WSU FACULTY SENATE MEETING
April 1, 2002
Senators Present: Matt Bosworth, David Bratt, Marianna Byman, Narayan Debnath, Darrell Downs, Mark Engen, Matthew Hyle, Joe Jackson, Mary Kesler, Cindy Killion, Daniel Lintin, Christa Matter, Peter Miene, Bill Ng, Frances Ragsdale, Jo Stejskal, Susanne Smith, Cathy Summa, Bruce Svingen, Paul Vance, Kerry Williams, Alex Yard and Christine Pilon-Kacir (Rochester).
Senators Absent: Sara Barbor, Danning Bloom, Pat Ferden (spring sabbatical), Colette Hyman,
Others Present: Charla Miertschin, Pauline Christensen, James Pehler.
I. Call to Order
David Bratt called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m.
II. Approval of minutes of March 18, 2002 Senate Meeting
Corrections:
1. Page 7, Com-C, #2: House is 'stalled' instead of 'installed'.
B. Svingen/M. Kesler moved to approve minutes of Mar. 18th as written/corrected.
Motion Carried.
III. Agenda Additions/Revisions and Approval:
Com-F: Hazing Policy
Com-G: Negotiator
NB-H: Workload
M. Hyle/M. Kesler moved to approve agenda items.
Motion Carried.
IV. President'
s ReportD. Bratt reported:
 | At the Delegate Assembly: |
--Mary Kesler received an award by the IFO Feminist Issues Committee for Outstanding Contributions to the IFO by a Woman Member.
--resolutions were approved calling for:
| Information sessions about the tentative agreement are scheduled for 4/2 and 4/3, 3:30 pm, Maxwell Teleconference Center, with ITV to Rochester. |
| Tuesday, 4/9, is Election Day: we will be voting (a) to fill local Association vacancies on Senate and for the IFO Board, Negotiator, and Committee on Committees; (b) to elect an IFO President for a two-year term; and (c) whether to ratify the tentative agreement between the IFO and MnSCU. |
| In light of the recent addition of (c), the Executive Committee decided to use the walk-up rather than mail-in format for voting on all three issues. The poll at Rochester will be outside Christine Pilon-Kacir's office; at Winona it will be in the lobby of the PAC. Polls are open 8am-4pm. |
| The Meet and Confer session on 4/8 will be held in Rochester and ITVd to Winona. |
V. Review of Meet and Confer Notes of March 25, 2002
Meet and Confer Notes received by Senate.
's search to Meet and Confer and to relate concerns of excess workload being spread to other people. Accepted.1. Thanks were given to D. Bratt for relating to administration the feelings among faculty regarding excess workload.
2. Senators were amazed about how long it took the administration to release the national search for a permanent registrar...the administration has known about Stewart Shaw's retirement for quite some time!
3. Are the people taking over the duties of the Registrar already over-worked and totally knowledgeable?
Senate moved to refer lateness of Registrar
VI. Committee Reports
A. A2C2
A2C2 recommends approval of the following:
I. New Course
A AIS 452 - Management Training and Development Programs
II. New Program
A. AIS - Training and Development Certificate Program
III. Revised Programs
A. B.S. Major - Physics, Teaching
IV. University Studies Courses
A. Arts & Sciences Core: Fine and Performing Arts
THAD 205 Makeup for the Performer (1 SH)
V. Flag Courses
A. Writing Flag
German 401 Medieval to Baroque Literature (3 SH)
German 402 German 18th and 19th Century Literature (3 SH)
BUSA 317 Management of Human Resources (3 SH)
B. Mathematics or Critical Analysis
German 403 20th Century German Literature (3 SH) (CA)
C. CMST - Waiving CMST 191 (See memo from CMST department)
Senate approved Items I to V.
VI. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC)
A2C2 seeks clarification on the requirements for compliance with the MN Transfer Curriculum from the state with respect to transfer students. The current question concerns whether the MNTC will be accepted on an area-by-area basis OR on a complete-curriculum-only basis.
Senate Comments:
1. The Chancellor's office interprets that the sending institution makes the determination of the area-by-area..
2. There should be a clear statement, instead of interpretations upon interpretations, confusions abound!
3. Could be a violation of state laws, a grievance might be in order.
4. The Registrar's office has been given 'marching order' by MnSCU to carry out this MnSCU order!
Senate moved to request for clarification at Meet and Confers, local and state-wide.
Accepted.
