Thursday January 14

Thursday
January 14, 2010
MA 210 J
2:00 p.m.

AGENDA SETTING

1. Approval of the minutes from the January 7, 2010 meeting

2.     Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee – Afshin Ghoreishi, Chair
        PPM 3-2 Employee Definitions
        PPM 8- 1 ~~Academic Rank~~ Titles and Terms

3. Curriculum Committee – Erika Daines, Chair

Respiratory Therapy - Program change for Pre-Professional Respiratory Therapist, Baccalaureate Respiratory Therapist. Course changes for Survey of Polysomnography - REST 3500, Anatomy and Physiology of Sleep - REST 3501, Introduction to Sleep Disorders - REST 3502, Instrumentation and Computers in Polysomnography - REST 3503, Therapeutics of Managing Sleep Apnea - REST 3505, Clinical Simulation Seminar - REST SI 3900, Advanced Patient Assessment - REST 4610, Health Promotion - REST 4620, and Continuous Quality Improvement - REST 4630

Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology - Program changes to Design Graphics Engineering Technology; Course deletions for Cooperative Work Experience - DGET 1890, Descriptive Geometry - DGET 2440, Architectural Estimating - DGET 2640, Cost Estimating and Control - DGET 3640, and Cooperative Work Experience - DGET 3890

Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology - Program changes to Manufacturing Engineering Technology; Course changes for Computer Numeric Control (CNC) in Manufacturing - MfET 2440, Machining Processes Lecture/Lab II - MfET 3610, and Senior Project Planning and Estimating - MfET 4610; Course deletion for Manufacturing Simulation - MfET SI 4600

Health Administrative Services - Program changes to Health Information Technology, and Institutional Certificate in Health Care Coding & Classification; Course proposals for Professional Practice Experience in Coding - HIM 2863, and Health Care Privacy and Security - HIM 2250; Course deletion for Healthcare Statistics and Privacy - HIM 2200

Health Administrative Services - Health Information Management, Post Baccalaureate Certificate Course proposals for Clinical Foundations in HIM - HIM 5000, Health Data Management - HIM 5010, Diagnosis and Procedure Coding - HIM 5020, Clinical Data Management for Quality Care & Revenue Cycle Integrity - HIM 5030, Security and Confidentiality in Health Care - HIM 5040, Health Information Technology & Systems - HIM 5050, Health Information Management Issues - HIM 5080, and HIM Internship - HIM 5090

Health Promotion & Human Performance - Program changes for Physical Education Major: Track 1 (Non-Teaching) and Track 2 (Teaching)

Visual Arts - New program proposal for Design for Digital Media Minor

Mathematics - Program changes for Mathematics Teaching BS or BA Degrees, Mathematics Teaching Minor

Performing Arts - New program proposal for Bachelor of Music in Stringed Instrument Pedagogy; Course proposals for Stringed Instrument Pedagogy I - MUSC 3851, Stringed Instrument Pedagogy II - MUSC 3852, Stringed Instrument Literature I - MUSC 4771, and Stringed Instrument Literature II - MUSC 4772

Performing Arts - Program change for Music Education Teaching Major: Bachelor of Music Education (BME); Course proposals for Vocal Workshop -MUSC 2881, Internship in Music - MUSC 4860, and Senior Project - MUSC 4992

Performing Arts/Theatre - Course proposal for Introduction to Technical Production - THEA 1053

Microbiology/Geoscience - Course proposal for Geomicrobiology - GEO/MICRO 3753

Health Promotion and Human Performance - Program proposals for Athletic Therapy, Athletic Training, and Master of Science in Athletic Training; Course proposals for Aquatic Therapy Rehabilitation and Techniques - AT 4997, and Aquatic Therapy Rehabilitation and Techniques - MSAT 6997

Health Promotion & Human Performance - Program proposals for Athletic Training BS Degree, and Master of Science in Athletic Training; Course proposals for Introduction to Athletic Training - AT 1500, Diagnostic Imaging for the Athletic Training Profession - AT 4700, Imaging for the Athletic Training Profession - MSAT 6700

Health Promotion & Human Performance - Program changes for Physical Education/Coaching Minor, and Coaching Sport; Course proposals for Skills, Drills and Strategies for Coaches - PEP 2500

