Approved 10

Approved 10-6-05

Thursday
September 15, 2005
2:00 p.m.
MA 211K

AGENDA SETTING

PRESENT
Tamara Chase, Bill Clapp, Gary Dohrer, Dawn Gatherum, Bruce Handley - Chair, Becky Johns, Wade Kotter, Jack Mayhew, Gene Sessions - Vice Chair, Kay Brown - Secretary

EXCUSED
President Millner, Mike Vaughan

MINUTES
Bill Clapp: Moved to approve the minutes from the September 8, 2005 meeting.
Second: Wade Kotter
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

GUESTS
Laine Berghout, Don Gardner, Susan Matt

RSPG
Research, Scholarship, and Professional Growth Committee – Susan Matt, Chair reporting.

Total Funds Available: $111, 023
Funds requested:

$60, 907.12. fall 2004–RSPG, Vitality
$87,286.63 spring 2005, RSPG, New Faculty, Vitality
$95,666.05 spring 2005, Hemingway Excellence and Collaborative

Total Funds Requested: $243, 859.80

RSPG, New Faculty, and Hemingway Vitality Awards, Spring 2005

Craig Bergeson, $1850, Summer seminar at Cornell University on criticism and theory

Shirley Leali, $500, Present at the 2005 International SIM conference

Mark Bigler, et al, $1232, "A Comparison of Harm Reduction Ideology and Integration in the Undergraduate Curricula of Social Work and Health Education in the United States"

Joanne Lawrence, $2762, Workshop "Dance as Integrated in Humanities and Society"

Huiying Wei-Arthus and Mark Merkley, $1250, Present papers at the Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences

Richard Hooper, $1690.71, A collaborative project entitled "Beyond English Competency: Developing Student Writing and Thinking Across the Disciplines"

Hal Crimmel, $2000, Course release time to work on Canyons of Dinosaur and Teaching about Place

Craig Oberg, $550, Project entitled "Search for Magnetotactic Bacteria and Facultative Spirochetes in the Great Salt Lake

Eric Swedin, $500, Partially fund participation in the USG Asia Council’s Faculty Development Seminar on Forces of Globalization, to be held in India

Naseem Banerji, $2509, Fund research on Hoysala Temples of Karnataka, India"

Jonathan Clark, $730, Fund travel to the annual meeting of the Society of Systematic Biologists

Richard Ford, $550, Fund participation in oceanography and geomorphology workshops

Adam Johnston, $1026, Fund "Science Education at the Crossroads"

Brent Horn, $3000, Fund research on "Determination of Reaction Products from Duquenois-Levine Tests on Marijuana"
Valerie Herzog, $3000, Preseason Football Conditioning Research Project
Leigh Shaw, $2170, Research on adolescents’ thinking about opposite-sex peer interactions
Susan Hafen, $2205, Research/conference "Politics of Talk; Gender Gossip at Work"
Brian Rague, $2712, Development of a parallel processing computer cluster
Karen Moloney, $2,943, German courses to aid in research for Godje’s Daughter

Salvador Martinez, $3,500, Research on differential pricing of solid waste products
Ron Deckert, $927, Research on fungi of hypersaline environments
Wade Kotter, $312, Presentation,"Are Subject Librarians an Endangered Species?"

Funded Hemingway Faculty EXCELLENCE Awards-Spring 2005

Brenda Marsteller Kowalewski, Youth Impact Program Assessment $4216
Stephanie Bossenberger-James, Dental Sealant Project $1200
Stacy Palen, Spanish Translation in the Planetarium $7894
Greg Lewis, 50 Great Chinese Films $3000
Diego Bernal, Control Body Temperature/Reduction of Fishery in Mako Sharks $3500

Funded Hemingway Faculty COLLABORATIVE Awards–Spring 2005

Erik Stern, Demolition Derby: A Collaboration $3000
Adam Johnston, Eric Amsel, Reflective Learning $5000
Colin Inglefield, Microscopic Studies of the Mobilization of Lead in Soils $3000
John Mull, Support for Interdisciplinary Honors 3900 Course $4000
Mohammad Sondossi, The Astrobiology Research Academy $4746.50
Kathryn MacKay, Leah Murray, The "Engaged" Honors Program $2800

MOTION
Gene Sessions: Moved to accept the RSPG report and forward it to the Faculty Senate.
Second: Gary Dohrer
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

This year the RSPG Committee was given $10,000 to fund undergraduate research grants. The RSPG Committee would like to see funding increased. Funding falls far short of requests. Lack of funding has caused some faculty to leave Weber State. It was suggested that the Faculty Senate approve a resolution stating that funding for RSPG proposals is very inadequate and the administration should immediately explore ways to increase funding.

