EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE                                      Approved 1-27-2000

Thursday
January 13, 2000
SS115, 2:00 p.m.

PRESENT 
Karen Dewey, Bruce Handley, Judith Mitchell, Candadai Seshachari - Chair, Sally Shigley, Gene Sessions, John Sillito, John Sohl, Alden Talbot, Dave Eisler, Kay Brown Secretary

EXCUSED 
President Thompson

MINUTES 
John Sohl: Moved to approve the minutes for the December 3, 1999 meeting.
Second: Judith Mitchell
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

MEETING SCHEDULE 
The Executive Committee will meet January 27 and not meet on February 3, 2000.

Scheduled for January 27th the Executive Committee will meet with Sandra Powell, Gene Bozniak, Richard Ulibarri, David Greene, Jim Wilson, Rosemary Conover and Gary Godfrey to clarify and sort out certain issues and conflicts that have arisen in coordinating the work of the Diversity Task Force on Teaching and Learning, the Curriculum and General Education Committee, and the Research, Scholarship, and Professional Growth Committee.

RSPG 
Research, Scholarship and Professional Growth Committee B Gary Godfrey, Chair, reported on the instructional improvement and research proposals awarded during Fall Semester 1999.

The committee had $15,000 for instructional improvement and research proposals, $10,000 for new faculty awards, and $3,500 in recovered funds from expired projects for a total of $28,500 available for the Fall awarding period. The committee received 27 proposals which requested just over $60,000. Fourteen projects were funded for a total of $25,600. New Faculty awards were given to four faculty members: John Cavitt, Lauren Fowler, Colin Inglefield, and Suzanne Kanatsiz for a total of $10,014.

Fall Semester 1999 RS&PG proposals funded:

AFinal Analyses for the Rock Springs, Idaho, Excavation Project@
     Broke S. Arkush, Sociology and Anthropology Funded $1500
 AEvolution of male parental care in the European Starling (Sturms vulgaris)@- New Faculty Award
       John Cavitt, Zoology Funded $3470
AAnalysis of Content and Types of Supportive Messages in an Online Support Group for Burn Survivors@
    Kathy J. Edwards, Communication Funded $261
ATime of Day Effects on Cognitive Processing and Brain Temperature@ - New Faculty Award
       Lauren Fowler, Psychology Funded $253
APeach Tree Responses to Rowcover Microclimate@
    Dawn Gatherum, Botany Funded $1000
APhotoreflectance Investigations of Semiconductors@ - New Faculty Award
     Colin Inglefield, Physics Funded $1830
AMetal Inert Gas (MIG) and Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding@ - New Faculty Award
      Suzanne Kanatsiz, Visual Arts Funded $2180
AReconstruction of a function by means of its Fourier series with respect to a system of orthogonal polynomials@
   George Kvernadze, Mathematics Funded $1850
ATensile Test Project for Material Behavior Curves@
     Daniel Magda, MMET Funded $2285
AMarbling Workshop@
    Susan Makov, Visual Arts Funded $1082
AMedia Coverage of Florida=s 1998 Drought@
     Christopher Meindl, Geography Funded $800
AHypersensitivity Pneumonitis from exposure to metalworking fluids@
     Karen Nakaoka, Microbiology Funded $3200
     Mohammad Sondossi, Microbiology
     Barbra Wachocki, Botany
AMicrobial characteristics of aqueous environments determined by variable salinity typical for ecosystems along the Great Salt Lake@
     Mohammad Sondossi, Microbiology Funded $1800
    Marek Matyjasik, Geosciences
AIterative Stability in the class of continuous functions@
     T.H. Steele, Mathematics Funded $1850

MOTION 
Judith Mitchell: Moved to put the Research, Scholarship, and Professional Growth Fall awards on the agenda for the Faculty Senate meeting January 20, 2000. 
Second: John Sohl
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously

CATALOG DEADLINE 
Dave Eisler reporting on the catalog deadline. Changes to curriculum and programs for the upcoming academic year can be made up and through the last Faculty Senate meeting for the academic year in April. These items will be included in the on-line catalog. The deadline for the printed catalog is the last Faculty Senate meeting in December.

CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE -- Jim Wilson, Chair
IS&T proposals for Computer Competence - IS&T 1000 to Software Skills for Business - IS&T 1000.

Questions were raised regarding the computer literacy requirement and whether or not this course would will the required elements. A course outline needs to be included showing the components of the course.  Dolly Samson withdrew the course proposal for IS&T 1000. This proposal will be sent back to the Curriculum & General Education Committee.

