Faculty Senate MINUTES February 15

Faculty Senate
MINUTES
February 15, 2007

MEMBERS - Listed Alphabetically

Ingrid Allen
Bill Allison
Lee Badger
Laine Berghout
Bruce Bowen
Karen Brookens
Lloyd Burton
Shannon Butler
Tamara Chase
Bruce Christensen - Shane Schvaneveldt representing
Bill Clapp
Shelley Conroy - Admin. Ken Johnson representing
Hal Crimmel
Roger Crockett
Larry Dooley
Dave Ferro
Kathy Frye - Excused
Lewis Gale
Colleen Garside - Parliamentarian
Richard Greene
Jeff Grunow
Frank Guliuzza - Parliamentarian
Susan Hafen
Bruce Handley
Kami Hanson
Laird Hartman
Michelle Heward
Warren Hill - Admin.
Ron Holt
Joan Hubbard - Excused

Kim Hyatt
Wade Kotter
Laura MacLeod
Marek Matyjasik
Jack Mayhew
Becky Jo McShane
Chloe Merrill
President Millner - Admin.
Mike Olpin
Dale Ostlie - Admin.
Pete Owen - Student
Ryan Pace
June Phillips - Admin.
Eric Pope - Student
Jack Rasmussen - Admin. - Excused
Rob Reynolds
Richard Sadler - Admin.
Gene Sessions
John Sohl
Kathleen Stevenson - Excused
Jeff Stokes
Michael Vaughan - Admin. - Excused
Barbara Wachocki
Brad Wahlstrom - Student
James West - Student - Chris Lim representing
Jim Wilson
Jan Winniford
Scott Wright - Absent
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Kay Brown, Secretary

1. ROLL CALL

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Motion: Moved to approve the minutes from the January 25, 2007 meeting.
Made: Warren Hill
Second: John Sohl

3. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP CHANGES

This item was pulled from the agenda

4. SALARY, BENEFITS, BUDGET & FISCAL PLANNING COMMITTEE – Craig Oberg, Chair

Craig Oberg, Chair of the Salary, Benefits, Budget & Fiscal Planning Committee, presented the following addition to PPM 8-11, which will replace the Weber Writes grant opportunity.

Proposed change to PPM 8-11 - Faculty Evaluations, Tenure Review Process

". . . In addition, in the second year of a candidate’s progress toward tenure, the department chair will do an assessment of the candidate’s progress. . . .

If, after the second-year review, the faculty member is performing satisfactorily, he or she will become eligible for a one-course reduction for one semester. This course reduction will be awarded before the faculty member is granted tenure and is designed to promote scholarly activity. Applications must be submitted 6 months in advance. The faculty member will submit to his or her dean an application describing plans for research or creative activities to be pursued during the semester in question.

During the third and sixth years of the probationary period, and other years when requested, the full review process shall include evaluation by the dean and the ranking tenure evaluation committees at the levels of the department and the college. . ."

Motion by the Salary, Benefits, Budget & Fiscal Planning Committee to approve the above addition to PPM 8-11 Faculty Evaluations, Tenure Review Process.

Discussion of Proposal

"One course" does not specify the credit hours. The intent was to leave this open and at the discretion of department chairs and the dean.
Is it automatic? Faculty need to apply, and it has to be approved by the department chair and the dean.
This would be an entitlement to tenure track faculty.
Should the language be placed in PPM 4-6 Faculty Workload?
This proposal is a little redundant because PPM 4-6 allows for reassigned time.
The policy does not include the chair, it only mentions the dean.
Should it go to the APAFT Committee that deals with workload?
Financial implications - Who pays for the release time?
If given a course reduction, can they still teach overload?
Department chairs and deans have oversight.

Warren Hill suggested adding "chair" to the last sentence of the above proposal : "The faculty member will submit to his or her chair and dean an application describing plans for research or creative activities to be pursued during the semester in question."

Motion: Moved to include "chair in the last sentence before "dean" and forward the proposal to the APAFT Committee to look at the best place in the PPM to place the new policy language, and make sure the language matches up with the language in PPM 4-6 which allows for reassigned time.

Made: Warren Hill
Second: Becky Jo McShane
Outcome: The motion passed.

5. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AD HOC COMMITTEE – Hal Crimmel and Bryan Dorsey

Hal Crimmel and Brian Dorsey proposed the addition of a Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee to review environmental issues on the WSU main and Davis campuses. "This committee would allow the Faculty Senate to engage in decisions that involve sustainable campus status, e.g. energy auditing, waste reduction, CO2 emissions reductions, etc. The Committee could bridge the gap between the classroom and campus operations. . . "

A document indicating the support of the Student Senate was distributed showing support of the Environmental Issues Ad Hoc Committee.

