MINUTES April 16

Faculty Senate

Agenda
April 16, 2009

1. Roll Call

2. Approve the minutes from the March 25, 2009

3. Certificates of Appreciation for Outgoing Senate Members, and Committee Chairs

4. Approval of Faculty Senate Standing Committees for 2009-10

5. Election of Faculty Board of Review Members for 2009-10

6. General Education Improvement & Assessment Committee – Rick Ford, Chair and Erika Daines

Review Process of General Education Courses

7. Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee – Afshin Ghoreishi, Chair Ranks/Titles and Corrections to PPM 8

8. Admission, Standards & Student Affairs Committee – Louise Moulding, Chair

PPM 4-2a - Modifying Programs and Courses in the Catalog

Concurrent Enrollment Report

9. Curriculum Committee – Erika Daines, Chair

Program Proposal Forms

10. Curriculum Proposals

Curriculum Proposals can be viewed at: http://faculty.weber.edu/senate/

On the Faculty Senate homepage in the purple column on the left is a link for "Curriculum Proposals for Senate Approval."

Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology - Program proposal for Construction

Management Technology - Facilities Management Emphasis

Course proposals for Building Mechanical and Electrical Systems - CMT 3510, Facilities Management Administration - CMT 3540, Environmental Issues in FM - CMT 3630, Energy Management - CMT 3660, FM Operations - CMT 3680, Facility Planning and Layout - CMT 4210, Computer Aided FM - CMT 4270, Long-Term Facility Planning - CMT 4310, FM Senior Project - CMT 4650

AUSV, CEET, CS, CMT, DGET, IDT, MET, MFET, SST, and TBE - Course deletion for Associate Degree Assessment 2899

Clinical Laboratory Sciences - Program proposal for Clinical Laboratory Sciences AAS Degree, and BS degree

Course proposals for Research Projects in Clinical Laboratory Sciences II - CLS 4802, Clinical Immunohematology - CLS 5105,

Course changes for Advanced Clinical Microbiology - CLS 3316, Research Projects in Clinical Laboratory Sciences I - CLS 4801

Telecommunications & Business Education - Program proposals for Telecommunications AAS

Degree, Business/Multimedia Technologies BS or BA Degree, Technical Sales BS or BA Degree

Course Change - Advanced Electronic Presentations - TBE 3090

Health Administrative Services - Course deletions for Information Technology in Healthcare

Management - HIM 3010, Health Information Structures - HIM 3050

Master of Science in Health Administration - Course Proposal for Directed Study - MHA 6830

Performing Arts - Course proposal for Intermediate/Advanced Tap Dance - Danc 3580

Radiologic Sciences - Master of Science in Radiologic Sciences; Course proposals for Research

Methods - Radt 6100, Research Statistics - Radt 6120, Functional Hemodynamics - Radt 6130, Clinical Laboratory Correlations - Radt 6140, Masters Capstone: Clinical Fellowship and Portfolio - Radt 5865 changing to Radt 6900, Problem Patient Management - Radt 5463 changing to 6463, Clinical Pathways - Radt 5443 changing to 6443, Vascular-Invasive Imaging Procedures - Radt 6863, Vascular Imaging Procedures - Radt 5473 changing to Non Vascular Imaging Procedures - Radt 6473, Masters Thesis in Radiologic Sciences - Radt 6999

Health Professions, Science and Social & Behavioral Sciences - Program proposal for Neuroscience Minor

Course proposal for Introduction to Neuroscience - Neur 2050

Psychology - Course proposal for Psychology of Adjustment and Growth - Psy 1540

Visual Art - Program name change

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MINUTES
April 16, 2009

MEMBERS - Listed Alphabetically

Isabel Asensio
Mark Baugh
Laine Berghout - Excused
Shannon Butler
Matt Choberka - Jim Jacobs representing
Ken Cuddeback
Dick Dahlkemper - Pat Shaw representing
Larry Dooley
Eric Ewert
Dave Ferro
Robert Fudge
Lewis Gale
Janelle Gardner
Colleen Garside
Azenett, Garza
Doris Geide-Stevenson
Afshin Ghoreishi
Jeff Grunow
Susan Hafen
Bruce Handley
Rod Hansen
Kami Hanson
Laird Hartman
Michael Hernandez
Valerie Herzog - Temo Carboni representing
Warren Hill - Admin.
Joan Hubbard - Excused
Michelle Johnson - Student - Absent
John Kelly
Wade Kotter
Tyler Latham - Student
Becky Jo McShane
President Millner - Admin.
Madonne Miner - Admin.
Dale Ostlie - Admin.
Ryan Pace
Jack Rasmussen - Admin.
Rob Reynolds

