Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate
Thursday, September 12, 2013
MA 211K
2:00 p.m.
AGENDA SETTING MEETING
1.
Approval of the minutes from
August 22, 2013 meeting.
Information Items
2.
WSU Activities – President Chuck
Wight
3.
Executive Committee to be introduced at Faculty Senate meeting September
19.
4.
Research Scholarship & Professional Growth – Azenett Garza, Chair
Report of
RSPG Committee Activities
5.
Academic Resources and Computing –
Drew Weidman, Chair
6.
Faculty Ombuds – Kathryn MacKay
7. Parliamentarian for Faculty Senate Meetings
Action Items
9. Curriculum Committee – Fran Butler, Chair
MSAT Program Change
MSAT 6095 New Course Proposal
AT BS
Program Change
AT3080
New Course Proposal
BIS-
Bachelor's of Integrated Study
BIS2800
New Course Proposal
Syllabus
BIS3800 New Course Proposal
Syllabus
10.
Approval on Chair of the Faculty Board of Review for 2013-14
Molly Smith, ED (Nominated at the Aug 22 meeting)
11.
Faculty Senate Standing Committee Changes
Curriculum
– Replace Jared Lisonbee, ED with Jenn Ostrowski, ED
TLA –
Replace Raji Lauffer, COAST with Vincent Bates, ED
Other
Changes
12.
Complete Faculty Senate Committee Charges
13.
Other Items
Next Meeting:
Faculty Senate, September 19, 2013 at 3:00 pm WB206-207
Thursday, September 12, 2013
MA211K
2 PM
AGENDA SETTING MEETING MINUTES (Approved)
Present
Eric Amsel, John Armstrong, Patti Cost, Alicia Giralt, Kirk Hagen, Ed
Hahn, Kathy Herndon, Carol Naylor, Jim
Turner and Brenda Stockberger
Absent
Mike Vaughan and Chuck Wight
Guests
Azenett Garza, Drew Weidman, Kathryn MacKay, Vern Morgan, and Fran Butler
1.
Approval of the minutes from August 22, 2013 meeting.
Motion
to approve the minutes from August 22, 2013 meeting by Ed Hahn.
Second
Kathy Herndon
Outcome
Unanimous
2.
There was no discussion on WSU Administration Report.
Chuck or
Mike to give a short report on what is happening at WSU.
3.
Curriculum Committee – Fran Butler, Chair
MSAT Program Change and New Course Proposal MSAT6095
AT (BS) Program Change and New Course Proposal AT3080
BIS – New Course proposals BIS2800 and BIS3800
Motion
to move Curriculum forward to the Faculty Senate by Eric Amsel
Second
John Armstrong
Outcome
Unanimous
3.
Executive Committee to be introduced at Faculty Senate meeting September
19.
Executive
Committee was reminded that they will be introduced at Faculty Senate next week.
4.
Research Scholarship & Professional Growth – Azenett Garza, Chair
Report of
the 2012–13 RSPG activities. The
full report can be viewed at
http://faculty.weber.edu/senate/Minutes13-14/EC12sep2013.html
See Item 4 on the agenda
Slightly
less money this year.
Have sent
out flyers to promote faculty submissions.
Will orient
new members of faculty at workshops
A brown bag
is to be held on Monday, Sept 16
Motion
to forward the RSPG report of activities to the Faculty Senate by John
Armstrong.
Second:
Kathy
Herndon
Outcome:
Unanimous
5.
Academic Resources and Computing –
Drew Weidman, Chair
Report of
ARCC Activities from 2012-13 year.
The full report can be viewed at
http://faculty.weber.edu/senate/Minutes13-14/EC12sep2013.html
See Item 5 on the agenda
Motion to
forward the ARCC report of activities to the Faculty Senate by Kathy
Herndon.
Second
Ed Hahn
Outcome
Unanimous
Agenda Setting Minutes
Page 2
12 September
2013
6.
Faculty Ombudsman – Kathryn MacKay
Discussion
Office has
been beneficial to the faculty of WSU.
Summary of 2012-13 activities was given.
Motion to add Faculty Ombuds introduction to the Faculty
Senate by
Second
Outcome
7.
Parliamentarian for Faculty Senate Meetings
John
Armstrong has agreed to be the Parliamentarian for Faculty Senate Meetings.
This will help to facilitate discussions and keep track of motions and
votes during senate meetings.
Discussion
A
handout of the general Parliamentarian rules will be handed out at Faculty
Senate meeting, Sept 19.
Motion
to add Parliamentarian to Faculty Senate agenda by Ed Hahn
Second
John Armstrong
Outcome
Unanimous
8.
Mobile Device Information – Vern Morgan
Information
Security Policy PPM10-1
Mobile
Device Policy PPM10-6
Policy is for
security purposes to protect sensitive WSU information.
Information
given to explain the Google Device Policy app.
Android users
can choose to accept or decline the app.
Declining will
limit device use to only email.
A handout was
recommended to be passed out at Faculty Senate.
Motion to add the Mobile Device Information to the
Faculty Senate Agenda as an information item by John Armstrong.
Second
Ed Hahn
Outcome Unanimous
9.
