Approved 4-9-09

Thursday
March 5, 2009
MA 211K
2:00 p.m.

AGENDA SETTING

1. Approve the minutes from the February 12, 2009 meeting.

2. Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee, Afshin Ghoreishi, Chair

Jerry & Vickie Moyes College of Education Tenure Document

PPM 9-10 Due Process

3. General Education Improvement & Assessment Committee – Rick Ford, Chair

Mission Statement and Learning Outcomes for Computer & Information Literacy

Review of Existing Gen Ed Classes

4. Curriculum Committee – Erika Daines, Chair

Communication

Program Proposal - Master of Professional Communication
Course Proposals - Intercultural Communication - MPC 5080, Gender and Communication - MPC 5090 Small Group Facilitation and Leadership - MPC 5100, Editing - MPC 5220, Health Communication - MPC 5230, Public Relations Media and Campaigns - MPC 5440, Topics in Communication - MPC 5500, Organizational Communication - MPC 5550, Communication Law - MPC 5650, Persuasive Communication - MPC 5810, Advertising - MPC 5850, Introduction to Graduate Studies for a Master in Professional Communication - MPC 6000, Team Building and Facilitation - MPC 6100, Communicating Professionally in Speaking, Writing, and Visual Communication - MPC 6200, New Media in Professional Communication- MPC 6300, Communicating Organizational Leadership - MPC 6400, Topics in Professional Communication, MPC 6500, Strategic Communication - MPC 6600, Measurement and Evaluation for Professional Communication - MPC 6700, Advanced Communication Research and Writing - MPC 6800, Thesis/Project - MPC 6900, Thesis/Project - MPC 6950

Computer Science - Course Proposal - Introduction to Interactive Entertainment - CS 1010

Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology

Program Proposal - Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Plastic & Composite Engineering Technology Emphasis
Course Proposals - Metal Forming Lecture/Lab - MFET 2151, Metal Casting Lecture/Lab - MFET 2152, Metal Welding Lecture/Lab - MFET 2153, CNC/CAM for Plastic & Composite - MFET 2850, Plastic/Composite Materials and Properties - MFET 2860, Design of Plastic/Composite Products - MFET 2870, Reinforced Plastics/Advanced Composite - MFET 3830, Mold Design and Process Strategies - MFET 3870, Integration of Automated Systems - MFET 4850
Course Changes - Metal Forming, Casting and Welding - MFET 2150L, Six Sigma Methods and Tools in Manufacturing - MFET 3910, Production Planning and Process Control - MFET 4590, Senior Project Planning and Estimating - MFET 4610

Business and Economics

Course Proposals - Accounting and Finance for Environmental Sustainability - MBA 6710, Environmental Economics for Sustainable Business - MBA 6720, Consulting Project in Environmental Sustainability - MBA 6730; Course Change - Managing for Environmental Sustainability - MBA 6700

Microbiology

Course Proposal - Tropical Diseases - Micro 3403

Health Sciences/Library Science

Course Proposal - Information Resources in the Health Professions - Hths/Lib TD 2904

5. Faculty Governance Award

6. Other Items

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Approved 4-9-09

MINUTES
AGENDA SETTING

PRESENT
Laine Berghout, Shannon Butler, Dave Ferro, Colleen Garside, Bruce Handley, Kami Hanson, Wade Kotter, Peggy Saunders, Gene Sessions, Mike Vaughan – Kay Brown, Secretary

EXCUSED
Ann Millner

GUESTS
Erika Daines, Afshin Ghoreishi

MINUTES
Colleen Garside: Moved to approve the minutes from the February 12, 2009 meeting.
Second: Peggy Saunders
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

APAFT
Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee – Afshin Ghoreishi

College of Education Tenure Document

Discussion

Category II: Scholarship ~~and Professional Growth~~

Scholarship ~~and Professional Growth~~ is defined as those activities that contribute to the profession and increase the individual's effectiveness as a teacher. While the faculty member is not expected to be equally active in all areas listed below prior to the sixth year review, the individual must submit evidence of significant professional activity. The evidence should indicate ongoing scholarly endeavors. The evidence should indicate ongoing scholarly endeavors since arriving at Weber State University unless otherwise arranged in conjunction with the College of Education Dean. Quality and quantity of effort and the results obtained are the standards of measurement.

A question was raised about "The evidence should indicate ongoing scholarly endeavors since arriving at Weber State University unless otherwise arranged in conjunction with the College of Education Dean."

