FACULTY SENATE AGENDA
Smith Lecture Hall, WB 206-207, 3:00 p.m.
March 27, 2008
1. Roll Call
2. Approve the minutes from the February 21, 2008 meeting.
3. Election of Faculty Senate Chair and Vice Chair for 2008-09
4. 14-Week Semester Calendar Survey Eric Amsel, Chair
5. Environmental Issues Ad Hoc Committee Hal Crimmel, Chair
WSU Carbon Emissions Reduction Initiative
6. Salary, Benefits, Budget, and Fiscal Planning Committee Craig Oberg, Chair
Salary Recommendation
7. Curriculum Committee Craig Bergeson, Chair
Curriculum Proposals
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Sociology and Anthropology - Course proposal for Internship in Anthropology -
Anthro 4890
College of Science
Math Department - Program proposal for Mathematics Teaching B.S. or B.A.
8. Other Items
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MINUTES
March 27, 2008
MEMBERS - Listed Alphabetically Ingrid Allen Chris Bentley - Student Laine Berghout Jake Beuse - Student - Austin Beuse representing Bruce Bowen Lloyd Burton - Excused Shannon Butler Hal Crimmel Larry Dooley Eric Ewert Dave Ferro Kathy Frye - Excused Lewis Gale Colleen Garside - Excused Azenett, Garza Doris Geide-Stevenson Afshin Ghoreishi Richard Greene - Absent Jeff Grunow Frank Guliuzza - Parliamentarian Susan Hafen Bruce Handley Kami Hanson - Absent Ed Hahn Laird Hartman - Absent Michael Hernandez Valerie Herzog John Hill - Student Warren Hill - Admin. Joan Hubbard - Excused Ken Johnson John Kelly Laura MacLeod - Absent Becky Jo McShane President Millner - Admin. Madonne Miner Mike Olpin Dale Ostlie - Admin. Ryan Pace |
Angela Perkins Jack Rasmussen - Admin. Rob Reynolds - Linda Eaton representing Richard Sadler - Admin. - Excused Peggy Saunders Paul Schvaneveldt - Excused Cori Segovia-Tadehara Gene Sessions Kathleen Sitzman Rick Sline John Sohl Kathleen Stevenson Michael Vaughan - Admin. Barbara Wachocki Jeff Ward Justin Jackson representing Jim Wilson Jan Winniford Bill Zundell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kay Brown, Secretary 2008-09 Senators Mark Baugh Matt Choberka Ken Cuddeback Dick Dahlkemer - Absent Janelle Gardiner Azenett Garza Afshin Ghoreishi Bruce Handley Rod Hansen Ryan Pace Thom Priest Gene Sessions Jeff Ward |
1. ROLL
2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Motion: Moved to approve the minutes from the February 21, 2008 meeting.
Made: Chris Bentley
Second: Warren Hill
Outcome: The minutes were approved.
3. ELECTION OF FACULTY SENATE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
Gene Sessions conducted the election of the Faculty Senate Chair and Vice Chair
for 2008-09.
Faculty Senate Chair - Laine Berghout, Shannon Butler, Colleen Garside, Wade
Kotter, Peggy Saunders, Gene Sessions, and Bill Zundel removed their names from
the ballot. The remaining names on the ballot were, Bruce Handley and Dave
Ferro. Dave Ferro was elected as Chair of the Faculty Senate for 2008-09.
Faculty Senate Vice Chair - Colleen Garside, Peggy Saunders, Gene Sessions, and
Bill Zundell removed their names from the ballot. The remaining names on the
ballot were Laine Berghout, Shannon Butler, and Wade Kotter. Laine Berghout was
elected as Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate for 2008-09.
Election tellers were Jim Wilson and Richard Greene.
4. 14-WEEK SEMESTER CALENDAR SURVEY Eric Amsel, Chair
The 14-Week Semester Calendar survey has been distributed to faculty. It is due
back by March 31.
5. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AD HOC COMMITTEE Hal Crimmel, Chair
John Hill presented a Carbon Emissions Reduction Initiative resolution from the
Student Senate and the Environmental Initiatives Ad Hoc Committee.
This resolution lists and commends all the environmental actions that have taken
place at Weber State by the Administration, the Alumni Association, Faculty, and
Students.
A question was asked about line 44: Planned energy efficiency projects that
will be completed within the next two years, saving a calculated 2,585,572 KWH
of electricity annually (3,875,358 pounds of carbon dioxide).
Norm Tarbox responded to the question. Weber State is anxious to pursue what is
called the ESCO Project. The ESCO Project would identify places on campus from
the efficiency of our chilled water distribution to turning off lights and
everything in between that can help us save energy. As we become more efficient
we would capture the savings and reinvest that money to continue to make the
campus more and more efficient. We are going through the process of getting the
green light from the state agencies so that we can pursue an ESCO Project.
A question was asked about bicycles on campus, bike racks, and the policy
regarding bicycles being ridden on sidewalks. The Environmental Issues Committee
is discussing the use of bicycles on campus and the policy to keep the sidewalks
safe for pedestrians. Norm Tarbox indicated that more bike racks will be added
to the campus,
Motion by the Environmental Issues Ad Hoc committee to call for a vote of the
Faculty Senate in support of the Carbon Emissions Reduction Initiative
resolution.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.
6. SALARY, BENEFITS, BUDGET & FISCAL PLANNING COMMITTEE Craig Oberg, Chair
The Legislature allocated 3% for raises. There is an addition 1% available for
salaries. Cost of living is at 2.9%.
Salary Recommendation
3% across the board cost of living
1% for merit/compression/equity
Overload pay - No change this year
Insurance - We are staying with Educators Mutual and Altius. The co-pays and
deductibles will stay the same.
Beginning July 1 2008 University employees who have their retirement through
TIAACREF will have the added option of using Fidelity Investments for their
retirement funds.
CUPA data for 2007-08 shows Weber State faculty salaries at 91.29% of CUPA. That
is the highest we have been in the CUPA data since 1997-98.
Motion by the Salary, Benefits, Budget & Fiscal Planning Committee to approve
the salary recommendation as stated above.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.
7. CURRICULUM COMMITTEE Craig Bergeson, Chair
Curriculum Proposals
Sociology and Anthropology - Course
proposal for Internship in Anthropology - Anthro 4890
Math Department - Program proposal for Mathematics Teaching
B.S. or B.A.
Motion by the Curriculum Committee to approve the above two curriculum
proposals.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 3:32 p.m.