FS20Sept12

FACULTY SENATE
AGENDA
Smith Lecture Hall, WB 206-207, 3:00 p.m.
September 20, 2012

    1.    Roll Call

    2.   Approve the Minutes from the April 12, 2012meeting

Information Items

    3.   Editorial Change in Humanities Gen Ed Learning Outcomes

The following editorial change was made to the Humanities General Education Student learning outcomes.

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of diverse philosophical, communicative, linguistic, and or literary traditions, as well as. . .

    4.   Constitutional Review, Apportionment and Organization – Tim Herzog, Chair
         2011-12 Charge 3 - PPM Suspension Recommendation

          2011-12 Charge 4 - Secret Ballot Recommendation

Action Items

    5.   PPM 3-5 - Hiring of Salaried Personnel – Barry Gomberg, Executive Director AA/EO

          PPM 3-5 Clean Copy              PPM 3-5 Marked Up Copy              PPM 3-5 Summary          Changes to PPM 3-5 made by the Senate

    6.   Research, Scholarship & Professional Growth – Azenett Garza, Chair
        Spring Funding Report

    7.   Salary Benefits, Budget & Fiscal Planning – David Malone, Chair
          PPM 3-25 Sabbatical Leave         Proposed Amendment

    8.   Faculty Senate Standing Committee Charges

    9.   Goddard School of Business Representative on Executive Committee
          The Executive Commtitee Recommends Ryan Pace

PPM 1-13, B-IV, Section 2 Vacancies - In the event that a vacancy should occur in the Executive Committee, it shall be filled at the next subsequent regular Senate meeting by an election in which the Executive Committee shall act as a nominating committee. The person elected and the person vacating the position shall be from the same organizational unit.

   10. Faculty Senate Standing Committee Changes
         RSPG - Add Melissa Masters, Ed
         TLA - Add Travis Price - HP, and Carla Trentleman -S&BS (Fall)
         Other Changes - HD Ann Ellis replaces Kathy Sitzman as Chair, ASSA - Brandon Little replaces Kathryn MacKay, Gen Ed - Add Brad Reyns

11. Other Items

Next Meeting: October 18, 2012

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Minutes - September 20, 2012 - Approved

MEMBERS - Listed Alphabetically
Laura Anderson
John Armstrong
Isabel Asensio
Aaron Ashley
Mark Bigler - Representing Kerry Kennedy
Karen Burton - Excused
Sally Cantwell - Excused
Rex Christensen - Absent
Kraig Chugg
Patti Cost
Shelly Costley
Bruce Davis - Admin. - Absent
Ben Eschler, Student
Jeremy Farner
David Ferro
Stephen Francis
Andrew Gardiner, Student
Colleen Garside Packer
Azenett, Garza
Ed Hahn
Sue Harley
Brady Harris - Student
Frank Harrold - Admin.
Michael Hernandez
Kathy Herndon
Chris Hoagstrom
Brent Horn
Joan Hubbard
Colin Inglefield
JoEllen Jonsson
Kerry Kennedy - Excused
Jared Lisonbee
Tom Mathews
David Matty - Admin.
President Millner - Admin.
Madonne Miner - Admin.
Ryan Pace
Michelle Paustenbaugh
Wei Qiu
Brian Rague
Jack Rasmussen - Admin.
Scott Rogers
Peggy Saunders
Shane Schvaneveldt
Yas Simonian - Admin.- Excused
Amanda Sowerby
Kelsey Spaulding, Student
Jeff Steagall - Admin.
Mali Subbiah
Ryan Thomas - Admin.
Jim Turner
Michael Vaughan - Admin.
Vikki Vickers
Kristiann Williams
Josh Winegar
Jan Winniford - Admin.
Joseph Wolfe
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Brenda Stockberger, Secretary

1. ROLL CALL

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Motion: Moved to approve the minutes from the April 12, 2012 meeting.
Made: Shelly Costley
Second: Jeremy Farner
Outcome: The minutes were approved

3. Editorial Change in Humanities Gen Ed Learning Outcomes - Colleen Garside Packer

Outcome: Unanimous

4. Constitutional Review, Apportionment and Organization - Tim Herzog, Chair

2011-12 Charge 3 - Write a policy or modify the existing policy with regard to timely and suitable consultation and notification of the faculty when it is deemed necessary to temporarily suspend a policy in the PPM. (passed EC 3/4/2010 – Carried forward)

After extensive discussion and research, the CRAO Committee decided not to purpose any changes to the Constitution regarding this issue. Although we did not put forward any constitutional changes, the CRAO Committee felt that the leadership of the faculty senate should carry out a discussion with the Provost, President and the Trustees to develop improved communication strategies should their be a need to suspend the PPM in the future. We came to the conclusion that a negotiation with the Trustees would be more productive than any constitutional changes.

