SENATE MINUTES

Meeting Date:

1/24/02

Status of Minutes:

APPROVED

Senate Session:

XVIII

Meeting Number:

9

Present:

P. Travis, S.A. Davis, N. Sidell, H. Biblehimer, B. Ganong, M. Syrett, D. Rotella, B. Cunningham, R. Maris, J. Tan, A. Longoria, S. Thornsley, B. Wallace, W. Sanders, B. Holtman, R. Dodson, K. Falk, A. Gaskievicz, J. Werner, M-D. Schmid, I. Newman, S. Brown, R, Keller, J. Floyd, J. Halstead, M. Lane, L. Cass, C. Coleman.

I.

P. Travis called the meeting to order at 3:33 p.m.

II.

Minutes of December 6, 2001 were approved as electronically distributed (Coleman/Ganong).

APPROVED

III.

Treasurer's Report (P. Travis for C. D'Ortona)

P. Travis reported that the account balance is $694. A withdrawal of $500 for the Senate Scholarship will be completed soon. A listing of faculty who have paid will be provided to senators by C. D'Ortona.

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APPROVED

IV.

Announcements

1. J. Halstead approved all 13 Senate actions of 12/6/01. They were: prerequisite changes for Respiratory Therapy courses, course changes in Respiratory Therapy, academic policy for transfer credits from two year colleges, course change for HST 226, criteria for gen ed blocks, procedures for I and G designations, new Communications minor, prerequisite change for MA 231, curricular actions from the departments of Philosophy and Liberal Studies, Psychology and Art, and new courses for Medical Information Coding and Medical Transcription AAS degrees. P. Travis reminded senators to share with their departments when motions are passed that affect their particular area or program.
   
   
2. J. Halstead announced the successful grand opening of Memorial Hall, held in conjunction with the Council of Trustees meeting. The event was well attended and featured an electronic link to the Chancellor's Office. Restructuring in the Chancellor's Office includes the recent hiring of Dr. Peter Garland as Executive Associate to the Chancellor, effective 1/21. Dr. Michael Becker will join the staff as Executive Deputy Chancellor, beginning 3/3. It was announced that J. Maresco is retiring after 30 years of service on 7/5, and L. Folmer is resigning effective 6/30. M. Lane will chair the Search Committee to replace Joe (a doctorate will be required) and S. Bronn has been named to chair the Search Committee to replace Leslie. The 4/25 spring speaker was announced: Helen Thomas, White House correspondent for 57 years. The event will be held this year in Straughn.
   
   
3. C. Coleman announced that SGA is meeting Mondays at 9:00 p.m. A. Longoria is serving as faculty representative, but any faculty input in welcomed as SGA as rebuilds this semester.

    

    

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V.

Committee Reports

A.

Academic Affairs (H. Biblehimer)


A reminder was given that all curricular changes need to be submitted by noon on 1/27 for inclusion in the next academic year catalog.

The following motions were presented by AAC:

MOTION ONE: Approve a program change for the Women's Studies Program:

Purpose and Nature of Change: Add HST 313 to Women's Studies Minor ER. This will give minors another choice among Humanities course and give the Program depth to have European as well United States women's history.

Discussion: none. MOTION APPROVED.

MOTION TWO: Approve the following five (5) curricular changes for Languages and Literature:

# 1 New Course Request:

Course Prefix and Number: ENG 326

Course Title: Women's Literature

Prerequisites: ENG 112

Purpose and Nature of the Course: ENG 320 is designated as "Special Topics in Literature," and typically two to four sections of this course are offered each semester. The department of Languages and Literature believes it would be advantageous to create new distinct course names and numbers for those 320s that are taught on a regular basis. And Women's Literature has been taught on a regular basis. It is felt that this renaming and renumbering will have the following advantages:

1. The subject matter of this course will be in the catalogue and the students' permanent record.
2. Giving each course its own name and number will highlight the range of offerings in multicultural or minority literature.
3. Having separate names will be useful since this course helps to fulfill requirements for a minor.
4. By having a name for each course and putting the courses on a regular rotation. Students will be able to plan their future semesters efficiently.

Request that this course be considered for General Education to satisfy Group I Humanities (old Gen Ed); Languages & Literature (new Gen. Ed.)

