Thursday, February 20, 2014
3 pm WB206-207
4. Curriculum Committee - Fran Butler, Chair
SOCIAL &
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Philosophy - Richard Greene
PHIL4530
Philosophy of Mind -
New Course Proposal
EDUCATION
Child & Family Studies - Carrie Ota
Early Childhood/Early
Childhood Education-
Program Change Proposal
CHF4201 Coaching EC/ECE
Professionals: Foundation &
Organization of Coaching Application: Organization & Self Reflection -
New
Course Proposal
CHF4202 Coaching EC/ECE Professionals: Connecting Awareness with Application &
Deepening of Practice -
New Course Proposal
CHF4203 Coaching EC/ECE
Professional: Attuning for Personal
and Organizational Change -
New Course Proposal
Teacher Education - Carrie Ota
Master of Education in
Curriculum & Instruction -
Program Change Proposal
MED6201 Coaching EC/ECE
Professionals: Foundation &
Organization of Coaching Application: Organization & Self Reflection -
New
Course Proposal
MED6202
Coaching EC/ECE Professionals: Connecting Awareness with Application & Deepening
of Practice - New Course Proposal
MED6203 Coaching EC/ECE
Professional: Attuning for Personal
and Organizational Change -
New Course Proposal
Engineering - Fon Brown
Electrical Engineering -
Program Change Proposal
EE4510 Power Systems -
New
Course Proposal
EE4710
Real-Time Embedded Systems -
New Course Proposal
ARTS & HUMANITIES
Visual Arts - Mark Biddle
Visual Communications Emphasis - Program Change Proposal
Name Change to “Graphic Design Emphasis”
Masters of English - Gary Dohrer
MENG6231 Wasatch Range
Writing Project Advanced institute -
New Course Proposal
Communication - Kathy Edwards
Program Change Proposal -
Master of Professional Communication (MPC)
MPC6010 Intro Grad Study Comm Theory - New Course Proposal Syllabus
MPC6350 Visual communication
in the Workplace -
New Course Proposal
MPC6620 Conflict
Resolution/Mediation -
New Course Proposal
COMM3350 Communication
Design -
Course Proposal Change
(Nonsubstantive/Name Change)
Theater Arts - Jenny Kokai
Program Change Proposal - Musical Theatre
Program Change Proposal - Theatre Arts Acting/Directing Emphasis
Program Change Proposal
-
Theatre Arts Design/Technology/Management Emphasis
Program Change Proposal -
Theatre Arts Teaching Major
Program Change Proposal -
Theatre Arts Teaching Minor
Program Change Proposal -
Theatre Arts Minor
New Program Proposal
-
Theatre Arts Generalist
New Course Proposals (and
syllabi)
THEA2330 Dramaturgy and
Criticism
THEA2580 Computer Software
for Theatre
THEA3070 Voice and Movement
for the Actor II
THEA3100 Projection Design
THEA3350 Marketing for the
Performing Arts
THEA3500
Sound Design
THEA4120 Collaboration in
the Theatre
THEA4270 Dramatic Theory and
Analysis
THEA4860
Advanced
Playwriting
Course Proposal Changes
THEA1223
Stage Make-Up
THEA2012
Stagecraft (was Stage Scenery)
THEA2022
Costume Fundamentals (was Stage Costume)
THEA2032
Lighting Fundamentals (was Stage Lighting)
THEA3222
Stage Lighting Design
THEA3232
Scenic Art and Painting
THEA3212
Scenic Design (was THEA3810)
5. ASSA PPM 6-22 Student Code -
Becky Marchant, Chair
6. Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning -
David Malone, Chair
7. RSPG Fall 2013 Committee Report – Azenett Garza, Chair
RSPG Funding Report on Fall 2013
Activities -
Funding Report
TOPIC:
Resolution encouraging the administration to help students complete
developmental courses in a timely manner
WHEREAS,
Developmental education at Weber State University provides an important
foundation for preparing students for college-level coursework; and
WHEREAS, It is in
the student’s
best interest to complete these requirements as early in their college career as
possible ; and
WHEREAS, These
courses provide fundamental skills required in general education and major-level
courses ; and
WHEREAS, Recent language
in PPM 6-2 removed provisions requiring early completion of these courses;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the faculty senate encourages the administration to explore appropriate strategies to support students in acquiring these developmental skills and ensure that developmental courses are completed as early in students’ coursework as possible.
