MEMBERS - Listed Alphabetically

Harley Adamson
Julianne Arbuckle
Brooke Arkush
Nikki Austin
Naseem Banerji - Excused
Bob Belka - Cheryl Hansen representing
Mark Biddle - Henry Barendse representing
Stephanie B-James
Ryan Bott - Student - Mandy Medina representing
Robert Brito - Student
Clyde Cooley
Tom Day
Karen Dewey
Dave Eisler - Admin.
Judy Elsley - Sally Shigley representing
Linda Forest
Dan Gallego
Ron Galli - Admin.
David Greene - Admin. - Excused
Carl Grunander
Frank Guliuzza -Parliamentarian
Kirk Hagen
Verne Hansen
Kathleen Herndon
Michelle Heward - Excused
Warren Hill
Bill Hoggan
Joan Hubbard - John Sillito representing
Paul Joines - Catherine Zublin representing
Marie Kotter - Admin. - Toni Weight representing
Thom Kuehls
Kathleen Lukken - Admin.
Ann Millner - Excused
Judith Mitchell - Vice Chair
Monica Mize
Lynda Money
Roger Nichols - Admin.
Chris Padgett - Richard Beatch representing
Randy Parker - Excused
June Phillips - Admin. - Kathy Edwards representing
Diane Pugmire
Valory Quick
Richard Sadler - Admin.
Dan Schroeder
Randy Scott
Candadai Seshachari - Chair
John Shupe - Student - Excused
John Sillito 
Allen Simkins -Admin. - Excused
John Sohl
Pamela Stenberg - Excused
Jerald Storey - Kyle Mattson representing
James Swearingen - Excused
President Paul Thompson - Admin.
Richard Ulibarri - Admin.
Michael Vaughan - Admin. - Richard Alston representing
Barbara Wachocki
Adolph Yonkee
Kay Brown, Secretary

1. ROLL CALL

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion: To accept the minutes of March 12 and March 13, 1998.
Made: Judith Mitchell
Second: Karen Dewey
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously

3. Election of Faculty Senate Chair and Vice Chair for 1998-99. Only Senate members for the 1998-99 year took part in the election of the Senate Chair and Vice Chair.

Karen Dewey, Judy Elsley, Thom Kuehls, Judith Mitchell, Monica Mize, and Diane Pugmire removed their names from the ballot for the election of the Senate Chair. Remaining names on the ballot for Senate Chair: Bruce Handley, Candadai Seshachari, and Alden Talbot.

Candadai Seshachari was elected Chair of the Faculty Senate for the 1998-99 year.

Judy Elsley, Thom Kuehls, Monica Mize, and Diane Pugmire removed their names from the ballot for the election of the Faculty Senate Vice Chair. Remaining names on the ballot for Senate Vice Chair: Karen Dewey, Bruce Handley, Judith Mitchell, and Alden Talbot.

Judith Mitchell was elected Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate for the 1998-99 year.

Linda Forest and Valory Quick served as tellers for the election of Senate Chair and Vice Chair.

A. COAST AAS Degree - Semester Conversion. The program was approved by the Faculty Senate and the Board of Regents last year as a quarter system program. We are now approving the semester conversion of the program.

Motion: Moved to accept the semester conversion of the AAS Degree in COAST.
Made: Clyde Cooley
Second: Karen Dewey
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

B. Bachelor of Science Degree, Dental Hygiene - Semester Conversion of the current program.

Motion: Moved to accept the semester conversion of the Dental Hygiene Program.
Made: Judith Mitchell
Second: Linda Money
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

C. Bachelor of Science course proposal for Oral Health Research & Statistics 2230

Motion: Moved to accept the bachelor of science course proposal for Oral Health Research & Statistics 2230. 
Made: Judith Mitchell
Second: Linda Money
Outcome: The motion passed.

D. First Year Experience- Change the area in which the program is housed from the Library to the Education Department and a change in the title course from LibSci 106 Introduction to the University to Educ 1105 University Orientation.

Motion: Moved to accept the change of area in which the First Year Experience Program is housed from the Library to the Education Department and to accept the course title change from LibSci 106 Introduction to the University to Educ 1105 University Orientation.
Made: Karen Dewey
Second: Judith Mitchell
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Information item regarding the Student Senate resolution to incorporate a component into the graduation requirements which would address the issues pertaining to human diversity.

Concern expressed about procedure. Several members of the Senate were concerned that they were being asked to vote on a resolution that a Faculty Senate committee has not at this point studied.

