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Call to order 3:15 2. Information items from Vice President Custer a. HLC schedule update: April 15-16. 7 members on the visiting team. They will tour with several groups throughout the two days. They will meet with the criteria teams, various offices on campus and lunch with the BOR. The team will split up and visit several sites at the same time for concurrent meetings. There will be concurrent open faculty and open student meetings April 16 at 8:30 a.m.   b. L drive situation: The L drive is going to be eliminated January 1, 2014. The new technology will be in the cloud and is scheduled to be available this summer. This will give faculty an opportunity to move files over and get acquainted with the new system.   c. Outstanding Faculty Awards: an email will be going out to faculty. 3. Approval of agenda 4. A Room for Emeritus Faculty (Greg Cooch’ proposal) Discussion of an Emeritus space, make changes to document and return to Greg Cooch for review before sending proposal to administration.   5. Approval of minutes from March 20, 2013 meeting   6. Curriculum proposals: The following were approved: College of Business and Natural Sciences: Minor Course Modification THM 480 Tourism Planning & Development (adding pre-reqs) College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Program Change: Minor Modifications B.BSED Elementary Education Major Minor Course Modification (unique course) SEED 408 Planning, Managing, and Assessing the 7-12 Diverse Classroom (dual listing at 500 level –This has been sent to the Graduate Council as well). SPED 435 Characters & Exceptionalities of Adolescents (duel listing at 500 level—This has been sent to the Graduate Council too). College of Liberal Arts: New Program Mass Communication: Sports Media Emphasis New Courses MCOM 305 Sports Broadcasting Minor Course Modification HIST 327 European History 1500-1815 (changing pre-reqs.) Revised Common Course HIST 480 Historical Methods & Historiography (adding pre-reqs for BHSU only) 7. Listening lunch with the Vice President on April 10th at noon 8. Faculty Senate elections: a committee will be formed and an email will be sent out to ask for nominations for several open positions.   Meeting adjourned at 4:24   Minutes respectfully recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4736 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4726/Minutes-for-Wednesday-March-20-2013.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4726 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4726&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4726/Minutes-for-Wednesday-March-20-2013.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Meier Hall 306 Members Present: John Alsup, Pamela Carriveau, Gina Gibson, David Crawford, David Bergmann, Jim Hesson, Dorothy Fuller, Kara Keeter, Parthasarathi Nag, Laura Colmenero-Chilberg (semester replacement for Aris Karagiorgakis), Visitor: Rodney Custer 1. Call to order 3:15 2. Approval of agenda 3. Information items from Vice President Custer a. HLC update: BHSU argument document submitted to HLC Friday March 15, 2013. This will be posted to the L-Drive as well as D2L. The April site visit will include open sessions on the criteria (from the document) with the faculty. Various groups and committees will meet with the HLC. Ratings happen at the sub-component level. If any of the sub-components are “met with conditions” then the whole section is counted as “met with conditions.” This would only happen if you are ignoring a problem or if you are completely unaware of a problem.   b. Chair reappointment process: Electronic web-based survey of faculty will be used for decisions regarding re-appointment. The Dean receives the survey results and the Dean and VP make an informed decision.   c. Search and screens   i. Director of Institutional Research: Replacement for Erin Holmes. Approximately 15 applicants.   ii. Director of Sponsored Programs: replacement for Sharon Hemmingson,   d. Late PSEs: According to Dr. Custer late PSEs are a serious problem. Discussion ensued. Perhaps a need for more guidance for faculty and more reminders?   e. Faculty Awards have been selected and will be announced at the April awards ceremony. 4. A Room for Emeritus Faculty (Greg Cooch): Perhaps an office, meeting room, lounge or other type of space? The Faculty Senate is asking Greg Cooch to write a proposal.   5. Curriculum proposals: Discussion, all of the following approved: HRM 450 Employee Training and Organizational Development (3 credits/Scarborough)-passed pending a small change in wording for clarification. Approve HRM 452 Human Resource Information Systems Workforce Analysis (3 credits/Scarborough) Approved BS BADM Human Resource Management Specialization (3 credits/Scarborough) 6. Reminder: listening lunch with the Vice President on April 10th at noon   7. Approval of minutes from February 20, 2013 meeting with revisions. Meeting adjourned at 4:26   Minutes respectfully recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:24:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4726 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4725/Minutes-for-Wednesday-February-20-2013.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4725 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4725&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4725/Minutes-for-Wednesday-February-20-2013.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Meier Hall 306 Members Present: John Alsup, Pamela Carriveau, Gina Gibson, David Crawford, David Bergmann, Jim Hesson, Dorothy Fuller, Kara Keeter, Parthasarathi Nag, Laura Colmenero-Chilberg (semester replacement for Aris Karagiorgakis), Visitor: Rodney Custer 1. Call to order 3:15 2. Approval of agenda 3. Information items from Vice President Custer a. Engineering Technology: Desire for certificate programs and a 2-year associate degree program. Much of this is based on needs in Yankton.   