Faculty Senate
MINUTES  
March 29, 2001

MEMBERS - Listed Alphabetically
Eric Amsel
Rick Bingham
Sharen Brady
Delroy Brinkerhoff
Quinn Campbell - Student - Excused
Michael Cena - Fran Butler representing
Bruce Christensen
Trent Cragun - Student - Excused
Erika Daines - Tom Mathews representing
Betty Damask-Bembenek
Karen Dewey
Gary Dohrer - Judy Elsley representing
Rick Dove
Anand Dyal-Chand - Admin
Dave Eisler - Admin.
Marcy Everest
Nick Ferre - Student
Ron Galli - Admin.
Dawn Gatherum
David Greene - Admin. - Excused
Frank Guliuzza - Parliamentarian
Bruce Handley - Taowen Le representing
Mark Henderson
Michelle Heward - Bill Allison
Warren Hill - Excused
Ron Holt
Joan Hubbard - Excused
Ken Johnson - Excused
Sheree Josephson - Rick Sline representing
Marie Kotter
Brenda Kowalewski
Kathleen Lukken - Admin.
Jim Macdonald
Daniel Magda - George Comber
Dwayne Meadows
Chloe Merrill
Judith Mitchell - Chair
Jill Newby
Diana Page - Tony Spanos representing
June Phillips - Admin. - Catherine Zublin representing
Richard Sadler - Admin.
Dan Schroeder
Randy Scott
Monika Serbinowska - Tamas Szabo representing
Gene Sessions - Richard Ulibarri representing
Debbie Sheldon - Student - Excused
Sally Shigley
Mohammad Sondossi
Timothy Steele
Brian Stecklein
Mali Subbiah
Alden Talbot, Vice Chair
President Paul Thompson - Admin.
Jennifer Turley
Michael Vaughan - Admin.
Wangari Wa Nyatetu-Waigwa
Lydia Wingate - Craig Gundy representing
Kay Brown, Secretary

2001-2002 Faculty Senate Representatives
Bill Clapp
Paul Caldarella
Al Forsyth
Cheryl Hansen
Michelle Heward
Pam Hugie
Masha Jackson
Diane Krantz
Taowen Lee
Marek Matyjasik
Dwayne Meadows
Monica Mize - Joann Otte representing
Betty Tucker

 

1.    ROLL CALL

2.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion: Moved to approve the minutes from the February 15, 2001 meeting.
Made: Alden Talbot
Second: Joan Hubbard
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

3.  FACULTY GOVERNANCE AWARD – Dick Alston

In October of 1998 the Weber State Chapter of the Utah Association of Academic Professionals (UAAP) donated funds returned to them when the UAAP disbanded. These funds were set up in an endowment from which the interest income would fund an annual UAAP faculty award and stipend for service to faculty governance. The selection will be made through a process of nominations coming to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee or from the Executive Committee itself, based upon their own criteria, established to recognize faculty who have led efforts to improve faculty governance at Weber State. Special consideration should be given to chairs and members of committees such as Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom and Tenure, Constitutional Review and Organization, Curriculum and General Education, and Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning, but should not be restricted to them.

The original check was issued in the amount of $ 17,628.65. The endowment has now grown to $19,643.00.  

Judith P. Mitchell was selected to receive this year’s Faculty Governance Award.

4.  ELECTION OF FACULTY SENATE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR 2001-2002

Faculty Senate Chair Election - Bill Clapp, Mark Henderson, Monica Mize, Monika Serbinowska, and Ron Holt removed their names from the Faculty Senate Chair ballot. Senate members for the 2000_2001 academic year cast their ballots. The remaining names on the ballot were Gary Dohrer, Bruce Christensen, Marie Kotter, and Gene Sessions. Gene Sessions was elected to serve as Faculty Senate Chair for 2000_2001.

Faculty Senate Vice Chair Election - Mark Henderson, Monica Mize, Marie Kotter, and Monika Serbinowska removed their names from the ballot. Senate members for the 2000-2001 academic year cast their ballots. The remaining names on the ballot were Bill Clapp, Gary Dohrer, Bruce Christensen, and Ron Holt. Gary Dohrer was elected to serve as Faculty Senate Vice Chair for 2000-2001.

5.  HEMINGWAY GRANTS

The Hemingway Trustees announced that the outstanding Hemingway project each year would receive a $5,000 cash award. The following fall, the recipient would present a lecture on their project to the faculty.