Substitute Motion:  Moved that lines 29 and 30 read . . . that a copy of this resolution be passed to the General Education Curriculum Committee. Dick Alston thought it would be inappropriate in this meeting to give blanket approval and let a committee meet and indiscriminately approve diversity courses. It is important for the Senate to see the nature of the proposed diversity courses and topics they address.
Made: Dick Alston
Second: Richard Sadler
Outcome: The motion failed with 5 in favor and 13 opposed.

PPM 3-16 - A. Nine-month faculty appointments cover employment for any three of the four quarters Fall and Spring Semesters or the twelve week Summer Term and one semester in the twelve-month academic calendar year beginning July 1. Including Autumn year opening meetings. Each of the quarterly semesters or twelve week Summer Term commitments includes instruction, and examination days, commencement exercises and university and college meetings as scheduled by the University. Spring Semester Quarter encompasses commencement exercises.

C. Summer, Fall Winter and Spring Quarters Semesters and the twelve week Summer Term will be considered equal in terms of proportion of salary earned. Where an appointment begins, changes or terminates during the year of the appointment, the salary will be prorated based on the number of instruction and examination days employed and the total number of instruction and examination days in that quarter semester or the twelve week Summer Term.

Motion: Moved to accept the changes to PPM 3-16.
Made: Randy Scott
Second: Catherine ZublinA

Amended Motion:  Moved to amend tem C - . . .examination days in that semester or the twelve week Summer Term. The Executive Committee is directed to make any other similar changes that are required to verify this document.
Made: Dick Alston
Second: Judith Mitchell
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Amended Motion:  Moved to amend item A last line. . . Spring Semester encompasses commencement exercises be stricken.
Made: Dick Alston
Second: Thom Kuehls
Outcome: The motion failed with 6 in favor and 18 opposed.

Amended Motion:  Moved to amend item A to strike the last sentence of that paragraph and amend the next sentence to read . . .commitment includes instruction, examination days, and commencement exercises as scheduled by the University.  
Made: John Sohl
Second: Monica Mize
Outcome: The motion passed with 1 opposed.

Amended Motion:  Moved to amend item A to read . . . Each of the semesters or twelve week Summer Term commitments includes instruction, examination days, commencement exercises and university and college meetings as scheduled by the University.
Made: Clyde Cooley

Main Motion:  Moved to accept the changes to PPM 3-16.
Made: Randy Scott
Second: Catherine Zublin
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

PPM 3-42 - Changed quarters to semesters. Item 6 . . . Part-time salaried personnel employed at 50% time or more may register for three five credit hours per quarter semester or the twelve week Summer Term in the undergraduate programs without payment of tuition or student fees. Tuition paid for enrollment beyond three five credit hours will be the difference between normal tuition for total hours and normal tuition for three five credit hours. The spouse or children of part-time personnel will not receive tuition waivers as employee benefits.

Motion:  Moved to accept the changes to PPM 3-42.
Made: Clyde Cooley
Second: Judith Mitchell
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

PPM 3-50 - D A regularly contracted faculty member may be paid by the university to teach a maximum of ten twelve credits during any twelve-month academic calendar year beginning July 1 for supplemental pay. No more than five credits may be so funded in addition to a normal instructional load during any given quarter each of the Fall and Spring Semesters.

Motion:  Moved to accept PPM 3-50
Made: Richard Beatch
Second: Karen Dewey

Amended Motion:  Moved to change July 1 to Summer Term.
Made: Ron Galli
Second: Judith Mitchell
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

The Provost was not certain if we have a system that tracks supplemental pay as item C suggests. He believes that our budget system will only track faculty workload from July 1 to June 30. If we track from the beginning of Summer Term this is at the end of the budget year. He suggests that we consider taking the language we took out of item D and put that in item C.

Amended Motion: Moved that item D read . . . during any twelve-month calendar year beginning July 1.
Made: Dave Eisler
Second: Judith Mitchell
Outcome: The motion was withdrawn.

Amended Motion: Moved that PPM 3-50 NOTE: read . . . part of the faculty member=s normal teaching load, for extra compensation, or as a donation to the program.
Made: Richard Sadler
Second: Julie Arbuckle
Outcome: The motion failed.

Main Motion:  Moved to accept PPM 3-50 - Changes made to item D read . . . A regularly contracted faculty member may be paid by the university to teach a maximum of ten twelve credits during any twelve-month academic year beginning with the start of Summer Term for supplemental pay. No more than five credits may be so funded in addition to a normal instructional load during any given quarter each of the Fall and Spring Semesters.
Made: Richard Beatch
Second: Karen Dewey
Outcome: The motion passed.

