Thursday
April 11, 2013
MA 211K
2:00 p.m.

AGENDA SETTING

1.    Approval of the minutes from March 14, 2013 meeting.

Information Items

      2.   Faculty Governance Award Recipient 2012-13 –  Kathleen Herndon

      3.   Environmental Issues Committee - 2012-13 Sustainability Award Winners

Faculty:      Dr. Brandon Koford, “Estimating Consumer willingness to Supply and willingness to Pay for Curbside Recycling”
Student:     Hannah Rice, “Sustainable Transportation:  A Site Analysis of Bicycle Infrastructure Surrounding WSU”
Student:     Justin Owen, “The Lower Colorado River Basin Metro Water Use and Climate    Forecasting:  Policy Review and Recommendations

       4.   Annual Report on WSU Athletics - Craig Oberg, Athletic Representative

       5.   General Education Improvement and Assessment Committee –  Gail Niklason, Director Institutional Effectiveness
            General Education Assessment Summary for 2011-12 year.

 Action Items

      6.   Faculty Senate Standing Committees and Chairs for Academic year 2013-14      Link Committees and Chairs 13-14

       7.   ASSA, Charge 3 – PPM6-22, Student Code, Academic Issues – Kristin Nelson, Chair

      8.   SBBFP Salary Increase Recommendations – Dave Malone, Chair SBBFP
            Proposed Amendment to PPM3-25, Section V.  Procedure for Faculty Sabbatical

      9.   APAFT, Post-Tenure Documents – Chris Eisenbarth, Chair
           College of Social and Behavioral Sciences   S&BSTenure Document
           College of Science   Post-Tenure Review Document
           Charge 4 Revision: Updates to PPM 1-17 (Evaluation of Academic Deans) 
           Charge 8 Report:  Faculty survey results regarding the use of electronic portfolios.   Eportfolio Preference Survey             Eportfolio Interest Survey

10.   CRAO Items -- Tim Herzog, Chair   

                  Apportionment Guidelines

                  ARTICLE C.I --THE GENERAL FACULTY, Section 1.  Membership

      11. Teaching Assistant PPM Definition – Kathleen Herndon

            (PPM3-2 C, Employee Definitions)

      12. WSU Graduate Council - Ryan Pace, Mark Stevenson, Chair WSU Graduate Council

                  PPM 11-1 Graduate Programs Recommendation

                  Program Change Proposal 

      13. Faculty Senate Resolution for Benefits – Executive Committee      Resolution link

      14. Curriculum – Jim Wilson, Chair, Curriculum Committee

      SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES – NEUROSCIENCES(Psychology)

      NEUR4800   Projects and Research  - New Course Proposal

      NEUR4830   Directed Readings – New Course Proposal

      ARTS & HUMANITES - FOREIGN LANGUAGES

      Latin American Studies Minor - Program Change

      FL 3540 Latin American Environment & Cultures – New Course Proposal

      VISUAL ARTS

      ARTS3445 Web Design for Visual Arts – New Course Proposal

      ARTS4440 Interactive Media – Course Proposal Change – Prerequisite and description change

COAST - Mechanical Engineering Technology

              MET - PROGRAM CHANGE

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - SOCIOLOGY

            SOC DV3120 – Sex/Gender Roles: Past, Present, Future –Delete course

            COAST – Construction Management Technology

         Construction Management Technology - AAS – PROGRAM CHANGE

         Construction Management Emphasis, Construction Management Technology – BS – PROGRAM CHANGE

         Facilities Management Emphasis, Construction Management Technology – BS- PROGRAM CHANGE

          Catalog CMT Markup

         CMT2899 AAS Graduation Assessment and Signoff – New Course Proposal

         CMT4899 BS Graduation Assessment and Signoff – New Course Proposal

          COAST – Sales & Service Technology

          SST3303 Social Media in Sales – New Course Proposal

      COAST -  Electronics Engineering Technology        Link to Program Change and All Course Proposals

       Electronics Engineering Technology (EET)  PROGRAM CHANGE (Course prefix change from CEET* to EET)  The following courses will change from CEET to EET   (See Course Proposal Changes):

(*Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology)

