Senators Present: Beckry Abdel-Magid, David Bratt, Marianna Byman, Narayan Debnath, Darrell Downs, Ron Elcombe, Mark Engen, Pat Ferden, Matthew Hyle, Vernon Leighton, Peter Miene, Bill Ng, Holly Shi, Dean Feller, Jo Stejskal, Cathy Summa, Bruce Svingen, Paul Vance, Alex Yard.

Senators Absent: Sara Barbor, Matt Bosworth, Shirley Eiken, Colette Hyman, Mary Kesler (Sabbatical), Frances Ragsdale, Susanne Smith, Kerry Williams.

Others Present: VP-Richardson, Barbara Boseker, Lane Hermanson, Scott Ellinghuysen,

    II.    Approval of Minutes of December 11, 2000.
          Postponed

    III.   Agenda Additions and Approval
           None                     

A. The schedule for next Senate & Meet/Confer meetings has to be re-arranged.

B. Alex Yard will not be present at the next meeting, Bruce Svingen will be President-for-a-day!

C. Support for Marty Seifert bill on the 2-year moratorium on the MnSCU allocation model.

D. Request from former Student Senator: half-dozen faculty needed for discussion on future Kryzsko renovations, Tue           (tomorrow) afternoon. Alex will try to send e-mail notice to faculty.

E. Eggs and Issues Breakfast on Sat. Feb. 17 - 7:30 am on WSU campus (Dinner Room C/D) with Senator Kierlin, Rep's           Pelowski and Rifenberg.

F. Senator Kinkel proposed a bill that would allow CC/TC's to teach lower-division courses for accreditation. He just              became Director of some CC up north?! We need to remind him about who helped in his campaign! (I.e. the frozen trip           up to Bemidji)

G. Local papers have been supportive in our higher education (budget) causes.

       V.  Review of Meet and Confer Notes
             Dec. 14 notes were included in Senate pack.
             Postponed

               E. Committee on Committees
                     No Report

     F.   Negotiations/Action
           Matt Hyle reported on progress of negotiations:

1. Negotiation items/issues might be on the Web by this Thur at 10 am.

1. Old Business

      B. Department/Area Assessment Coordinator (info included in Dec. 11 Senate meeting)
             Info re-distributed. (~5:00 p.m.)

Proposal calls for one faculty per department (and one staff per area) to act as the Assessment Coordinator for the department. Stipend is $500/semester per faculty member, upon fulfillment of obligations.

Reasons:

Due to many more dept./area assessment plans now available.

Wants to tie dept. assessment data to institutional/assessment data.

Assessment Day data can also be included and be coordinated with depts.

Title III grant might enable these assessment data on the web for dept. to access directly, rather than having to call the institutional office. Software on the web is about 12-15 months away, but wants to start training this spring.

1. Dept. data should stay with dept., not to be given to Institutional
        Research/Assessment Office. Cannot be used as an evaluation of the
        dept.

2. Stipend of $1,000? IFO contract?

3. Fulfillment of obligations?

4. How can individual dept. data collected by each dept. be useful to other           departments? Useful to the rest of the world on the web?

5. Faculty appreciates compensation, but is it enough?

M. Hyle/K. Williams moved to table till the next Senate Meeting.

Motion Carried.

Responses from Susan Hatfield: (not present)

1.

Alex Yard (responses relative to Senate Comments from Dec. 11 meeting):

1. Concept of dept. choosing the person.

2. Money distribution is a concern but may be workable within contract guidelines.

J. Stejskal/C. Summa moved that Faculty Senate accept the concept of the Assessment Coordinator and ask for clarification on whom would be checking for the fulfillment of obligations, and add that sharing of information as approved by the dept. in bi-annual WSU Assessment Forums.

          Lack of quorum (~5:10 p.m.) No further discussion or action taken.

           A.  Sexual Assault Advisory Committee (NB-A)
                  Item postponed

           B. Workload for Student Teacher Supervisors (NB-B) [ 4:12 p.m. ]

Dean Carol Anderson submitted a proposal for the establishment of workload parameters for university supervisors of student teacher in the Departments of Education and Special Education.