Next
Meeting: Faculty Senate, March 20,
2014 at 3:00 pm WB206-207
Faculty
Senate Chair and Vice Chair to be elected for 2014-15!
FACULTY SENATE MINUTES – APPROVED
20
February 2014
MEMBERS - Listed Alphabetically
Eric Amsel
Laura Anderson
John Armstrong
Tim Border
Casey Bullock, Admin.
Cary Campbell
Sally Cantwell
Rex Christensen
Kraig Chugg
Patti Cost
Bruce Davis, Admin.
Jill Ericson
Jeremy Farner - Excused
David Ferro
- Brian Rague
Azenett Garza
Alicia Giralt – Electra Fielding
Kirk Hagen
Ed Hahn
Sue Harley
Brady Harris, Student
Frank Harrold, Admin.
Jeffery Henry, Student
Kathy Herndon
Tim Herzog
Brent Horn
Joan Hubbard, Admin. - Excused
Colin Inglefield
Kerry Kennedy - Excused
Tom Mathews – John Trimble
David Matty, Admin.
Marek Matyjasik
Madonne Miner, Admin.
Carol Naylor
Matthew Nicholaou - Excused
Matt Ondrus
Carrie Ota
Ryan Pace
Wei Qiu
Clay Rasmussen
Jack Rasmussen, Admin.
Scott Rogers
Shane Schvaneveldt
Yas Simonian, Admin. – Ken Johnson
Jeff Steagall, Admin. – Seokwoo Song
Sarah Steimel – Excused
Mali Subbiah -
Excused
Norm Tarbox, Admin - Excused
Ryan Thomas, Admin.
Jim Turner
Michael Vaughan - Admin. - Excused
Vikki Vickers
President Wight, Admin.
Mary Beth Willard
Kristiann Williams
David Wilson, Student - Excused
Josh Winegar
Jan Winniford, Admin. - Excused
Joseph Wolfe
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Brenda Stockberger, Secretary
Guests:
Fran Butler
Becky Marchant
David Malone
1. ROLL CALL
2. Approval
of the minutes from the 23 January 2014 Faculty Senate Meeting.
MOTION
Motion to approve the minutes from the 23 January 2014 Faculty Senate
meeting by Shane Schvaneveldt.
SECOND
Jim Turner
OUTCOME
Unanimous
3.
Chat with Chuck – President Wight
Legislature is in session.
Presented
our Base Budget to the Higher Education
Appropriations Sub-Committee.
Approved Base Budgets for all Higher Education
Institutions. Base Budget is secure.
New Science Building presentation went very well.
Regents have ranked the Science Building at the number one position.
The State Building Board ranked our request as the number one capital
facility in the state. IGG Committee
we are second on their list.
Confident that the building will be supported.
Name of building will be the Tracy Hall Science Center.
Budget Requests are on track.
Asked for a 3% salary increase and 9.5% in Health Care Benefits (PEHP).
Have strong support to fund the line items.
Won’t know the outcome until the last three days of the legislative
session.
Last November, a proposal on the remodel in the library
was discussed. Your input was asked for if there were any concerns to Facilities
Management and there wasn’t any until December just before the holidays.
Two petitions were received one from faculty and one from students.
Still getting information from a variety of sources.
For right now asked FM to put the remodel on hold.
While the input is considered.
Have to think carefully where we are going with computerized testing
going to accommodate students to take those tests in a reasonable way.
Without waiting for hours in line to take a test.
Not easy decision to make.
Options are to relocate the testing center in another location.
Possibly the new science building.
This will be expensive. If
this is done, no funding will be available to do any remodeling in the library
for some years. The decision
should be based on what to do with the money to serve students in the best
possible way. Send your input to me
on the remodel as soon as you can.
Time is running out if the testing center is to go into the new science
building.
The data has shown that testing centers are only at
70-80% capacity during finals week.
What about a
reservation system that can be used during finals week?
What we decide to do now will fill a need for the next
several years.
Tim Herzog has been team teaching with President Wight
General Chemistry this semester.
4.