b. Taskforce on Distance Education: Triggered by HLC. HLC will be looking at facilities and distance education. Will be pulling together a taskforce on distance education. Distance Education will not just be the responsibility of Educational Outreach. Responsibility will be divided up with others on campus.   c. Library Taskforce: Meetings are scheduled and committee is formed.   d. Faculty Awards: Committee formed and March 15 is deadline. Formal announcement in April.   e. Academic Summer Camps: Interested participants (K-12) will be able to sign up online. 8-10 summer camps will be offered this summer.   4. Curriculum proposals: Discussion, all of the following approved: College of Business and Natural Sciences: Program Change: Minor Modification BS BADM-Human Resource Management Specialization (Scarborough) New Courses HRM 452 Human Resource Information Systems Workforce Analysis (3 credits/Scarborough) College of Education and Behavioral Sciences New Courses SOC 326   Mediation and Conflict Resolution (3 credits/Marker) SOC 471   Medical Sociology (3 credits/Marker) College of Liberal Arts: Program Change: Minor Modifications B.S. Mathematics Major B.S.Ed. Mathematics Major-Teaching Program Change: Substantive Modifications Mathematics Minor Mathematics Minor-Teaching Adding Existing Common Courses MATH 095 Pre-College Algebra (3 credits/Siewert) MATH 416 Combinatorics (3 credits/Siewert) [Also: Revised Common Course form: MATH 416 Combinatorics (change description & pre-reqs)] MATH 421 Complex Analysis (3 credits/Siewert) MATH 440 Mathematics of Finance (3 credits/Siewert) MATH 461 Introduction to Topology (3 credits/Siewert)   5. Smoking on campus (Kara Keeter): Kara Keeter provided an outline for tobacco use because of the Majorana Collaboration. Basically, lab spaces need to be “clean rooms” and participants must be clean and clear of smoking particles. The air intake for the lab space is being affected by smoking particles. There is also the issue of tours passing areas where students are smoking. Faculty Senate would like to make a recommendation for a new policy. We would like to suggest that smoking remain at least 25 feet away from entrances, walkways and air intakes unless a person is in a vehicle. In summary, Faculty Senate is concerned about smoking’s affect on campus in regards to recruitment (prospective students/parents visiting campus as well as the look of campus), research (Kara Keeter/Majorana Collaboration and the need for a “Clean Room”), and student health (basic concern for the health of both the smokers and those effected by second-hand smoke). 6. Emergency Planning Committee: Interest in continuing to assess current protocol and to continue a dialog with the faculty.   7. Approval of minutes from February 6, 2013 meeting   Meeting adjourned at 5:01   Minutes respectfully recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:21:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4725 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4644/Minutes-for-Wednesday-February-6-2013.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4644 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4644&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4644/Minutes-for-Wednesday-February-6-2013.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Meier Hall 306 Members Present: John Alsup, Pamela Carriveau, Gina Gibson, David Crawford, David Bergmann, Jim Hesson, Dorothy Fuller, Kara Keeter, Parthasarathi Nag, Laura Colmenero-Chilberg (semester replacement for Aris Karagiorgakis), Rocky Maier (Student Senate President). Visitors: Rodney Custer, Nancy Roberts 1. Call to order 3:15 2. Approval of agenda 3. Warm welcome to Dave Bergmann 4. Information items from Vice President Custer a. HLC update: Assurance Report is based on 5 criteria. There will also be review groups that look at BHSU’s documents while they are being prepared. These groups may also meet with the HLC while they are on campus April 15 and 16. There will be a meeting between the HLC and the Faculty Senate. There will also be campus forums.   b. Budget: One time and base. Several sources of revenue: tuition (revenue we keep), state support (14%), self-support –UCRC/online - down by 2,000 credit hours for the year. Translates into $432,000. UCRC down by 200 students from Fall to Spring (1/2 military), Insurance shortfall – state didn’t budget enough for state employees - $300,000-700,000 needed. Total: $462,000 deficit for this year. Reserves will be used for this year. We will attempt to grow our way out of this deficit. This is about 64.3 students. Other options, we are the lowest caps in the state for course enrollment. There is discussion of raising caps on courses. Will need more self-support (UCRC and online). Monitor attendance on Starfish. There will be a card reader in room 305 in Jonas in order to check attendance. Continue bettering our practices for advising. 5. Emergency Planning Committee (Nancy Roberts): Resolution drafted, resolution to be sent to the Emergency Planning Committee.   6. Turnitin (Dorothy Fuller): Tool to detect plagiarism. Saves the instructor time when looking at a student’s document for plagiarism. John Alsup will speak with Dr. Custer about this issue. The Faculty Senate is interested in exploring the possibility of purchasing Turnitin at BHSU if there is the possibility of administrative support. If so Faculty Senate could do a poll of faculty.   7. Update on the System Conference on Academic Quality May 8 and 9 (John Alsup), reminder and review of issues such as online quality equality.   