A suggestion was made to change the language to read: "The evidence should indicate ongoing scholarly endeavors since arriving at Weber State University." ~~unless otherwise arranged in conjunction with the College of Education Dean~~

It was pointed out that the last portion of that section offers some clarification.

Clarification of Rating for Scholarship: A candidate shall be rated satisfactory (minimum rating in channel C and E) if he/she demonstrates a pattern of scholarly work which includes activities from a minimum of three areas. In order for the candidate to be rated "good" in this area, he/she must meet the requirements for a satisfactory rating and
a) for the interim review, provide evidence of a regional and/or national refereed publication since employment began at Weber State University

b) for the final tenure review, provide evidence of a regional and/or national refereed publication since the interim review.

Most tenure documents are more specific on what is needed.

Eligibility

To be eligible for ~~a recommendation for~~ tenure candidacy, individuals must:

1. Must have a ~~an earned~~ doctorate in the discipline of primary responsibility or a closely related discipline and be on a tenure track. The Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education does not recognize the instructor specialist or instructor as tracks leading to tenure ~~For faculty holding rank as instructor specialist or instructor the minimum degree is the masters degree~~ in the college,

A friendly amendment was made by Gene Session for the above to read: "The Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education does not recognize the instructor specialist as a track leading to in the college,"

Peggy Saunders, Executive Committee representative from the Jerry & Vickie Moyes College of Education felt that the suggested change to the tenure document needed to be reviewed and approved by faculty in the College of Education.

MOTION
Colleen Garside: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the Jerry & Vickie Moyes College of Education tenure document.
Second: Laine Berghout
Outcome: The motion failed. The document will be returned to the Jerry & Vickie Moyes College of Education for review and approval of the above suggested changes.

PPM 9-10 Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee – Afshin Ghoreishi, Chair

PPM 9-10 - New language

The Faculty Board of Review will normally operate from the first day of fall semester to the last day of spring semester and be in recess during the summer. While in recess, all board action deadlines will be suspended until fall semester. In exceptional cases, the chair of Faculty Board of Review, in consultation with the Executive Committee and upon availability of board members, may call a meeting(s) in the summer.

MOTION Gene Sessions: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the above addition to PPM 9-10.
Second: Wade Kotter
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

GEN ED
General Education Improvement & Assessment Committee – Rick Ford, Chair

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION LITERACY MISSION

The Weber State University Computer and Information Literacy requirement provides students with the ability to use computers, the Internet, and library resources. Specifically it provides students with skills and knowledge to input, format, find, identify, retrieve, analyze, and evaluate information to support academic success and lifelong learning.

Student Learning Outcomes

Computer Literacy requires that students meet a four-part requirement (A, B, C, and D) at a 70 percent level in each of the following:

Part A. Word Processing (TBE TE 1700, TA 1701, or TA 1501) classes and production exam.

Competencies: Create, edit, and retrieve a document; move/copy, indent, space, find/replace, bold/underline/italicize, and center text; number pages, format font, create references, insert headers and footers, place graphics, spell check, and save/print documents; and create, format, and edit tables.

Part B. Operating Systems/E-mail/Graphic Presentations (TBE TE 1700, TB 1702, or TB 1502) classes and production exam.

Competencies:

Operating Systems: Use appropriate applications to create folders and subfolders, format storage medium, name, rename, copy, move, and delete files and folders.

Internet: Fundamental knowledge of how to use the Internet as a source of information.

E-mail: Delete, print, and attach files to e-mail messages as well as send, copy, forward, and save e-mail.

Presentations: Use design templates to create slide presentations that include titles, bulleted lists, clipart, and animated gifs. Modify presentations by adding slides, changing their order, formatting text, correcting spelling, adding headers and footers, and applying animation effects.

Part C Spreadsheets (TBE TE 1700, TC 1703, or TC 1503) classes and production exam.

Competencies:

Create and enter data, format and edit spreadsheets. Retrieve spreadsheet, adjust column width, add/erase data cells, create column/row labels, format data, enter/copy functions and formulas such as AVG, IF, MAX, MIN, PMT, SUM, know basic formulas for percentages and markup, use absolute cell references, create graphs, spell check spreadsheets, and save/print spreadsheets.

Part D Information Literacy (LIBS HU1115, 1704, 2201, 2704, 2804, or TBE TD1504 exam) classes and Internet-based exam.

