Meeting Minutes: January 31, 2013

The Faculty Senate was called to order by Robert Greenberg, Chair on Thursday January 31, 2013, in FSHN T101 at 3:30 p.m. Twenty-seven (27) members were present nineteen (19) absent with four (4) nonvoting members present.

Minutes of November 8, 2012 Meeting were approved as circulated.

Announcements (Information items).

1. Senate Officers met with Associate Vice President Larry James on December 4, 2012 and January 8, 2013.
2. Senate Officers met with President Floyd on December 5, 2012.
3. Minor Change Bulletin No.4 (Exhibit H).

TO:               Deans and Chairs   FROM:      Becky Bitter, Assistant Registrar   DATE:           January 22, 2013   SUBJECT:     Minor Change Bulletin No. 4   The courses listed below reflect the minor curricular changes approved by the catalog editor since approval of the last Minor Change Bulletin. The column to the far right indicates the date each change becomes effective.
Prefix	Course Number	New Revise Drop	Current	Proposed	Effective Date
CE	303	Revise	Civil Engineering	Civil Engineering	5-13
			Computer Applications 2	Computer Applications 2
			(1-3) Course Prerequisite:	(1-3) Course Prerequisite:
			CST M 254; certified civil	Certified civil engineering
			engineering major.	major. Advanced civil
			Advanced civil	engineering computer
			engineering computer	applications including
			applications including	Geographical Information
			Geographical Information	Systems, Revit, and Excel.
			Systems, CIVIL3D and
			Excel.
CE	403	Revise	Air Quality Management	Air Quality Management	5-13

			3 Course Prerequisite: CE	3 Air pollution from the
			402; CHEM 105. Air	perspective of an
			pollution from the	environmental manager;
			perspective of an	regulatory framework,
			environmental manager;	management strategies,
			regulatory framework,	monitoring, modeling
			management strategies,	tools, and control
			monitoring, modeling	technologies. Offered at
			tools, and control	400 and 500 level.
			technologies. Offered at
			400 and 500 level.
CHE	527	Revise	Macroscopic	Chemical	5-13
			Thermodynamics 3	Thermodynamics 3
			Advanced thermodynamics	Thermodynamic laws for
			from macroscopic	design and optimization of
			viewpoint; basic	thermodynamic systems,
			postulates, equilibrium,	equations of state,
			stability, property	properties of ideal and real
			relations; application to	fluids and fluid mixtures,
			thermal-fluid and solid	stability, phase
			mechanics; irreversible	equilibrium, chemical
			thermodynamics.	equilibrium; applications
				of thermodynamic
				principles.
E_E	351	Revise	Distributed Parameter	Distributed Parameter	8-13
			Systems 3 Course	Systems 3 Course
			Prerequisite: E E 331 with	Prerequisite: E E 331 with
			a C or better; certified	a C or better; certified
			major in Electrical	major in Electrical
			Engineering, Computer	Engineering, Computer
			Science, or Computer	Science, or Computer
			Engineering. Plane waves,	Engineering. Maxwell’s
			waveguides, resonators,	equations, plane waves,
			antennas, numerical	waveguides, resonators,
			methods.	antennas, numerical
				methods.
E_E	431	Revise	RF and Microwave	RF and Microwave	1-14
			Circuits and Systems 4	Circuits and Systems 4
			(3-3) Course Prerequisite:	(3-3) Course Prerequisite:
			E E 341 with a C or better;	Certified major in
			E E 351 with a C or better;	Electrical Engineering,
			certified major in	Computer Science, or
			Electrical Engineering,	Computer Engineering.
			Computer Science, or	Design and
			Computer Engineering.	implementation of
			Design and	RF/microwave modules
			implementation of	and systems for

			RF/microwave modules and systems for telecommunications; microstrip, filters, mixers, amplifiers, frequency synthesizers and transceivers.	telecommunications; microstrip, filters, mixers, amplifiers, frequency synthesizers and transceivers.
E_E	496	Revise	Introduction to	Semiconductor Devices 3	8-13
			Semiconductor Device	Course Prerequisite:
			Theory 3 Course	Certified major in
			Prerequisite: E E 311 with	Electrical Engineering,
			a C or better or MSE 302	Computer Science,
			with a C or better; STAT	Computer Engineering,
			360 or 443 with a C or	Physics, Mechanical
			better; certified major in	Engineering, or Material
			Electrical Engineering,	Science and Engineering.
			Computer Science, or	Equilibrium statistics of
			Computer Engineering.	electrons and holes; carrier
			Equilibrium statistics of	dynamics; p-n junctions,
			electrons and holes; carrier	metal-semiconductor
			dynamics; p-n junctions,	junctions, BJTs, Mosfets,
			metal-semiconductor	Solar Cells, and LEDs.
			junctions, BJTs, Mosfets,
			LEDs.
ECONS	431	Revise	Economic Analysis of	Economic Analysis of	8-13
			Environmental Policies 3	Environmental Policies 3
			Course Prerequisite:	Course Prerequisite:
			ECONS 301; ECONS 311;	ECONS 301. Nature and
			ECONS 330. Nature and	practice of environmental
			practice of environmental	policy analysis using
			policy analysis using	economics concepts and
			economics concepts and	tools including benefit
			tools including benefit	cost, social indicators and
			cost, social indicators and	environmental accounts.
			environmental accounts.	Offered at 400 and 500
			Offered at 400 and 500	level.
			level.
ENGLISH	105	Revise	[WRTG] [W]	[WRTG] [W]	5-13
			Composition for ESL	Composition for ESL
			Students 3 Course	Students 3 Course
			Prerequisite: Appropriate	Prerequisite: Writing
			Writing Placement Exam	placement exam or C or
			score. Designed to develop	better in ENGLISH 104.
			academic writing, critical	Designed to develop
			thinking, reading, library	academic writing, critical
			skills, and rhetorical	thinking, reading, library
			strategies for non-native	skills, and rhetorical

