| MINUTES FACULTY SENATE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR October 15, 2002 RSC 112, 3:00 PM |
PRESENT: David Beran, Hal Bertilson, Glenn Carlson, David Carroll, Timothy Cummings, Suzanne Griffith, Wendy Kropid, Greg Moore, Orvin Clark, Thomas Notton, Joel Sipress, Nicholas Sloboda, Gloria Toivola, Greg Trudeau, David Prior, Rosemary Keefe, Mary Lee Vance, Ralph Seelke.
EXCUSED: Peter Nordgren, Randy Gabrys Alexson.
ABSENT. James Holter,
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion (T. Cummings/G. Trudeau) to approve the September 17 minutes of the Faculty Senate and to receive the October 1 minutes of the Executive Committee passed. .
REPORT OF THE CHANCELLOR--No report.
REPORT OF THE PROVOST--No report.
REPORT OF THE DEAN OF FACULTIES--Rosemary Keefe. Dean Keefe distributed copies of her October 3 report on staffing needs for 2003-2004.This was a report developed with the Planning, Budgeting, and Review Council. The first six criteria are considered of prime importance. Business and Economics and Language and Literature each lost four tenure and tenure track positions. None of whom have been replaced. Dean Keefe received twenty-six position requests from twelve departments. Dean Keefe distributed a report on Foundation Travel Support (2002-2003). She has suggested that a co-curricular grant program be started. Dean Keefe distributed copies of the Fall 2002 Dean's Colloquia and Teaching Learning Technology Roundtables.
REPORTS
Chair-- Joel Sipress. Chair Sipress reported that the Ad Hoc Committee on Electronic Portfolio has been appointed. Membership is noted in the October 1 Executive Committee minutes. The Strategic Planning Core Committee is meeting every other week and is being chaired by the Provost. The Strategic Planning Core Committee has been asked to serve as a budget review committee. They are working to keep the budget review process separate from the strategic planning responsibilities. This year will be an initial run-through of the budget review process and is operating on a compressed timeline. It is an open process. Anyone can submit information to the body. Reports may be available at the reserve desk of the library. It is still the case that the Planning, Budgeting, and Review Council will recommend budgets to the Faculty Senate who will recommend budgets to the Strategic Planning Core Committee.
Secretary--Hal Bertilson. No report.
Faculty Representative--Greg Moore. Senator Moore distributed copies of our consensual and amorous relations policy to the Faculty Representatives meeting. An email was received from the UW-Oshkosh Faculty Senate expressing concern about our policy. UW-Whitewater passed a pay settlement resolution urging pay increases for classified staff. Motion (G. Toivola/H. Bertilson) to recommend pay increases for classified staff was approved unanimously.
Planning, Budgeting, and Review Council--The Planning, Budgeting and Review Council will meet on October 16 and chose a Council chair.
Personnel Council--Ralph Seelke made a report for Senator Gabrys Alexson who was unable to attend this meeting. The Personnel Council has requested retention/tenure requirements from each department. A meeting is scheduled for October 21. The Provost will meet with the Council at that time. Also on the agenda is discussion of the portfolio and personnel rules.
Undergraduate Academic Affairs Council--Timothy Cummings.
| Minutes of the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Council dated 9-24-02 corrected. | |
| 1. | Motion (T. Cummings/D. Carroll) to approve a 12-14 credit enrollment restriction for students on academic probation was approved unanimously. The recommendation for this motion came from the Student Reinstatement Committee. |
| 2. | Motion (T. Cummings/D. Carroll) to approve a Geography minor was approved 13-1. |
Graduate Council--Suzanne Griffith.
| 1. | Graduate Council minutes 8-29-02. |
| 2. | Graduate Council minutes 9-11-02. |
| 3. | Graduate Council minutes 9-25-02. |
Student Senate--Erick Honkanen. No report.
Academic Staff Senate--Mary Lee Vance. The Academic Staff Senate approved Carmack's NCA report. The Academic Staff Senate approved the commencement processional order.
OLD BUSINESS.
NEW BUSINESS.
| 1. | Motion (H. Bertilson/O. Clark) to take the resolution for the commencement processional order to change from years of service within faculty and academic staff to simply reflect years of service off the table was approved. Main motion passed 13-1. | ||
| 2. | Motion (T. Cummings/H. Bertilson) to substitute for the motion on proposed standards to limit proliferation of requirements passed with 10 in favor, 2 opposed, and 2 abstained. Motion (G. Trudeau/T. Cummings) to table was approved unanimously. The tabled motion to substitute follows: | ||
| MOTION ON REQUIRED CREDITS FOR A MAJOR OR MINOR | |||
| a. | Approved UW-Superior policy sets the following credit ranges for majors and minors: | ||
| 1. | Comprehensive major: 51-60 credits. | ||
| 2. | Non-comprehensive major: 30-36 credits. | ||
| 3. | Minor: 21-24 credits. | ||
| The Faculty Senate of UW-Superior reaffirms these credit ranges. | |||
| b. | The Faculty Senate of UW-Superior recognizes that there may be reasons for necessary exceptions to the maximum credits for some majors and minors. | ||
| c. | The Faculty Senate of UW-Superior also believes that exceptions to the maximum credits for a major or minor defined in section 1 of this policy previously were granted, in some cases for unnecessary reasons, which are deleterious to the University's belief that students should freely choose their courses to fulfill a General Education requirements. Specifically, the fact that a required course in a major or minor also satisfies a General Education requirement should not be the sole grounds for granting an exception to the maximum credits in section 1. | ||
| d. | The Faculty Senate of UW-Superior hereby rescinds approval of all majors and minors which require credits in excess of those listed in section 1. This recission is effective for the 2004-2006 Catalog of UW-Superior. | ||
| e. | Total credits for any major or minor shall include all credits for courses listed as part of the major or minor, all credits for "other required courses", and all credits for prerequisites to the aforementioned courses. Credits satisfying a Core General Education Requirement are exempted from this credit count. | ||
| Majors and minors which exceed the maximum credit limit listed in section 1 shall be revised to comply with the limits in section 1, or upon a Department's request, and with sufficient justification, a major or minor may be granted an exception by both the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Council and the Faculty Senate. Such factors as accreditation standards, certification requirements, and other external factors may form a justification for an exception. The fact that a legitimate curriculum in the discipline cannot be delivered within the credit guidelines must be a very convincing case. | |||
| Majors and minors which are not in compliance with the maximum credit policy, and which have not been granted an exception, as specified in section 6, shall not be listed in the 2004-2006 Catalog, and no student may declare such a major or minor effective in Fall 2004. | |||
| 3. | Motion (G. Trudeau/T. Cummings) to delegate appointment of members to the Chancellor's Committee on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse to the Executive Committee passed. | ||
ADJOURNMENT
Revised by Hal Bertilson, Faculty Senate Secretary 12-1-02