Faculty Senate Meeting

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Faculty Senate Meeting

11-30-2010

By Trevan J. Hannahs

            The Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate revised the current incomplete grade policy Monday and sent it back to the current standing committee.  The committee also approved a new procedure to the Marshall University student handbook in regards to the Grievance Procedure for Acts of Discrimination and Harassment. 

 Burnis Morris, Carter G. Woodson and member of the committee, said they have been working on the current Incomplete Policy for over a year now.  

             Senate Chair Camilla Brammer said, “We (Faculty Senate) were asked to come to combine all of the comments on the academic policy regarding incompletes and combining those, this is what emerged.”

            Brammer, who also serves as professor and chair of the Communications Studies Department, said the document would be sent back to the Budget and Academic Policy Committee before being sent to the Faculty Senate Floor.

            After the reading of the handout, a copy of the current policy, many members began to edit any grammatical errors they came stumbled upon while reading as well as, critiquing the overall content of the policy. 

            When asked by a committee member whether a definition of the idea of “Good Standing” Bernice Bullock, secretary of the Faculty Senate, said, “There is no definition.”

            After the question, other members said the idea of “Good Standing” is when a student has a GPA of 2.0 or higher but none gave any documentation to what they said about the definition. 

             The second agenda item discussed briefly was the Grievance Procedure for Acts of Discrimination and Harassment.  Because the policy underwent the same procedure of approval as the current Incomplete Policy and was approved, the majority of the members agreed the new procedure was ready to be publicized. 

            Brammer said the meeting time might have set a record.  The meeting lasted approximately 35 to 40 minutes. 

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Faculty Senate Meeting Information

Hannahst1130101007pm

Faculty Senate Meeting

11-30-2010

By Trevan J. Hannahs

            The Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate revised the current incomplete grade policy Monday and sent it back to the current standing committee.  The committee also approved a new procedure to the Marshall University student handbook in regards to the Grievance Procedure for Acts of Discrimination and Harassment. 

 Burnis Morris, Carter G. Woodson and member of the committee, said they have been working on the current Incomplete Policy for over a year now.  

             Senate Chair Camilla Brammer said, “We (Faculty Senate) were asked to come to combine all of the comments on the academic policy regarding incompletes and combining those, this is what emerged.”

            Brammer, who also serves as professor and chair of the Communications Studies Department, said the document would be sent back to the Budget and Academic Policy Committee before being sent to the Faculty Senate Floor.

            After the reading of the handout, a copy of the current policy, many members began to edit any grammatical errors they came stumbled upon while reading as well as, critiquing the overall content of the policy. 

            When asked by a committee member whether a definition of the idea of “Good Standing” Bernice Bullock, secretary of the Faculty Senate, said, “There is no definition.”

            After the question, other members said the idea of “Good Standing” is when a student has a GPA of 2.0 or higher but none gave any documentation to what they said about the definition. 

             The second agenda item discussed briefly was the Grievance Procedure for Acts of Discrimination and Harassment.  Because the policy underwent the same procedure of approval as the current Incomplete Policy and was approved, the majority of the members agreed the new procedure was ready to be publicized. 

            Brammer said the meeting time might have set a record.  The meeting lasted approximately 35 to 40 minutes. 

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Faculty Senate Meeting Information

Faculty Senate Meeting


During the meeting of The Executive Committee of the Marshall University Faculty Senate, members discussed an revised current set agenda's such as the Incomplete Policy and the Discrimination Policy.  the was held at a rapid pace, and with different letters and agendas of something I was unfamiliar with and didn't understand.

Date of the Meeting- 11/29/2010
Time- 12 p.m.
Location- John Spotts Room of the Memorial Student Center
City/State- Huntington, W. Va.
Governmental Unit- Executive Committee of Marshall University Faculty Senate
Number of the body members covered- 11
Number of Body Members- 60
Audience members- 25
Votes- Yes
Issue 1- Incomplete Policy
Issue 2- Discrimination Policy

Lead paragraph:

The Executive Committee of the Marshall University Faculty Senate revised and sent back to the Budget and Academic Policy Committee Monday the current Incomplete Policy.  During the meeting, the committee also approved a new procedure to the Marshall University student handbook in regards to the Grievance Procedure for Acts of Discrimination and Harassment.  

Faculty Senate Meeting Article

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Charles G. Bailey Obituary

11-29-2010

By Trevan J. Hannahs

Camilla Brammer said Monday to the Faculty Senate of Marshall University the current incomplete policy needed to be revised during a meeting held in the John Spotts Room of the Memorial Student Center.

            Brammer, professor of communications and chair of the Faculty Senate, addressed the issues of the current incomplete policy offered to Marshall University students. 

            As she passed the policy along to each of the twenty-five members in attendance, many made comments and recommendations were made about the policy.

            Burnis Morris, Carter G. Woodson professor of Marshall University, commented on several grammatical errors.

            “The end of that long paragraph, entered to should be entered into and in the next paragraph in the event that the faculty leaves I think it should be in the event that the faculty member leaves,” Morris said. 

During the reading of the policy, members also made mention of the fact, no definition of the idea of “Good Standing” was mentioned in the policy.

            When asked by a faculty senate member if the definition was included in the policy, Bernice Bullock, secretary of the Faculty Senate said, “There is no definition.”

            The other agenda discussed briefly was the Grievance Procedure for Acts of Discrimination and Harassment.  Members made fewer comments about the procedure and agreed with the current standing of the document. 

            The meeting was held in a record setting time of less than twenty minutes. 

