1.    Approval of the minutes from the February 4, 2010 meeting

2.    Research, Scholarship & Professional Growth Committee – Marjukka Ollilainen, Chair
       Fall Funding Report

3.    Academic Resources & Computing Committee – John Armstrong, Chair, and Rob Hilton
       ARCC Report

4.     BA/BS Proposal

5.     Curriculum Committee – Erika Daines, Chair

       General Education Course Renewal

Honors - Perspectives in Life Science - HNRS LS 1510

Honors - Perspectives in the Physical Sciences - HNRS PS 1500

Health Sciences - Biomedical Core Lecture/Lab - HTHS LS 1110

Health Promotion & Human Performance - Foundations in Nutrition - NUTR/HLTH LS 1020

       Curriculum

6.     Other Items

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MINUTES

PRESENT
Laine Berghout, David Ferro, Colleen Garside, Azenett Garza, Doris Geide-Stevenson, Ed Hahn, Sue Harley, Peggy Saunders, Kathleen Sitzman, Mike Vaughan – Kay Brown, Secretary

EXCUSED
Ann Millner

MINUTES
Laine Berghout: Moved to approve the minutes from the February 4, 2010 meeting.
Second: Kathleen Sitzman
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

RSPG
Research, Scholarship & Professional Growth Committee – Marjukka Ollilainen, Chair

Fall semester 2009 the Research, Scholarship & Professional Growth Committee awarded – either partially or in full – 22 of the 27 applications for a total of $31,128 for faculty research, instructional improvement, and travel.

RSPG Research/Instructional Improvement
Requests: 9 applications, total $20,171
Approved: 8 applications (89%)
Awarded: $15,000 out of a possible $15,000
All funds spent

Hemingway Faculty Vitality
Requests: 18 applications, total $25,997
Approved: 14 applications (78%)
Awarded $15,056 out of a possible $15,657
Remaining HFV balance: $601

Office of Undergraduate Research
Approved: Partial funding for two applications (one funded also from RSPG, one funded also from Hemingway Vitality)
Awarded $1,126 out of a possible $2,500
Remaining balance: $1,374

MOTION
Azenette Garza: Moved to send the RSPG report to the Faculty Senate.
Second: Doris Geide-Stevenson
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

ARCC
Academic Resources & Computing Committee – John Armstrong, Chair, and Rob Hilton

The ARCC Committee funded 18 proposals in full or in part. Last year’s budget was cut from $127,000 to $116,228. This was the first time in ten years that the budget has been cut. The budget cut will continue into next year, bringing the annual ARCC budget to $106,065.

Dee Technology grants were awarded to eight proposals, totaling $29,876.

For every dollars spent in ARCC they receive about two from the college so when the budget is cut they also feel the cut in matching funds. This year matching funds will be required for proposals over $5,000.

When is it appropriate to cut a budget? Some budgets reside in programs but are not connected directly to the program. In those cases, traditionally, the departments have not viewed those budgets as something they have domain over. Examples, Women’s Studies, ARCC, Faculty Athletic Representative. ARCC’s budget is managed by the IT Division. At one time there was a director of administrative computing and a director of academic computing. Administrative computing has dominated academic computing. A possible charge would be to have ARCC look at ways to strengthen academic computing.

The ARCC Committee is shifting their focus this year to innovative faculty proposals. They will also be working on prioritizing the needs of classrooms and what it would cost to bring the campus as a whole up to standard. They are discussing the future of student computer labs. If student computer labs are done away with it would free up a lot of money. Universities that have done away with computer labs give students laptops.

Rob Hilton - The Lynx/Banner team makes many upgrades and changes for the students to have access to a student portal, but few are aware of the efforts in their behalf. Communication and discussion with faculty has been limited and many faculty are unaware of what is being done and what is needed.

MOTION
Ed Hahn: Moved to send the ARCC report to the Faculty Senate.
Second: Colleen Garside
Outcome: The motion passes unanimously.

BA/BS PROPOSAL
The BA/BS proposal was revised implementing the suggestions made by the Executive Committee at the February 4 meeting. A flow chart was presented to the Executive Committee showing how the proposal would be implemented.

A letter from four of the Deans states their opposition to the BA/BS proposal. The College of Education faculty would like to see this proposal tabled. Executive Committee members felt that core issues for faculty are teaching and curriculum.

