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MINUTES OF STAFF MEETING
Psychology Department
February 1, 1971
The Psychology Department held a called meeting of the staff at 4 o'clock, February
Ay 29/1 in EP 104,
Dr. Mitchell presided in the absence of Dr. Prewett.
Mrs. Harris was called on to make a report from the President's Advisory Council.
She asked anyone having questions they would like submitted to please get them to
her as soon as possible.
Dr. Mitchell reported for the Committee appointed to study the problem of advisees.
The Committee recommended the following:
1. New advisees should be assigned on a random basis to even out the number
of advisees per advisor.
2. Dr. Prewett should not have any advisees.
3. Dr. Long should not have any advisees.
4. General College advisors be appointed on a two-year basis and that while
they are serving in this capacity they should have no advisees unless they
so desire.
5. Long-term General College appointees be selected from volunteers,
6. Staff on a half-time basis should be assigned half load of advisees.
= Dr. Tacker moved that the report be accepted and implemented. The motion was
seconded and passed unanimously.
Dr. Tacker was called on for a report from the Comprehensives Committee. The
following recommendations were made:
The following students passed the specialty area but failed the core: Julian
Powell, Gerald Almond, Nancy Rietdorf, and Douglas Rutledge.
The following passed both areas: Sara Anema, Dennis Chestnut, Gayle Biggers,
John Ingram, Alan Harrop, and Harry Cain.
Wayne Hodges passed the re-examination on the specialty area.
Dr. Tacker moved this report be accepted. Motion seconded and passed unanimously.
Dr. Mitchell reported for the Curriculum Committee. It was discussed whether the
Department should require Math 65 as a cognate course and that it be a prerequisite
for Psychology 101. The Committee recommended that this be done. Motion made that
this recommendation be accepted, motion was seconded and passed with thirteen voting
for it, one opposed, and three abstaining.
The second item on the Curriculum Committee report was recommendation that Psychology
100 be dropped from the curriculum and Psychology 51 for three hours credit be added;
the material to be covered in Psychology 51 would be essentially that formerly
& covered in Psychology 100 except the overlap, primarily in the area of learning,
would be removed. It was suggested that the Psychology 50/100 Committee should also
make further recommendations with respect to topics to be covered. It was also
suggested that Psychology 51 replace Psychology 100 in every place in the new
catalog that Psychology 100 appears. Motion made and seconded that this
recommendation be accepted. Passed unanimously.
It was also moved that the required hours in psychology be changed from 30 to 28
and the elective hours from 20 to 22--this change to become effective in the fall
of 1971. Motion seconded and passed unanimously.
Dr. Long was recognized to propose a new course at the graduate level--Seminar
in Group Psychotherapy for three hours credit. He explained where this course
would fit into the curriculum. After a discussion it was moved that the course
be approved, motion seconded and passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 5:20,
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Charles C. Mitchell
Acting Chairman
