Meeting Minutes: April 6, 2023

 

Guest Presentation: End of Year Address

• President Kirk Schulz

Minutes

The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, April 6, 2023, in French 130D and via Zoom. Fifty-nine (59) senators were present with twenty-six (26) absent and eleven (11) non-voting members present. The meeting was called to order by the Chair, Christine Horne at 3:59 pm.

1. Call to Order. 3:59pm
2. Approval of minutes from the March 23, 2023 faculty senate meeting (PDF).
3. Announcements
   1. Information Items
      1. The faculty senate officers will meet with the provost leadership team on April 27, 2023.
      2. The faculty senate chair will present to the board of regents on May 5th, 2023.
      3. (Item #2023.03.23_314_Exec) 2023-24 Senate meeting schedule (Exhibit 314A).
      4. (Item # 2023.04.06_324_AAC) Minor Change Bulletin No. 10 (Exhibit 324A). -P. Buckley
      5. (Item # 2023.04.06_331_Exec) Syllabus Development & Expectations (Exhibit 331A).
   2. Reports
      1. Remarks by Faculty Senate Chair, Christine Horne
         1. Faculty Senate Concerns & Activities Table 04.06.2023 (PDF).
4. Additions or changes to the agenda
   1. Motion that the discussion items on today’s agenda become action items. -J. McDonald; H. Jansen seconded this motion.
      1. Approved; 46 approved 1 rejected.
   2. Item no. 14 of the discussion items (newly designated action item no. 26) includes UCORE approved courses in reference to Capstone course GERMAN 361 which should be updated to the ENGLISH course. -J. Bonzo
5. Agenda Items
   1. Action items
      1. Approval of Undergraduate Degrees:
         I move that the university faculty recommend to the president and the Board of Regents that, effective at the closing dates for each graduating class, those undergraduate students who have completed degree requirements and whose names remain on the “Official List of Degree Candidates” be advanced to the degrees set above their names as members of the classes of Spring 2023, Summer 2023, and Fall 2023.  -B. Bitter
         1. Approved; 51 approved, 0 rejected.
      2. Approval of Graduate and Professional Degrees: 
         I move that the university faculty recommend to the president and the Board of Regents that, effective at the closing dates for each graduating class, those graduate and professional students who have completed degree requirements and whose names remain on the “Official List of Degree Candidates” be advanced to the degrees set above their names as members of the classes of Spring 2023, Summer 2023, and Fall 2023. -T. Barry
         1. Approved; 51 approved, 0 rejected.
      3. (Item #2023.03.23_302_AAC) Proposal to change the degree names of the BA in Fine Art and the BFA in Fine Art (Exhibit 302A 302B). -P. Sekhar
         1. Approved; 49 approved; 0 rejected.
      4. (Item #2023.03.23_303_AAC) Proposal to Revise Rules 38 – 41 and Rule 70 (Exhibit 303A). -P. Sekhar
         1. Approved; 48 approved; 0 rejected.
      5. (Item #2023.03.23_217_AAC) Amended Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 2 (Exhibit 217C* 217D* 217A 217B). -P. Sekhar
         1. Approved; 52 approved; 0 rejected.
      6. (Item #2023.03.23_305_FAC) Changes to the Faculty Manual Section II: Recommendation to add references to the Ethics Policy, EP #45, and the procedures for Responding to Alleged Violations of The University Research Policies, BPPM 45.25 (Exhibit 305A 305B 305C). -J. McDonald
         1. Approved; 51 approved, 0 rejected.
      7. (Item #2023.03.23_306_FAC) Changes to the Faculty Manual Section III.C.7 on Salary Increases (Exhibit 306A 306B). -J. McDonald
         1. Approved; 49 approved, 1 rejected.
      8. (Item #2023.03.23_307_FAC) Changes to the Faculty Manual Section II.D Ethics in Public Service (Exhibit 307A 307B). -J. McDonald
         1. Approved; 50 approved, 0 rejected.
      9. (Item #2023.03.23_308_FAC) Changes to the Faculty Manual Section III.D.7 through III.D.10 Regarding Medical Leave (Exhibit 308A 308B 308C). -J. McDonald
         1. Approved; 51 approved, 0 rejected.
      10. (Item #2023.03.23_309_FAC) Changes to the Faculty Manual Section V Regarding the Equity Lens Tool (Exhibit 309A 309B). -J. McDonald