Richard Sadler - Admin.
Peggy Saunders
Paul Schvaneveldt
Dan Schwab -Student
Cori Segovia-Tadehara
Gene Sessions - Steve Francis representing
Yas Simonian
Kathleen Sitzman
Rick Sline
John Sohl
Ryan Thomas
Victoria Thompson - Student - Absent
Michael Vaughan - Admin. - Excused
Barbara Wachocki
Jeff Ward
Jim Wilson
Jan Winniford - Excused
Bill Zundell

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Kay Brown, Secretary

2009-10 Senators
Dave Berry - Excused
Russell Burrows - Absent
Julie Buck - Excused
Allison Hess
Ed Hahn
Sue Harley
Colin Inglefield
Gary Johnson
Tina Kraaima - Excused
David Malone
Shelley Thomas - Excused
Lisa Trujillo
Michele Zwolinski

1. ROLL

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Motion: Moved to approve the minutes from the February 19 meeting.
Made: Warren Hill
Second: Colleen Garside
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

3. CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION

Certificates of appreciation were presented to student members of the Faculty Senate, outgoing Senate members, Executive Committee members for 2008-09, and Molly Smith who chaired the Salary, Benefits, Budget & Fiscal Planning Committee, and Fran Butler who chaired the Teaching, Learning & Assessment Committee/Teaching & Learning Forum.

4. APPROVAL OF THE FACULTY SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 2009-10

ACADEMIC RESOURCES AND COMPUTING COMMITTEE 2009-10
Three Year Term Kami Hanson, HP JoEllen Jonsson, COAST Mukhbir, Singh, A&H Leah Murray, S&BS	Two Year Term John Armstrong, S Jim Jacobs, A&H Vicki Napper, Ed Rob Hilton, COAST	One Year Term Chris Hauser, Lib Marek Matyjasic, S Eric Swedin, B&E Jenny Turley, Ed
Chair: John Armstrong Liaison: Ed Hahn

ADMISSIONS, STANDARDS, AND STUDENT AFFAIRS 2009-10
Three Year Term Don Davies, S Kathy Herndon, A&H Teri Jurkiewicz, HP Barbara Trask, S	Two Year Term Ruby Licona, Lib Kathryn MacKay, S&BS Becky Jo McShane, A&H Louise Moulding, Ed	One Year Term Aaron Ashley, S&BS Tamara Chase, HP Bruce Christensen, B&E Chris Soelberg, COAST
Chair: Louise Moulding Liaison: Peggy Saunders

APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, ACADEMIC FREEDOM, AND TENURE 2009-10
Three Year Term Sally Cantwell, HP Gary Dohrer, A&H Yuhong Fan, B&E Chris Hoagstrom, S	Two Year Term Wade Kotter, Lib Afshin Ghoreishi, S Penee Stewart, Ed Cori Tadehara, S&BS	One Year Term Paul Eberle, HP Diana Green, COAST Joe Horvat, S&BS Yu-Jane Yang, A&H
Chair: Afshin Ghoreishi Liaison: Sue Harley

CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW, APPORTIONMENT, AND ORGANIZATION 2009-10
Three Year Term Larry Dooley, A&H Kerry Kennedy, S&BS Allison Saunders, COAST Mohammad Sondossi, S	Two Year Term Tim Herzog, S\| Michelle Heward, S&BS Justin Jackson, COAST John Sillito, Lib	One Year Term Dick Dahlkemper, HP Claudia Eliason, Ed Jim Turner, B&E Karen Maloney, A&H
Chair: Michelle Heward Liaison: Doris Geide-Stevenson

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE 2009-10
Three Year Term Fran Butler, Ed Matt Domek, S Seokwoo Song, B&E Pat Shaw, HP	Two Year Term Erika Daines, A&H Megan Davis, Lib Bob Fudge, S&BS Steve Francis, S&BS	One Year Term Jeff Grunow, HP Kristin Hadley, Ed Susan McKay, A&H Brian Rague, COAST
Chair: Erika Daines Liaison: Laine Berghout

