MEMBERS - Listed Alphabetically
Eric Amsel
Brooke Arkush
Nikki Austin - Student - Excused
Naseem Banerji
Richard Beatch
Mark Biddle
Stephanie Bossenberger-James - Sarah Toevs representing
Michael Cena
Clyde Cooley
Erika Daines
Betty Damask-Bembenek
Tom Day - Marilyn Lofgreen representing
Karen Dewey
Anand Dyal-Chand - Admin
Dave Eisler - Admin. - Excused
Judy Elsley
Ron Galli - Admin.
Jim Gaskill - Excused
David Greene - Admin. - Excused
Carl Grunander
Frank Guliuzza
Kirk Hagen
Bruce Handley
Verne Hansen
Michelle Heward
Warren Hill
Joan Hubbard - Wade Kotter representing
Ardell Jenks - Student
Paul Joines
Thom Kuehls
Kathleen Lukken - Admin.
Kyle Mattson - Alma Harris representing
Dwayne Meadows
Ann Millner - Admin. - Excused
Judith Mitchell - Vice Chair - Linda Gowans
Monica Mize
Randy Parker - Excused
June Phillips - Admin.
Diane Pugmire
Valory Quick
Pam Rice
Richard Sadler - Admin.
Dan Schroeder
Randy Scott
Candadai Seshachari - Chair
John Sillito - Wade Kotter
Allen Simkins -Admin.
John Sohl
Mohammad Sondossi
Patricia Stipanovich - Student - Excused
James Swearingen
Alden Talbot
President Paul Thompson - Admin.
Richard Ulibarri - Admin.
Michael Vaughan - Admin. - Dolly Samson representing
Barbara Wachocki
Lydia Wingate
Catherine Zublin 
Kay Brown, Secretary

1. ROLL CALL

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion: Moved to accept the minutes of November 19, 1998
Made: Richard Beatch
Second: Karen Dewey
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

3. SALARY, BENEFITS, BUDGET AND FISCAL PLANNING

EARLY RETIREMENT POLICY - Jerald Storey presented information on changing the current Early Retirement Policy for faculty. Seven or eight years ago the early retirement policy at Weber State was changed. Those retiring were given 20% per year up to age 68. The federal law has now been changed for tenured faculty. The purpose for the change is to give faculty an incentive to retire. In the past we could not pay people after age 65. This law will allow the university to extend pay out to age 70. There are currently 10 faculty members who are between the ages of 65-67. Salary figures were used to determine current salaries plus benefits minus the predicted replacement salary. Replacement salaries were generally predicted at a salary near the mid-point of existing WSU salaries of newer assistant professors within the discipline. The predicted average savings to the University would be around $11,000 per employee. The worst case scenario would save approximately $4,000 per employee. The University would also save money on those who do not take early retirement.

Motion: Moved to accept the Early Retirement Policy presented by Jerald Storey.
Made: Bruce Handley
Second: Richard Sadler
Outcome: The motion passed with 3 abstentions.

MEDIGAP - The Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee again expressed its support of a medigap insurance plan for faculty. This issue came before the Faculty Senate March 12, 1998: It is recommended that a group medigap insurance plan for WSU retirees be authorized and put in place by July 1, 1998. It is recommended that the administration in collaboration with the Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee study the cost of a medigap plan and make an initial report to the faculty Senate during the April or May, 1998, Senate meeting.

President Thompson presented information on what the administration has done to date regarding the medigap issue. Because of the uncertainty of enrollment, the administration is not willing to implement a medigap plan as an additional benefit at this time. They are willing to keep talking about it. The legislators are predicting a 2.5% allocation for compensation.

Motion: Moved that the Salary Committee do a comprehensive examination of various benefit options, and the desirability of a medigap option or salary enhancements, and make recommendations to the Faculty Senate.
Made: Randy Scott
Second: Paul Joines
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

SALARY MODEL STRUCTURE - The proposed model contains six elements: (1) Across the Board Percentage Increase, (2) Merit Pay, (3) Promotion Increases, (4) Minimum Salaries by Rank, (5) Market Inequity Adjustment, and (6) Rank Average Adjustment. The Salary Committee will come back to the Senate with percentage recommendations for each element. As the salary negotiation team continues to discuss salaries, they are requesting that an additional $200,000 be put into faculty salaries from sources other than the legislative allocation.

