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MINUTES University Faculty Senate September/26/2011 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes September 26, 2011 UFS President Clifford Poirot called the meeting to order at 4 pm. Roll: Lavanya Vemsani, Secretary of Faculty Senate called the Roll: Of the following, those persons with an asterisk before their name were present and those with a before their name were absent. UFS Executive Committee: *Clifford Poirot (FSP), *Michael Barnhart (VP), *Lavanya Vemsani (Secretary), *Jim Reneau (Treasurer), *Rhoni Maxwell-Rader (Faculty at large representative) Senators at large: *Neil Evens (CPS), *John Huston (CAS), AKathryn Locke (CAS), ADovel Myers (CPS), James McPherson (CPS). Departmental Senators: *Jennifer Pauley (English Humanities) *Isabel Graziani (Art), *Ginny Hamilton (Math), *Chris Meade (Natural Science), *Patric Leedom (Education), aAmr Al-Azm (Social Sciences), aRick Conley (Business), *Janice Johnson (Busi), *Janna Gallaher (Eng. Tech), *Jason Witherall (Eng. Tech.), aDebra Scurlock (Health Sciences), *Virginia Pinson (Business). Invited Guests aRita Morris (President of the University), *Dave Todt (Provost), *Tim Scheurer (Dean CAS), *Jim Kadel (Dean CPS), Brenda Haas (Dean University College), *Phil Blau (Chair-General Education Advisory Committee) Approval of Minutes: The Minutes from the last meeting of the academic year 2010-2011 were not available to review. The President of the UFS suggested the minutes should be voted on at the next meeting, and the Senate agreed by unanimous consent. Approval of Agenda: Passed by acclamation Opening Remarks: Faculty Senate President Chip Poirot reported on the nominations and appointments to the new governance committees. He noted that the new governance committees were still short of their full complement of faculty. He also reported that the process of staffing new UFS Committees would proceed after the process of staffing governance committees was completed. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Jim Reneau reported (report attached), about the 5% cut to the $3000 budget. Noted minor changes and monthly reporting to continue. President’s/Provost’s Report: Dave Todt Provost Dave Todt reported on 3 issues: 1. Plans to develop degrees to be completed within 2/3 years. Goal is to have 10% of the degree courses to be completed in 2yrs by the year 2012 and 60% of the degrees in 3 years by the year 2014. 2. Schools adopted K-12 curriculum. To develop common core or basic course requirements 3. Initiative to develop online courses for this summer- Dean of CPS Report: Jim Kadel, Dean of CPS Reported none at this time. Dean of CAS Report: Tim Scheurer, Dean of CAS Reported none at this time. Dean of University College: Brenda Haas Reported on two items: First year initiatives- on track to graduate, and more seamless transition to success; Reported on initiatives and progress on new minor in the area of Peace Corps prep. Announcements from the Senate Floor None at this time. Committee Reports EPCC: See Action Items below GEAC: Phil Blau Assessment: Ken Warfield and/or Krista Maxson, none at this time. New Business: I. Education Policy and Curriculum Committee A. Natural Sciences 1. Change to Existing Degree – Discontinue Environmental Science Certificate: Passed by acclamation. B. Teacher Education 1. Minor course change – EDEC 1150 Passed by acclamation. C. Engineering Technologies 1. Minor course changes – ETCO 2210, ETCO 2225 2. Change to Existing Certificates – discontinue CADD certificate and PET certificate: Neil Evans question on discontinuing the certificate. Provost Todt Responded, due to low enrolment and certification requirements. Passed by acclamation. D. Business Administration i. Changes to Existing Degrees – AAB Accounting, AAB Information Technology Management, AAB Legal Assisting, AAB Business Management, AAB Office Administration Passed by Acclamation. E. University College / GEAC . 1. New Course – UNIV 1200: First Year Seminar Voted after discussion. Passed with majority vote. P9 in favor, and 6 in against. F. New Policy – Tim Scheurer 1. Restrictions on Repeating Courses Passed by acclamation H. BIS Committee 1. Changes to Existing Degree – Bachelor of Individualized Studies Passed by acclamation. I. Teacher Education 1. Degree Enhancement – Educational Studies Major 2. New courses – EDES 4448, EDES 4490 Passed by acclamation. II: Motions from the floor: there were no motions from the floor III: Motion to adjourn: Passed by acclamation The meeting adjourned at 4:45 pm. MINUTES University Faculty Senate April/30/2012 MINUTES 30 April 2012 4:00 PM University Faculty Senate Shawnee State University Call to Order UFS President Andrew Feight opened the Academic year 2012 April 30 th meeting at 4 pm, andasked the Roll Call. Calling of Roll Lavanya Vemsani, Secretary of Faculty Senate called the