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Senate Membership & Committees Interinstitutional Faculty Senate General Faculty Committees and Councils Working Group Report on Faculty Roles and Responsibilities
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Approved Minutes for April 5, 2004 Faculty Senate Meeting Present: Cody Bustamante, Curt Whittaker, Sib Farrell, Marny Rivera, Peter Wu, Jean Maxwell, Terry Longshore, Jon Harbaugh, Lee Ayers, Mark Siders, Etsuko Fujimoto, Elena Ruggerio, Dale Vidmar, Connie Anderson, Kemble Yates, Diana Maltz, Mara Affre, John Whitesitt, John Richards, Dan Rubenson, Wayne Schumacher, Laura O’Bryon, Earl Potter. Guests: Barbara Scott, Sarah Ann Hones, Cynthia Beckwith, Ron Bolstad, Amy Lepon, Maura Cullen, Sue Burkholder, Deborah Hofer, Paul Steinle, Marc Levy, Elisabeth Zinser. I. Approved Minutes of March 15, 2004 Motion by Dale Vidmar, Second by Peter Wu with two changes. Vote: For-19, Against-0, Abstention-0. II. Announcements A. An opening for a Faculty Senate assignment on the Technology Council was announced. Terry Longshore volunteered to fill this vacancy. Dale Vidmar will continue as alternate Senate representative. B. Wayne Schumacher announced the weeklong visit of Dr. Maura J. Cullen as Diversity Consultant in Residence. A brown bag lunch question and answer opportunity will be held on Wednesday, April 7, at noon in SU 319. C. Sib Farrell announced that on Friday, April 9, an Education Fair will be held in Redford Lounge from 9 am to 1 pm. 19 school districts will be attending and any students with an interest in teaching are invited to attend (not just those students in the MAT program). D. Marc Levy shared that the Association for Experiential Learning conference held at SOU during spring break was very successful. 115 people from several states attended. III. Remarks from the President A. The Oregon State Board of Higher Education: a. Chancellor Jarvis has resigned. Jon Yunker will be the Chief Operating Officer. b. The Governor's message for the new Board is focused on four areas: re-investments, new investments, the ASET Program and the concept of More-Better-Faster, the approach of looking at ways to connect education in order to build a strengthened Oregon economy. c. The Board wants four-year institutions to lead toward closely tied connections with community colleges- a platform for future development of post-secondary education, while preserving quality education. d. The Board will be meeting at SOU in June of this year. B. Proposed tuition changes for the academic year 2004-2005: a. The proposed tuition change options have been presented to the Board and have been shared in dialog with the student body leadership. b. When comparing the proposed undergraduate resident rates for 15 credit hours for 2004-05 to other Oregon state institutions, SOU is the lowest tuition at $1,340 per term. c. There have been increases in financial aid and in scholarship disbursements in the last couple of years, through Fee Remission Scholarships, Private and Departmental Scholarships, Foundation Scholarships, and Private Awards from the Oregon Student Assistance Commission. d. The revenue generation from the two tuition proposals under consideration would result in $635,000 from the Compacted Plateau model and $750,000 from the Modified Tuition Plateau model. e. The Board will be working on establishing the final tuition and fee charges at the June meeting at SOU.
IV. Remarks from the Provost A. Five areas of technology concentration are to be discussed and developed during the coming year, with the opportunity to raise technology fees after the development of a plan for furthering technology opportunities for students: a. Technology Council-focused on technology that underlies teaching. b. Curriculum Committee- focused on the Pew Foundation’s funded study of 32 institutions related to teaching courses with the use of technology. c. Distance Education- Barbara Scott leading the investigation and development. d. The Center for Teaching and Learning and the use of technology. e. Library facilities and technology. B. The planned Interim Accreditation meeting with Elizabeth Street was held today {April 5}. The results of the review were positive in tone. Planning initiatives were praised and strong support was given for our work in general education development efforts (with recognition of imminent changes and challenges ahead in the next couple of years). C. A visit from members of the Academic Excellence and Economic Development workgroup will occur on April 7, with a focus on reviewing investment opportunities in Science, Arts, and Education. D. The search for an Associate Provost will be put forward next week. It will be an internal search with a four-year assignment, with potential renewal of the appointment. The position will focus on curriculum development, with shared leadership in the academic division. The individual will be supervising International Programs and Rogue Valley TV. The Academic Planning Council will serve as the advisory body for the selection. E. Faculty Scholarship issues: a. Community decisions within the institution need to be designed. Departmentally defined scholarship criteria will need to be developed, with standards to be determined by faculty in the departments. b. Attention must be given to the clear relationship to the Union's guidelines. It is important in creating the relationship between the faculty and the administration in relationship to scholarship evaluation. c. It is appropriate for the departments to start the development of internal scholarship guidelines, allowing for diversity. F. An Interim Dean in the School of Social Sciences will be identified. The process for selection is under development. G. The goals for the next academic year will include: a. Review of the structure of the University. b. Pursuing the agenda of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education. c. Moving forward on the academic actions developed this year. d. Development of faculty scholarship protocols. V. Advisory Council Report from the Faculty Senate Vice Chair: Jon Harbaugh A. Topics discussed at the AC meeting were covered by the reports from the President and Provost as noted above in these minutes. VI. Action Items A. Curriculum Committee – Catalog changes, discussion and votes 1. A motion was made by Kemble Yates to approve the new courses submitted by the committee (as approved by the Curriculum Committee on February 17 and 24, and March 2, 2004). John Richards seconded. Motion approved: For-19, Against-0, Abstention-1. Synthesis and Applications courses approved: Eng 390, Language in Society; Fr 350, Topics in French Film; and Flm 350, Topics in French Film. New courses approved: Flm 320, Topics in Hispanic Film; Eng 390, Language in Society; CCJ 271, Introduction to Corrections; CCJ 431, Applied Theory; PS 111, Business, Government, and Society; PS 313, American Politics; PS 318 Women and Politics; PS 321, Business, Government, and Nonprofits; PS 331, Public Policy; PS 385, Principles of Finance; PS 417/517, Government Relations and Public Policy; HE 450/550, Origins of Modern Health; PE 416/516, Biomechanics/Kinesiology; ELS 110, Masters Module; ELS 111, and Masters Module; ELS 112, Masters Module. VII. Discussion Items A. ELU Update - John Whitesitt The Senate passed equated Load Units (ELU) policy in June 1997. It has been observed that there is an inequity across campus in ELU policy implementation. Some of the inconsistencies noted are inconsistent release time, some departments get more money than others, large enrollments in some courses and uneven advising loads. Departments keep ELU records internally. For more information on ELUs, see attached document. VIII. Adjourned approximately 5:30 pm. Minutes submitted by Laura O’Bryon |
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