Thursday, April 8, 1999
SS115, 2:00 p.m.

PRESENT

Karen Dewey, Dave Eisler, Judy Elsley, Bruce Handley, Thom Kuehls, Judith Mitchell, Monica Mize, Diane Pugmire, Candadai Seshachari - Chair, Alden Talbot, President Thompson, Kay Brown - Secretary

MINUTES

Alden Talbot: Moved to approve the minutes from the April 1, 1999 meeting
Second: Karen Dewey
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

FACULTY BOARD OFREVIEW

Two members of the Faculty Board of Review are on sabbatical this semester. We may need to appoint two other faculty members to serve on the committee. Jim Macdonald, Devon Deppe, Gordon James and Al Forsyth have agreed to run for appointment for the 1999-2000 academic year. The could be asked to serve as alternates this year if the need arises.

APAFT

The Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom, and Tenure Committee brought before the Executive Committee the agenda item regarding the nondiscrimination statement in the PPM and the WSU Catalog. Frank Guliuzza discussed the two statements with Rich Hill. They are recommending that this item be taken off the agenda for the April 15 Faculty Senate meeting. The APAFT Committee with bring it back to Executive Committee in the Fall and it will then be forwarded to the Faculty Senate.

TLA

Teaching Learning, and Assessment Committee B Kathryn MacKay, Chair. Updated the Executive Committee on the events currently being proposed by the TLA Committee: New Faculty Teaching & Learning Retreat, 18-20 August, Alta Lodge, ATeaching as Scholarly Activity;@ Teaching Tools Project, they will develop a series of workshops and supportive consultations aimed particularly at adjunct faculty and staff teaching FYE AIntroduction to the University@ classes; The General Education Student Skills Assessment Project continues with the graduate perception survey and the institutional portfolio; Carnegie Teaching Academy, Campus Conversations will continue around the AScholarship of Teaching;@ Gear Up Grant, WSU is partnering with Ogden City School District, community agencies, WESTED, and local businesses to apply for a DOE GEAR UP grant. WSU=s commitment will include: professional development for teachers and councilors, campus activities for public school students and their parents, tutoring and mentoring through the development of Academic Service Learning which will involve a faculty student group and FYE.

The General Education Student Skills Assessment Project continues with the graduate perception survey and the institutional portfolio. The committee intends to refine and continue with the second year of the pilot

The New Faculty Teaching & Learning Retreat August 18-20 will be forwarded to the Faculty Senate as an informational item

RSPG

Research, Scholarship and Professional Growth Committee B Gary Godfrey, Chair reporting. The committee received 32 requests during Spring Semester for Hemingway Faculty Development Awards, 17 of those proposals were funded. The RSPG Committee will meet next week to review and fund the Instructional Improvement and Research Proposals for Spring Semester. This information will be distributed and discussed at the April 15 Faculty Senate meeting. The committee discussed a time limit for those who receive funding to spend the money allocated to their project. The sense of the committee is that there should be a cutoff date of three years. The money not spent would go back to the RSPG Committee to be allocated. They are considering limiting the number of proposals per faculty member to two per year.

MOTION

Judith Mitchell: Moved to forward the RSPG funding information to the Faculty Senate for the April 15, 1999 meeting
Second: Karen Dewey
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously

DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT

Curriculum and General Education B Jim Wilson reporting. A copy of the Diversity Course Requirement approved by the Curriculum Committee was discussed. This document outlines Outcomes, Definition, Criteria, and Implementation Model.

MOTION Karen Dewey: Moved to approve the Diversity Course Requirement document and forward this information to the Faculty Senate for the April 15, 1999.
Second: Thom Kuehls
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

COLLEGE OFSOCIAL &BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Course proposal from the Psychology Department for Capstone Research Project, PSYCH 4910.

MOTION

Monica Mize: Moved to accept the course proposal from the Psychology Department for Capstone Research Project, PSYCH 4910, and forward it to the Faculty Senate for the April 15, 1999 meeting.
Second:  Karen Dewey
Outcome: The motion massed unanimously.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Program proposal change from the College of Education, Department of Health Promotion & Human Performance for Athletic Training. This is an upgrade of the first aid requirement.

MOTION

Judith Mitchell: Moved to accept the program proposal change from the College of Education, Department of Health Promotion & Human Performance for Athletic Training and forward it to the Faculty Senate for the April 15, 1999 meeting.
Second: Karen Dewey
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

Program changes from the College of Science for Chemistry Major Option I (ACS Certified), Mathematics, Regular Emphasis BS or BA Degrees, Mathematics Teaching Major, Mathematics Teaching Minor, Mathematics Major - Applied Emphasis, Mathematics Minor and course proposals for Elementary Linear Algebra, MATH 2270, Ordinary Differential Equations, MATH 2280, Boundary Value, Problems, MATH 3710, Partial Differential Equations, MATH 3730, and Dynamical Systems 3750. These changes result from the split of Math 2250 into two courses: Math 2270 Elementary Linear Algebra (3Hrs) and Math 2280 Ordinary Differential Equations (3hrs). The change for Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry, MATH 3120 is due to a prerequisite change.