6.  SALARY, BENEFITS, BUDGET AND FISCAL PLANNING COMMITTEE – Craig Oberg, Chair

Salary Recommendations for 2001-2002:

INFORMATION:

GOAL:

The Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee proposes that by 2005-06, WSU salaries be at least 94% of CUPA (given two-year-old data).

In order to achieve this, WSU salaries must rise, on average, 6.2% per year.

1.9% 1/4 of the CUPA Gap
+ 4.3% to keep up with CUPA growth
6.2% total increase

SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS:

With the aim of restoring average WSU salaries to at least 94% of CUPA by the academic year 2005-06, we strongly recommend providing average salary increases each year over the next four years of no less than 6%. We further recommend the following means:
  1. Keep differences between retiring faculty and replacement hires in the salary pool.
  2. Distribute allocations provided by the legislature to colleges as a percentage of salary.
  3. Allow each college to determine how much of its allocation will be applied toward across-the-board raises, merit increases, etc.
  4. During times of enrollment growth, make up annual shortfalls between the legislative appropriation and the minimum 6% increase recommended above.
  5. To cover annual shortfalls:
         A. Obtain 0.5% or one half of the shortfall, whichever is less from college funds.
    6. B. Obtain the remainder from central funds or .8%, whichever is greater.
    C. Distribute these funds to the colleges as a percentage of each college’s salary base and use them to provide equity, merit, and, if desired, across the board raises. Deans, in consultation with constituent groups, are to determine how much is allocated to each category.
  6. Provide funds for promotion and minimum salary by rank from University funds, not from funds allocated to salary increases which shall be no less than 6% per year.
    7.
  7. Deans are encouraged to alleviate equity problems within their colleges especially including salary compression problems, which have plagued full profession unduly for many years by freeing money within their budgets for that purpose. (Refer to Faculty Senate minutes 2-18-99).
    8.
  8. Maintain current benefit levels, but not at the expense of the recommended 6% minimum salary increase.
    9.
  9. These recommendations apply to the next four years (through 2005-06).
    10.

Salary floors for assistant, associate and full professors were passed by the Faculty Senate February 18, 1999. That motion reads: The administration fund promotions from Assistant to Associate at $1,600 in 1999 (increasing to $1,800 in 2000, $2,000 in 2001, and thereafter increased by the legislative allocation), and fund promotions to Full Professor at $3,600 in 1999 (increasing to $4,100 in 2000, $4,600 in 2001, and thereafter increased by the legislative allocation).

The administration will ensure that those promoted reach minimum salaries by rank as indicated:
Professors: $45,000 plus across the board and merit
Associate Professors: $37,500 plus across the board and merit
Assistant Professors: $30,000 plus across the board and merit

Motion: Moved to approve the above recommendations from the Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee.
Made: Karen Dewey
Second: Dawn Gatherum
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously,

The Salary Negotiation Team consists of the Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee Chair (Craig Oberg), the Faculty Senate Chair (Judith Mitchell), and another member nominated by the committee. Wynn Harrison was selected by the Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee to serve on the Salary Negotiation Team. PPM 1-13, Article V, 4.8 states ". . . No two members of this subcommittee shall be from the same organizational unit. This subcommittee shall consist of the Faculty Senate chair, the chair of the Committee on Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning and a third member nominated by the Committee and approved by the Faculty Senate."

Motion: Moved to approve Craig Oberg, Judith Mitchell and Wynn Harrison as the Salary Negotiation Team.
Made by: Gene Sessions
Second: Bruce Christensen
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

It was recommended that minimum salaries for Instructor Specialists be 90% of the salary floor for Assistant Professors.

Motion: Moved to approve the salary floor for Instructor Specialists be 90% of the salary floor for Assistant Professors.
Made: Dan Schroeder
Second: Eric Amsel
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

7.  ADMISSIONS, STANDARDS AND STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Susan McKay, Chair and Marcy Everest

The main charge to this committee was to look at the question of grade inflation, and whether or not there was a recent grade inflation trend.

Summary Report on Findings on Grade Inflation - The literature search revealed a consensus that grade inflation does indeed exist nationwide. Overwhelmingly, the blame was placed on administrative policies in the areas of withdrawals; admission standards; repeats; and especially the use of student evaluations for pay, promotion, and tenure decisions. Another area that received attention was concern over student welfare. The third important area is the capitulation of faculty to the pressures of societal change such as the student-as-consumer mentality that payers of high tuition are entitled to high grades or that higher education is the natural right of everyone.

