Meeting Minutes: November 5, 2015

Faculty Senate Minutes
Regular Meeting
November 5, 2015

The Faculty Senate was called to order by Richard Zack, Chair on Thursday November 5, 2015, in FSHN T101 at 3:30p.m. thirty-seven (37) members were present with eleven (11) absent and five (5) 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 President on October 28, 2015.
      2. Faculty Senate Officers met with Interim Co-Provosts on November 4, 2015.
      3. Graduate Studies Committee has approved bylaw updates to the Department of Horticulture which are
         available on the department’s website.
      4. The Research & Arts Committee has approved the 5-Year review of the Intensive American Language Center.
      5. Minor Change Bulletin #3 (Exhibit B)
2. Announcements (Reports).
   1. Remarks by the Chair.—R. Zack
      1. In the meetings with our Administrators, concerns about general safety issues were discussed. There is a need to bring additional training for Faculty to establish protocol and procedures specific to each classrooms for situations that could involve a hostile intruder and/or bomb threats.
      2. The need for faculty representation on the 5% reallocation was brought to the attention of Administration.
   2. Remarks by Melanie Thornton, President of GPSA. A hard copy of the PowerPoint is attached to the minutes.
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 #2 ( Exhibit C C1)
      1. Motion Carried.
   2. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve UCORE Bulletin #1 ( Exhibit D)
      1. Motion Carried.
   3. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the WSU College of Nursing, Master of Nursing: Change name plan from Advanced Population Health to Population Health; Revise plan requirements in Master of Nursing Population Health (Exhibits E E1)
      1. Motion Carried.
   4. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve approved the updated requirements for the PhD in Chemistry ( Exhibits F F1 F2 )
      1. Motion Carried.
   5. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Major/ Name Change from Material Science and Engineering Program in Nuclear Engineering to Nuclear Materials ( Exhibits G G1 )
      1. Motion Carried.
   6. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #3 (Exhbit H )
      1. Motion Carried.
5. Agenda Items (Discussion Items).
   1. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #3 (Exhibits I I1)
      1. No Discussion
   2. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve UCORE Bulletin # 2 ( Exhibit J)
      1. No Discussion
   3. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revisions for graduation requirements for Master of Science in Plant Pathology (Exhibits K K1)
      1. No Discussion
   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. No Discussion
   5. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revisions for graduation requirements for PhD in Entomology (Exhibits M M1 M2 )
      1. Discussion: A concern arose regarding the number of credits required for a PhD , it was also noted that a Masters needed more credits than a PhD. It was reported this issue was reviewed by GSC and deemed appropriate.
   6. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #4 (Exhibit N)
      1. No Discussion.
6. Constituents’ Concerns.
   1. A concern was voiced regarding adequate representation of constitutes from “at large” designated senators. Executive Secretary S. Converse provided an overview on the election process and advised each college oversees their own representation of how senators are designated. A question arose on whether or not college elections were bound by Roberts Rules of Order. Executive officers will follow up.
   2. Constituent emails for each college are in process.
7. Adjournment.
   1. The meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.
      1. Sheila Converse, Executive Secretary