VII. Appeals Policy and Procedures for the University Studies Program
1. Student appeals of WSU University Studies Program (USP) policies regarding course credit will be made to the University Studies Subcommittee (USS) for review and recommendation to A2C2.
2. Course placement in the preexisting General Education program is not adequate ground for course substitution in the USP and will not be considered by the USS.
3. In the case of transfer of courses from other institutions student appeals of WSU Transfer Coordinator decisions regarding USP credit or course substitution will be forwarded to the USS for review and subsequent recommendation to A2C2.
4. The Registrar's Office recognizes course approvals in the semester following their formal approval by the administration, however given the infancy of the USP it is understood that some course approvals will be established after students have already enrolled. During the transition to this new program, Academic Departments may recommend that students receive credit towards the USP requirements for courses completed prior to their formal acceptance by the WSU administration. Departments may submit a notification to A2C2 certifying that the course, in substance, met the USP criteria prior to its formal approval. The notification to A2C2 should also indicate the relevant semesters for which the exemption would apply. Departments should forward their notification to A2C2 as soon as practicable only after Administration approval of the USP course. This grace period would apply to allow retroactive credit towards the USP requirements for courses completed between the Fall Semester of 2001 and Spring 2004.
Senate approved Item VII.
VIII. Notifications (information only)
A. Chemistry
CHEM 436 Topics in Environmental Chemistry course description change:
Old: This course covers advanced topics in environmental chemistry. Topics studied will depend upon the interest of the class and may include topics such as acid rain, environmental estrogens, bioaccumulation, and ozone depletion. Prerequisite: Chemistry 320. Offered yearly.
New: This course covers advanced topics in environmental chemistry. Topics studied will depend upon the interest of the class and may include topics such as acid rain, endocrine disruption, risk assessment, global warming, and bioaccumulation. Prerequisite: Chemistry 320 or permission of instructor. Offered every other year.
B. Education
EDUC 483/583 -credit hour change from 3 SH to 2 SH (just a typo in current catalog)
Course title changes:
EDUC 483/583 Curriculum, Methods, and Resources in Multicultural Global Education to Multicultural Children, Youth, and Families
EDUC 410 Foundations of Early Childhood, Trends and Issues to Foundations of Early Childhood Education
EDUC 413 Infant/Toddler Development and Curriculum to Development in Infancy
EDUC 429 Secondary Reading and Teaching to Secondary Reading and Teaching Strategies
C. Administrative Information Systems
Course number change: AIS 652 Managing Training and Development Programs to AIS 552/452.
Senate received notifications from A2C2.
B. Graduate Council
On March 19, the Graduate Council approved the following programs and courses:
AIS Training and Development Certificate 15 s.h.
These courses are already in the catalog:
410/510 Administrative Communication (3 s.h.)
440/540 Training and Employee Development (3 s.h.)
441/541 Training Techniques and Media (3 s.h.)
452/552 Managing Training and Development Programs (3 s.h.)
470/570 Seminars in Business Education and Training (3 s.h.)
AIS Information only: Change the course number of AIS 652 to 552
EDUC Certificate in Educational Technology 12 s.h.
EDUC 501 Current Issues in Educational Technology (3 s.h.)
EDUC 502 Productivity Tools in Education (2 s.h.)
EDUC 503 The Internet in Education (3 s.h.)
EDUC 504 Digital Media (2 s.h.)
EDUC 505 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Technology (2 s.h.)
EDUC Approval of the above courses: 501, 502, 503, 504, 505
NURS Post Master
=s Certificate - Nurse PractitionerAdult Nurse Practitioner - 28 s.h.
Family Nurse Practitioner - 34 s.h.
Core Courses:
NURS 506 Psychosocial Interventions in Family Care (2 s.h.)
NURS 514 Health Care Policy and Finance (3 s.h.)
NURS 519 Advanced Health Promotion (3 s.h.)
Focus:
NURS 502 Clinical Pharmacology (3 s.h.)
NURS 623 Advanced Health Assessment (3 s.h.)
NURS 640 Primary Care of Adults I (3 s.h.)
NURS 641 Primary Care Clinical I (2/3**s.h.)
NURS 642 Primary Care of Children (2**s.h.)
NURS 643 Primary Care Clinical II (3/4**s.h.)
NURS 644 Primary Care of Adults II (3 s.h.)
NURS 645 Primary Care Internship (3 s.h.)
**Credits for FNP
NURS Post Master's Certificate - Clinical Nurse Specialist (credits needed dependent on previous graduate nursing education)
NURS 502 Advanced Pharmacology (3 s.h.)
