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APSCUF WCU On-line Elections |
Introduction
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The nominees for CAPC At-large Representative are:
Nominations close Mar 18, 2011. All Regular Faculty may be nominated. |
Rules for the Election
- Please note: Faculty wishing to be considered for BOTH an At-Large seat and a college seat must self-nominate in BOTH elections.
- Each department can have at most two representatives on CAPC.
- The election is decided by a plurality of those casting votes unless such results violate the previous rule or the number of candidates does not exceed the number of positions to fill. In the later case, each candidate will be voted on by an approve/disapprove ballot.
- Vacant seats will be filled one at a time with the current vacant seat filled by the candidate with the highest vote count. As each seat is filled, the candidate filling that seat and any other candidates from the same department as the candidate filling that seat will be disqualified. Votes cast for disqualified candidates, as just defined, will not be considered in filling remaining vacant seats.
- Each candidate selected counts as a cast vote.
- Members elected to at-large seats cannot be nominated for school representative seats.
- Seats with longer terms will be filled first. In the case of an approve/disapprove ballot, candidates will be ranked according to number of approve votes.
Kristen A. Albert
Department: Music Education
In my role as Facilitator for the Council for Professional Education (CPE)I have had the opportunity to be involved in the CAPC processes in the past two years (2009-2011). I have served on UGPC, GPC, CAPC Exec, and CAPC as CPE representative. Being a part of each of these subgroups of CAPC has given me a unique perspective and understanding of the entire CAPC process.
I bring a depth and breadth of experience from my varied service to the WCU community. I desire to be elected as CAPC member At-Large to be able to continue to contribute to the vital CAPC process, in partnership with WCU faculty who, like me, value academic rigor and sound academic policies.
Kristen A. Albert
Francis Atuahene
Department: Educational Development - Pre-Major Acad
I would be honored to serve as one of CAPC’s at-Large positions. As a faculty member with the department of Educational Development – Pre-Major Academic Advising, I am constantly educating students on curriculum content and how that relates to their career paths. Students are always seeking an explanation for the relevance of General Education curriculum to their studies. Helping students to understand the importance of WCU’s General Education requirements is an important part of my daily advising responsibilities. If granted this opportunity, I would like to contribute my experience to the committee by supporting faculty academic freedom in curriculum development, while providing suggestions to enhance student’s academic enterprise. At the same time, I would contribute to areas such as globalizing the curriculum to prepare our students for the competitive global knowledge economy.
Laurie Bernotsky
Department: Political Science
I would welcome your support for election to a term on CAPC for 2011-2013. I have served on CAPC for the past several years including serving on CAPC Executive Committee and chairing the General Education Committee. I have appreciated the opportunity to serve as the CAPC Chair this year and I am glad to be part of the work that CAPC does in contributing to a faculty-led curriculum and academic policies process. The work that will need to be done in the upcoming years around the Middle States review and the increasing mandates that come from PASSHE will make this a challenging time for CAPC and all faculty. I would like to continue to serve as a member of CAPC as we negotiate this process and the other academic and policy challenges that we will face. My experience as a faculty member, a graduate program director, and a former member of several university-wide committees has given me a broad context and perspective from which to serve. I would appreciate your support as I seek to continue to serve as a member of CAPC.
Joanne Conlon
Department: Pre-Major Acad Advising/Ed Development
As the Director of Pre-Major Academic Advising, I represent the interests of 1600 undecided students, among the larger student groups on campus. In order to advise these students it is very important for me to know the intricacies of all of the majors and minors at WCU. I also serve as the Chair of the University Academic Advising Committee. This perspective would be of great benefit to the CAPC members as relevant issues are considered.
Neil Curtis
Department: Sports Medicine
I am in my 18th year as a faculty member at WCU. I am currently serving on CAPC for my third term (not consecutively). I have had experience on a variety of CAPC and other curriculum-related committees and look forward to continuing as a CAPC member.
Valerian DeSousa
Department: Anthropology and Sociology
I am committed to curriculum development in ways that enhance student learning from a global perspective, and that develops an awareness of diversity both nationally and internationally. As Director of the Institute for International Development, member of the Ethnic Studies Steering Committee, and member of the Executive Committee of the Frederick Douglass Institute, I believe I can forward the development of academic programs that meet the goals of the University.
Judith Greenamyer
Department: Biology
I am running for an at-large seat for CAPC. I have served CAPC in several capacities over the years. I believe that my experience on the CAPC Policies Committee, plus my experience as a Department Chair, a Graduate Coordinator, and most recently a member of the Middle States self study group, give me a broad view of the university as a whole.