The salary model does not include instructor and instructor-specialist ranks. Salaries in these ranks are individualized to such an extent that the generalized model was not deemed to be useful for faculty members in these ranks. The market salary is calculated as .9428 X CUPA discipline salary, adjusted for years in rank. The years adjustment is calculated as follows:

Professors - Subtract 1% for each year less than 9 years in rank and add 1% for each year over 9 years.

Assistant Professors - Subtract 1% for each year less than 3 years and add 1% for each year over 3 years, with 9 years as the maximum number of credited years in rank.

The rank average adjustment is the average (mean) of actual WSU salaries by rank, adjusted for years in rank in the same manner as stated above.

Motion: Moved to accept the proposed conceptual salary model presented by the Salary, Benefits, Budget and Fiscal Planning Committee with the understanding that each element will receive some percentage of salary dollars.
Made Sarah Toevs
Second: John Sohl
Outcome: The motion passed with 1 abstention.

4. CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION

Current practice of distributing curriculum information to the Faculty Senate is to include the front page and the signature page. The possibility of electronically making available the full curriculum packet to the Senate was discussed.

Motion: Moved to make available one copy of the complete packet in the Senate Office, and that the votes from the University Curriculum and General Education Committee be included on the copies of the curriculum proposals distributed to Faculty Senate members.
Made: John Sohl
Second: Dan Schroeder
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Honors Program - Proposal for a General Education course in the Creative Arts area for Perspectives in the Creative Arts, CA 1530. This course comes from the College of Arts and Humanities, but was developed for the Honors Program. The Senate felt that courses developed for the Honors Program should be made available for review and approval by the Department and College Curriculum Committee prior to coming to the Faculty Senate.

Motion: Moved to accept the course proposal from the Honors Program for Perspectives in the Creative Arts, CA 1530.
Made: Paul Joines
Second: Erika Daines
Outcome: The motion was withdrawn pending review and approval from the College of Arts and Humanities.

Music - Course proposal for a General Education course in the Humanities area for Music, the Arts & Civilization, HU 1043. This is a new course proposal.

Motion: Moved to accept the course proposal for a General Education course in the Humanities area for Music, the Arts & Civilization, HU 1043.
Made: Karen Dewey
Second: Valory Quick
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Dance - Course proposal for Dance Festival Participation, DANCE 2950/4950. This is a new course proposal.

Motion: Moved to accept the course proposal for Dance Festival Participation, DANCE 2950/4950.
Made: Dan Schroeder
Second: John Sohl
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Visual Art - Course proposal for Introduction to Digital Media, ART 3420. This proposal changes the course from a lower division number to an upper division number.

Motion: Moved to accept the course proposal for Introduction to Digital Media, ART 3420.
Made: John Sohl
Second: Paul Joines
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Program proposal change for BA, BS in Art: Art Teaching Composite.

Motion: Moved to accept the program proposal change for BA, BS in Art: Art Teaching Composite.
Made: Alden Talbot
Second: Richard Beatch
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Geography - Course deletions for Cooperative Work Experience, GEOGR 2890, and Geography of India and Southeast Asia, GEOGR 3650, course proposals for Historical Geography of the United States, GEOGR 3300, Geography of Asia, GEOGR 3640, World Enviromental Issues,GEOGR 3060, and Wetland Environments, GEOGR 3070, and the program changes from the Geography Department.

Motion: Moved to accept the course deletions from the Geography Department for Cooperative Work Experience, GEOGR 2890, and Geography of India and Southeast Asia, GEOGR 3650, the course proposals for Historical Geography of the United States, GEOGR 3300, Geography of Asia, GEOGR 3640, and Wetland Environments, GEOGR 3070, and the program changes from the Geography Department.
Made: Thom Kuehls
Second: Warren Hill
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

World Environmental Issues, GEOGR 3060 will be discussed with the Botany Department, and come back to the Faculty Senate on January 21, 1999.

Aerospace - Course proposal for Field Training, AEROS 3000.

Motion: Moved to accept the course proposal from the Aerospace Department for Field Training, AEROS 3000.
Made: Alden Talbot
Second: Paul Joines
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Political Science - Course proposal from the Political Science Department for State Government and Politics, POLSC 3760.

Motion: Moved to accept the course proposal from the Political Science Department for State Government and Politics, POLSC 3760.
Made: Richard Beatch
Second: Valory Quick
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Business Administration - Program proposal from the Business Administration Department for Certificate in Entrepreneurship. This is a new program proposal.

