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MINUTES OF JANUARY STAFF MEETING
& Psychology Department
January 13, 1969
The Psychology Department held its January meeting in EP 104 at 4 o'clock, January
13, i969,
PRESENT: Prewett, Moore, Martoccia, Latham, Harris, Tacker, Daugherty, Mitchell
Kinzie, Hedges, Williams, Long, Grossnickle, Steinberg, Rogers, Dixon,
Higgins, Stapleton.
It was announced that the deadline for submitting book orders for the spring quarter
is January 17 and the deadline for the summer school schedule January 20, 1969.
Dr. Prewett announced that calculators should not be taken out of the building at
any time. The staff was also asked if they had any knowledge of a film that has
been misplaced; if so, please advise Dr. Hedges.
Dr. Prewett read a letter from Dr. Rogers requesting that he be relieved of his
memberhsip on the Faculty Senate. Motion was made and unanimously passed that his
request be granted.
Dr. Grossnickle was unanimously elected to fill the unexpired term of Dr. Rogers.
Dr. Prewett, reporting for the Admissions Committee, made the following announce-
& ments:
1. Three students have been recommended to the Graduate School for
acceptance to the clinical program in psychology beginning fall 1969.
2. That a deadline of May 1 has been set for students accepted for
graduate study to notify the Department whether or not they plan
to attend East Carolina.
3. That a limit of 25 students per academic year be admitted to the
graduate programs.
Dr. Grossnickle announced that he had nothing to report from the President's
Advisory Council.
Dr. Rogers, reporting for the Committee on Graduate Students' Program, stated that
the Committee had had a request from William Schlenger, now a Ph.D. candidate at
N. C. State University, that he be permitted to take Motivation by readings due
to the fact that State has no course that is comparable to the Motivation course
here. It was moved and unanimously passed that Mr. Schlenger be permitted to do
this.
Dr. Grossnickle moved that a behavioral science minor for psychology majors be
formulated and submitted to the Curriculum Committee for approval. Motion un-
animously passed and the following committee was appointed to work this minor up:
Grossnickle, Chairman, Stapleton, Harris, Daugherty, Dixon. This Committee was
also instructed to examine the present composite minor and make any recommendations
for revision.
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Dr. Martoccia, reporting for the Comprehensive Examfination Committee, moved that the
examination be limited to 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the afternoon; the
morning session to be the core area and the afternoon session to be the spectalized
area. Motion seconded. After a lengthy discussion motion made and unanimously
passed that this motion be tabled and another motion was made that a special
committee be appointed to study the question of changes in the comprehensive. After
a lengthy discussion the motion was amended to read that an open meeting would be
held and all interested parties invited. The present committee was asked to func-
tion in setting this meeting up; Dr. Martoccia requested that he be relieved as
Chairman and Dr. Mitchell was asked to chair the meeting and all interested persons
were asked to notify him of their interest and teaching schedule in order that a
convenient time can be arranged for the meeting.
Dr. Martoccia read a letter from Dan Miller requesting that he be re-tested only
in the area of learning and that this examination be given him at the earliest
possible date. Dr. Mitchell moved that Mr. Miller's request be granted.
Motion passed with 10 in favor and 6 opposing.
Dr. Rogers presented syllabi for two new courses: Psychological Research - 396abc
for 3 hours credit and Non-parametric Statistics - 429 for 3 hours credit. Motion
made that these courses be adopted. Unanimously passed.
Mr, Dixon requested that staff meetings not be held during week of pre-registration
in the future.
The meeting adjourned at 5:20.
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Jean Brown, Secretary Clinton R. Prewett, Chairman