Roll. ose senators with an * (asterisk)or “ex” (excused) after their name were absent. UFS Executive Committee: Andrew Feight (Pres.), Michael Barnhart (VP), Lavanya Vemsani (Sec.), Jim Reneau (Treas.), Rhoni Maxwell-Rader (Senator-at-Large). Senators at large: Neil Evens (CPS)*, John Huston (CAS) ex, Kathryn Locke (CAS), Dovel Myers (CPS) Departmental Senators: Jennifer Pauley (English Humanities), Isabel Graziani (Art), Ginny Hamilton (Math), Chris Meade (Natural Science), Patric Leedom (Education)*, Amr Al-Azm (Social Sciences) ex, Virginia Pinson (Business), Janice Johnson (Business), Janna Gallaher (Eng. Tech)*, Jason Witherall (Eng. Tech.), Debra Scurlock (Health Sciences) ex, James McPherson (Health Sciences). Approval of Minutes: President of Faculty SenateApproved by acclamation Approval of Agenda: President of Faculty SenateApproved by acclamation with three amendments to the EPCC proposal submitted by Michael Barnhart, Chair of the EPCC. 1. Removed GOVT 2250, and ETEC 3907 from the list of approved courses and added MOT 6660 as approved for warehousing. Announcements and Remarks from the Senate President GOVT 2250 : President thanked the committee chairs and others who worked to have the newon-line version of Government 2250. He said that it has become clear that a policy/procedure review is needed for how new online courses, particularly GEP courses, are approved. As this course was the "rst class to be put through the process it encountered some difficulties thatslowed down the process. GOVT 2250 is a class that had already been approved for inclusion in the GEP, but is being redesigned and resubmitted in an on-line version. is fall the chair of theEPCC and the Distance Learning Committee, along with Chris Kacir of the Social Sciences Department will work on improving the process. Ohio Faculty Council : President mentioned that at its April meeting the OFC met once againwith David Cannon, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Data Management at the Ohio Board of Regents. Mr. Cannon indicated that the planned consultations with various constituent groups regarding changes to the SSI Formula (State-Share-of-Instruction) have been canceled by the Governor, who wanted to review proposed changes before any public meetings are held. eOFC encouraged Mr. Cannon and the Chancellor to consider recommending a change in how graduation and transfer statistics are factored into the formula so that credit will be given to those institutions who shared in a student’s higher education. UFS Committee Appointments : e President announced the appointment of new committeemembers to the Honors Council and the Graduate Council: Honors Committee Mr. Tony Ward, representing CPS, Two Year term Dr. Isabel Graziani, representing CAS, Two Year term Graduate Council Dr. Ken Carlson, representing M.Ed., Two Year term Dr. Valerie Myers, representing M.Ed., One Year term Dr. Chris Raber, representing MOT, One Year term Dr. Deb Scurlock, representing MOT, Two Year term Invitation to Pres. Morris: President noted the standing invitation of UFS for UniversityPresident Rita Morris, and announced his intention of extending the invitation for Fall. Faculty Retirements : President noted the retirement of seven faculty members this year: Fromthe College of Professional Studies, Bill Penn, Jana Gallagher, and Dan Moore; From the College of Arts and Sciences, Julia Basham, Larry Lonney, Scott Oliver, and George Trampe. President pointed out that George Trampe served in 1987 and 1988 as the "rst President of theUniversity Faculty Assembly, the precursor to today’s UFS. On behalf of the UFS, he thanked George and all the retiring faculty for their many years of service. Next Meeting : President announced that the "rst meeting of next academic year, 2012-13 isscheduled for the 24th of September. We meet the last Monday of the month at 4pm. UFS Minutes - Page 2 Sabbatical : Lastly, the President announced that although he will be on Sabbatical leave duringthe Fall term, he would continue to serve as the UFS President, as his research work is in the region, he will continue to be available on campus and carry on his duties with UFS. Treasurer’s Report e treasurer Jim Reneau reported and expenditure of $230 as expenditure for UFS travel toOhio Council meeting and Student Employee pay. e report is approved by acclamation.See Appendix I for full report.Administration Reports A. President’s/Provost’s Report: Dave Todt, Provost Provost Dave Todt has thanked the university community for a good academic year. He noted a number of faculty searches leading to successful hiring. He announced the graduation scheduled for this Saturday. B. Dean of College of Professional Studies Report: Jim Kadel, Dean None at this time. C. Dean of College of Arts & Sciences Report: Tim Scheurer, Dean Dean Tim Scheurer reported on the GEP assessment committee. He noted that the committee