1.      ROLL CALL

2.      APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Motion: Moved to approve the minutes from the September 15, 2011 meeting.
Made: Shelley Thomas
Second: Shelly Costley
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

3.      FACULTY STAFF EMAIL – Brian Rague

Report on the recent activities of the WSU Faculty/Staff Email Task Force - In August, 2011, the Campus Technology Coordinators (CTC) Group initiated the Faculty and Staff Email Evaluation Task Force to evaluate the current system and make a recommendation on a change. The Task Force membership includes representatives from the faculty, the IT Division, CSAC, and PSAC, and is charged with obtaining campus-wide input. Reports were provided about the results from a preliminary survey, the time table for email system evaluation and potential migration, and the primary web site resource dedicated to the project is located at http://www.weber.edu/email. A recommendation based on Faculty/Staff input will be forthcoming and presented to PSAC, CSAC, and Faculty Senate prior to the end of the Fall semester.

Time table for project

If you have questions you can contact, Brian Rague, Shelly Thomas, or Rex Christensen

4.      PPM 3-29A - FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE – Travis Hampshire

The Federal Government has made some major changes to the Family and Medical Leave policy, therefore, changes to the Weber State Family and Medical Leave policy have been changed.

Major Changes to FMLA

• Military care giver leave. 26 weeks of unpaid FMLA leave for employees who have to care for a seriously injured service member who is also their next of kin.
• Leave for families of National Guard and Reserve members. Employees can take up to 12 weeks to prepare as a family as their family member prepares to leave for active duty. This is unpaid leave.
• Previously FMLA leave was on a fiscal year. Military leave is on a rolling calendar. Weber State’s FMLA leave will now be based on the yearly calendar.

Discussion

• PPM 3-29a Family Leave - "If an employee and his/her spouse both work for the University, they are both eligible for leave. The amount of leave allowed for the employee and the employee's spouse may be limited to a combined total of 12 weeks of FMLA leave in a 12-month period. "

5.     RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP & PROFESSIONAL GROWTH – Marjukka Ollilainen

Spring 2011 Funding Report

In the spring semester, the committee published two calls for proposals. The first call (deadline February 18) included proposals for the Hemingway Collaborative and Faculty Excellence Awards.

The second call for applications (deadline March 11) included the following award categories: RSPG (research and instructional improvement grants) and Hemingway Faculty Vitality and New Faculty Awards as well as the Adjunct Faculty Vitality Award (available for the third year).

Hemingway Excellence and Hemingway Collaborative Awards by College:

A&H (6) $24,112
Ed (1) $18,940
SBS (1) $10,438
COAST (3) $9,514
Science (3) $7,972
B&E (1) $2,086

Total (15) $73,062

RSPG: Awarded $14,886 out of a possible $15,000 (remaining balance $114)

Hemingway Vitality: Awarded $10,657 out of a possible $10,693 (balance $36)
Hemingway New Faculty: Awarded $5,000 (out of a possible $5,000)
Hemingway Adjunct Vitality: Awarded $2,250 out of $3,852 (balance $1,602)
OUR: $138 (no requests for OUR funding in this round)

Science (7) $10,043
COAST (4) $7,864
Education (4) $5,514
SBS (4) $4,421
B&E (2) $2,861
A&H (3) $2,090

Total awarded (24) $32,793

After the Spring 2011 funding cycle, the committee reports $1,890 in remaining funds in the categories of RSPG ($114), Hemingway Faculty Vitality ($36) and Adjunct Vitality ($1602), as well as OUR ($138). The Hemingway new Faculty category was spent out. These balances will be carried over to the Fall 2011 funding cycle in their respective categories.

The complete report can be found online, agenda item 5 at:

Motion by the Research, Scholarship & Professional Growth Committee to accept the spring funding report.

Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

6.      ACADEMIC CALENDAR RECOMMENDATION – David Ferro

Option C:

• A 14+1 week semester. In total, 1 or 2 days shorter than our current fall and spring semesters. Final exam/project week has enough room for all classes to either give exam or teach extra classes or labs.
• Same number of teaching days per semester.
• 55 min classes. 10 minute break between classes.
• Usually 2 or more weeks between semesters except spring to summer is about 1.5 weeks.
• One week long Spring Break in spring.

Discussion

• Concern about loss of teaching days - Faculty currently have 71 teaching days. Calendar C has 65 teaching days. Class times have changed from 50 minute class periods to 55 minute class periods.
• This calendar is a problem for Teacher Education. Their students set up a classroom and teach a skill set. Adding five minutes to the class period is not helpful to them.
• Can you hold classes during Spring Break? Good question.
• The MBA Program hold two 8-week sessions during a semester by taking a day before the semester starts and either using the spring break or a day after the semester.
• Are we increasing vacation time for faculty? Teaching times have increased with Calendar C.

Current Minutes MWF T TH Calendar C MWF T TH

• Fall 2100 min 2175 min 2145 min 2210 min
• Spring 2150 min 2250 min 2145 min 2295 min

Motion by the Executive Committee based on the survey results recommends Calendar C to the Administration.
Outcome: The motion passed with 5 opposed.

