Thursday, 5 March 2015
MA211K
2 PM 

AGENDA SETTING MEETING

All the items to be discussed at this meeting are available on the Faculty Senate Webpage http://www.weber.edu/facultysenate/default.html  click on 5 March  2015 meeting for the links.

1.    Approval of the minutes from 12 February 2015 meeting.

2.    University Curriculum Committee - Sally Cantwell, Chair

EDUCATION

 Health Promotion and Human Performance - Laura Santurri

Program Change Proposal - Health Promotion Teaching Minor

Master’s in Education - Peggy Saunders

New Program Proposal - Graduate Certificate in Elementary Teaching

New Program Proposal - Graduate Certificate in Secondary Teaching

Health Promotion and Human Performance - Chad Smith

Program Change Proposal - Physical Education Major

Program Change Proposal - Physical Education Minor

Course Proposal Change - PEP3280 Methods of Teaching Strength and Conditioning  

Course Proposal Change - PEP3290 Methods of Teaching Fitness for Life

Course Proposal Change - PEP3630 Methods of Teaching Elementary School Physical Education

New Course Proposal  - PEP4700 Methods of Teaching Junior High School Physical Education    Syllabus

New Course Proposal - PEP4710 Methods of Teaching High School Physical Education     Syllabus

SCIENCE

Zoology - Nicole Berthelemy and Chris Hoagstrom

Program Change Proposal - Zoology Bachelors of Science Degree

3.         Graduate Council - PPM   11-1 Graduate Programs -  Mark Stevenson, Chair
            Update to the policy on Graduate Programs.        Policy to Review

4.         Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee – Laine Berghout, Chair
            (Committee is meeting on 4 March and will bring forward item to discuss.)    

5.         General Education Improvement and Assessment Committee – Leigh Shaw, Chair
            Curriculum Policy and Procedure Manual Change to New and Renewal of General Education Courses.  Document

 6.         Other Items

Vote for 2015-16 Faculty Senate Chair and Vice Chair Ballot

Ombuds Position Submissions  (Sent out on previous email)

Faculty Governance Award Nominations

TOPICS TO DISCUSS (Information only)

Mandatory Office Hours -  currently there is a requirement that faculty have at least 5 hours each week where they are in their offices available to meet with students individually.  With new technology, most students interact with faculty via email or Canvas.  Can a change to this requirement be considered?

Monday Holidays during Spring Semester -  Request to change the Academic Calendar so that on the Tuesday following President's Day, Monday classes would be held. As you know, Spring semester has two Monday holidays (Martin Luther King Day and President Day). If you are teaching a class held on Monday, the students are losing a decent portion of class time. Even if the semester is extended into the Monday of Finals week, they are still shortchanged. Many other institutions in the state hold Monday classes on the Tuesday following Martin Luther King Day.

Next Meeting:    Faculty Senate,  19 March 2015 at 3:00 pm WB206-207

Click here for minutes of 5 March 15 meeting