Psychology - Course proposal for Psychology of Sport, Injury & Rehabilitation - PSY 3200

School of Nursing - Program changes for Master of Science in Nursing (MSN); Course proposal for Advanced Nursing Theory - MSN 6141; Course deletion for Nursing Leadership: Conceptual Basis of Professional Socialization - MSN 6140

Teacher Education - Elementary Licensure Track within Master of Education Program; Course proposals for Language Arts Instruction in Elementary Schools - MED 6316, Reading Instruction in Elementary Schools - MED 6314, and Creative Progress in the Elementary Classroom - MED 6430

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MINUTES

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

MINUTES
Ed Hahn: Moved to approve the minutes from the January 7, 2010 meeting.
Second: Colleen Garside
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

APAFT Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee – Afshin Ghoreishi, Chair

PPM 3-2 and 8-1 Changes - The aim of the changes proposed is to clarify rank and title and eliminate some inconsistencies in PPM 8.

No new Instructor Specialists. This will not affect tenured instructor specialists. No current faculty will be affected by this.
Elimination of the possibility of promotion of a non-tenure track instructor to assistant professor. No current faculty will be affected by this and it does not exclude the possibility of an instructor being moved to a tenure track position by contract stipulations.
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.
Removal of Lecturer title which was not defined and was referred to in only one place.
Elimination of Rolling Contracts and allowing for review of Instructors by the faculty.
PPM 8 clarifications and corrections. This includes the clarification that department tenure documents are part of their college tenure document and are subject to review by the Faculty Senate.

The entire document with all proposed changes can be found on the web at http://faculty.weber.edu/senate/ApaftPPM3-2and8-1.htm

MOTION
Sue Harley: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the proposed changes to PPM 3-2 Employee Definitions and PPM 8-1 Titles and Terms
Second: Kathleen Sitzman
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

SBBFP
Salary, Benefits, Budgets & Fiscal Planning – David Ferro, Liaison

The Board of Trustees suspended PPM 3-5 March 10, 2009. Because of cost reductions, the fixed salary rate was cut. Prior to last year the fixed salary rate had increased at a greater rate than the average salary. The proposed change would allow the fixed salary rate to increase or decrease independent from the average base salary rate.

PPM 3-5

I. POLICY

A. A fixed salary rate for regularly appointed faculty members teaching classes for supplemental pay is established and reviewed ~~periodically~~ annually and reported to the Salary, Benefits, Budget & Fiscal Planning Committee by the president in consultation with the provost and the Faculty Senate.
~~1. The fixed salary rate shall be adjusted annually at the same rate as the average base salary increase for that year.~~

~~2. Under unusual conditions, individual exceptions to the fixed salary rate may be recommended by the academic dean and approved by the~~ ~~provost.~~

B. Salary rates for adjunct faculty are negotiated individually.

MOTION
Peggy Saunders: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the proposed changes to PPM 3-5.
Second: Colleen Garside
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Because of some concerns PPM 3-5 was pulled by the Executive Committee at the Faculty Senate meeting.

CURRICULUM
Curriculum Committee – Erika Daines, Chair

Health Promotion & Human Performance - Program changes for Physical Education Major: Track 1 (Non-Teaching) and Track 2 (Teaching)

Visual Arts - New program proposal for Design for Digital Media Minor

Performing Arts/Theatre - Course proposal for Introduction to Technical Production - THEA 1053

Health Promotion & Human Performance - Program changes for Physical Education/Coaching Minor, and Coaching Sport; Course proposals for Skills, Drills and Strategies for Coaches - PEP 2500; Course proposal for Athletic Training - AT 1500 was added to the package for approval

Psychology - Course proposal for Psychology of Sport, Injury & Rehabilitation - PSY 3200

MOTION
Ed Hahn: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the above curriculum proposals.
Second: Peggy Saunders
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

HAS
Health Administrative Services - Program changes to Health Information Technology, and Institutional Certificate in Health Care Coding & Classification; Course proposals for Professional Practice Experience in Coding - HIM 2863, and Health Care Privacy and Security - HIM 2250; Course deletion for Healthcare Statistics and Privacy - HIM 2200

The statistical component in the Healthcare Statistics and Privacy course is being moved into HIM 2500 Healthcare Databases and Security. The department felt it would comfortably fit into the course as there was some double coverage between the two courses.