PPM 1-13, B-V Committees of the Faculty Senate

Section 6. Establishment of Ad Hoc Committees - Ad hoc committees are appointed by the Faculty Senate in those instances where a committee is needed to carry out a specific function and none of the existing committees is in a position to accept the responsibility. The composition and powers of such committees will be recommended by the Executive Committee and approved by the Senate. Ad hoc committees continue to function until they have completed their assigned task or until the end of the current academic year, whichever comes first. Ad hoc committees may be reappointed for a second academic year if they have not completed their assigned task. If the task of an ad hoc committee is such that it cannot be completed within a two-year period, consideration should be given to requesting the Faculty Senate to establish the committee as a permanent committee.

Motion: Moved to establish an Environmental Issues Ad Hoc Committee.
Made: Marek Matyjasik
Second: Shane Schvaneveldt
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

6. CURRICULUM COMMITTEE – Laine Berghout, Chair

Curriculum cover sheets will now give information from the Curriculum Committee minutes.

Health Promotion and Human Performance - Nutrition

Course proposals for Sports Nutrition - Nutr 3020, Nutrition and Fitness - Nutr 4420, Nutrition and Fitness - Nutr 6420.

Motion by the Curriculum Committee to accept the course proposals from Health Promotion and Human Performance for Sports Nutrition - Nutr 3020, Nutrition and Fitness - Nutr 4420, and Nutrition and Fitness - Nutr 6420.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology - Program proposal for Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Course proposals for Internship - Engr 3890, Senior Project I - Engr 4700, Senior Project II - Engr 4710 Course proposals for Sports Engineering Emphasis: Electrical Circuits - Engr 2270, Fundamentals of Sports Engineering - Engr 3300, Measurements and Instrumentation - Engr 3320, Machine Design - Engr 3330, Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer - Engr 3340, Plastic and Composite Manufacturing - Engr 3350, Numerical Methods for Engineers - Engr 3360, Principles of Biomechanics - Engr 4300, Finite Element Analysis - Engr 4320, Vibrations - Engr 4350. Course proposals for Avionics & Electronics Concentration: C Programming - CS 3140, Avionics Principles - Engr 3100, Semiconductor Circuits - Engr 3110, Analog Systems - Engr 3120, Digital Systems - Engr 3130, Signals & Systems - Engr 3140, Electromagnetics and Radar - Engr 3150, Engineering Seminar - Engr 3190, Avionics Systems - Engr 4100, Embedded Software - Engr 4110, Signal Integrity - Engr 4120.

Course proposals for Enterprise Engineering Emphasis: Design Using Solid Modeling - Engr 3200, Engineering Design Using Solid Modeling Lab - Engr 3200L, Human Factors & Safety in Product & Process Design - Engr 3210, Lean Production Systems - Engr 3220, Six Sigma Methods and Tools - Engr 3230, Plant Layout & Facilities Planning - Engr 3240, Automation - Engr 4210, Automation Lab - Engr 4210L, Manufacturing Information Systems - Engr 4220, Engineering Economics Analysis - Engr 4230.

Discussion Items

Support Letters from other departments.
Faculty with PhD’s available to teach in the program? ABET requirements? The department anticipates hiring additional PhD faculty. ABET does not require PhD’s.
How many full time faculty are needed for the program? They anticipate five faculty to teach the engineering courses.
Engineering and Engineering Technology accreditation criteria are very similar. Engineering programs require more math and science. The criteria is outcome based.
Facilities available for the program? Lab space?
Curriculum, quality of program, standards, rigor.
Numerical Methods - Engr 3360, should it be taught by the Math Department? Kirk Hagen and Kent Kidman have discussed the course and the Math Department has no objections.
The engineering proposal has been shared with USU, U of U, SLCC, SUU, and UVSC. UVSC is the only institution that has responded back; they have no objections to the proposal.
Financing - Engineering Initiative money is available. Warren Hill has requested money for one faculty member, and funding for equipment. Utah State and the University of Utah have received the most Engineering Initiative money from the Legislature in the past. Engineering Initiative money is base funding. The College of Applied Science & Technology is looking at some reallocation internally of faculty from one department to another; probably from the Computer and Electronics Engineering Department which has four PhD faculty members.
C Programming - CS 3150 is an upper division number, but an introductory course. The course is designed specifically for engineering students and more in depth than a traditional beginning programming course.
Hill Air Force Base has requested programs in avionics and enterprise engineering.
Several institutions have engineering programs and technology programs in the same college.
Faculty first. How do you hire faculty before the program exists?

Motion by the Curriculum Committee to approve from Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology the program proposal for Bachelor of Science in Engineering and the above listed course proposals.
Outcome: The motion passed with one opposed.

ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m.