EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES                                           Approved 1-28-99

Thursday, January 14, 1999
SS115, 2:00 p.m.

PRESENT Karen Dewey, Bruce Handley, Thom Kuehls, Kathleen Lukken for Dave Eisler, Monica Mize, Diane Pugmire, Candadai Seshachari - Chair, Alden Talbot, President Thompson, Kay Brown - Secretary

EXCUSED Dave Eisler, Judy Elsley, Judith Mitchell - Vice Chair,

MINUTES

Karen Dewey: Moved to accept the minutes of December 3, 1998
Second: Thom Kuehls
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

ANN MILLNER

The President recommended to the Trustees on January 12, 1999, that they appoint Jeff Livingston as Dean of Continuing Education. The Trustees approved that appointment. Jeff Livingston will assume that appointment around the middle of March.

FACULTYSALARIES

The recommendations from the Salary Committee will come to the Executive Committee and the Faculty Senate in February.

ASSA COMMITTEE

SUMMER TERM

John Thaeler, Chair, Admissions, Standards, and Student Affairs, reported. The committee discussed the maximum number of credit hours recommended for students for Summer Term. Dr. Seshachari suggested that the committee come up with and ad hoc recommendation for this Summer as the catalog deadline is February 1, and then revisited the issue.

MOTION

Bruce Handley: Moved that the discussion of maximum credit hours for students enrolled during Summer Term be forwarded to the Faculty Senate for the January 21, 1999 meeting.
Second: Alden Talbot
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

ACT SCORES

Information was shared on a study comparing ACT scores in Math and English and the grades students received in corresponding undergraduate courses. ACT scores in Math and English have been rising and it was thought that grades in the corresponding courses were declining. The study presented showed no significant data to support the supposition.

ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT

A recommendation was presented regarding a PPM on Orientation. Orientation is not mandatory, but is strongly recommended. On-line orientation was discussed as an acceptable avenue available to students.

MOTION

Alden Talbot: Moved to send the recommended PPM on Orientation to the Faculty Senate for the January 21, 1999 meeting.
Second: Karen Dewey
Outcome: The motion passes unanimously.

REGISTRATION DEADLINES

Deadlines for registration were reviewed and comparisons with other universities were discussed. This information will not be sent to the Senate at this time. Weber State is currently on middle ground in its policy.

UNIMPLEMENTED RESOLUTIONS

The committee discussed policies passed by the Faculty Senate that cannot be monitored or enforced because of the lack of technical computer support and programming issues.

MOTION

Thom Kuehls: Moved that the Administration present a progress report to the Executive Committee on the status of the technical support needed to implement and/or monitor resolutions passed by the Faculty Senate. This initial progress report will be presented by the end of Spring Semester with periodic progress reports every three to four months.
Second: Alden Talbot
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

RSPG COMMITTEE

Gary Godfrey, Chair, Research, Scholarship and Professional Growth, reported on the Fall awards issued by this committee. A list of those receiving awards, their topics and the amount awarded was made available to the Executive Committee. A subcommittee is in the process of being formed to look at cutoff dates indicating how long award recipients can have the money before they us it and issue a report to the committee. If the money is not used in a specified time period, the money is to be returned to the RSPG Committee. Two meetings will be held in the Spring to review and designate faculty receiving the Spring awards. There is a significant amount of Hemingway money available, $50,000 to $60,000. The committee will send out requests for the Spring proposals in the next few days.

MOTION

Karen Dewey: Moved to forward this information to the Faculty Senate for the January 21, 1999 meeting as an informational item.
Second: Monica Mize
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION

Jim Wilson, Chair, Curriculum and General Education, presented the curriculum and program proposals.

NURSING

The courses from Nursing are coming back to the Executive Committee with revisions to the justification. All the courses except 4000 and 4001 reflect a reallocation of hours.

