Senate close to defining urban research university
Adam Rogers MANAGING EDITOR
Issue date: 3/4/10 Section: News
The term "urban research university" is one step closer to being defined after the Academic Research Committee of the Academic Senate at Youngstown State University presented a one-page draft to attendees at the body's monthly meeting.
Committee chairman Frank Li, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, said the committee is open to suggestions, ideas and clarifications for the definition document.
"We are still looking for input from the university community," he said.
Once the suggestions are gathered, the committee will then create a final version of the definition and present it to the senate for approval.
"A motion will be made at the next senate meeting to adopt the final wording of this document," Li said.
YSU was designated as an urban research university last year under Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut's Strategic Plan for Higher Education. While addressing the meeting, Academic Senate chairman Chet Cooper said the plan failed to clearly outline the definition of the designation and that it was imperative for the senate to define the term.
"This term was not well defined in the document," he said. "It's important for the term to be defined by the academic sector of YSU."
After the senate adopts the definition, Li said the Academic Research Committee would review the document yearly.
The General Education Committee also made a report at the meeting informing the senate that it had approved a proposal that will grant military veterans a range of credit for general education requirements.
Now military veterans will be able to receive between six to 18 semester hours of general education credit depending on their level of training. The hours will be credited in the areas of Societies and Institutions, Personal and Social Responsibilities, Selected Topics and in some cases, Communication Foundations.
Julia Gergits, chairwoman of the GEC and general education coordinator, reported that most of the incoming veterans would likely fall into the lower credit category based on their military service records.
Tammy King, associate dean of the Bitonte College of Health and Human Services, fielded questions from senate members on the subject. She said that credit given to the veterans would be similar to experience credit commonly given to students majoring in criminal justice.
"We looked at this sort of as life experience credit," she said.
Committee chairman Frank Li, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, said the committee is open to suggestions, ideas and clarifications for the definition document.
"We are still looking for input from the university community," he said.
Once the suggestions are gathered, the committee will then create a final version of the definition and present it to the senate for approval.
"A motion will be made at the next senate meeting to adopt the final wording of this document," Li said.
YSU was designated as an urban research university last year under Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut's Strategic Plan for Higher Education. While addressing the meeting, Academic Senate chairman Chet Cooper said the plan failed to clearly outline the definition of the designation and that it was imperative for the senate to define the term.
"This term was not well defined in the document," he said. "It's important for the term to be defined by the academic sector of YSU."
After the senate adopts the definition, Li said the Academic Research Committee would review the document yearly.
The General Education Committee also made a report at the meeting informing the senate that it had approved a proposal that will grant military veterans a range of credit for general education requirements.
Now military veterans will be able to receive between six to 18 semester hours of general education credit depending on their level of training. The hours will be credited in the areas of Societies and Institutions, Personal and Social Responsibilities, Selected Topics and in some cases, Communication Foundations.
Julia Gergits, chairwoman of the GEC and general education coordinator, reported that most of the incoming veterans would likely fall into the lower credit category based on their military service records.
Tammy King, associate dean of the Bitonte College of Health and Human Services, fielded questions from senate members on the subject. She said that credit given to the veterans would be similar to experience credit commonly given to students majoring in criminal justice.
"We looked at this sort of as life experience credit," she said.
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posted 3/14/10 @ 6:57 PM EST
I hope they'll gona get it through, really
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