AGENDA SETTING
November 18, 2010
1. Approval of the minutes from the November 4, 2010 meeting
2. Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom and Tenure – Afshin Ghoreishi, Chair
College of Applied Science and Technology Tenure Document
3. Constitutional Review, Apportionment and Organization – Brian Rague, Liaison
PPM 1-13 - Article B-VIII. Procedures to Formalize Senate Actions
Article C-I. The General Faculty, Section 1 Membership
4. Academic Calendar – David Ferro, Bruce Bowen
5. Curriculum – Erika Daines, Chair
Creative Arts Gen Ed Renewal
Honors - Perspectives in the Creative Arts - HNRS CA 1530
Performing Arts - Music in Religion - MUSC CA 1063
Curriculum|
Political Science - Course proposal for Introduction to Political
Science - Polsi 1010 and program changes to Political Science
Electronic Engineering Technology - Program change for Bachelor of
Science in Electronics Engineering Technology, and the minor in Electronics Engineering
Technology
Computer Science - Program changes for Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science, AAS in Computer Science; New course proposals for Computational Structures - CS 3130,
Mobile Development for Android - CS 3260, Mobile Development for the
iPhone - CS 3250, Rich Internet Application Development - CS 3630,
Server-Side Web Development - CA 3620
Botany - Course changes for Biology of the Plant Cell - BTNY 3153
Geoscience
- Program
proposal for
Geology
Bachelor of
Arts
Health Sciences - New course proposals for Foundations of Health
Science Technology - Hths 3410, and Health Science Technology Applications - HTHS 3412
English - Course deletion for Topics in Literature - ENGL 3720
Gen Ed Creative Arts Proposal
English - Creative Writing - ENGL 2250
6. Liaison Reports
ARCC and CRAO - Brian Rague
Liaison Reports continued
ASSA - Shelly Costley
APAFT - Sue Harley
Curriculum - Colleen Garside
Environmental Issues - Michael Hernandez
Gen Ed - Ed Hahn
HD and TLA - Peggy Saunders
RSPG - Azenett Garza
SBBFP - David Malone
7. Other
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
Bruce Bowen, Erika Daines, David Ferro, Afshin Ghoreishi
MINUTES
Ed Hahn: Moved to approve the
minutes from the November 4, 2010
meeting.
Second:
Michael
Hernandez
Outcome: The minutes were approved.
APAFT
Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom & Tenure –
Afshin Ghoreishi, Chair
College of Applied Science and Technology Tenure Document
1.2.2.4 As a Function of Rank
Basic expectations of faculty are also related to their
rank. Advances in rank bring increased levels of
expectations which shall be as follows:
To be hired
at one of the ranks shown, it is expected that the candidate
will meet or exceed the following requirements. To be
promoted to the ranks shown, a candidate must provide
evidence that he/she has been consistently fulfilling these
requirements since their initial appointment or last
promotion.
a. Instructor/Instructor Specialist - A
faculty member with the rank of instructor/instructor
specialist demonstrates teaching effectiveness and has the
technical competence and personal skills to become an
excellent teacher
b a. Assistant Professor - A faculty member with the rank of assistant professor demonstrates teaching effectiveness and technical competence and is in the process of developing the skills needed to meet the long range goals of his/her program, department, college and university
c b. Associate Professor - A faculty member with the rank of associate professor demonstrates teaching effectiveness, technical competence, specific skills in support of his/her program area and is in the process of developing leadership skills.
d c. Professor - A faculty member with the rank of professor demonstrates teaching effectiveness, technical competence, specific skills in support of his/her program area, and leadership skills and serves as a mentor in support of his/her colleagues.
Question: As it reads, "To be hired at one of the ranks shown, it is expected that the candidate . . . " The Provost interprets this language to mean that you cannot hire an assistant professor unless they have had prior teaching experience.
The APAFT Committee chair will check with the Dean of Applied Science and Technology to see if that is the intent of the document. (The document was pulled by the Dean prior to the Senate meeting.)
MOTION
Colleen Garside: Moved to
forward the College of Applies Science
and Technology Tenure document to the
Faculty Senate.
Second: Brian Rague
Outcome: The motion passed
unanimously.
