FACULTY SENATE
AGENDA
Smith Lecture Hall, WB 206-207, 3:00 p.m.
October 18, 2012  

1.    Roll Call

2.    Approve the Minutes from the September 20, 2012 meeting

Discussion Items

3.    University Ranking Tenure & Evaluation Committee Chair 2012-13

Executive Committee Recommendation - Wade Kotter   

4.    Curriculum Committee – Jim Wilson, Chair (Note: These are the draft forms to show what changes were made.  Clean copies will be posted online.)
        Program Changes - CIL Classes and Exams
        HU Humanities Course Proposal    CA Creative Arts Course Proposal
        Diversity Form     

5.    Rescind the moratorium on Diversity Classes

6.    Faculty Senate Standing Committee Changes
            Move Eric Smith, B&E, from ASSA to the Curriculum Committee for representation. GSBE will select another representative for ASSA

7.    Other Items

Next Meeting:  November 8, 2012

Facutly Senate Minutes -  October 18, 2012 (Approved 8 Nov 2012)

MEMBERS - Listed Alphabetically
Laura Anderson
John Armstrong
Isabel Asensio
Aaron Ashley
Genevieve Bates
Karen Burton
Sally Cantwell - Absent
Rex Christensen - Absent
Kraig Chugg
Patti Cost - Excused
Shelly Costley
Bruce Davis - Admin. Excused/Clayton Anderson
Ben Eschler, Student
Jeremy Farner
David Ferro
Stephen Francis
Andrew Gardiner, Student
Colleen Garside Packer
Azenett, Garza
Ed Hahn
Sue Harley
Brady Harris - Student
Frank Harrold - Admin.
Michael Hernandez - Excused/ Jim Wilson
Kathy Herndon
Chris Hoagstrom
Brent Horn - Excused
Joan Hubbard
Colin Inglefield
JoEllen Jonsson
Kerry Kennedy - Excused/Mark Bigler
Jared Lisonbee
Tom Mathews
David Matty - Admin.
President Millner - Admin.
Madonne Miner - Admin.
Ryan Pace - Excused
Michelle Paustenbaugh - Excused
Wei Qiu
Brian Rague
Jack Rasmussen - Admin.
Scott Rogers
Peggy Saunders
Shane Schvaneveldt
Yas Simonian - Admin. - Excused/Ken Johnson
Amanda Sowerby
Kelsey Spaulding, Student
Jeff Steagall - Admin.
Mali Subbiah
Ryan Thomas - Admin.
Jim Turner
Michael Vaughan - Admin.
Vikki Vickers- Excused
Kristiann Williams - Absent
Josh Winegar
Jan Winniford - Admin.
Joseph Wolfe

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Brenda Stockberger, Secretary

1. ROLL CALL

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Motion: Moved to approve the minutes from the Sept 20, 2012 meeting.
Made: Shelley Costley
Second: Jack Rasmussen
Outcome: The minutes were approved

3. University Ranking Tenure & Evaluation Committee
The Chair of this committee for the 2012-13 year will be Wade Kotter.

Motion: A motion to appoint Wade Kotter to Chair of the University Ranking Tenure & Evaluation Committee
Outcome: Unanimous

4. Curriculum - Jim Wilson, Chair

Program Change - CIL Classes and Exams – Grade change from C- to C
Motion: A motion to accept this change to CIL Classes and Exams.
Outcome: Unanimous with one Nay Vote

Course Proposal Forms - Humanities & Creative Arts Forms approved at Curriculum Meeting. Diversity Course Proposal Form also approved at Curriculum Meeting. These forms will be posted online under the Curriculum Committee website.

5. Rescind the moratorium on Diversity Classes.
All classes that are not General Education classes at this time that have the Diversity designation will not have this DV designation in the future. Students who come to the university or change their program of study as of Fall 2013 will be under this requirement. Those who are already declared their Program of Study in the 2012-2013 catalog will still be able to use those courses to complete that requirement.
Motion: Curriculum Committee through the Executive Committee recommends to rescind the moratorium on Diversity Course Proposals.
Outcome: Unanimous

6. Faculty Senate Standing Committee Changes
Move Eric Smith, Business & Economics, from ASSA to University Curriculum Committee for representation. Goddard School of Business and Economics will select another representative for ASSA.
Motion: Motion to accept this change on Eric Smith, Business & Economics, from ASSA to University Curriculum Committee.
Outcome: Unanimous

Carla Trentlemann, S&BS, will replace Dan Bedford on the TLA committee for Spring 13 semester as well as Fall 12 semester. Dan Bedford will be on sabbatical all year.
Motion: Motion to accept this change on Carla Trentleman on the TLA committee.
Outcome: Unanimous

Adjourn

The meeting adjourned at 3:15 pm