 20 percent ahead of the 2003 figure at the samedate.

(b) Strategic Planning. The President announced that staff, faculty, and students were to be invited to meetings on April 4, 5, and 6 to discuss the extension of the strategic plan to 2010.
There was an opportunity for questions but none was raised.

5. Provost’s Report

(a) Advantages Data. Dr. DeWine distributed a handout which described the advantages attaching to an education at a small private liberal arts college; together with a article that appeared in The Marietta Times, February 14-15, 2004. A copy is attached as Exhibit C (pink).

(b) Tenure and Promotion. Dr. DeWine announced that the following faculty had received tenure and promotion to the rank of associate professor: Drs. Fitch, Miller, Tong, S. Walker, and Prof. Ullman; and that Dr. Spilatro had been promoted to professor and Dr. Tager to associate professor. She also reported that seven searches had been satisfactorily concluded: Mathematics, Education, Leadership (Experiential Education), Psychology, Management Information Systems, Sports Medicine, and Finance. The following searches were still open: Grants Officer, Mass Media, Theatre, and Computer Science.

(c) Honors Convocation. Dr. DeWine reminded the meeting of the convocation scheduled for Sunday April 4 at 2:00 p.m.

(d) Diversity Award. Dr. DeWine also reminded the meeting of the new award for introducing topics emphasizing diversity into courses. She invited nominations.

6. Curriculum Committee

The following motion was proposed by Dr. Hogue and seconded

That the faculty of Marietta College approve the Finance Major as described in the attached document entitled “Proposal for a B.A. Degree with a Major in Finance.”

A copy of the proposal is attached as Exhibit D (blue).

Since the proposal came from Prof. Osborne’s department he handed over the chairmanship of the meeting to Dr. Miller.

Prof. Osborne explained the rationale for the major and noted that the new faculty position was not an expansion of the EMA department but an early replacement for Prof. F. MacHaffie.

The following questions and comments were raised. Why no business ethics course? (Department wanted to avoid a major at 60 hours); What was advantage of major over a major in economics? (It’s a recognized specialization under the general business umbrella); Will it bring new students? (Difficult to determine how many students come to a college because of specific majors, but it was expected to attract students who would otherwise enroll elsewhere, and also expected to have a positive impact on retention); Could students complete the certification requirements referred to in the proposal? (Students will probably have completed education requirements but will lack the experience requirement); Assessment tools not very specific (Not fully developed, but this would be task for new hire).

The question was called and sustained on a voice vote.

The motion passed with a unanimous show of hands.

7. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 5:46 p.m.

Fraser G. MacHaffie

Secretary of the Faculty

EXHIBIT A (yellow): “The Academic Standards Committee…”

EXHIBIT B (green): “Faculty Council Election”

EXHIBIT C (pink): “Dear Parents…”

EXHIBIT D (blue): Proposal for a B.A. Degree with a Major in Finance