7.      UNIVERSITY RANKING TENURE EVALUATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Motion by the Executive Committee to appoint Diane Kawamura to Chair the University Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee for 2011-2012.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

8.      CURRICULUM – Erika Daines, Chair

Gen Ed Core Renewal

History - American Civilization - HIST AI 1700

Economics - Economic History of the United States -ECON AI 1740

Political Science - American National Government - POLS AI 1100

Telecommunications & Business Education - Introduction to Word Processing - TBE TA 1701, Introduction to Microcomputers, Email, Operating Systems, and Electronic Presentations - TBE TA 1702, Introduction to Spreadsheets - TBE TA 1703, Introduction to Microcomputer Applications - TBE TA 1700, Word Processing Competency Exam - TBE TA 1501

Library Science - Information Navigator - LIBS TD 1704, Information Resources in Business Disciplines - LIBS/BSAD 2704, Information Resources in the Social Sciences - LIBS TD 2804 Information Resources in the Health Professions - LIBS TD 2904

English - Introduction to College Writing - ENG EN 1010 and EN 2010

Mathematics - Contemporary Mathematics - MATH QL 1030, Introduction to Statistics - MATH 1040, College Algebra - MATH QL 1050, Pre-Calculus - MATH QL 1080, Other courses which have MATH QL 1050 or MATH QL 1080 as a prerequisite.

Motion by the Curriculum Committee to accept the above Gen Ed core renewals.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Curriculum

Honors - New course proposal for Exploring Key Concepts in the Life Sciences - HNRS 2040

Honors - Gen Ed Life Science course proposal for Exploring Key Concepts in the Life Sciences - HNRS 2040

Sales & Service Technology - New course proposal for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Sales - SST 3403

Nursing - New course proposals in the Associate of Science program - Pharmacology for Nurses 1 - NRSG 2100, Nursing Foundations - NRSG 2200, Nursing Foundations Clinical - NRSG 2250,  Patient Centered Nursing Care 1 - NRSG 2300, Patient Centered Nursing Care Clinical 1 - NRSG 2350, Patient Centered Nursing Care 2 - NRSG 2400, Patient Centered Nursing Care 3 - NRSG 2500, Patient Centered Nursing Care Clinical 3 - NRSG 2550, Pharmacology for Nurses 2 - NRSG 3100, Complex Patient Centered Nursing Care 1 - NRSG 3200, Entrance into Nursing Professional Practice - NRSG 3300, Entrance into Nursing Professional Practice Preceptorship - NRSG 3350

Nursing - Course deletions in the Associate of Science program - Foundations of Nursing Practice - NRSG 1030, Foundations of Nursing Clinical - NRSG 1031, Women’s Health and the Childbearing Family - NRSG 1040, Women’s Health and the Childbearing Family Clinical - NRSG 1041, Nursing Care of Adults and Children 1 - NRSG 1045, Nursing Care of Adults and Children 1 Clinical - NRSG 1046, Treatment Modalities 1 - NRSG 1050, Treatment Modalities 2 - NRSG 2050, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan - NRSG 2060, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan Clinical - NRSG 2061, Nursing Care of Adults and Children 2 - NRSG 2070, NursingCare of Adults and Children 2 - NRSG 2071, Patient Care Management - NRSG 2080, Patient Care Management Clinical - NRSG 2081

Nursing - New course proposals in the Bachelor of Science program - Complex Patient Centered Nursing Care 2 - NRSG 4100, Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice - NRSG 4200, Healthcare Policy and Decision Making - NRSG 4300, Nursing Management and Leadership NRSG 4500, Population Health in Nursing - NRSG 4400, Communication, Collaboration, and Information Management in Healthcare - NRSG 4600

Nursing - Course number changes - Nursing Assessment Across the Life Span - NRSG 4050, Threats and Crises: Nursing Response - NRSG 4070, Nursing: High Risk Adult - NRSG 4080, Nursing: High Risk Family - NRSG 4090

Nursing - Course deletions in the Bachelor of Science program - Nursing History and Theory - NRSG 3010, Nursing Research - NRSG 3020, Nursing Assessment Across the Life Span - NRSG 3030, Nursing Assessment Across the Life Span Laboratory - NRSG 3031, Gerontological Nursing - NRSG 3035, Nursing Concepts in Acute Illness - NRSG 3040, Decision Making in Nursing Practice - NRSG 3045, Nursing: High Rick Family - NRSG 3050, Nursing High Risk Family Laboratory - NRSG 3051, Nursing: High Rick Adult - NRSG 3060, Nursing: High Risk Adult Laboratory - NRSG 3061, Threats and Crises: Nursing Response - NRSG 3070, Threats and Crises: Nursing Response Laboratory - NRSG 3071, Nursing: Community Health - NRSG DV4020, Nursing: Community Health Laboratory - NRSG DV 4021, Power, Policy and Politics in Nursing - NRSG 4030, Nursing: Leadership and Management - NRSG 4040, Nursing: Leadership and Management Laboratory - NRSG 4041, Oncology Nursing Laboratory - NRSG 4061, Guided Research - NRSG 4800, Senior Seminar: Integration of Professional Concepts - NRSG 4900

Nursing - Program changes to Associate of Science, RN Completion - Associate of Science, RN Completion - Associate of Applied Science, Bachelor of Science

Nursing - Deletion of Institution Certificate - PN Nursing Program

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

9.      OTHER ITEMS

It was suggested that curriculum items be moved up in the agenda so that those coming to answer curriculum questions do not have to wait through the entire Senate meeting before their items are addressed.

ADJOURN

The meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m.