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Thursday
March 8, 2012
MA 211K
2:00 p.m.
AGENDA SETTING
1. Approval of the minutes from the February 23, 2012 meeting
2. Smoke Free Campus – Justin Neville
3. Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom & Tenure – Diana Green, Chair
PPM 8-6 - Faculty Appointments, V. Affiliations
4. Curriculum – Erika Daines, Chair
Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity -
Report
Gen Ed Comparison
Curriculum Proposals
Health Promotion & Human Performance - New course proposal for
Wellness Coaching - HLTH 4700;
Program change for Health Promotion
Performing Arts (Dance) - Course changes for
Ballet II - DANC 2470,
Modern II - DANC 2490,
Ballet III - DANC 3470,
Modern III - DANC 3490, and
Choreography
Practicum - DANC 3520;
Program Change for Bachelor of Arts in Dance
Communication - New course proposals for
Essentials of Digital Media
- COMM 2250, and Live Event Production - COMM 3200; Course changes for
Interpersonal
Communication and Conflict Management - COMM 3050, and
Listening and
Interviewing - COMM 3060
Business Management - Program changes for
Information Systems &
Technologies,
Supply Chain Management,
Marketing, Management,
Human Resource Management,
Finance,
Business Administration
Management Major
5. Admissions, Standards & Student
Affairs -- Kathy Herndon, Chair
PPM 4-21a Awarding of
Transfer Credit and Credit by Examination or Petition
PPM 4-2 Catalog
Requirements
PPM 6-2 Admissions
PPM 6-3 Registration
Dates and Deadlines: Appointments, Add, Cancel and Withdrawal
6. Environmental Issues Committee – Hal Crimmel, Chair
Student sustainability research awards, faculty sustainability research
award, and the sustainability retreat
7.
PPM 8-11 - Evaluation of Faculty Members – Mike Vaughan
8.
Ombudsman Position
Sample for discussion
purposes and as a guide for the position announcement
9. Faculty Governance Award
10. Other Items
MINUTES
PRESENT
Julie Buck, Patti Cost,
Colleen Garside, Shelly Costley, Ed Hahn, Colin Inglefield, Ann Millner,
Michelle Paustenbaugh, Brian Rague, Mike Vaughan, Kay Brown, Secretary
EXCUSED
Stephen Hill
GUESTS
Erika Daines, Diana Green, Kathy
Herndon, Justin Neville
MINUTES
Ed Hahn: Moved to approve the minutes
from the February 23, 2012 meeting.
Second: Shelly Costley
Outcome: The
minutes were approved.
SMOKE FREE CAMPUS – Justin Neville
There
are now over 580 campus that have adopted either a smoke free campus policy or a
tobacco free campus policy. The students have been working on this issues since
2006. Students are opposed to just having designated areas for smoking.
The students will take the recommendations given them by the Executive Committee
and come back with a revised policy. It was suggested that a charge be given to
the Environmental Issues Committee next year to work with the students (Brady
Harris) on a smoke free policy for Weber State.
APAFT
Appointment,
Promotion, Academic Freedom & Tenure – Diana Green, Chair
PPM 8-6 -
Faculty Appointments, V. Affiliations
To insure clarity, avoid
misrepresentations or misunderstandings, and provide the most accurate
information for students and the community, ranks or titles of faculty listed in
the catalog and on business cards will be limited to being affiliated with one
of the following departments or programs. Exceptions will be first negotiated
with and approved by the dean of the college of the faculty member seeking
exception, then sent forward for approval of the APAFT committee.
College of Applied Science & Technology
Automotive Technology, Business
Education, Business Multimedia, Computer
Science, Construction Management Technology, Design Graphics,
Electronics Engineering,
Electronics Engineering Technology,
Engineering, Engineering Technology,
Computer and Electronic Engineering Technology, Interior
Design Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering
Technology, Technical Sales,
Telecommunications,
Network Technology.
Telitha Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities
Art, Art Education, Art History, Communication, Dance, English, English As A
Second Language, French, German, Japanese, Music, Music Education, Spanish,
Theatre Arts
College of Business & Economics
John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics
Accounting
School of Accounting & Taxation, Business
Administration, Business and Economics, Economics, Finance, Information Systems
and Technologies, Management, Marketing, Supply-Chain Management
Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education
Child and Family Studies, Teacher Education, Health Promotion and Human
Performance
Ezekiel R. Dumke College of
Health Professions
Clinical Laboratory Science
Medical Laboratory Sciences, Dental Hygiene,
Emergency Care & Rescue, Health Administrative Services, Health Science, Medical
Records Technology, Nursing, Radiologic Science, Respiratory Therapy
Discussion
• Need to add Electronics Engineering Technology & Electronics
Engineering as departments in the College of Applied Science & Technology.
•
Change College of Education to Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education,
College of Health Professions to Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions
and change College of Arts & Humanities to Telitha Lindquist College of Arts &
Humanities.