Approval on Chair of the Faculty Board of Review for 2013-14
Molly Smith, ED has been nominated to serve as Chair.
Discussion
There
has been an issue come up this year on a faulty member given notice
to be terminated.
This is
not a tenure issue, but a freedom of speech and religion issue.
Molly
Smith has been trying to submit the required letters needed, but it has been
difficult due to not being able to get in contact with WSU Legal Counsel.
It was
recommended that she speak with Stephanie Hollist in the WSU Legal Office.
She may
be a better contact.
Motion to approve Molly Smith as Chair of the Faculty
Board of Review for 2013-14 by Ed Hahn.
Second
Carol Naylor
Outcome
Unanimous
Agenda
Setting
Page 3
12 September 2013
10.
Faculty Senate Standing Committee Changes
Curriculum
– Replace Jared Lisonbee, ED with Jenn Ostrowski, ED
TLA –
Replace Raji Lauffer, COAST with Vincent Bates, ED
Other
Changes
ARCC –
Replace JoEllen Jonsson, COAST with Rob Hilton, COAST
ARCC –
Replace John Stone, B&E with Doris Stevenson, B&E
RSPG –
Replace Rob Hilton, B&E with JoEllen Jonsson, COAST
RSPG –
Replace Kathy Payne, LIB with Ruby Licona, LIB (Fall 13)
Gen Ed Impr
& Assess -- Replace Doris Stevenson, B&E with John Stone, B&E
Gen Ed Impr
& Assess – Replace Barb Trask, S with Adam Johnston, S
ARCC –
Replace Aaron Ashley, S&BS(on Sabbatical) with Shannon McGillivary, S&BS
ASSA --
Replacement for Kristin Nelson, ED is pending
ASSA –
Replace Kristin Nelson as Chair with Becky Marchant
Faculty
Senate Change
COS
elected Tim Herzog, Science to replace Chris Hoagstrom, Science (on Sabbatical
2013-14)
Discussion
Many
changes to committees this year.
Becky
Marchant has agreed to Chair the ASSA committee due to Kristin Nelson moving to
Boston after the semester ends.
Most
having to do with scheduling conflicts and changes in responsibilities.
Motion to approve the changes to Faculty Senate Standing
Committees by John Armstrong.
Second
Alicia Giralt
Outcome
Unanimous
11.
Complete Faculty Senate Committee Charges for 2013-14.
Discussion
Environmental Issues Committee Charges (EIC)– Have been submitted and reviewed.
E-cigarettes are included in the Smoke-Free policy.
This includes all kinds.
How
would this policy be enforced? Can
only be educated.
Salary,
Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Charges – Have been submitted and reviewed.
APAFT –
Charge 4 was added that Brian Rague
requested last spring 2013.
Review and revise PPM8-26 to address situations in which a faculty member
receives a conditional termination. Does "advance notice" as written in the
policy cover cases in which the notice includes a condition, e.g.
"unless there is substantial improvement in your Service to the University as
detailed in your recent mid-tenure review, your appointment will be discontinued
twelve months from the date of this notice." If necessary, investigate
the legal interpretations of this policy with University Counsel.
ASSA
Charge 3 – Felt that the wording is too strong.
Charge 3
– “Clarify the language in PPM6-22, IV, D, 2, a. Cheating and b. Plagiarism.”
Change wording on Charge 3 to read,
“Discuss the
reporting of cheating and plagiarism in PPM6-22, IV, D, 2, a. Cheating and b.
Plagiarism.”
RSPG – Add Charge 10
Charge 10.
“Review
and/or create rubric for evaluating proposals.”
Motion to approve the Committee Charges for the 2013-14
academic year by Kathy Herndon.
Second
John Armstrong.
Outcome
Unanimous
Agenda
Setting
Page 4
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12.
Other Items
Dean’s
Council meetings will be attended by John Armstrong, Vice Chair, Faculty Senate.
Solving
salary compression by post tenure review on full professor.
President’s Council meetings will be attended by Patti Cost, Chair, Faculty
Senate.
New Swenson
Gym open house.
Drills that
are being held in each building.
Disruption will be at a minimum.
Other
meetings attended are Board of Trustee’s and Alumni.
Sept 3 was
the first meeting of this year.
Attended by John Armstrong and Brenda Stockberger.
There were proposals to form centers on campus.
One was a center for LGBT support.
This will be funded by an endowment.
This item did not pass and sent back to committee for further discussion.
As Chair
and Vice Chair, we want to give a short report of pertinent information that is
given in these meetings to the Executive Committee.
If
necessary, other members of the Executive Committee may be asked to attend a
meeting if the Chair and Vice Chair are unable to attend.
Replace any
reference to CIC (Community
Involvement Center) to CCEL (Center for Community Engaged Learning) in Committee
Charges.
Liaisons to
help with taking minutes of meetings.
If there is pertinent information, give a short report to the Executive
Committee.
Motion
to adjourn by John Armstrong
Second
Carol Naylor
Outcome
Unanimous
Meeting
adjourned at 4:20 pm
Next Meeting:
Agenda Setting Meeting, Thursday, 10 Oct 2013, 2 pm, MA211K