Approved 11-9-00

Thursday
November 2, 2000
2:00 p.m.
MA 211K

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PRESENT 
Bruce Christensen, Ron Holt, Marie Kotter, Judith Mitchell - Chair, Dan Schroeder, Gene Sessions, Sally Shigley, Alden Talbot - Vice Chair, President Thompson, Kay Brown - Secretary.

EXCUSED 
Gary Dohrer, Dave Eisler

MINUTES 
Sally Shigley: Moved to approve the minutes from the October 12, 2000 meeting.
Second: Bruce Christensen
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

SALARY COMMITTEE 
Joanne Lawrence will need to be replaced on the Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee. Tom Mathews name was suggested as a possible replacement for Joanne Lawrence. Committee members were in agreement on asking Tom to serve on the Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee.

FACULTY EVALUATIONS 
The motion dealing with Release of Faculty Evaluations was tabled at the Faculty Senate meeting October 16, 2000. Discussion among department chairs and faculty is taking place. Some departments are adding the two standard questions to their faculty evaluation forms.

The Executive Committee discussed alternatives, and the possibility of revising the proposal and the standard questions.

ROLE OF THE LIAISON 
Executive Committee members were reminded that the role of the liaison is to be a liaison between the standing committee and the Executive Committee. The chair of the standing committee needs to run the committee and the Executive Committee member is a resource to the subcommittee.

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE 
Jim Wilson, Chair of the Curriculum and General Education Committee, discussed with the Executive Committee the procedure if a course with a specific designation, i.e., general education, diversity, scientific inquiry, is split into two courses or if the course is combined with another course. The question was asked if a course is split or combined should it come back to the Curriculum and General Education Committee for review to make sure that the revised course(s) meet the appropriate criteria for a specific designation.

Because the content of each course is specific to the designation, the Executive Committee recommended that the courses being split or combined be reviewed by the Curriculum and General Education Committee.

BIS programs were discussed. Consensus was that BIS programs are monitored by departments and changes to the programs should be considered as editorial changes. There is, therefore, no need for them to be reviewed by the Curriculum and General Education Committee.

Program changes and what constitutes substantive changes were discussed. If electives are changed within programs it will be considered nonsubstantive. If core courses are added or deleted and if the number of hours in the program change, the changes will be considered as substantive.

ASSIGNMENT 
Jim Wilson will revise the Curriculum and General Education Policy Manual and bring the revisions back to the Executive Committee for review.

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE 
At Deans’ Council last week discussion took place regarding the University Committee. The question was raised regarding a request for Action by University Ranking Committee when a faculty member receives all "yes" responses. The current policy is left open for faculty to make such a request. The sentiment of the Faculty Senate last Spring was that this next level of review is open for whomever requests such. However, if the requests for review at this next level become burdensome then the policy will be reexamined.

PPM 8-16 A reads: The University Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee shall consist of eight tenured professors representing each of the seven colleges and the library. The intent was to have it read: The University Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee shall consist of eight tenured full professors representing each of the seven colleges and the library.

The Executive Committee felt this was an editorial change.

MOTION 
Alden Talbot: Moved to add "full" to PPM 8-16-A so that the policy reads ". . . eight tenured full professors. . ."
Second: Gene Sessions
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

PPM 8-12 Dated Guidelines: Mar 20 The University Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee completes its review and makes its recommendations. The University Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee chair informs the candidates of the results of those evaluations, in writing and sends a copy to the various deans for placement in the candidates’ files along with a notice that the files are ready for review. The chair then informs the provost that the files are ready for action by the provost.

The Executive Committee discussed how the chair of the University Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee is selected. The University Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee could nominate and elect a chair or the Executive Committee could recommend a chair. In the past the chair of the University Committee was appointed by the Executive Committee.

Judith Mitchell will call Frank Guliuzza, Chair of the Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee, to let him know the Executive Committee will follow the chair selection process that has been used in the past.

PARLIAMENTARIAN

Selection of a Parliamentarian for the Faculty Senate was discussed. Frank Guliuzza has served for several years and has requested to be replaced after the conclusion of this academic year. This position will be reviewed in the Spring when committee assignments are made.

ASSA One of the charges to the ASSA Committee is to look at grade inflation. They would like guidance on specific information to be gathered.

The Executive Committee felt that the ASSA Committee should look at a trend over a twenty year period in four areas: (1) General Education, (2) Upper Division Across the Board (3) Majors in Different Areas, and (4) Combination. The plotting of ACT scores along with the above data points was suggested.

Several years ago Emil Hanson compiled information for President Thompson tracing many trends over a twenty year period. This information can be made available to the ASSA Committee and then updated with current data.

CRAO 
The Constitutional Review, Apportionment and Organization Committee met. They are requesting a change in the charge that states: Look at PPM 1-13, Article V, 4.4 Committee on Constitutional Review, Apportionment and Organization and discuss the possibility of including a statement to read . . . The Faculty Senate shall receive the apportionment figures from the Constitutional Review, Apportionment and Organization Committee for Senate representation one week prior to the November Agenda Setting meeting.

Meeting this deadline is doubtful this year as the person from the Provosts’ Office over faculty salary information is attending a conference and the information cannot be accessed by other personnel and made available to the Constitutional, Review, Apportionment and Organization Committee.

HONORARY DEGREE 
The Honorary Degree Committee meets November 3. The faculty portion of this committee has met twice. They will recommend to the President names for honorary degrees. They are proposing one faculty name for the December Commencement and one faculty name for the May commencement.

ADJOURN 
The meeting adjourned at 3:12 p.m.