WSU FACULTY SENATE MEETING
October 1, 2001

Senators Present: Matt Bosworth, David Bratt, Marianna Byman, Narayan Debnath, Darrell Downs, Mark Engen, Pat Ferden, Colette Hyman, Joe Jackson, Mary Kesler, Cindy Killion, Daniel Lintin, Peter Miene, Bill Ng, Christine Pilon-Kacir (in Rochester), Susanne Smith, Jo Stejskal, Cathy Summa, Bruce Svingen, Paul Vance, Kerry Williams, and Alex Yard.

Senators Absent: Sara Barbor, Danning Bloom, Matthew Hyle, and Frances Ragsdale.

Others Present: Joe Mount, Charla Miertschin, Barbara Boseker, Jim Reineke, Troy Paino, Linda Seppanen, Paul Johnson, Tim Hatfield, Susan Hatfield, Jenny Butler, and Sarah Mundy.

 

I. Call to Order

David Bratt called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m.

 

II. Approval of minutes of 9/17/01 Senate Meeting

B. Svingen/C. Summa moved to approve minutes of Sept. 17^th as written.

Motion Carried.

III. Agenda Additions and Approval:

ADD:

1. Com-F: Tech Committee (4:15)

2. NB-E: Dear Colleague Letter

3. NB-F: NCA Report & Committee (4 p.m.)

4. Com-G: Negotiator

5. Com-H: Action

B. Svingen/S. Smith moved to approve agenda additions.

IV. President's Report

Acronym of the week: 'OMDB' (Over My Dead Body), used by the IFO Negotiating Team to characterize their response to some of the other side's contract proposals.

Something Else Alex Never Told Me: a Statewide Meet and Confer session can be profitable. The one on September 28 was. See the notes of the meeting, distributed as an INF item.

Tom Fauchald (Bemidji) has been named IFO rep to the Defined Contribution Retirement Advisory Committee, replacing David Kesler, whose term has expired.

Chancellor McCormick arrived late to the Meet and Confer session because a meeting with Rep. Knaublock, chair of the House committee that deals with bonding, ran longer than expected. He reported that the representative would like to see more bonding money for higher Ed.

Jim Pehler was happy with how the first MnSCU Citizens Advisory Commission meeting went: chairs Vance Opperman and Glen Taylor seem to believe that 'workforce development' is too narrow a definition of the system's mission; Opperman commented that the system seems to have too many students and too little financial support from the state. Future meetings include a regional forum at Normandale CC, 4-6pm, October 9.

IFO needs to appoint a rep to replace Sally Sloan on the statewide Academic Software/Systems Steering Committee. Info at www.its.mnscu.edu/usergroup/academicsoftware/index.html

also 1. Letter thanking IFO contribution from M&S Byman.

       2. Lack of ITV today because of strike.

 

V. Review of Meet and Confer Notes, 9/24 meeting

Notes were included in the packet.

Note 7.12.

Q on 13: New role of Stats person?...Is this referring to evaluation/quality/design of IRB proposals.

Should ask for clarification at next Meet and Confer. See NB-B.

Meet and Confer Notes received by Senate.

VI. Committee Reports

A. A2C2

I. Course Proposals
II. Program Proposals
III. University Studies Courses
IV. Flag Courses
V. Notifications

a. Marketing - The course number for MKTG 335 Internet Marketing has changed to MKTG 339.

b. Art - BA Art major, Graphic Design option - The requirement for MCOM 100 Mass Media and Society (3 SH) has been dropped. ART 399 Internship (3 SH) is now required.

c. Chemistry - BS Chemistry-Teaching major - CHEM 320 Environmental Chemistry (4 SH) is now required. Chemistry electives will be reduced from 8 SH to 4 SH. Under Additional Requirements in Geoscience, the listing GEOS 105 Astronomy (4 SH), GEOS 110 Oceanography (4 SH), or GEOS Meteorology (4 SH) will be added. Natural Science Electives (4 SH) will be eliminated.

d. Residential College - RC 130 Science & Fiction: Views Between Worlds (3 SH) will be offering as a one-time course spring 2002.

VI. Other

a. It was moved and seconded that new course proposals be submitted to the Course/Program Proposal subcommittee. This necessitates a change to Section IV. Course approval Process in the University Studies Program and Policies document as indicated below.

The USS will review all new and existing courses submitted by departments for inclusion in the University Studies Program. New courses submitted for inclusion in University Studies Program should be submitted to the University Studies Subcommittee and not to the Course/Program Proposal Subcommittee of A2C2. The University Studies Subcommittee will review proposals for new courses in terms of the criteria specified in WSU Regulation 3-4: Curriculum Approval Process, the same criteria used by the Course/Program Subcommittee. Courses will receive approval for a fixed period. Approval will automatically expire if the course is not submitted for review before the end of that fixed period. In order to stagger workload, in the first round of review the length of the fixed period will vary from 4 to 6 years. Thereafter, the fixed period will be 6 years.

b. Two members' terms have expired. P. Schumacher/Y. Grover, M/S, to approve the following USS members: Paul Johnson, English and Dan Kaufman, Business, both three-year terms. Motion passed.

c. Approval from USS that new catalog not include a list of U.S. or Flag courses, instead an updated web list.

