FACULTY SENATE
AGENDA
Smith Lecture Hall, WB 206-207, 3:00 p.m.
December 1, 2011

6.       Other Items

1.   ROLL

2.   APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Motion: Moved to approve the minutes from the November 10, 2011 meeting.
Made: Brent Horn
Second: Laura Anderson
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

3. FACULTY/STAFF EMAIL – Brian Rague

Results from a preliminary task force survey made available from Sept. 19 to Sept. 29 indicated that a majority of WSU staff and faculty were open to considering an investigation into possible alternatives to the current campus email messaging system.

Guided by (1) personal communications between task force members and faculty/staff from the campus community, and (2) a secondary "email features" survey made available from Oct. 10 to Nov. 3, the task force recommends that system features should be given the following priority (from highest to lowest) when identifying the next generation messaging system for WSU:

1. Integration of email, contacts and Calendar with mobile devices; cross platform support.

2. Ability to create personalized contact lists and groups.

3. Ability to attach all file types to email.

4. Ability to use Internet browser to access email, calendar and contacts.

5. Ability to perform free/busy search.

6. Ability to control email mailbox archive.

7. Ability to customize folders in email client.

8. Upper size limit of Email attachments.

9. Ability of sender to delete, modify, retract, or resend appointments.

10. Ability to create multi-user calendar view/scheduling.

11. Integration with a desktop email client.

12. Integration with student email address book.

13. Integration with the new Canvas LMS.

14. Shared documents with others without attachments.

15. Integration with Voicemail, IM, and Video Chat.

Questions can be directed to Brian Rague.

4. CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW, APPORTIONMENT & ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE – Tim Herzog, Chair

PPM 1-13, Article C III Revision - Electronic Balloting (Second Reading)

ARTICLE C-III. AMENDMENTS

Motion by the Constitutional Review, Apportionment & Organization Committee to place the above change on a ballot to go out to all faculty.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

PPM 1-13 Faculty Senate Chair (First Reading)

Discussion

• The CRAO Committee had a long discussion. Voting on the amendment was not unanimous by the CRAO Committee.
• There is a history of department chairs serving as chair of the Faculty Senate.
• There could be a potential conflict of interest between the department and the Senate.
• Some departments are small with few senior faculty. They could be excluded from serving as Senate chair.
• Department Chairs and the Chair of the Senate are each given half time release.
• Faculty need to be in the classroom.
• "Chairs of an academic department" What is an academic department? Should the wording include programs (Interior Design Program), or schools (School of Accountancy)? The Provost would like to see the wording addressed before the change is voted on by faculty.

5. Curriculum Committee – Erika Daines, Chair

The Board of Regents have required all USHE institutions to offer an Associate of Applied Science General Technology Degree. This would be offered to students who have taken courses at an applied technology center and want to finish up and receive a college degree.

Social Science Gen Ed Renewal

Economics - Principles of Microeconomics - ECON 2010
Geography - Places and Peoples of the World - GEOG SS/DV 1300
Anthropology - Principles of Archaeology - ANTH SS2030
Criminal Justice - Introduction to Criminal Justice - CJ SS1010
Child & Family Studies - Human Development - CHF SS1500

Motion by the Curriculum Committee to approve the above Social Science Gen Ed renewal courses.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Curriculum

Dance - Alignment and Conditioning/Pilates - DANC 4250

Child & Family Studies - Latino Child and Family Development - CHF 4300

Athletic Training - Program changes for Bachelor of Science in Athletic Therapy, and Athletic Training Undergraduate Degree (B.S.). Course proposal for Clinical Application of Athletic Training - Supplement - AT 3550

English Language & Literature - Program change

Art - Travel-Study Studio - ART 3800, Travel - Study Art History - ARTH 3850

Motion by the Curriculum Committee to approve the above curriculum items.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Mathematics - Course proposals for Calculus Concepts and Applications - MATH 1100

Discussion

• How does the College of Business feel about this proposal?
• The Dean of the Goddard School of Business indicated that his faculty had no objections to the proposal.
• The course is used for transfer students. It would only be used for students who have taken this course at another institution.
• A student cannot repeat a transfer course for a better grade. Weber State grades apply to Weber State. University of Utah grades apply to courses taken at the University of Utah.

Motion by the Curriculum Committee to approve Calculus Concepts and Applications - MATH 1100.
Outcome: The motion passed with 1 opposed.

Philosophy 2200 Deductive Logic was not renewed as a Gen Ed QL course. The Executive Committee will discuss the procedure for Gen Ed courses that are not renewed at their January 12, 2012 meeting.

6. OTHER ITEMS

Sales and Service Technology (SST) has received a grant to establish a Center for Technical Sales Excellence, which would offer non-credit classes and the opportunity for individuals from industry to share their knowledge and exchange ideas. An endowed chair appointment will be associated with the Center.

Text Book Buy Back - Faculty need to turn in their book request prior to text book buy backs so that student can receive the most money for their used textbooks. The Bookstore doesn’t know what text books are needed for the next semester until faculty turn in their book order.

ADJOURN

The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.