          1. Proposal to amend this item as outlined in exhibit 309C. -A. Dimitrov. Seconded by senator J. Barber.
          2. Amendment language Approved; 43 approved; 4 rejected.
          3. Approved; 44 approved; 1 rejected.
      11. (Item #2023.03.23_310_Catalog) Undergraduate and Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 12 (Exhibit 310A 310B).
          1. Approved; 50 approved, 0 rejected.
      12. (Item #2023.03.23_313_AAC) Proposal to Discontinue the BA in Computer Science (Exhibit 313A 313B 313C). P. Sekhar
          1. Approved; 50 approved; 0 rejected
      13. (Item # 2023.04.06_315_Steering) Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Steering Committee to carry out all necessary Faculty Senate functions during the period of May 16, 2023 through August 15, 2023.
          1. Approved; 52 approved; 0 rejected.
      14. (Item # 2023.04.06_329_CoC) Recommendation of New Faculty Senate Committee members for New & Updated Terms (Exhibit 329A). -E Shelden.
          1. Approved; 52 Approved, 0 rejected.
      15. (Item # 2023.04.06_316_GSC) Graduate Major Change Bulletin No. 9 (Exhibit 316A). -E. Nicol/ G. Wayman
          1. Approved; 49 approved, o rejected.
      16. (Item # 2023.04.06_317_GSC) Recommended Approval of the Community Engagement in Rivers and Watershed Graduate Certificate (Exhibit 317A 317B). -E. Nicol/ G. Wayman
          1. Approved; 51 approved, 0 rejected.
      17. (Item # 2023.04.06_318_Steering) Proposed Amendment to Section VIII of the Faculty Senate Bylaws: Ad Hoc Committees (Exhibit 318A).
          1. Approved; 49 approved, 0 reject.
      18. (Item # 2023.04.06_319_Steering) Proposed Amendment to the Faculty Senate Constitution; Article II, Section 4: Apportionment paragraphs three (3) and four (4) (Exhibit 319A).
          1. Approved; 51 approved, o rejected.
      19. (Item # 2023.04.06_320_GSC) Recommended Approval of the Food Science 235 Revised Requirements (Exhibit 320A 320B). -E. Nicol/ G. Wayman
          1. Approved; 49 approved; 0 rejected.
      20. (Item # 2023.04.06_321_GSC) Recommended Approval of the Masters in Horticulture and Ph.D. in Horticulture Graduate Degrees (321A 321B). -E. Nicol/ G. Wayman
          1. Approved; 51 approved, 0 rejected.
      21. (Item # 2023.04.06_322_GSC) Recommended Approval of the Masters in Criminal Justice Non-Thesis Degree Plan Changes (Exhibit 322A 322B). -E. Nicol/ G. Wayman
          1. Approved; 50 approved, 0 rejected.
      22. (Item # 2023.04.06_323_GSC) Recommended Approval of the Masters in Criminal Justice Thesis Degree Plan Changes (Exhibit 232A 232B). -E. Nicol/ G. Wayman
          1. Approved; 50 approved; 0 rejected.
      23. (Item # 2023.04.06_326_AAC) Undergraduate & Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 12 Addendum 1 (Exhibit 326A 326B). -P. Buckley
          1. Approved; 51 approved, 0 rejected.
      24. (Item # 2023.04.06_325_AAC) Undergraduate & Professional Major Change Bulletin No. 12 Addendum 2 (Exhibit 325A 325B). -P. Buckley
          1. Approved; 52 approved, 0 reject
      25. (Item # 2023.04.06_327_AAC) UCORE Changes approved by the UCORE Committee – Bulletin No. 3 (Exhibit 327A). -P. Buckley
          1. Approved; 52 approved, 0 rejected.
      26. (Item # 2023.04.06_328_AAC) UCORE Renewals and Changes Approved by the UCORE Committee — Bulletin No. 4 (Exhibit 328A). -P. Buckley
          1. Approved; 50 approved, 0 rejected.
      27. (Item #2023.03.23_330_GSC) Proposal to change the degree names of the MFA in Fine Art (Exhibit 330A 330B).  -E. Nicol/ G. Wayman
          1. Approved; 48 approved, 0 rejected.
6. Constituent Concerns
   1. Comment: In his letter, the WSU President did not address all of the questions including why the athletic department is allowed to have a 3% increase this year while academic programs are receiving a 6% cut. There may be a potential disconnect between how the administration and the faculty feel about athletic and academic inequity. -V. Walden
7. Meeting Adjourned: 4:35pm

Respectfully submitted,

Matt Hudelson,

Faculty Senate Executive Secretary