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President Obama is Sworn in

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President Elect Obama Speech Story

November 11, 2010

 By Trevan J. Hannahs

When Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito shook the hand of President Barack Obama at Capitol Hill on Tuesday, a new form of political power resonated throughout Washington, D.C.

As President Barack Obama overlooked a crowd of thousands and delivered one of the most profound inauguration speeches in American history, the words flowed from his lips without flaw.

No longer would Americans look at the hindrances of previous political policies such as:

A war in Iraq, a struggling economy, expensive health care, and failing opportunities for children along with adults in schools but, a reshaping of America and a overall peace between filled countries filled with hate.

“Starting today, we must pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off, and begin the work of remaking America,” said President Obama.

During his inauguration speech, President Elect Obama made it clear to the American People there was a large task ahead with each political issue facing our government.  He said the task was not impossible and would be done.

“For everywhere we look there is work to be done.  The state of economy calls for action bold and swift… we will restore science to its rightful place.  And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.  All this we can do.  All this we must do,” said President Obama.

President Barack Obama was elected as the 44^th President of the United States.  History has been re- written due to the fact President Obama is the first African American elected President. 

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Dr. Arnold Speech Story

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11-3-2010

By: Trevan J. Hannahs

A national proponent of media writing said Tuesday to a Marshall University Journalism class each person has a different vocabulary and you must be able speak to your audience.

 George T. Arnold, former journalism and mass communications professor of Marshall University, gave words of wisdom about the language journalist use.

“You think about your audience. If you say, hey, I know pneumoconiosis, I’m just going to throw that out there and everybody see how smart I am, you have not communicated.  People don’t know what you are talking about.  You have wasted your time,” said Arnold.

Arnold is in the process of writing the newest edition to his Media Writers Handbook, “I Don’t Sound Like a Vice President,” because Arnold said how journalists today are writing with pretentious language, trite expressions and jargon.  Arnold then showed students how to avoid these things and create an effective news piece. 

Arnold said one of the most pretentious language mistakes occurs in country music.             

“ I hate to watch the ‘Tonight Show’ and a country musician comes out there in ratty looking overalls and refers to themselves as an artist.  You’re a singer, why do you have to call yourself an artist?”

In terms of writing and everyday life, Arnold is known for being grammatically correct. Putting proper apostrophes in signs he sees, and correcting someone under his breath if they say something grammatically incorrect, is why he said he is a nuisance to many colleagues, family members and friends. Whether it’s lie down instead of lay down or I could not care less instead of I could care less, are the few examples he used misused in the language each day. 

Arnold said it’s a way to have fun with the language.  

Arnold also said Tuesday not to heap praises at people unless they deserve it, use the inverted pyramid and learn to write with flair.  He said if you take those points and apply them to your writing, you can have a successful career. 

Arnold joined the Marshall University Faculty in 1968 and has since retired.  He is author of the “Media Writers Handbook: A Guide to Common Writing and Editing Problems,” published in 1996.  Arnold is the recipient of many awards including:

Marshall and Shirley Reynolds Outstanding Teacher Award in 1987, a runner-up for Professor of the Year by the Faculty Merritt Foundation of West Virginia, Inc. In 1994, inducted into the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism Hall of Fame, and also a member of Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Fame along with the West Virginia High School Journalism Teachers Hall of Fame.  He was named as one the nation’s Outstanding Campus Chapter Advisers by the Society of Professional Journalists in 1990, according to the Marshall Magazine (2003). 

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Dr. Arnold Speech Story

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Dr. Arnold Speech Story

11-3-2010

By: Trevan J. Hannahs

George Arnold said Tuesday to a Marshall University Journalism class each person has a different vocabulary and you must be able speak to your audience.  Arnold gave words of wisdom about the language journalist’s use.

Arnold, former journalism and mass communications professor of Marshall University said, “You think about your audience. If you say, hey, I know pneumoconiosis, I’m just going to throw that out there and everybody see how smart I am, you have not communicated.  People don’t know what you are talking about.  You have wasted your time.”

This is why Arnold wrote the newest edition to his Media Writers Handbook, “I Don’t Sound Like a Vice President.” Arnold explained how journalists today are writing with pretentious language, trite expressions and jargon.  Arnold then, showed students how to avoid these things and create an effective news piece. 

In terms of writing and everyday life, Arnold is known for being grammatically correct. Putting proper apostrophes in signs he sees, and correcting someone under his breath if they say something grammatically incorrect, is why he has been considered a nuisance to many colleagues, family members and friends. Whether it’s lie down instead of lay down or I could not care less instead of I could care less, are few examples he used misused in the language each day. 

Arnold said it’s a way to have fun with the language.  

In his final words to the class Tuesday he said not to heap praises at people unless they deserve it, use the inverted pyramid and learn to write with flair.  He said if you take those points and apply them to your writing, you can have a successful career. 

George Arnold became a member of the Marshall University Faculty in 1968 and has since retired.  He is author of the Media Writers Handbook: A Guide to Common Writing and Editing Problems, published in 1996.  Arnold is the recipient of many awards including:

Marshall and Shirley Reynolds Outstanding Teacher Award in 1987, a runner-up for Professor of the Year by the Faculty Merritt Foundation of West Virginia, Inc. In 1994, inducted into the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism Hall of Fame, and also a member of Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Fame, West Virginia High School Journalism Teachers Hall of Fame.  He was named as one the nation’s Outstanding Campus Chapter Advisers by the Society of Professional Journalists in 1990, according to the Marshall Magazine (2003).