Wichita State University Faculty Senate Minutes of the meeting Monday, October 25, 2004
MEMBERS PRESENT: Akrabova, Behrman, Brooks, Carroll, Cavarozzi, Celestin, Chopra, Decker, deSilva, Dooley, Driessen, Eckert, Forlaw, Gibson, Glenmaye, Griffin, Hamdeh, Hathaway, Hershfield, Hodson, Huxman, Klunder, Koehn, Lewis, Ma, Mau, May, Myers, Myose, Rokosz, Ross, Russell, Scherz, Soles, Spurgeon, Stanga, Teshome, Wine, Wolf, Wynn
MEMBERS ABSENT: Byrum, Krishnan, LeZotte, Markovich, Wimalasena, Yeager
MEMBERS EXCUSED: Lancaster, Withrow, Zhang
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: VPAAR Hutchinson
Summary of Action:
1. Accepted the appointment of Brian Driessen, Senator representing Mechanical Engineering while Senator Myose is unavailable.
2. Accepted the appointment of Peer Moore-Jansen, Senator at Large to complete the term vacated by Jim Swan
3. Accepted the following recommendations from Academic Affairs committee:
a. Procedures for New Degree Proposals -- http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/NewDegree%20Routing.htm
b. Proposal for a Bachelor in Athletic Training Degree from the College of Education -- http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/KSS-AthTraining.htm
c. Proposed revisions to the University Curriculum Change form-- http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/CurriculumChange-rev.htm
I.
Call of the Meeting to
Order:
President Klunder called the meeting to order at
3:30 pm.
II.
Informal Statements &
Proposals:
A. Sarah McAndrew, representing SGA, asked to open the
discussion again about Faculty turning in book orders on time. The Senate
requested that President Elect Brooks gather further information from the
Bookstore. The Faculty Senate will ask a representative from the Bookstore to
come to a Senate meeting.
B. Senator Mau requested thoughts about a name for the Portal and
mentioned that
My WSU, Shockview & E.Shock
have been mentioned.
III. Approval of the minutes: Minutes of October 11, 2004, accepted as amended.
IV.
President’s Report:
President Klunder reported on the following:
A. COCOA approved degree in Physical Therapy. It now goes to COPS.
B. Concurrent Enrollment policy is under discussion. COCOA is asking for 1.
minimum requirements for instructors: an MA with 18 hours
in the discipline, or actively in an MA program taking 6 hours a year, and 2.
regulation of minimum hours a student takes for college credit and 3.
student eligibility for taking classes to be based on ACT college entrance
minimum.
C. Morale Survey will be taken every two years.
D. There is discussion starting about grade inflation, system wide and Family
Leave Policy and Tuition Assistance for Faculty and Staff.
E. There was discussion of about Visioneery Wichita participation.
President Klunder will invite Eric Sexton to the Senate for information and
questions.
V. Committee Reports:
A. Rules -- Chris Brooks, chair ---(See Summary of Action)
B. Academic Affairs -- Joyce Cavarozzi, chair --
(See Summary of Action)
VI. Old Business: none
VII.
New Business:
A. Handbook for Faculty, Chapter 4, rev. (1st
reading) -- JoLynne
Campbell, Handbook Committee member,
presented revisions of the
Faculty Handbook for first reading. She explained the Sabbatical leave policy
was not eliminated but moved to Chapter 2. The Grievance
Procedure is being handled by another committee. President Klunder said that
policies generated by the faculty and that affect faculty and were
negotiated with faculty should be left in.
B. Grievance Procedures, Section 4.502 rev.
(1st reading) -- Will
Klunder, said
that in the Grievance Procedure,4.052 in the Handbook, there was a
timing concern. Senator Carroll said that the policy was difficult to follow for
how to convene and what to do. She encouraged the senators to take
time to look through this document and give input about what the document
conveys to you about what to do?
II. As May Arise: none
The meeting was adjourned
Respectfully Submitted
Joyce Cavarozzi, Secretary