Students may be assigned to supervisors (Tenured, probationary or fixed term faculty) within the following ranges dependent upon rest of workload considerations:

12 credits = 15 to 25 student teachers

  9 credits = 10 to 18

  6 credits = 7 to 13

  3 credits = 3 to 8

   Other = 2 students per credit below or between established ranges

(E.g. 4 cr = 5 to 10)

SPED Chair Frank Rocco submitted an alternative version for just SPED: [Barbara Boseker present]

12 credits = 15 to 18 student teachers

  9 credits = 10 to 14

  6 credits = 7 to 9

  3 credits = 3 to 5

   Other = 2 students per credit

Barbara Boseker (representing SPED):

1. 18 students to 1 faculty is working well in SPED.

2. This ratio was agreed upon, now Dean Anderson has changed this ratio.

3. 18 to 1 ratio is consistent with St. Cloud policy.

4. Special problems (attached in NB-B from SPED) require SPED to maintain this ratio.

Discussion:

1. Could refer to PEAC to get input from all professional units.

2. This kind of situation might not be unique to SPED, could be similar to other programs in              Professional ed. (i.e. field experiences)

3. PEAC is not a policy making body, but could be asked for input.

4. Contractual implications could make this a PP&G issue.

5. Refer back to the administration for input.

6. Set up another committee.

7. PEAC input could further complicate the issue from SPED.

B. Svingen/D. Downs moved to send this to PP&G and get back to Senate by Feb. 26.
S. Sloan/D. Bratt moved to add that PP&G ask PEAC for input. Motion Carried.
Main Motion Carried.

M. Hyle/D. Bratt moved to take to Meet and Confer the issue of student-field
Experience's done by faculty outside the College of Education.

Motion Carried.

C. Honorary Degree Nominee
       Item postponed

D. Action Committee Charge (NB-D)
       Item postponed

E. University Web Site (NB-E)
       Item postponed

F. Nellie Stone Johnson Dinner (NB-F)
      Item postponed

G. Software Issues
       Item postponed

H. Association Election Schedule (NB-H)
        Item postponed

            The Election Committee proposed the following Time Frame for Spring 2001 Election:

February 28  Call for Candidates sent to faculty
March 21           Deadline for call of candidates
March 22           Post Candidates Info List
                           Send ballots to Print shop
March 28        Send Ballots to IFO members
April 16           Deadline for return of ballots
April 17           Disseminate results to Senate President and all                              Candidates appearing on the ballot
April 23           Announce results of spring election at Senate Meeting
April 30           Announce results of spring election at Meet and Confer

I. Laptop Proposal (NB-I)
       Item Postponed

J. MnSCU Budget and WSU Budget (VP-Richardson and Scott Ellinghuysen) 3:03 p.m.

1. FY02 Budget Status
        Worst (3M-deficit), Likely ($2.7M), and Best ($2.3M) Case Scenarios were     
        presented.
        A 3-year budget Plan (FY02/03/04) was presented (using likely scenario).
        A $-Reduction Plan ($1M) for FY02 was presented. This scenario is based on least           damage to Academic Affairs.

2. Hold class sections and faculty/staff at current levels.

3. Cuts at operating costs.

4. Cuts at each area will be decided individually by each area.

5. NO lay-off of probationary and tenure-track faculty.

6. Keep all scenarios at 6500 FYE, better lower than expected.

7. Expect most probationary searches to be completed.

8. Carry forwards will not be touched.

9. University Reserve has not been and will not be touched.

10. Curriculum review at departmental level to see if low-enrollment upper division    
        should be removed to fill out lower-division courses; however, one has to be 
        carefulat not cutting one's own program entirely!

11. Enrollment for WSU is at 7000 headcount (1500 freshmen).

12. Freshman numbers and retention are the major factors determining total FYE.

13. Laptop U is self-supporting! It's an untouchable!

14. College Technology Fellow program is funded from TeachNet and Acad. Affairs.
        It  is not likely to be cut.

 

K. Change in Faculty Technology Charge (NB-K)
        Item postponed

IX. Adjournment

Lack of quorum, automatically moved to adjourn at 5:12 p.m.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,