# 2 Curricular Action: New Course Request:

Course Prefix and Number: ENG 327

Course Title: African American Literature

Prerequisites: ENG 112

Purpose and Nature of the Course: ENG 320 is designated as "Special Topics in Literature," and typically two to four sections of this course are offered each semester. The department of Languages and Literature believes it would be advantageous to create new distinct course names and numbers for those 320s that are taught on a regular basis. And African American Literature has been taught on a regular basis. It is felt that this renaming and renumbering will have the following advantages: (see items 1-4 above)

Request that this course be considered for General Education to satisfy Group I Humanities (Old Gen Ed); Languages & Literature (new Gen. Ed.)

#3 New Course Request:

Course Prefix and Number: ENG 328

Course Title: Lesbian and Gay Literature

Prerequisites: ENG 112

Purpose and Nature of the Course: ENG 320 is designated as "Special Topics in Literature," and typically two to four sections of this course are offered each semester. The department of Languages and Literature believes it would be advantageous to create new distinct course names and numbers for those 320s that are taught on a regular basis. And Lesbian and Gay Literature has been taught on a regular basis. It is felt that this renaming and renumbering will have the following advantages: (see items 1-4 above)

Request that this course be considered for General Education to satisfy Group I Humanities (Old En Ed); Languages & Literature (new Gen. Ed.)

#4 New Course Request:

Course Prefix and Number: ENG 329

Course Title: Regional Literature

Prerequisites: ENG 112

Purpose and Nature of the Course: ENG 320 is designated as "Special Topics in Literature," and typically two to four sections of this course are offered each semester. The department of Languages and Literature believes it would be advantageous to create new distinct course names and numbers for those 320s that are taught on a regular basis. And Regional Literature has been taught on a regular basis. It is felt that this renaming and renumbering will have the following advantages: (see items 1-4 above)

Request that this course be considered for General Education to satisfy Group I Humanities (Old Gen Ed); Languages & Literature (new Gen. Ed.)

#5 New Course Request:

Course Prefix and Number: ENG 337

Course Title: Nature Writing

Prerequisites: ENG 112

Purpose and Nature of the Course: ENG 320 is designated as "Special Topics in Literature," and typically two to four sections of this course are offered each semester. The department of Languages and Literature believes it would be advantageous to create new distinct course names and numbers for those 320s that are taught on a regular basis. And Nature Writing has been taught on a regular basis. It is felt that this renaming and renumbering will have the following advantages: (see items 1-4 above)

Request that this course be considered for General Education to satisfy Group I Humanities (Old Gen Ed); Languages & Literature (new Gen. Ed.)

Discussion: none. MOTION APPROVED.

MOTION THREE: Approve course change request for Respiratory Therapy:

Course Prefix and Number: RTH 111

Course Title: Pulmonary Function Test

Purpose and Nature of Change: Current prerequisites are BSC 121 and RTH 101. The purpose of this change is to permit respiratory therapy students to take RTH 101 and RTH 111 simultaneously in the same semester by changing RTH 101 from a prerequisite to a co-requisite. Sequencing of topics will be coordinated between the two courses

Discussion: none. MOTION APPROVED.

MOTION FOUR: Approve change in prerequisite for COM 301:

Course Prefix and Number: COM 301

Course Title: Television Program Design 1

Purpose and Nature of Change: Delete the words "and permission of instructor" from the prerequisites for COM 301. This notation was a carry-over from previous catalogs, and not intended as a prerequisite.

Discussion: none. MOTION APPROVED.

MOTION FIVE: Approve the following changes from Psychology:

# 1 Course Deletion Requests:

1. Course to be deleted: PSY 305 Educational Psychology
   Rationale for Deletion: Dropping Psychology dual listing of course with Education
2. Course to be deleted: PSY 323 Cognitive and Moral Development
   Rationale for Deletion: Course has not been offered for a number of years. Staff no longer available to teach.
3. Course to be deleted: PSY 331 Psychology of Consciousness
   Rationale for Deletion: Course has not been offered for a number of years. Staff no longer available to teach.
4. Course to be deleted: PSY 333 Introduction to Biofeedback Techniques
   Rationale for Deletion: Course has not been offered for a number of years. Staff no longer available to teach.
5. Course to be deleted: PSY 351 Experimental II: Perceptual Process
   Rationale for Deletion: Course was replaced with PSY 355. Deletion should have been completed with the new course report.
6. Course to be deleted: PSY 351L Experimental II: Perceptual Process Lab
   Rationale for Deletion: Course was replaced with PSY 355. Deletion should have been completed with the new course report.
7. Course to be deleted: PSY 461 Experimental Social Psychology
   Rationale for Deletion: Course has not been offered for a number of years. Staff no longer available to teach.
8. Course to be deleted: PSY 462L Behavior Modification Lab

#2 New Course Request

Course: PSY 325 Advanced Leadership

Purpose and Nature of Course: To provide students with an in-depth understanding of issues of leadership and to examine applications of leadership principles to the college environment and other setting in the community. Students will be asked to participate in a campus or community setting where they can study and apply these principles.