8. Curriculum proposals will be voted on electronically via email.   9. Minutes approved from January 16, 2013 meeting.   Meeting adjourned at 5:07   Minutes respectfully recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:10:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4644 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4625/Minutes-for-Wednesday-January-16-2013.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4625 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4625&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4625/Minutes-for-Wednesday-January-16-2013.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Meier Hall 306 Members Present: John Alsup, Pamela Carriveau, Gina Gibson, David Crawford, Jim Hesson, Dorothy Fuller, Kara Keeter, Laura Colmenero-Chillberg (semester replacement for Aris Karagiorgakis), Rocky Maier (Student Senate President). Visitors, Rodney Custer, Curtis Card, Nancy Roberts 1. Call to order 3:15 2. Approval of agenda 3. Information items from Vice President Custer a. HLC update: April 15 & 16, group of 7-8 people will visit campus. New process. Visit will include mixed group of staff, students, & faculty. Accreditation document is online. Faculty should review that file. As far as the final document that will be provided for the HLC: Erin Holmes & Amy Fuqua are doing the writing and assembling, several other faculty are reviewing, Dr. Custer will edit and the President will have the final review. There will be meetings at the campus and school levels.   b. Faculty Awards: A committee is being formed. There are awards for each of the following: one for teaching, one for service, and one for scholarly activity.   c. Library Taskforce: Feb 1 deadline for getting that populated. There will be representatives from across campus. Including students, members from all schools and several staff members. Looking toward the future of the library. Dr. Custer is chair and David Wolff is co-chair. The taskforce will ask questions about facilities, leadership, budget, etc.   d. Budget: Chairs/Deans prioritized and advocated faculty budget requests. The state is planning to charge additional healthcare costs back to the universities. And our numbers are down for the Spring. Budget decisions will be made later in the Spring.   e. Educational Outreach: Brought search to close. Mitch Hopewell will head Ed Outreach on an interim basis for a year and a half. Programs will move outside Ed Outreach and into the schools. Ed Outreach can work with new program development, community outreach, duel credit (with high schools), and working with Distance Ed and Academic Summer Camps.   4. Information item from Associate Vice President Card Starfish: Starfish replaces the PASS system. Flags (tracking items on students). There is a need for every advisor to participate otherwise there is a breakdown in communication. Curtis Card is requesting that faculty use Starfish now. This system should broaden the community that helps the students. D2L, training and live sites available. Faculty Senate is asked to relay the message that faculty participation is strongly encouraged. This only works if there is faculty involvement. 5. Emergency Planning Committee (Nancy Roberts): Goal is to have all of the faculty know the fire plan, tornado plan, and the plan for an active shooter. Nancy Roberts has experience with emergencies because of her K-12 experience. Roberts said the only way for people to remain calm is if they are prepared. A senator asked if Faculty Senate could write a resolution requesting training for faculty for emergency preparedness? Also, may we request the ability to lock our classroom doors with bolt not just a card reader. 30-40% of Faculty are refusing to register for the Emergency Alert System. However, one senator mentioned that the university could require faculty to participate in safety training. Dr. Alsup suggested that Faculty Senate form a subcommittee to create an Emergency Proposal Document, Kara Keeter and Gina Gibson offered to join the sub-committee.   6. Sabbaticals: All approved.   7. Update on the System Conference on Academic Quality May 8 and 9 (John Alsup): The BOR requested a system-wide conference on Academic Quality. The book Academically Adrift began the discussion. Want as many faculty members involved in the conference as possible. Faculty anonymously suggested topics from all BOR institutions. The conference will be the week after finals, May 8 & 9.   8. Nominations for a Senator from the College of Business and Natural Sciences: there may be an interested candidate. If course and time conflicts continue perhaps pursue a commitment as senator and a proxy.   9. Approval of minutes from December 5, 2012 meeting   10. Note from the Senate meeting with the BOR: Glowing review, commented we had the best meeting out of the BOR institutions. 11. Distinguished Faculty Award briefly discussed.   Meeting adjourned at 4:50   Minutes respectfully recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson   Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:45:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4625 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4624/Minutes-for-Wednesday-December-5-2012.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4624 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4624&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4624/Minutes-for-Wednesday-December-5-2012.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Meier Hall 127 Members Present: John Alsup, Pamela Carriveau, Gina Gibson, David Crawford, Jim Hesson, Dorothy Fuller, Aris Karagiorgakis, Parthasarathi Nag, Kara Keeter, Rocky Maier (Student Senate President).   1. Call to order 3:15   2. Approval of agenda   3. Approval of minutes from November 7, 2012 meeting with changes.   