MOTION
Peggy Saunders: Moved to forward the curriculum proposals from Health Administrative Services as stated above to the Faculty Senate.
Second: Kathleen Sitzman
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

HAS
Health Administrative Services - Health Information Management, Post Baccalaureate Certificate Course proposals for Clinical Foundations in HIM - HIM 5000, Health Data Management - HIM 5010, Diagnosis and Procedure Coding - HIM 5020, Clinical Data Management for Quality Care & Revenue Cycle Integrity - HIM 5030, Security and Confidentiality in Health Care - HIM 5040, Health Information Technology & Systems - HIM 5050, Health Information Management Issues - HIM 5080, and HIM Internship - HIM 5090

Students come into the certificate program with a bachelor’s degree. It is common in the health professions to have post-baccalaureate certificates. This is an online certificate program not a master’s program. The courses are not graduate courses. Questions were raise about including "Post Baccalaureate" in the name. The program requires a 10 hour minimum in residence at Weber State.

The Executive Committee discussed what the criteria should be for a post-baccalaureate certificate.

MOTION
Kathleen Sitzman: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the curriculum proposals from Health Administrative Services as stated above.
Second: Colleen Garside
Outcome: The motion passed with 1 abstention.

MATH
Mathematics - Program changes for Mathematics Teaching BS or BA Degrees, and Mathematics Teaching Minor

The changes were approved by UTCE. If approval by UTCE was not needed the changes would have been considered nonsubstantive.

MOTION
Peggy Saunders: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the program changes for Mathematics Teaching BS or BA Degrees, Mathematics Teaching Minor.
Second: Sue Harley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

PERFORMING ARTS
Performing Arts - New program proposal for Bachelor of Music in Stringed Instrument Pedagogy; Course proposals for Stringed Instrument Pedagogy I - MUSC 3851, Stringed Instrument Pedagogy II - MUSC 3852, Stringed Instrument Literature I - MUSC 4771, and Stringed Instrument Literature II - MUSC 4772

Item #9 was not addressed in the proposal. The department will be contacted and asked to address this question prior to the Faculty Senate meeting.

MOTION
Sue Harley: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the curriculum proposals for Bachelor of Music in Stringed Instrument Pedagogy as stated above.
Second: Colleen Garside
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

PERFORMING ARTS
Performing Arts - Program change for Music Education Teaching Major: Bachelor of Music Education (BME); Course proposals for Vocal Workshop -MUSC 2881, Internship in Music - MUSC 4860, and Senior Project - MUSC 4992

These changes required UTCE approval.

MOTION
Sue Harley: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the curriculum proposals for the Music Education Teaching Major as stated above.
Second: Peggy Saunders
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

GEO/MICR
Microbiology/Geoscience - Course proposal for Geomicrobiology - GEO/MICR 3753

Cross-listed courses require both department to submit the course proposal with their department prefix.

MOTION
Colleen Garside: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the course proposal from Microbiology/Geoscience for Geomicrobiology - GEO/MICR 3753
Second: Ed Hahn
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

HPHP
Health Promotion and Human Performance - Program proposals for Athletic Therapy, Athletic Training, and Master of Science in Athletic Training; Course proposals for Aquatic Therapy Rehabilitation and Techniques - AT 4997, and Aquatic Therapy Rehabilitation and Techniques - MSAT 6997

There is little distinction between the coursework for the bachelor’s degree and the master’s degree.

MOTION
Laine Berghout: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the proposals for Athletic Therapy as stated above.
Second: Kathleen Sitzman
Outcome: The motion failed with 2 in favor and 6 opposed.

MOTION
Doris Geide-Stevenson: Moved to send the proposals from HPHP for Athletic Therapy as stated above back to the department requesting clearer distinction between the two levels of coursework.
Second: Peggy Saunders
Outcome: The motion passed with 1 opposed and 1 abstention.

Prior to the Faculty Senate meeting the following proposals were pulled because differentiation between the bachelor’s courses and the master’s courses was inadequately addressed.