CRAO
Constitutional Review, Apportionment and
Organization – Brian Rague, Liaison
PPM 1-13 PPM 1-13 1. ARTICLE C-I. THE GENERAL FACULTY
Section 1. Membership
The general faculty membership shall be composed of
faculty members holding full-time,
salaried appointments,
with the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant
professor, instructor or
instructor specialist,
or title of instructor, and whose
primary function is that of instruction but who may also
hold administrative appointments at the organizational level
of department chair or lower. Each member of the general
faculty shall have voting power and shall have
representation through an organizational unit as defined in
the Bylaws.
They are eliminating instructor and clarifying rank and title. This section determines the apportionment of the faculty.
MOTION
Brian Rague: Moved to forward
to the Faculty Senate PPM 1-13 Article
C-1, Section 1 Membership as stated
above for the first reading.
Second: Sue Harley
Outcome: The motion passed
unanimously.
PPM 1-13 PPM 1-13 ARTICLE B-VIII. PROCEDURES TO FORMALIZE SENATE ACTIONS
Add the following as a new section:
Section 4. Transmittal to the Board of Trustees and the Board of Regents
Faculty Senate decisions that require action by both the Board of Trustees and the Board of Regents shall be transmitted promptly by the president to the Board of Trustees. Upon approval by the Trustees, decisions shall be forwarded by the president to the Board of Regents and shall become effective upon approval by the Regents.
MOTION
Brian Rague: Moved to forward to the
Faculty Senate the new section 4 as
stated above to PPM 1-13 Article B-VIII
for the first reading.
Second: Colleen Garside
Outcome: The motion passed
unanimously.
CALENDAR
David Ferro and Bruce Bowen presenting options
for the academic calendar.
Calendar A - 55 minute classes with a 10-minute break between classes, no breaks during the semester, 4 days for finals and a reading day. Fall and Spring have a day swap at the end of the semester. No Spring Break.
Calendar B - 55 minute classes with a 10-minute break between classes, partial breaks during the semester (Fall and Spring), 4 days for finals.
Three calendar options were presented, A, B, and C. The Executive Committee decided to forward calendars A and B to the Faculty Senate.
MOTION
Michael Hernandez: Moved
to forward to the Faculty Senate
calendars A and B.
Second: Shelly
Costley
Outcome: The motion passed
unanimously.
CURRICULUM Curriculum Committee – Erika Daines, Chair
Electronic Engineering Technology - Program change for Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology, and the minor in Electronics Engineering Technology
Computer Science - Program changes for Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, AAS in Computer Science; New course proposals for Computational Structures - CS 3130, Mobile Development for Android - CS 3260, Mobile Development for the iPhone - CS 3250, Rich Internet Application Development - CS 3630, Server-Side Web Development - CA 3620
Botany - Course changes for Biology of the Plant Cell - BTNY 3153
Geoscience - Program proposal for Geology Bachelor of Arts
Health Sciences - New course proposals for Foundations of Health Science Technology - Hths 3410, and Health Science Technology Applications - HTHS 3412
English - Course deletion for Topics in Literature - ENGL 3720
Political Science - Course proposal for Introduction to Political Science - Polsi 1010 and program changes to Political Science Political Science is adding one course, Polsi 1010, as a requirement.
MOTION
Colleen Garside: Moved to
forward to the Faculty Senate the above
curriculum.
Second: Shelly Costley
Outcome: The motion passed
unanimously.
CURRICULUM
Creative Arts Gen Ed Renewal from Honors for
Perspectives in the Creative Arts - HNRS CA 1530, and from
Performing Arts for Music in Religion - MUSC CA 1063. New
Gen Ed Creative Arts Proposal from English for Creative
Writing - ENGL 2250
MOTION
Shelly Costley: Moved to
forward to the Faculty Senate the above
curriculum.
Second: Michael Hernandez
Outcome: The motion passed
unanimously.
COMM
The Master of Professional Communication was
approved by the Regents with minor changes. The Regents
added a writing component and one credit hour to the
program.
MOTION
Peggy Saunders: Moved to
forward to the Faculty Senate as an
information item the changes made by the
Regents to the Master of Professional
Communication.