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES COMMITTEE 2009-10
Three Year Term Hal Crimmel, A&H Shaun Jackson, Lib Therese Grijalva, B&E John Mull, S	Two Year Term Larry Clarkson, A&H Brian Dorsey, S&BS (F 09) Kara Hansen-Suchy, HP Valerie Herzog, Ed Alice Mulder, S&BS (Sp 10)	One Year Term Dan Bedford, S&BS Laura MacLeod, COAST Jack Mayhew, Ed Sam Zeveloff, S
Chair: Hal Crimmel Liaison: David Ferro

FACULTY BOARD OF REVIEW 2009-10
Two Year Term	One Year Term Tony Allred, B&E Gene Bozniak, S Craig Oberg, S Al Talbot, COAST	Alternates
Chair: Craig Oberg

Senate members voted for three from the following list, Jim Bird (Educ), Judy Elsley (A&H), Marie Kotter (HP), Gene Sessions (S&BS), and Sally Shigley (A&H). The three elected will serve two year terms; the other two will serve as alternates.

Judy Elsley, Marie Kotter and Sally Shigley were elected to serve two year terms. Jim Bird and Gene Sessions will serve as alternates.

GENERAL EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT & ASSESSMENT 2009-10
Three Year Term Todd Baird, S&BS Shannon Butler, A&H Patricia Cost, Ed Mary Wrenn, B&E	Two Year Term Rick Ford, S Judy Mitchell, Ed Michelle More, S Drew Weidman, COAST	One Year Term Art Carpenter, Lib Travis Price, HP Scott Rogers, A&H Barbara Wachocki, S
Chair: Rick Ford Liaison: Laine Berghout

HONORARY DEGREE 2009-10

One Year Term
Ann Ellis, Ed
Mikel Vause, A&H
Ed Walker, S

Chair: Ann Ellis Liaison: Kathy Sitzman

RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH 2009-10
Three Year Term Kirk Hagen,COAST Kathy Payne, Lib Wei Qiu, Ed Mike Wills, S	Two Year Term Isabel Asensio, A&H Valerie Gooder, HP Mike Hernandez, S Marjukka Ollilainen, S&BS	One Year Term Nazneen Ahmad, B&E Rod Hansen, Ed Gary Johnson, S&BS Jeff Stokes, A&H
Chair: Marjukka Ollilainen Liaison: Azenett Garza

SALARY, BENEFITS, BUDGET, AND FISCAL PLANNING 2009-10
Three Year Term Lloyd Burton, HP Sara Dant, S&BS Steve Hill, B&E	Two Year Term Shelly Costley, HP Bill Lorowitz, S Carol Hansen, Lib	One Year Term Dave Berry, Ed Cheryl Hansen, A&H Jeff Ward, COAST
Chair: Lloyd Burton Liaison: Dave Ferro

TEACHING, LEARNING, AND ASSESSMENT 2009-10
Three Year Term Adam Johnston, S Ann Bialowas, A&H Geri Conlin, Ed Susan Thornock, HP	Two Year Term Kyle Ashby, S Craig Bergeson, A&H JaNae Kinikin, Lib Leigh Shaw, S&BS	One Year Term Rich Fry, COAST Brent Horn, S&BS Salvador Martinez, B&E Michele Zwolinski, S
Chair: Adam Johnston Liaison: Colleen Garside

5. GENERAL EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT & ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE – Rick Ford, Chair and Erika Daines

Review Process of General Education Courses

The General Education Committee and the Curriculum Committee were given a joint charge to develop a review process for existing gen ed classes including some process for sun setting or retiring classes that no longer meet the intended learning outcomes. New mission statements and learning outcomes were approved a year ago. Most gen ed courses were approved before the new mission statements and learning outcomes were proposed and approved.

"Courses will be granted General Education status in a specific core, breadth, or SI/DV area for a period of 5 years, or until major modifications of the Weber State University General Education requirements warrant an earlier review. Any course seeking General Education status, whether new or renewing, must undergo review to ensure that it appropriately addresses the current learning outcomes for the intended core, breadth, or SI/DV area."

