Wichita State University Faculty Senate Minutes of the meeting Monday, November 10, 2003
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bakken, Behrman, Carroll, Celestin, Conlee, Decker, deSilva, Dooley, Dudte, Enns, Gill0Hopple, Glenmaye, Herzog, Hill, Huxman, Klunder, Lancaster, Lezotte, Loftus, Ma, Mau, Moore-Jansen, Myose, Rokosz, Ross, Roussel, Russell, Scherz, Teshome, Wine, Yeager
MEMBERS ABSENT: Brooks, Chopra, Eichhorn, Hendry, Hershfield, Hiltner, Kear, McDonald, Ravigururajan, Riordan, Wimalesena, Withrow, wolf,
MEMBERS EXCUSED: Goldy, Hodson, Krishnan, Swan, Zhang
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: VPAA&R Kindrick
Summary of Action:
I.
Call of the Meeting to
Order:
President Behrman called the meeting to order at
3:30 pm.
II.
Informal Statements &
Proposals:
Sarah McAndrews, SGA Academic Chair, was introduced and spoke briefly
about a Bookstore Advisory Committee. She also encouraged faculty to use
Blackboard, the students like it.
III.
Approval of the minutes:
The minutes of October 13, 2003, were accepted as
presented.
IV.
President’s Report:
President Behrman commented on the following:
1. COCAO and the COFSP are drafting a
statement in response to Wagle's amendment.
(http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/COFSP-%20Wagle%20amendment%20draft%20response.htm)
2. The Faculty Handbook committee is currently revising Chapters 1 & 2 of the
handbook. These changes will be submitted to the Faculty Senate Executive
Committee in the near future.
3. The Faculty Senate Academic Affairs committee is investigating the issues of
(a) the evaluation of administrators and (b) the marketability raises and
possible refinements of the policy and the administration of future
marketability raises.
4. A Spring Convocation consisting of a general faculty meeting and the
presentation of faculty awards is being considered. Elizabeth King has offered
the services of a member of her staff to help coordinate this event.
5. At the last Faculty Senate Executive committee meeting, representatives of
the General Education, Academic Affairs, Faculty Affairs and Library committees
presented reports on the work of these committees. Some members of the Library
faculty present at the invitation of President Behrman participated in a
discussion about the library.
6. President Behrman discussed the October, 2003 Kansas Board of Regents
meeting, which included a breakfast meeting between KBOR and COFSP. Issues of
importance included faculty morale, improving communication between faculty and
KBOR and the structure of KBOR visits to university campuses. A survey on
faculty morale for the regents system is being developed.
V. Committee
Reports:
Jeff Quirin reported for the Academic Affairs committee on
the issue of differential tuition. The Academic Affairs committee opposes
differential tuition as presented but wishes to continue to study this issue.
The committee expressed an awareness of the need for additional resources.
Various members of the Faculty Senate contributed to a discussion on
differential tuition.
VI. Old Business: none
VI.
New Business:
A. Jacqueline Snyder discussed the work of
the Ad Hoc General Education committee, which has met twice. She discussed the
poor impression which WSU's general education program left with the North
Central accreditation committees in 1987 and 1997 and the significant work which
has gone into reforming general education over the last five years. The ad hoc
general education committee is not planning to duplicate the work of the
previous ad hoc general education committee or general education taskforces but
to "tease out" necessary information so that proposals for the reform of general
education can be developed and brought to the Faculty Senate. A discussion
followed Professor Snyder's presentation. Some topics discussed included models
for general education and a comparison of our general education program with
that at other institutions.
B. Jim Rodgers and Jennifer Fincham gave a presentation of SOS and SAS. The
number of users of SAS dropped from 30 in FY03 to 2 in FY04. Suggestions for
enhancing faculty use of SOS and SAS included additional training and improving
communication between UCATS and the faculty.
VII. As May Arise:
President Behrman thanked Kirk Lancaster
for acting as Senate Secretary in the absence of Scott Goldy.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted
Kirk Lancaster
Acting Secretary