4. Kara Keeter will contact Campus Safety to see what can be done to about the smoking issue on campus.   9. Programs and departments (e.g. music) discussion with administration a.     Programs/Departments can call themselves what they wish. b.     Concern about “chair.” Did not want further cost.   3. Information items from Vice President Custer a. Chair reappointment policy – Action item meaning the Senate will formally approve a procedures document.   Discussion about Leadership Training Sessions (preparing faculty for leadership positions).   Faculty mentorship, what can be done?   c.     Faculty encouraged to attend Board of Regents meeting (December 11-13).  *Tuesday, December 11 4:00 p.m. Dr. Warner (Executive Director of the BOR) and Regent Kathryn Johnson (Board Chair) will meet with the Faculty Senate.  Dr. Alsup will serve as the convener for this meeting. (Trump Conference Room).   d. Faculty encouraged to attend commencement.   4. Overview of the Library Committee (Parthasarathi Nag and Dr. Custer) a.     The library and its leadership will be moved from Educational Outreach to Academic Affairs. b.     Plan to form a Library Task Force with Dr. Custer as chair. Purpose to find a vision and how to transform the library. c.     Warren Wilson will be the Interim Director and Scott Ahola will be the Associate Library Director.   14. Curriculum proposals from University Curriculum Committee—all approved.   6. Notification by coaches for absences of BHSU athletes—email sent out to faculty. The athletes were advised to communicate with the professor teaching their course.   System-wide conference on academic quality (John Alsup), Jack Warner, BOR members attended a conference. 10 representatives from each of the regental institutions. There is an interest in developing ideas for improvement in academic quality. Book, Academically Adrift, mentioned.   5. The Counseling Center – tabled until next meeting.   7. Annual campus safety walk (November 29th) – tabled until next meeting.   8. Still looking for nominations for a Senator from the College of Business and Natural Sciences.   11. An update on the Campus Safety and Facilities Committee meeting (Kara Keeter)- tabled until next meeting.   Meeting adjourned at 5:26   Minutes respectfully recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:40:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4624 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4623/Minutes-for-Wednesday-November-7-2012.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4623 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4623&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4623/Minutes-for-Wednesday-November-7-2012.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Meier Hall 127 Members Present: John Alsup, Gina Gibson, David Crawford, Jim Hesson, Dorothy Fuller, Aris Karagiorgakis, Parthasarathi Nag, Kara Keeter, Rocky Maier (Student Senate President). Visitors: Rodney Custer, James Fleming, Jim Hess, Laura Colmenero-Chilberg, Chris Hahn 1. Call to order 3:15 2. Approval of agenda 3. Information items from Vice President Custer a. HLC visit (April 15)             Faculty involvement will be encouraged.             There may be some kind of orientation for faculty.   b. Procedures at Black Hills State University             An example: how to replace department chairs. Plan to make internal policy and procedure documents. Issues will be categorized.   c. Educational Outreach position             Position closes December 1.   d. Budget process update             Encourage faculty to provide chairs requests for budget.   e. Sustainability Masters Degree When we request a masters program the BOR brings in an external reviewer. This is a consultant role. It is currently not under a school. It is currently inter-disciplinary.               f. The BOR meeting will be at BHSU December 12-13. Faculty are encouraged to join the campus forum. This is BHSU’s time to interact with the BOR.               g. Curriculum approval process How can this be made more transparent?   4. The Counseling Center (Dr. James Fleming)             Concern about accessibility to counseling center.             What about when a student is in a crisis situation? According to Dr. Fleming it is appropriate for faculty to dial 911 if a student is in a crisis situation if no one from the counseling center is available or it is outside of hours of 9:00-5:00. Dr. Hess asked if something could be done to make someone available 24 hours a day other than Dr. Fleming because he is often out-of-the country. Dr. Hess was also concerned about the scheduling process. Concern about follow-up. Currently doing over 900 sessions a year. Perhaps a one-hour workshop guiding faculty in order to learn how to make a referral. Concern that there needs to be more resources allocated for the center if it is going to continue to grow. Faculty Senate may need to advocate for funding for the counseling center. The center does not have a full-time administrative assistant. Need prevention counseling. Faculty senate needs to make a strong motion for financial support.   5. Notification by coaches for absences of BHSU athletes (Laura Colmenero-Chilberg)             Could a policy be created where students should be required to come to the professor teaching the course to make arrangements for missed coursework (when missing courses for extra-curricular activities).      Dr. Hesson suggests a statement in the syllabus that makes it clear it is the responsibility of the student to complete work within a pre-set timeframe.   Emails from coaches are supposed to be in addition to the students talking with faculty.   Dan Durbin may be a good contact in regards to this issue.   