Second: Azenett Garza
Outcome: The motion passed
unanimously.
LIAISON REPORTS
ARCC - The Acceptable Use Policy needs to be approved. The Senate wanted the policy to be reviewed by ARCC. That has now happened. The Senate was also concerned about privacy issues. The policy needs to be put in place so that Weber State is in compliance with state law. It will go back to the Senate as an information item.
ARCC funding has been flat for many years. Last year the ARCC budget was reduced from $130,000 to $116,000. Grants were awarded based on $130,000. When the budget cut came, ARCC had to go back and reduce the awards. The ARCC budget is a line item in IT which means it tied to IT cuts.
CRAO - They are looking at the different sections of the PPM and the governing body of each section. The governing body will be assigned to review and update their assigned sections.
Program Discontinuance Policy - The subcommittee is meeting and discussing policy for program discontinuance.
ASSA - The committee will bring forward different language for PPM 4-21a (age limits for transfer and reentry courses). The committee is working on policy language for double majors.
APAFT - The tenure document for the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics is coming for review. The APAFT Committee is gathering information from other institutions on votes of no confidence, and term limits for department chairs and deans. The APAFT Committee is reviewing WSU policy on dismissal of faculty.
CURRICULUM - The committee is finishing the Gen Ed renewal for Creative Arts and Humanities. Next semester they will be sending through forms for Quantitative Literacy and American Institutions based on information from the Gen Ed Committee.
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES - Paperless documents for Senate seems to be working.
Ogden City is proposing putting in a water pipeline that would connect two water lines. One considerations is to put the pipeline go across Weber State land. This route is above the fault line. Things to consider: Impact on WSU property, existing trails, geologic hazards, impact on land, etc. Ogden City will come and do a presentation in the Union Building for Weber State.
The Environmental Issues Committee is discussing carbon offsets. Rather than using a carbon offset broker, they are discussing taking those rates and putting them in an internal fund to finance renewable energy projects on campus. These renewable energy credits have a market value. The cost of the carbon offset fee is minimal. The carbon offset could be added to the RSPG application. A fair amount of travel money comes from Hemingway. President Millner will talk with the Hemingway people about the possibility of adding the carbon offset fee on travel.
GENERAL EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT & ASSESSMENT - Learning outcome have been approved for quantitative literacy and for American Institutions. Discussions on assessment are taking place. The Gen Ed Committee is setting up four core area committees (Quantitative Literacy, Information Literacy, American Institutions, and Composition), and five breadth area committees (Humanities, Creative Arts, Social Science, Physical Science and Life Science).
HONORARY DEGREE - Selection depends somewhat on availability of the person to attend the graduation.
TEACHING, LEARNING & ASSESSMENT - The website is up. The adjunct retreat is scheduled for February 5, 2011.
RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP & PROFESSIONAL GROWTH - The committee met on October 29. The committee had $30,000 to allocate for projects. They received 35 applications totaling $65,000.
SALARY, BENEFITS, BUDGET & FISCAL PLANNING - PPM 3-51, Evening School and Off Campus Rate, was approved by the Faculty Senate. The committee will now work on an online supplemental pay model. If there are disproportionate amounts of resources going to individuals, then there are other individuals who are being under allocated those resources.
MISSION STATEMENT
Revised Mission Statement
Weber State University provides associate, baccalaureate
and master degree programs in liberal arts, sciences,
technical and professional fields. Encouraging freedom of
expression and valuing diversity, the university provides
excellent educational experiences for students through
extensive personal contact among faculty, staff and students
in and out of the classroom. Through academic programs,
research, artistic expression, public service and
community-based learning, the university serves as an
educational, cultural and economic center for the region.
MOTION
Colleen Garside: Moved to
forward to the Faculty Senate the
revised mission statement as an
information item.
Second: Michael Hernandez
Outcome: The motion passed
unanimously.
LETTER
The chair of the Faculty Senate discussed with the
Executive Committee the possibility of sending out a letter
to all faculty to address some of the faculty concerns that
are being passed around across campus. These concerns
include the effectiveness of faculty governance.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.