HEALTH PROFESSIONS - Master's of Respiratory Therapy (MSRT)
      Masters of Respiratory Therapy – New Program
        MSRT6010 Medical Writing, Research Methods & Design - New Course Proposal
         MSRT6020 Medical Pathophysiology/Cardiopulmonary Case Reviews - New Course Proposal
        MSRT6030 Adult Learning Theory & Simulation Strategies - New Course Proposal
        MSRT6130 Evidence-based Practice - New Course Proposal
        MSRT6140 Applied Research in Respiratory Care - New Course Proposal     
        MSRT6410 Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist - New Course Proposal
        MSRT6420   Sleep Disorder Specialty - New Course Proposal
        MSRT6460 Neonatal Pediatric Specialty - New Course Proposal
        MSRT6470 Adult Critical Care Specialty - New Course Proposal
        MSRT6480 Asthma Educator - New Course Proposal
        MSRT6700 Capstone Project - New Course Proposal

Discussion Items

      15. Mobile Device Management, Bret Ellis, VP of  Information Technology 

      16. Lighting for the “W” on the Hill.  

Other Items

Next Meeting:  Faculty Senate, April 18, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. WB 206-207

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Thursday                                                                                                                   

April 11, 2013

MA211K, 2 pm

AGENDA SETTING

Meeting Minutes
 Approved 9-12-13

 PRESENT      John Armstrong, Patti Cost, Shelly Costley, Ed Hahn, Kathy Herndon, Tom Mathews, Ryan Pace, Brian Rague, Mike Vaughan, Vikki Vickers, Chuck Wight, Brenda Stockberger, Secretary

GUESTS         Gail Niklason, David Malone, Chris Eisenbarth, Tim Herzog, Mark Stevenson, and Jim Wilson

1.  MINUTES Approval of the minutes from Agenda Setting meeting – March 14, 2013. 

MOTION         Vikki Vickers moved to approve the minutes from March 14, 2013.

SECOND        Ed Hahn

OUTCOME    Motion Carried. 

Information Items

2.   Faculty Governance Award Recipient 2012-13 – Kathleen Herndon 

3.    Environmental Issues Committee - 2012-13 Sustainability Award Winners
Faculty:      Dr. Brandon Koford, “Estimating Consumer Willingness to Supply and willingness to Pay          for Curbside Recycling”
Student:     Hannah Rice, “Sustainable Transportation:  A Site Analysis of Bicycle Infrastructure                   Surrounding WSU”
Student:     Justin Owen, “The Lower Colorado River Basin Metro Water Use and Climate    Forecasting:  Policy Review and Recommendations 

4.   Annual Report on WSU Athletics - Craig Oberg, Athletic Representative

 5.    General Education Improvement and Assessment Committee – Gail Niklason, Director Institutional  Effectiveness
  General Education Assessment Summary for 2011-12 year.

 Action Items

 6.   Faculty Senate Standing Committees and Chairs for Academic year 2013-14

 DISCUSSION  Have committees and chairs selected before Faculty Senate meeting next week.
 MOTION   Brian Rague moved to forward the Faculty Senate Standing Committees and Chairs for  2013-14, on to Faculty Senate meeting 18 Apr 13.
SECOND         Shelly Costley.
OUTCOME  Motion Carried.

7.    ASSA, Charge 3 – PPM6-22, Student Code, Academic Issues – Kristin Nelson, Chair

DISCUSSION  The WSU Student Association reviewed and approved the recommendations made to the policy from ASSA on PPM6-22, Student Code, Academic Issues.  They are in agreement to move this policy forward to Executive Committee and Faculty Senate.

MOTION        Shelly Costley
SECOND        Ed Hahn
OUTCOME    Motion Carried.

8.   SBBFP Salary Increase Recommendations – Dave Malone, Chair SBBFP

      Salary Increase Recommendations
            2% applied toward raises.  1% across the board + 1% merit/equity discretion per College/Dean.

DISCUSSION

      Generally accepted.  No one has heard of any problems with the salary increases. 
MOTION        Kathleen Herndon moved to approve the Salary recommendation on to Faculty Senate.
SECOND        Ed Hahn

OUTCOME    Motion Carried.

          Proposed Amendment to PPM3-25, Section V. Procedure for Faculty Sabbatical 

                 E.  At the beginning of every fall semester, each college will report the number of sabbaticals granted for the preceding academic year, the number of faculty returning from sabbatical leave, and the number of sabbatical reports filed (per PPM 3-25, Section V, Part D) from the previous academic year to the Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee within 45 days of each new fall semester.  Each faculty member returning from sabbatical will present the outcomes of their sabbatical at a department and/or college meeting no later than the last day of the semester in which that faculty member returns.

DISCUSSION 

All new amendment with the addition of section E.
Second viewing in this committee.

MOTION        Ed Hahn moved to forward the proposed Amendment to PPM3-25, Section V. Procedure for Faculty Sabbatical to Faculty Senate.
SECOND        Ryan Pace
OUTCOME    Motion Carried

 9.   APAFT, Post-Tenure Documents – Chris Eisenbarth, Chair

            College of Social and Behavioral Sciences – Tenure Document

DISCUSSION
      Updated and clarified the document.
      APAFT were in agreement on the document.