• Does this section of the PPM need to exist? At some level this
restricts faculty.
• The way this section is written will require periodic
updating of titles.
• This section could be deleted and Department Chairs and
Deans could approve faculty titles for the catalog.
• The preamble in section
V could be kept by strengthening th language.
• It was suggested that a
substitute motion could be made at the Faculty Senate meeting which stated:
“Faculty members have to use a title that is consistent with their academic
degrees and primary area of teaching responsibility. Any questions will be
resolved by the Department Chair and the Dean.”
MOTION
Ed Hahn: Moved
to forward to the Faculty Senate PPM 8-6 Faculty Appointments as stated above.
Second: Shelly Costley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.
CURRICULUM
Curriculum Committee – Erika Daines, Chair
Ad Hoc
Committee on Diversity Report - The report can be found online at:
http://faculty.weber.edu/senate/Minutes%2011-12/EC8Mar12.htm The Ad Hoc
Committee on Diversity report is found under item 4 on the agenda.
Currently, three credit hours of diversity are required for graduation. At WSU,
there are 79 courses which can fulfill this requirement. Twenty of those also
fulfill General Education requirements in a breadth area.
Recommendation:
Embedding the diversity requirement into the body of general education
The current diversity courses in the General Education program will be
marked with a (DV) after the course title. Every student will be required to
take one of these within his/her breadth requirements. New diversity courses
will also have to be general education courses. The other 59 courses will lose
their diversity designation. The catalog will state that the minimum requirement
for general education is 35 credit hours and that the diversity requirement does
not require the student to take an extra course.
This alternative
will be helpful to some programs which for accreditation reasons struggle to
stay within the 126 credit hours. There will be greater transparency for all
students to understand what all requirements for graduation. All requirements
will be in one place. The Registrar, Mark Simpson, would like to see this change
made as soon as possible.
Currently, there is a moratorium in place for
Diversity courses. This moratorium should stay in place until we have a
diversity course proposal form to evaluate the rubric. Gen Ed courses would be
reviewed in the next gen ed renewal which is four years away.
MOTION
Motion by the Executive Committee to forward to the Faculty Senate the report of
the Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity with the recommendation stated above.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.
Curriculum Proposals
Health Promotion & Human Performance - New course proposal for Wellness
Coaching - HLTH 4700; Program change for Health Promotion
Performing Arts (Dance) - Course changes for Ballet II - DANC 2470,
Modern II - DANC 2490, Ballet III - DANC 3470, Modern III - DANC 3490, and
Choreography Practicum - DANC 3520; Program Change for Bachelor of Arts in Dance
Communication - New course proposals for Essentials of
Digital Media - COMM 2250, and Live Event Production - COMM 3200.
Business Management - Program changes for Business
Administration, Finance, Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing,
Supply Chain Management
MOTION
Motion by the Executive Committee to
forward to the Faculty Senate the above listed curriculum items.
Outcome: The
motion passed unanimously.
ASSA
Admissions, Standards & Student
Affairs – Kathy Herndon, Chair
PPM 4-21a Awarding of Transfer Credit and
Credit by Examination or Petition
III. Transfer Credit
B If the
sending institution is regionally accredited, all credits are entered onto the
student's Weber State University transcript using the
established formula for quarter-to-semester conversion, as applicable.
1. Regarding course content, in instances where the
content of a transferred quarter-course may be comparable to a WSU
semester-course, relevant department chairs will determine if the transferred
course may be substituted for the WSU course.
2. Courses numbered below 1000 are non-credit bearing
(R-470 and PPM 5.1) and do not apply to residency requirements. Students may not
transfer remedial credits to Weber State University and must take Accuplacer
tests to determine placement
MOTION
Motion by the
Executive Committee to forward to the Faculty Senate the above changes to PPM
4-21a. III Transfer Credit, B,1, 2.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.
PPM 4-2 Catalog Requirements
I. POLICY
Weber State University
students seeking a diploma, certificate or degree must meet the requirements for
that diploma, certificate or degree as described in the appropriate catalog as
defined below. However, the catalog is not to be considered a binding contract
between Weber State University and any student or other institution. Weber State
University reserves the right to change its degree requirements, course
offerings and policies as conditions require. The
catalog used by the University is an electronic catalog that is updated
effective summer semester each year.
Graduate Students
Requirements for graduate students are defined in PPM
11-1.
MOTION
Motion by the Executive Committee to forward
to the Faculty Senate the above changes to PPM 4-2 Catalog Requirements.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously
PPM 6-2 Admissions
3.
If admission is granted prior to graduation from an
accredited high school
graduation
or while work is in progress at another college or university, the admission
decision is contingent upon satisfactory completion of high school graduation
requirements, or the work in progress, and will be revoked if the student fails
to graduate or if the transfer work is not acceptable.
5. In the absence
of a final cumulative
high school
GPA from an accredited high school, non-high
school graduates will be considered for admission only if their ACT/SAT
composite score meets or exceeds an annually established benchmark.