6. Chris Hahn (representing the music faculty) is concerned about the replacement of the word “Department” with “Program” in name and on posters and other materials.   Concern that this is incorrect grammatically. And the other Regental schools are departments. Faculty Senate (via John Alsup) plans to ask Dr. Custer about this in an informal way. Faculty would like clarification. 7. Update on conference call about review of the Regental System’s grade policy (John Alsup)             SDSU is spearheading a move toward plus and minus grading. USD is neutral. SDSMT is supporting SDSU (they believe the faculty member should have the ability to decide if they want to do plus and minus). Northern State University is also in favor of plus and minus grading. The argument is toward fine-tuning the system so that is more representative of actual grades. There will be a white paper provided by SDSU.   8. Electronic delivery of curriculum proposals (John Alsup) –next meeting Dec 5.   9. Approval of minutes from October 17, 2012 meeting – next meeting Dec 5.   10. Annual campus safety walk (November 29th) reminder.   11. Nominations for a Senator from the College of Business and Natural Sciences                         Senators are encouraged to ask colleagues if they are interested.   Meeting adjourned at 5:19   Minutes respectfully recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson     Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:34:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4623 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4622/Minutes-for-Wednesday-October-3-2012.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4622 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4622&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4622/Minutes-for-Wednesday-October-3-2012.aspx Faculty Senate Oct. 3 2012 Meier Hall 127 Members present: John Alsup, David Crawford, Aris Karagiorgakis, Parthasarathi Nag, Dorothy Fuller, Pam Carriveau, Jim Hesson, Kara Keeter, Rocky Maier (Student Senate President) Visitors: Dr. Custer, Dr. Simpson, Dr. Martinez, Officer Pesheck Item 1. Meeting called to order at 3:15. Item 2. Agenda approved unanimously. Item 3. Dr. Custer updates 1.     Recruitment trip to WY. a.     Oct. 29-31, Five community colleges, articulations                                                         i.     If there are any programs/classes that work particularly well as transfers into our majors, let Deans know.  If we have any recruitment materials, pass them along. 2.     Educational Outreach a.     Decided to “fail” this search.  Didn’t elicit a workable pool of candidates.  New search focusing exclusively on educational outreach.                                                         i.     Instructional designers are no longer in educational outreach.  Now report to Curtis Card.                                                       ii.     This will be a different position from what Rajeev had. 3.     Distinguished Lectureship a.     Idea stage:  Possibly in conjunction with Founder’s Day.  Select someone from campus to deliver an “interesting” distinguished lectureship that is reflective on their discipline.  They would know a year ahead of time that they would be giving this talk – time to prepare.  Broad and reflective on life experience in their field. b.     This is still in the idea stage.  If faculty have any suggestions, please email Dr. Custer with any feedback. Item 4. Dean Simpson’s presentation 1.     BHSU and WDT Articulation Agreement in Human Services a.     This agreement would allow students from a few complementary programs at WDT to transfer to BHSU, major in Human Services, and complete a four-year degree with BHSU.  Students would still have to complete all BHSU general education, major, and minor requirements to get the four-year degree. b.     This could be used as a recruitment opportunity for the Human Services major. 2.     Master of Science in Secondary Education a.     Project SELECT/SECOND would be offered as graduate programs.  Students would be required to complete 35 credits at the graduate level.  Courses will be enhanced to require graduate level work. b.     People interested in Project SELECT/SECOND would still have option of completing the teacher certification process without pursuing a graduate degree. Item 5. Dr. Martinez and Purpose of General Education Statement 1.     Dr. Martinez presented the General Education Committee’s revised statement.  Discussion ensued regarding statement.  Senate voted to accept the statement with slight grammatical change. Item 6. Approval of minutes from Sept. 19, 2012 tabled until next meeting. Item 7. Review of the Video Surveillance Policy. 1.     Officer Pesheck presented background information about camera use on campus and the changes in the Video Surveillance Policy.  2.     Senators asked about functionality of cameras at night, privacy issues (what is considered a “private area”, what about faculty offices), notification of use of cameras, cost of cameras, purposes behind use of cameras, audio recording, and placement of new cameras. Item 8. Dr. Alsup made copies of the curriculum committee proposals.  He asks that senators please review and vote over email by October 10. Item 9.  Dr. Keeter presented concerns about the BHSU smoking policy, signs, and smoking areas on campus.  Policy and signs seem to be unclear and/or ambiguous.  Efforts have been made to work with campus security but there seems to be confusion among campus security employees, faculty, and/or students as to where smoking is allowed or not allowed.  Dr. Keeter asked what the next action should be.  Dr. Hesson suggested taking this issue to the Campus Facilities and Safety Committee. Meeting adjourned at  5:05pm.                    Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:24:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4622 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4621/Minutes-for-Wednesday-September-19-2012.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4621 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4621&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4621/Minutes-for-Wednesday-September-19-2012.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Meier Hall 127 Members Present: John Alsup, Pamela Carriveau, Gina Gibson, David Crawford, Jim Hesson, Dorothy Fuller, Aris Karagiorgakis, Parthasarathi Nag, Kara Keeter, Rocky Maier (Student Senate President). Visitors: Rodney Custer 1.  Call meeting to order – 3:19 p.m. 2. Approval of agenda 3. Dr. Custer’s presentation and Senate discussion a.     The Engineering Technology (Industrial Technology) program a.     Self support at University Center Rapid City b.     Brought in outside consultant c.     Pursuing ATMAE accreditation d.     Working on formal name change to Engineering Technology e.     Will be making changes to curriculum   b.     Faculty travel grants a.     Deadline 09-28-12 to department chairs b.     Committee of Deans will review and make suggestions c.     Money for professional development d.     View this as wide open not just money for conferences   c.     Academic summer camps for high school students a.     Success with athletic camps b.     Encouragement from BOR to increase academic summer camps c.     Goal is that it would be self-sustaining d.     Focus on student recruitment e.     Goal to provide a good on-campus experience   d.     Educational Outreach a.     In process of doing a search for Dean of Educational Outreach   e.     Faculty awards a.     Put together a process: each college would have three awards, one for each college: Teaching, Scholarship, and Research b.     These awardees would be selected in the spring and they would be announced and awarded at the first fall faculty meeting c.     At Founders Day (Feb) there would be someone recognized for the entire university from the winners from the colleges d.     Winners would become jury for next year e.     Separate award for Instructors or Adjuncts?   4. Minutes approved from September 5, 2012 meeting with changes   5. Minutes approved from May 2, 2012 meeting with changes   6. Faculty Senate would like to invite Lois Flagstad and members of the Counseling Center to answer questions about the Counseling Center   7. The Purpose of General Education statement             Votes:             4 For 5 Against   8. Review of the video surveillance cameras policy to be reviewed next meeting   9. A progress report from the University Curriculum Committee. The committee will be meeting in the future.   10. Byron Hollowell’s Senate position is open.   10. Pam Carriveau to take the minutes for the October 3 meeting Meeting adjourned at 4:39 PM Minutes respectfully recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:15:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4621 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4482/Minutes-for-Wednesday-September-5-2012.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4482 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4482&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4482/Minutes-for-Wednesday-September-5-2012.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, September 5, 2012 Meier Hall 127 Members Present: John Alsup, Pamela Carriveau, Gina Gibson, David Crawford, Kara Keeter, Jim Hesson, Dorothy Fuller, Aris Karagiorgakis, Parthasarathi Nag, Rocky Maier (Student Senate President).Visitors: Rodney Custer, Priscilla Romkema, and Katrina Jensen. 1.   Call meeting to order – 3:18 p.m. 2.   Approval of the Agenda 3.   Chemistry Program Accreditation Request. Dr. Rodney Custer, Dr. Priscilla Romkema, and Dr. Katrina Jensen attended the meeting to explain this request.  There is a desire to grow the Chemistry program. The chemistry program has already reached several of the requirements for American Chemical Society accreditation such as an increase in faculty numbers, curriculum, and lab updates. One goal is that ACS accreditation will help with recruitment. All of the other universities in the SD system have this accreditation.There is no annual fee to maintain ACS certification. Some questions from thefaculty senators included concerns about how this will affect general education courses and teaching load. This accreditation should not negatively affect general education courses. It should have a positive impact on our masters programs such as Integrative Genomics. Another concern was about paying for and maintaining equipment. Generally equipment has been covered by grant money such as EPSCoR. The expectation is that Chemistry will continue to get equipment through grants. Faculty Senate voted to approve this request. 4.   Dr. Custer has offered to attend Faculty Senate meetings as needed or requested. 5.   Discussion of using Google Docs for Faculty Senate Agendas. There will be a trial period for a few weeks to see if we wantto use Google Docs. 6.   Appointments Committee, discussion of open seats. 7.   According to Rocky Maier, Student Senate is seeking nominations for an open position for a non-traditional student senator. 8.   Meeting adjourned 4:10 p.m. Minutes recorded and respectfully submitted by Gina Gibson. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:34:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4482 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4481/Minutes-for-Wednesday-May-2-2012.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4481 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4481&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4481/Minutes-for-Wednesday-May-2-2012.