FACULTY SENATE AGENDA  .pdf file

Smith Lecture Hall, WB206-207, 3 pm
Thursday, 1
4 April 2017
Click on the links below for the items to be discussed.

Click here for April Minutes

 

1.   ROLL CALL

 

2.  Approval of the minutes from 17 March 2017 meeting.

 

3.   Faculty Governance Award – Sally Cantwell, Chair University Curriculum and Craig Oberg, Faculty Senate Chair

Presented by Ed Hahn,  2014-15 Faculty Governance Award Recipient

 

4.   Certificates to Outgoing Senators, Executive Committee and Committee Chairs 15-16   Presented by Craig Oberg, Chair of Faculty Senate

 

Information Items

 

5.   Update on Weber State University Activities – Chuck Wight, President

6.   General Education, Improvement and Assessment Committee – Leigh Shaw, Chair

      Present the General Education Assessment Study for 2014-15.

 

      WSU Course Designation Amendment Clarification


"Students may take as many WSU courses as they wish, but only the non-overlapping GE attributes from subsequent WSU courses will count toward GE requirements. For example, a student who passes WSU 1560 (SS/HU) completes SS and HU attributes in her GE requirements. If she then passes WSU 1680 (SS/PS), she will complete only the non-overlapping PS attributes in her GE requirements."

 

7.    Fall 2015 ARCC Awards Report – Drew Weidman, Chair      Report

 

8.   Faculty Athletic Representative Report – Craig Oberg, Chair       Report

 

9.   Teaching and Learning Forum – Colleen Packer, Chair

      Faculty Evaluation Survey Summary       Survey of Teaching Evaluations Comparison         Survey of Teaching Evaluation Methods by Review

 

 

Action Items

 

10.   Faculty Senate Standing Committees and Chairs for 2017-17       FS Standing Committees 16-17

 

11.    Faculty Board of Review 2017-17 to be voted on at Faculty Senate 14 April 16    Ballot   

                       (Ballot will be clipped to your Name Plate.  Please leave clip.)

 

Rick Ford (S), Thom Kuehls (B&BS), Scott Rogers (A&H), Mike Cena (ED), and Rick Orr (EAST)

Three will be elected to serve a two year term and the other two will serve as alternates.

 

 

12. University Curriculum Committee – Sally Cantwell, Chair

See proposals in Curriculog – Click on Agendas in Gray Menu Bar, then click on 14 April 16 Faculty Senate Agenda or My Tasks Tab to review proposals.    If you need instructions on how to access Curriculog, please contact Brenda, 6233

 

Curriculum listed was approved at the 23 March 2017 University Curriculum Committee Meeting.

 

ARTS & HUMANITIES

English Literature – Sian Griffith

Program Proposal Changes- Substantive

Creative Writing Emphasis, English (BA)

New Course Proposals

ENGL3240 Writing Creative Nonfiction

ENGL3355 CW: Creative Nonfiction Forms and Craft

ENGL3360 CW: Short Story Forms and Craft

ENGL3365 CW: Novel Forms and Craft

ENGL3370 CW: Poetic Forms and Craft

ENGL3375 CW: Forms and Craft Notebooks and Journals

ENGL3380 CW: Screenwriting Forms and Craft

ENGL3610 American Literature I

ENGL3620 American Literature II

ENGL3650 British Literature I

ENGL3660 British Literature II

ENGL4560 Contemporary Lit for Creative Writers

ENGL4930 Visiting Writing Master Class

 

Foreign Language – Tom Matthews

New Course Proposal

FL 3116 Pop Culture:  Film, Media & Entertainment

EAST

School of Computing – Kyle Feuz

Course Deletions

NTM 2610 NetWare Administration

NTM 4990 Senior Project

 

EDUCATION

Athletic Training and Nutrition – Jenn Turley

New Course Proposal

NUTR 4440 Advanced Human Nutrition

 

NUTR 4990 Senior Seminar

New Program Proposal

Nutrition Education Bachelors of Science

 

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Social Work – Kristina Moleni and Cori Tadehara

General Education Social Sciences Proposal

SW2100 Human Behavior and the Social Environment

Course Revision Proposal

SW2100 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I

General Education Social Sciences Proposal

SW2200 Issues in Diversity

General Education Diversity Proposal

SW2200 Issues in Diversity

Course Revision Proposal

SW2200 Issues in Diversity

>>End of Proposals<<

See Link to Curriculum PPM - When the next window opens, click on "Continue"- Curriculum PPM Box Link

CURRICULUM POLICY & PROCEDURE:   The Curriculum PPM has been updated to reflect the Curriculog procedures, addition of Graduate Council (Master’s only) step and General Education Improvement and Assessment Committee (General Education Proposals only) step, and changed the sequence of the Library step.   Any “new” General Education courses will be reviewed by General Education Improvement and Assessment Committee before the proposals come to University Curriculum Committee. 

 

13. Salary, Benefits, Budget & Fiscal Planning Committee - Laine Berghout, Chair

      CUPA Comparisons Report – PowerPoint

 

14. Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom and Tenure – Stephen Francis, Chair

Charge 4Review PPM 8-11 (Evaluation of Faculty Members) with respect to community engaged teaching, scholarship and service once the findings of the study are provided.
a.      The APAFT committee has a recommendation for PPM 8-11 Evaluation of Faculty Members     Document
b.      Arts & Humanities Tenure and Post-Tenure Document                                                               Document 
c.      Arts & Humanities recommendation to PPM 8-11 Evaluation of Faculty Members                      Document

 

15.   Admissions, Standards and Student Affairs Committee – Becky Marchant, Chair

Recommended changes to PPM 6-22 Student Code/Handbook       PPM 6-22 Recommendations        Summary to PPM6-22 Changes

 

 

     

16.  Other Items -

 

 

 

This is the final Faculty Senate meeting for this year (2015-16).

 

SAVE THE DATE:  TUESDAY, 9 AUGUST 2017 FACULTY RETREAT (Date Corrected)

 

Watch your email for more information on the Retreat.

 

The meeting dates for 16 -17 Academic Year will be sent out soon!

 

Thank you for your service in Faculty Governance.

 

Have a Great Summer!