THURSDAY, 1 December 2017, 2 PM, MA211K
December 1, 2017 Minutes

AGENDA SETTING MEETING  Click here for a pdf file of agenda

Click on the links to open documents on that Item Number.

1.   Review the minutes from the 3 November 2017 meeting. 

Information Items

2.   Update on the Library Remodel – Madonne Miner, Provost    Third Floor Shelving       Library Floorplans      Program Improvements

 

3.   Comparable policies with other institutions concerning textbooks – Stephanie Hollist, Legal Counsel    Policy Comparisons

 

4.   Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee - Laine Berghout, Chair

      Report on Charge 7 – Examine and report on adjunct pay policies across the University.   Chart

 

Action Items

5.   WSU Graduate Council  – Valerie Herzog, Chair Graduate Council Chair

      Review on update to PPM–11 Graduate Programs     Policy Revision         Minimum TOEFL Score proposed addition

 

6.  University Curriculum Committee – John Cavitt, Chair
   

See  1 December 16 Executive Comm Agenda in Curriculog for Curriculum to be reviewed.  If you need instructions on how to access Curriculog or the Agenda, please contact Brenda, 6233

ARTS & HUMANITIES

Visual Arts – Molly Morin/Matt Choberka

PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS

ART(BA)

ART(BFA)

Art Education Composite (BA)

Art Education Minor

Art Minor

Art, Pre-Major (AA)

COURSE REVISION PROPOSALS

ART 1120 Design Concepts

ART 1130 Approaches to Surface, Shape & Form

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL

ART 1135 Approaches to Materials, Space & Time

COURSE DELETION

ART 1140 Color Theory

English – Hal Crimmel

General Education Course in Humanities (HU)

ENGL  2750 Topics & Ideas in Humanities

New Course Proposal

ENGL  2750 Topics & Ideas in Humanities

 

Master of Arts in English

MENG    5210 practicum in Teaching English

MENG    5570 American Literature I

MENG    5580 American Literature II

MENG    5670 British I

MENG    5680 British II

MENG    6280 TESOL Practicum

MENG    6861 Practicum in Secondary English Education

ENGINEERING, APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Automotive Technology – Scott Hadzik

COURSE REVISION PROPOSAL

AUSV1325 Electrical Fundamentals 3
PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSAL
Automotive Service Technology (AAS)

Engineering – Fon Brown
New Course Proposal
ECE 6900 Special Topics

HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Health Administration Services – Macey Jon Buker

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL

HAS 3010 Professionalism in Healthcare

COURSE REVISION PROPOSAL

HAS 4320 "Health Care Economics & Policy

 

PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS

Health Administration Services (BS)

Long Term Care Admin, Emphasis, Health Admin Services (BS)

 

Nursing – Sally Cantwell                    

PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS

Nursing (AS)

Nursing, PN to RN (AS) (RN Completion)

Nursing, PN to Rn (AAS)

NEW COURSE PROPOSALS

NRSG     2251 Foundations of Nursing Laboratory

NRSG     2351 Patient Centered Nursing Care Laboratory

NRSG     2551 Patient Centered Nursing Care Laboratory

NRSG     4392 Principles of Care Management

COURSE REVISION PROPOSALS

NRSG     2250 Nursing Foundations Clinical

NRSG     2350 Patient Centered Nursing Care Clinical 1

NRSG     2550 Patient Centered Nursing Care Clinical 3

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Political Science and Philosophy – Richard Green

PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS              

Political Science Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements for BA (18 Credits)

Political Science Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements for BS

Political Science Major BA

Political Science Major BS

Political Science Minor/Teaching Minor/BIS

NEW COURSE PROPOSALS

POLS  2700 Intro to Public Administration

POLS  3780 Lobbying: Theory & Practice

COURSE DELETION

POLS  4700 Politics of Administration

 

EDUCATION

Health Promotion and Human Performance – Cass Morgan

OUTDOOR COMMUNITY RECREATION EDUCATION (OCRE)               

NEW COURSE PROPOSALS

OCRE     3400 Outdoor Equipment Production & Sales

OCRE     3450 Adventure Travel and Sustainable Tourism

OCRE     3520 Risk Management & Legal Issues in Recreation Services

OCRE     4000 Recreation programming for Youth Development

OCRE     4500 Grant & Proposal Writing for Recreation

>>End of Proposals<<

7.   Admissions, Standards, and Student Affairs – Kathy or Mark Denniston, Chair

      See the links on each Charge for the Ammendments.

Charges 1, 3,  4, and 6 are ready to be reviewed.

 

Charge 1-Finalize a proposed addendum to PPM 6-22 regarding military students and faculty responsibilities for excused military absences.   Ammendment

 

Charge 3-Review a proposed addendum to PPM 4-1,III regarding requirements for institutional certificates. Ammendment

 

Charge 4-Consider revising PPM 4-21a to be congruent with the new USHE agreement that requires institutions to grant 18 hours of credit to officers that complete Police Officer Standardized Training (POST).  Ammendment

Charge 6-Review a proposed amendment to PPM 4-9a,II (B) to recommend faculty include provisions in their syllabi for the continuation of a face-to-face or hybrid course, in the case of an emergency, that prevents classes from being held on site. 
Ammendment

8.   Approval on the structure of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Wider Persist – Marek Matyjasik, Vice Chair

Committee Members:  Executive Committee Members, Marek Matyjasik & Kathy Newton; Teaching,  Learning, & Assessment Committee Chair, Colleen Packer; Chair’s Council Representative, Sue Harley; and the Center for Community Engaged Learning, Melissa Yack-Hall.

 

9.   Other Items

Salary Committee member replaced Alicia Giralt with Shelly Thomas (Three Year Term)
Parliamentarian for Senate

Trustees Presentations for February and March meetings/gather ideas

 

 

Next Faculty Senate Meeting: Thursday, 8 December 2017, 3pm, Smith Lecture Hall, WB206-207  

 

 

Next Executive Committee Meeting: Thursday,  12 January 2017, 2 pm, MA211K