NURS 504 Advanced Pathophysiology (3 s.h.)
NURS 620 CNS Role I Seminar (3 s.h.)
NURS 624 CNS Role II Seminar (3 s.h.)
NURS 623 Advanced Health Assessment (3 s.h.)
NURS 621 CNS Role I Clinical (3 s.h.)
NURS 625 CNS Role II Clinical OR NURS 629 CNS Prescribing Clinical
(3.s.h.)
Optional/Elective Core Courses
NURS 506 Psychosocial Interventions in Family Care (2 s.h.)
NURS 508 Advanced Role Seminar (2 s.h.)
NURS 516 Issues in Gerontology and Geriatrics (3 s.h.)
NURS 602 Health Care for Rural America (3 s.h.)
NURS 650 Nursing Information Mgmt & Decision Making (2 s.h.)
NURS 519 Advanced Health Promotion (3 s.h.)
NURS Post Master's Certificate - Nurse Educator (9/10 s.h.)
NURS 669 Nursing Education: Theory and Research (3 s.h.)
NURS 670 Nursing Education: Curricula and Program Design (3 s.h.)
NURS 671 Nursing Education: Instruction and Evaluation (2 s.h.)
NURS 672 Nursing Education: Instr. and Eval. Practicum (1-2 s.h.)
NURS MS Nursing - Nurse Administrator Focus (37-41 s.h.)
Discontinue requirement for NURS 504 Advanced Pathophysiology and replace it with an interim required 3 s.h. graduate level elective course until a three-credit replacement course is developed.
NURS RN to MS Professional Pathway
Substitute NURS 375 Nursing Research, Theory & Technology (3 s.h.) for NURS 510/410 Theoretical Foundations and Research (4 s.h.)
Drop NURS 491 Captstone (3 s.h.) and add NURS 408/508 Advanced Role Seminar ( 2 s.h.) and NURS 414/514 Health Care Policy & Finance (3 s.h.)
NURS Course Approvals
NURS 629 Clinical Nurse Specialist Prescribing Clinical (1 - 3 s.h.)
NURS 640 Primary Care of Adults I (3 s.h.)
NURS 641 Primary Care Clinical I (2 s.h. ANP, 3 s.h. FNP)
NURS 642 Primary Care of Children I (2 s.h. FNP)
NURS 643 Primary Care Clinical II (3 s.h.)
NURS 644 Primary Care of Adults II (3 s.h. ANP, 4 s.h. FNP)
NURS 645 Primary Care Internship (3 s.h.)
NURS 646 Primary Care of Children II (2 s.h. FNP)
NURS Course Changes
NURS 623 Advanced Health Assessment (3 s.h.) to 2 s.h. of didactic credits and 1 s.h. of clinical credit
NURS 660 Clinical Nurse Specialist/Case Manager Seminar (3 s.h.) to NURS 620 Clinical Nurse Specialist Role I Seminar (3 s.h.)
NURS 661 Clinical Nurse Specialist/Case Manager Clinical (3 s.h.) to NURS 621 Clinical Nurse Specialist Role I Clinical (3 s.h.)
NURS 625 Care of the Acute and Chronically Ill Adult Seminar (3 s.h.) to NURS 624 Clinical Nurse Specialist Role II Seminar (3 s.h.)
NURS 625 Care of the Acute and Chronically Ill Adult Clinical (3 s.h.) to NURS 625 Clinical Nurse Specialist Role II Clinical (3 s.h.)
[Comment related to staffing issues was discussed.]
Graduate courses/programs, as listed above, were approved by FA Senate.
C. Government Relations
Darrell Downs briefly reported:
1. Second round of Budget Bill is in a holding pattern, so is the Bonding Bill.
2. Could hear something soon.
3. Or could go till end of May!
D. Personnel Policies and Grievance
No report.
E. Committee on Committees
The Committee on Committees recommends that Elizabeth Oness be appointed to the Residential College Steering Committee for the remainder of the academic year.
Note: Elizabeth has indicated an interest in continuing with this committee next year so her name will be brought to the Committee on Committees again when we review the results of the spring solicitation. Hopefully, she won't change her mind over the course of a few weeks.
Senate approved the committee appointment.
F. Hazing Policy
A revised document was provided.
1. Removed initial WSU paragraph on first draft.
2. Removed item on 'Exposure to weather.'
Senate approved the revised WSU Hazing Policy.
G. Negotiator
Matt Hyle briefly reported on what the team learned at the table:
1) MONEY WAS NOT AN ISSUE
MnSCU offered us more money than what the IFO team settled for.