"Existing Gen Ed courses will be reviewed for possible renewal of their Gen Ed status during the Fall Semester of their final or fifth year of approval. A similar procedure and the same curriculum forms will be used to generate, review, and approve course proposals for renewing courses."

"Should a course fail to retain its Gen Ed status during a Fall Semester review it will still be designated as a Gen Ed class for the following Spring Semester and will be considered to be on probation for the following academic year, still retaining its Gen Ed designation."

Departments sponsoring a course placed on Gen Ed probation may modify the course, and/or collect more assessment data, and resubmit the course the following Fall Semester. If the modified course is approved it will be granted Gen Ed status for the next 4 years, or until its core, breadth, or SI/DV area is next reviewed. Should a course on probation fail to be approved during the probationary year, that course may not be resubmitted until the next scheduled review for its core, breadth, or SI/DV area.

The complete document, and flow chart are available in the Faculty Senate Office.

Discussion:

All gen ed courses, including Diversity and SI, will certify every five years.
The Curriculum Committee will decide which area of gen ed will be reviewed during the 2009-10 academic year. Erika Daines, Chair of the Curriculum Committee anticipates the first review will include the core requirements first and one other breadth area. Tentatively Diversity and SI will not be reviewed until the fourth year. Letters will be sent to the various departments this semester informing those whose courses will be reviewed Fall 2009.
If the approval of the gen ed course is not unanimous by the Curriculum Committee it goes for review by the General Education Improvement & Assessment Committee with their recommendation to the Curriculum Committee.
Why unanimous by the Curriculum Committee? That seems to be a very high standard. The Gen Ed Committee felt that if the course was approved unanimously by the Curriculum Committee they did not need to get involved.
Why it is only a recommendation by the Gen Ed Committee. They wanted the Gen Ed Committee to be involved with a recommendation when course approval is not unanimous by the Curriculum Committee. Approval of curriculum is the responsibility of the Curriculum Committee.
The document states: "Should a course on probation fail to be approved during the probationary year, that course may not be resubmitted until the next scheduled review for its core, breadth, or SI?DV area." That means the course would not be reviewed again for four years.
The schedule for review of gen ed course will be decided by the Gn Ed committee in a way that will divide the work load as evenly as possible for the Curriculum Committee.
Courses will be grouped for review, i.e. all SS, PS, LS, etc. will be reviewed during a given year
"Informal" is not defined in the document. Informal refers to discussion taking place between the department and the Curriculum Committee and the Gen Ed Committee.

Motion by the General Education Improvement & Assessment Committee to approve the process for review of existing general education courses as presented.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

6. APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, ACADEMIC FREEDOM & TENURE COMMITTEE – Afshin Ghoreishi, Chair

Ranks/Titles and Corrections to PPM 8

This proposal is presented for discussion but will be pulled before a vote. There is some concern from the deans regarding the oversight of this proposed revision and the management of faculty in terms of their titles and rank, and requirements of faculty within a particular program. The document will come back to the Faculty Senate in the Fall.

PPM 8-1 ~~Academic Rank~~ Titles and Terms

II. POLICY

Faculty appointments will be of two types, tenure track/tenured or contract. Tenure track appointments allow the faculty member to eventually achieve tenure as defined in PPM 8-21. Contract appointments are for one year with the possibility of renewal for one or two more years and do not lead to tenure.

At the time of initial appointment and as part of the recommendation for faculty employment or when their terms of appointment are modified, the department chair and the dean of the college will review whether all appropriate degree requirements are met by the candidate.

Degree requirements shall be interpreted as requiring a degree from an institution accredited by an institutional accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the foreign equivalent of such a degree. Equivalence of foreign degrees shall be evaluated by the regular faculty of the academic department and will be reviewed and approved by the college Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee.

This definition shall be used for any purpose for which degree requirements need to be considered. Degrees from unaccredited institutions (those not meeting the definition above) shall not be used in any way that suggests recognition, endorsement or approval by the University.

A. Rank

Academic ranks shall be ~~held~~ assigned only by to those faculty in tenure~~-bearing and~~ track or tenured positions within teaching departments ~~within~~ in the seven academic colleges and the Stewart Library. The academic ranks recognized by the University are: ~~(1) instructor, (2) instructor specialist,~~ ~~(3)~~ assistant professor, ~~(4)~~ associate professor, and ~~(5)~~ professor.