Senate Comments:

Who will keep track of dates of approval of courses...Stewart Shaw? Can the web list contain/track dates of approval of courses?

B. Ng/D. Downs moved that Senate give thanks and gratitude for former A2C2 chair Kelly Herold for his years of service and congratulate/welcome Charla Miertschin as new A2C2 chair.

B. Graduate Council
No Report.

C. Government Relations (statewide and local)

  No Report

PP&G Chair requested Senate approval of a PP&G meeting with Dean Carol Anderson (and pertinent faculty from the College of Education) on the issue of Teacher Supervision Loads.

E. Committee on Committees (in conjunction with NB items C and D)

The Committee on Committees recommends the following members for committee

appointments:

1. Residential College Steering Committee - James Reidy (PER), delete Peter Henderson.

2. A2C2

Accounting - L. Bergin (Brian Briggs)
AIS - Shirley Eiken (Jan Karjala)
Art - Dominic Ricciotti (Seho Park)
Biology - Ed Thompson (Larry Reuter)
Business Admin - Kim Snyder (Pat Paulson)
Chemistry - Charla Miertschin (Tom Nalli)
Comm Studies - Ed Reilly (Dan Lintin)
Computer Science - Paul Schumacher (Sudharsan Iyengar)
Counselor Education -
Economic/Finance - Dan Kauffman (G. Manrique)
Education - Melanie Reap (Celeste Matthews)
English - Ruth Forsythe (J. Paul Johnson)
Geoscience - Cathy Summa (John Donavan)
HHP - Randy Miller (Phil Appicelli)
History - John Campbell (Alex Yard)
Library - Kendall Larson (Kathy Sullivan)
Marketing - Russ Smith
Mass Communication - Drake Hokanson (Becky McConnell)
Music - Rich MacDonald (Catherine Schmidt)
Nursing - Susanne Smith (Linda Heath)
Philosophy - Ed Slowik (Don Scheid)
PER - James Reidy (Roger Riley)
Physics - Andrew Ferstl (Richard Shields)
Political Science - Yogesh Grover (Matt Bosworth)
Psychology - John Johanson (Peter Miene)
Sociology & Social Work - James Kobolt (Mark Norman)
Special Education - Barbara Boseker
Theatre/Dance - Win Lewis (Gretchen Cohenour)

3. Grad Council

Nursing - Mary Proksch
English - Jane Carducci
Educational Leadership - Lee Gray
Special Education - Lyle Palmer
Education - Jan Sherman
Counselor Ed - Colin Ward
Director of Graduate Studies - Pauline Christensen

4. Community Service Planning Committee - Ruth Charles

5. IACUC

Psychology - Rich Deyo, Kerry Williams
Biology - Kim Bates, Ed Thompson

6. Faculty Association Committees

Bookstore - Celeste Matthews (Education), Kim Evenson (Biology)

Catalog Review - Charla Miertschin (A2C2 Chair), remove Myron Smith

Committee on Committees - David Bratt as Faculty Association President, Alex Yard as Past President

Faculty Association Scholarship Committee - David Essar (Biology)

Faculty Development - Lisa Wilson (College of Liberal Arts), Sudharsan Iyengar (College of Science and Engineering)

Feminist Issues - Tamara Berg (Women's Studies)

Grade Appeals - Edward Duplaga (Business Admin), Joyce Quella (Math/Stats), David Essar (Biology), Goldie Johnson (English), and Gene Lundak (Computer Science)

IFO Action Committee - David Bratt as FA President

PP&G - David Bratt as FA President, Matt Hyle as campus representative to the Negotiating Team

Social Science Education Advisory Committee - Celeste Matthews (Education)

Student Affairs - Goldie Johnson (English), Joyce Quella (Math/Stats), Robert Kopitzke (Chemistry), Robert Gamoke (Business Admin)

Science Building Pre-Design Committee - Mark Engen (Chemistry) replacing Charla Miertschin

7. All -University Committees

Advising Council - Edward Duplaga (Business Admin), Sudharsan Iyengar (Computer Science)

Affirmative Action and Title IX Compliance - Todd Huffman (Math/Stats)

Athletic and Hall of Fame Committee - Kendall Larson (Library)

Calendar Committee - Charla Miertschin (A2C2 chair), Holly Shi (English)

Commencement and Honorary Degrees - Gene Lundak (Computer Science)

Cultural Diversity - Celeste Matthews (Education), Sudharsan Iyengar (Computer Science)

Long Range Planning and Assessment - Pauline Christensen (Non-Teaching), Linda Seppanen (College of Nursing/HHP), Marzie Astani (College of Business) Note: Christine Pilon-Kacir becomes the Rochester representative

Lyceum - Gretchen Cohenour (at-large), Note: Cindy Duley incorrectly listed as the College of Nursing/HHP Rep; now becomes an At-Large member).

