Senators Present: Beckry Abdel-Magid, Sara Barbor, Matt Bosworth, David Bratt,
Marianna Byman, Narayan Debnath, Darrell Downs, Shirley Eiken, Ron Elcombe, Mark Engen,
Pat Ferden, Matthew Hyle, Colette Hyman, Mary Kesler (Sabbatical), Vernon Leighton, Peter
Miene, Bill Ng, Frances Ragsdale, Holly Shi, Dean Feller, Susanne Smith, Jo Stejskal,
Cathy Summa, Bruce Svingen, Paul Vance, Kerry Williams, Alex Yard
Senators Absent: None.
Others Present: Kelly Herold (A2C2 Chair), un-named student.
I. Call to Order
President Yard
called the meeting to order at 3:06 p.m.
II. Approval of Minutes of November 6, 2000.
D. Downs/B.
Svingen moved to approve minutes as corrected/written.
Motion Carried.
III. Agenda Additions and Approval
Add: VI-G -
Instructional Technology Committee
Add: VIII-C - Course
Scheduling in ACEED
Add: VIII-D - Assessment
(Susan Hatfield)
S. Sloan/B. Ng moved to
approve the above additions.
Motion Carried.
IV. President's Report
A. IFO
executive committee met last Friday. Task force on Domestic partners reported a set of
recommendations that
would include domestic partners. The recommendations were positive and will be
taken to legislature
for approval; the Salary Equity process is on going and letters will be going to faculty
(school by school), appeal
process will be given, consultant has not been identified. Dec. 4 Salary Equity
presentation will be
given by Equity Advocate, info will be coming via e-mail.
B. Jim Pehler wants to arrange campus meetings of faculty reps with state/area
legislators before leg.
sessions begin in the spring. Free Meal...Yah...what a deal!
C. MnSCU budget proposal is going forward, which includes a 10% inflation (5+5) factor.
V. Review of Meet and Confer Notes
Notes were
included in Senate pack.
VI. Committees
A.
A2C2 (Com A - disbursed during Senate meeting)
A2C2 Chair Kelly Herold brought the following items for Senate approval:
1. US Course Approvals
Arts & Science Core/Social Science course proposals
Sociology 216
Social Problems
Psychology 210
General Psychology
Psychology 250
Developmental Psychology
Economics 201
Principles Microeconomics
Economics 202
Principles Macroeconomics
Physical Development and Wellness
HHP 205
Nutrition for Lifetime
Motion Carried.
2.
Point of Information
Notification of One time Class Offering: HHP 389 - Strength and Conditioning Principles
and Programming (R. Miller contact person)
B.
Graduate Council
No report
C.
Government Relations Committee
D. Downs mentioned (briefly) the following:
1. Government Relations will be trying to get faculty reps to talk with BOT/leg.
2. Continue to lobby new and returning legislators.
D.
Personnel Policies and Grievance Committee
No report
E.
Committee on Committees (COM E)
Committee on Committees forwarded the following appointments for Senate approval:
Appointments to Faculty Association Committees, Teams, and Task Forces
MnSCU Graduation Standards Advisory Group - Richard Shields ("reserve"), Physics
Dept.
Appointments to All-University Committees, Teams and Task Forces
All-University Search Committee for a Director of Alumni Affairs - Jo
Stejskal, Nursing
Dept.
Sesquicentennial Planning Committee - Joy Kliber, Social Work,
Rochester Campus.
(Note: this would complete IFO representation)
Athletic and Hall of Fame Committee - Donna Helble, Education Dept.
(Note: this
would complete IFO representation)
Task Force on the Responsible Conduct of Research - Bill McBreen,
Nursing Dept.,
Rochester. (Note: this would leave one opening for a representative
from the College
of Business).
Motion Carried.
Resignation: Nicholas Ruiz from the Student Services Committee
F.
Negotiations/Action
Matt Hyle reported on progress of negotiations committee. IFO wants to start with
non-monetary matters in January. Impress that there is a nice turnover from the previous
teams. Looking forward for the process starting. Any concerns should be directed to Matt
Hyle ASAP, especially if there are any issues that faculty felt were left out of the
Delegate
Assembly.
No action from Action Committee. Though
there was a brief attempt to decrease the
size of the Local Action Committee, it was
defeated. Right now, we have two per
campus. At WSU, they are Darrell Downs and Alex
Yard.
S. Sloan/B. Svingen moved to reaffirm both of them.
Motion Carried.
G. Instructional Technology Committee (COM-G
distributed at meeting)
Dean Feller brought forward comments from
the Faculty Technology Committee.
