FACULTY SENATE AGENDA
Smith Lecture Hall, WB206-207, 3 pm
Thursday, 8 December 2017
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1. ROLL CALL
2. Review the minutes from 10 November 2017 meeting.
Information Items
3.
Update on Weber State University Activities – Chuck Wight, President
4. Update on the Library Remodel – Madonne Miner, Provost Third Floor Shelving Library Floorplans Plans & Renderings Program Improvements
5. Comparable policies with
other institutions concerning textbooks – Stephanie Hollist, Legal Counsel
Overview Chart
Utah Institutions
Peer Institutions
Public Institutions
Consideration Revising Faculty Textbook Policy
6. Salary, Benefits, Budget
and Fiscal Planning Committee - Laine Berghout, Chair
Report on Charge 7 – Examine and report on
adjunct pay policies across the University.
Action Items
7.
WSU Graduate Council –
Valerie Herzog, Chair Graduate Council Chair
Review on update to PPM – 11 Graduate
Programs
8.
University Curriculum Committee – John Cavitt, Chair
See 8 December 16
Faculty Senate Agenda in Curriculog
for Curriculum to be reviewed. If
you need instructions on how to access Curriculog or the Agenda, please contact
Brenda, 6233
ARTS & HUMANITIES
Visual Arts – Molly Morin/Matt Choberka
PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS
ART(BA)
ART(BFA)
Art Education Composite (BA)
Art Education Minor
Art Minor
Art, Pre-Major (AA)
COURSE REVISION PROPOSALS
ART 1120
Design Concepts
ART 1130
Approaches to Surface, Shape & Form
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
ART 1135
Approaches to Materials, Space & Time
COURSE DELETION
ART 1140
Color Theory
Visual Arts -
Design for Digital Media Minor
Pulled for further review.
ENGLISH
English - Hal Crimmel
General Education Course in Humanities (HU)
2750
Topics & Ideas in Humanities
New Course Proposal
ENGL
2750
Topics & Ideas in Humanities
Master of Arts in English Mali Subbiah
MENG 5210
Practicum in Teaching English
MENG 5570
American Literature I
MENG 5580
American Literature II
MENG 5670
British I
MENG 5680
British II
MENG 6280
TESOL Practicum
MENG 6861
Practicum in Secondary English Education
ENGINEERING, APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Automotive Technology – Scott Hadzik
COURSE REVISION PROPOSAL
AUSV 1325
Electrical Fundamentals 3
PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSAL
Automotive Service Technology (AAS)
Engineering – Fon Brown
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
ECE
6900 Special Topics
HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Health Administration Services – Macey Jon Buker
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
HAS
3010 Professionalism in Healthcare
COURSE REVISION PROPOSAL
HAS
4320 "Health Care Economics & Policy
PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS
Health Administration Services (BS)
Long Term Care Admin, Emphasis, Health Admin Services (BS)
Nursing – Sally Cantwell
PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS
Nursing (AS)
Nursing, PN to RN (AS) (RN Completion)
Nursing, PN to Rn (AAS)
NEW COURSE PROPOSALS
NRSG 2251
Foundations of Nursing Laboratory
NRSG 2351
Patient Centered Nursing Care Laboratory
NRSG 2551
Patient Centered Nursing Care Laboratory
NRSG 4392
Principles of Care Management
COURSE REVISION PROPOSALS
NRSG 2250
Nursing Foundations Clinical
NRSG 2350
Patient Centered Nursing Care Clinical 1
NRSG 2550
Patient Centered Nursing Care Clinical 3
SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Political Science and Philosophy – Richard Price
PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSALS
Political Science Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements for
BA (18 Credits)
Political Science Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements for BS
Political Science Major BA
Political Science Major BS
Political Science Minor/Teaching Minor/BIS
POLS 2700
Intro to Public Administration
POLS 3780
Lobbying: Theory & Practice
COURSE DELETION
POLS 4700
Politics of Administration
Pulled for further review.
EDUCATION
Health Promotion and Human Performance – Cass Morgan
OUTDOOR COMMUNITY RECREATION EDUCATION (OCRE)
NEW COURSE PROPOSALS
OCRE 3400 Outdoor Equipment Production & Sales
OCRE
3450
Adventure Travel and Sustainable Tourism
OCRE
3520
Risk Management & Legal Issues in Recreation Services
OCRE
4000
Recreation programming for Youth Development
OCRE
4500
Grant & Proposal Writing for Recreation
>>End of Proposals<<
9.
Admissions, Standards, and Student Affairs – Mark Denniston,
Chair or Kathy Newton, Liaison
Charges 1, 3, 4, and 6 are ready to be
reviewed.
Charge 1-Finalize a
proposed addendum to PPM 6-22 regarding military students and faculty
responsibilities for excused military absences.
Charge 3-Review a
proposed addendum to PPM 4-1,III regarding requirements for institutional
certificates.
Charge 4-Consider revising PPM 4-21a to be congruent with the new USHE
agreement that requires institutions to grant 18 hours of credit to officers
that complete Police Officer Standardized Training (POST).
Amendment
Charge 6-Review a proposed amendment
to PPM 4-9a,II (B) to recommend faculty include provisions in their syllabi for
the continuation of a face-to-face or hybrid course, in the case of an
emergency, that prevents classes from being held on site.
Amendment
10.
Approval on the structure of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Wider Persist – Marek
Matyjasik, Vice Chair
Committee Members: Executive Committee
Members, Marek Matyjasik & Kathy Newton; Teaching,
Learning, & Assessment Committee Chair, Colleen Packer; Chair’s Council
Representative, Sue Harley; and the Center for Community Engaged Learning,
Melissa Yack-Hall.
11. Other
Items
Next Meeting: Faculty
Senate, 19 JANUARY 2017 at 3:00 pm, WB206-207