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
Don Gardner, Chief Information Officer, presented the proposed changes to the Acceptable Use Policy. These policy revisions are the result of a multi-year process. University Council recommended updating the current Acceptable Use Policy. The proposed policy will go to the Board of Trustees in October. The proposed policy is located at:

http://weber.edu/ITDivision/Proposed_Acceptable_Use_Policy.html

MOTION Bill Clapp: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate for their support of the proposed Acceptable Use Policy.
Second: Wade Kotter
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

CGE
Curriculum and General Education Committee – Laine Berghout, Chair, reporting

The University did not have a policy for Institutional Certificates and Certifications. The Curriculum and General Education Committee approved the following:

INSTITUTIONAL CERTIFICATES
Students are awarded an Institutional Certificate when they complete a program of study fulfilling a 10 credit hour minimum in residence at Weber State. Course work for institutional certificates is designed in a specific area for career and technical education purposes or for professional development. Students enrolled in Institutional Certificate programs are awarded diplomas indicating they have completed an Institutional Certificate in a defined area. Institutional Certificates are designated as "Inst Cert" under the Degrees/Programs listing. Refer to the listings under the academic department for specific requirements. At the discretion of the department credits earned as part of an Institutional Certificate may be applied to a degree. Students enrolled in Institutional Certificate programs may need to meet additional credit hour requirements in order to qualify for financial aid and should check with the Financial Aid Office.

Diplomas are awarded to students for Institutional Certificates at University graduation proceedings.

CERTIFICATIONS
Students are awarded departmental certifications for completing a course or series of courses in a specified area. Certifications are designated as "Cert" under the Degrees/Programs listing. Refer to the listings under the academic department for specific requirements. Students enrolled in certification programs may need to meet additional credit hour requirements in order to qualify for financial aid and should check with the Financial Aid Office.

Any department can offer a certificate indicating the student has completed a course or series of courses.

MOTION
Becky Johns: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the above policy on Institutional Certificates and Certifications.
Second: Dawn Gatherum
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

HPHP
Health Promotion and Human Performance is resubmitting Nutrition 4520/6520 and the change to the Nutrition Minor. These proposals went to the Faculty Senate April 21, 2004 and were not approved because no one from the HPHP Department was at the Senate meeting to address the concerns, particularly the lack of a prerequisite to the graduate course. The Curriculum & General Education Committee is resubmitting the proposals as a prerequisite has been added.

MOTION
Gene Sessions: Moved to forward back to the Faculty Senate from Health Promotion and Human Performance Directed Undergraduate and Graduate Nutrition Research - Nutr 4520-6520 and the change to the Nutrition Minor.
Second: Wade Kotter
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

BOTANY
Botany Department Program Proposal for a change to the Botany Major, Track B.

MOTION
Wade Kotter: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate from the Botany Department Program Proposal for a change to the Botany Major, Track B.
Second: Dawn Gatherum
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

ENGLISH
English Department program proposal for a Master of Arts in English, and course proposals for World Literature - Engl 5510, Literature of Cultures and Places - Engl 5730, Classical Literature - Engl 5750, American Literature: Early and Romantic - Engl 5520, American Literature: Realism and Naturalism - Engl 5530, American Literature: Modern - Engl 5540, American Literature: Contemporary - Engl 5550, English Literature: Medieval - Engl 5610, English Literature: Renaissance - Engl 5620, English Literature: Neoclassical and Romantic - Engl 5630, English Literature: Victorian - Engl 5640, British Literature: Modern - Engl 5650, English Literature: Contemporary - Engl 5660, Literature in Context - Engl 6010, Foundations - Engl 6020, Studies in Literary and Cultural Theory - Engl 6030, Seminar in American Literature - Engl 6240, Seminar in British Literature - Engl 6250, Seminar in World Literature - Engl 6260, World Languages - Engl 6320, Literary and Rhetorical Stylistics - Engl 6330, Graduate Seminar in Eminent Writers - Engl 6510, Graduate Seminar in Shakespeare - Engl 6520,Contemporary American Literature - Engl 6540, Contemporary British Literature - Engl 6550, Contemporary

All of the 5000 level courses are not new courses. The master of English program is designed to be self-sustaining, and will be offered at the Davis campus. Concerns: No foreign language requirement. Does the English Department have enough faculty to teach all the new courses? Is there local support for the program? Will this program detract from the current mission of the University and our undergraduate programs? Some opposition from the College of Education has been expressed.