2) MnSCU DOES NOT THINK FACULTY ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR
The team repeatedly heard at the table on a variety of issues that MnSCU did not want to go to DOER or the Legislature to justify them. For example, they did not want a salary grid with salaries over $100,000 on the "principle" that some legislators had a problem with it. Of course, MnSCU has no problem justifying adm. salaries in excess of $100,000.
3) WORKLOAD IS A KEY ISSUE FOR MnSCU.
>No thank you, don=t have enough time!=....If faculty are serious about this issue, we must follow the IFO-PQI motto: >Just say NO!= to extra work.The only way we are going to get this is for faculty to say to the administration:
B. Ng/S. Smith moved to give appreciation to the great amount of energy and stamina that Matt Hyle exhibited through out the difficult times of negotiation. [Appreciation to Matt could be further given in the form of
>blank=s at the Faculty Association Honors Dinner on April 24.]Motion Carried.
VII. Old Business
A. Endowed Faculty Chairs / Capital Fund Campaign
See Item 8 in Meet and Confer notes of 3/25.
The administration would like to know Faculty
=s real wish with the Endowed Faculty Chairs. President Krueger stated: >If faculty doesn=t want it, then we can get rid of it!=...perhaps a reaction to several statements by faculty regarding the need for more regular faculty lines for teaching classes.
Senate Comments:
=t know what it is exactly!1. Senate is not opposed to Endowed Faculty Chairs, just don
Senate requests for a clearer definition of
>Endowed Faculty Chairs= at the next Meet and Confer (before Senate responses to it).Sentiment agreed upon by Faculty Senate.
B. Campus Art
See Item 12 in Meet and Confer notes of 3/25.
The administration responded that they will be looking into this issue if faculty are willing to provide input and that turning down donors is not easy task!
Senate input to the administration
=s request for faculty input on Campus Art policy:1. How about starting a committee?
= comment/approval before installation, which is different from Donor Specific Art. These two issues should be treated separately.2. Building Specific Art should receive occupants
3. Art is still being installed in the Library.
4. Should have separate campus-wide committees on Building Specific and Donor Specific issues.
D. Bratt will investigate with Committee on Committees.
C. Faculty Assn Contribution Policy
At the Feb. 18 Faculty Senate meeting, D. Bratt suggested Senate consider which course it wishes to follow (and/or it wishes the President to follow) with requests for financial support from outside groups. Two options were presented but Senate had no suggestion regarding either options, therefore D. Bratt remained as the
>Person Responsible= in deciding which group requests should be brought to Senate.Upon further discussion with faculty senators, the issue returns to Senate.
C. Summa/D. Lintin moved for Senate consideration:
>
In recognition of the fact that the WSU Faculty Association (FA) receives requests for monetary support each year, but appears to have no standing policy guiding allocation of FA resources, be it resolved that the WSU FA:Allocate $500/year to ad-hoc contributions in support of events and causes that further FA political and/or educational goals. Priority shall be given to those events or causes whose benefit will extend beyond the FA itself to the broader campus community.
=Senate Comments:
1. These contributions should be separated from non-charter categories (i.e. chamber dues of ~$300 this year).
2. IFO President will still bring requests to Senate.
3. So far, IFO has given less than $200.
Motion Carried. (Summa/Lintin motion)
C. Summa/C. Killion moved for IFO sponsorship of $50 toward a B-Glad advertising poster.
Motion Carried.
VIII. New Business
A. Fall Academic Preview Day (Carl Stange 4:15)
Carl Stange did not show up. Item postponed.
B. IFO Presidential Candidates (Ravindra Kalia 3:30; James Pehler 4:00)
State IFO Presidential candidates spoke to Senate regarding their platforms.
=t make it to Winona (due to weather). A document on Kalia=s views was inserted in the Senate packet.Kalia: Called D. Bratt earlier that he couldn
Pehler: Was present to provide his views. A document was presented. Applying for second consecutive term.
Spoke specifically to: Clarification of Transfer Policy, Salary Equity Study (continue to pursue MnSCU), Intellectual Property Rights, Working relationship between faculty and MnSCU...will do whatever it takes to get things done!
Gave responses to: Working relationship with new Chancellor, pursuit of Reduced Teaching Load (4 credit course model), enhanced working relationship with legislature (esp. Bonding).