Competencies:

Identify Information Needs:
Use the research process; construct a research question with a manageablefocus; differentiate and apply different types and formats of information (scholarly/popular, primary/secondary, etc.)
Find Information Effectively:
Demonstrate how information is organized; use Boolean Logic and other search strategies to effectively use library catalogs, article databases, and Internet search engines.

Critically Evaluate Information:
Identify and apply evaluation criteria to assess the quality of information retrieved.

Use Information Ethically:
Demonstrate the importance of properly and correctly citing a source used. Identify what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it.

MOTION
Wade Kotter: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the above Computer and Information Literacy Mission Statement and Student Learning Outcomes.
Second: Shannon Butler
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

CURRICULUM Curriculum Committee – Erika Daines, Chair

Communication - Program Proposal - Master of Professional Communication

Course Proposals - Intercultural Communication - MPC 5080, Gender and Communication - MPC 5090, Small Group Facilitation and Leadership - MPC 5100, Editing - MPC 5220, Health Communication - MPC 5230, Public Relations Media and Campaigns - MPC 5440, Topics in Communication - MPC 5500, Organizational Communication - MPC 5550, Communication Law - MPC 5650, Persuasive Communication - MPC 5810, Advertising - MPC 5850, Introduction to Graduate Studies for a Master in Professional Communication - MPC 6000, Team Building and Facilitation - MPC 6100, Communicating Professionally in Speaking, Writing, and Visual Communication - MPC 6200, New Media in Professional Communication- MPC 6300, Communicating Organizational Leadership - MPC 6400, Topics in Professional Communication, MPC 6500, Strategic Communication - MPC 6600, Measurement and Evaluation for Professional Communication - MPC 6700, Advanced Communication Research and Writing - MPC 6800, Thesis/Project - MPC 6900, Thesis/Project - MPC 6950

Computer Science - Course Proposal - Introduction to Interactive Entertainment - CS 1010

Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology

Program Proposal - Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Plastic & Composite Engineering Technology Emphasis

Course Proposals - Metal Forming Lecture/Lab - MFET 2151, Metal Casting Lecture/Lab - MFET 2152, Metal Welding Lecture/Lab - MFET 2153, CNC/CAM for Plastic & Composite - MFET 2850, Plastic/Composite Materials and Properties - MFET 2860, Design of Plastic/Composite Products - MFET 2870, Reinforced Plastics/Advanced Composite - MFET 3830, Mold Design and Process Strategies - MFET 3870, Integration of Automated Systems - MFET 4850

Course Changes - Metal Forming, Casting and Welding - MFET 2150L, Six Sigma Methods and Tools in Manufacturing - MFET 3910, Production Planning and Process Control - MFET 4590, Senior Project Planning and Estimating - MFET 4610

Business and Economics - Course Proposals - Accounting and Finance for Environmental Sustainability - MBA 6710, Environmental Economics for Sustainable Business - MBA 6720, Consulting Project in Environmental Sustainability - MBA 6730; Course Change - Managing for Environmental Sustainability - MBA 6700

Microbiology - Course Proposal - Tropical Diseases - Micro 3403

Health Sciences/Library Science - Course Proposal - Information Resources in the Health Professions - Hths/Libs TD 2904

The Communication proposals were pulled from the packet.

MOTION
Wade Kotter: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the above stated curriculum from Computer Science, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering, Business and Economics, Microbiology and Health Sciences/Library Science.
Second: Colleen Garside
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

COMM
Curriculum proposals from Communication.

The proposals were discussed and editorial changes and corrections were made.

MOTION
Peggy Saunders: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the curriculum proposals from Communication as stated above.
Second: Colleen Garside
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

PPM 4-2a Erika Daines asked if PPM 4-2a was going to be forwarded to the Curriculum Committee. The Provost indicated that the proposal has been redrafted. Peggy Saunders will check on the status of the PPM 4-2.

OTHER ITEMS
A concern was expressed about a request made by a senator at the February Senate meeting to revisit and discuss the Environmental Issues minor. Senate members need to feel they can bring to the floor again an issue if they have a concern. The process worked, however, the motion to reconsider was voted down by the Senate.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TUITION
The Executive Committee has received a Student Senate resolution from Elene Kvernadze regarding international student tuition. Peggy Saunders, liaison to the Admissions, Standards & Student Affairs Committee, was shown the copy of the resolution. The resolution will be sent to the Admissions, Standards & Student Affairs Committee for review and consideration. The Provost felt the students should have receive more guidance in drafting the resolution because the resolution talks about tuition for undocumented aliens and that is a legislative issue. If the students want to influence the Legislature on that particular point, they need to go down and talk with the Legislature.