Request General Education Status to fulfill block 5 - Social Sciences.

Discussion: none. MOTION APPROVED.

MOTION SIX: Approve the following changes for Criminal Justice Administration

#1 Course Deletions

1. Course: CJA 240 Organized Crime. Rationale: Demand and materials for this area allow this course to be more appropriately covered by the CJA 496 Selected Topics course.
2. Course: CJA 256 Probation, Parole and Community Corrections. Rationale: Course is being combined with CJA 257, Correctional Institutions and Services, to form a new course.
3. Course: CJA 257 Correctional Institution and Services. Rationale: Course being combined with CJA 256 to form a new course.
4. Course: CJA 326 Court Management. Rationale: Special Area of interest which can be covered by the CJA 496 Selected Topics course on an as needed basis.
5. Course: CJA 340 Management of Volunteers in CJA. Rationale: Topic no longer in an area of major interest in the criminal justice field. Any future demand can be covered by the CJA 496 Special Topics course.
6. Course: CJA 356 Correctional Law. Rationale: Topic no longer in an area of major interest in the criminal justice field. Any future demand can be covered by the CJA 496 Special Topics course.

#2 Course changes

1. Purpose and Nature of the Change: Number and title change to better reflect the true content of the course and its sequencing in the major.
   Old Number, Title: CJA 202 Introduction to Law Enforcement
   New Number, Title: CJA 200 Survey of Policing
2. Purpose and Nature of the Change: Number and title change to better reflect the true content of the course and to allow course to count as an upper level class. Present course content is sufficient for this change in numbering.
   Old Number, Title: CJA 251 Police Community Relations
   New Number, Title: CJA 261 Community Policing
3. Purpose and Nature of Change: Number change to allow the course to count as an upper level class. Present course content is sufficient for this change in numbering.
   Old Number: CJA 252
   New Number: CJA 262
4. Purpose and Nature of the Change: Title change to CJA 100 to better reflect the true content of the course.
   Old Course Title: Introduction to the Administration of Criminal Justice
   New Course Title: Introduction to Criminal Justice
5. Purpose and Nature of the Change: Title change to CJA 201 to better reflect the true content of the course.
   Old Course Title: Introduction to Corrections Administration
   New Course Title: Survey of Corrections
6. Purpose and nature of the change: Change prerequisites for CJA 336 Criminalistics. New pre-requisites are sufficient preparation for the course.
   Old prerequisites: CJA 262 and "permission of the instructor."
   New Prerequisite: CJA 100, CJA 200
7. Purpose and nature of the change: Add prerequisite for CJA 401, Advanced Industrial Security. This prerequisite allows for proper preparation for this advanced course.
   Prerequisite: CJA 301 Industrial Security
8. Purpose and nature of the change: Add prerequisites for CJA 453, Police Organization and Administration. Insure that students will be prepared for this course.
   Prerequisites: CJA 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice, CJA 200 Survey of Policing
9. Purpose and nature of change: Title change to better reflect the true content of the course.
   Old course title: CJA 324 Administration of Justice
   New Course title: CJA 324 Judicial Criminal Process
10. Purpose and nature of change: Remove the credit cap on CJA 496, Selected Topics. The selected Topics course will be used to cover additional deleted courses on an as needed basis.
    Prerequisite: Remove the nine credit course restriction.

#3 New Course Proposals

1. Course name and number: CJA 267 Community and Institutional Corrections
   Purpose and nature of course: to identify and describe the major components of the American correctional system in the twenty first century, and review the major challenges that face federal and state probation, parole and correctional agencies, with a clear understanding of how current events often influence correctional policy making. With each major section and contemporary issue and challenge, the student will be directed to outside academic professional and current readings which describe the issue from these different perspectives. There will be a strong effort at incorporating the political and current news-breaking stories which shape correctional policy-making at both the national and state level.
2. Course name and number: CJA 490 Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice
   Purpose and nature of the course: This course will serve as the final required undergraduate criminal justice course. It will expose students to current problems facing criminal justice agencies and new topics being examined by academic criminal justice communities.