MOTION
Tamara Chase: Moved to approve from English the English Department program proposal for a Master of Arts in English, and course proposals for World Literature - Engl 5510, Literature of Cultures and Places - Engl 5730, Classical Literature - Engl 5750, American Literature: Early and Romantic - Engl 5520, American Literature: Realism and Naturalism - Engl 5530, American Literature: Modern - Engl 5540, American Literature: Contemporary - Engl 5550, English Literature: Medieval - Engl 5610, English Literature: Renaissance - Engl 5620, English Literature: Neoclassical and Romantic - Engl 5630, English Literature: Victorian - Engl 5640, British Literature: Modern - Engl 5650, English Literature: Contemporary - Engl 5660, Literature in Context - Engl 6010, Foundations - Engl 6020, Studies in Literary and Cultural Theory - Engl 6030, Seminar in American Literature - Engl 6240, Seminar in British Literature - Engl 6250, Seminar in World Literature - Engl 6260, World Languages - Engl 6320, Literary and Rhetorical Stylistics - Engl 6330, Graduate Seminar in Eminent Writers - Engl 6510, Graduate Seminar in Shakespeare - Engl 6520,Contemporary American Literature - Engl 6540, Contemporary British Literature - Engl 6550, Contemporary.
Second: Gary Dohrer
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

GEN ED AD HOC
The Ad Hoc Committee to look at S.I. and Diversity needs a representative from the administration. Mike Vaughan will be contacted about the appointment. It is the intent of the Executive Committee that S.I. and Diversity be considered separately.

The Executive Committee discussed the possibility of adding a member from the arts area to serve on the Ad Hoc Committee on General Education Assessment and Improvement. Mike Palumbo will be contacted.

MOTION
Tamara Chase: Moved to ask Mike Palumbo to serve on the Ad Hoc Committee on General Education Assessment and Improvement.
Second: Gary Dohrer
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

COMMITTEE CHAIR LUNCHEON
The luncheon meeting for the Faculty Senate Standing Committee Chairs is Scheduled for September 22 at 1:00 in UB 347. Copies of committee charges, committee membership, committee roll, and Senate meeting dates will be included in their packets.

NEW SENATORS
A luncheon orientation for new Senate members will be scheduled for October 20 at 1:00 p.m. Kay Brown will send out the luncheon/orientation meeting information.

ADMINISTRATIVE STANDING COMMITTEES
Faculty appointments to the Administrative Standing Committees will be postponed until October 6 so that they can be discussed with the Provost.

ASSA
A revision to PPM 6-2 presented last week now includes the highlighted portions below.

"D, 1, b. . . until relevant minimum degree requirements have been met for the students’ declared degree program (Institutional Certificate, A.A.S., A.S, A.A., or Bachelor’s degree). Otherwise, a hold will be placed on their registration which can only be removed by the Academic Advisement Center. . . .

"2., 1) Students who have completed an ~~associate~~ A.A. or A.S. degree will be admitted to the University Tier provided they have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above. Students who have completed an A.A.S. degree will be admitted to University Tier provided that they have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above and have completed Quantitative Literacy and English Competency requirements."

MOTION
Dawn Gatherum: Moved to forward PPM 6-2 to the Faculty Senate with the above additional changes.
Second: Gary Dohrer
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

CATALOG
Randy Scott had a question on PPM 4-2, II A - The policy stated in the PPM is different than the policy stated in the catalog. Revisions to PPM 4-2, II, A, were approved by the Faculty Senate at the April 21 meeting and then approved by President’s Council. The changes were not input into the catalog at that time. The revised policy is now in the online catalog.

ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 3:20 p.m.