My first University Senate meetings were Tuesday, September 9th. The curricular affairs (SCCA) committee met for approximately 1-1/2 hours in the morning, led by Chair John Hannan (Computer Science & Engineering). The full Senate met for approximately 3 hours in the afternoon, led by Senate Chair Ingrid Blood (Healthy & Human Development).
It was good to see Ingrid again – we first met when I began at University Park in the late 1990’s. Both John and Ingrid are very capable chairs for their respective groups. It is great to see such passion and enthusiasm from faculty for their work here at PSU.
All PSU faculty should be interested in at least two somewhat “contentious” topics under discussion – hence the Microsoft clipart “reading” image (follow Senate Minutes link below). The first involves plans to scan and encrypt university computers. The second has to do with intellectual property rights in a digital world.
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