WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY SENATE

 AGENDA

MEETING NOTICE Monday, April 28, 2008
   
  CH 107     3:30 p.m.
   

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS: 

I. Call of the Meeting to Order
   
II. Informal Statements and Proposals
   
III. Approval of the Minutes  -- Monday, April 14, 2008 --  http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/M4-14-08.htm
   
IV President's Report:
   
V Committee Reports:
  A.  Standing Committee Annual Reports:
         1.  Rules --  http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/rules08.htm
         2.  Undergraduate Research --  http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/URrpt.htm
         3.  Academic Affairs   --   http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/aarpt04.htm
   
VI Old Business:
  A.  Amended Motion from Executive Committee:  -- Final Reading with vote to be taken

WHEREAS 173 faculty from all colleges responded to the survey about plus/minus grading, and
WHEREAS a majority of the respondents are in favor of plus/minus grading,
The Faculty Senate Executive Committee moves that the following be the official policy of WSU, and that the following language be inserted in the WSU Undergraduate Catalog, Graduate Bulletin, and all other relevant documents, subject to ratification at the next meeting of the General Faculty:

The grading system at WSU is
 
grade          points per credit hour
A                        4.0                       The A range denotes excellent performance.
A-                       3.7
B+                      3.3
B                        3.0                        The B range denotes good performance.
B-                       2.7
C+                      2.3
C                        2.0                        The C range denotes satisfactory performance.
C-                       1.7
D+                      1.3
D                        1.0                        The D range denotes unsatisfactory performance.
D-                       0.7
F                         0.0                        F denotes failing performance.
 
{Definitions for the grades below to remain the same as p. 34f of the Undergraduate Catalog}
Au                        Audit
Cr                        Credit
NCr                      No credit
S                         Satisfactory                                    
U                         Unsatisfactory
I                          Incomplete
W                        Withdrawn
CrE                      Credit by examination


Plus/minus Survey results:  http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/Plus-MinusSurvey.htm

Plus/ minus Survey comments:  http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/Plus-MinusSurveyComments.htm
   
VII New Business:
A.   Mary Herrin, Vice President for Administration and Finance --  Budget update
B.  Diane Coleman,        --  9 Pay 12 information
 
  As May Arise
   

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Office Campus Phone Campus Box
President  -- Silvia Carruthers
     silvia.herzog@wichita.edu		 6268 Box 53
President-Elect --  Larry Spurgeon
     larry.spurgeon@wichita.edu		 6260 Box 77
Vice President  --  JoLynne Campbell
     jolynne.campbell@wichita.edu		 5653 Box 43
Secretary --  Bill Vanderburgh
     william.vanderburgh@wichita.edu		 7882 Box 74
Past President --  Brigitte Roussel
    brigitte.roussel@wichita.edu		 6329 Box 11
     

Elected by the Senate
          Cathy Moore-Jansen
               cathy.moore-jansen@wichita.edu		 5080 Box 68
          Roy Myose
                roy.myose@wichita.edu		 5935 Box 44

Appointed by the Faculty Senate President
          Lori Miller
               lori.miller@wichita.edu		 5980 Box 16
     
Office of Faculty Senate 3504 Box 111
     Bobbi Dreiling, Administrative Assistant
          bobbi.dreiling@wichita.edu