MOTION
Colleen Garside: Moved to sent to the Faculty Senate for discussion as an information item the BA/BS proposal. A vote will take place next month.
Second: Doris Geide-Stevenson
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT
Change the process to show review by the college committees, and then forward the documents to the ad hoc BA/BS Implementation Committee (university-wide representation) which would review the proposed degree proposals.

CURRICULUM
Curriculum Committee – Erika Daines, Chair

Foreign Language - Program changes for all Foreign Language Majors and Minors; Course proposals for First Year I - FL 1010, First Year II - FL 1020, Second Year I - FL 2010, Second Year II - FL HU 2020, Second Year II - FL 2021, Second Year Language Review - FL 2030

Visual Arts - Program change for Bachelor of Integrated Studies Art Emphasis

FL 2030 is directed toward students who wish to continue language study or to complete a major or minor.

MOTION
Kathleen Sitzman: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the proposals above from Foreign Language and Visual Arts.
Second: Sue Harley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

General Education Course Renewal

Honors - Perspectives in Life Science - HNRS LS 1510

Honors - Perspectives in the Physical Sciences - HNRS PS 1500

Health Sciences - Biomedical Core Lecture/Lab - HTHS LS 1110

Health Promotion & Human Performance - Foundations in Nutrition - NUTR/HLTH LS 1020

The Executive Committee discussed individually the above courses and the process.

Honors Courses, Perspectives in Life Science - HNRS LS 1510, and Perspectives in the Physical Sciences - HNRS PS 1500 – The concern in the first round of the review was that these are variable title courses, and the Director of the Honors Program was assuming the role of the Curriculum Committee in deciding whether the course met the criteria. A process was adapted that the director of the Honors Program would forward a topical outline to the Chair of the Curriculum Committee each time there was a new offering of an Honors Gen Ed course.

Health Sciences, Biomedical Core Lecture/Lab - HTHS LS 1110 – The proposal was sent to the Gen Ed Committee. The Gen Ed Committee voted 7 in favor, 2 opposed, and 2 abstentions for the course to continue its Gen Ed status.

Health Promotion & Human Performance - Foundations in Nutrition - NUTR/HLTH LS 1020 – The same standards were applied to this course as were applied to other courses that were reviewed for Gen Ed renewal. Review and approval of other courses not from the College of Science that were seeking life science Gen Ed status were approved. The motion from the Gen Ed Committee to approve the course for gen ed renewal failed with 5 in favor, 6 opposed and 1 abstention. The proposal then came back to the Curriculum Committee. In light of the close vote of the Gen Ed Committee, the Curriculum Committee reviewed the course again in relation to meeting the life science Gen Ed learning outcomes.

A revised proposal was submitted by Nutrition. The Curriculum Committee felt that the revised proposal was clarification only and not a new proposal.

If the nutrition course is not approved by the Faculty Senate it would be on probation for one year, but would still have Gen Ed status. During that time the department could resubmit the course for review again. If the course was not approved next year it could not come up for review until the life science courses were reviewed again for renewal in four years.

MOTION
Colleen Garside: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the above listed Gen Ed courses from Honors, Health Sciences and Health Promotion & Human Performance as Gen Ed renewal.
Second: Sue Harley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

The procedure does not indicate what happens if an existing Gen Ed course is not granted Gen Ed status by the Curriculum Committee. Does the course die at the Curriculum Committee level or does it go to the Faculty Senate? Standard practice has been if a course is not approved by the Curriculum Committee it dies there. However, it was by the vote of the Senate that the course was originally granted Gen Ed status. The procedure will be discussed at the March 4, 2010 meeting.

The Executive Committee discussed whether or not to forward to the Faculty Senate the letters that were sent to the Curriculum Committee and the General Education Committee regarding renewal of the life science Gen Ed status for the nutrition course. Erika Daines expressed a desire to have all information available to Senate members.

MOTION
Laine Berghout: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate all correspondence that has circulated with regard to the life science Gen Ed course renewal for Foundations in Nutrition - NUTR/HLTH LS 1020 .
Second: Doris Geide-Stevenson
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

PROGRAM DISCONTINUANCE
Mechanical Engineering program is being targeted for elimination. PPM 1-14a Program Discontinuance and Review Process may begin to take place; however, the Faculty Senate Chair has not received official notice from the Dean of Applied Science & Technology. The Provost will contact Dean Hill and see if he plans to move forward with the procedure to eliminate the Mechanical Engineering program.

ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 4:20 p.m.