#4 Curricular Action: Program Change Proposal
Purpose and nature: These changes bring our program into line with changes that have occurred in the Criminal Justice discipline during the past two decades. They also improve our ability to better track and accommodate our student and departmental needs.

Course Deletions:

CJA 240 Organized Crime

CJA 256 Probation, Parole and Community Corrections

CJA 257 Correctional Institutions and Services

CJA 326 Court Management

CJA 340 Management of Volunteers in CJA

CJA 356 Correctional Law

Course Number and/or Title Changes (Old Number/Title)

CJA 100 Introduction to (the Administration of) Criminal Justice

CJA 200 (202) Survey of Policing (Introduction to Law Enforcement)

CJA 201 Survey of Corrections (Intro to Corrections Administration)

CJA 261(251) Community Policing (Police Community Relations)

CJA 262(252) Investigation and Interrogation

CJA 324 Judicial Criminal Process (Administration of Justice)

New Courses:

CJA 267 Community and Institutional Corrections

CJA 490 Senior Seminar

Change in Prerequisites:

CJA 261 Add CJA 100,CJA 200

CJA 262 Add CJA 100, CJA200

CJA 336 Remove CJA 252 /"or permission of the instructor"

CJA 401 Add CJA 301

CJA 453 Add CJA 100,200

CJA 496 Remove 9 credit cap

Discussion: None. MOTION APPROVED.

MOTION SEVEN: Approve the following change for Political Science:

Requested change: Decrease credits needed for BA Political Science from 128 to 120 credits by reducing the number of elective credits needed for completion by 8.
Rationale for change: To bring Political Science into compliance with other programs.

To approve the following curricular changes for Political Science:

Program change: Change number of credits from 128 to 120

Course Deletion: PSC 324 Administration of Justice

Discussion: Eight credits of free electives are being eliminated. MOTION APPROVED.

MOTION EIGHT: Approve the following changes for Mathematics:

Course Change: Change the number of the course MA 202, Fundamentals of Mathematical Reasoning, to MA 119.
Purpose and nature of the change: Change MA 202 to MA 119
Rationale for the change: When the new general education program was put it place, some people outside of our department expressed the desire for us to offer more choices of courses in which students with minimal backgrounds in mathematics could succeed. We feel that MA 202, a course which was already "on the books" but which has not been offered recently, fits this requirement. MA 202 was placed on the schedule for spring, 2002, but only eight students have registered. We do not know why this has happened. Perhaps it is that students and advisors just don't know about this course. At any rate, neither the department nor the university can afford to run general education mathematics courses with only eight students enrolled. Some people have suggested to us that students don't consider the course because it has "such a high number," and that enrollment might be larger if the course had a "less forbidding" number. Perhaps this is so. Therefore we propose to renumber the course with the less forbidding number of MA 119.

#1 Program Deletion: BA Mathematics

Rationale: Low enrollment

#2 Program Change for B.S. Mathematics

Rationale for the Change: The Provost has requested that we have two concentration areas in one degree instead of two degrees.

 

B.S. Mathematics Pure Mathematics Concentration

This concentration has the exact same course requirements as the B.A. Mathematics major has currently. This concentration is designed to replace that major. The department requests contingent on the acceptance of the changes contained in this program change that the B.A. Mathematics major be placed in moratorium. There is one change on the evaluation record in response to the new general education program. Since the Mathematics block was reduced from a minimum of 6 credits to a minimum of 3 credits by administrative fiat, we are now listing MA 232 Calculus II under Group 6.

Program Description for Catalog (if changed):

This concentration has the exact same program description as the B.A. Mathematics major has currently with only a name change. This concentration is designed to replace that major. The catalog description is as follows:

The B.S. Mathematics Pure Mathematics concentration is a flexible curriculum designed to accommodate a wide range of career objectives.

Program Objectives (if changed):
This concentration has the exact same program objectives as the B.A. Mathematics major has currently. This concentration is designed to replace that major.

B.S. Mathematics Applied Mathematics Concentration

List all changes:

This concentration has the exact same course requirements as the B.S. Mathematics major has currently. This concentration is designed to replace that major. There is one change on the evaluation record in response to the new general education program. Since the Mathematics block was reduced from a minimum of 6 credits to a minimum of 3 credits by administrative fiat, we are now listing Ma 232 Calculus II under Group 6.