Orientation - Kim Bates (Biology)

Sesquicentennial Planning Committee - Peter Henderson (History)

Sexual Violence Advisory Committee - Peter Henderson (History)

Space Utilization - Gene Lundak (Computer Science)

Wellness Committee - Cindy Bork (Nursing), Christa Matter (PER)

FATech Committee reviewed the E-Learning Proposal and stated:

1. Technical side is on the left side of organizational chart, right side for faculty responsibility.

2. Proposed to support left side of org. chart including support to begin search for E-Learning Director. Others are current positions with Mac position being searched; defer comment on right side org. chart.

3. E-Learning Advisory Team asked AUTC to act as the E-Learning Advisory Team. AUTC is plenty large and includes members proposed in the E-Learning Advisory Team.

FATech Committee moved for Senate approval of #2 and #3.

Senate Comments:

1. Reporting lines are noted on org. chart, not interactions!

 

G. Negotiator

1. Little or no progress particularly in light of impending strike. Mainly due to rise in Health Insurance costs and wage increases. IFO will have to wait and see how much is left after other union negotiations.

2. Present Health Care coverage should stay the same until new rules are set.

3. DOER web page has info on new Health Plan.

 

H. Action

1. Next meeting at 10 am Wed in SMAUG.

2. Rally at 10:45 Tue in the campus Mall. Info will be available for whom to write to. Be careful using web and e-mail resources for advocacy (i.e. helping other unions against the state). Also will have places available for donation of food and money (toward hardship/strike fund).

3. Mid-afternoon blocks of strike picket times are available. 7 to 7 of 4 hour blocks.

4. Waking on strike picket line is important.

5. Money toward strike fund is most appreciative.

6. 220 E. 3^rd headquarter for ASFSME (and MAPE).

7. Students should be informed to help in various ways.

8. Don't make student workers do more than they normally do.

9. Some non-WSU unions are not crossing the picket lines.

10. Clock event on Friday could be affected!

 

A. Student Teacher Supervisor process (OB-A)

OB-A contained four documents (from Dean Carol Anderson)

C. Summa/C. Killion moved to refer these documents to PP&G for review and comments back to Senate.

B. Additional Duties of Administrators Report (Revised) (OB-B)

Senate Comments:

C. Hyman/B. Svingen moved to refer the OB-B document to the Feminist Issues Committee Re Gender Fairness.

Motion Carried.

C. Status of IACU committee ethicist

D. Bratt was instructed by FA Senate to investigate whether Tim Dost's 3-credit adjunct appointment places him in the IFO. He has determined that a person with a teaching assignment above 3-credits or one course per year would be considered a member of the IFO unit. Since Tim Dost is only teaching 3-credits this semester, therefore he is not a member of the IFO unit. Therefore it is OK for the administration to appoint him on the IACU committee. This was informed at the 9/24 Meet and Confer.

VIII. New Business

A. 10/8 Meet and Confer (Rochester): 3:15 Exec Committee, 3:45 begin

D. Bratt cannot make this meeting; C. Summa will be running the show. Due to traveling time and class schedules, it was requested at the 9/24 Meet and Confer meeting that the 10/8 Meet and Confer meeting in Rochester start at 3:45 p.m., with Executive Committee beginning at 3:15 p.m.

Due to Strike situation, ITV will not be available for this meeting

K. Williams/M. Kesler moved to schedule the meeting here at Winona.

Motion defeated.

C. Killion/S. Smith moved to run the meeting as scheduled in Rochester.

B. IRB (Human Subjects) Committee: additional member

The administration requested a Statistician to be added to the committee. This came from the committee. Members on the committee stated that a Stats person is needed for evaluating/assessing IRB protocols.

K. Williams/C. Lintin moved to approve the additional member and to refer to Committee on Committees for membership solicitation and recommendation, BUT that a Stats person NOT be the criterion for the person. (i.e. with no disciplines specified.)

Changed to send to Meet and Confer for clarification.

C. Residence Halls (item Postponed)

D. Professional Issues (Foster) (NB-D) (item Postponed)

 

E. Dean Colleague Letter

A. Yard/P. Vance moved to thank the intent and endorse the spirit of the letter addressing strike effects.

F. NCA Report & Committee (4:00)

NCA Committee was present.

D. Bratt/C. Killion moved:

Motion Carried.

D. Downs/D. Lintin moved to adjourn at 5:16 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Bill Ng.