Present: S. Davis, N. Werner-Burke, C. Moulton, J. Bosworth, J. Purk, D. Wetzel, K. Verno, R. Dodson-Webster, P. Keller, D. Erickson, S. Smith, L. Labuski-Brown, J. Sim, D. Mason, L. Hammann, W. Evans, J. Rothermel, P. Savoye, A. Walters, S. Brown, L. Schankman, P. Richmond, R. Clark, C. Hoy, W. Hardenberg

I.    Call to order: S. Davis called the meeting to order at 4:03 

II.    Announcements: this is last meeting for some chairs/committees. Next senate meeting is Meeting #1 of Senate session XXVI with new members.

III.    Approval of University Senate minutes of February 19, 2009 (Evans/McEvoy)

APPROVED

IV.    Treasurer’s report – no report.

There is continued need to fulfill scholarship obligations.

V.    Committee / Other Reports

A.    Executive Committee – proposed amendment to constitution. Add: No two faculty members of any of the Professional Committees may be on the same academic discipline (as defined in this Appendix). 

Discussion:

In CBA, under Tenure committee it states tenure is required, but does not explicitly say tenure is required for Promotions and Sabbatical.

SD: Hope is that next year we will have a constitutional review committee.

PASSED

B.    Academic Affairs (Bosworth)

PSY 2212: Human Sexuality - recommended course to be included in the Wellness Block.

GE Courses in wellness give students opportunities to develop proactive approaches to healthy lifestyles. Accordingly, each wellness course provides opportunities for students to engage in at least three of the following goals:

·         Demonstrate their understanding of the interconnectivity of the physical, mental and psychological components of developing a positive lifestyle.

·         Demonstrate promotion of a holistic, lifelong focus on personal health.

·         Demonstrate the development of kinesthetic capabilities

·         Explore the interrelationship of personal exercise, nutrition, fitness and health risks management skills

·         Identify and analyze personal lifestyles as they relate to current and future personal wellness.

·         Recognize the importance of building a knowledge framework for analyzing and organizing physical activity (e.g. knowledge of anatomy, physiology, strategy of play, how to evaluate physiological effects.

For course to be approved, it must meet 3 of the above criteria.

PASSED

1 Opposed

Change to dismissal policy. Currently in CAN. To be voted on next meeting.

VJ: Line in question:

students who are readmitted on probation have two semesters to acquire the necessary QPA for continued matriculation. This is contingent upon earning a minimum 2.0 semester QPA for the semester immediately following reinstatement, after the 1st dismissal, or the first semester following probationary readmission to the university.

Students readmitted and on probabtion are now given the opportunity of  2 semesters to meet the QPA, a 2.0 the semester immediately following readmittance.

FYI, also in CAN, WIG & GE revised forms – GE has a new form for GE status. WIG checklist has been revised to be more explicit (already in catalogue).

AM: once adopted WIG course syllabi will be assessed to see which courses meet the requirements. If not, faculty may be asked to change syllabus or status will be removed.

3 credit UNV experimental course (2255) will be offered in fall in Social Science, Math, English – to help retention, boost interest…They are for specifically selected incoming freshmen. They will not count toward a SS, Math or English major.

They will not be clustered. It will not replace the 1 credit UNV course already required.

C.    Academic Planning (Wetzel, interim chair)

Reviewed nursing program admission policy.

D.   Administrative Affairs/Elections (Verno)  

78 people have voted so far. Will be off-line tomorrow. Results on Monday.

E.    Student Affairs/Admissions (Purk)

Greek rep on campus. Freshmen dorm is a go. Food service contract is…. ? Manser  will be revamped, with bathrooms on 2^nd floor.

F.    Information Technology - No report

G.   Library Advisory  - No report

H.    First Year Experience (Verno)

Opening weekend in August planned, all day Thurs, Fri & Sat.

They are in support of 3 credit UNV courses

Matching peer leaders with instructors, planning peer leader workshops.

I.     Provost (Keller)

Delighted to be of service again. Excited about Strategic Plan, vision and goals. We should be able to change the institution tangibly for the better.

Grateful to Dean Team for all the excellent work they’ve done. We will need a FTE to cover what this group has done so far. Acknowledgement that there is a need for administrative help.

3 searches: Director of Inst Research & Assessment Data (we will probably lose C. Renner),

Dean of Arts & Sciences, and Dean of Education & Graduate Professional Studies.

Strategic budget: has many great ideas/requests, more than we have budget for, but excited about the great ideas submitted.

Already overspent personnel budget… this is a challenge we currently face. We are under resourced, not overstaffed. This was a particularly difficult year.

Has invited all of Academic Affairs to join our Strategic Plan. Wants to fund Ethics Ed for our staff and senior leaders.

WE: forced furloughs? PK: we haven’t had to do anything, but may be problematic in next couple years with unions. Have talked about flexible schedules/4 day weeks, just to plan for the worst…

PS: What portion of budget will $400 G come out of? PK: will talk to M Reid. We may have reserves available, not sure…

WE: Instruction Equip? PK: there are strategic funds that will be available, but it won’t be enough to cover all that is needed.

All of the other schools in the system are suffering right now, not just us.
 

VI.    Remarks for the Good of the Order: SD: Student Scholarship presentations coming up in 2 weeks. Please come by to see…

AW: eArts workshop on Monday – electronic arts, presentations, concert at night.

VII.    Adjournment: 4:47 (Evans/tutti)

Minutes respectfully submitted,

Christine Moulton, Senate Secretary