MINUTES - Approved                Weber State University - Faculty Senate  -  March 21, 2013

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MEMBERS - Listed Alphabetically

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

 New Faculty Members   2013-14
Eric Amsel
Tim Border
Carey Campbell excused
Alicia Giralt
Kirk Hagen
Marek Matyjasik
Carol Naylor
Matthew Nicholaou
Matt Ondrus
Carrie Ota excused
Clay Rasmussen excused
Sarah Steimel
Mary Beth Willard - Gary Johnson

 Guests
Valerie Herzog, ASSA
Chris Eisenbarth, Chair APAFT Committee
Jim Wilson, Chair, Curriculum Committee

ROLL CALL

 1.     APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES 

        Motion:         Stephen Francis moved to approve the minutes from the February 21, 2013meeting.
        Second:         Tom Mathews. 
        Outcome:      Motion Carried.

Action Items

2.     Elect Faculty Senate Chair and Vice Chair for 2013-2014
        Faculty Senate Chair - Patti Cost
        Faculty Vice Chair - John Armstrong

3.     ASSA - Valerie Herzog, Member ASSA
      PPM 4-1A Awarding of Degrees or Certificates Posthumously
        AWARDING OF DEGREES OR CERTIFICATES POSTHUMOUSLY 
        RECOMMENDATION FROM ASSA COMMITTEE 3-12-13

I. POLICY

Degrees or certificates may be awarded to students who die or are near death due to illness or accident while progressing satisfactorily toward the completion of a certificate or degree program. The student should have completed approximately seventy-five percent (75%) of the total credits required for that degree or certificate.

The type of degree or certificate awarded will be based on the declared major.

II. PROCEDURE

A. Request(s) for such degrees or certificates, along with appropriate documentation and rationale, shall be approved by the appropriate Dean and Department Chair granting the degree, then directed to the Registrar.

B. The posthumous degree or certificate shall be noted appropriately in the next Commencement program.

DISCUSSION

      Made policy more fair to student that may have passed away suddenly prior to being awarded their degree. 

MOTION         Vikki Vickers motioned to approve  PPM 4-1A Awarding of Degrees or Certificates Posthumously as changed by the ASSA committee.
SECOND         Stephen Francis
OUTCOME      Motion Carried.

3.     ASSA - Valerie Herzog, Member ASSA  Continued

PPM 6-3 Registration Dates and Deadlines: Appointments, Add, Cancel, and Withdrawal

Charge:

6. Review PPM 6-3 and make recommendations concerning Students who stop attending class

            Registration Dates and Deadlines: Appointments, Add, Cancel, and Withdrawal

No. 6-3            Rev. 05-01-12             Date: 4-20-77      

V.        WITHDRAWAL FROM INDIVIDUAL COURSE

Without special permission, students may withdraw from an individual course from the 16th business day of a semester or block through the 50th business day of a semester or 30th business day of a block.  A "W" grade will appear on the transcripts of students who withdraw from individual courses.  Students may not withdraw from individual courses during the remaining semester or block.

A.                 Students who stop attending a class without officially withdrawing will receive a "UW" (Unofficial Withdrawal) for that class.  The procedure and deadlines for making registration changes are published each term in the class schedule.

B.                 Unless receiving prior approval from the instructor, students who do not attend the first two class periods or 5% of the course after enrolling in the course, may be dropped by the instructor within two business days.  Students are dropped by the instructor notifying the Registrar's Office.  If the instructor does not drop the student from the course and the student does not plan to attend, the responsibility to drop lies on the student.

B. C.    Refund of tuition and fees will be based on the refund policy of the institution.

 VI.       COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SEMESTER

Students may withdraw completely from all courses for which they have registered through the 50th business day of the semester or 30th day of a block.  Thereafter, students may appeal in cases of compelling, non-academic emergencies by submitting a petition and supporting documentation to the Registrar's Office.  Appeals may be submitted until the last day of regular class instruction proceeding the final examination period.

                 A.  A withdrawal form must be obtained from the Registration Office, completed in accordance with the       instructions, and then submitted to the Registration Office.

B.   The student’s record will reflect only the statement "Registered and Withdrew" and the date.

C.   Refund of tuition and fees will be based on the refund policy of the institution. 

VII.      ADMINISTRATIVE DROPS AND WITHDRAWALS

A.  Failing to meet pre-requisite requirements:  A department or instructor may drop an enrolled student       from their course if a student fails to meet the established pre-requisite rules for the course.  The       department or instructor must contact the Registrar’s Office in writing before the first day of the       semester and request that the student be removed from the course.  The student will be dropped from  the course, the course will not be listed on their transcript, and the student will not be charged tuition       for the course.

B.   Non-Attendance:  Unless receiving prior approval from the instructor, a department or instructor may       drop an enrolled student from their course if a student fails to attend class during the first two class       periods or first five percent of the course as determined by the instructor.  To drop a non-attending       student, the department or instructor must contact the Registrar’s Office in writing within two business       days following that deadline and requests that the student be removed from the course.  The student       will be dropped from the course, the course will not be listed on their transcript, and the student will       not be charged tuition for the course.  If the department or instructor does not drop a student from a

     course and the student does not plan to attend, the responsibility to cancel or withdraw remains with       the student. 

C.   Recommendations for withdrawal based on academic dishonesty or behavioral problems:  Consistent       with PPM 6-22 Student Code, grievances regarding academic dishonesty shall be referred to the       college in which they arise for resolution according to the provisions of the Student Code.  Behavioral       issues shall be referred to the Dean of Students for resolution according to the provisions of the       Student Code. 

