Meeting Minutes: January 23, 2020

Faculty Senate Minutes

Regular Meeting

January 23, 2020

The Faculty Senate was called to order by G. Crouch, Chair on Thursday January 23, 2020, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m.   Thirty-nine (39) members were present with twenty-nine (29) absent and seven (7) nonvoting members present.

Remarks by Holly Ashkannejhad, J.D, Director | Title IX Coordinator on Civil Rights Compliance – Updates and Opportunities for Faculty and Departments

Remarks by Rebecca Vandevord – Faculty Development Opportunities (AOI & Provost’s Office) COP FLW Flyer PPT

Minutes of December 5, 2019 meeting were approved as circulated.

1. Announcements (Information items).
   1. Information Items.
      1. Minor Change Bulletin #7 (Exhibit B)
      2. Faculty Senate Elections – Chair-Elect and Executive Secretary
      3. Open Educational Policies  Memo   OER Policy
2. Announcements (Reports)
   1. Remarks by the Chair – Greg Crouch
      1. Dave Turnbull – update on provost search
         1. The committee is scheduled to meet with the search firm in early February and at that time, the names of the candidates will be provided. Please send me any questions that you feel should be asked of the candidates.
      2. Steve Hines – update to Tracks and Appointments
         1. From the survey results the committee met and made proposed changes on the Tracks and Appointment revision is on the Senate website. Please share this openly with your colleagues.
3. Additions or Changes to the Agenda – none
4. Agenda Items (Action Items).
   1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #6 (Exhibits T  T1) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. Motion Carried
   2. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the revised Rule 72, Class Attendance & Absences (Exhibits U ) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. Motion Carried
   3. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Certificate in Water Resources Science & Management to Vancouver  (Exhibits W  W1) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. Motion Carried
   4. Recommendation from the Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve the PHSC Major Change Bulletin #2 ( Exhibit X) – J. Mattoon
      1. Motion Carried
   5. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve to Discontinue Master of Arts in Hispanic Studies  (Exhibits  Y  Y1) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. Motion Carried
   6. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve to Discontinue the Master of Nursing Plan (Family Nurse Practitioner & Psychiatric Mental Health) (Exhibits  Z   Z1)  – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. Motion Carried
5. Agenda Items (Discussion Items).
   1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the revised Rule 83, Accommodations of Disabilities in the Classroom and Administration (Exhibit D) – K. Hildenbrand
      1. No Discussion
   2. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised  Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics (Exhibits E  E1 ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
   3. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised plan for MS in Statistics (no-thesis) (Exhibits F  F1  ) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
   4. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Steering Committee to approve the revision to the Faculty Senate Constitution to allow the WSU Faculty Senate representation from the Honor’s College (Exhibit G)
      1. Discussion: It was noted that not all campuses have an Honor’s College. It was reported that this is to add Faculty who are only housed in Honor’s College. No further discussion.
   5. Recommendation from the Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve the PHSC Major Change Bulletin #3 ( Exhibit H ) – J. Mattoon
      1. No Discussion
6. Constituents’ Concerns. None
7. Adjournment.                                                     

                      The meeting adjourned at 4:20 p.m.

                                              Amy Nielsen, Executive Secretary