MEMBERS - Listed Alphabetically
Bill Allison
Tony Allred
Lee Badger
Jeff Bailey, Student
Dallas Broeker Bailey
Laine Berghout
Karen Brookens
Dilek Buchholz
Lloyd Burton
Tamara Chase
Bruce Christensen
Bill Clapp
Shelley Conroy - Admin. - Excused
Roger Crockett
Gary Dohrer
Dave Ferro
Rick Ford
Lauren Fowler
Colleen Garside - Parliamentarian
Dawn Gatherum
Richard Greene
Sue Harley - Excused
Laird Hartman
Michelle Heward
Warren Hill - Admin.
Bob Hogge
Joan Hubbard - Excused
Debra Huber - Excused
Becky Johns
Cody Jones, Student
Diane Kawamura
Wade Kotter
Diane Leggett
Jeff Livingston- Admin.
Kathleen Lukken - Admin.
Laura MacLeod
Susan Matt
Marek Matyjasik
Jack Mayhew
President Millner - Admin.
Matt Mouritsen
Dale Ostlie - Admin.
Steve Peterson
June Phillips Admin.
Jack Rasmussen - Admin. - Excused
Richard Sadler - Admin. - Excused
Paul Schvaneveldt
Rick Sline
Molly Smith
Erik Stern
Jeff Stokes
Michael Vaughan - Admin.
Huiying Wei-Arthus
Toni Weight, Admin.
Ryan Woolsey, Student - Absent
Scott Wright
Yu-Jane Yang
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Kay Brown, Secretary

1.   ROLL CALL

2.   APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Motion: Moved to accept the minutes from the April 22, 2004 meeting.
Made: Molly Smith
Second: Bob Hogge
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

4.   FALL UPDATE - President Miller
President Millner expressed her thanks to Senate members for their service to the University. She also thanked Becky Johns for representing the Faculty Senate at the Board of Trustees meetings.

Northwest Accreditation - This is our ten year review. Members from Northwest will be on campus October 20-22. A twelve member team will be spread across campus. There will be a member of the Northwest team in each of the colleges. As they meet with the colleges, they will be looking at sections II and IV of the Self Study to see if what we have said about our self is correct. There is an "Open Meeting" on October 13 at 2:30 p.m. to discuss possible questions to prepare for the Northwest site visit.

Enrollment - Third week enrollment figures are at about 18,500 which is down approximately 300 students from last year. Since 1999 we have grown by 3,500 student. The slight drop in enrollment could be due to a combination of things: the economy, students are taking fewer credit hours, the university was unable to fund additional sections of some courses.

Facilities -

• The ramp on the north side of the Miller Administration Building is being redone.

• The Swenson Gym will begin a remodeling right after commencement in May. They are in the design process this year.

• The Union Building is going through the process of receiving Legislative approval for remodeling even though this building is not funded through legislative funds. The Union Building will not be taken offline until the Swenson Gym is back online.

• Buildings 1 and 2 - The University has put this project as a first priority for Capital Facilities projects. It will take some time to receive funding for this project.

• Provost Search - They hope to make a decision some time next week.

• Athletic Director Search - This has been completed.

• Vice President for Student Affairs - They hope to begin this search in the next month or two.

• Skyroom - The Skyroom will be closed because it has been unable to support itself financially. They hope to design a place in the Union Building where we can bring guests for meal service.

5.  RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH COMMITTEE – Susan Matt, Chair

The committee issued three calls for proposals – once during the fall semester and twice during the spring semester, and received a total of 34 proposals for RSPG funding, 14 for Hemingway awards, for a total of 48 requests. Requests for RSPG funds totaled $80,428.34; requests for Hemingway monies totaled $43,364.86. The grand total of all requests was $123,793.32. In all, $81,851.51 was distributed. $48,896.51 of this was given in RSPG awards and $32,955.00 was given in Hemingway Awards. $10,000 of this was money designated for new faculty. In all, 12 faculty received Hemingway awards and 27 received RSPG awards. The full report is on file in the Faculty Senate Office.