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Meier Hall 306 Members Present: Kathleen Parrow, Gina Gibson, Parthasarathi Nag, John Alsup, Jim Hesson, Byron Hollowell, Dorothy Fuller, Kara Keeter, David Crawford Call meeting to order – 3:19 p.m. Approval of the Agenda with changes. Approval of minutes from April 18, 2012 meeting. Introduction and seating of new members. Curriculum Proposals (All Approved): Minor Course Modifications (delete courses): TECH 203 Industrial Crafts TECH 226 Discrete & Integrated Circuits TECH 226L Discrete & Integrated Circuits Lab TECH 271 Interior Construction TECH 329 Computer Hardware/Operating Systems TECH 336 Animation TECH 364 Small Engines TECH 478 Customizing AutoCAD Minor Course Modification (change pre-req): TECH 485 Enterprise Systems Adding a common course: MUS 240 Music Cultures of the World New Course Requests: MUS 215 Introduction to Music Technology (3 credits) PSYC 481 Psychology and Law (3 credits) PSYC 424 Human Potential and Performance (3 credits)            Minor Course Modification (changing acourse): Reading Minor Substantive ProgramModifications: Minor in Military Science (reduce from 31 to 18 hours) Communication Arts (change name to GraphicDesign and Communication-revised at state level from our previously approved Graphic Design name change). New Program Certificate in Journalism Committees (Appointments Committee, University Curriculum Committee, and Senate appointees to other committees). All committees have representation and have been approved. Senate letters to be sent. Senate approved with revisions pending word from the administration. Election of Senate Officers for 2012-2013 President and Vice-President positions pending word from nominees, the elected Secretary is Gina Gibson. Concern has been expressed about the Counseling Center.There was discussion about inviting Lois Flagstad to come to Faculty Senate. Meeting adjourned 4:47 p.m. Minutes recorded and respectfully submitted by Gina Gibson. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:25:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4481 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4340/Minutes-for-Wednesday-April-18-2012.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4340 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4340&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4340/Minutes-for-Wednesday-April-18-2012.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes  Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Meier Hall 205  Approved May 2, 2012   Members Present:  Kathleen Parrow, Gina Gibson, Parthasarathi Nag, Nancy Roberts, John Alsup, Jim Hesson, Kara Keeter, David Crawford, Chen Wu, Guest: Corinne Hansen  Call meeting to order – 3:23 p.m.  Approval of the Agenda with changes.  Approval of minutes from April 4, 2012 meeting.  Reminder April Senate elections.  Draft of new BHSU Mission Statement:  Black Hills State University is a master’s level university that promotes excellence in teaching and learning; supports research, creative and scholarly activities; and provides service to the state, region, nation and global community. BHSU provides innovative, high quality undergraduate (associate and baccalaureate) programs in the arts, humanities, education, behavioral sciences, mathematics, social sciences, natural sciences, business and technology as well as selected disciplines of strength at the graduate level. Black Hills State University is the only comprehensive University in western South Dakota.  Overall well received. Approved with one grammatical change included above.  Plus and minus grades. Results of our quick poll of BHSU Faculty: 44 said to keep it the way it is, 20 want plus and minus grades, and 12 wanted more information. SDSU’s suggestion was just a Senate Vote. We polled the entire faculty.  Committees:  General Education Committee and Library Committee, Faculty Senate voted to accept renewing all members.  Appointments Committee needs someone from Business/Natural Sciences.  Distinguished Faculty Committee will not change.  Assessment Committee may need a representative from Faculty Senate.  Emergency Planning update from Nancy Roberts. Card Access would be deactivated in an emergency. Interested in door bolt. Tornado plan exists and includes the basement of each building but there needs to be clear access to these basement spaces. Randy Culver mentioned we have designated building on-call people that have 24-hour access to the basements. Lois Flagstad is working on a one-page sheet for classroom use. Faculty Senate wants to draft an email to Dr. Custer about the need for faculty training in emergency situations. Is there interest for a campus forum in relation to gun laws that allow students to carry guns? Should the  Emergency Planning Committee draft a resolution about how we feel about guns on campus? Faculty Senate is supportive of a discussion about this.  Meeting adjourned 4:17 p.m.  Minutes recorded and respectfully submitted by Gina Gibson.  Thu, 03 May 2012 15:05:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4340 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4328/Minutes-for-Wednesday-April-4-2012.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4328 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4328&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4328/Minutes-for-Wednesday-April-4-2012.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes  Wednesday, April 4, 2012  Meier Hall 205  Approved April 18, 2012  Members Present:  Kathleen Parrow, Jami Stone, Gina Gibson, Parthasarathi Nag, Nancy Roberts, John Alsup, Jim Hesson, Chen Wu, David Crawford, Kara Keeter  Call meeting to order – 3:19 p.m.  