College grade averages at WSU by individual colleges were computed from 1991 through 2000. Data prior to 1991 was not in a useable format. The data indicates a break as WSU converted from quarters to semesters when many of our upper division students moved through and graduated. The following year the grades in most colleges went back down. Over a ten year period, the grade inflation upward trend at WSU is extremely weak.

8.  APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND TENURE – Frank Guliuzza, Chair

Recommendation from APAFT for a change in the probationary period for promotion and tenure for all faculty that will be interviewed to be hired subsequent to July 1, 2001.

C. Tenure Review Process

Weber State University shall maintain review procedures to evaluate and record the progress of probationary faculty members toward tenure. Full evaluations shall be made during the fourth and seventh third and sixth probationary years. In exceptional cases, the tenure review process may be temporarily suspended (one may leave and re-enter at the same point), upon recommendation by the department chair and the dean, in consultation with the provost. If and when such a request is granted, the conditions of the extension shall be explained in writing by the provost. If and when such a request is granted, the conditions of the extension shall be explained in writing by the dean with a copy to the provost. A faculty member, their department chair, the dean or the provost may also request an additional review in other probationary years. A progress report, including written evaluations of a non-tenured faculty member, shall be placed in the file of the faculty member recording the findings of the review and shall be transmitted to the faculty member. The faculty member shall be given appropriate opportunity to discuss strengths, weaknesses, goals, etc. at each review level.

In addition, in the second year of a candidate's progress toward tenure, the department chair will do an assessment of the candidate's progress. This assessment may be done with or without the assistance of a departmental committee at the sole discretion of the department chair. The candidate's teaching, service and scholarship shall be evaluated and an overall written assessment of progress made. The department chair shall send a written report to the candidate and the candidate's dean and shall submit the report for inclusion in the candidate's professional file. There is no evaluation beyond the department level. When candidates in their second year of progress toward tenure are either to be evaluated in that year for promotion or have requested an additional review, the department chair may choose to let that promotion evaluation serve in place of the second year assessment of progress toward tenure.

During the fourth and seventh third and sixth years of the probationary period, and other years when requested, the full review process shall include evaluation by the dean and the ranking tenure evaluation committees at the levels of the department and the college. At his sole discretion, the provost may review and make separate recommendations for or against a candidate's tenure or evaluation of a candidate's progress towards tenure. An exception is that in the event that there is a conflict among recommendations from the dean, the college Tenure Evaluation Committee and the department Tenure Evaluation Committee, the provost must make a separate recommendation. Furthermore, after the Department Tenure Evaluation Committee, the College Tenure Evaluation Committee, and the dean have completed their respective reviews, the candidate may request an additional review by the University Tenure Evaluation Committee. The University Committee evaluates the substantive issues of teaching, scholarship, service and ethics. The University Committee shall review the files of all candidates for advancement in rank or tenure who request such a review (see 8_19A). The recommendation(s) of the University Committee will be forwarded to the provost. The provost's makes the final institutional recommendation unless overturned by the president or the Faculty Board of Review, as is the dean's recommendation when the provost makes no recommendation. All these reviews shall follow established procedures allowing for formal evaluative contributions from students, faculty peers, and supervisory administrators and shall give faculty members under review written evaluations with the right of due process review by the Faculty Board of Review (as described in PPM 9_9 through 9_17)

Faculty members who have been granted extensions of the probationary period beyond the normal seven six years shall annually be subject to formal review. For those faculty members who have been granted reductions in the normal probationary period of seven six years under the policies described in PPM 8_23 and/or 8_24 herein, a determination shall be made by the dean during the first year of appointment on the tenure track with respect to the proper scheduling of the formal review process. The findings of that determination shall be placed in writing in the candidate's professional file described in PPM 8_13. The following changes were made to other portions in PPM 8-11.

Stewart Library

Master's degree in Library Science, or its equivalent, from a library school accredited by the American Library Association.

     2.  Four Six years of satisfactory performance at the rank of assistant professor will be the minimum probationary period. However, up to one year for professionally related activities can be counted toward fulfilling this requirement.

3.  To be promoted from assistant professor to associate professor one must either have been granted tenure or be granted tenure at the same time as the promotion. A candidate who fails the tenure review process cannot be advanced in rank. A candidate who has been granted an extension to the normal probationary period for tenure cannot be considered for advancement in rank to associate professor until the candidate is also considered for tenure.

d. Promotion from associate professor to professor

1.  The doctorate, where offered, shall be required for advancement to the rank of professor. Where the doctorate is not offered in the discipline, either a doctorate in a closely related discipline or a master's degree will be accepted upon approval of the faculty of the discipline, the chair, the dean, the provost and the Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee. Approval shall be attained for the exception to the required degree prior to the initiation of the review process for that academic year. The following are exceptions to the doctorate for advancement to the rank of professor.