Membership on the AUTC is designed to permit
constituencies to respond to
proposed changes and plans regarding
technology.
Issue: The need for a "disclaimer"
on all Web pages with "WSU.edu" in their address.
Questions for constituencies:
1. Decide upon the exact wording of the disclaimer so that it protects WSU AND supports
intellectual property rights of the developer of the web page/site.
2. Where should the disclaimer be placed? At the start of a page, the end of a
document, or on every page? The AUTC discussion was in favor of the end of a document.
3. What about links to possibly perceived as inappropriate sites? (E.g., Playboy
magazine or obscene sites) Should the webmaster be authorized to delete? What if faculty
desires such a link for a class?
4. How should we handle inappropriate material on student sites? If a student includes
inappropriate links or language or content on a web page developed as part of an
assignment, how can we handle that? (Remember, when papers were handed in there was less
likelihood of others seeing the paper - on a web page it can be available to the world)
Typical disclaimers:
This document./page/site is the exclusive product and property of the individual named and
should not be construed to represent the opinion, perspectives or values of Winona State
University, its Administration, other employees, or students
C. Hyman/M. Hyle moved that the faculty on the Instructional Technology Committee make
the recommendations on the language of disclaimer. Friendly amendment that the language
come to Senate before going to the All-Univ-IT committee.
Motion Carried.
VII. Old Business
A.
Semester/Calendar Task Force Report (OB-A, with additional e-mail
comments)
Nov. 6 Senate motion to postpone motion to approve all five block-recommendations was
lifted.
Main motion (R. Elcombe/N. Debnath) to approve all five block-recommendations was returned
to the table for discussion.
Discussion:
1. Having one less week is problematic for
"content" and Time on Task.
2. Where is the data that necessitated the decrease from 15
weeks to 14 weeks? Answer: It
started from Senate sending the issue of a Semester Length to this Task Force.
3. Is the 55 minute period more pedagogically sound
compared to 50 minutes?
4. Faculty doesn't have enough time to do research with
present 15-week semester
schedule.
5. 14-week would create additional problems on already scarce
resources.
6. Start after Labor Day is most attractive.
Motion Carried [17-8-1].
D. Bratt/M. Hyle moved that the two parts of a spring semester should have the same
number of class meeting days. To do this, schedule the beginning of Spring Break as close
to Midterm Day as is practical.
Motion Carried.
D. Bratt/M. Hyle moved that during any semester, there should be an equal number of
class meeting days on each of the five weekdays (for instance, if there are 14 Tuesdays on
which classes meet, there should also be 14 Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays).
Be particularly aware of this goal when a semester's first day of classes is not a Monday
or the last day of classes is not a Friday. Distribute non-class meeting days (such as
Faculty Development Days, Assessment Days, Study Days, and holidays) among the five days
of the work week as needed to accomplish this goal.
Motion Carried.
VIII. New Business
A.
Proposed Guidelines for Summer Faculty Research Grants (NB-A)
This grant has been approved previously but was not distributed because of lack of
funding. The
proposal will support discipline-specific, basic or applied research by faculty members.
Summer
research is intended, but release time can be taken in the fall if justified. No
"tails" are permitted.
Due Dec. 11 to Deans Council. Total available $50,000.
D. Downs/N. Debnath moved to approve both NB-A and NB-B below.
Motion Carried.
B. Proposed Guidelines for Faculty
Initiative Grants (NB-B)
To provide
faculty with the opportunity to study abroad, to present at international
conferences, to
travel abroad for purposes of collaboration with colleagues, and to
invite speakers
to campus to discuss issues of global importance. Again no "tails".
Due to Deans
Council by Dec. 11. Total available $30,000.
See NB-A.
C. Course Scheduling in ACEED
Matt Hyle reported
that ACEED is currently offering courses (that duplicate courses
already being
offered by departments) without asking departments concerned
M. Hyle/S. Barbor moved to ask Alex Yard to talk to the
"Substitute" Director of
ACEED. If she agrees to talk with departments concerned, then process stops.
However, if not, then take to Meet and Confer. Further suggestion was to ask
Alex
Yard to ask VPAA to put this issue on Deans Council.
Motion Carried.
D. Assessment (Susan Hatfield, 3:15 p.m.)
NCA report going
to faculty/dept by Jan. 1. Assessment Day activities were
reminded and
briefly described. Last year's assessment day did not receive as
much student
participation as expected. Hoping that WSU can put some "teeth"
into the
assessment initiative. Web assessments will continue and will open Feb. 13
(Tue) and stay
open for 2 weeks.
IX. Adjournment
B.
Svingen/M. Kesler moved to adjourn at 4:40 p.m.
Motion
Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Ng.