Thursday February 14 2013

Thursday
February, 14 2013
MA 211K
2:00 p.m.

AGENDA SETTING

1. Approval of the minutes from January 17, 2013 meeting.

Information Items

2. WSU Logo – John Kowalewski

3. Adherence to Final Exam Policy – Brian Rague

Action Items

4. Policy Statement for Ombudsman Charter – Kathryn MacKay & Brian Rague, Faculty Senate Chair

5. Environmental Issues Committee, Hal Crimmel, Chair
Smoke Free Zone Policy 5-48 and Idle Free Zone Policy 5-49 Map of Smoke Free Zones

6. Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom, and Tenure Committee, Chris Eisenbarth, Chair (Additional Item Added)
Charge 2 (PPM 8-11.III.C Tenure Review Process) Recomendation
Charge 3 (PPM 9-10.H Faculty Board of Review) Recommendation

7.   Curriculum – Jim Wilson
       MBA Business & Economics
       Graduate Certificate in Aerospace Management – Program Change
     MBA6370 Continuous Process Improvement (CPI)and Strategic Planning
       in Aerospace Management-New Course Proposal   Syllabus
       MBA6340 – Strategic Aerospace Management – Deletion
     MBA6350 - Continuous Process Improvement in Aerospace Management – Deletion

Discussion Items

8. Faculty Representation in CE (LEAP) – Tim Herzog, Chair, CRAO & Kathy Herndon

9. CJ Response - Brian Rague

10. Other Items -
- Faculty Governance Award

Next Meeting: Faculty Senate, Febuary 21, 2013 at 3:00 pm WB 206-207

Thursday, February 14, 2013

MA211K

Approved

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Agenda Setting Meeting Minutes

PRESENT PRESENT John Armstrong, Patti Cost, Shelly Costley, Ed Hahn, Kathy Herndon, Tom Mathews, Ryan Pace, Brian Rague, Mike Vaughan, Vikki Vickers, Chuck Wight, Brenda Stockberger, Secretary

GUESTS John Kowalewski, Hal Crimmel, Chris Eisenbarth, Jim Wilson, Tim Herzog

MINUTES Ed Hahn moved to approve the minutes from the January 17, 2013 meeting.

SECOND Vikki Vickers

OUTCOME Motion Carried.

Information Items

2. WSU Logo – John Kowalewski, Executive Director of University Communications

The WSU logo, style and brand have been a standard icon for WSU for 15 years. The update comes as a result of the digital technology that has come about since that time. Last fall a group was formed to assist in updating the WSU logo. The flaming W in the Shield is the signature for Weber State. The logo and signature style was updated so that graphics can be used with Web pages, mobile applications. A different font was used so that integration into web pages and mobile applications would be easier to read and manipulate. Secondary marks were created for the colleges to help them be identified easier. These can be used on brochures and bookmarks and webpages. University will start using this logo beginning July 1, 2013. Departments can exhaust current supply of business cards, letterheads, brochures prior to ordering new supplies with the new look. Style guidelines are being created to help with the usage of the new logo as well as templates that can be downloaded for use in web pages.

MOTION MOTION Shelly Costley motioned to move forward to Faculty Senate the WSU updated Logo as an Information Item.

SECOND Patti Cost

OUTCOME Motion Carried

3. Adherence to Final Exam Policy – Brian Rague, Chair

In the Adjunct Retreat comments from last fall it was noted that conflicts with students having two exams scheduled at the same time.

Finding situations where this policy is not being followed.

Remind colleagues to use the Final Exam Schedule in order to avoid conflicts with other professors when students are taking exams.

MOTION MOTION Tom Matthew motioned to move forward to Faculty Senate the Adherence to Final Exam Policy as a Recommendation Item.

SECOND Kathy Herndon

OUTCOME Motion Carried.

Action Items

4. Policy Statement for Ombudsman Charter – Kathryn MacKay & Brian Rague, Faculty Senate Chair

A. Faculty Ombuds

Any faculty member of the Weber State community may bring a concern to the Faculty Ombuds. Faculty are not required to use the Ombuds Office for informal resolution of conflict, and do so voluntarily. The Weber State Faculty Ombuds is an impartial concerned party whose primary role is to help faculty members resolve problems involving or affecting them.

The Faculty Ombuds operates according to the “Charter for Faculty Ombuds Office” approved by the Faculty Senate. A copy of that charter is available at: http://faculty.weber.edu/ombuds/

No Discussion

MOTION MOTION Kathy Herndon motioned to move the Policy Statement for Ombudsman Charter forward to the Faculty Senate as an Action Item.

SECOND Patti Cost

OUTCOME Motion Carried

5. Environmental Issues Committee, Hal Crimmel, Chair

Idle Free Zone Policy 5-49

I. REFERENCES

3.33 Discipline

6.22 Student Code

Section 9 Academic Freedom, Rights, Responsibilities and Due Process

PURPOSE

This policy is established to govern the idling of vehicles on the WSU campuses. The policy is designed to help improve air quality on campus and along the Wasatch Front. Air pollution presents a serious threat to human health along the Wasatch Front, which frequently has the worst air quality in the nation. Eliminating idling will help reduce pollutants emitted into the atmosphere and can also incentivize students to exit their vehicles, remain more active, and contribute more to the quality of campus life.

II. POLICY

A. Idling is defined as having the engine running while the vehicle is parked or stationary.

Idling of vehicles for more than two minutes is prohibited at all WSU campuses. Exceptions are made for emergency vehicles, including police, fire, and ambulances, for parking enforcement vehicles when emergency lights are running, and for vehicles stopped in traffic or for traffic control devices.