Motion: Moved to accept the RSPG report.
Moved: Bill Allison
Second: Yu-Jane Yang
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

6.   COMMITTEE CHARGES FOR  2004-05

A.   Review funding criteria and procedures for ARCC for possible revision or clarification purposes
B.   Continue to develop funding criteria for and advertisement of the Dee Family Technology Grant.

2.  Assess faculty computer needs, solicit faculty input, and lobby for the faculty’s computer-related interests.

3.  Continue to work toward developing a policy for inclusion in the PPM regarding the upgrade and maintenance of faculty computers.

4.  Review (with computing support) standards for hardware and software purchases.

5.  Continue to improve the means of submitting proposals and decreasing the amount of paperwork involved.

6. Monitor the expenditures of all ARCC funds, including those supported through WSUSA funding.

7.  Maintain close communication with other computer resource entities on campus, including WebCT/Vista.

8. Be represented on the IT Council, routinely invite IT Division directors to summarize status of new projects and ongoing IT support.

1. Update section 6 of the PPM (Student Services - Residency, Admissions, Registration, Student Fee, Student Code, Student Due Process, etc.).

2. Review the International Baccalaureate Diploma and, if appropriate, propose policy for University acceptance.

3. Determine whether there are policies and/or procedures (PPM) that are affected by the Banner conversion with respect to registration, admission, advising and grading. If so, make appropriate recommendations for changes.

4. Determine whether there is a strategy or policy that would aid the difficulty that students, faculty and staff incur when classes are dropped either by students or financial aid, shortly before the start of the semester.

1. Review and write policy addressing institutional recognition of faculty degrees from non-accredited institutions.

2. Review any new college documents.

3. Look at the committee description and membership regulations listed in the Faculty Senate Bylaws (PPM 1-13) for possible revisions and updates.

4. Bring PPM 8-17, 8-18, and 8-20 in line with the 3/6 time line for tenure reviews.

5. Clarify PPM wording on the role of instructor specialists.

6. Clarify the role of the department chair versus the chair of the department ranking tenure committee with regard to the receipt and placement of written recommendations in a candidate’s professional file. This affects PPMs 8-12, 8-13, and 8-17.

7. Determine whether or not the existence of department tenure documents requires any PPM changes.

8. Consider how faculty involvement in undergraduate research should factor into rank and tenure considerations. Provide guidelines for consideration as teaching, scholarship, service, or some combination of categories.

CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW, APPORTIONMENT AND ORGANIZATION

1. Calculate apportionment for Faculty Senate representation using the Hamilton Method and present the apportionment figures to the Faculty Senate during Autumn Semester.

2. Review the appropriate sections of the PPM pertaining to the Faculty Senate and the Faculty Senate Standing Committees and make recommendations.

3. Research questions and make recommendations that are brought to the attention of the CRAO Committee.

4. Update Faculty Senate election policy to include electronic balloting. (PPM 1-13, Article B-II, Section 7.2).

1. Refine and begin using web-based submission process developed during 2003-2004.

2. Review and approve curriculum and program proposals.

3. Continue to conduct workshops on an as-needed basis with college curriculum committee chairs to acquaint them with curriculum procedures.

1. Meet separately and early as the faculty portion of the committee to discuss representing in a unified manner the constituent needs and interests of the faculty in the deliberation of the larger committee.

2. Ensure faculty involvement in the nomination and selection of candidates for honorary degrees and for commencement speakers through maintaining the important voice of the faculty and the Faculty Senate as a major force on the institutional committee.

3. Encourage the selection of at least one honorary degree recipient each year who has made an outstanding academic contribution to higher education, preferably a WSU faculty member.

4. Work to achieve a representation of gender and ethnicity among degree recipients and ensure that all recipients are of stature to enhance the image of Weber State University.

