Meeting Minutes: October 4, 2018

Faculty Senate Minutes

Regular Meeting

October 04, 2018

The Faculty Senate was called to order by J. Mageo, Chair on Thursday October 4, 2018, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m. forty-three (43) members were present with eighteen (18) absent and eleven (11) nonvoting members present.

Minutes of September 20, 2018 meeting were approved as circulated.

1. Announcements (Information items).
   1. Information Items.
      1. Faculty Senate Officers met with the president on September 20, 2018
      2. Minor Change Bulletins #3 (Exhibit B) 
      3. The Research and Arts Committee approved the center closure of the WSU Center for Health Science Education Research (formerly known as the WSU Health Science STEM Education Research Center)
2. Announcements (Reports)
   1. Remarks by J. Mageo
      1. The Board of Regent’s meeting was in Vancouver and while there I met with the Council of Faculty Representatives on the Vancouver campus.  Discussions with the faculty centered on barriers to graduate education on the Vancouver campus, needing  system-wide AMS courses and suspension of policies that limited graduate education in Vancouver such as departmental residency requirements and restrictions on Vancouver faculty chairing committees for students in Pullman.
      2. I also met with the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (Renny Christopher) and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (June Canty).  Discussions centered on centralized WSU forms and regulations the elimination of Vancouver specific forms and regulations that formerly ensured the appropriateness of courses and programs to the Vancouver campus.
   2. Remarks by President Schulz
   3. Remarks by Greg Crouch
3. Additions or Changes to the Agenda – none
4. Agenda Items (Action Items).
   1. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #1 (Exhibit F)  D.Call/A.Dimitrov
      1. Motion carried
   2. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #2 (Exhibits  H    H1)– K.Hildenbrand
      1. Motion carried
   3. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the UCORE Bulletin #1 (Exhibit  I )– K.Hildenbrand
      1. Motion carried
   4. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal to Extend the American Indian Studies Certificate  to Global Campus (Exhibits J  J1  J2  )– K.Hildenbrand
      1. Motion carried
   5. Recommendation from Steering Committee to approve the Faculty Senate Committees (Exhibit  K ) 
      1. Motion carried
5. Agenda Items (Discussion Items).
   1. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #2 (Exhibit  L )  D.Call/A.Dimitrov
      1. No discussion
   2. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Revised PhD in Materials Science and Engineering  (Exhibits M  M1  M2  M3 )  D.Call/A.Dimitrov
      1. No discussion
   3. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve New Prefix/Program Update of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience (IPN) and Biomedical Physiology and Technology (BPT)   (Exhibits N  N1  N2 )  D.Call/A.Dimitrov
      1. No discussion
   4. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Revised Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering Management (Exhibits O  O1 )  D.Call/A.Dimitrov
      1. No discussion
   5. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #3 (Exhibits P  P1) – K.Hildenbrand
      1. No discussion
   6. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the revision of Rules 80 and 81 Scheduling All Common Examinations  and Scheduling Out-of-Class Examinations (Exhibit Q  )– K.Hildenbrand
      1. No discussion
   7. Recommendation from the Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve Professional Health Sciences Major Change Bulletin (PHSMCB) No. 1  (Exhibit R)  J. Mattoon
      1. No discussion
   8. Recommendation from the Professional Health Sciences Committee to approve Proposal to Extend the Final Grade Deadline for the ESFCOM  (Exhibits S  S1  S2  S3  )  J. Mattoon
      1. No  discussion
6. Constituents’ Concerns.
   1. Provost Bernardo was present to address concerns.
      1. A concern was raised regarding the new requirements of online vs. correspondence courses and qualification criteria for federal student loans.  This will be entered into the Senate Constituent Concerns for administration review.
      2. A concern from last year was raised again concerning the disproportional growth in administrative positions.  It was noted that provost had presented on this topic at the last senate year and provided information, which is available on the Senate website, sidebar/ Information for Senators, file: Information on Faculty Composition https://www.dropbox.com/home/Senate%20Dropbox/Information%20for%20Faculty/Information%20on%20WSU%20Faculty%20Composition
      3. The issue regarding the Access Center and student accommodation was acknowledged. The provost reported more materials will be coming to ensure faculty are aware of protocol.
      4. Detailed transcript of these concerns are on the Faculty Senate Website.
7. Adjournment.                                                

                      The meeting adjourned at 4:21 p.m.

                                              Amy Nielsen, Executive Secretary