Meeting Minutes: November 19, 2015

Faculty Senate Minutes
Regular Meeting
November 19, 2015

The Faculty Senate was called to order by Richard Zack, Chair on Thursday November 19, 2015, in FSHN T101 at 3:30p.m. thirty-three (33) members were present with thirteen (13) absent and seven (7) nonvoting members present.

Minutes of October 22, 2015 meeting were approved as circulated.

1. Announcements (Information items).
   1. Information Items.
      1. Faculty Senate Officers met with Interim Co-Provosts on November 17, 2015
      2. Graduate Studies Committee has approved bylaw updates to the Physics Department which are available on the department’s website
      3. Minor Change Bulletin #4 (Exhibit B)
      4. Special Senate meeting on December 10, 2015 at 3:30pm to discuss the Counseling Psychology Graduate Degrees Proposed Discontinuation
2. Announcements (Reports).
   1. Remarks by the Chair.—R. Zack
      1. I visited the Vancouver campus and met with constituents.
      2. The Faculty Senate officers responded to a constituent concern noting that votes via email are allowable according to Roberts Rules of Order.
      3. If Senators currently serving in the Senate have questions about who their constituents are, please contact the Dean’s office in their college for assistance.
   2. Remarks by Dr. Deryl Hunt on inclusiveness and community building.
   3. Remarks by Interim President Bernardo
      1. Three areas of concern were discussed. 1) Fostering a multicultural community; 2) General Safety trainings and procedures specific to each classroom for situations that could involve a hostile intruder and/or bomb threats; 3) Providing adequate help regarding mental health concerns for students/staff
3. Additions or Changes to the Agenda. None.
4. Agenda Items (Action Items).
   1. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #3 (Exhibits I I1)
      1. Motion Carried
   2. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve UCORE Bulletin # 2 (Exhibit J)
      1. Motion Carried
   3. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revisions for graduation requirements for Master of Science in Plant Pathology (Exhibits K K1)
      1. Motion Carried
   4. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revisions for graduation requirements for online Master of Arts in Strategic Communication (COMSTRAT) (Exhibits L L1)
      1. Motion Carried
   5. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revisions for graduation requirements for PhD in Entomology (Exhibits M M1 M2)
      1. Motion Carried
   6. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #4 (Exhibit N)
      1. Motion to move that the word “advanced” in the title of Nursing 583 be stricken.
         1. Motion carried.
      2. Motion to approve as amended.
         1. Motion Carried.
   7. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve revisions on Rule 15d and proposal on a new Rule 16 on acceptance of Military Credit (Exhibits Q Q1)
      1. Motion Carried.
5. Agenda Items (Discussion Items).
   1. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal to Extend BS in Electrical Engineering at Olympic College in Bremerton (Exhibits O O1 O2) – Liv Haselbach
      1. No Discussion
   2. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal to Extend BS in Mathematics to Vancouver ( Exhibits P P1 P2 ) – Liv Haselbach
      1. No Discussion
   3. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve revisions on Rule 15d and proposal on a new Rule 16 on acceptance of Military Credit (Exhibits Q Q1) – Liv Haselbach
      1. Discussion: Admission’s staff were consulted regarding transferring credits on military personnel and no issues/concerns were posed. Motion to move this to an action item and become effective January 1, 2016
         1. Motion Carried. See Action Item #7.
   4. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #4 ( Exhibits R R1) – Liv Haselbach
      1. Discussion: Concerns with the Global Studies Minor, it was requested that some English courses in that minor be included. AAC will pull the Global Studies Minor to review.
   5. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve UCORE Bulletin #3 ( Exhibit S ) – Liv Haselbach
      1. No Discussion
   6. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #5 (Exhibit T) – B. John-Mariadoss
      1. No Discussion
   7. Recommendation from the Provost’s Office and the Steering Committee to approve Guidelines for establishing a suggest 30 day responds to committee requests (Exhibit U)
      1. Discussion: Wording and clarification was requested regarding the intent of the guidelines.
   8. Recommendation from the Steering Committee to Create a School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in Tri-Cities (Exhibits V V1)
      1. Discussion: There was confusion on how the degrees were listed and that Chemical Engineering was not listed in the proposal. It was noted Chemical Engineering would be a separate program. Additional questions arose on whether or not the School was already in place on the Tri-Cities campus. Executive Officers will follow up.
   9. Recommendation from the Steering Committee to approve amending the Faculty Senate Bylaws to include the College of Medicine (Exhibit W)
      1. Discussion: This change will result in there being additional Senators
6. Constituents’ Concerns.
   1. A concern was voiced on wording clarification of the Senate agenda.
   2. A reminder to please try to attend the special the December 10 meeting.
   3. Bryan Stevenson will be giving a lecture on 12/01/15.
7. Adjournment.
   1. The meeting adjourned at 4:34 p.m.
      1. Sheila Converse, Executive Secretary