Minutes of Physical Sciences Task Force
Meeting
Time: 10:00 am
Participants: Paul Williams, Lala Guerra,
James Friedrichsen, Ron Johns, George Staff, Karl Trappe, Saad Eways, Paul Nacozy, Chris Cavalli, Bob Blodgett,
Jim Heath, Dean Becker, Jeff Bechtold, John Cise, Elliot Richmond, Hadi
Parhikhteh, Allen Underwood, Leslie Davis, Anne Turner, Sal Valastro, C.D. Rao,
Cindy Carr, Dennis Dunn,
1.)
Approval of Agenda
2.) Approval of Minutes from:
3.) Information items
presented:
a.) Anne
Turner – Leslie Davis introduced Anne Turner one of our new Geology Instructors
b.) Upcoming Clicker Workshops – It was
announced that a clicker workshop would be held February 8,
2008.
The location would be at NRG in room 2213 at 1:30 pm for just our
department. And a morning
session for everyone else.
c.) Updated
Faculty Input form deadlines - Paul Williams announced that the faculty input form
deadlines
were February 11, 2008 for Adjuncts
Faculty and March 3, 2008 for Fulltime Faculty.
d.) Summer
Estaffing Update – Paul Williams announce the deadline for Estaffing for
faculty
that are Highest Priority would be
February 1, 2008 and that Regular faculty would start Estaffing
February 8, 2008.
e.)
Update on Donald Witt – George Staff informed everyone in the meeting
that Donald Witt, one of our
Physics instructor had been ill for
quite sometime and that he would be in hospital till the summer.
George also shared information on
where Donald was located and some of the things he would like while he was in
the hospital.
f.)
FT Faculty Names need to be submitted to the Dean for the Fall 08 Schedule
by February 25
g.)
College Aerospace Scholars – George Staff asked if anyone was
interested in volunteering for the
College Aerospace Scholars this year
on April 24 – 26, 2008. Saad Eways
volunteered.
h.)
Textbook Cost Committee – There was a brief discussion on textbook cost. Elliot Richmond volunteered to serve on the
college committee looking into textbook costs
i.)
Faculty Handbook - Ron Johns mentioned the that Faculty Handbook needed
to be updated and a color needed to be chosen for the cover
Minutes of PHYS/AST/ENG Subcommittee
February 1, 2008
Participants Paul Williams, Lala Guerra,
James Friedrichsen, Karl Trappe, Saad Eways, Paul Nacozy, Chris Cavalli, Jim
Heath, Dean Becker, Jeff Bechtold, John Cise, Elliot Richmond, Hadi, Parhikhteh
Allen Underwood, C.D. Rao
Upcoming Physics
Meetings/Workshops
Paul Williams passed out a sheet
with upcoming Physics meetings and workshops to everyone. Paul also mentioned that if anyone was
planning on attending any of these meetings or workshops, that they would have to
pay on their own because there was no travel budget available at this
point. Some of these meetings and workshops are as
follow:
1. AAPT Texas Section Spring
Meeting – Omni Hotel Corpus Christi, Texas March 6-8, www.tsaapt.org
2. Tools for Introductory Physics
Workshop – Estrella Mount CC Phoenix, April 17-19, www.physicsworkshops.org
3. Project Based Physics Workshop
–
If you would like to find out
about other Meetings/Workshops please contact Paul Williams.
Review of Master Syllabi
Everyone took time to look over
the Master Syllabi for each course and made changes.
EEO Assessment
Paul Williams reviewed the
assessment rubics in department website and stressed that we would be doing it
this semester.
Discussion on Wilson Buffa Lou
Textbook
There was a discussion to change
the Wilson Buffa Lou Textbook that is being used for PHYS 1401 and PHYS
1402. It was agreed that we would keep
the textbook one more year.
Hiring for Summer
It was decided that Summer Hiring
would start in the beginning of March 2008
Reconstituting the Standards
Committee
It was decided that the Standard Committee
would be formed again. It was also
charged to only focus on PHYS 1405. The following faculty will serve on the
committee. Jeff Bechtold (Chair) Chris
Cavalli, James Heath, Hadi Parhikhteh, Karl Trappe, Saad Eways and James
Friedrichsen.
B-field and Change Sensors
Richard Mauldin, Physics Lab Tech
from the
demonstration on B-field and charge sensors.