MARIETTA COLLEGE FACULTY MEETING
April 12, 2004
Minutes [Approved 9-13-04]


A meeting of the Marietta College faculty convened at 5:00 p.m. April 12, 2004, in the Selby Science Center, room 143, Professor Edward H. Osborne, Chair of the Faculty, presided.

1. Announcement
   
   1. The meeting observed a moment of silence to note the passing of three emeriti/a members of the faculty: R. Lee Walp, Professor Emeritus of Biology, 1931-75; Bert T. Glaze, Professor Emeritus of Economics, 1966-87; Barbara Bernstein, Professor Emerita of Computer Science, 1978-1999.
   2. Committees. The Chair asked to be kept informed of faculty committees which were meeting over the summer.
   3. Student Grievance Policy. The Chair reported that Faculty Council were working on a statement which would be ready shortly for distribution. The Chair and the Provost responded to some questions, and the Provost observed that academic dishonesty sometimes gave opportunities for educating as well as calling for punishment.


2. Minutes.
   The minutes of the meeting of March 15, 2004 were approved as submitted.



3. Faculty Council
   Ballots were distributed, completed, and collected for collation. Tellers were Drs. Catalano, B. MacHaffie, and Young. A copy of the ballot is attached as Exhibit A (blue). Later in the meeting the results were announced: Faculty Council members for 2004-06: Drs. Erb, McDaniel and R. Walker; with 1st. alternate Dr. Tager, 2nd. alternate Dr. McShaffrey, 3rd. alternate Prof. Johnson.
   
   The meeting then proceeded to elect Dr. R. Walker, Chair of the Faculty for 2004-05. Tellers for the election of Chair were Drs. B. MacHaffie and Miller.



4. Commencement Exercises
   Prof. R. Loreman proposed the following motion
   
   That upon successful completing of the work now in progress, those students certified by the Dean of the Faculty and Registrar as fulfilling the requirements for graduation from Marietta College be recommended to the Board of Trustees for the award of the appropriate degree at commencement exercises.
   
   The motion was seconded and passed by a voice vote.



5. President’s Report.
   Admission. Dr. Scott reported that deposits were running some 20% ahead of last year. Out of 2,263 applicants, 1,669 have been admitted and 379 (2003 313) deposits received.
   Strategic Planning Meeting. Dr. Scott referred to the meeting convened on Monday April 5. She thanked those who had attended and subsequently submitted comments. The document distributed at that meeting is attached as Exhibit B (pink). The next iteration of the plan was to be ready for distribution to trustees in May.



6. Vice-President for Advancement.
   Prof. Osborne invited Ms. Marcia Koester to address the faculty. Ms. Koester reported that three major projects were in hand: renovation of Brown for which $1.3 million had been raised so far and which she expected to be phased over several years; Hartel Fellows which had grown out of a McGregor Foundation grant and for which $0.2 million had so far been raised to allow continuation of the program; Don Drumm Field for which the first phase of the $2.1 million project had started and for which the Dyson Foundation had donated a $1 million grant requiring matching. Ms. Koester also indicated that some naming opportunities were being explored. Finally, Ms. Koester reminded the faculty of the importance to the operating budget of the Annual Fund and asked for a generous response from the faculty who were shortly to be receiving letters inviting participation.



7. Provost’s Report.
   
   1. Budget. Dr. DeWine observed that if faculty had projects seeking funding they should be sent to her office for consideration.
   2. Enrollment. Anticipating a large freshman class, Dr. DeWine said it was important that there was a way for her to contact department chairs over the summer.
   3. Student Opinion Surveys. Dr. DeWine reminded the faculty of the importance of the student evaluation process and indicated she would be sending to students a letter to this effect. She reported that a change would be the elimination of the First Year Seminar from the standard evaluation process.
   4. Diversity. Dr. DeWine reminded the faculty of the upcoming Diversity Conversation scheduled for Tuesday April 19. In response to a question, Dr. DeWine indicated that she should be informed of classes which were closed because of spaces reserved for freshmen but for which a waiting list existed. She also answered some questions on the student opinion surveys.
   
   At the conclusion of the discussion under item 7 a member of the faculty thanked Prof. Edward Osborne for his work as Chair of Faculty. The Provost also commented on her appreciation of the professional manner in which he had conducted faculty meetings. The comments were greeted with sustained applause from the meeting. Prof. Osborne thanked Faculty Council, the Provost and President for their constant support during the year. He then handed over the gavel to his successor, Dr. Robert G. Walker.



8. Adjournment
   The meeting adjourned at 5:53 p.m.

Fraser G. MacHaffie
Secretary of the Faculty

Exhibit A (blue): Ballot for Members of Faculty…
Exhibit B (pink): “Draft, April 5, 2004…”