1.     Approval of the minutes from the November 18, 2010 meeting

2.     Constitutional Review, Apportionment and Organization – Allyson Saunders, Chair
        Second Reading - PPM 1-13 - Article B-VIII. Procedures to Formalize Senate Actions
        Second Reading - Article C-I. The General Faculty, Section 1 Membership

3.     Admissions, Standards & Student Affairs – Kathleen Herndon, Chair
        PPM 4-21a Awarding of Transfer Credit, and Credit by Examination or Petition

4.      Salary, Benefits, Budget & Fiscal Planning -- Lloyd Burton, Chair
          PPM 3-51 Evening School and Off-Campus Pay Rate Supplemental Pay for Instruction

5.     Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom & Tenure – Afshin Ghoreishi, Chair
        John B. Goddard School of Business Tenure Document
        Report on Charge 4  

6.      Degrees Approved by College Curriculum Committees and BA/BS Ad Hoc Committee – Laine Berghout, Chair

Accounting

Botany

Business Administration - Business Administration Finance Emphasis,      Human Resource Management Track,      Management Emphasis,      Marketing Emphasis,      Supply Chair Management Emphasis     Business Administration

Communication - Communication Major All Concentrations

Computer and Electronice Engineering Technology - Computer Engineering Technology,      Electronics Engineering,     Electronics Engineering Technology

Criminal Justice - Criminal Justice All Concentrations

Economics - Economics - Business,      Economics General - Social Science Emphasis

Geography -  Geography All Tracks 

Geoscience - Earth Science Teaching,      Applied Environmental Geoscience,      Geology BA      Geology BS

History - History Major, History Teaching Major, Social Science Composite Teaching

Information Systems & Technologies

Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology - Construction Management Technology,      Mechanical Engineering Technology,  

Mathematics - Math Major Applied,     Math Major Regular,     Math Major: Teaching   

Performing Arts - Musical Theatre, Theatre Arts, and Theatre Arts Education

Physics - Physical Science Composite Teaching,      Applied Physics     Physics     Physics Teaching

Political Science & Philosophy - Philosophy,     Political Science

Psychology

Radiological Sciences - Diagnostic Medical Sonorgraphy

Sales & Service Technology - Interior Design,      Technical Sales

Social Work & Gerontology - Gerontology,      Social Work 

Sociology & Anthropology - Anthropology,      Sociology

Visual Art - Art Education Composite Major

Zoology - Biology Composite Teaching,     Zoology

7.      Curriculum – Erika Daines, Chair
         Creative Arts Gen Ed Renewal
         Visual Art - Introduction to the Visual Arts - ART 1010

         General Education Creative Arts Proposal
         Music - History of Rock and Roll - MUSC 1035

English - University Core Requirement: Composition
New course proposal for Introduction to Writing Short Fiction - Engl 2260; New Gen Ed Creative Arts proposal for Introduction to Writing Short Fiction - Engl 2260.

Curriculum
Botany - Program change for Bachelor of Science Botany Major; New course proposal for Herbal Medicine - BTNY 3583; Course changes for Intermountain Flora - BTNY 3643

Health Promotion and Human Performance - Program changes for Physical Education major,      Physical Education/Coaching Dual minor,      Physical Education major: Coaching Sport minor;

Master of Business Administration - Certificate in Contract Management in Business; Course proposals for International Marketing - MBA 6430,     Strategic Leadership - MBA 6440,      Leadership Through People Skills - MBA 6450,      Principles of Contract Management - MBA 6740,      Financial Aspects of Contract Management - MBA 6750,      Legal Aspects of Contract Management - MBA 6760

Communication - Course proposals for Public Relations and Social Media - Comm 3460,      Developing and Evaluating Health Communication Campaigns - Comm 4440     Communication Program

Economics - Program change for General Economics Major - International Economics Emphasis B.S. Degree

Telecommunications & Business Education - Program changes for Business/Multimedia Technologies AAS Degree,     Business Education Composite Teaching B.S. Major,      Business/Multimedia Technologies B.S. Major,       Business/Multimedia Technologies Minor and BIS Emphasis; New course proposals   Introduction to Multimedia Web Animation - TBE 2334     Computer Animation and Motion - TBE 3634,      Multimedia e-Portfolio - TBE 4890

Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology - Program change for Electronics Engineering; Course proposals for Introduction to Electronics Engineering - EE 1000,      Electrical Circuits - ENGR 2250,      Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits - EE 2260,      Digital Circuits - ENGR 2700,      Engineering Seminar - EE 3190,      Electronic Circuits - EE 3010,      Semiconductor Circuits - EE 3110,      Analog Systems - EE 3120,      Signals - EE 3140,      Electromagnetics and Radar - EE 3150 (3310),      Digital Systems - EE 3130 (3610),      Embedded Systems - EE 4110 (3710),      Senior Project I - EE 4700 (4010),      Senior Project II - EE 4710 (4020),      Controls and Avionics Systems - EE 4100,      Digital Signal Processing - EE 3810 (4210),      Signal Integrity - EE 4120 (4310),      Communication Circuits and Systems - EE 4810 (4410),      Individual Studies - EE 4800, and      Special Topics - EE 4900

Sales & Service Technology - Fashion Merchandising Minor;      Interior Design program change; Course changes for Presentation Techniques - IDT 1020,        Architectural Detailing - IDT 2040,        Lighting - IDT 3000,      Portfolio - IDT 4040

Developmental Math - Course deletion for Integrated Arithmetic and Beginning Algebra - Math ND0955

8.       Research, Scholarship & Professional Growth – Azenett Garza, Liaison
          Replace Gary Johnson for Spring Semester

9.       Faculty Senate Carryover Membership for 2011-12

10.      Other Items

MINUTES

PRESENT
Shelly Costley, Colleen Garside, Azenett Garza, Ed Hahn, Sue Harley, Michael Hernandez, David Malone, Ann Millner, Brian Rague, Peggy Saunders, Mike Vaughan, Kay Brown, Secretary

GUESTS
Laine Berghout, Hal Crimmel, Erika Daines, Afshin Ghoreishi, Kathleen Herndon, Gail Niklason

MINUTES
Ed Hahn: Moved to approve the minutes from the November 18, 2010 meeting.

Second: Michael Hernandez

Outcome: The minutes were approved.

INSTRUCTURE CANVASS
The University is transitioning from Blackboard Vista to Instructure Canvass over the next two semesters. The change has to be completed by Summer 2012. Instructure is the company. Canvass is the product. They are local company in Salt Lake.

The information about the transition could be disseminated through Chair’s meetings to their faculty. The Faculty Senate Newsletter will include information on the transition.

Archiving Data - Currently Weber State keeps information on the system for one year. They then archive the information on a DVD, but would rather not archive the data, but would like feed back from faculty. Legally, the university needs to have the data for one year.

PPM 4-19a states: Faculty members are required to keep student academic records (electronic and/or paper) for one year after the posting of grades. Academic records include private records of grades received on papers, exams, etc., not the actual papers and exams themselves (which are usually returned to the students with their marks). The faculty are also required to keep associated syllabi for one year after the posting of grades. If a faculty member leaves the University during this time frame, the records and syllabi will be held by the department chair.

Department chairs are responsible for ensuring that adjunct and temporary faculty adhere to this policy or retain these graded materials when adjunct or temporary faculty leave WSU employment during the above described time frame.

MOTION
Shelly Costley: Move to forward to the Faculty Senate as an information item the transitioning from Blackboard Vista to Instructure Canvass.
Second: Colleen Garside
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

CARBON OFFSET
Environmental Issues Committee – Hal Crimmel reporting

The student Environmental Club is sponsoring the Second Annual Intermountain Recycling and Sustainability Summit on March 4. The Governor will be the keynote speaker.

The Environmental Issues Committee is proposing that a carbon offset fee be included in RSPG proposals that include travel. The University’s airline travel is close to 9,000 metric tons a year. The offset fees are $7.00 for short one way flights, $17.00 for cross country flights one way, and $29.00 for international flights one way. The Environmental Issues Committee also suggests that travelers using Hemingway fund use carbon offsets.

Oversight

• Oversight could be done by the Utility Analyst under the Associate Vice President for Facilities and Campus Planning.
• RSPG funds are transferred to the department for the faculty member to use. The carbon offset funds could be transferred to a separate account at the time the RSPG funds are transferred to the department.
• Purchasing could track the travel and transfer offset fee funds once a year.

The Environmental Issues Committee will discuss an implementation plan for tracking the carbon offset fee.