C. Fall Convocation (document NB-C)
At Meet and Confer of 3/25, the administration described the draft details of a convocation for the beginning non-class duty days during the fall. There will be a nationally known speaker (Will Keim) for the students. The faculty/staff procession (in full regalia) will arrive after the speaker. A reception will follow. Faculty/staff without regalia (or don
=t want to process) will have seats reserved for them in the audience. The procession will be separated by Colleges with Dean carrying college banner. Non-College Faculty and Staff in regalia will following the five Colleges. 29th of August (Thursday) 3:00 p.m. has been proposed. WSU is pursuing grant monies to provide a loan pool of gowns.Senate Comments:
1. This event will not replace any of the meetings during the first week.
A. Yard/D. Lintin moved for endorsement of the Fall Convocation proposal [as long as it does not contradict the WSU Hazing Policy].
Motion Carried.
D. National Child Protection Development and Training Center
The administration informed at the last Meet and Confer that Dean Gow is heading a project on building a National Center for Prevention of Child Abuse at Winona State University. This project involves the American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI) proposing an innovative new partnership with WSU. The collaboration will create a curriculum that will better train the social workers, teachers, nurses, psychologists, and law enforcement professionals of tomorrow. Several WSU alums were contacted in D.C. to help in getting federal support. State funding and WSU Foundation monies are also available. The renovation of the stacks area in old Maxwell is being considered for use by this program.
Senate Comments:
1. Could be new staff (funded by government) coming in. [Will ask how many new staff at the next Meet and Confer.]
2. Will Ask at Meet and Confer: What was the $600k used for? Where did this money come from? Has it been spent already?
3. Funding is too uncertain!
4. Most Senators endorse the concept, but money/time is too uncertain at this point.
A. Yard/C. Summa moved for Faculty Senate endorsement/support of the federally funded development of this center at WSU (not at the backs of the already over-worked faculty) and requests for further information.
Motion withdrawn.
A. Yard/C. Summa requests to refer the above questions/sentiments to the next Meet and Confer.
Motion Carried.
E. Res College Steering Committee membership
At the last Meet and Confer, the administration does not believe this committee is an all-university committee. Information item only, action to combine with Item F.
F. Committee/Task Force definitions and oversight
B. Ng/C. Killion moved to ask Committee on Committees to review the variety of committees, task forces, teams, and other formally constituted groups on which faculty serve; by the first senate meeting in 02-03, make recommendations to Senate regarding these groups' designations and definitions as well as the offices responsible for oversight of their charges and memberships.
Motion Carried.
G. NCA Progress Reports
As stated at the last Meet and Confer, the NCA interim report basically stated that everything is OK, only progress reports are required. The deadlines are:
By 9/1/03, A report on the availability and degree of implementation of direct programmatic based measures of student academic achievement in undergraduate academic majors and graduate programs;
By 12/1/03, A report on the University fiscal audit; and
By 9/1/06, A report on the completion, implementation, and assessment of the University Studies Program.
According to the administration, these progress reports will be discussed during the Leadership Retreat this coming fall. The administration also suggested that electronic portfolios could be used to replace standard/standardized tests as assessment tools. The administration would like to work with Deans, Dept. chairs, and faculty (with advisement from Faculty Senate).
Senate Comments:
1. Where is the time to do this? (if we know what we are supposed to do) How about a 4-credit-course release/reassign?
2. Extra load on Dept. chairs and faculty.
3. Portfolios might not work well for some departments.
4. More direct measures/evidence would be better than portfolios.
5. Could be a huge amount of work and might still not satisfy NCA.
6. Must find out now what NCA really wants before we do anything.
7. What kind of investment should departments receive for this extra work?
8. Meetings of any kind should not go on without clarifications.
Senate requests that these questions be referred to Susan Hatfield and the administration at the next Meet and Confer.
H. Workload
C. Hyman/M. Bosworth moved that the IFO requests at the next Meet and Confer the establishment of an Ad Hoc Task Force on Faculty Professional Quality Improvement (PQI).
Charge: Investigate ways of reducing the maximum Fall-Spring teaching load of WSU faculty, reducing the average class size, or both. Possible solutions should not violate the Master Agreement; not jeopardize the university's financial stability; and encourage voluntary participation by individual faculty, department, and colleges through the use of incentives.
Reporting date: report to the President no later than ?
Membership: one faculty member from each college; three academic administrators; university comptroller.
It is understood that any actions taken at WSU as a result of this group's work will not contravene the recommendations of the statewide MnSCU/IFO Joint Taskforce on Workload.
Motion Carried.
IX. Adjournment
Faculty Senate adjourned at 5:25 p.m.
Motion Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Ng.