University Curriculum Committee – Fran Butler, Chair
SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Philosophy -
Richard Greene
PHIL4530 Philosophy of Mind - New Course Proposal
COAST
Engineering - Fon
Brown
Electrical Engineering - Program Change Proposal
EE4510 Power Systems - New Course Proposal
EE4710
Real-Time Embedded Systems - New Course Proposal
ARTS & HUMANITIES
Visual Arts -
Mark Biddle
Visual Communications Emphasis
- Program Change Proposal
Name Change to “Graphic Design Emphasis”
Masters of
English - Gary Dohrer
MENG6231 Wasatch Range Writing Project Advanced
institute - New Course Proposal
Communication -
Kathy Edwards
Master of Professional Communication (MPC) - Program
Change Proposal
MPC6010 Intro Grad Study Comm Theory - Course Proposal
Change (MPC6000 Inactivate)
MPC6350 Visual Communication in the Workplace - New
Course Proposal
MPC6620 Conflict Resolution/Mediation - New Course
Proposal
COMM3350 Communication Design
- Course Proposal Change (Nonsubstantive/Name Change)
Theater Arts - Jenny Kokai/Catherine Zublin
Summary of Changes Document
Program Change Proposal - Theatre Arts Acting/Directing Emphasis
Program Change Proposal - Theatre Arts Design/Technology/Management Emphasis
Program Change Proposal - Theatre Arts Teaching Major
Program Change Proposal - Theatre Arts Teaching Minor
Program Change Proposal - Theatre Arts Minor
New Program Proposal - Theatre Arts
Generalist
THEA2330 Dramaturgy and Criticism
THEA2580 Computer Software for Theatre
THEA3070 Voice and Movement for the Actor II
THEA3100 Projection Design
THEA3350 Marketing for the Performing Arts
THEA3500 Sound Design
THEA4120 Collaboration in the Theatre
THEA4270 Dramatic Theory and Analysis
THEA4860 Advanced Playwriting
Course Proposal Changes
THEA1223 Stage Make-Up
THEA2012 Stagecraft (was Stage
Scenery)
THEA2022 Costume Fundamentals (was
Stage Costume)
THEA2032 Lighting Fundamentals (was
Stage Lighting)
THEA3222 Stage Lighting Design
THEA3232 Scenic Art and Painting
THEA3212 Scenic Design (was
THEA3810)
MOTION
Motion to accept the curriculum as a package Except for
the College of Education proposals by Laura Anderson.
SECOND Vikki
Vickers
DISCUSSION
Request to pull the Proposals CHF and MED in the College
of Education for clarification.
OUTCOME Unanimous
EDUCATION
Child & Family
Studies - Carrie Ota
Early Childhood/Early Childhood Education- Program
Change Proposal
CHF4201 Coaching EC/ECE Professionals: Foundation
& Organization of Coaching Application: Organization & Self Reflection -
New Course Proposal
CHF4202 Coaching EC/ECE Professionals: Connecting
Awareness with Application & Deepening of Practice - New Course Proposal
CHF4203 Coaching EC/ECE Professional:
Attuning for Personal and Organizational Change - New Course Proposal
Teacher Education
- Carrie Ota
Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction -
Program Change Proposal
MED6201 Coaching EC/ECE Professionals: Foundation
& Organization of Coaching Application: Organization & Self Reflection -
New Course Proposal
MED6202 Coaching
EC/ECE Professionals: Connecting Awareness with Application & Deepening of
Practice - New Course Proposal
MED6203 Coaching EC/ECE Professional:
Attuning for Personal and Organizational Change - New Course Proposal
MOTION Move
to approve the Program and course proposals in Education by KAThy Herndon.
SECOND
Sue Harley
DISCUSSION
Question on the certification of completion is called
different things.
What does it mean? It is
a group of three courses that a person can take to be recognized by the state
that they are certified in this area.
The courses are available to undergrads and masters or someone who is
employed in this area and needs this type of certification.
These are not required courses except for electives that an undergrad
could take for upper division.
OUTCOME
Unanimous
6.
SBBFP – Recommendation on Charge 5 – Explore and make recommendations on
overload teaching and reassigned time.
Are they mutually exclusive?
