Approved 3-11-04
Thursday
February 26, 2004
2:00 p.m.
MA 211K
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PRESENT
Tony Allred, Dawn Gatherum, Sue Harley, Michelle Heward, Becky
Johns, Diane Kawamura, Wade Kotter, Kathleen Lukken, Laura MacLeod, Molly
Smith, Kay Brown - Secretary
EXCUSED
Ann Millner
MINUTES
Becky Johns: Moved to approve the minutes from the
February 12, 2004 meeting.
Second: Tony Allred
Outcome: The minutes were approved.
APAFT
Sue Harley, liaison to the APAFT Committee will discuss with
Doris Geide-Stevenson additional charges dealing with guidelines on how
department tenure documents relate to the college tenure documents and
have the committee look at the PPM where instructor specialist is used and
determine where further clarification is needed.
SUMMER SCHEDULE
Allen Platt and Jennifer Allison presented a proposal that was
passed by Student Senate to modify the current eight block summer semester
schedule.
"Weber State University currently has a 12-week summer semester broken into eight different blocks. The first 4-week block, the first 5-week block, the first 8-week block and the 12-week block all begin on May 19 (for summer of 2003). The second 4-week block and the second 8-week block begins June 16. The second 6-week block begins June 30, and the third 4-week block begins July 14. Currently, 72% of classes are offered during the 12-week block (May 19 - Aug 8) or during the second 8-week block (June 16 - Aug 8). The eight different blocks appear to benefit students by presenting more scheduling options; however the overlapping nature of the blocks prevent students from enrolling and successfully completing a full-time course schedule (12 hours or more) during summer semester."
They are proposing that the summer schedule be revised from its eight different blocks with random starting and ending times to a simple 3-block schedule of two 6-week blocks and one 12-week block. They also propose that courses start and end at the same time. There are courses in the current summer schedule that start fifteen minutes before many courses have ended. ". . . courses would start either at 7:00 or 9:15, but not at 8:00 or 8:30."
The Executive Committee suggested that the students conduct a survey. Lay out the pros and cons of changing the schedule, timing of classes, include categories, i.e. full time students, part time students, non-traditional students, early college. A sample survey could be sent to the Executive Committee for their suggestions and revisions.
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY
In reference to a memo from Warren Hill to Laura MacLeod the
Executive Committee discussed two points Dean Hill mentions: "(1) Faculty
can only receive supplemental pay up to a maximum of one-third of their
basic salary. This seems to have a built unfairness to it because it
says that the higher paid faculty can earn more in supplemental pay than
lower paid faculty. (2) Faculty may not teach more than five credits of
overload in addition to their normal teaching load during the regular
academic year. Because of the difference in the way online overload
is paid (by the number of students and credit hours) versus the way
face-to-face overload is paid (by credit hours only), a faculty in the one
type of course versus the other could be either overcompensated or under
compensated depending on the course enrollment."
The policy is difficult to enforce because of the pay structure from C.E. and Online. Department chairs and deans do not always see the figures.
Pay sample of a course offered through Continuing Education and one offered online.
| C. E. Course 16 students - pay is $2,700 60 students - pay is $2,700 60 |
Online Course 16 students - pay is $2,160 60 students - pay is $8,100 |
Additional charge for the Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee - To hold hearings and make recommendations on supplemental pay policy. Identify the stakeholders.
MOTION
Becky Johns: Moved to forward to the Salary, Benefits,
Budget, and Fiscal Planning Committee and additional charge to
discuss PPM 3-50 Supplemental Pay, address the concerns of
Warren Hill as outlined in his memo of January 30, 2004, hold
hearings and make recommendations.
Second: Laura MacLeod
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.
GOVERNANCE AWARD
Executive Committee members were to consider nominations for the
UAAP Faculty Governance Award.
ELECTIONS
Executive Committee elections will be held via email March 1
through March 3, 2004; ballots are due by 4:00 p.m.
STUDENT EVALUATIONS
The student proposal on student evaluations of faculty was
passed by the Faculty Senate at the February 19, 2004 meeting. Students
now need to send out the information to department chairs and college
deans. Michelle Heward will talk with Kathy Herndon, Johnathan Aubrey, and
Kyle Poll.
It was suggested that the Teaching and Learning Forum could hold a workshop for faculty on how to analyze evaluations.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.