Approved 3-1-01

Thursday
February 8, 2001
2:00 p.m.
MA 211K

PRESENT 
Bruce Christensen, Gary Dohrer, Ron Holt, Marie Kotter, Dan Schroeder, Sally Shigley, Alden Talbot, President Thompson, Kay Brown - Secretary. Alden Talbot conducted the meeting.

EXCUSED 
Dave Eisler, Judy Mitchell, Gene Sessions

MINUTES 
Bruce Christensen: Moved to approve the minutes from the January 18, 2001 meeting.

Second: Gary Dohrer
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

ARCC 
Dale Ostlie, Chair of the Academic Resource and Computing Committee presented revisions to their Proposal and Funding Process. Changes in the process include: A final report for each project will be required; the Dean’s signature is required regardless of whether or not the college provides funding for the proposal; Colleges are asked to rank each proposal in priority.

Computer support by ARCC and/or RSPG was discussed. RSPG does not want to fund computers. Gary Godfrey, Chair of the Research, Scholarship and Professional Growth Committee will be invited to Executive Committee to discuss this issue.

Item #4 under "Criteria for Funding" was changed to read: Projects specifically related to faculty research or scholarly activities are not supported. Such projects should be directed to the Research, Scholarship, and Professional Growth Committee or an outside funding agency.

Wording on the signature page was changed to read:

Department Chair: I have reviewed this project. If the budget page indicates financial support from the department, I agree to commit those funds to this project.

College Dean: I have reviewed this project. If the budget page indicates financial support from the college, I agree to commit those funds to this project.

MOTION 
Bruce Christensen: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate for the February 15, 2001 meeting the Proposal and Funding Process from ARCC.

Second: Dan Schroeder
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

FALL BREAK
 Dee Hansen, WSUSA President, presented a Fall Break proposal. Their proposal reads: 

(1) Allow a two-day Fall Break on the first Thursday and Friday of October. 

(2) Provide an additional day off for Thanksgiving (the Wednesday before Thanksgiving). 

(3) Begin Fall Semester on the Wednesday prior to each currently scheduled academic year.

President Thompson indicated that calendar decisions eventually come to President’s Council. It would be helpful for President’s Council to have information from the students and information from the faculty.

A memo from Gene Sessions was distributed listing reasons he was opposed to the Fall Break proposal.

Concerns included: Students will lose another week of summer earning potential by adding days to the semester in August; little time between summer school and fall semester; disruption and shortening of lab sections.

The Executive Committee suggested that the students consider a one-day break on a Friday in October as an additional day off.

MOTION 
Bruce Christensen: Moved to have Dee Hansen gather more information from students and faculty. Have students and faculty say "yes" or "no" to a Fall Break, not just indicate those in favor of the break. Take the proposal to President’s Council suggesting a one-day break mid October on Friday and see if the one additional day off would affect accreditation and class instruction time. If approved by President’s Council, take it to the Faculty Senate as an information item.

Second: Marie Kotter
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

C&GE 
Curriculum & General Education Committee – Jim Wilson, Chair

IS&T Goddard School of Business and Economics - Information Systems & Technology Course change Information Technology Management and Strategy - IS&T 5610 to Information and Communication Technologies for E-Business - IS&T 6610.

MOTION 
Bruce Christensen: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate for the February 15, 2001 meeting from IS&T the course change for Information Technology Management and Strategy - IS&T 5610 to Information and Communication Technologies for E-Business - IS&T 6610.

Second: Ron Holt
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

CEET College of Applied Science and Technology - Computer & Electronic Engineering Technology, Course Deletions for Power Circuits - CEET 1020, Digital Circuits - CEET 1030, Computer Architecture & Networking - CEET 1041, and Programmable Logic Controllers - CEET 2050; New Course Proposals for Basic Electronics - CEET 1110, Information Technology - CEET 1120, Digital Systems - CEET 1130, Power and Control Circuits - CEET 2120, and Electronic Circuit Design - CEET 2150; Program Changes for Electronics Engineering Technology AAS Degree, and the Computer Engineering Technology AAS Degree.

Because of the changes in the course numbers additional course deletions from CEET will be coming.

Second: Marie Kotter
Outcome: The motion passed

BOTANY College of Science, Botany - Teaching Major and Teaching Minor. This proposal was approved by the University Council on Teacher Education. This major requires 142 hours. This is one option for a certain set of students. There is also another option within the hour guidelines. The other option is a Biology Teaching Composite. This option was created for students who are junior or senior level who have decided they want a teaching certification.

MOTION 
Gary Dohrer: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate for the February 15, 2001 meeting the Teaching Major and Teaching Minor for Botany.

Second: Dan Schroeder
Outcome: The motion failed with 2 in favor and 4 opposed.

The Botany Teaching Major and Teaching Minor will be sent back to the Curriculum and General Education Committee. The Executive Committee rejected the Teaching Minor because they were not sure the Botany Department would want a Teaching Minor without a Teaching Major.

PSYCHOLOGY College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Psychology - Program Change for the Psychology Teaching Major. This proposal

MOTION 
Dan Schroeder: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate for the February 15, 2001 the program change from Psychology for the Psychology Teaching Major

Second: Marie Kotter
Outcome: The motion passed with 2 abstentions.

ADJOURN 
The meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m.