New course proposals from the College of Nursing for: Culture and Health Care: Nursing Study Abroad, NURSNG 4000, Clinical Experience Related to Culture and Health Care for Nurses, NURSNG 4001. These are new course proposals for study abroad.

MOTION

Karen Dewey: Moved to accept the course proposals from the Nursing Department for Culture and Health Care: Nursing Study Abroad, NURSNG 4000, Clinical Experience Related to Culture and Health Care for Nurses, NURSNG 4001.
Second: Monica Mize
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Course Proposals from the College of Nursing for: High Risk Family, NURSNG 3050, Nursing: High Risk Adult, NURSNG 3060, Nursing: Community Health, NURSNG 4020, Nursing Leadership and Management, NURSNG 4040, Integration of Professional Nursing Concepts: Residency, NURSNG 4900.These course reflect a reallocation of hours.

Corrections in the justification of each course were discussed. Corrections will be made prior to being sent to Faculty Senate members. The committee discussed the suggestion of changing the NURSNG 4040 course to Nursing Management and Leadership. The representatives from the Nursing Department agreed to change the course title. Additional information needs to be included in the justification for NURSNG 4900.

MOTION

Karen Dewey: High Risk Family, NURSNG 3050, Nursing: High Risk Adult, NURSNG 3060, Nursing: Community Health, NURSNG 4020, Nursing Management and Leadership, NURSNG 4040, Integration of Professional Nursing Concepts: Residency, NURSNG 4900.
Second: Thom Kuehls
Outcome: The motion passed with the understanding that the following changes be made: NURSNG 4040 be entitled Nursing Management and Leadership, corrections to the justification of each course be made, an additional statement will be added to NURSNG 4900 to reinforce the justification for the realignment of credit hours.

Program Proposal for Baccalaureate Nursing which reflects the above course changes.

MOTION

Karen Dewey: Moved to forward the program proposal for the Baccalaureate Nursing Program to the Faculty Senate for the January 21, 1999 meeting.
Second: Bruce Handley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

GEOGRAPHY

Course proposal from Geography for World Environmental Issues, GEOGR 3060. This proposal went before the Faculty Senate in December and a question was raised about the similarity of this course and a course offered through the Botany Department. It has now been approved by the Botany Department with the stipulation that prerequisites be added to the course. Geography PS1010 or Botany LS1403, or the equivalent were added as prerequisites to the course proposal.

MOTION

Thom Kuehls: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate for the January 21 meeting the course proposal from the Geography Department for World Environmental Issues, GEOGR 3060.
Second: Alden Talbot
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT

Jim Wilson presented the proposed definition and criteria for the Diversity Requirement currently being discussed by the Curriculum and General Education Committee:

Outcomes: Graduates of Weber State will be knowledgeable of human diversity in today=s world. As a result of their experiences at Weber State, it is hoped that our graduates will become responsible citizens in a diverse society whether at the international, national, or local level.

Definition: A course on human diversity is defined as being topically focused on diversity issues and is directly relevant to present day society, involving either (1) the comparative study of different populations or (2) the study of any specific population characterized by distinctive physical, cultural, or linguistic qualities. This also includes the study of peoples, and cultures other than those of the United States in which a population may represent the majority or dominant people in their country of origin.

Criteria: To be on the approved list for the University diversity requirement: A course must have human diversity/multiculturalism as a major aspect of the class and also must be directly relevant to present day society, as demonstrated by the syllabus and student assignments. In addition, courses must meet at least one of the following criteria: The course is comparative in nature (multi-cultural or cross-population). The course is multi-topical with respect to issues of diversity and/or culture. The course is specific to a particular group of people or culture that is not present or is under-represented in the general social-economic-political framework of the United States.

Implementation Model: To satisfy the University diversity requirement, each student will complete a minimum of 3 credit hours from the list of courses approved for the diversity requirement. Courses taken as part of a student=s major or minor program requirements or taken to satisfy the General Education requirements may also count toward the diversity requirement if on the approved list.

ADJOURN

The meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.