Program Description for Catalog (if changed):

This concentration has the exact same program description as the B.S. Mathematics major has currently with only a name change. This concentration is designed to replace that major. The catalog description is as follows: The B.S. Mathematics Applied Mathematics concentration is more applications-oriented and requires more specified courses than the pure concentration.

Program Objectives (if changed):

This concentration has the exact same program objectives as the B.S. Mathematics major has currently. This concentration is designed to replace that major.

Discussion: none. MOTION APPROVED.

MOTION NINE: Approve the following change for Business Administration:

Course prerequisite change: Remove ACC 315 and CIS 104 or 105 as prerequisites for ACC 314.

Discussion: This motion has been postponed from a previous meeting. MOTION APPROVED.

P. Travis reminded senators that details on each motion are distributed electronically in CANs. These can be referred to and are available on the Senate web page.

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B.

Academic Planning (B. Ganong)

APC is working in concert with AAC in reviewing curricular actions. If proposing changes to AAC, departments should submit to APC in parallel.  

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C.

Administrative Affairs & Elections

P. Travis encouraged everyone to place an electronic vote for two replacement members for the Professional Committee for this semester only.

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D.

Student Affairs & Admissions (D. Rotella)

The Wellness Subcommittee is planning three programs: one on cholesterol screening 2/2, one collaborating with the President's Commission on the Status of Women on 2/27, and a nutrition program in March. More details will be forthcoming.

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E.

Information Technology (B. Holtman)

Sound capabilities have been enhanced in Allen Auditorium.

The IT Department reports a smooth transition into Belknap. A lengthier report was promised once the committee begins meeting this semester.

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F.

Library Advisory (M. Syrett)

No report.

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G.

Provost (M. Lane)

Appreciation was extended to faculty who participated in the fall brown bag lunches. As a result of these discussions, writing requirements to measure academic quality and graduation rates to measure mission-specific outcomes have been submitted to the state for action. Spring brown bags will be scheduled to discuss moving into the future.

A draft discussion document will be transmitted by the end of next week that will analyse our strengths and weaknesses in a variety of areas. Faculty are encouraged to read and to react to this document.

The Medical Transcription and Medical Information Coding AAS degrees were approved by the Board of Governors. It is expected that these two programs will begin in the fall.

At the next chair's meeting, a new plan developed by Human Resources will be shared. This plan seeks to enhance our minority recruitment process.

Belknap is nearly completed and will be fully operational soon.

An explanation was given regarding the withdrawn CAN related to renumbering courses, using four digits instead of three. This change is related to funding formula differentiation between upper and lower division courses. It was discussed at AAC but since there will be no negative impact next year, there is time to more fully consider the issue, taking into account course sequencing as well.

A reminder was given of the 2/14 Town Meeting. R. Cooper will discuss retention activities and results.

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VI.

Old Business

1. P. Travis extended appreciation to A. Longoria for serving as SGA faculty representative.
   
   
2. M. Syrett indicated that few I applications have been received by the IG Subcommittee. Departments should consider submitting courses for I approval soon.

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VII.

New Business

1. J. Werner expressed issues with parking on campus. Patterns have changed as a result of Memorial Hall re-opening. P. Travis will ask S. Bronn to re-evaluate the parking issue and will copy F. Chua as chair of Administrative Affairs and Elections.
   
   
2. S. Davis brought up the issue of departments not always being aware when curricular changes are made that affect their programs. For example, CJA might not realize that one of their courses is required in a minor that Chemistry has. On the curricular action forms is a line that asks if the change affects any program. This is easy to miss, and AAC is not always aware of another program's requirements when considering recommendations. Between the issuance of CANs, the completion of the appropriate line on the form and the vigilance of Records, Departments and AAC, the system has worked in the past. There are five to six active catalogs in use at any given time and it becomes important that everyone remains vigilant and point out to L. Cass discrepancies that are noted.
   
   
3. M. Lane has asked R. Cooper to make the next course catalog more user friendly. Anyone with suggestions on the catalog's layout, order or organization should contact R. Cooper within the next two weeks.

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VIII.

Meeting adjourned at 4:21 p.m. (Davis/Longoria).

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Respectfully Submitted,

Nancy Sidell
Secretary of Senate