Minutes of Political Science Department Meeting

Minutes of Political Science Department Meeting

Friday 14thSeptember, 2012

Present: Wagner, F Peter;Ghavamshahidi, Zohreh; Lollar, Xia Li; Gimbel, Edward W; Adogamhe, Paul G; Emrey, Jolly; Chapp, Christopher B; Heatwole, Craig G; Hamilton, Anne W; Moore, Karen W.

Absent: Anderson, Larry; Gottlick Jane F; Chavez Manuel Jr.; Kozlowicz, John F.

The meeting started at 1: 15 p.m. in White Hall, Room 328.

1.Approval of Minutes of Friday, April 27, 12012: A motion for the adaptation of the minutes of the previous meeting was movedand supported by Zohreh/Xia respectively.The minutes wereunanimously approved and adopted.

2.Announcement:

A)The Chancellor will host the Department of Political Science for dinner at his house on Thursday November 29th, 2012. Susan, the Chair, will provide more information regarding the dinner as they become available.

B)The Advisory Board has been set up. Susan emailed our Alumni to solicit for those interested to serve on the board and nine of them have volunteered to serve in the Advisory Board.

C)Mark McPhail, theDean of College of Arts and Communication, has invited faculty members and students to participate in the Campus Diversity Forum scheduled for 27th and 28th of September, 2012. Dr. Michael Lipsky, a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos, will make a presentation at the forum. The chairperson encouraged faculty members to attend Campus Diversity Forum and to invite the keynote speaker to their classes.

D)Chris informed the faculty about the election forum. It will provide information onhow to register for the election.

E)Anne informed the faculty members of herTravel Study Proposal to Mexico for 2013. Sheencouraged the faculty members to announce it to interested students in their classes.

F)Zohreh informed the faculty members that she is working a Proposal for a Minor on Middle East Studies with a committee from the Department of Language and Literature. She also informed thefaculty of anew Travel Study Proposal to Jordan.

3.New Business:

Search update- About five candidateshas so far applied for the vacant position for Assistant Professor for Political Science with emphasis on Chicana/Chicano Politics and U.S. Latino Politics. The Chair also informed the faculty that nothing has been heard from the Provost regarding the proposed position for Policy Studies/Research & Method.
Move to Laurentide- The move to Laurentide has been delayed to the weekend of 10/20, 2012. Faculty members shouldget their books and computer ready for the movers. Tours of the new building are conducted by the office of associate dean on every Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Curricular Action. (1) A motion for the adoption of a proposal for Legal Studies Emphasis as Pre-law Major was moved and supported by Zohreh/Peter respectively. The motion passed unanimously. (2) A second motion for the adoption of new course on Disability Policy and Politics was moved and supported by Zohreh/Xia respectively. The motion passed unanimously.
Summer Assessment Project Report and Discussion of Adoption of New Department Assessment Plan: Chris explained that the assessment project report should be viewed as a pilot project which may need further review in the future. Peter agreed to provide a sample for theglobal section of the report as a part of the senior exit survey assessment. It was suggested that the assessment of global knowledge should include current events. A motionfor the adoption of the Report as the new framework for the Departmentof Political Science Assessment Planwas moved and supported by Jolly/Tedrespectively. The motion passed unanimously.

4.Adjournment:

Amotion for adjournment was moved and supported by Zohreh/Chris respectively. The meeting was adjourned at 3.30pm.

RespectfullySubmitted by

Paul G. Adogamhe