|
English Department
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Agenda for Oct. 8th, 2008
(Meeting Location: 218 Leonard Hall)
Thank You's
Thanks
to those who attended President Atwater's IUP Faculty Opening Reception
on Sep. 12th:
- Nancy Hayward
- Gian Pagnucci
- Ben Rafoth
- Cheryl Wilson
Thanks
to Wendy Carse and the Program for Majors Committee for all their hard
work on revising our undergraduate B.A. major.
Thanks to the faculty below who
gave me news items recently. Please keep them coming:
- Sharon Deckert
- David Hanauer
- sj Miller
- Lily Savova
- Tom Slater
- Cheryl Wilson
Thanks to Ben Dadson and Eric
Strittmatter for getting Leonard 204 outfitted as a computer classroom.
Thanks to our many
event organizers!
Agenda Items
1.
Healthy
U Sign Up (Deadline is Nov. 1)
2. Safety Issues
- sign removals
- harassing emails
- this topic will be the focus of
our Nov. meeting
3. New Computer Classroom--Leonard 204
- Project since 2003!
- Be vigilant on security of the
room
- Newer equipment and furniture
already ordered and will arrive later this year
4. English Department Professional
Service
5.
New Student Orientation
Guide
6. Committee Reports--If your committee
is ready to report, we'll cover it below. We'll try to limit
reports to about 5 minutes. Committees not ready to report now will be
deferred to our Nov. meeting.
Likely Reports
- Social--Ron Emerick (see Call for
Help below)
- Equipment and Budget--Gian
Pagnucci
- Evaluation--Lea Masiello & Jean
Nienkamp
- Program for Majors--Wendy Carse
- Promotions--Mike T. Williamson &
Chris Orchard
- Recruitment and Selection--John
Marsden (see item 9 below)
Reports for a Later Meeting
- Recruitment Committee--Heather
Powers
- Summer School Committee--Barbara
Kraszewski
7. English as a Second Language
Students
- scheduling and placement issues
(Sue Welsh and John Marsden meet with Michele Petrucci about this)
- possible workshop for spring by
Lisya Seloni and Gloria Park?
8. Update on Liberal Studies
- On hold for now
- EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS to Sue
Welsh for her work on the College Assessment Committee which has
impacted the Liberal Studies revision!
9. Update on Hiring for 2008-2009
10. Travel
Calls for Help
Social Committee Dues
- $30
- Write checks to English Department
Social Committee
- Put checks in Jean Nienkamp's
mailbox
- Dec. 13 Sat. Holiday Party
Alum Coordinator Needed
- CHSS Young Alum Award Winner: Dr.
Laurie Cannady (former IUP English major and now a Lock Haven
Assistant Professor)
- Dr. Cannady Visting IUP on Nov. 10 Monday
- Need someone to coordinate Dr.
Cannady's
visit
- Need volunteers to have Dr.
Cannady come
speak to classes about why being an English major is worthwhile
- Young Alum Award for spring
Book Responder Needed
- Alum Sue Mitchell would like a
response to her book Getting Through
- She would be a good alumni award
nominee
- See Gian to get a copy of the book
English Club Advisor
- We really should have a club for
interested English majors
- $200 is available for use toward
getting a club off the ground
Housing Liaison Needed
- A liaison is needed to work with
the English floor in one of the new dorms
Call for News Items
- Written in 3rd person short
paragraph form please!
- New Press Secretary Heather
Powers!
Announcements
A few extra IUP date planner books are
available
- See Gian if you would like one
MLA New Member Drive
- See Gian if are interested in
joining the organization
Blink
Class Use
- if you are using Blink in a class, please
email Gian and Assistant Dean Laura Delbrugge [lauradel@iup.edu]
Pizza and a Book Club
- 20 copies of Uncommon Reader ordered for 2 week checkout from Leonard 110
Fellowship and Grant Information
- American Council of Learned
Services
- See Gian
Visiting International Scholar
- Dr. Jaewon Kang, Associate
Professor in the Department of English Education at Pusan National
University (PNU) in Korea
- Dr. Kang will be at IUP doing
research on teaching ESL through drama from Jan. 2009-Dec. 2009
- Visit initiated by English
Professor Emeritus Dr. Jerry Gebhard
- Visit supported by English,
Composition and TESOL (thanks to Ben Rafoth), and the International
Office (thanks to Michele Petrucci)
|