HPHP
Health Promotion & Human Performance - Program proposals for Athletic Training, and Master of Science in Athletic Training; Course proposals for Diagnostic Imaging for the Athletic Training Profession - AT 4700, Imaging for the Athletic Training Profession - MSAT 6700

ASSA
Admissions, Standards & Student Affairs – Louise Moulding, Chair

They are clarifying transfer status of students with AA/AS degrees from accredited universities outside the Utah System of Higher Education. In addition, the new language allows for DANTES exam results to be considered for credit much like the CLEP tests. There are slight changes concerning the practice of awarding credit for foreign language to transfer students. This change is also supported by changes made to PPM 6.2.

PPM 6-2

4. International applicants must submit the application information required of new freshmen or transfer students (as applicable), and must submit evidence of:

a. English Proficiency: Provide evidence of English proficiency such as Test of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) with minimum scores of 500 (written), 173 (computer based), or 61 (internet based) or the International English Language Testing System (BELTS) with minimum score of 4.8. English proficiency can also be completed by successful completion of the equivalent of Weber State’s English ENGL 1010 – Intro to College Writing course from an accredited U.S. college or university with a grade of 2.0 or better. International applicants who are admitted but unable to present evidence of English proficiency must take the LEAP Placement test first and complete the appropriate ESL courses according to their test results.

PPM 4-21a

II. General Policy

Weber State University accepts transfer credit from regionally accredited colleges and universities, and awards credit for competencies gained outside the university as measured by way of standard examination such as the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and the Advanced Placement program (AP), the International Baccalaureate (IB), Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES), by special examination administered by individual departments, and by petition.

D. If the sending institution is part of the USHE, credits will be evaluated according to the Utah State Board of Regents Policy on transfer credit. (~~R471-Transfer of Credit, http:/www.utahsbr.edu/policy/r471.htm~~ R470-7).

For the purpose of General Education, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University (Idaho), LDS Business College, and Westminster College will be considered the same as USHE institutions.

E. For the purpose of General Education, institutions accredited by one of the six regional accreditation associations (recognized by the US Department of Education) will be considered the same as USHE institutions. Specifically, Associate of Art and Associate of Science degrees from regionally accredited institutions will fulfill Weber State University’s General Education requirements.

VI. The Foreign Language Department has a separate procedure to accept results from ~~other~~ approved foreign language testing agencies and to allow petitions to gain ~~specific~~ credit for ~~some~~ certain lower division courses by passing ~~an upper-division course~~ specific higher level courses with a grade of C or better.

MOTION
Laine Berghout: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate from Admissions, Standards & Student Affairs the above changes to the PPM.
Second: Ed Hahn
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

RESPIRATORY THERAPY
Respiratory Therapy - Program change for Pre-Professional Respiratory Therapist, Baccalaureate Respiratory Therapist. Course changes for Survey of Polysomnography - REST 3500, Anatomy and Physiology of Sleep - REST 3501, Introduction to Sleep Disorders - REST 3502, Instrumentation and Computers in Polysomnography - REST 3503, Therapeutics of Managing Sleep Apnea - REST 3505, Clinical Simulation Seminar - REST SI 3900, Advanced Patient Assessment - REST 4610, Health Promotion - REST 4620, and Continuous Quality Improvement - REST 4630

This proposal is for an AAS degree. The AS degree will no longer be offered at Weber State.

MOTION
Sue Harley: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the curriculum proposals from Respiratory Therapy as stated above.
Second: Kathleen Sitzman
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

MCOMM
An update on the Master of Professional Communication proposal that went to the Regents was given the Executive Committee. The Regents requested that a writing course be added to the program. An additional hour was also added to one course. The changes will go to the Faculty Senate as an information item. Comments coming from Utah Valley University and Southern Utah University proscribed the change in content. Based on these comments Teddi Safman, Commissioner for Academic Affairs in the Regent’s Office, would not take the proposal forward unless the curriculum was changed.

OTHER ITEMS The Provost reported on the following -

The Regents have policy on 4000 and 6000 level courses where students from both level courses are in the same classroom. If students are mixed, accreditation standards require that departments show how the experience for each set of students is different.
The Regents don’t like self supporting programs. There should be a mix of institutional support and state support. Self supporting program send a signal to the Legislature that we don’t need state money.
Teacher Education modified the tracks within the master’s program and as a result they are the fastest growing masters program in the state. They have had incredible growth based on their program modifications.
The Master of Science in Radiologic Sciences and the Master in Professional Communication were approved by the Regents.

ADJOURN

The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.