has formalized the assessment process and general outcomes. He also reported on the progress of the Distance learning committee in drafting the Flow Chart for review process, and noted the "nalizing the formula for adopting existing courses for online delivery.D. Dean of University College: Brenda Haas, Dean Dean Brenda Haas has reported on the welcome week activities for the incoming freshmen. She also announced that the Student Success Center will be open all night for the "rst twonights of the welcome week to help the incoming students. She also noted that orientation, and setting up of tables for departments. Announcements from the Senate Floor None at this time. Committee and Director Reports A. Election Committee: Darrell Rudmann UFS Minutes - Page 3 Darrell Rudman announced the Election procedure and the results. He said that he customized the ballots for each school so the election process went well. He noted that College of Professional studies Senator-at-Large remains open, since there were 7 write in candidates with no winner. is seat needs another election. He announced the otherpositions "lled by elections.B. Graduate Council: Paul Madden Paul Madden announced the new members to the council. He noted that the committee voted and approved the revised graduate status application form. Announced the Fall meeting. C. IRB Review Committee: Paul Madden Paul Madden discussed about the IRB review and policy procedures being prepared by the committee. He announced that the Final draft is being prepared for approval. D. Resource Committee: Janice Johnson Janice Johnson mentioned that the committee streamlined information by coordinating emergencies and facilities, technology. e committee notes gaps in the existing informationand created the procedures to address this. E. Enrollment Management and Student Life Committee: James McPherson James McPherson announced that three nominations were received for Distinguished teaching award , and Jennifer Pauley was selected by the committee for the award. Un!nished Business : NoneNew Business EPCC proposal as approved earlier with three amendments by Michael Barnhart was taken up as a bundle for voting. EPCC proposal is approved by acclamation. A. Mathematical Science 1. Minor course change MATH 1010, 1020 2. Change in Existing Degree– computer science electives of the BS in Mathematics B. Fine, Digital and Performing Arts 1. Enhancement – Art History minor C. Sport Studies 1. Minor course changes – SSES 3000, 3050, 3100, 3500, 3600, 4200 D. Teacher Education 1. New Courses – EDRE 6202, 6204, 6300, 6305, 6406, 6407 E. Social Sciences UFS Minutes - Page 4 1. New Courses – SOCI 2610, 3561, 3562, 3261, 4601 F. Occupational erapy1. Change to Existing Degree – Master of Occupational erapy2. Minor Course Changes -- MOT 6650, 6651, 6652 3. Warehousing -- MOT 6660 G. English and Humanities 1. Change in Existing Degree – English/Humanities Generalist 2. Minor course changes – ENGL 0095, 0096, 0097, 0098 H. Engineering Technologies 1. Change in Existing Degree – AAS Electro-mechanical Engineering Technology 2. Minor course change – ETEC 2301 3. Change in Existing Degree – BS Computer Engineering Technology 4. Change in Existing Degree – BS Digital Simulation and Gaming 5. Engineering Technology 6. New Courses – ETEC 3901, 3902, 3903, 3904, 3905, 3906, 3908 7. New Courses – ETGG 3909, 3911, 3912, 3913, 3914, 3915, 3916, 3917, 3918, 3920 I. Academic Policies 1. Remove major from diploma 2. Academic misconduct policy J. Distinguished Lecture Series Nominations for 2012-2013 1. Vaughn Wascovich, photographer and environmentalist, to speak about Landscape Photographs of East Texas; nominated by Allyson Klutenkamper ($2,800) 2. Dr. Alvin Plantinga, philospher, to speak about his book Where the Con %ict Really Lies:Science, Religion, and Naturalism; nominated by Dan Johnson ($3,000) 3. Barbara Ehrenriech, author and activist, to speak about her book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America; nominated by Ann Linden ($3,000) 4. David Gi ffels, author, to speak about his book All the Way Home: Building a Family in aFalling-down House; nominated by Neil Carpathios ($2,150) 5. Dr. Antonis Bartsiokas, paleoanthropologist, to speak about the life histories of cave hominids; nominated by Stylianos Hadjiyannis ($3,000) Adjourned at 4:35 pm. UFS Minutes - Page 5 Sheet1 Page 1 Shawnee State University University Faculty Senate Treasurer's Report As Of: 2011-04-04 Budget Period: 2010-11 Object Description FY Budget Expenses 5500 Regular Student Empl 05853Workers Compensation 06210 Travel 212 -2126211Meals / Same Day Travel 18 -186260 Entertainment 06350 Printing & Binding 06790Miscellaneous Expense 3,000 3,0009999 Unallocated 0Total 3,000 230 2,770 7.67% Notes: Respectfully Submitted James M. Reneau – Treasurer UFS Budget Balance Expended % |
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