At the time of their initial appointment:

1. The department in which the faculty member has been given the rank shall be specified in the letter of appointment.

2. Individuals hired into the rank of assistant professor must be reviewed and approved by the department chair and the dean.

3. Individuals desiring to be hired into the rank of either associate professor or professor must be reviewed and approved by the regular faculty of the academic department in which rank is to be granted and by the college Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee along with the department chair and dean.

4. At the discretion of the department and the college Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee, up to two years in full-time, contract positions at Weber State University may be applied toward the probationary period for tenure or increment in rank should the person shift from a contract appointment to a tenure track appointment.

B. Titles

Faculty on contract appointments will be assigned one of the following titles: Instructor, Adjunct, Clinical, Affiliate, Concurrent, Research, or Visiting.

Instructor - an individual having academic, professional or specialized training, employed on a half-time or more basis and who either cannot be hired as a tenure track faculty or does not wish to be in a tenure track position. An instructor is hired on a one-year contract with the possibility of renewal for one or two more years, and may be rehired at the sole discretion of the university. See PPM 8-7.

Adjunct, Clinical, Affiliate, Concurrent, and Research faculty are defined in PPM 3-2.

Visiting Faculty - an individual whose recent or primary affiliation is with another institution. The university may employ an individual under this title for a limited amount of time. A visiting faculty may be given a title containing an academic rank (assistant, associate, full) provided the additional title of "visiting" precedes the designation of rank. Such establishment of rank has no significance for the achieving or holding of rank if the person should apply for a tenure track position.

Current faculty not meeting the above rank and title definitions at the time of the adoption of this policy will be allowed to retain their ranks and or titles but any faculty hired after this policy is enacted will need to meet the requirements as specified in this policy.

The complete document can be reviewed in the Faculty Senate Office.

Part of the charges of the Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee were to verify the issues involving instructors, instructor specialists and visiting profession. Another charge involved clarification of PPM 8. The changes proposed were made in consultation with Dean’s Council and Richard Hill, University Counsel. The aim is to clarify rank and title, and eliminate some inconsistencies in PPM 8. In brief, these changes are:

1. Elimination of the rank of Instructor Specialist. This will not affect tenured instructor specialists. Currently, there are no tenure track instructor specialists.

2. Elimination of the possibility of promotion of an instructor (who is a non-tenure track faculty) to assistant professor. This will also allow for consistency in 3 below. Currently, there are no instructors whose contracts allow for promotion.

3. Clarification of rank and title: Rank will be awarded to tenure track or tenured faculty while title will be assigned to non-tenure track faculty.

4. Removal of Lecturer title which was not defined and was referred to in only one place.

5. Elimination of de facto tenure (which could be perceived as being practiced by the administration) by removal of Rolling Contracts and allowing for review of non-tenure track faculty by the department faculty members.

6. PPM 8 Corrections and Clarifications.

Discussion

Ranking Tenure Evaluation Committee? Ranking & Tenure Review? Ranking Tenure Review Committee? Why not Promotion & Tenure? This is being reviewed by Ryan Thomas, Associate Provost.

The Constitution defines Instructor Specialist. Does the Constitution need to be modified first?

This proposal will grandfather in Instructor Specialist. Instructor Specialists who are tenured will remain at the rank of Instructor Specialist until they retire.

Questions raised about the wording on p. 8 - Each year the department chair and dean shall review both ~~the candidate~~ their contract faculty and the need for the positions before deciding whether or not to terminate. If the decision is to terminate, the ~~candidate~~ individual must be notified by June 30, or, in the case of an appointment expiring during an academic year, by the anniversary date of the appointment. Otherwise, the candidate will receive a new contract. That contract will be a one-year contract during the probationary period and a two- or three-year contract commencing with the start of the fourth year. Otherwise, in the last year of their contract, the individuals will be reviewed by a faculty committee which may include members from outside their departments. By April 1^st, this committee will make a recommendation to the department chair regarding reappointment. The contract can be renewed after the three years, but it is not automatic. A new contract can be made. Senate members felt the wording was confusing. The APAFT Committee will work on the wording for better clarification.

How are you defining de facto tenure? Is this rolling contract? The definition comes from AAUP. De facto is not used in the document, only in the summary.

The proposed changes in this policy will affect Faculty Senate membership. The document will come back to the Faculty Senate in the Fall.

