Wichita State University Faculty Senate Minutes of the meeting Monday, March 14, 2005

MEMBERS PRESENT:  Behrman, Brooks, Carroll, Carruthers, Cavarozzi, Celestin, Decker, deSilva, Dooley, Eckert, Elder, Flippen, Forlaw, Gibson, Glenmaye, Griffin, Hamdeh, Hathaway, Hodson, Klunder, Lancaster, Lewis, Loftus, Ma, Mau, Moore-Jansen, Myers, Myose, Rokosz, Ross, Russell, Scherz, Soles, Spurgeon, Sun, Wine, Withrow, Yeager
 

MEMBERS ABSENT:  Byrum, Chopra, Huxman, Koert, Stanga, Teshome, Wimalasena, Wolf, Wynn

MEMBERS EXCUSED: Akrabova, Hershfield, Krishnan

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:  VPAAR Hutchinson

Summary of Action:
     1.  Accepted the Proposed BS in Forensic Sciences degree
     2.  Accepted the revisions to the Constitution of the Faculty Senate
 

I.       Call of the Meeting to Order:  President Klunder called the meeting to order at 3:30 pm.
 

II.    Informal Statements & Proposals:
 Senator Brooks reported on a the problems for a graduate student who had not handed in his SPTE. He expressed concern about forcing a GTA to give up their SPTE’s.

III. Approval of the minutes:  Minutes of  February 28, 2005, accepted as presented

IV.  President’s Report: 
President Klunder said that the Board of Regents meeting this week would consider concurrent enrollment and budget issues.
 

      V. Committee Reports:  

            A.  Academic Affairs - Joyce Cavarozzi, chair, presented the proposed new degree in Forensic Science. After discussion, the proposal was approved.
             B.  Rules -- Chris Brooks, chair, reported from the Rules committee that ballots will be sent.  Business, Art and Design and Music still need candidates              
 

      VI.  Old Business:  
               A.  General Education Committee Proposals,  Paul York, Chair,  Don Blakeslee, Coordinator presented revised Proposed changes to the Goals of the General Education program. .http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/GEGoals.htm    They also presented a General Education Program Assessment Plan  http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/GEAssessment-2-05.htm   He explained Assessment and Monitoring and Outcomes. He said that 25% of WSU
graduates take all their general education here. Senator Myers asked about transfer students. Dr. Blakeslee said that transfer students and graduate
foreign students were most at risk.  After much discussion, the item was tabled until the March 28 meeting.
                B.  Faculty Senate Constitution revisions -- The Constitution received its second reading. After discussion and friendly amendments, Senator Ross moved to accept as amended. Senator Scherz (2nd). It was passed.

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VII.  New Business:  none
 

VII.      As May Arise: none

The meeting was adjourned

Respectfully Submitted
Joyce Cavarozzi, Secretary