FACULTY SENATE AGENDA   Click here for printable Agenda
Thursday,  19 February 2015
3 pm  WB206-207
CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW FOR THE ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING.

1.   ROLL CALL

2.  Approval of the minutes from 22 January 2015 meeting.

INFORMATION ITEMS

3.  Update on Weber State University Activities –  President Chuck Wight

4.  Provost Screening Committee Update – Brad Mortensen, Committee Chair

5.   Faculty Senate Report the Five Major Concerns Identified by Faculty  - Eric Amsel, Vice Chair         REPORT LINK

      1.   Faculty compensation.

      2.   Academic freedom and student due process.

      3.   Inconsistencies in policies and practices across colleges.

      4.   Concerns about Developmental Mathematics.

      5.   Concerns about General Education

6.  Academic Resources and Computing Committe (ARCC) Report - Drew Weidman, Chair 

     ARCC Report – Fall 2014   

 

 

ACTION ITEMS

 

7. University Curriculum Committee  – Sally Cantwell, Chair

HONORS - Judy Elsley
Program Change Proposal - Honors Program, HNRS2050 (SS) added as required course.

EDUCATION

Child and Family - Wei Qiu and Teri Henke
Program Change Proposal - Early Childhood (AAS);  Early Childhood (BS);  Early Childhood Education(BS)   Catalog Changes    Support Letter    Support Letter    Support Letter

New Course Proposal CHF4130 Language Development and Emergent Literacy in Early Childhood   Syllabus
New Course Proposal CHF4730 Early Childhood/Early Childhood Education Program Development    Syllabus

 HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Nursing - Kristy Baron
Program Change proposal - RN to BSN
New Course Proposal NRSG4045 End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium     Syllabus

Medical Lab Sciences - Janet Oja
Program Proposal Change - Medical Lab Science BS     Support Letter
New Course Proposal MLS3312 Clinical laboratory Immunology and Virology   Syllabus

COAST

Network Technology & Business Multimedia - Allyson Saunders     Support Letter 1   Support Letter 2     Support Letter 3

Program Proposal Change  - Network Management Technology,  AAS Degree

Program Proposal Change -  Network Management Technology, BS Degree

Program Proposal Change -  Network Management Technology, Minor

Course Proposal Change - NTM1300 Networks and Emerging Technologies    Syllabus

Course Proposal Change - NTM3710 Switching and Transmission Network Systems Management   Syllabus

Course Proposal Change - NTM3715 Transmission Network Applications   Syllabus

Course Proposal Change - NTM4700 Data and Voice Network Design    Syllabus

Course Proposal Change - NTM4710  Traffic Technology & Voice Network Design

 

Computer Science - Brian Rague

New Program Proposal - Programming Essentials Institutional Certificate

New General Education Computer Information Literacy Proposal - CS1030     Syllabus     Support Letter

 

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE

Political Science - Stephanie Wolfe

New Course Proposal POLS2930 Peacebuilding in Rwanda      Syllabus     Support Letter

New Course Proposal POLS4760 Rwanda: Genocide and Aftermath   Syllabus    Support Letter    Memo of Understanding

  

BUSINESS

Business Administration - Clinton Amos

Program Change Proposal - BS in Business Administration: Marketing Emphasis

 

 

8.  Admissions, Standards and Student Affairs  Committee -  Becky Marchant, Chair

        PPM 4-19 - Grading Policies (exerpt)            Synopsis of   Committee Discussions

9.  General Education Improvement and Assessment Committee(GEIAC) – Leigh Shaw, Chair
     General Education Social Sciences (SS) Mission Statement and Learning Outcomes    Document

10. Election to fill vacancy in Executive Committee -  Craig Oberg, Chair

 

      Ballot will be attached to your name plate.  Vote to fill vacancy (Arts & Humanities) on Executive Committee. (Spring 2015)

 

      Nominees are:  Scott Rogers and Josh Winegar

11. Teaching, Learning and Assessment Committee – Craig Oberg, Chair

 

       Replacement on TLA committee – Spring 2015 – Hailey Gillen, A&H to replace Ann Bialowas, A&H on FMLA during Spring 15 semester. 

 

 

12. Other Items -

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

Click Here for 19 Feb 2015 Minutes