Information from President Thompson in reference to his memo on faculty salaries. Because enrollment is up, the administration has been able to add $200,000 to salary money. This money will be used to fund faculty promotions beyond the salary pool. It will also be used to fund raises for some full professors who are currently below equity. There are three issues raised by the Salary, Benefits, Budget, and Fiscal Planning Committee that they are still working on. The Senate voted that a consultant be hired to investigate alternative models for faculty salaries. The President has agreed to hire a consultant, and they are seeking input from faculty as to whom that consultant should be. The initiative to study a medigap plan is under way. Supplemental pay for regular appointed faculty is also under way. Concern is about the fall of 1998. It is uncertain how the semester change will affect enrollment. They are, therefore, hesitant to make a dramatic change in overload pay for fall semester. As soon as things are stable, they will implement a change.

PPM 8-11 - The intent of the committee was to clarify the kind of evidence that candidates would be required to present for the peer review committee. Section D. Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness provides suggestions only. These are not required elements.

1. The purpose of the peer review is to facilitate the evaluation process primarily through evidence-gathering. In particular, peer review promotes a more accurate understanding of teaching effectiveness by compiling relevant data such as course syllabi, exams, grading policies, student evaluation summaries, and a teaching portfolio (if available) and assessing documentation provided by the candidate demonstrating teaching effectiveness (See PPM sec 8-11, II-D) The peer reviewers may also gather materials regarding the candidate's scholarship and service activities. Peer reviewers should interpret this information in terms of department and college expectations and summarize the candidate's strengths and weaknesses in the designated areas. The results of the peer review are subsequently evaluated by the department Promotion and Tenure Committee, which is charged to make a formal evaluation and forward its recommendation.

D. Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness:

While student evaluations are important in demonstrating certain skills related to excellence in teaching, they are not sufficient for a complete evaluation of a candidate=s teaching abilities. Therefore, it is incumbent upon candidates to provide evidence that they are competent in three different elements of teaching: Subject knowledge, Pedagogy, and Assessment of student learning. Clearly courses are taught in a context. Candidates are encouraged to discuss this context in cases where it impacts their teaching and/or techniques they use in the classroom. All candidates shall establish documentation for assessment by a peer review committee demonstrating their teaching skills.

Subject Knowledge:

Candidates shall demonstrate that they possess the current knowledge and/or skills necessary to provide up-to-date instruction for the courses they teach. Candidates may choose among, but are not limited to the following:

Presentation of the candidate=s view of the discipline, knowledge of the discipline, and the state of the discipline.

Narrative of the state of the discipline.

An assessment of the candidate=s knowledge by outside experts.

Exhibit of a focused evaluation by an outside expert.

Class materials, handouts, syllabi, class notes, etc.

Web pages that the candidate is using for classes.

Attendance at professional meetings with a statement by the candidate on how it impacts his/her teaching.

Narrative on how the candidate=s scholarship connects to the classroom

Pedagogy:

Candidates shall demonstrate an acquaintance with the pedagogy of their disciplines. They should demonstrate knowledge of the issues surrounding the pedagogical approach they choose and articulate their purposes for their choices. They should also demonstrate a continuing effort to improve instruction. Candidates may choose among, but are not limited to the following:

Attendance at professional meetings with a narrative describing how that meeting helped the candidate improve his/her teaching.

Videotape of the candidate=s teaching with analysis by the candidate.

Student evaluations.

Narrative on how the candidate views teaching.

Classroom observations by peer review committee.

Examples of collaborative teaching statements from collaborator on the candidate=s skills.

Documentation of research the candidate has conducted with students.

Interviews with students discussing their level of satisfaction with the course and instructor.

Assessment of Student Learning:

Candidates must demonstrate that they know how to and do assess students= learning with valid, reliable assessment methods and tools. Candidates may choose among, but are not limited to the following:

Examples of research with students.

Student work (outcomes) presentations, publications, projects, etc.

Examples of classroom assessment techniques.

Assessment narrative.

Examples of exams, quizzes, tapes of conferences with students, etc.

Recommendations from employers, cooperating teachers, supervisors, or other individuals in the position to competently comment on the preparation of the candidate=s students.

Motion:  Moved to accept the changes to PPM 8-11, section C. Peer Review, item 1 and section D. Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness.
Made: Catherine Zublin
Second: Karen Dewey
Outcome: The motion passed

Carry forward items for May 21, 1998 Faculty Senate:

Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom and Tenure PPM 8-23 Dated Guidelines.

Academic Calendar - 2002 Olympic Games

ADJOURN

The meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m.