Faculty Assembly Minutes April 16, 2010

Minutes of the Faculty Assembly of the College of Arts and Sciences, April 16, 2010

Registering Attendance:

ANTHROPOLOGY J. BURNET, S. PARKHURST, C. TILLQUIST, J. ZHAO
BIOLOGY R. FELL, J. MANSFIELD-JONES, W. PEARSON, D. SCHULTZ, J. STEFFEN
CLASSICAL & MODERN LANG R. BUCHANAN, W. CUNNINGHAM, T. DUMSTORF, B. FONSECA-GREBER, J. GREENE, A. LEIDNER, A. MASTRI, W. PFEFFER, C. SULLIVAN, W. YODER
COMMUNICATION M. CUNNINGHAM, J. FERRÈ, A. FUTRELL, D. SEAY
ENGLISH D. ANDERSON, M. BIBERMAN, G. CROSS, J. DIETRICH, D. HALL, S. HENKE, K. KOPELSON, G. NUNEZ, S. RYAN, B. WILLEY, J. WOLFE, T. YOHANNES
FINE ARTS G. MAYER
 GEOGRAPHY/GEOSCIENCES  J. HADIZADEH, D. HOWARTH, C. LEUTHART, K. MOUNTAIN, W. SONG
 HISTORY Y. MA, E. MCINNIS, J. MCLEOD, R. NJOKU
 HUMANITIES   M. WILLIAMS
 MATHEMATICS  L. GIBSON, C. HU, J. LI, A. MILLER, R. POWERS, T. RIEDEL, P. SAHOO, D. WILDSTROM
PAN-AFRICAN STUDIES J.B. HUDSON
PHILOSOPHY R. KIMBALL, A. KOLERS, D. OWEN
PHYSICS D. BROWN, C. JAYANTHI, M. YU
POLITICAL SCIENCE J. BUNCK, J. FARRIER, J. GAINOUS, S. HUA, A. MARTENS, M. MERRY, R. PAYNE, R. VOGEL, C. ZIEGLER
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
 S. MEEKS
SOCIOLOGY C. NEGREY, J. RIEGER
THEATRE ARTS L. THOMAS
WOMEN’S & GENDER STUDIES K. CHRISTOPHER, K. STORY, N. THERIOT

Professor Hall, Chair, called the Assembly to order.

The minutes of the Assembly of March 26, 2010, were approved as distributed.

The Chair recognized Professor Pfeffer who moved approval of May candidates for graduation at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, pending successful completion of all requirements.   The motion was seconded and carried unanimously. 

The Chair recognized Professor Bunck, who moved approval of Robert A. Works, a political science and Spanish major, as the 2010 Woodcock Medalist.  The motion was seconded and carried unanimously.

The Chair called for nominations for Chair of the Assembly for AY 2010-11.  Professor Anderson nominated Professor Byers.  The motion was seconded.  Hearing no further nominations, the Chair put the question and Professor Byers was elected without dissent.

The Chair then called for nominations for Parliamentarian of the Assembly for AY 2010-11.  Professor Anderson nominated Professor Stenger.  The motion was seconded.  Hearing no further nominations, the Chair put the question and Professor Stenger was elected without dissent.

There being no  further business , the Assembly was adjourned.