MOTION
This comes as a seconded motion from the Environmental Issues Committee.
Outcome: The Executive Committee voted unanimously to send this to the Faculty Senate for an endorsement of the recommendation of the Environmental Issues Committee to include a carbon offset fee in RSPG proposals that include travel.

PIPELINE
Ogden City pipeline project

MOTION
This comes as a seconded motion from the Environmental Issues Committee.
Outcome: The Executive Committee voted unanimously to have Ogden City do a pipeline presentation at the January 20, 2011 Faculty Senate meeting.

PIPELINE OPTIONS
The Environmental Issues Committee wants to raise awareness of other options to the proposed pipeline project.

MOTION
Peggy Saunders: Moved to postpone this discussion until the February 10, 2011 Agenda Setting meeting.
Second: Brian Rague
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

CRAO
Constitutional Review, Apportionment and Organization – Brian Rague, Liaison

Second Reading: PPM 1-13 - Article B-VIII. Procedures to Formalize Senate Actions

Second Reading: Article C-I. The General Faculty, Section 1 Membership

MOTION
Brian Rague: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate for the second reading: PPM 1-13 - Article B-VIII. Procedures to Formalize Senate Actions, and Article C-I. The General Faculty, Section 1 Membership.
Second: Colleen Garside
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

ASSA
Admissions, Standards & Student Affairs – Kathleen Herndon, Chair

PPM 4-21a Awarding of Transfer Credit, and Credit by Examination or Petition

Proposed wording by the ASSA Committee:

Report conclusion - A Vote of no confidence is rare and there is no widely used procedure for it. Currently, such a vote is an indication of very poor communication and conflict resolution and/or inability to build consensus. However, if desired, a procedure as part of regular PPM can be set up. On the other hand, better communication by administration and stronger voice of faculty in the shared governance may make development of such a policy unnecessary. Suggestions in this regard will be made in the committee reports on charges 6 and 7.

MOTION
Colleen Garside: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate the APAFT Committee report on Charge 4.
Second: Michael Hernandez
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

BA/BS BA/BS Ad Hoc Committee – Laine Berghout, Chair

The following degrees have been approved by the BA/BS Ad Hoc Committee. These degrees are posted online for review:

Accounting - All concentrations

Botany - All options

Business Administration - Business Administration, Finance Emphasis, Human Resource Management Track, Management Emphasis, Marketing Emphasis, Supply Chair Management Emphasis

Communication - Communication Major All Concentrations

Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology - Computer Engineering Technology, Electronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering Technology

Criminal Justice - All concentrations

Economics - Economics - Business, Economics - General, Social Science Emphasis

Geography - Geography All Tracks

Geoscience - Earth Science Teaching, Environmental Geoscience, Geology BA, Geology BS

History - History, Social Science Composite Teaching

Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology - Construction Management Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology

Mathematics - Math Major Applied, Math Major Regular, Math Major: Teaching

Performing Arts - Musical Theatre, Theatre Arts

Physics - Physical Science Composite Teaching, Applied Physics, Physics, Physics Teaching

Political Science & Philosophy - Philosophy, Political Science

Radiological Sciences - Diagnostic Medical Sonorgraphy

Sales & Service Technology - Interior Design - Technical Sales, Technical Sales

Social Work & Gerontology - Gerontology, Social Work

Sociology & Anthropology - Anthropology, Sociology

Visual Art - Art Education Composite Major

Zoology - Biology Composite Teaching, Zoology

MOTION
This comes as a seconded motion from the BA/BS Ad Hoc Committee.
Outcome:  The Executive Committee approved the motion unanimously to forward the above proposals to the Faculty Senate for approval.

CURRICULUM
Curriculum Committee – Erika Daines, Chair

Creative Arts Gen Ed Renewal
Visual Art - Introduction to the Visual Arts - ART 1010

Creative Arts Gen Ed Proposals
Music - History of Rock and Roll - MUSC 1035
English - New course proposal for Introduction to Writing Short Fiction - Engl 2260, New Gen Ed Creative Arts proposal for Introduction to Writing Short Fiction.

