WSU Faculty Senate Meeting March 26, 2020

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Agenda in Word

AGENDA

1. Senate Speaker – none
2. Call to Order.
3. Approval of Minutes of   March 5, 2020 Meeting (Exhibit A)
4.  Announcements.
   1. Information Items.
      1. Faculty Senate Candidate Election Results:
         Chair-Elect – Doug Call
         Executive Secretary – Matt Hudelson
      2. Minor Change Bulletin #10 (Exhibit B)
   2. Reports.
      1. Remarks by the Chair – Greg Crouch
         1. System Wide COVID-19 online Town Hall at 11:00 a.m. Friday March 27.  Go to the WSU Experience website. Questions may be submitted in advance.
         2. Mary Wack, Vice Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Achievement on Spring 2020 grading considerations and options.
         3. Brief update on provost search from Dave Turnbull.
         4. Update to Faculty Status Committee Bylaws.  Sarah Ullrich-French can answer any questions.
            1. CT request for names.
         5. Please review the senate response to the draft strategic plan.  This has been presented to President Schulz.
5. Additions or Changes to the Agenda.
6. Agenda Items.
   1. Action Items
      1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to establish the New Degree of the BS in Viticulture and Enology (Exhibit Y) – K.Hildenbrand   APPROVED
      2. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the revision to Rule 90f, Eliminate the A,S,F Grading Basis (Exhibit Z ) – K.Hildenbrand APPROVED
      3. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to establish a new Rule 145, Discontinued Degree Programs (Exhibit C ) – K.Hildenbrand APPROVED
      4. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the revisions to Rule 72, Reasonable Religious Accommodations (Exhibit D ) – K.Hildenbrand  APPROVED
      5. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to Eliminate the “SCI” UCORE Designation (Exhibit E ) – K.Hildenbrand APPROVED
      6. Recommendation from the Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve the MOU for Concurrent Degree Enrollment for Doctor of Pharmacy Students (Exhibit F ) – J. Mattoon, A.Dimitrov, U. Uchila APPROVED
      7. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee to amend the Faculty Manual regarding Emeritus Faculty Appointment, Sections III.G. (Exhibits P      P1      P2 ) S. Hines APPROVED
      8. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee to amend the Faculty Manual on Family Leave and Tenure Clock, Sections III.C.6.j (Exhibits G    G1    G2   ) S. Hines APPROVED
      9. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee to amend the Faculty Manual on Tracks and Appointments, Sections I-A Faculty structure and III-E Termination (Exhibits H   H1    H2    H3    H4    H5 ) S. Hines APPROVED
      10. Recommendation from Academic Affairs, Graduate Studies Committee, Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve revisions to Rule 50 (Exhibit I) – K.Hildenbrand, A.Dimitrov, U. Uchila, J. Mattoon APPROVED
   2. Discussion Items
      1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #11 (Exhibits J    J1 ) – K.Hildenbrand
      2. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the UCORE Change Bulletin #4 (Exhibit K ) – K.Hildenbrand
      3. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the revisions to Rule 110, Undergraduate Requirements for Graduation (Exhibit L ) – K.Hildenbrand
      4. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the revisions to Rules 6, (Transfer Credit) 15, (Credit by Examinations), 16 (Military Credit) and 17 (Credit for Prior Learning) , (Exhibit M ) – K.Hildenbrand
      5. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee and Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve the proposal for Posting Grades to the Transcript by Session Instead of by (Term (Exhibit N) – K. Hildenbrand/J. Mattoon
      6. Recommendation from the Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve the Major Change Bulletin #4 (Exhibits O    O1 ) – J. Mattoon
      7. Recommendation from the Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve Rule 34, Repeat Courses (Exhibit Q ) – J. Mattoon
      8. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Graduate Major Change Bulletin #6 (Exhibit R ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      9. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve a new plan for a Graduate Certificate in Teaching College Mathematics (Exhibits S   S1  ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      10. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve a revised plan for the Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering Management (Exhibits T   T1 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      11. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised plan in PhD in Statistical Science (Exhibits U    U1 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      12. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Graduate School Policies and Procedures Manual  (Exhibits V      V1     V2    V3 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      13. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Steering Committee to amend the Faculty Senate Constitution, Article II, Section 1 and Article III, Section 3.D (Exhibit W )
      14. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Steering Committee to allow this committee to carry out all necessary functions of the Faculty Senate during the period of May 16, 2020  through August 15, 2020.
7. Constituents’ Concerns.
8. Adjournment.