			speakers of English. Credit not granted for more than one of ENGLISH 101 and 105.	strategies for non-native speakers of English. Credit not granted for more than one of ENGLISH 101 and 105.
ENVR_SCI	285	Revise	Climate Change: Planning for a Sustainable Environment 3 Course Prerequisite: ENVR SCI 101. Ideas and information necessary to integrate environmental viability and sustainable development with other concerns of environmental planning.	The Science and Policy of Climate Change 3 Course Prerequisite: ENVR SCI 101. The science of the climate system; the case for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and the best policies to do so.	5-13
ME	216	Revise	Integrated CAD Design 2 (0-6) Course Prerequisite: ME 116; CE 215 or concurrent enrollment. CAD based analysis for engineering design, the application of motion, FEA and CFD, CAD simulations to the engineering design process.	Integrated CAD Design 2 (0-6) Course Prerequisite: ME 116 with a C or better; CE 215 or concurrent enrollment. CAD based analysis for engineering design, the application of motion, FEA and CFD, CAD simulations to the engineering design process.	8-13
ME	404	Revise	Heat Transfer 3 Course Prerequisite: ME 301; ME 303 or concurrent enrollment; certified major in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Electrical Engineering. Conduction, radiation, and convection heat transfer; analytical, numerical, experimental results for solids, liquids, and gases; heat exchanger design. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (ME 345).	Heat Transfer 3 Course Prerequisite: ME 301; ME 303; certified major in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Electrical Engineering. Conduction, radiation, and convection heat transfer; analytical, numerical, experimental results for solids, liquids, and gases; heat exchanger design. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (ME 345).	5-13
SHS	570	Revise	Advanced Internship in Speech-Language	Advanced Internship in Speech-Language	8-13

			Pathology V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Course Prerequisite: SHS 566 or SHS 568; SHS 575; by interview only. Advanced practicum in diagnosis of and therapy for communication disorders. SHS graduate student; all undergraduate prerequisite courses completed. S, F grading.	Pathology V 1-18 May be repeated for credit. Course Prerequisite: SHS 566 or SHS 568. Advanced practicum in diagnosis of and therapy for communication disorders. SHS graduate student; all undergraduate prerequisite courses completed. S, F grading.
TCH_LRN	301	Revise	Learning and Development 3 Course Prerequisite: PSYCH 105. Analysis of the connections among learning theories, human development theories, and educational practice in today’s PK-12 classrooms.	Learning and Development 3 Analysis of the connections among learning theories, human development theories, and educational practice in today’s PK-12 classrooms.	5-13

Announcements (Reports).

1. Remarks by the Chair.—R. Greenberg
   1. The contract with Angel will end in September, 2014. IT is seeking interested faculty to review LMS software and provide recommendations for new software should the Angel contract not be renewed. Please contact R.Greenberg or K.Struckmeyer if interested to serve. A legislative representative is being sought for next year to replace Nicholas Lovrich. Those interested in serving on the Legislative Affairs Committee, please contact Matt Carroll as this is an important committee to form appropriate responses on legislative issues that arise.

Additions or Changes to the Agenda.

1. There were no additions or changes to the agenda.

Agenda Items. (Discussion Items)

1. Recommendation from Academic Affairs for Undergraduate Major Change Bulletin #4, 5 & 6 (Exhibits B, B1, B2 ).—C. Parks No discussion.
2. Recommendation from Academic Affairs to Establish Criteria for Certificates Offered by Professional Programs (Exhibit C ).—C. Parks. Discussion regarding consistently and compliance with set standards. This grading model is common nationwide and systems are set up to assess proficiency of grades and competency.
3. Recommendation from Academic Affairs to Establish a New Grad Type H, S, F for the College of Pharmacy (Exhibit D that contain 9 Exhibits).—C. Parks. Discussion that this is a good system to help students.
4. Recommendation from Academic Affairs for UCORE Bulletin #3, 4 &5(Exhibits E, E1, E2).—C. Parks. No discussion.
5. Recommendation from Academic Affairs to Change the Name of the Department of Marketing to Marketing and International Business. (Exhibit F) C. Parks. No discussion.
6. Recommendation from Academic Affairs for Revision to the Syllabus Policy in the Educational Policy and Procedures (Exhibit K).—C. Parks Discussion regarding the template for syllabus and university wide accreditation.
7. Recommendation from Faculty Affairs for Revisions to Section III of the Faculty Manual pages 60-61 (Exhibit G).—K. Rodgers . No discussion.
8. Recommendation from Graduate Studies for Graduate Major change Bulletins #3 (Exhibit I1) and #4 (Exhibit I) – P. David. No discussion.
9. Recommendation form Graduate Studies for the Name Change in The Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology to Educational Leadership, Sports Studies and Educational/Counseling Psychology (Exhibit J).—P. David Discussion on length of this requested name change.

Constituents’ Concerns.

1. There were no concerns.

Adjournment.

The meeting adjourned at 4:05.

Ken Struckmeyer, Executive Secretary