Motion: Moved to accept the new program proposal from the Business Administration Department for Certificate in Entrepreneurship.
Made: Judy Elsley
Second: Bruce Handley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Health Promotion and Human Performance - Course proposal from Health Promotion and Human Performance for Senior Seminar 4990 and the program proposal for Health Administrative Services: Health Promotion.

Motion: Moved to accept the course proposal from Health Promotion and Human Performance for Senior Seminar 4990 and the program proposal for Health Administrative Services: Health Promotion.
Made: John Sohl
Second: Kirk Hagen
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Clinical Laboratory Science - Course proposals from Clinical Laboratory Science for Core Clinical Laboratory Skills, CLS 1000, Supervised Clinical Experience, CLS 1154, and the program proposals for the Clinical Laboratory Technical AAS Degree, and Clinical Laboratory Scientist BS Degree.

Motion: Moved to accept the course proposals from Clinical Laboratory Science for Core Clinical Laboratory Skills, CLS 1000, Supervised Clinical Experience, CLS 1154, and the program proposals for the Clinical Laboratory Technical AAS Degree, and Clinical Laboratory Scientist BS Degree.
Made: Richard Beatch
Second: Eric Amsel
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Emergency Care & Rescue - Course proposals from Emergency Care & Rescue for Emergency Medical Technician - Basic, PARAMD 1000, Emergency Medical Technician - Basic Lab, PARAMD 1001, Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate Introduction, PARAMD 1010, EMT Intermediate - Lab, PARAMD 1011, Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate, PARAMD 1020, Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate Lab, PARAMD 1021, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), PARAMD 1030, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), PARAMD 1031, and the program proposals for Emergency Medical Technician, and the Paramedic AAS Degree.

Motion: Moved to accept the course proposals from Emergency Care & Rescue for Emergency Medical Technician - Basic, PARAMD 1000, Emergency Medical Technician - Basic Lab, PARAMD 1001, Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate Introduction, PARAMD 1010, EMT Intermediate - Lab, PARAMD 1011, Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate, PARAMD 1020, Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate Lab, PARAMD 1021, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), PARAMD 1030, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), PARAMD 1031, and the program proposals for Emergency Medical Technician, and the Paramedic AAS Degree.
Made: John Sohl
Second: Naseem Banerji
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Respiratory Therapy - Course proposal from Respiratory Therapy for Multi-Skilled Health Care Worker, RESTHY 1560, and the program proposal for the Respiratory Therapy AAS Degree.

Motion: Moved to accept the course proposal from Respiratory Therapy for Multi-Skilled Health Care Worker, RESTHY 1560, and the program proposal for the Respiratory Therapy AAS Degree.
Made: Sarah Toevs
Second: Valory Quick
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Health Sciences - Course deletion for Concepts and Social Impact of the Health Care System, HTHSCI 1120.

Motion: Moved to accept the course deletion from Health Sciences for Concepts and Social Impact of the Health Care System, HTHSCI 1120.
Made: Paul Joines
Second: Warren Hill
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Dental Hygiene - Course proposal from Dental Hygiene for Principles and Application of Evidence-based Dental Hygiene Practice, DENSCI 4530, and the program proposal for the Dental Hygiene, BSHS/DH Degree.

Motion: Moved to accept the course proposal from Dental Hygiene for Principles and Application of Evidence-based Dental Hygiene Practice, DENSCI 4530, and the program proposal for the Dental Hygiene, BSHS/DH Degree.
Made: Judy Elsley
Second: Naseem Banerji
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

B.S. course proposal from Dental Hygiene for Principles and Application of Evidence-based Dental Hygiene Practice, DENSCI 4530.

Motion: Moved to accept the B.S. course proposal from Dental Hygiene for Principles and Application of Evidence-based Dental Hygiene Practice, DENSCI 4530.
Made: Warren Hill
Second: Erika Daines
Outcome: The motion passed with 1 abstention.

Physics and Applied Physics - Course proposal from Physics and Applied Physics for Analytical Mechanics, PHSX 3500, and the program proposal changes from Physics and Applied Physics.

Motion: Moved to accept the course proposal from Physics and Applied Physics for Analytical Mechanics, PHSX 3500, and the program proposal changes from Physics and Applied Physics.
Made: Kirk Hagen
Second: John Sohl
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Microbiology - Program proposal change from the Microbiology Department.

Motion: To accept the program proposal change from the Microbiology Department.
Made: John Sohl
Second: Mohammad Sondossi
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.