David Malone, Chair
Recommendation to PPM3-50 Supplemental Pay Faculty
With additions and strikes:
I. Faculty
awarded a course reduction are not permitted to receive supplemental pay for
teaching in the semester the reduction is taken, except when with
the following exceptions (1) that the course reduction is: (1) for courses
already taught (e.g., banked courses), (2) for administrative worked already
performed, (3) for
administrative worked being performed during the
semester the reduction is awarded, or (4) when deemed appropriate by the Dean of
the college in which the reduction is being awarded.
DISCUSSION
Responsibility asked to take on what is the difference.
Stop the practice of taking an overload altogether.
Department chair takes more time that one course
release. There are probably other
responsibilities that don’t take as much time for a course reduction.
Concerned about taking a course release and an overload
plus other responsibilities and still do a fabulous job working 90 hours a week
knowing that it will take away from my personal life, but that is my choice.
Some departments cannot function without faculty taking
overload.
Management issue, working overload you should get paid
overtime.
Used as a recruiting tool.
We cannot pay you enough, but there is the option that you can get extra
income by taking more classes.
Weber does pay a market wage.
Contract negotiation is only reserved for Dean’s.
Other ways to solve the problem without having to teach
overload.
Do not want to penalize those keeping the department
afloat by teaching overload.
Deans are on board with the principle. Deans have the
ability to say no to course reductions.
MOTION
Move to call to questione by Vikki Vickers
SECOND
Kathy Herndon
OUTCOME
Vote by raise of hand. 2/3rds
Yay 2 nay
MOTION
Motion to accept the SBBFP recommendation to PPM 3-50
Supplemental Pay Faculty on course reduction and overloads as written above by
Tim Herzog.
SECOND Brent
Horn
OUTCOME
Yays 10
No majority of Votes
Abstain 2 Motion was defeated.
This Recommendation was returned to committee.
There was a suggestion by Eric Amsel to make a charge to
collect data and revisit the issue in committee.
RSPG - Azenett Garza, Chair
RSPG Funding Report on Fall 2013 Activities.
During Fall 2013, the RSPG Committee received
33 applications requests in the amount of $87,627.93.
The committee awarded 14 of the requests to allocate $25, 892.
Several strong requests were
left without funding. There will be
two calls for proposals in Spring 2014.
These will be awarded later in the semester. The full report can be found
on
http://www.weber.edu/facultysenate/default.html
Click on the February 20 Senate meeting, Item 7.
DISCUSSION
Research ways to find more sources of money for the RSPG
Committee.
8.
Other Items –
Resolution on Developmental Courses – John Armstrong, Vice Chair, Faculty
Senate
TOPIC:
Resolution encouraging the administration to help students complete
developmental courses in a timely manner
WHEREAS,
Developmental education at Weber State University provides an important
foundation for preparing students for college-level coursework; and
WHEREAS,
It is in the student’s best interest to complete these requirements as
early in their college career as possible ; and
WHEREAS,
These courses provide fundamental skills required in general education
and major-level courses ; and
WHEREAS,
Recent language in PPM 6-2 removed provisions requiring early completion
of these courses; therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That the faculty senate encourages the administration to explore
appropriate strategies to support students in acquiring these developmental
skills and ensure that developmental courses are completed as early in students’
coursework as possible.
MOTION
Motion to approve this resolution on the Development
Courses as written by Brent Horn.
SECOND Shane Schvaneveldt
DISCUSSION
Clarify whether this policy should exist and be active
and where it should reside in policy.
Option to have ASSA charged to look at this Resolution.
Want to make sure that this Resolution stays on the
table.
Good reasons why the policy was questioned in the first
place.
Figure out what is working and what isn’t working with
the policy.
Support it with some data on the issue.
Help and support are important words in this resolution.
Is this policy
going to go back into effect this summer or fall? As of the vote in Senate
the January meeting, this policy no longer exists.
ASSA’s intent was to remove the policy in the Admissions
document. But that’s not to say that this policy doesn’t belong somewhere.
Admissions and Standards policy is still in effect.
Admissions needs input from Faculty Senate on this
issue.
OUTCOME
Unanimous
10.
Other Items
No other Items discussed.
Motion to adjourn by John
Armstrong
SECOND Craig Chugg
Meeting adjourned at
4:14 pm
Next Meeting:
Faculty Senate, March 20, 2014 at 3:00 pm WB206-207