MINUTES OF THE STAFF MEETINGPsychology DepartmentSeptember 5, 1972e The Psychology Department held its September meeting in EP 104 at 10 o'clock,September 5, 1972.PRESENT: Means, Martoccia, Corwin, Daugherty, Lao, Stapleton, Higgins, Moore,Prewett, Mallenbaum, Long, Grossnickle, Graham, Hedges, Roberts,Castellow, Tacker, Childers, Mitchell, Hayes, Mr. Dan Searcy of theDivision of Continuing Education was also present.Dr. Mitchell, Acting Chairman, presided and presented the new staff members:Dr. Mallenbaum, Dr. Graham, Mrs. Hayes, and Mr. Childers. Dr. Prewett was alsowelcomed back.The following items of business were discussed:1. Dr. Mitchell announced that trouble was being experienced in equipment andmaterials being misplaced or stolen and care should be exercised in theuse of them and also no one was to take any University equipment offcampus. Dr. Higgins stated that not as much equipment was missing fromthe shop as appeared to be; that it could be located in other parts ofthe building being used for various things.2. Dr. Mitchell requested that any tests the professors wanted the officesecretarial force to type to please get them in at least three daysbefore needed. Also, he asked that they not try to prevail on the officehelp that their work had priority over others.eS 3. The professors were urged to exercise greater discretion about studentstaking courses by examination.4. The professors were asked to check students in their classes to be surethey had had the necessary prerequisites. Dr. Tacker mentioned thatother departments required the psychology statistics course but not theMath 65 that psychology requires as a prerequisite. It was felt that itshould be required of any students taking Psychology 101.5. The professors were asked to sign a slip in the office for any longdistance telephone calls they had to make.6. Advisors were told they should be in their offices from 9 a.m. until4 p.m. each day through the drop/add period. If for any reason they foundit impossible to do this, they were told to notify the Departmental Officethey would be absent at a specific time.7. Dr. Mitchell announced that the new faculty members were to meet at 2:30September 5 in SB102.8. It was decided that the staff would continue to meet on the first Mondayof each month at 4 p.m.9. A discussion was held about the value of having Departmental colloquia.Dr. Daugherty asked if it would not be advisable to have one hour during= the week when no professors were assigned a class to teach and to reservethis hour for the colloquia. Dr. Means stated that last year they wereheld for a 2-hour period, the first hour being devoted to the speaker andthe second hour to a social hour and informal discussion. He also announcedthat Mrs. Stapleton had checked into the possibility of holding these