Meeting Minutes: March 5, 2020

Faculty Senate Minutes

Regular Meeting

March 5, 2020

The Faculty Senate was called to order by G. Crouch, Chair on Thursday March 5, 2020, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m.   Forty-four (44) members were present with twenty-four (24) absent and nine (9) nonvoting members present.

Remarks by Stephen Bollens, WSU Legislative Representative

Minutes of February 20, 2020 meeting were approved as circulated.

1. Announcements (Information items).
   1. Information Items.
      1. Election candidates:
         Chair-elect: Doug Call
         Executive Secretary:  Matt Hudelson
      2. Proposed updates to the EPPM, Videoconference Policy, Student Location Policy, Assessment Policy Update, Course Descriptions
2. Announcements (Reports)
   1. Remarks by the Chair – Greg Crouch
      1. A new website has been created to provide up-to-date information regarding the Corona virus.
      2. An external law firm, Karr Tuttle Campbell has been selected to conduct the review of allegations of gender bias against former provost Mitzi Montoya.  The scope of areas of review will be gender bias, pressure surrounding the decision to terminate Mitzi Montoya and the role that the consulting firm Ideas for Action, LLC played in the decision.
      3. Answers to the parking constituent concerns raised at a prior senate meeting have been published on the senate website.
3. Additions or Changes to the Agenda – Motion to Move Discussion Item #1 to an Action Item. Motion Carried.
4. Agenda Items (Action Items).
   1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #9 (Exhibits L  L1) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. Motion Carried
   2. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the UCORE  Change Bulletin #2 (Exhibit M) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. Motion Carried
   3. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the UCORE  Change Bulletin #3 (Exhibit N) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. Motion Carried
   4. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee to amend the Faculty Manual on Trademarks and Royalties –Sections IV.G. Patent Policy & IV.J. Trademarks  (Exhibits  Q  Q1  Q2  Q3  ) S. Hines
      1. Motion Carried
   5. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Graduate Major Change Bulletin #5 (Exhibit R) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. Motion Carried
   6. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised  plan to the MS in Experimental Psychology (Exhibits S  S1) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. Motion Carried
   7. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised  plan to the PhD in Experimental Psychology (Exhibits T  T1) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. Motion Carried
   8. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised plan to the MS in Clinical Psychology (Exhibits U  U1) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. Motion Carried
   9. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised plan to the PhD in Clinical Psychology (Exhibits V  V1) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. Motion Carried
   10. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the creation of a MS degree in Kinesiology  (Exhibits W  W1) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
       1. Motion Carried
   11. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #10 (Exhibits X  X1  X2) – K.Hildenbrand
       1. Motion Carried
5. Agenda Items (Discussion Items).
   1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to establish the New Degree of the BS in Viticulture and Enology (Exhibit  Y) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. No Discussion
   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
      1. No Discussion
   3. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to establish a new Rule 145, Discontinued Degree Programs (Exhibit C ) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. No Discussion
   4. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the revisions to Rule 72, Reasonable Religious Accommodations (Exhibit D ) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. No Discussion
   5. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to Eliminate the “SCI” UCORE Designation (Exhibit E ) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. No Discussion
   6. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the MOU for Concurrent Degree Enrollment for Doctor of Pharmacy Students (Exhibit F) – A.Dimitrov/U. Uchila
      1. No Discussion
   7. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee to amend the Faculty Manual regarding Emeritus Faculty Appointment, Sections III.G. (Exhibits P  P1  P2 ) S. Hines
      1. No Discussion
   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
      1. No Discussion
   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
      1. Discussion:  Concerns were raised regarding the proposed changes and it was requested that the “teaching and scholarly tracks should be removed. Since the tracks and titles changes had already been approved for the faculty manual in fall of 2020, it was suggested that Senator Weller will bring his proposed amendment of the Faculty Manual for IA and IIIE to the next Faculty Senate meeting for consideration.
         Motion to recommend this Discussion Item be moved back to a Discussion Item for the March 26, 2020 meeting. Motion was defeated.  This item will be an Action Item for the March 26, 2020, meeting.
   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
       1. No Discussion
6. Constituents’ Concerns.
   1. A reply from the provost’s office regarding concerns raised about the delay in response time to the Corona virus website indicated that due to a large number of emails received that there was a backlog and their office was attempting to work through the back log as quickly as possible.
7. Adjournment.                                                  

                      The meeting adjourned at 4:41 p.m.

                                              Amy Nielsen, Executive Secretary