FACULTY SENATE AGENDA
Smith Lecture Hall, WB 206-207, 3:00 p.m.
January 24, 2008

1. Roll Call


2. Approve the minutes from the December 6, 2007 meeting.


3. General Education Improvement and Assessment Committee – Becky Johns, Chair
Faculty Retreat, February 8, 2008


4. Curriculum Committee – Craig Bergeson, Chair
Computer Science - Program proposal for Software Engineering
Criminal Justice - Course proposal for Introduction to Corrections - CJ 1300. Program proposal for Criminal Justice/Forensic Science – Investigation
Master of Business Administration - Course proposal for Strategic Business Tax Planning - MBA 6590
Telecommunications & Business Education- Program changes for Business Education Major - Business Systems Technologies Emphasis, Business Systems Technologies (Minor and BIS), Business Education Major - Composite Teaching Emphasis, Telecommunications Administration, and Business Systems Technologies (AAS Degree). Course change for Business Systems Technologies Practicum - TBE 4860
Psychology - Program changes for Psychology Major/Minor, Teaching Major/Minor, and BIS Degree.
Course proposal for Directed Readings - PSY 2830
Visual Art - Course proposal for Museum Methods - ART 4010
Clinical Laboratory Science - Program change for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, BS Degree. Course
proposals for Applied Working Lab. I - CLS 4442, and Applied Working Lab. II - CLS 4446
Teacher Education - Secondary Licensure Track within the Master’s Program. Course proposals for
Practicum in Education - EDUC 5860, Student Teaching in Secondary Education for MED Students - MED 5880, and Introduction to Classroom Management - MED 6110


5. Other Items



Next Meeting: February 21, 2008

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MINUTES
January 24, 2008


 

1. ROLL

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Motion: Moved to approve the minutes from the December 6, 2007 meeting.
Made: John Sohl
Second: Warren Hill
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

3. GENERAL EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT & ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE – Becky Johns, Chair

The General Education Improvement & Assessment Committee will hold a General Education Faculty Roundtable on Friday, February 8, 2008 in the Union Building Ballrooms from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. Information has gone to all full-time faculty announcing the event.

Purpose
Discuss how we can improve general education at Weber State through the assessment measures we have done or plan to do.

General Format
1. Lunch - Provided by Provost’s Office
2. General Session - Information and reports about general education assessment to date.
3. Break Out Sessions - Each table will have a GEIAC member as the facilitator and spend twenty minutes discussing the topic assigned that table. After twenty minutes the faculty at that table will rotate to another table, facilitator and topic.
4. Final Debriefing - Closing session with the whole body and discussion of next steps.

4. CURRICULUM COMMITTEE – Craig Bergeson, Chair

Computer Science - Program proposal for Software Engineering

Criminal Justice - Course proposal for Introduction to Corrections - CJ 1300. Program proposal for Criminal Justice/Forensic Science – Investigation

Master of Business Administration - Course proposal for Strategic Business Tax Planning - MBA 6590

Telecommunications & Business Education- Program changes for Business Education Major - Business Systems Technologies Emphasis, Business Systems Technologies (Minor and BIS), Business Education Major - Composite Teaching Emphasis, Telecommunications Administration, and Business Systems Technologies (AAS Degree). Course change for Business Systems Technologies Practicum - TBE 4860

Psychology - Program changes for Psychology Major/Minor, Teaching Major/Minor, and BIS Degree. Course proposal for Directed Readings - PSY 2830

Visual Art - Course proposal for Museum Methods - ART 4010

Clinical Laboratory Science - Program change for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, BS Degree. Course proposals for Applied Working Lab. I - CLS 4442, and Applied Working Lab. II - CLS 4446
Teacher Education - Secondary Licensure Track within the Master’s Program. Course proposals for Practicum in Education - EDUC 5860, Student Teaching in Secondary Education for MED Students - MED 5880, and Introduction to Classroom Management - MED 6110

The proposals for Criminal Justice and Master of Business Administration were pulled from the packet.

Motion by the Curriculum Committee to approve the above proposals from Computer Science, Telecommunications & Business Education, Psychology, Visual Art, Clinical Laboratory Science and Teacher Education.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Criminal Justice - Course proposal for Introduction to Corrections - CJ 1300, and the program proposal for Criminal Justice/Forensic Science – Investigation

The grading standard for Introduction to Corrections - CJ 1300 was questioned because no minimum standard was set in the syllabus. The suggestion of setting a minimum standard will be given to the instructors teaching this course. The syllabus is only an example. Grading standards are up to the department and instructors.

Motion by the Curriculum Committee to approve the course proposal from Criminal Justice for Introduction to Corrections - CJ 1300 and the program proposal for Criminal Justice/Forensic Science– Investigation.
Outcome: The motion passed with 1 opposed.

Master of Business Administration - Course proposal for Strategic Business Tax Planning - MBA 6590

A question was raised about the course only meeting eight times. The course is a hybrid course that meets one time a week for eight weeks, with the rest of the course taught online.

Motion by the Curriculum Committee to approve the course from Master of Business Administration for Strategic Business Tax Planning - MBA 6590.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

5. OTHER ITEMS

14-Week Calendar Survey
The survey was not completed prior to the calendar scheduling for the 2008-09 academic year. The Provost and Executive Committee will meet and discuss the best way to complete the survey and have it distributed to the faculty.

Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee – Frank Guliuzza, Chair
PPM 3-25 - Contains language that junior faculty are eligible for a one course reduction prior to their receiving tenure in order to stimulate opportunities for scholarship. Junior faculty need to be aware of the policy.

PPM 3-25, VI states: If the review of a tenure-track faculty member shows satisfactory progress towards tenure, he or she is eligible for a one-course reduction of his or her contracted workload for one semester. This course reduction must be awarded before the faculty member is granted tenure and is for the purpose of promoting scholarly activity. In order to be granted this course reduction, the faculty member must submit to his or her department chair and dean an application describing plans for the research or creative activities he or she plans to pursue during the semester in question. Such applications must be submitted six months in advance and approved by both the faculty member's chair and dean. Before the start of the semester in which the workload reduction is to occur, the dean will forward a list of the names of all faculty members who have been approved for such a reduction to the provost who will in turn forward the list to the Board of Trustees for final approval.

The above policy information will be included in the Faculty Senate newsletter.

Focus The Nation – Chris Bentley
The event will take place on Thursday, December 13 with a discussion on global warming. The goal is to have 50 faculty participate in the discussion.

IT Open House
Friday, January 28 at 12:00 noon. Primary discussion will center around “What you need in a CIO.”

Chief Information Officer Search
Don Gardner, Chief Information Officer, has accepted a position with the University of California, Long Beach. Jean Fruth will serve as the interim CIO. A search committee has been selected to hold a national search. This will be a vice president position.

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