B. An unattended vehicle left idling is a clear violation of this policy and may be subject to university sanctions.

III. ENFORCEMENT

A. Through education and signage the university hopes to achieve self-compliance.

B. The use of environmental ambassadors and parking services personnel would be the second level of enforcement.

C. Reporting violations of the policy to Deans and supervisors would be the preferred third level of enforcement.

D. Persons who continue to violate this policy are subject to disciplinary action.

IV. SANCTIONS

A. Violation of this policy may result in disciplinary action. Any individual who violates this policy may be asked to leave the campus or University activity, and/or may be escorted from the campus or University activity. Any sanction recommended, pursuant to this policy, will be made to the appropriate body for handling disciplinary actions against the individual accused of violating this policy. Students, faculty and staff will have due process rights as outlined in PPMs 3-33, Discipline (Staff Employees), 6-22, Student Code, and Section 9, Academic Freedom, Rights, Responsibilities and Due Process, as applicable.

Smoke Free Zone Policy 5-48 Campus Smoke Free Zones

I. REFERENCES

3.33 Discipline

6.22 Student Code

Section 9 Academic Freedom, Rights, Responsibilities and Due Process

PURPOSE

This policy is to establish smoke free zones and to govern the use of tobacco products in those zones, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, or any other form of lighted tobacco product. This policy also extends to ecigarettes and other electronic tobacco delivery devices.

II. POLICY

A. Smoking of tobacco products or the use of electronic tobacco delivery devices is prohibited in the core campus area, as defined below, in order to protect public health.

Smoking is prohibited in the core campus area, including the 25 foot zone surrounding buildings included in the Clean Air Act, in the corridor stretching from west of the Miller Administration Building to the east edge of the plaza between the Stewart Library and Building Four. Smoking is also prohibited from the area south of Elizabeth Hall and south of Building Three and Four through the corridor between the Shepherd Union, Stewart Library and Lampros Hall to the Browning Center. Smoking is also prohibited from the south side of the Shepherd Union to the West Entrance of the Browning Center. Smoking is also prohibited across campus inside of the 25 foot zone surrounding all campus buildings.

III. ENFORCEMENT

A. Through education and signage the university hopes to achieve self-compliance. The use of environmental ambassadors would be the second level of enforcement.

Reporting violations of the policy to Deans and supervisors would be the preferred third level of enforcement. Persons who continue to violate this policy may be ordered by the university police to comply or be ordered to leave. Failure to leave when ordered is a class C misdemeanor 76-8-704.

IV. SANCTIONS

Discussion

Don’t agree with the sanctions – too severe.

The language is vague – Who determines the severity?

Is policy ready to move to the Faculty Senate as it is?

Could the same sanctions from parking violations be used?

MOTION MOTION Vikki Vickers motioned to move both policies with the suggested recommendations to the section on sanctions forward to Faculty Senate

SECOND John Armstrong

OUTCOME Motion Carried.

6. 6. Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom, and Tenure Committee, Chris Eisenbarth, Chair

Charge 2, PPM8-11.III.C Tenure Review Process, Recommendation

Charge 3, PPM9-10.H Faculty Board of Review, Recommendation

No Discussion on this item.

MOTION Shelly Costley motioned to move both policies forward to Faculty Senate as an Action Item.

SECOND Tom Mathews

OUTCOME Motion Carried.

7. Curriculum – Jim Wilson, Chair, Curriculum Committee

COAST – Interior Design

General Education CA IDT1010 New Gen Ed Course Proposal

MBA Business & Economics

Graduate Certificate in Aerospace Management – Program Change

MBA6370 Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) and Strategic Planning in Aerospace Management – New Course

MBA6340 - Strategic Aerospace Management – Deletion

MBA6350 - Continuous Process Improvement in Aerospace Management – Deletion

No Discussion on this item.

MOTION Kathy Herndon motioned to move the Curriculum as a package to Faculty Senate.

SECOND Patti Cost

OUTCOME Motion Carried.

8. Faculty Representation in CE (LEAP) – Tim Herzog, Chair, CRAO & Kathy Herndon

What defines the Continuing Education Department?

The six faculty in LEAP are not represented in Faculty Senate.

Those areas that are not counted is Continuing Education (LEAP faculty)

LEAP doesn’t grant degrees, but doesn’t mean they may in the future.

Could they participate in the meetings, but not vote?

Would they have representation in Committees or Executive Committee?

Their teaching load is full or more.

Are they one year contract Instructors?

All are classified as Instructors with one Adjunct.

The Instructor Rank counts with Apportionment.

Where would the representation count? In which College?

The bylaws are ambiguous.

Could treat them the same as BIS or Honors or as an Interdisciplinary Unit.

Classes do count as graduation credit.

Listed as general faculty, they should have the opportunity to vote.

Is it worth asking if they are interested in being a part of the Faculty Senate?
It was suggested to invite LEAP faculty to a CRAO meeting to see what their level of interest is in being a part of the Faculty Senate.

9. Criminal Justice Program Review Response – Brian Rague, Chair

Executive Committee was emailed a copy of the CJ Program Review Response.

All concurred that it was a good report.
The Salt Lake Community College program with Weber State is in jeopardy if two new faculty positions are not filled this year.

10. Other Items

Faculty Governance Award
The request for nominations went out to all faculty on February 14 and the Deadline is March 11. Executive committee will review and select a nominee for this award on March 14.

University Policies & Procedures web page translation button

It was suggested that a disclaimer should be put on the page so that Weber State isn’t responsible for how the translation is done.

MOTION Shelly Costley moved to adjourn the meeting.

SECOND John Armstrong

OUTCOME Motion Carried

Meeting adjourned at 3:40 pm

Next Meeting: Agenda Setting, March 14, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. MA211K