Present:

Present: J. Murphy, R. Timko, C. Moulton, D. Dietz, T. Doerksen, L. Labuski-Brown, P. Savoye, K. Thorne, H. Pieper, J. Phillips, M. Renner, D. Seigart, M. Rohl, V. Jenkins, S. Hensley, A. Ghods, B. Ganong, D. McKee, D. Mason, B. Barton, W. Keeth, K. Thorne, M. Materese, F. Chua, S. Kasperek, L. Iseri, N. Rinnert, S. Brown, L. Schankman, R. Keller, A. Molla, M. Moore

I.

Approval of University Senate minutes of Oct 19, 2006
Correction: Steve Brown was present. Minutes accepted as corrected (Ganong/Brown).

APPROVED

II.

Treasurer's Report (D. Dietz)

Total from faculty contributions is now $320 (goal is $750 each semester).

To Contents

APPROVED

III.

Announcements (J. Murphy)

• President Loeschke will be at next senate meeting with the President’s report and will be available for Q & A.
• S. Kasperek: Library will be conducting survey university wide: LibQUAL (PASSHE system wide survey, available through a link), it will take 10-15” max; to evaluate our library services as well as how we relate to other institutions. Students will be entered for a drawing for gift certificates to encourage them to take it.
• Timko: Faculty Assembly is scheduled for Nov 30, 3:30 in Allen Hall auditorium; still looking for agenda items.
• Nov. 6th, 7:30 Alix Timko is giving a talk on eating disorders.
• Doerksen: Theatre production opens this weekend; runs Thursday through Sunday.
• M. Moore- An honors student will be doing a survey on teaching strategies, faculty are encouraged to fill out and return. Surveys should be returned to Moore.

To Contents

IV.

Committee and Other Reports

Academic Planning (P. Savoye)

• Next week the committee will meet to act on new proposed minor in leadership: it will be interdisciplinary; there will be 2 additional new courses; also there will be quarter release time for director of the program.
• Budget: there are no plans for retrenchment, but plan must be put in place to reduce next academic year's expenditures by a couple million dollars.
  
  

B.

Administrative Affairs & Elections (K. Thorne)

Guest Ben Jones will be here next meeting.
No report.

To Contents

C.

Student Affairs & Admissions (L. Labuski-Brown)

No report.

D.

Information Technology (J. Phillips)

No report.

E.

Library Advisory (H. Pieper)

No report.

F.

Provost (M. Renner)

Continuing to map student flow – retention from 2nd to 3rd year last year is now 82% (dramatically improved), junior to senior year is 86% - substantial progress. An analysis report/student flow model is almost complete.

Academic Affairs (T. Doerksen)

1. NUR 3270 Intro to Professional Nursing
   Purpose and nature of change: Change prerequisites for NUR 3270. Presently catalog states BSC 1121 or instructor permission. Change to: BSC 1121 OR BSC 1122 or instructor permission.
   PASSED
2. NUR 3370 Nursing Care of the Adult Client
   Change prerequisites for NUR 3370. Add: DIT 2211 as a prerequisite.
   Discussion: Materese: This is a junior level course for proper sequence
   PASSED
   
   Following ok’d by GenEd-doesn’t need Senate approval
3. Distance Ed Request for SOC 3322 Sociology of Aging
   Online request for summer sections.
4. Distance Ed Request and Gen Ed approval for SOC 3360 Medical Sociology
   Online request for summer sections.
5. Distance Ed Request and Gen Ed approval for SOC 3305 Sociology of Religion]
6. Program changes:
   a. Changes to the core requirements, including a new 1 credit course: PSY 3351, “Career Planning.”
   b. Introduction of four new concentrations for Psychology majors; General Psychology, Lifespan Development, Counseling, and Mind/Body.
   
   Discussion: Timko: how is Mind/Body being defined, does it overlap with cognitive science, philosophy area?
   Doerksen: clarified “Mind/Body Health”
   
7. Changes to existing courses:
   a. Renaming PSY 1151 From “Psychology First-Year Seminar” to “Orientation to Psychology”
   b. Renaming PSY 2206 from “Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology” to “Research Methods I”
   c. Renaming PSY 3306 from “Experimental Design” to “Research Methods II” and changing to include material from PSY 3304, “Survey Research Methods” (this course is being deleted).
8. Deletion of one course: PSY 3304, “Survey Research Methods”
9. Introduction of two new 1 credit courses:
   a. PSY 3351, “Career Planning” (required for all majors)
   b. PSY 3352, “Field Experience and Observation” (elective for majors only)
10. Program changes for the Psychology, Human Resource Management concentration:
    a. Changes to the “psychology requirements,” including: wording changes to the concentration’s catalogue description; a new 1 credit course: PSY 3351, “Career Planning,”; recognition of renamed courses (PSY 1151, now “Orientation to Psychology”; PSY 2206, now “Research Methods I”; PSY 3306, now “Research Methods II”); removing the option of PSY 3304, “Survey Research Methods” (this course is being deleted); and within the psychology elective course block, “Must take 6 s.h. from,” removal of PSY 4462, “Behavior Modification,” and addition of PSY 4441, “Psychology and the Law”.
    b. Changes to the non-psychology elective course block (“Must take 12 s.h. from”): Addition of BUS 3325, “Business Leadership”
    
    Discussion: S. Brown: Human Resource Management already exists, they are adding 4 more concentrations. You either choose Psychology OR Human Resource Management; this will create the possibility of more choice for students while giving more recognition in specific areas of specialization; staffing should not be affected. This may affect recruitment in a positive way.
    Thorne: this kind of specialization has had a positive impact in Geology.
    Murphy: was it discussed what a “concentration” is; what is required?
    Doerksen: AAC will next be defining what a practicum is. She has detailed documentation of what is required for a concentration. All 5 concentrations require same core courses, each concentration has a series of required courses applicable to the concentration.
    Keeth: concerned about the wave effect these kinds of changes have on the distribution of students in classes around campus.
    Doerksen: These changes should have very little effect on that.
    
    
    All of above: PASSED.

V.

Old Business

None.

VI.

New Business

Inauguration – results from constituent departments about whether to robe are inconclusive.

VII.

Adjournment: Meeting adjourned 4:24 (Dietz/Keeth).

Minutes respectfully submitted,
Christine Moulton
Senate Secretary