FACULTY SENATE
AGENDA
Smith Lecture Hall, WB 206-207, 3:00 p.m.
September 15, 2011
1. Roll Call
2. Approve the Minutes from the April 14, 2011 Meeting
3. Environmental Issues – Hal Crimmel, Chair
Sustainability Tracking and Rating System (Information Item)
4. Graduate Program Guidelines – Valerie Herzog
5. Faculty Senate Standing Committee Membership Changes
CRAO - Collette Renstrom replaces Carol Naylor, HP
SBBFP - Jeff Ward replaces David Ferro, COAST
ARCC - Zhuolin Yu replaces Mary Wrenn, B&E
Gen Ed - Doris Geide-Stevenson replaces Mary Wrenn, B&E
Faculty Senate Membership Changes
Brent Horn replaces Stephen Francis, SS Fall Semester
Matt Ondrus replaces Michael Hernandez, S Fall Semester
Tim Herzog replaces Michele (Zwolinski) Culumber, S Fall Semester
6. Approval of Faculty Senate Standing Committee Charges for 2011-12
Academic Resources & Computing
Admissions, Standards & Student Affairs
Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom & Tenure
Constitutional Review, Apportionment & Organization
General Education Improvement & Assessment
Research, Scholarship & Professional Growth
7. Curriculum – Erika Daines, Chair
Chemistry Course Proposals - Organic Chemistry I - CHEM 2310, Organic Chemistry I Lab - CHEM 2315, Organic Chemistry II - CHEM 2320, Organic Chemistry II Lab - CHEM 2325, Biochemistry I Lab - CHEM 3075
Chemistry Program Proposals - Chemistry Major, Teaching Major, Physical Science Composite Teaching Major, Chemistry Departmental Honors, Chemistry Teaching Minor, Chemical Technician (AAS and Institutional Certificate), Chemistry Minor (Microbiology concerns and Chemistry's response), and BIS Emphasis
8. Other Items
MINUTES
| Laura Anderson Isabel Asensio Aaron Ashley Shalie Barber - Student Jim Bird Kyle Braithwaite - Student Julie Buck Russell Burrows Karen Burton Tracy Callihan Sally Cantwell Kraig Chugg Patti Cost Shelly Costley Brian Davis Bruce Davis - Brian Stecklein representing Curtis DeFriez David Ferro Janelle Gardner Colleen Garside Azenett, Garza Ed Hahn Kami Hanson, Parliamentarian Sue Harley Brady Harris - Student Frank Harrold Tim Herzog Stephen Hill Chris Hoagstrom Brent Horn Joan Hubbard - Excused
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Colin Inglefield Gary Johnson JoEllen Jonsson David Malone Tom Mathews David Matty President Millner - Admin.- Excused Madonne Miner - Admin. Catherine Zublin representing Michelle More Justin Neville - Student Matt Ondrus Wei Qiu Brian Rague Jack Rasmussen - Admin. Peggy Saunders Jeff Steagall Yas Simonian Mali Subbiah Ryan Thomas - Excused Shelley Thomas Lisa Trujillo - Michael Vaughan - Admin. - Excused Vikki Vickers Glen West - Jeremy Farner representing Jan Winniford - Excused Joseph Wolf - Absent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kami Hanson, Parliamentarian
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1. ROLL
2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Motion: Moved to approve the minutes from the April 14, 2011
meeting.
Made: David Malone
Second: Shelley Thomas
Outcome: The minutes were approved.
3. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES COMMITTEE – Hal Crimmel, Chair
In 2010, WSU Facilities Management enrolled the university in STARS (Sustainability Tracking and Rating System), a well-respected, widely used program that helps universities measure progress toward the goal of sustainability across three functional areas: academics, student life, and operations/facilities. Achieving certain benchmarks & milestones leads to the awarding of STARS points, which are in turn used to assign bronze, silver, gold or platinum status to participating universities.
