Chemistry Department Meeting Minutes

September 02, 2005

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

CYP – Room 1073

 

 

In Attendance:  Debbie Sackett, Chris Uzomba, Ya-Ping Huang, Madan Mohan, Al Dumbuya, Anusha Nanayakkara, Linda Gregory, Anita Thurwachter, Lew Barnett, Bobby Shepherd, Fred Miller, Matiur Rahman, Kathy Nabona, Tom Jempty, Margaret Reid, and Marilyn LeBlanc

 

¨      The meeting was opened by Madan as he welcomed everyone.  He also wanted to thank Chris for his work as Department Chair and to welcome new full-timer, Margaret Reid.

 

¨      Madan has discovered that 2005 hourly money spent is rolling into 2006.  He will have to re-visit hourly appropriations for this year.

 

¨      Chem I and II lab unification – Madan’s main objective is to implement this in Spring 2006, and he distributed a list of all the labs.  It was decided that those present at the meeting would vote on the labs which would be omitted from the list and not be considered in the lab unification vote.  The following labs were deleted:

 

46 – Empirical Formula of a Compound

32 – Scheme for Qualitative Analysis

  8 – Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid

17 – Molar Mass Determination by Freezing Point Depressioni

 3 – Resolution of Matter Fractional Crystalization

18 – Rates of Chemical Reactions I – Iodination of Acetone

29 – Determination of Equivalent Mass by Electrolysis

 

Voters should pick one of the following labs:

23 – pH Measurements – Buffers and Their Properties

49 – pH – Measurement and Application

50 – pH – Measurement and Application

 

Linda will send out an e-mail to the department and will be responsible for collecting the votes.

 

¨      David Fonken told Madan that Steve Kinslow has recommended repairing the RGC lab problems and not turning the rooms into classrooms.  Everyone was very relieved to hear this news.

 

¨      Organic I and II labs – The hope is to implement in the spring if funds are available.  A committee of Organic instructors will meet to pick labs.  Ya-Ping has a list of the labs.  She will send to the committee, which is comprised of Kathy, chair, Tom, Debbie, Madan, and Margaret. 

 

¨      Spiral-bound Chem I & II books – The book rep has been pushing us to adopt this book.  Cost is $50, but that is for each book.  Everyone agreed unanimously that we should stay with the hard-bound book. 

 

¨      Scheduling Department Meetings – With everyones’ teaching schedules, it will be hard to schedule meetings at times when everyone can attend.  Each day of the week and times of day were considered.  It was decided to meet on the 1st Friday of each month, alternating between mornings and afternoons.  The next meeting will be on 10/07/05 at 10:30 at RGC.  A room will be determined.