FACULTY GOVERNANCE
The Executive Committee considered faculty nominations for the Faculty Governance Award.

MOTION
Peggy Saunders: Moved to award Laine Berghout the Faculty Governance Award.
Second: Kami Hanson
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Laine Berghout was selected to receive the 2008 Faculty Governance Award. It will be presented to him by Bruce Handley at the March 16 Faculty Senate meeting.

ELECTION RESULTS
The election results were called into question by Gene Sessions. He felt the Faculty Senate Constitution guaranteed the Library a seat on the Executive Committee.

After the meeting, minutes from past Executive Committee meetings and Senate meeting were reviewed.

Agenda Setting Meeting minutes March 8, 2007 -The Constitutional Review, Apportionment & Organization Committee reviewed the constitution in 2006-07 to determine if the Library was guaranteed a seat on the Executive Committee. : "After reviewing the above information (PPM 1-13), the Constitutional Review, Apportionment and Organization Committee feels that the Library is not guaranteed a seat on the Executive Committee. The CRAO Committee also contacted the Library, and they are not pushing to have seat guaranteed them. The CRAO Committee recommends no change to the above policy."

The minutes from the March 8 meeting were approved at the April 12, 2007 meeting with Wade Kotter making the motion to approve the minutes and Ron Holt seconding the motion. The minutes were unanimously approved.

Tony Allred chaired the Constitutional Review, Apportionment & Organization Committee in 2007. In his annual report he states: "Charge 2 - Look at the language in the Faculty Senate Constitution regarding the membership of the Executive Committee and whether or not a faculty member from the library should always be included."

"The committee reviewed the Constitution regarding library participation. Ed Hahn of the library was particularly helpful. The committee concluded that the Constitutional language was clear. A member of the library may be included in the Executive Committee, but it is not mandatory. And, given discussion with library faculty, library faculty are not requesting any change to the Constitution. The CRAO Committee made a recommendation for no change. The Executive Committee accepted the recommendation."

PPM 1-13 Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws - Section 7. Election Procedures Results

7.2 Prior to the eleventh week of spring semester, the Executive Committee shall call a general faculty meeting for the purpose of electing members of the Executive Committee for the following year. The faculty must vote for nine members; and in case of a tie for the ninth member, it shall be decided by the flip of a coin. A secret ballot shall be used. The highest vote recipient from each academic college shall serve as an elected member of the Executive Committee. The next two highest vote recipients shall also be elected to the Executive Committee; however, no more than two members from the same organizational unit shall serve on the Executive Committee at the same time; for this purpose, a top-vote recipient will be eliminated in favor of the next highest vote recipient from another organizational unit.

2.2 The term "organizational unit," as used in the Constitution and Bylaws, shall refer to the various academic colleges and the Library.

At the March 5, 2009 meeting Gene Sessions stated that the constitution was revised some twenty years ago to increase the membership of the Executive Committee from seven to nine so that the Library could be included on the Executive Committee if they wanted. He also stated that they did not want the Library to feel obligated to be represented on the Executive Committee, but if they wanted to be represented they would be guaranteed a seat.

Minutes from the October 20, 1988 Faculty Senate meeting state: ". . . Rod Julander pointed out that this is the second reading and a vote will take place, after senate action, which will require a two-thirds vote from the faculty before implementation. This amendment will insure that each school will be represented on the Executive Committee, whereas, this year, two schools were not represented."

The above minutes state that two schools were not represented." Business & Economics and Education were not represented on the Executive Committee in 1988. No reference to the Library was made in the minutes.

Historically the Library served on the Executive Committee during 1989-90 with no representation during 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93; John Lamborn served on the Executive Committee during 1993-94 with no Library representation during 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03; Wade Kotter served on the Executive Committee for six year from 2003-09. During Wade Kotter's six years of service he received enough votes to guarantee him that position.

The Executive Committee discussed at length whether or not the Library was guaranteed a seat on the Executive Committee.

MOTION
Gene Sessions: Moved to grant the Library a seat on the Executive Committee as the ninth member for 2009-10.
Second: Bruce Handley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously

ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 3:40 p.m.

Next Meeting: Faculty Senate, March 19, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.