Wayne Hanley
Department: History
I have an abiding interest in maintaining the high quality of our academic programs and curricula, especially our General Education program. Having served on the CAPC Gen. Ed. committee for the past three years, I would welcome the opportunity to continue in that capacity as an at-large representative.
Timothy Lutz
Department: Geology & Astronomy
WCU is moving toward revision of its general education program. At universities across the U.S. sustainability is being more widely adopted as a framework for curriculum, and as a signatory of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, WCU is expected to make “sustainability a part of the curriculum… for all students.” How this will occur is uncertain. Many faculty are not sure what sustainability is, nor how and why it should inform their courses. After three semesters as WCU’s Sustainability Coordinator and a number of years teaching about sustainability, I would like to join CAPC to contribute to a better understanding of sustainability and its place in renewing the curriculum. I last served on CAPC from 2000-2006.
Rodney Mader
Department: English
I have served on CAPC since 2005, first as chair of the Diverse Communities Subcommittee and, more recently, as Chair of the General Education Committee. I would like the opportunity to continue to serve, and I believe my experience will be valuable, especially as we receive and react to the Middle States Report in 2011-12.
Loretta Rieser-Danner
Department: Psychology
I've had the privilege of serving as a member of CAPC for several years. In that time, I've served on the Policies Committee, the Program Review Committee, and, most recently, the General Education Committee (serving as this year's chair of the Writing Emphasis sub-committee). This year I have also had the distinct pleasure of serving on the CAPC Executive Committee as CAPC Recording Secretary. To say that I've learned a great deal through my work with CAPC would be an understatement. My understanding of the larger curricular issues that affect the institution as a whole has grown tremendously and I've enjoyed working with faculty from across the colleges. We will, I believe, face several important curricular challenges in the next few years and I would very much like to be part of the ongoing discussions surrounding those issues. I would appreciate your support to allow me to remain a member of CAPC.
Lisa C. Ruchti
Department: Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology
I am excited to offer my name for consideration for this next term on CAPC. I am an interdisciplinary-trained teacher-scholar with a M.A. in Women’s Studies and a Ph.D. in Sociology. All of my courses and research reflect my commitment to diversity (nationality, ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, ability, socio-economic class, etc.). I like to approach curricular issues with a critical lens in order to think about when and how curricular change is a good idea, and when it should be resisted. I have experience teaching general education courses and I think I could contribute meaningfully to the conversations that focus on the learning of our students in these courses.
Since my appointment to WCU in 2007, I have been thinking about the relationship between “I”, “J”, and “W” designations and the goals of our Gen. Ed. Program. I have taught two to three sections of WOS 225 each semester. I have gained a clear sense on how to teach the general education designations “I”, “J”, and “W” in ways that meet the needs of students and keep their interest. In addition to consistently teaching and revising these general education courses, I have designed a new course, Gender, Labor, and Globalization, which was approved by CAPC. I revised an existing course, Sociology of Sexuality in Sociology for cross-listing in Women’s and Gender Studies. I also participated in a grant-funded project last summer which had Women’s and Gender Studies thinking about how we might develop and offer a distant education course. This team produced a course which is offered for the first time this summer.
As the first and only full-time faculty member in Women’s and Gender Studies (an interdisciplinary program) and a departmental faculty member in Anthropology/Sociology, I bring a fresh and focused voice to CAPC. I offer a perspective that is grounded in knowledge, engagement, and experience with teaching and assessing general education courses. I would be honored to serve on CAPC and ask for your support. Thank you.
Eleanor F. Shevlin
Department: English
Dear Colleagues,
Committed to faculty-led development of curricula and academic policies, I seek your support to serve on CAPC. From my first semester at West Chester in fall 2001, I have been actively involved in curriculum issues. While most of my curricula experience has been at the department level, I have also had hands-on exposure to course development beyond my department, including firsthand experience designing an interdisciplinary program elsewhere. I also served for six years on the Undergraduate Academic Advising Committee (Fall 2002- Spring 2008). Work on this committee and my two and half years as an advisor for the Academic Development Program (ADP) have made me intimately familiar with general education courses and policies across the university. Having served on the Winter Session Taskforce, I am particularly interested in innovative course offerings involving international travel as well as national and local field experiences. Combined, these experiences have well prepared me for service on CAPC. I would welcome the opportunity to apply my skills and knowledge to curricula concerns in a larger service forum. If elected to a CAPC seat, I would be honored to serve faculty across the university.
Jack Waber
Department: Biology
I am a firm and forceful advocate for faculty control of the curriculum and will fight to maintain that control despite attempts by the System office to usurp this faculty prerogative. In addition, I feel it is imperative that we maintain a quality curriculum and NOT turn ourselves into a Phoenix "University".
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