One of the academic benchmarks requires establishing a curriculum-focused definition of sustainability for our institution, and then identifying our course offerings that are sustainability-focused or sustainability related.
Members of the Faculty Senate Environmental Issues Committee will identify relevant courses from the existing Environmental Studies Major and Minor that meet the definitions for sustainability-focused and sustainability-related courses.
STARS Program
Discussion
Weber State has enough points to received a bronze rating.
4. Graduate Program Guidelines – Valerie Herzog
The Graduate Council is proposing to add a new section to the PPM, Section 11 - Graduate Programs
The entire document can be viewed online at
http://faculty.weber.edu/senate/Minutes%2011-12/FS15Sept11.htm Click on item 4 of the agenda.Discussion
Changes made to the original document.
II. Admission Requirements
Admission to a graduate program at Weber State University is based on the applicant’s academic ability, past performance and evidence of a reasonable chance of success within that program. Selection for admission is made without regard to race, color, ethnic background, national origin, religion, creed, age, lack of American citizenship, disability, status of veteran of the Vietnam era, sexual orientation or preference or gender3. Time Limit for Degree Completion
All degree requirements must be completed within six years from the semester
of entry into a Weber State University graduate program.
A graduate
student's catalog will be the catalog in effect the Fall Semester of the
academic year when he or she enrolls in the graduate program following
formal admission into that program. Graduate programs may impose an age
limit on graduate credits completed prior to entry into a program. Any
exceptions to the above requirements must be approved by the graduate
program.
Motion by the Graduate Council to approve the proposal for a new section to
the PPM , Section 11 - Graduate Programs with the changes stated above.
The motion passed unanimously.
5. Faculty Senate Standing Committee Membership Changes
CRAO - Collette Renstrom replaces Carol Naylor, HP
SBBFP - Jeff Ward replaces David Ferro, COAST
ARCC - Zhuolin Yu replaces Mary Wrenn, B&E
Gen Ed - Doris Geide-Stevenson replaces Mary Wrenn, B&E
Motion by the Executive Committee to approve the above membership changes to
Faculty Senate Standing Committee.
The motion passed unanimously.
Faculty Senate Membership Changes
Brent Horn replaces Stephen Francis, S&BS Fall Semester
Matt Ondrus replaces Michael Hernandez, S Fall Semester
Tim Herzog replaces Michele (Zwolinski) Culumber, S Fall Semester
The above changes have been voted on by their colleges.
6. Approval of Faculty Senate Standing Committee Charges for 2011-12
The Faculty Senate Standing Committee charges can be found online at:
http://faculty.weber.edu/senate/Minutes%2011-12/FS15Sept11.htm The charges are listed under item 6 on the agenda.A correction was made to the APAFT Committee Charges. Charge 7 - " . . . Dean appointed directors."
A change was made to the Environmental Issues Committee charges. Charge 3 -
"Working with Student Affairs and Student Government Senate
. . ."
Motion by the Executive Committee to approve the Faculty Senate Standing
Committee charges.
The motion passed unanimously.
7. Curriculum – Erika Daines, Chair
Chemistry Course Proposals
Organic Chemistry I - CHEM 2310, Organic Chemistry I Lab - CHEM 2315, Organic Chemistry II - CHEM 2320, Organic Chemistry II Lab - CHEM 2325, Biochemistry I Lab - CHEM 3075
Chemistry Program Proposals - Chemistry Major, Teaching Major, Physical Science Composite Teaching, Major, Chemistry Departmental Honors, Chemistry Teaching Minor, Chemical Technician (AAS and Institutional Certificate), Chemistry Minor, and BIS Emphasis
Programs outside of Chemistry that require organic chemistry will be updated in the catalog automatically.
Motion by the Curriculum Committee to approve the above curriculum from
Chemistry.
The motion passed unanimously.
8. OTHER ITEMS
Faculty were reminded to do the calendar survey by September 26.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m.