College of Health Professions

Health Professions faculty that obtain the rank of associate professor on or before July 1, 1995, will have six (6) years in which to obtain the rank of full professor under the pre _ 1995 criteria which are master's degree plus current professional certification and three (3) years of work experience for the disciplines of Dental Hygiene, Health Sciences, Clinical Laboratory Science, Radiologic Technology and Respiratory Therapy.

College of Arts and Humanities

Master of Fine Arts for the disciplines of ceramics, drawing, jewelry and metals, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, weaving, and textiles, graphic design, costume design, scene design, technical directing, and dance

College of Applied Science & Technology

For Telecommunications/Business Education and Computer Science, a master's degree plus five years of experience and appropriate certification; for Engineering Technology and Sales and Service Technology, a master's degree plus five years of experience; for Design Graphics and Machine Tool Technologies, a master's degree plus six years of experience. (All degrees and experience must be in approved fields/competencies and at appropriate levels, as outlined in the college promotion and tenure policy.)

Stewart Library

Master's degree in Library Science, or its equivalent, from a library school accredited by the American Library Association.

2.  Five years of satisfactory performance at the rank of associate professor will be the minimum probationary period. However, up to one year for professionally related activities can be counted toward fulfilling this requirement.

3.  If one is hired at the rank of associate professor, then to be promoted from associate professor to professor one must either have been previously granted tenure or be granted tenure at the same time as the promotion.

Motion: Moved to replace "provost" with "dean" and a copy to the provost. It would read: . . . "If and when such a request is granted, the conditions of the extension shall be explained in writing by the provost dean with a copy to the provost. . ."
Made: Richard Sadler
Second: Gene Sessions
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Main Motion: Moved to accept the recommendation from APAFT for the change in the probationary period for promotion and tenure.
Made: Gene Sessions
Second: Marcy Everest

Amended Motion: Moved to allow faculty to choose between the current policy on the probationary period for promotion and tenure or the proposed update to the policy. Faculty would be able to use one policy or the other for both their promotion and tenure.
Made: Paul Caldarella
Second: Marcy Everest

The provost was concerned about taking a faculty member part way toward tenure, accelerating the process for them and then finding out that they did not meet the standard. Some Senate leaders felt that more discussion needed to take place by faculty before the amendment was voted on by the Senate. This issue is of such consequence to a number of faculty, one option could be to grandfather in the amendment.

Call for the Question: Marie Kotter

Amended Motion: Moved to allow faculty to choose between the current policy on the probationary period for promotion and tenure or the proposed update to the policy. Faculty use one policy or the other for both their promotion and tenure.
Made: Paul Caldarella
Second: Marcy Everest
Outcome: The motion passed with 21 in favor of the amendment and 12 opposed.

Discussion on the main motion continued. The question of what affect this policy will have on faculty salary dollars was directed to the Provost. The Provost mentioned that "there will be a year down the road where there are fewer people promoted, historically the promotion dollars have come outside the salary pool, however, there are also years where promotion money has come from the salary pool, if during that year, no dollars for people being promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor actually came from outside the pool, there would be a small impact on the money in the salary pool."

Main Motion: Moved to accept the recommendation from APAFT for the change in the probationary period for promotion and tenure.
Made: Gene Sessions
Second: Marcy Everest
Outcome: The motion passed with 1 opposed and 1 abstention.

Resolution: It is the intent of the Faculty Senate that this change in the probationary period for promotion and tenure have as little affect as possible on the total amount of money in the faculty salary pool, as well as how that money is allocated among colleges.
Made: Dan Schroeder
Second: Ron Holt
Outcome: The resolution passed unanimously.

9.  FALL BREAK PROPOSAL – Dee Hansen, WSUSA President

The students are proposing a one day break in October. The semester will not begin earlier and will not end later. This proposal will not affect Saturday classes, they will be held during the week of the "Fall Break." It is proposed the " Fall Break" begin Fall of 2002. President’s Council recommended that Dee Hansen bring the proposal to the Faculty Senate to see if there was support of the Faculty Senate.

Concern was expressed about losing additional class time during Fall Semester and the impact on Monday, Wednesday, Friday classes that lose a Monday for Labor Day, a Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday and now a Friday for the "Fall Break."