5. See that the criteria for honorary degrees are considered , so that the understandable desire of the administration to cultivate donors and potential donors does not overwhelm the deliberations and pass over otherwise worthy candidates.

6. Provide the larger committee with a way to carry forward information so next year’s committee can benefit from work done this year.

1. Continue to issue RFPs for Research and Instructional Improvement grants and review the proposals in a timely manner.

2. Continue to coordinate deadlines for submission of proposals with the chairs of the Institutional Review Board and the Animal Care and Use Committee.

3. Review and update as needed the proposal guidelines. Clarify and report the criteria for awarding the grant. Explore ways to simplify the process and broaden the criteria.

4. Provide feedback to authors why proposals were not funded.

5. Continue efforts to publicize the committee’s activities. Seek ways to broaden participation campus wide. Explore opportunities to disseminate information about funded projects including workshops in order to provide consistent information and feedback to potential applicants.

6. Develop a proposal for additional funding for RSPG.

7. Work with the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Committee to find non-monetary ways to promote and recognize faculty research and scholarship.

8. Work with the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Committee to help faculty identify new methods of scholarship.

9. Look at the committee description and membership regulations listed in the Faculty Senate Bylaws, PPM 1-13, for possible revisions and updates.

1. Reinforce the importance of University administrators' commitment to the remaining period of time relative to the five-year plan established March 29, 2001 by the Faculty Senate of obtaining a yearly 6% salary increase to narrow the gap between the CUPA averages and faculty salaries. Provide a detailed report to the Faculty Senate on CUPA salary comparisons by college.

2. Maintain a continuing dialogue with the University administration with regard to salaries, benefits, budgets and updates.

3. Continue to review present policy(ies) and, if necessary and desirable, create and recommend a new policy or policies regarding supplemental pay at WSU. Recommend a policy to the Faculty Senate based on campus-wide faculty discussions.

4. Review and recommend a policy on compensation for online instruction; hold faculty and campus-wide discussions.

5. Provide input on medical benefit issues.

1. Continue support for faculty development of teaching and learning strategies by working on the following:

• strategies that stimulate more active student engagement
• assessment of the impact of the Teaching and Learning Forum on the WSU learning environment
• partnerships with various campus initiatives, especially the undergraduate research initiative
• the Last Lecture Program in concert with Student Affairs and Student Government
• monitoring the Student Evaluation of Faculty project

2. Consider strategies to continue Writing Across the Curriculum, Speaking Across the Curriculum and Numeracy Across the Curriculum.

3. Continue to meet throughout the year with new faculty to discuss teaching, learning, and assessment concerns unique to them.

4. Continue support for and strategies for including Adjunct Faculty in TLA activities that assist development of teaching and learning in Weber State University students.

5. Develop strategies that encourage faculty to engage in the scholarship of teaching.

6. Work with the Research, Scholarship and Professional Growth Committee to find non-monetary ways to promote and recognize faculty research and scholarship.

7. Work with the Research, Scholarship and Professional Growth Committee to identify new methods of scholarship.

Motion: Moved to accept the above committee charges for the 2004-05 academic year.
Made: Warren Hill
Second: Bill Clapp
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

7. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP CHANGES 

Salary, Benefits, Budget, and Fiscal Planning - James Peters replaces Kent Kidman from the College of Science for Fall Semester

Academic Resources and Computing - Kathy Payne replaces John Lamborn from the Library

Admissions, Standards, and Student Affairs - Art Carpenter replaces Janae Kinikin from the Library, Ryan Pace replaces Denise Woodbury from the Goddard School of Business

Constitutional Review, Apportionment, and Organization - Tim Conrad replaces Bob Mondi from Arts & Humanities

Motion: Moved to accept the above committee membership changes.
Made: Wade Kotter
Second: Lloyd Burton
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

ADJOURN 
The meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m.