Approved 11-4-04

Thursday
October 14, 2004
2:00 p.m.
MA 211K

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PRESENT 
Tamara Chase, Bruce Christensen, Bill Clapp, Lauren Fowler, Sue Harley, Michelle Heward, Becky Johns - Chair, Wade Kotter, Jeff Livingston, Ann Millner, Molly Smith - Vice Chair, Kay Brown - Secretary

MINUTES 
Motion: Moved to approve the minutes from the October 7, 2004 meeting.
Made: Wade Kotter
Second: Bruce Christensen
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

UGRIC 
University Graduation Requirements Implementation Ad Hoc Committee – Lloyd Burton, Chair, reporting

The committee had a retreat in the summer with the committee members and some of the deans. Two consultants from AACU (Association of American Colleges and Universities) met with the ad hoc committee. The consultants felt that the time line was a little aggressive. The ad hoc committee will spend this Fall doing campus conversations, surveys, and some profiling of what is going on with students (frequency distributions, what the patterns have been over time). The ad hoc committee has been meeting with the various colleges to obtain their concerns and input. Design discussions will take place in Spring 2005. The ad hoc committee will also look at distinguishing factors differing the B.A. from the B.S. The consultant did not think the differences between the B.A. and B.S. degrees were of much consequence.

The ad hoc committee will look at some alternatives to the current graduation requirements. Fall 2005 they will come forth with a preliminary proposal to the Faculty Senate, make revisions and hopefully have the new policy go into effect Fall of 2006. Executive Committee members cautioned Dr. Burton on the time frame to have the new requirements implemented.

Emerging Issues -

The diversity and S.I. requirements are the two main areas of interest for faculty and students.

The ad hoc committee has been working with Brian Davis on setting up focus groups and they have contacted Mandy Medina to develop a focus group with students involved in the Student Senate. The ad hoc committee will report to the Faculty Senate in November or December.

CGE 
Curriculum and General Education Committee – Rob Reynolds, Chair

Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education - Health Promotion and Human Performance

Course Deletions - Sports Skills - PE 1890A and 1890B, Officiating: Volleyball - PE 2010, Baseball/Softball - PE 2020, Football - PE 2030, Basketball - PE 2040, Teaching/Coaching Football - PE 3100, Basketball - PE 3110, Baseball/Softball - PE 3120, Track and Field - PE 3130, Volleyball - PE 3200, Golf - PE 3220, Tennis - PE 3230, Soccer - PE 3250, Administration of Physical Education/Athletics - PE 3430, Field Experience Teaching - PE 4860T

Course Changes - Physical Education K-6 - PE 3630, Field Experience Coaching - PE 4860C, Field Experience/Senior Seminar - PE 4990

New Course Proposals - Skills, Drills, and Strategies for Coaches - PE 2500, Skill

Development and Methods of Teaching Field Sports - PE3240, Skill Development and Methods of Teaching Court Sports - PE 3242, Skill Development and Methods of Teaching Individual Sports - PE 3262, Skill Development and Methods of Teaching Racket Sports - PE 3264, Assessment/Technology in Physical Education - PE 3610

Program Change - Physical Education Major and Minor

The program is being restructured deleting some courses, changing some courses and addition new courses. The emphasis on coaching is being dropped. The restructuring is guided by accreditation issues from NASPE/NCATE. Credit hours in the major and minor are reduced.

MOTION 
Motion: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate from HPHP the above courses deletions, course changes, new course proposals and program changes.
Made: Michelle Heward
Second: Wade Kotter
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

POSSIBLE CHARGE 
Kathleen Lukken brought up the issue discussed by the WebCT Vista Project Transition Steering Committee of how long to maintain course records. ". . . Historically at WSU, this has been a decentralized matter, and each faculty member decided on her/his own how long to maintain detailed course records, in case a student challenged a grade. How long should Vista course materials be kept as archival records in case a student contests a grade, or asks for documentation on how a final grade was determined? The faculty member who taught the Vista-based course may not have an answer without accessing archival records that are maintained by the WSU Online Office . . . . Should the discussion be broader than Vista-supported courses, and encompass how long all course materials should minimally be kept on file, regardless of whether the course was taught online or face-to-face . . .?"

Should this item be a charge for the ASSA Committee? The Executive Committee would like to discuss the above issue further with Kathleen Lukken and Rich Hill to determine possible legal requirement before issuing it as a committee charge. Becky Johns will talk with Winslow Hurst.

ADVISING DOCUMENT 
The Gen Ed Advising document was distributed. Executive Committee member discussed the content of the document. The Executive Committee discussed at length the best process for ensuring the document is stated correctly. One suggestion was to have the WSU Course Catalog designed as a template that could be used for advising rather than having the Academic Advisement Office developing a separate document. Jill Grob and Betty Kusnierz could work together on the layout. Becky Johns will talk with Academic Advisement. For now, a disclaimer could be added to the advising document.

ADJOURN 
The meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m.