Approved 9-15-05

Thursday
September 8, 2005
2:00 p.m.
MA 211K

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

 

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

MINUTES 
A proposed change in wording was made for the following charges.

APAFT
Review minimum degree requirements for ranks. . . .

SBBFP Charges were changed

consider a recommendation in support of salary equity for faculty who have held the same rank for a long period of time.

Look at teaching loads for adjunct faculty in relationship to their eligibility for benefits. Look at maximum teaching loads for adjuncts. Make a recommendation.

MOTION
Bill Clapp: Moved to approve the minutes from the September 1, 2005 meeting with the above changes.
Second: Becky Johns
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

ASSA 
Admissions, Standards, and Student Affairs, Erika Daines, Chair, presenting - Bruce Bowen formed a committee last spring to look at how to make College Tier students more successful. The committee suggests changes in when students take their math and English developmental courses. Policy to be effective Spring 2006.

The Executive Committee reviewed the WSU Assessment and Placement Standards document. Bruce Bowen’s committee is proposing the policy go into effect January 1, 2006. The following changes were proposed to PPM 6-2.

PPM 6-2 - ADMISSIONS

". . . D. Application Requirements by Application Status

1.  New Freshmen - New freshmen applicants will be admitted to either the University Tier or the General College Tier based on the following:

a. Students submitting the following will be admitted to the University Tier:

1) Verification of high school graduation or General Education Development Test (GED) with scores established by the University (applicants from Utah must submit Basic or Alternative completion Diplomas and transcripts), and minimum scores on the ACT (or SAT equivalent), COMPASS, or ACCUPLACER tests according to the WSU Assessment & Placement Standards document. Students who apply and do not meet the requirements for admission into the University tier will automatically be placed considered for admission into the General College tier.

2)  Minimum scores of 17 on the English and 23 on the mathematics sections of the ACT or their equivalents on the SAT.

b. Students submitting the following will be admitted to the General College Tier:

1).  Verification of high school graduation or General Education Development Test (GED) with scores established by the University (applicants from Utah must submit Basic or Alternative completion Diplomas and transcripts), and minimum scores on the ACT (or SAT equivalent), COMPASS, or ACCUPLACER tests.

Students will be placed in specific English, math or reading courses according to the WSU Assessment & Placement Standards document. A fee will be charged for each assessment test. Students are not allowed to register for any course(s) before taking all applicable tests. All students admitted on College Tier must enroll in and not withdraw from their initial developmental course(s) within the first two semesters. These students are then required to enroll in developmental course(s) and make progress each subsequent semester (excluding summer) until the institutional requirement is met.  Otherwise, a hold will be placed on their registration which can only be removed by the Academic Advisement Center. 

2). Scores below 17 on the English and/or below 23 on the mathematics sections of the ACT or their equivalents on the SAT.

3)

1) Students who enter at the General College Tier will be notified and automatically advanced to the University Tier upon completion of all of the following:

i)  Quantitative Literacy, which is met by achieving one of the following:

a)  A score of 70 on the ACCUPLACER college level math (CLM) or 65 or greater on the COMPASS college algebra exam.

b)  A grade of 2.0 or better in Math 1030, 1040, 1050 or 1080 Math QL1050 or Math QL 1080 or any mathematics course having either Math course 1050 or 1080 as a prerequisite.

c)  A grade of 2.0 or better in Math QL1030 or Math QL 1040.

ii)  English Competency, which is met by achieving a grade of 2.0 or better in both English 1010 and English 2010.

iii)  Successful completion of 20 semester hours (30 quarter hours) at WSU with a cumulative GPA of 2.25 or . . .

IV.  ADMISSION PROCEDURES:

A.  All students applying for admission to Weber State University must comply with the admission application procedural steps specified by the University for their particular application status, e.g. new freshmen, transfer, readmission, or international applicant as follows:

1.  New freshmen must complete the following admission application process:

a.  Submit evidence of graduation from an accredited high school (applicants from Utah must submit Basic or Alternative completion Diplomas and transcripts) or evidence of high school graduation equivalency. High school graduation equivalency may be oversight in one of the following ways:

1)  Pass the General Education Development Test (GED) with an overall score of 45 2250 or better, with no individual score below 40 450. . .

MOTION 
Gene Sessions: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the proposed changes to PPM 6-2 - Admissions as stated above.
Second: Gary Dohrer
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

TLA 
Dawn Gatherum discussed the role of the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Committee and the Teaching and Learning Forum. Executive Committee members would like to see greater oversight of the Forum, more involvement of faculty, reporting of assessment outcomes, a clarification of its role and how they are accountable to the faculty.

AD HOC S.I. & DIVERSITY 
Membership for the Ad Hoc Committee for S.I. and Diversity: Bill Clapp (Liaison), Diana Green, Shirley Leali, Maria Parilla, Richard Ulibarri, Forrest Crawford (Admin) - Chair: Jim Wilson

MOTION 
Wade Kotter: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the committee membership and committee chair as stated above for the Ad Hoc Committee for S.I. and Diversity.
Second: Becky Johns
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

AD HOC GEN ED ASSESSMENT 
Committee membership will be finalized next week for the Ad Hoc General Education Assessment and Improvement Committee. Thom Kuehls has agreed to serve as chair.

ADMIN STANDING COMMITTEES 
The Executive Committee reviewed the committee lists for the Administrative Standing Committees and discussed possible faculty representatives for some of the committees. Executive Committee members were asked to come back next week with suggestions.

COMMITTEE CHAIRS 
Orientation for Faculty Senate Standing Committee Chairs was discussed. Kay Brown will put together an information sheet for committee chairs. The information will be presented at the chairs luncheon on September 22.

NEW SENATOR ORIENTATION 
The Executive Committee discussed setting up an orientation for new members of the Faculty Senate (students, faculty, and administrators). It was suggested that Bruce Handley, Mike Vaughan and Kay Brown meet with the new members of the Faculty Senate.

OTHER ISSUES 
Budget - Bruce Handley will contact Norm Tarbox and ask him to set up a presentation for faculty on the WSU budget, sources of funding, and budget categories.

PPM Changes - Bruce Handley will bring PPM changes to the Executive Committee.

Online Employment - Norm Tarbox is working with Cliff Nowell, Richard Sadler, Frank Guliuzza., Drex Brooks, and others to make changes and improvements to the employment application.

Faculty Senate Chair Report - Executive Committee members felt that better communication with faculty regarding Faculty Senate action could be accomplished with a periodic newsletter rather than a year-end report from the Faculty Senate Chair.

NEXT MEETING 
Agenda Setting - September 15, 2005 at 2:00 p.m.

ADJOURN 
The meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.