IS&T course proposal for Senior Project - IS&T 4730.

The Executive Committee requested that Dolly Samson send a copy of the course syllabus to the committee.

The Executive Committee discussed the need to have the WSU Librarian signature sign off on the course and program proposals. Kay Brown will work on correcting the problem with the forms downloading from the web.

MOTION 
John Sohl: Moved to forward the course proposal from IS&T for Senior Project - IS&T 4730 to the Faculty Senate for the January 20, 2000 meeting.
Second: John Sillito
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously to forward the course proposal to the Faculty Senate contingent on approval of the course syllabus by Executive Committee members.

IS&T course proposal for Introduction to Information Technology - IS&T 1500.

MOTION 
Karen Dewey: Moved to forward the course proposal from IS&T for Introduction to Information Technology - IS&T 1500 to the Faculty Senate for the January 20, 2000 meeting.
Second: Alden Talbot
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

IS&T course deletions for Introduction to Systems - IS&T 2120, Information Technology and the Year 2000 - IS&T 4740, and Senior Seminar - IS&T 4990.

MOTION Gene Sessions: Moved to forward the course deletions from IS&T for Introduction to Systems - IS&T 2120, Information Technology and the Year 2000 - IS&T 4740, and Senior Seminar - IS&T 4990 to the Faculty Senate for the January 20, 2000 meeting contingent upon approval of the course outline for IS&T 4730.
Second: John Sohl
Outcome: The motion Passed unanimously.

IS&T program change for the IS&T major.

MOTION 
John Sohl: Moved to forward the program change for the IS&T major to the Faculty Senate for the January 20, 2000 meeting.
Second: Gene Sessions
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Health Promotion and Human Performance course proposal for Health Promotion Research and Assessment - Hlth 4013, and a program proposal for the Health Promotion Emphasis, Health Administrative Services (HAS) and Health Promotion (HPHP) Majors.

MOTION 
Judith Mitchell: Moved to forward the course proposal from Health Promotion and Human Performance for Health Promotion Research and Assessment - Hlth 4013, and the program proposal for the Health Promotion Emphasis, Health Administrative Services (HAS) and Health Promotion (HPHP) Majors. to the Faculty Senate for the January 20, 2000 meeting.
Second: Sally Shigley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Foreign Language diversity course proposal for Studies in Culture and Civilization - Frlang 3550. This course is taught in French, German and Spanish.

MOTION 
John Sillito: Moved to forward the diversity course proposal from Foreign Language for Studies in Culture and Civilization - Frlang 3550 to the Faculty Senate for the January 20, 2000 meeting.
Second: Sally Shigley
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

Foreign Language course proposal for Senior Assessment - Frlang 4990.

The Executive Committee discussed the required course for zero credit hours. The course will meet two or three times a semester with foreign language majors who are applying for graduation. An assessment exam is required to complete the major.

MOTION 
John Sohl: Moved to forward the course proposal from Foreign Language for Senior Assessment - Frlang 4990 to the Faculty Senate for the January 20, 2000 meeting.
Second: Karen Dewey
Outcome: The motion passed with 1 opposed.

Foreign Language program proposals for the Foreign Language Major, Foreign Language Major: Commercial Emphasis, and Foreign Language Teaching Major.

MOTION 
John Sillito: Moved to forward the program proposals from Foreign Language for the Foreign Language Major, Foreign Language Major: Commercial Emphasis, and Foreign Language Teaching Major to the Faculty Senate for the January 20, 2000 meeting.
Second: Sally Shigley
Outcome: The motion passed with 1 opposed.

Physics program proposals for the Physics Major B.S. or B.A., and the Applied Physics Major B.S. or B.A.

MOTION 
Karen Dewey: Moved to forward the program proposals from Physics for the Physics Major B.S. or B.A., and the Applied Physics Major B.S. or B.A.
Second: John Sohl
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

USU CLASSES & PROGRAMS 
Provost Eisler met with Jeff Livingston, the Provost from Utah State University, and Terry Teigeler. Dave Eisler made clear to them that USU courses and programs taught on the Weber State campus need to be coordinated through his office. Provost Eisler discussed with them some of the concerns the Executive Committee had in regard to USU advertisements, and overlap of courses and programs offered by Weber State. The contact person for programming and policy is Provost Eisler.

Jeff Livingston explained that the role of Continuing Education is to facilitate USU=s move, find space for their offices on Weber State=s campus, facilitate some classroom space, and to work out some guidelines on half tuition waivers for WSU employees taking USU classes offered at Weber State.

ADJOURN 
The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.