Introduction

  • This election is for CAPC College of Arts and Sciences Representative. The rules for this election are listed below.
  • The nominees for the CAPC College of Arts and Sciences Representative election are listed to the right. The list to the right is not a ballot.
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The nominees for CAPC College of Arts and Sciences Representative are:

Josh Auld
Cristobal Cardemil-Krause
Rebecca Chancellor
Eric Dodson-Robinson
John Leveille
Scott Mcclintock
Mark McKibben
Denise M Polk
Helen Schroepfer
Geeta Shivde

Nominations close Mar 26, 2015.
Regular Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences may be nominated.

Rules for the Election

    • 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.

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Josh Auld


Department: Biology

I held a one-year term on CAPC in 2013-14, and I have served as an ad hoc appointee on the Graduate Programs and Policies Committee in 2014-15. I am asking for your support, as I seek a full term, to continue the work of contributing to the improvement of our curriculum and academic policies. Serving in this fashion allows me to extend my departmental service (as Assessment Coordinator and a member of the departmental Graduate Committee and Curriculum Committee) to the university level.

Thank you for your time and support.


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Cristobal Cardemil-Krause


Department: Languages and Cultures

I would appreciate the opportunity to serve at CAPC and help with the development of the university vision at the curricular level. I have worked in the creation of both face-to-face and online courses that have gone successfully through the CAPC process, as well as reviewing courses at the Department of Languages and Cultures. I understand the importance of this shared responsibility. Thank you for your support.


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Rebecca Chancellor


Department: Anthropology & Sociology and Psychology

This is my second year as a tenure-track faculty member at West Chester University in the Departments of Anthropology & Sociology and Psychology. I am currently an advisor to the Animal Behavior Club, an APSCUF representative, and have served on a number of departmental committees, and I am looking forward to becoming more involved in service at the University level. I recently developed a cross-listed undergraduate course and am excited to become more involved in the course development process at WCU. Thanks and I appreciate your vote.


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Eric Dodson-Robinson


Department: English

My interest in serving on CAPC follows from my experience in creating, planning, evaluating, implementing, and assessing curricula through committee work at the university and department level. In my current positions as Graduate Coordinator and Chair of the Graduate Advising Committee (GAC) for the Department of English, I am coordinating the development of new graduate certificate programs. These certificate programs are part of the Strategic Plan for English Graduate Studies that I authored for the university-wide Graduate Council, with committee and department input, in spring of 2014. I am familiar with CAPC processes and forms through my work in revising the English graduate curriculum, during which GAC collaborated to build a Creative Writing Track, implement new core courses, and simplify our graduate course offerings. I also have served as CAPC proxy when CAPC voted on the curricular changes our committee and department had proposed. I have additional relevant experience evaluating course and certificate program proposals, both on the English Graduate Advising Committee and on our department's Composition Committee. I have worked, too, on our department's Assessment Committee and become familiar with its practices. Thank you for considering my statement.


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John Leveille


Department: Anthropology and Sociology


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Scott Mcclintock


Department: Mathematics

I am a tenured, Associate Professor from the Department of Mathematics. Within my Department I have worked on our Undergraduate Curriculum Committee to help revamp our Applied Mathematics undergraduate degree. I also have experience revising Graduate curriculum thanks to work on our Master's in Applied Statistics. I would be grateful for the opportunity to continue this work on a larger level.


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Mark McKibben


Department: Mathematics Department

I had the pleasure of serving on the College Curriculum Committee during my tenure at Goucher College, and would very much like the opportunity to do so now at West Chester University.


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Denise M Polk


Department: Communication Studies

Dear Colleagues: I am interested in serving as a CAS representative for CAPC and ask for your support. As a faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies, I have developed a keen interest in curriculum and academic policies. My experience includes serving as the Graduate Coordinator for my department where I developed, revised, and recommended new curriculum. In addition, I have served as a proxy for a CAPC member as well as served as a proxy on the Graduate CAPC Committee. Currently, I serve on the General Education Advisory Committee, the Professional Science Master’s Degree Advisory Committee, and as Vice-President of the Honors Council. These positions have given me a greater appreciation for the work done by CAPC and the diversity of faculty concerns and issues related to curriculum and academic policies. I welcome the opportunity to be more involved as a member of CAPC.


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Helen Schroepfer


Department: Philosophy

I have been a member of CAPC since 2008, serving initially on the Graduate Committee (2008-2011). I am currently serving as Secretary of CAPC (since 2013), on the Undergraduate Program Committee (since 2011), and as Chair of the Culture Cluster Subcommittee (since 2013). This semester I am also serving as an assistant to the Academic Review Committee, overseeing the work of the Course Delivery and the Course Inactivation Subcommittees. I have also served on several ad-hoc committees, currently as Chair of the Restrictive Majors Committee and in 2013 on the Academic Renewal Subcommittee. Given this range of experience with both undergraduate and graduate programs, and my ongoing commitment to CAPC, I believe that I could serve you well if re-elected.


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Geeta Shivde


Department: Psychology

I would welcome the opportunity to serve the WCU community by becoming a member of CAPC. I have had the opportunity to teach both large general education classes, as well as specialized classes within our major program In the Psychology Department, and I know how important it is to have a curriculum that allows students to make connections across disciplines as well as delve deeply into their chosen field of study. I am also a member of the Psychology Department’s undergraduate curriculum committee, and have experience in broad curriculum redesign as well as the approval process for individual courses. Having faculty lead the process of shaping the curriculum at every level is crucially important, and I hope to help make additional contributions through the work of CAPC.


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