MOTION         Vikki Vickers  moved to forward the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Tenure Document               f Social and Behavioral Sciences – Tenure Document to Faculty Senate.
SECOND         John Armstrong
OUTCOME      Motion carried.

             College of Science Post-Tenure Document

DISCUSSION
Updated and clarified language and procedures. 
Seventh draft of the document. 

      College of Science voted and passed document.

 MOTION         Shelly Costley moved to forward the College of Science Post-Tenure Document to Faculty Senate.
SECOND         Vikki Vickers.
OUTCOME      Motion Carried. 

            Charge 4 Revision: Updates to PPM 1-17 (Evaluation of Academic Deans)

DISCUSSION

      Recommendations on PPM1-17, Section V.

      Was asked to clarify interim review and reappointment evaluation.

      Revised first three sentences.

      It was suggested to change ‘a’ to ‘an’ in the second sentence – “These periodic evaluations will include a an interim review during the second….”

                        MOTION        John Armstrong moved to forward PPM1-17, V as amended above to Faculty Senate.
SECOND        Kathy Herndon.
OUTCOME    Motion Carried.

 10. CRAO Items -- Tim Herzog, Chair

             Apportionment Guidelines

 (See next page for information)

 CRAO Apportionment Procedure.  Approved by CRAO committee March 30, 2013

 Faculty will be eligible for a seat on faculty senate and will be represented on faculty Senate if they meet all of criteria 1-3:

1.      Full time (3/4 or greater) salaried appointments, with the rank of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, or title of Instructor, or Instructor Specialist in the fall semester of the given academic year.
2.      Are a member of one of the Organizational Units described in Article B-II.
3.      Do not hold an administrative position higher than that of department chair. 

 Exceptions and other notes.

·         Deans and associate deans are not counted regardless of teaching load.  However, faculty with other release positions in the University will not be excluded as long as they meet criteria 1-3. 

·         Faculty on leave who are still on their college payroll for at least ¾ salary will be counted regardless of the duration of the leave and the reason for the leave.  Faculty hired to replace the faculty on leave will only be counted if they meet criteria 1-3. 

·         Visiting Assistant Professors do not meet the criteria for apportionment since they are not listed as faculty in the ppm. 

 Apportionment will be determined using the Hamiltonian Method shown below (Enter values in yellow in the embedded Excel spreadsheet). 

·         Total Seats: As of 2012/13, we have 39 seats available in Faculty Senate.

·         Faculty: Faculty in each organizational unit as defined in Criteria 1-3 above. 

·         Raw Seats: (Faculty÷Faculty Total)×Total Seats

·         Base Seats: Round down raw seats to whole number. 

·         Remainder:  Raw seats – base seats

·         Sort Remainder from largest to smallest. 

·         Assign remaining seats from largest remainder to smallest until all seats are assigned (All Organizational Units listed in Article B-II shall be granted at least one seat regardless of the size of the remainders). 

·         Total Seats:  Add Base Seats to Seats Added for each organizational unit. 

DISCUSSION
            Created an Apportionment Guideline Procedure approved by CRAO, March 30, 2013(above)
            Help to define faculty that  meet criteria to be represented by Faculty Senate.
            Lists the formula to calculate Apportionment seats for Faculty Senate.
            What defines a college and what is the procedure to become a college.
            Executive Committee recommended that the CRAO committee continue working on the guideline as a charge for next year.
            Not ready to forward to Faculty Senate at this time.
            This item was not voted upon at this meeting.
            This item will be discussed again at future Agenda Setting meeting.

ARTICLE C.I --THE GENERAL FACULTY, Section 1.  Membership

The general faculty membership shall be composed of faculty members holding full-time salaried appointments, with the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or title of insntructor instructor, and whose primary function is that of instruction but who may also hold administrative appointments at the organizational level of department chair or lower.  Each member of the general faculty associated with an organizational unit, as defined in article B-II of the Bylaws, shall have voting power and shall have representation through an that organizational unit as defined in the Bylaws.

DISCUSSION
            Corrected misspelling of ‘instructor’.
            Added language in red and removed strikeout to clarify PPM.
            Recommended PPM  updated due to the ongoing progression of functions that the general faculty hold.
            To make sure that all faculty are included in the representation of Faculty Senate.
            More discussion to take place at CRAO Committee meetings next year.
            This item was not voted on at this meeting.