Motion: Moved to support the student proposal for a "Fall Break" to begin in October of 2002 and forward that recommendation to President’s Council.
Made: Gene Sessions
Second: Nick Ferre
Outcome: The motion passed with 22 in favor of the motion and 10 opposed.

10. CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION – Jim Wilson, Chair

Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions, Nursing Department - Diversity Course Proposals for Nursing: Community Health - Nursng 4020, and Nursing: Community Health Clinical - Nursng 4021.

This is a split on the original course which was approved for diversity. The two courses are now being reviewed to ensure that both parts meet the guidelines to qualify for a diversity course.  Concern and questions revolved around course content dealing with diversity.

Motion: Moved to approve from the Nursing Department Diversity Course Proposals for Nursing: Community Health - Nursng 4020, and Nursing: Community Health Clinical - Nursng 4021.
Made: Karen Dewey
Second: Nick Ferre
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

College of Education - Health Promotion and Human Performance - B.S. Degree Requirement Course Proposal for Health Promotion Research and Assessment -HPHP 4013.

Motion: Moved to approve from Health Promotion and Human Performance the B.S. Degree Requirement Course Proposal for Health Promotion Research and Assessment -HPHP 4013.

Made: Karen Dewey
Second: Jennifer Turley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

College of Applied Science & Technology - Telecommunications & Business Education - New Course Proposals for Cisco CCNP - Advanced Router Configuration -TBE 3415, Cisco CCNP - Building Cisco Switched Networks TBE 3425, Cisco CCNP - Remote Access Networks - TBE 3435, Cisco CCNP - Internetwork Troubleshooting - TBE 3445, Audio/Video Production for the Web - TBE 2534, Multimedia Web Animation - TBE 3533, and Multimedia Authoring Tools - TBE 3534, Remote Access Networks - TBE 3435, Cisco CCNP - Internetwork Troubleshooting - TBE 3445, Audio/Video Production for the Web - TBE 2534, Multimedia Web Animation - TBE 3533, and Multimedia Authoring Tools - TBE 3534.

Motion: Moved to approve from Telecommunications & Business Education the New Course Proposals for Cisco CCNP - Advanced Router Configuration -TBE 3415, Cisco CCNP - Building Cisco Switched Networks TBE 3425, Cisco CCNP - Remote Access Networks - TBE 3435, Cisco CCNP - Internetwork Troubleshooting - TBE 3445, Audio/Video Production for the Web - TBE 2534, Multimedia Web Animation - TBE 3533, and Multimedia Authoring Tools - TBE 3534, Remote Access Networks - TBE 3435, Cisco CCNP - Internetwork Troubleshooting - TBE 3445, Audio/Video Production for the Web - TBE 2534, Multimedia Web Animation - TBE 3533, and Multimedia Authoring Tools - TBE 3534.
Made: Alden Talbot
Second: Chloe Merrill
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Manufacturing Engineering Technology - New Course Proposals for Quality Improvement Principles and Techniques - MFET 2650, and Process Control - MFET 3650.

Motion: Moved to approve from Manufacturing Engineering Technology the New Course Proposals for Quality Improvement Principles and Techniques - MFET 2650, and Process Control - MFET 3650.
Made: Jill Newby
Second: Tamas Szabo
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

College of Arts & Humanities - Performing Arts - New Course Proposal for Rock Music Styles _ A History - Music 2112.

Motion: Moved to approve from Performing Arts the New Course Proposal for Rock Music Styles _ A History - Music 2112.
Made: Delroy Brinkerhoff
Second: Mark Henderson
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics - Master of Business Administration - New Course Proposals for Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business - MBA 6010, Financial and Managerial Accounting - MBA 6020, Managerial Economics - MBA 6040, Quantitative Methods - MBA 6541, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management - MBA 6510, International Business Field Studies - MBA 6520, E-Business - MBA 6530, Negotiations - MBA 6540, and Managing and Improving Quality - MBA 6550; Program Proposal for changes to the Master of Business Administration.

Motion: Moved to approve from the Master of Business Administration the New Course Proposals for Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business - MBA 6010, Financial and Managerial Accounting - MBA 6020, Managerial Economics - MBA 6040, Quantitative Methods - MBA 6541, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management - MBA 6510, International Business Field Studies - MBA 6520, E-Business - MBA 6530, Negotiations - MBA 6540, and Managing and Improving Quality - MBA 6550; Program Proposal for changes to the Master of Business Administration.
Made: Taowen Le
Second: Wangari Wa Nyatetu-Waigwa
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m.