Message from Senate Chairperson Chet Cooper:<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Chet Cooper</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crcooper01@ysu.edu">crcooper01@ysu.edu</a>></span><br>
Date: Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 9:29 AM<br>Subject: Please send this to the members of Senate and Exec Committee<br>To: Bob Hogue <<a href="mailto:rahogue@gmail.com">rahogue@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br>Dear Senate Colleagues,<br>
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I wish to congratulate all of you on an outstanding, though prolonged,<br>
debate on the proposed (now approved) changes to the General Education<br>
program. From my perspective as "referee", it was a grand event depicting<br>
the very best of academia and the democratic process. Although the outcome<br>
might not be exactly what some wanted, everyone had a chance to voice their<br>
positions and counter proposals. I thank each and everyone of you for your<br>
participation and patience during the 1.5 hour process. I would especially<br>
like to thank Kathylynn Feld for stepping in as Parliamentarian and helping<br>
properly guide the discussions. In addition, my gratitude (and sympathy) go<br>
out to Bob Hogue, Senate Secretary, who now has the burden of capturing the<br>
entire event in the minutes. If you see him on campus, give him a smile and<br>
a friendly word - he needs it!!!<br>
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There are three points I would like to make in this note to you as well.<br>
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1) Please, particularly Chairs and Deans and others in the Academic<br>
Division's administration, transmit the action of yesterday's Senate<br>
regarding the changes to Gen Ed to your faculty and advisors. This will be<br>
critical. If there are any questions, please direct them to Tod Porter<br>
(sorry, Tod!)<br>
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2) During the discussions yesterday, some folks seemed to want to suggest<br>
changes to proposal/amendments that were not subsequently considered or<br>
acted upon. Please remember, suggestions are not motions. If you want to<br>
make changes, you must "move" - not suggest, desire, pine for, etc. As<br>
Chair, I listen for key procedural words. If you aren't up on Roberts Rules<br>
of Order, you may wish to consult the publication of such as well as Drs.<br>
Porter or Feld.<br>
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3) Agendas for each Senate meeting are posted by Bob Hogue about a week<br>
prior to the meeting in accord with our by-laws (Bob is a stickler on this,<br>
for good reason). It is incumbent upon Senators to read the material before<br>
the meeting and be prepared to act. Tabling an item of business further<br>
investigation or the presentation of new information not previously<br>
available is fine. However, tabling an item because one has not read the<br>
available posted information prior to the meeting hampers Senate business<br>
and creates potential for making unwise decisions. Besides, Bob feels<br>
appreciated for his efforts if you read it beforehand.<br>
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Again, I thank you for you service and dedication to the academic<br>
enterprise. For those of you absent from yesterday's meeting, you missed a<br>
great show!<br>
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See you in May!<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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Chet Cooper<br>
Chair, Academic Senate<br>
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Chester R. Cooper, Jr., Ph.D.<br>
Professor, Biological Sciences<br>
Youngstown State University<br>
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