Meeting Minutes: February 25, 2016

Faculty Senate Minutes
Regular Meeting
February 25, 2016

The Faculty Senate was called to order by Richard Zack, Chair on Thursday February 25, 2016, in FSHN T101 at 3:30p.m. forty (40) members were present with nine (9) absent and nine (9) nonvoting members present.

Minutes of February 11, 2016 meeting were approved as circulated.

1. Announcements (Information items).
   1. Information Items.
      1. Faculty Senate Officers met with the Provosts on February 23, 2016.
      2. The Graduate Studies Committee has approved updated Bylaws for Pharmaceutical Science which are
         available on the department’s website
      3. The Graduate Studies Committee has approved updated Bylaws for Engineering Science which are
         available on the department’s website
      4. Minor Change Bulletin #7 (Exhibit B)
      5. Nominations for Chair Elect as follows:
         1. Judith McDonald
      6. Nominations for Executive Secretary as follows:
         1. Sheila Converse
      7. The Steering Committee and the Faculty Affairs Committee have approved the Notice of Intent in accordance with the MOU guidelines, to Create a School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at WSU Tri-Cites
      8. The Research and Arts Committee has approved the 5-year review of the Murrow Center for Media and Health Promotion Research
      9. ASWSU Course Material Cost Reduction Initiative
2. Announcements (Reports).
   1. Remarks by the Chair.—R. Zack
      1. Ballots to elect the Faculty Senate Chair-Elect and Executive Secretary will be sent out next week.
      2. Volunteers are needed for the Course Material Cost Reduction Initiative Task Force. Please email the Senate office if interested in serving.
      3. Volunteers are needed for the Text Messaging Committee. Please email the Senate office if interested in serving.
   2. Remarks by Co-Provost, Erica Austin
      1. A brief presentation was given on the WSU Strategic Plan Progress Report 2015-2016. http://strategicplan.wsu.edu. Feedback can be sent to strategicplan@lists.wsu.edu
   3. Remarks by Legislative Representative, Joan Wu.
      1. Council of Faculty Representatives (CFR) reports are available at http://www.cfrwashington.org. CFR will continue to work on issue of faculty representation on Boards of Regents/Trustees.
3. Additions or Changes to the Agenda. None.
4. Agenda Items (Action Items)
   1. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #7 (Exhibits M M1)
      1. Motion carried
   2. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve UCORE Bulletin #6 (Exhibit N)
      1. Motion carried
   3. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve a revision in Rule 105, Administrative Changes to Final Grades (Exhibit R) Motion moved and seconded to strike the proposed words from the sentence “may be” in section
      b leaving the original “is”).
      1. Motion carried
      2. Motion carried as amended
   4. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve the elimination of Rules 23 and 58, Make up hours for University Holidays & Permission to Register Late (Exhibit W)
      1. Motion carried
   5. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposals:
      1. Request to replace the BA in Communication with the following degrees
         1. Communication & Society
         2. Strategic Communication
         3. Journalism & Media Production
      1. Request to extend the BA in Strategic Communication to Vancouver
         (Exhibits P, P1 P2 P3 P4)
         1. Motion carried.
   6. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee to approve the changes to the Faculty Manual on the Patent Policy (Exhibits Q Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4)
      1. Motion carried
   7. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised graduation requirements for a MS in Biology (Exhibits S S1)
      1. Motion carried
   8. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised graduation requirements for a PhD in Biology (Exhibits T T1)
      1. Motion carried
   9. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve a new Graduate Certificate in English Language Learners (Exhibits U U1)
      1. Motion carried
   10. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Environmental Science Graduation Certificate in Radiation Protection (Exhibits V V1)
       1. Motion carried
   11. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #7 (Exhibit G)
       1. Motion carried
5. Agenda Items (Discussion Items).
   1. Recommendation from Recommendation from the Research and Arts Committee to approve the Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology (Exhibits C, C1, C2)
      1. No Discussion
   2. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve a revision in Rule 57, Student Petitions on Deadlines/Withdrawal Limits (Exhibit D)
      1. Discussion: Concerns arose regarding the changes and it was noted there is a petition committee in place to assess withdrawal requests.
   3. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #8 (Exhibits E E1)
      1. No Discussion
   4. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve UCORE Bulletin #¬¬ 7 (Exhibit F)
      1. No Discussion
   5. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal on Extending the BS Economic Sciences to Global Campus (Exhibits H, H1 H2)
      1. No Discussion
   6. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal on Extending Bachelor of Fine Arts to Tri-Cities (Exhibits I I1 I2 I3)
      1. No Discussion
   7. Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal on New Degree in BS in Software Engineering, Pullman & Everett Campus (Exhibits J J1 J2 J3)
      1. Discussion: A concern arose regarding the differences on teacher allocations in the budget statement. It was noted the Budget Committee had thoroughly reviewed this proposal. It was suggested the author of the proposal and senator review the financial worksheet to answer any additional questions.
   8. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #8 (Exhibit K)
      1. No Discussion
   9. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the proposal for College of Education on Discontinuation of Degrees No Longer Offered (Exhibits L L1)
      1. No Discussion
   10. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the proposal to Align Program Name with Degree Name, College of Education (Exhibits AA, AA1)
       1. No Discussion
   11. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate School Policies and Procedures Update- (Exhibits BB, BB1, BB2)
       1. No Discussion
   12. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the proposal to approve the revised requirements for Master in Science in Plant Biology (Exhibits CC, CC1)
       1. No Discussion
   13. Recommendation from the Graduate Studies Committee to approve the proposal to revise the graduation requirements for PhD in Plant Biology (Exhibits DD, DD1 DD2)
       1. Discussion: A question arose on transfer credit requirements between a Masters and PhD. The GSC Chair will review and provide an update at the next meeting.
6. Constituents’ Concerns.
   1. A concern was expressed about having secure email accounts for exams now that the courier service was eliminated at the Access Center. The Executive Officers will follow up on this and contact the Access Center.
   2. An additional concern was reported about the Annual Reviews and current criteria used for Extension positions. The Executive Officers will follow up on this.
7. Adjournment.
   1. The meeting adjourned at 4;55 p.m.
      1. Sheila Converse, Executive Secretary