 DISCUSSION
      Changes will give students on the waitlist an opportunity to get into the desired class.
      How will this policy be made aware to the students.
      Hard for departments to track this due to students register before grades are in.
      This may make a hardship for Athletic students with scholarships and financial aid issues.
      Students should be held accountable for knowing if they meet prerequisite requirements.
      Could a report be sent out after grades are in to show what students have failed a prerequisite.
      Policy doesn’t need approval from the Student Senate.
      Makes a burden on the staff to check all students prior to the first week of school especially during December.
      Friendly amendment to a sentence in the policy beginning with “Unless receiving prior approval from the       instructor…”.  Recommend it should read” Unless the student has received prior approval….”

Call to Question -
MOTION   Stephen Francis moved to the call to question.
SECOND   Vikki Vickers
OUTCOME Motion carried.

 Motion was made to approve PPM6-3 as written with the friendly amendment wording added.
OUTCOME  Motion Carried.

 PPM 6-22  Student Code, VIII. JURISDICTION, E. Specific Issues, 1.  Academic Issues

            This policy was pulled due to not being approved by Student Senate prior to being forwarded to Faculty Senate.  This policy will be voted on during the next Student Senate meeting and returned to the Faculty Senate by April 18.

   4.   Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee, Chris Eisenbarth, Chair

      (Available for viewing on the Faculty Senate Website http://weber.edu/facultysenate/default.html  click on the March 21, 2013, Agenda Item 5).

      Goddard School of Business & Economics – Post-Tenure Policy

 DISCUSSION
      APAFT committee reviewed and approved the Post-Tenure Policy.

 MOTION         Motion to approve the Goddard School of Business & Economics – Post-Tenure Policy
OUTCOME      Motion Carried.

5.     Curriculum – Jim Wilson, Chair, Curriculum Committee

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS – Business Administration

        Minor in Entrepreneurship - New Program
        ENTR1001 Principles of Entrepreneurship – New Course proposal
        ENTR1002 Introduction to Entrepreneurship – New Course proposal
        ENTR1003 Ideation and Customer Development – New Course proposal
        ENTR1004 Entrepreneurial Finance – New Course proposal
        ENTR2001 Sales & Marketing: Scaling a successful Business Model – New Course proposal
        ENTR3002 Starting the Business – New Course proposal
        ENTR3003 Growing the Business - New Course proposal

        EDUCATION – Child & Family Studies
        Early Childhood Education - Program Change

        COAST – Computer Science
        Mobile Application Development Institutional Certificate – New Program
        CS2400 Project Management – New Course Proposal

        SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Sociology
        SOC4220  Life in a Consumer Society – New Course proposal
        SOC3540  Small Groups & Leadership, Deletion
        SOC4120 Socialization Over the Life Course, Deletion

 DISCUSSION – No discussion on this package.
 MOTION  Motion to approve the curriculum in Business & Economics, Education, COAST, Social & Behavioral Sciences as
                a package listed above.
        OUTCOME Motion Carried.

 MSRT Program Pulled for more discussion
HEALTH PROFESSIONS – Respiratory Therapy
        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

CROSS-LISTED COURSES
MED/MSRT6050 Curriculum Design, Evaluation & Assessment- New Course Proposal
MED/MSRT6080 Conducting Educational Research- New Course Proposal
MED/MSRT6230 Instructional Technology for Teachers- New Course Proposal

CROSS-LISTED COURSES
MHA/MSRT6000 Health Systems and Healthcare Economics- New Course Proposal
MHA/MSRT6100 Leading and Managing People in Healthcare- New Course Proposal
MHA/MSRT6440 Medical Ethics and Law- New Course Proposal
MHA/MSRT6240 Human Resource Management in Healthcare- New Course Proposal

 DISCUSSION
        WSU needs a College of Graduate Studies.
        Will this program pass the Board of Regents.
        New programs must be approved by the Board of Regents before this program can be put into the catalog.
        Board of Regents look at more than curriculum such as viability.
        Do Graduate programs need their own Graduate Curriculum committee.
        Effects our decision to vote on this.
        This program is needed in the Western United States.
        There are many jobs available for students with this degree.
        What are the Provost concerns on this program?
        Is this going to be a viable program.  Will there be enough students to enroll in this program to make it worthwhile to offer.
        One concern is admission to only students with a BS in Respiratory Therapy. Could other degrees be considered for entrance.
        Are there positions out there for this degree.
        MED 6050, 6080, 6230 were listed as MSRT courses.  MED doesn’t want to allow these courses to have the prefix MSRT.
        MED is happy to allow MSRT students to take these courses without the cross-listing reference.
        MHA6000, 6100 6240 were listed as MSRT courses.  
        Recommendation made to return the MSRT program to the department to remove the cross-listing references for both MED  and MHA courses listed.

MOTION       Peggy Saunders moved to return the MSRT program to the Respiratory Therapy Department to remove cross-listing references for MED and MHA courses.
SECOND       Stephen Francis
OUTCOME   Motion Carried.

6.     Other Items:

        Laura Anderson made a motion for the Executive Committee to consider this request at the next Executive Committee   meeting.
Ogden City has passed a non-discrimination ordinance that the LGTB cannot be discriminated against legally in housing or employment.  WSU doesn’t have an ordinance such as this so it is requested that a statement of support be written by the Executive Committee concerning  a non-discrimination ordinance be written to allow employee benefits be given to domestic partners.

SECOND Peggy Saunders
OUTCOME   Motion Carried.

MOTION TO ADJOURN 

Meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm

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