 11. Teaching Assistant PPM Definition – Kathleen Herndon

            (PPM3-2 C, Employee Definitions)

 DISCUSSION

            This item is in the draft stages.
            To make Executive Committee aware of this sort of Position and to make it part of the PPM.
            Master’s of English students are hired as Teaching Assistants within the Master’s of English Department.
            It is  a two year appointment.
            Hired as an adjunct after achieving Master’s degree.
            Teaching Assistants could be used in other departments.
            How are they paid?
            TA’s are currently paid with Tuition waivers and stipends.
            Not a graduate student issue-- this covers more than just graduate students.
            WSU pays students by the hour.
             Recommendation  made to address this further.
            Need to be careful of the Taxation issues.
            Recommend to have more discussion about this topic.
            This topic is not ready for a vote at this time.  

12. WSU Graduate Council- Ryan Pace, Mark Stevenson, Chair WSU Graduate Council

PPM 11-1 GRADUATE PROGRAMS

II. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Minimum requirements for admission to a Weber State University graduate program are as follows:

• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university that will be completed before matriculation into the graduate program (see the U.S. Department of Education website for a list of recognized regional accreditation agencies).
• A satisfactory GPA on all undergraduate work.  Contact the graduate program for specific GPA requirements.
• A cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0.  If the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, admission consideration may be based on a GPA calculated based on the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of undergraduate work.
• Exceptions are made All exceptions to the minimum GPA requirement in admissions decisions, along with a rationale for each, will be reported by all graduate programs annually to the Graduate Council.
• Appropriate admissions test scores if required.  (Contact graduate program for specific admissions test requirements.)
• A completed application, along with the submission of all required supporting materials (contact graduate program office for specific requirements).

Note:  Individual graduate programs may have additional requirements.

Graduate Council

The Graduate Council is an advisory committee made up of representatives from all graduate programs, the Registrar’s office, the Financial Aid office, Continuing Education, Enrollment Services, International Student &

Scholar Center, and the Office of the Provost at Weber State University.  The Chair of the Graduate Council shall be appointed to a term of three years by the Office of the Provost, subject to renewal for further terms.

The council will meet throughout the Academic year (September-May) to further graduate education, mentor faculty and departments who are developing new graduate degrees, and consult with non-academic departments regarding the needs and purposes of graduate programs at Weber State.

The Graduate Council shall establish policies and procedures for graduate programs, including the drafting or amending of sections of the WSU Policies & Procedures Manual and WSU catalog relevant to all graduate programs.  Such policies and procedures are subject to review by the Faculty Senate as specified in the Weber State University Policies and Procedures Manual, Article C-II, Section 2.1.  The Graduate Council shall also serve the following functions:

• Formal approval of all new graduate program proposals.
• Formal approval of all substantive and non-substantive graduate program change proposals, including changes in program delivery format deemed substantive.
• Graduate Program Review, which for graduate program reviews shall consist of a subcommittee  of the Graduate Council, comprised of faculty servings as graduate program directors, with the Graduate Council Chair and a representative of the Office of the Provost as ex officio members.

 DISCUSSION

      Proposed an amendment to the PPM, Section II. Admission Requirements.

      Added a specific GPA requirement.

      GPA required is 3.0, but needed a statement dealing with exceptions.

      Second addition is to the definition of the duties and responsibilities of the Graduate Council.

      Added more specific set of functions that have evolved since the Graduate Council was created.

      Why put the 3.0 if allowing exceptions to the GPA.

      Many students come back for Master’s after a long absence from school.  Their undergraduate GPA may be slightly under.

      Applications will be reviewed on a case by case basis within the program.

      How many times exceptions have been made?  This has not been in the policy before.

      No data has been tracked.

      Potential accreditation problem.

      Bring in a consultant to look at Weber State’s Graduate Council policy.

      Does the Graduate Council needs to review the exceptions?

      Registrar wouldn’t know until the student is registered for the program.

      Rejection of applicant would be at the Department’s discretion.

      Amend Section II to remove the wording “Exceptions are made”

      Have programs report exceptions to the Graduate Council on an annual basis.
      Programs resistant to that type of oversite by someone outside their program.

MOTION        Ryan Pace moved to approve PPM11-1 as amended above and forward to Faculty Senate.
SECOND         Kathy Herndon
OUTCOME      Motion Carried

 Program Change Proposal  additions to the form concerning Graduate Council can be put added to the form and approved  in Curriculum Meeting in September.  This approval would come from University Curriculum Committee. 