2011-12 Charge 4 - Establish the need for a specific policy prohibiting ballot voting in the Faculty Senate. Faculty concerns center on the principle that faculty senate is predicated as a representative government.

After extensive discussion and research, the CRAO Committee decided not to propose any changes to the constitution regarding this issue. To the best of our knowledge, previous votes in Faculty Senate were carried out in accordance with the PPM and Robert’s Rues of Order, which is supported by the PPM. We suggest that the Faculty Senate use clickers or another type of response system for voting. We suggest that voting records be made public as described in Robert’s Rules of Order. Secret ballots are only allowed when the Faculty Senate has moved and approved a secret ballot by majority vote. The current method is time consuming and could be improved by use of clickers. Open ballots are an important part of representative government. None of this requires changes to the constitution since it is all described in Robert’s Rules of Order.

By the show of hands, the majority of the Senate was in favor of using clickers as a system for voting.

5. PPM 3-5 - Hiring of Salaried Personnel - Barry Gomberg, Executive Director AA/EO

The changes in the policy reflect an integration of policies into this PPM. Significant changes have been made to the policy. A summary of the changes and revisions to the policy can be viewed at:
http://faculty.weber.edu/senate/Minutes%2012-13/EC13Sep12.html Click on item three on the agenda.

The following section was amended to read:

V. ADVERTISEMENT AREA, DURATION AND METHOD OF ADVERTISEMENT
A. At a minimum, all vacancies will remain open for a specific time period, be posted on the WSU website, and be advertised within a specified recruiting area as described below. A position may be held open past the time period by the hiring authority in conjunction with the Director of AA/EO until a suitably diverse and qualified pool of applicants is obtained.
Motion: A motion was made to amend the language on this section of PPM 3-5.
Made: Barry Gomberg
Second: Peggy Saunders
Outcome: Unanimous

6. Research, Scholarship & Professional Growth - Azenett Garza, Chair

Approval of Spring Funding Report - Minor Corrections were made. The full report can be viewed online at:
http://faculty.weber.edu/senate/Minutes%2012-13/EC13Sep12.html Click on item 2 on the agenda.

Outcome: Unanimous

7. Salary Benefits, Budget & Fiscal Planning - David Malone, Chair
Proposed Change to PPM 3-25, V. - Sabbatical Leave

D. Upon the completion of a sabbatical leave, the recipient shall file with the provost, the dean and the department chair a detailed report of activities during the leave and of the extent to which the purposes of the leave were met.

Beginning Fall 2013 each college will report the number of sabbaticals granted for the current semester, the number of faculty returning and the number of sabbatical reports filed from the previous semester to the Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee within 45 days of the beginning of the semester. The report is filed with the Faculty Senate and the individual returning from sabbatical will present their findings at a department and/or college meeting.

The above paragraph was added by the Salary, Benefits, Budget & Fiscal Planning Committee to hold the Deans accountable to enforce the policy as written.

Motion: Recommended to send back to SBBFP committee.
Made: Stephen Francis
Second: Sue Harley
Outcome: Unanimous

8. Faculty Senate Standing Committee Charges

Motion: A motion was made to accept the Faculty Senate standing committee charges.
Outcome: Unanimous

9. Goddard School of Business Representative on Executive Committee
The Executive Committee Recommends Ryan Pace.

Motion: A motion was made to approve Ryan Pace to the Executive Committee
Outcome: Unanimous

10. Faculty Senate Standing Committee changes
Jim Turner will replace Brian Davis Ryan Pace will replace Stephen Hill

RSPG - Add Melissa Masters, Ed
TLA - Travis Price, HP, and Carla Trentleman, S&BS (Fall)
Other Changes - HD Ann Ellis replaces Kathy Sitzman as Chair, ASSA - Brandon Little replaces
Kathryn MacKay,
Gen Ed - Brad Reyns will not be able to serve.

OTHER ITEMS
The Presidential Search was paired down from the top 13 to the top 5 finalists. These will be announced on October 5. They will be interviewed by the Regents the following week and the New President should be announced the afternoon of October 9.

Motion: The meeting was motioned to adjourn.
Made: Stephen Francis
Second: Brent Horn

The meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m.

Next meeting October 18, 2012