1.
New Freshmen - New freshmen applicants will be admitted based on the following:
Verification of
high school
graduation from an accredited high school or
General Education Development Test (GED) with scores established by the
University (applicants from Utah must submit Basic or Alternative completion
Diplomas and transcripts), and minimum scores on the ACT (or SAT equivalent), or
ACCUPLACER tests according to the WSU Assessment & Placement Standards document.
Application Requirements by Application Status Based on test results
students will be placed in specific English, math or reading courses according
to the WSU Assessment & Placement Standards document. A fee will be charged for
each assessment test. Students are not allowed to register for any course(s)
before taking all applicable tests. All students requiring developmental
coursework must enroll in and not withdraw from their initial developmental
course(s) within the first two semesters. These
students
Upon enrolling in a developmental course, these
students are then required to enroll in
developmental course(s) and
make progress (defined as the minimum course grade of
C) each subsequent semester (excluding summer) until all relevant minimum
developmental requirements (including Math 1010 if applicable) have been met for
the students' declared degree program of study (A.A.S., A.S., A.A., or
bachelor's degree). Otherwise, a hold will be placed on their registration which
can only be removed by the Student Success Center.
Students who are out of compliance with WSU’s Assessment & Placement Policy
three times or more will only be allowed to register for their required
developmental courses until they have been successfully completed with a grade
of C or better.
Discussion
• This is
a significant change.
• Advisors need to be aware of this policy change.
•
Faculty who teach developmental courses need to be aware of this change. Faculty
could put a statement on the top of the course syllabus so that the policy is
clear.
MOTION
Motion by the Executive Committee to forward to the
Faculty Senate the changes stated above to PPM 6-2 Admissions.
Outcome: The
motion passed unanimously.
PM 6-3 Registration Dates and Deadlines:
Appointment, Add, Cancel and Withdrawal
I. POLICY
Students
must be eligible to enroll based on their admission or continuing student
status. The university maintains the right to restrict registration
and remove a student from a course(s) based on
non-compliance with university policy. The oversight of registration
restrictions and/or course removals is handled by the Registrar’s Office.
If a hold has been placed on the student's record or when subject to an academic
suspension status (PPM 4-17). Once eligible to enroll for a given semester or
block, students will be able to add courses beginning on their registration
appointment date. Registration deadlines are scheduled based on a business day
model.
MOTION
Motion by the Executive Committee to forward to
the Faculty Senate the above changes to PPM 6-3 Registration Dates and
Deadlines: Appointment, Add, Cancel and Withdrawal.
Outcome: The motion
passed unanimously.
EIC
Environmental Issues Committee
A flyer
is being distributed with information for faculty and student research awards.
The Provost’s Office is providing $1,000.00 for the best Faculty Sustainability
Research Project in 2011-12, and the Associate Provost/Provost’s Office is
providing a $500.00 award for the winner from NCUR abstracts submitted by WSU
students. Another $500.00 student award will be provided by the WSU Alumni
Association. A winner will be chosen from NCUR abstracts submitted or from other
projects submitted by students from across campus.
The Environmental
Issues Committee, with financial support from the Office of the Provost and
logistical support from the Teaching and Learning Forum, will be hosting a
Sustainability Curriculum Retreat at the Alta Lodge, from April 24 through April
26.
MOTION
Motion by the Executive Committee to forward to the
Faculty Senate as an information item the information from the Environmental
Issues Committee.
PPM 8-11 PPM 8-11 Evaluation of Faculty
III., C.
Tenure Review Process
Faculty members who have been granted
extensions of the probationary period beyond the normal six years shall annually
be subject to formal review.
Discussion:
• What the above
statement says is that the University will give them a year, but they are still
going to have to put their file together and undergo the review. That has not
been done in the past. The policy says that the faculty member will be reviewed
every year until they receive tenure. Extensions will be granted, but the
faculty member still has to undergo the review.
This will go to APAFT as
a possible charge for next year.
OMBUDS
Faculty Ombuds Position
Discussion
• The faculty member will be given quarter reassigned time for
the first year. After the first year release time/compensation will be
revisited.
• This is a one-year appointment with possibility of an extension
to a three-year term.
• It was suggested that HR look at the position
announcement.
• Training will be provided as needed.
• The vitae of the
applicant should not exceed three pages.
MOTION
Ed Hahn: Moved to
forward to the Faculty Senate the sample position announcement for Faculty
Ombuds.
Second: Shelly Costley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.
FACULTY GOVERNANCE AWARD
Applicants were reviewed for the Faculty
Governance Award. Gene Sessions was selected to receive the Faculty Governance
award this year. The award will be awarded at the March 22, 2012 Faculty Senate
meeting.
UNIVERSITY PLANNING
University Planning Council website
information was distributed.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT
President Millner
will give her Legislative Report Friday, March 9 at 2:00 in the Smith Auditorium
of the Wattis Business Building.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at
4:45 p.m.