Meeting Minutes: October 22, 2015

Faculty Senate Minutes
Regular Meeting
October 22, 2015

The Faculty Senate was called to order by Richard Zack, Chair on Thursday October 22, 2015, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m. thirty-two (32) members were present with sixteen (16) absent and seven (7) nonvoting members present.

Minutes of October 8, 2015 meeting were approved as circulated.

1. Announcements (Information items).
2. Information Items.
   1. Minor Change Bulletin 2 (Exhibit B)
   2. Graduate Studies Committee has approved Biological and Agricultural Engineering Graduate Program Bylaws and these are available on the department’s website
3. Announcements (Reports).
   1. Remarks by the Chair.—R. Zack
   2. On October 20 I visited the Tri-Cities campus to meet with constituents. November 12-13, I will be at the Vancouver campus and a Spokane trip will be scheduled.
   3. Reminder of the meet and greet at Birch & Barley after this meeting.
   4. Please relay any questions, concerns or thoughts to the faculty representatives on the Presidential Search Committee
4. Additions or Changes to the Agenda. Motion on the Presidential Search Process.
   1. MOTION: To change the agenda and add this as a discussion item. Motion Carried.
5. Agenda Items (Action Items).
   1. Recommendation from Research & Arts Committee to approve the Metropolitan Applied Research and Extension Center in CAHNRS (Exhibit L)
      1. Motion Carried.
   2. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #2 (Exhibit M )
      1. Motion Carried
   3. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the Graduate School Revision for the Policies and Procedures for Graduate School Guidelines for Professional Master’s Degree Program (Exhibits N N1)
      1. Motion Carried
   4. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the 701 Master Capstone ProjectExamination Credit for the Graduate School Revision for the Policies and Procedures for Graduate School Guidelines for Professional Master’s Degree Program (Exhibits O O1 )
      1. Motion Carried
   5. Recommendation from the Faculty Senate to request the Board of Regents bring the WSU Presidential finalists to the Pullman Campus.
      1. Motion Carried.
6. Agenda Items (Discussion Items).
   1. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #2 ( Exhibit C C1)
      1. No Discussion
   2. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve UCORE Bulletin #1 ( Exhibit D)
      1. No Discussion
   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. No Discussion
   4. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve approved the updated requirements for the PhD in Chemistry ( Exhibits F F1 F2 )
      1. No Discussion
   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. No Discussion
   6. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #3 (Exhibit H )
      1. No Discussion
   7. Motion for recommendation to the Board of Regents to arrange campus visits with finalists for the WSU presidential finalists and allow faculty representatives on the search advisory committee to discuss the search with their constituents. Discussion ensued.
      1. MOTION: To ask the Board of Regents to arrange Pullman campus visits with the finalists for the WSU Presidential position.
         1. Motion Carried.
7. Constituents’ Concerns.
   1. A matching campaign for Planned Parenthood is available. For more information, contact Senator Donna Potts.
8. Adjournment.
   1. The meeting adjourned at 4:21 p.m.
      1. Sheila Converse, Executive Secretary