MOTION

Diane Pugmire: Moved to accept the changes from the College of Science for Chemistry Major Option I (ACS Certified), Mathematics, Regular Emphasis BS or BA Degrees, Mathematics Teaching Major, Mathematics Teaching Minor, Mathematics Major - Applied Emphasis, Mathematics Minor and course proposals for Elementary Linear Algebra, MATH 2270, Ordinary Differential Equations, MATH 2280, Boundary Value, Problems, MATH 3710, Partial Differential Equations, MATH 3730, and Dynamical Systems 3750 and forward it to the Faculty Senate for the April 15, 1999 meeting.
Second: Judith Mitchell
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Program proposal change from Emergency Care & Rescue, Paramedic Program and course proposals for Introduction to Paramedic Practice, PARAMD 2000, Medical Emergencies, PARAMD 2010, Traumatic Emergencies, PARAMD 2020, Special Considerations in Paramedic Practice, PARAMD 2030, Paramedic Clinical I, PARAMD 2040, Advanced Paramedic Practice, PARAMD 2100, Paramedic Clinical II, PARAMD 2110, Paramedic Internship, PARAMD 2120. The courses are mandated for accreditation by the national and state curriculum for paramedic training.

MOTION

Alden Talbot: Moved to accept the program proposal change from Emergency Care & Rescue, Paramedic Program and course proposals for Introduction to Paramedic Practice, PARAMD 2000, Medical Emergencies, PARAMD 2010, Traumatic Emergencies, PARAMD 2020, Special Considerations in Paramedic Practice, PARAMD 2030, Paramedic Clinical I, PARAMD 2040, Advanced Paramedic Practice, PARAMD 2100, Paramedic Clinical II, PARAMD 2110, Paramedic Internship, PARAMD 2120.
Second: Monica Mize
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Program changes from Electronics Engineering Technology - Name change to Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology, course prefix changes from EET to CEET, and course proposals for Programmable Logic Controllers, CEET 2050 and CEET 2050 L, Telecommunications Circuits, CEET 2850, Engineering Technology Research, CEET 3070, and CEET 3070 L.

MOTION

Alden Talbot: Moved to accept the program changes from Electronics Engineering Technology - Name change to Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology, course prefix changes from EET to CEET, and course proposals for Programmable Logic Controllers, CEET 2050 and CEET 2050 L, Telecommunications Circuits, CEET 2850, Engineering Technology Research, CEET 3070, and CEET 3070 L and forward them to the Faculty Senate for the April 15, 1999 meeting.
Second: Karen Dewey
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Course proposals from Telecommunications for the University Computer and Information Literacy Requirement, Word Processing Competency Exam, TBE 1501, Operating Systems and Database Competency Exam, TBE 1502, Spreadsheets Competency Exam, TBE 1503, and Information Literacy Competency Exam, TBE 1504.

The Executive Committee had a lengthy discussion on giving a half of a credit to students for taking the exam. The committee discussed the workload of faculty and whether or not they could get faculty load without students receiving credit for each exam.

MOTION

Judy Elsley: Moved to accept the course proposals from Telecommunications for the University Computer and Information Literacy Requirement, Word Processing Competency Exam, TBE 1501, Operating Systems and Database Competency Exam, TBE 1502, Spreadsheets Competency Exam, TBE 1503, and Information Literacy Competency Exam, TBE 1504.
Second: Alden Talbot
Outcome: The motion passed with 1 opposed.

New course proposals from Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology for Software Quality Engineering Principles, MFET 4650, and Reliability Engineering Principles, MFET 4670.

These courses are designed to prepare students for the Certified Systems Quality Engineer examination administered through American Society for Quality. Members of the Executive Committee were concerned about offering a course that is a preparation course for a certification exam. Concern was also expressed about having a new course proposal represented by an employee of Continuing Education rather than a representative of the department in which the course is taught.

MOTION

Bruce Handley: Moved to accept the new course proposals from Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology for Software Quality Engineering Principles, MFET 4650, and Reliability Engineering Principles, MFET 4670.
Second: Alden Talbot
Outcome: The motion passed with 5 in favor, 1 opposed and 1 abstention.

ASSA The Admissions, Standards and Student Affairs Committee expressed concerns regarding revisions to academic policies that had not been programmed into our student record system. Don Gardner, Chief Information Officer and Alan Livingston, who has responsibility for programmers of the STAARS system have reviewed these priorities and developed a plan to address them. Mark Green is the programmer with responsibility for this project and he will work with Lynette Belka in the Registrars Office on implementation.

MOTION

Judith Mitchell: Moved to forward the information on programming policies passed by the Faculty Senate in the STAARS system to the Faculty Senate for the April 15, 1999 meeting.
Second: Alden Talbot
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

RETIRING FACULTY

There will be a reception for retiring faculty and staff on April 19 at the Alumni Center.

NEXT MEETING

The Executive Committee will hold its last meeting for the 1998-99 academic year on Thursday, April 22 at 1:00 p.m. in the Skyroom.

ADJOURN

The meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.