Meeting Minutes: April 2, 2015

Faculty Senate Minutes
Regular Meeting
April 2, 2015

The Faculty Senate was called to order by Richard Zack, Chair-Elect on Thursday April 2, 2015, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m. Thirty-eight (38) members were present with seventeen (17) absent and ten (10) nonvoting members present.

Minutes of March 12, 2015 meeting were approved as circulated and with one correction.

1. Announcements (Information items).
   1. Information Items.
      1. Senate Officers met with the Provost on April 1, 2015.
      2. Academic Affairs Committee has approved the Changing the Name of the Major in Criminal Justice (Exhibit B)
      3. Election of Legislative Representative, Joan Wu by acclamation.
      4. Office of Equal Opportunity minor edits to the Faculty Manual (Exhibit C)
      5. Meeting Dates for 2015-2016 for Senate meetings
      6. Graduate Studies Committee has approved revised bylaws: College of Communication: Communication Program (PhD and MA) and these are available on the department’s website.
      7. Graduate Studies Committee has approved new bylaws: ELSSECP, College of Education: Educational Leadership and these are available on the department’s website.
      8. Minor Change Bulletin #11 Exhibit D)
      9. Academic Affairs Committee has approved editorial revision to Rules 43, 53, 56, and 70 (Exhibit XX)
2. Announcements (Reports).
   1. Remarks by the Chair.—R. Zack
      WSU hosted the PAC 12 Faculty Senate conference on March 26, 27, 2015. Nine of the PAC 12 schools were in attendance.
   2. Please contact R. Zack if you wish to volunteer to be on the work group addressing concerns and plan the transition for “MyWSU” portal.
3. Additions or Changes to the Agenda. None.
4. Agenda Items (Action Items).
   1. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee has approved revisions to the Policies and Procedures manual (Exhibit M M1 M2 ) – K. Daratha
      1. Motion carried
   2. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal to revise Rule 54 – Undergraduate Minors and Additional Majors (Exhibit N) – D. Baker
      1. Motion carried.
   3. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal to revise Rule 111 – Undergraduate Major, Minor and College Requirements for Graduation (Exhibit O) – D. Baker
      1. Motion carried.
   4. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal to revise Rule 114 – Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees (Exhibit P)- D. Baker
      1. Motion carried.
   5. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve the Academic Calendar for Fall 2018- Spring 2025 (Exhibit Q)- D. Baker
      1. Motion carried.
   6. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin 10 (Exhibits R R1 ) – D. Baker
      1. Motion: It was moved and seconded to remove the Cougar Athletic Development Certificate and remand it back to AAC. Motion carried. Motion: To approve remaining items on Bulletin #10.
         1. Motion carried.
   7. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve UCORE Bulletin #7 (Exhibit T ) – D. Baker
      1. Motion carried.
   8. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin 8 (Exhibit V ) – K. Daratha
      1. Motion carried.
   9. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the revised graduation requirements of PhD in Nursing Program: decrease core from 56 credits to 34 credits (Exhibits W W1 ) – K. Daratha
      1. Motion carried.
   10. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the degree name change from MS/ PhD in Botany to MS/ PhD in Plant Biology (Exhibits X X1 X2) – K. Daratha
       1. Motion carried.
   11. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the degree name change from MS/ PhD in Zoology to MS/ PhD in Biology (Exhibit Y Y1 Y2) – K. Daratha
       1. Motion carried.
   12. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs to approve the changes to the Faculty Manual – Nonreappointment Letters Exhibit Z ) – J. McDonald
       1. Motion to remand this back to FAC.
          1. Motion failed.
       2. Motion to approve the changes to the Nonreappointment Letters.
          1. Motion carried.
          2. It was noted by Chair Elect that a Task Force should be formed to address concerns raised during discussion.
5. Agenda Items (Discussion Items).
   1. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee to approve the changes to the Faculty Manual – Annual Review (Exhibit E E1 E2 ) – J. McDonald
      1. Discussion: Many areas of concerns were raised regarding service counting toward promotion and how it would be evaluated. Motion to postpone this issue to allow more time for review. Motion failed. It was
         noted that members should seek input from constituents and bring forth any concerns or thoughts to the next Senate meeting for additional debate.
   2. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee to approve the changes to the Faculty Manual – Faculty Structure (Exhibit F ) – J. McDonald
      1. No Discussion.
   3. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee to approve the changes to the Faculty Manual – Reasonable Accommodations (Exhibit G ) – J. McDonald
      1. Discussion: A concern arose regarding confidentiality of records. It was noted that this concern will be followed up with HRS.
   4. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs Committee to approve the changes to the Faculty Manual – Faculty Convicted of Felonies (Exhibit H ) – J. McDonald
      1. Discussion: FAC Chair McDonald gave a brief explanation regarding why this language change was needed.
   5. Recommendation from Research and Arts Committee to approve the HS-Stem Center – (Exhibit J) – S. Parish/J. Savage
      1. No Discussion.
   6. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve Graduate Major Change Bulletin #9 (Exhibit K) – K. Daratha
      1. No Discussion.
   7. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve a new certificate in Applied Educational Research (Exhibits L L1) – K. Daratha
      1. No Discussion.
   8. Recommendation from Graduate Studies Committee to approve the proposal to change the degree title of Master of Arts in Prevention Science to Master of Science in Prevention Science (Exhibit NN, NN1) – K. Daratha
      1. No Discussion.
   9. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve revise Rule 90- Grade Z (Exhibit OO) – D. Baker
      1. No Discussion.
   10. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve the proposal to Extend the Doctor of Pharmacy to Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences – Yakima, WA (Exhibit PP PP1 PP2) – D. Baker
       1. Discussion: A question regarding the budget arose. It was noted that the Budget Chair or Budget committee member would be requested to attend the next meeting to answer questions.
   11. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin 11 (Exhibits QQ QQ1) – D. Baker
       1. No Discussion.
   12. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin 12 (Exhibits RR RR1) – D. Baker
       1. No Discussion.
   13. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve Rule 115 – Requirements for Professional Degrees (Exhibit SS ) – D. Baker
       1. No Discussion.
   14. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve Rule 6 – Transfer Credits (Exhibit TT) – D. Baker
       1. No Discussion.
   15. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve Rule 15 – Credit by Examination (Exhibit UU) – D. Baker
       1. No Discussion.
   16. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve Rule 31 –Credit to High School Students for Course Completed Prior to H.S. Graduation (Exhibit VV ) – D. Baker
       1. No Discussion.
   17. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve Rule 104 Academic Complaint Procedures and Rule 105 Administrative Changes to Final Grades (Exhibit WW) – D. Baker
       1. No Discussion.
   18. Recommendation from Academic Affairs Committee to approve a new course COM 400 (Exhibit YY) – D. Baker
       1. Discussion: Concerns arose regarding the duplication of this course. It was noted that AAC has extensively reviewed the curriculum and found there was no duplication, but did understand some overlap did exist.
6. Constituents’ Concerns. None taken due to time constraints.
7. Adjournment.
   1. The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
      1. Sheila Converse, Executive Secretary