 13. Faculty Senate Resolution for Benefits – Executive Committee

Weber State University has a long-standing policy against discrimination based on sexual orientation, preference or gender (PPM 3-32). Currently, LGBT faculty and staff do not receive any employment benefits for domestic partners, including access to the library, gym, wellness programs, tuition benefits, dental and vision insurance, life insurance or health insurance.

The Faculty Senate supports all efforts to extend employee benefits to committed life partners without regard to sexual orientation or preference or gender. (3/31/13)

DISCUSSION

      In Faculty Senate in March, Laura Anderson asked for a statement of support from the Faculty Senate to encourage WSU to allow employee benefits be given to domestic partners.
      The resolution above is to be reviewed by Executive committee.
      This is not a request for a policy to be written, it is only a statement of support if the policy does come about.
      Many issues have to be discussed before this would be implemented. 
      WSU is moving forward on benefits for domestic partners with the exception of the Medical benefits.        

MOTION        John Armstrong moved to forward this statement to Faculty Senate.
SECOND        Kathy Herndon
OUTCOME    Motion Carried.

 14. Curriculum – Jim Wilson, Chair, Curriculum Committee
      (Available for viewing on the Faculty Senate Website http://weber.edu/facultysenate/default.html click on the April 11, 2013 Agenda Setting, Item 14)

 SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES – NEUROSCIENCES(Psychology)
      NEUR4800   Projects and Research  - New Course Proposal
      NEUR4830   Directed Readings – New Course Proposal 

      ARTS & HUMANITES - FOREIGN LANGUAGES
      Latin American Studies Minor - Program Change
      FL 3540 Latin American Environment & Cultures – New Course Proposal 

      VISUAL ARTS
      ARTS3445 Web Design for Visual Arts – New Course Proposal
      ARTS4440 Interactive Media – Course Proposal Change – Prerequisite and description changes.

       Mechanical Engineering Technology
       MET - PROGRAM CHANGE

        SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - SOCIOLOGY
        SOC DV3120 – Sex/Gender Roles: Past, Present, Future –Delete course

COAST – Construction Management Technology
Construction Management Technology - AAS – PROGRAM CHANGE
Construction Management Emphasis, Construction Management Technology – BS – PROGRAM CHANGE
Facilities Management Emphasis, Construction Management Technology – BS- PROGRAM CHANGE
CMT2899 AAS Graduation Assessment and Signoff – New Course Proposal
CMT4899 BS Graduation Assessment and Signoff – New Course Proposal

 COAST – Sales & Service Technology
SST3303 Social Media in Sales – New Course Proposal

 COAST -  Electronics Engineering Technology

Electronics Engineering Technology (EET)  PROGRAM CHANGE (Course prefix change from CEET* to EET)  The following courses will change from CEET to EET(See Course Proposal Changes):

(*Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology)

DISCUSSION
      The MSRT will be voted on by itself. 
      Vote is for the rest of the curriculum package.

HEALTH PROFESSIONS - Masters of Respiratory Therapy (MSRT) – New Program 
      MSRT6010 Medical Writing, Research Methods & Design - New Course Proposal
      MSRT6020 Medical Pathophysiology/Cardiopulmonary Case Reviews - New Course Proposal
      MSRT6030 Adult Learning Theory & Simulation Strategies - New Course Proposal
      MSRT6130 Evidence-based Practice - New Course Proposal
      MSRT6140 Applied Research in Respiratory Care - New Course Proposal
      MSRT6410 Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist - New Course Proposal
      MSRT6420      Sleep Disorder Specialty - New Course Proposal
      MSRT6460 Neonatal Pediatric Specialty - New Course Proposal
      MSRT6470 Adult Critical Care Specialty - New Course Proposal
      MSRT6480 Asthma Educator - New Course Proposal
      MSRT6700 Capstone Project - New Course Proposal

 DISCUSSION
      Curriculum was approved as a package.
     Cross-Listing references on the MED and MHA courses with MSRT were removed in the Program Proposal.

MOTION        Shelley Costley moved to forward curriculum as listed as a package to Faculty Senate.
SECOND        Patti Cost
OUTCOME    Motion Carried

 Discussion Items

 15. Mobile Device Management, Bret Ellis, VP of  Information Technology

      Item will not move forward.  It will continue to be discussed next year 2013-14.

 16. Lighting for the “W” on the Hill. 

      Proposal to get more permanent lighting on the ‘W’ on the hill.
      More discussion to come on this item.
      Possible charge for Environmental Issues committee to discuss.
      Students are enthusiastic about the lighting of the ‘W’.
      Possible charge for Environmental Issues Committee for next year.

  Other Items

 No other Items

 Meeting Adjourned at 4:20 pm.