7. ADMISSIONS, STANDARDS & STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Louise Moulding, Chair

The Admissions, Standards & Student Affairs Committee was asked to draft PPM language that would clarify the curriculum process. PPM 4-2a clarifies what constitutes program changes when courses are changed.

PPM 4-2a

I. POLICY

Weber State University reserves the right to modify, add, or remove courses and programs as part of its curriculum. Once the request has met final approval, these changes will be listed in the university catalog.

Consistent with the Student Code (PPM 6-22) program changes must be well planned, widely communicated, and must incorporate an orderly transition from the old to the new.

II. PROCEDURE

A. Weber State University has one official catalog regardless of distribution format (print, online, PDF, etc). The content within the catalog will be identical in each format with differences only found due to formatting requirements.

B. Program and course changes will be submitted and reviewed in accordance with the process defined in the Curriculum Policy and Procedure Manual.

C Program changes which pass the Curriculum Committee by the December meeting and then pass the Faculty Senate by the January meeting will become effective the next academic year. Weber State University’s academic year begins Summer Semester.

A program change is defined as any modification to a program which alters the program’s requirements for graduation. A program includes majors, minors, emphases, and/or concentrations, which are offered as a certificate or degree. Examples of program changes include:

1. New courses required for a major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

2. Modified courses required for a major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

3. Credit hour changes required for a major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

4. Credit hour changes for a course which is required for a major, minor, emphasis, or concentration.

5. Attribute changes for any course.

D. New programs become effective immediately upon final approval.

E. Approved course changes which do not alter a program will become effective the following semester. This includes elective courses or those with non-substantive changes.

Note: If a course has been approved in fall semester but needs to be taught spring semester of that same academic year, it is recommended the course be taught as an experimental course spring semester with it becoming effective as noted above.

F. Exceptions to this policy may be requested through the University Registrar. If approved, it is the responsibility of the academic department to communicate personally the change to each student affected by the change.

Discussion

"New programs become effective immediately upon final approval." The Regents approve new programs.

Motion by the Admissions, Standards & Student Affairs Committee to approve the above language in PPM 4-2a
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Admissions, Standards, & Student Affairs Subcommittee report on Concurrent Enrollment. Susan Hafen chaired the subcommittee.

Report to Date - The concurrent enrollment program is based on high school students who take university courses in their high schools after completing a "non-degree seeking" college application. Typically the courses are taught by high school teachers, who are deemed eligible by the departments that offer the course. Some university faculty may teach courses at the high school, but rarely. The concurrent enrollment program is described as "self-supporting."

WSU and the departments that offer the courses receive no budget-related SCHs nor FTEs for the concurrent students because students do not pay any tuition. SCH’s are counted, but they are non budget related so there is no additional money given. Departments who teach courses through technology do receive SCH money from the state. Students are funded through public education so the SCHs stay in the high schools. High Schools receive money based on WPU (Weighted Pupil Unit) not SCH. However, concurrent student numbers are included in WSU total enrollments ("headcount").

The state pays approximately $50 per student hour, so a concurrent student would generate $150 for a 3-credit class. The model base from the state legislature is a 60/40% split between the high school and WSU. Thus, the high school receives approximately $90 per student; WSU, approximately $60 per student.

Departments supporting WSU concurrent enrollment receive a formulated amount based on the number of CRN’s created for each teacher. The departments also receive monies on the number of SCH’s generated for department courses. If department in-services were held in which the high school adjunct instructors were present then more money is given to the department. Finally, if the department visits the adjunct instructors in the classroom, additional money is given to the department. These collective funds are called Fee for Service, and the money is transferred to the department or college account designated by the Dean of the College.

The complete report is available in the Faculty Senate Office.

Discussion

A question was asked about the statement at the bottom of page 2: "If a department chooses not to fulfill the expectations for categories #2 and #3 (instructor trainings and classroom visits), they have subsequently chosen to forfeit the opportunity to receive additional monies. Only the total of #1 and #4 will then be calculated."

"Neglecting categories #2 and #3 will jeopardize Concurrent Enrollment accreditation status. If this pattern continues, Continuing Education may be unable to continue the department partnership for the next year."

Has a program every been pulled? Continuing Education did not furnish any information on a concurrent program being pulled, however, they have gone to various departments and talked with them about instruction and expectations.