University Core Requirement:
Composition

Curriculum
Botany - Program change for Bachelor of Science Botany Major; New course proposal for Herbal Medicine - BTNY 3583; Course changes for Intermountain Flora - BTNY 3643

Health Promotion and Human Performance - Program changes for Physical Education major, Physical Education/Coaching Dual minor, Physical Education major: Coaching Sport minor;

Master of Business Administration - Certificate in Contract Management in Business; Course proposals for International Marketing - MBA 6430, Strategic Leadership - MBA 6440, Leadership Through People Skills - MBA 6450 Principles of Contract Management - MBA 6740, Financial Aspects of Contract Management - MBA 6750, Legal Aspects of Contract Management - MBA 6760

Communication - Course proposals for Public Relations and Social Media - Comm 3460, Developing and Evaluating Health Communication Campaigns - Comm 4440

Economics - Program change for General Economics Major - International Economics Emphasis B.S. Degree

Telecommunications & Business Education - Program changes for Business/Multimedia Technologies AAS Degree, Business Education Composite Teaching B.S. Major, Business/Multimedia Technologies B.S. Major, Business/Multimedia Technologies Minor and BIS Emphasis; New course proposals for Introduction to Multimedia Web Animation - TBE 2334, Computer Animation and Motion - TBE 3634, Multimedia e-Portfolio - TBE 4890

Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology - Program change for Electronics Engineering; Course proposals for Introduction to Electronics Engineering - EE 1000, Electrical Circuits - ENGR 2250, Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits - EE 2260, Digital Circuits - ENGR 2700, Engineering Seminar - EE 3190, Electronic Circuits - EE 3010, Semiconductor Circuits - EE 3110 Analog Systems - EE 3120, Signals - EE 3140, Electromagnetics and Radar - EE 3150, Digital Systems - EE 3130, Embedded Systems - EE 4110, Senior Project I - EE 4700, Senior Project II - EE 4710, Controls and Avionics Systems - EE 4100, Digital Signal Processing - EE 3810, Signal Integrity - EE 4120, Communication Circuits and Systems - EE 4810, Individual Studies - EE 4800, and Special Topics - EE 4900

Sales & Service Technology - Fashion Merchandising Minor

Sales and Service Technology - Interior Design program change; Course changes for Presentation Techniques - IDT 1020, Architectural Detailing - IDT 2040, Lighting - IDT 3000, Portfolio - IDT 4040

Developmental Math - Course deletion for Integrated Arithmetic and Beginning Algebra - Math ND0955

Any concerns? All problems and concerns were addressed and proposals were updated.

MOTION
This comes as a seconded motion by the Curriculum to forward the above curriculum to the Faculty Senate.
Outcome:  The Executive Committee approved the motion unanimously.

It was recommended that the following be voted on by the Faculty Senate separate from the regular curriculum.

Creative Arts Gen Ed Renewal
Visual Art - Introduction to the Visual Arts - ART 1010

Creative Arts Gen Ed Proposals
Music - History of Rock and Roll - MUSC 1035
English - New course proposal for Introduction to Writing Short Fiction - Engl 2260, New Gen Ed Creative Arts proposal for Introduction to Writing Short Fiction.

University Core Requirement:
Composition

CARY OVER MEMBERSHIP
Carry over membership of the Faculty Senate was distributed to the Executive Committee members.

OTHER
CRAO - Consider whether department chairs should be eligible to chair the Faculty Senate. Propose changes to policy as appropriate.

MOTION
Michael Hernandez: Moved to forward to the Constitutional Review, Apportionment and Organization Committee the above stated charge.
Second: Shelly Costley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

APAFT - This charge came up during the dean evaluation. Should a Dean have the right to challenge procedural irregularities in their periodic reviews? Propose changes to policy as appropriate. APAFT is already doing a significant examination of the dean’s review policy. This could be added to that. The Provost suggested that this discussion take place at a future meeting.

Hiring Practice - Dean Hill requested the following: Consider the process by which faculty are hired. Why do faculty vote on a committee? What is the role of the department chair and/or dean? Is there an accommodation for outside members of the hiring committee? Is the current policy being followed across all colleges and departments? Propose changes to policy as appropriate (PPM 8-6 IV C). This will be discussed further at the January 27 meeting.

Hiring policy is not made by the Faculty Senate. The Faculty Senate can only make recommendations.

RSPG
Research, Scholarship & Professional Growth – Azanett Garza, Liaison

Gary Johnson is on leave Spring Semester and needs to be replaced on the RSPG Committee.

MOTION
Michael Hernandez: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate Lisa Trujillo’s name as the replacement for Gary Johnson on the RSPG Committee for Spring Semester.
Second: Shelly Costley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.