8. CURRICULUM COMMITTEE -- Erika Daines, Chair

Charge 5, Align program proposal format and requirements for consistency with Board of Regent’s policies. Program Proposal Forms.

A new program proposal form has been developed that includes the relevant information that will go to the Board of Regents. A separate form will now be used for program changes based on PPM 4-2a which was just approved.

Curriculum Proposals

Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology - Program proposal for Construction Management Technology - Facilities Management Emphasis; Course proposals for Building Mechanical and Electrical Systems - CMT 3510, Facilities Management Administration - CMT 3540, Environmental Issues in FM - CMT 3630, Energy Management - CMT 3660, FM Operations - CMT 3680, Facility Planning and Layout - CMT 4210, Computer Aided FM - CMT 4270, Long-Term Facility Planning - CMT 4310, FM Senior Project - CMT 4650

AUSV, CEET, CS, CMT, DGET, IDT, MET, MFET, SST, and TBE - Course deletion for Associate Degree Assessment 2899

Clinical Laboratory Sciences - Program proposal for Clinical Laboratory Sciences AAS Degree, and BS degree; Course proposals for Research Projects in Clinical Laboratory Sciences II - CLS 4802, Clinical Immunohematology - CLS 5105, Course changes for Advanced Clinical Microbiology - CLS 3316, Research Projects in Clinical Laboratory Sciences I - CLS 4801

Telecommunications & Business Education - Program proposals for Telecommunications AAS Degree, Business/Multimedia Technologies BS or BA Degree, Technical Sales BS or BA Degree; Course Change - Advanced Electronic Presentations - TBE 3090

Health Administrative Services - Course deletions for Information Technology in Healthcare Management - HIM 3010, Health Information Structures - HIM 3050

Master of Science in Health Administration - Course Proposal for Directed Study - MHA 6830

Performing Arts - Course proposal for Intermediate/Advanced Tap Dance - Danc 3580

Health Professions, Science and Social & Behavioral Sciences - Program proposal for Neuroscience Minor ; Course proposal for Introduction to Neuroscience - Neur 2050

Psychology - Course proposal for Psychology of Adjustment and Growth - Psy 1540

Visual Art - Program name change

Motion by the Curriculum Committee to approve the above stated curriculum proposals.
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Radiologic Sciences - Master of Science in Radiologic Sciences; Course proposals for Research Methods - Radt 6100, Research Statistics - Radt 6120, Functional Hemodynamics - Radt 6130, Clinical Laboratory Correlations - Radt 6140, Masters Capstone: Clinical Fellowship and Portfolio - Radt 5865 changing to Radt 6900, Problem Patient Management - Radt 5463 changing to 6463, Clinical Pathways - Radt 5443 changing to 6443, Vascular-Invasive Imaging Procedures - Radt 6863, Vascular Imaging Procedures - Radt 5473 changing to Non Vascular Imaging Procedures - Radt 6473, Masters Thesis in Radiologic Sciences - Radt 6999

Discussion

Concerned about the impact on the undergraduate Radiology program
Faculty? Two PhD Faculty in the department plus a Dean and an Assistant Dean. They also have one PhD candidate in the department. Eight full time faculty in the department
Workload in supervising masters theses. Students will have a physician preceptor who will help conduct the clinical research.
Projected enrollment, 25. They have graduated 400 students over the last ten years in the RPA program. They feel the projected enrollment in the master’s program is realistic.
Supervising a master’s theses, plus teaching master’s courses on top of a 4/4 load requires a big time commitment from faculty.
Healthcare is multidisciplinary.
Is it fairly common nationally to have a master’s degree in this area? Students will need a master’s degree for certification at the RPA level by 2012. A Master’s Degree is the terminal degree in the Radiology Department, but a PhD is required for the rank of full professor. Nationally, there are very few PhD’s in this area.

Senate members felt a College of Graduate Studies needs to be developed at Weber. State. The ASSA Committee will be discussing next year the establishment of a Graduate College.

Motion by the Curriculum Committee to approve the program and course proposals from Radiologic Sciences as stated above.
Outcome: The motion passed with three opposed.

9. OTHER ITEMS

Environmental Club - The Regional Environmental Initiatives Conference will be held at Weber State in October 16 and 17, 2009.

ADJOURN

The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.