Approval of the Agenda with changes  Approval of minutes from March 29, 2012 meeting  Nancy Roberts on proposals from Emergency committee. Concern that we need a 1-page procedure list that can be posted in each classroom. Also the procedures need to address disruptive students in the classroom. Could the procedure packet detail what security will be doing during an emergency? There is also a need for a 24-hour security presence on campus. Could all doors lock from the inside? Also concern for how the swipe card access would be used during an emergency. Could a sliding bolt be used as a cheap way to secure a room? Also need to evaluate emergency procedures as far as fire, tornados, etc. for all of the buildings on campus, especially high-traffic areas such as classrooms and residence halls. But it should be noted that the Faculty Senate is thrilled that these procedures are being addressed.  Also concern for the mental health of our students. And there needs to be clear procedures for dealing with students who may be having problems during class. Could there be a “waiting area” or some type of place for these students to go rather than wait for an opening at the counseling center?  Internet Classes. SDSU and USD have a webpage with all online classes and a list of syllabi, textbooks, and registration links. This would prevent us from needing to email our students the textbooks and syllabi separately before classes begin and D2L becomes available. This could be linked to WebAdvisor and perhaps linked to the BHSU Bookstore.  We will get an additional $500,000 from the State to go into the base.  April Senate elections, 3 positions available.  Bylaws and committees. Revisions approved.  Meeting adjourned 4:45 p.m.  Minutes recorded and respectfully submitted by Gina Gibson.  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:55:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4328 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4304/Minutes-for-Wednesday-March-21-2012.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4304 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4304&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4304/Minutes-for-Wednesday-March-21-2012.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes  Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Meier Hall 205 Approved April 4, 2012  Members Present:  Kathleen Parrow, Jami Stone, Gina Gibson, Parthasarathi Nag, Nancy Roberts, John Alsup, Jim Hesson, Chen Wu, Kara Keeter (submitted proxy), Guest: Timothy Martinez  Call meeting to order – 3:21 p.m.  Approval of the Agenda with changes  Approval of minutes from February 29, 2012 meeting  Curriculum changes all approved:  Adding a common course:  MUEN 103 Women’s Chorus  MUEN 107 Opera Workshop  MUEN 130 Chamber Music Ensemble  MUEN 303 Women’s Chorus  MUEN 307 Opera Workshop  MUS 302 Vocal Diction Class I  MUS 303 Vocal Diction Class II  Minor Course Modification:  MLED 473 Principles and Practices of Teaching in the Middle School (add co-requisite  of MLED 495)  Substantive Program Modifications (changing program name):  Communication Arts (change to Graphic Design)  Mass Communication-Computer Publishing Emphasis (change to Graphic Communication Emphasis)  University Curriculum Handbook updated to reflect changes in colleges.  Library Committee report on last year’s survey (Timothy Martinez, committee chair). Report accepted by Faculty Senate.  Timothy Martinez on a BOR-COHE contract update. The old contract expired. We are currently under an imposed contract for one year. The imposed contract can be seen under the BHSU HR page. We are still under negotiations. The 12-month payout issue: agreed to because the BOR agreed to the self-support raise based on 3 credit course (8%). Intellectual property: BOR claims there is precedent that intellectual property is a non-negotiable issue. Changes to classification of rank: created Lecturer (focus on teaching and small amount of service) and Librarian. Only tenured faculty can sit on Promotion and Tenure Committees.  Bylaws and committees: Next meeting this will be discussed.  Library and General Education Committee reconstituted.  April Senate elections: one election in each college for an at large position.  Parrow update from the Academic Council Meeting: Still working on the faculty awards. The standards documents in our various disciplines will be reviewed and possibly revised.  Nancy Roberts, Emergency Procedures briefly discussed. Senators asked to review paperwork (sent via email) and bring comments and discussion to next Faculty Senate Meeting.  120 Hour Degrees go into effect July 1.  Meeting adjourned 4:51 p.m.  Minutes recorded and respectfully submitted by Gina Gibson.  Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:07:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4304 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4227/Minutes-for-Wednesday-February-29-2012.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4227 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4227&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4227/Minutes-for-Wednesday-February-29-2012.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes  Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Meier Hall 205 Approved March 21, 2012  Members Present:  Kathleen Parrow, Jami Stone, Gina Gibson, Pamela Carriveau, Parthasarathi Nag, Nancy Roberts, John Alsup, David Crawford, Kara Keeter, Jim Hesson, Chen Wu  Call meeting to order – 3:15 p.m.  Approval of the Agenda with revisions.  Approval of Minutes from February 1, 2012 meeting.  Curriculum changes all approved:  Revised Common Course  PSYC 409 History and Systems of Psychology (Course Deletion)  New Course Request  TECH 183 Industrial Management  Program Modification-Substantive  Associate Degree: Advanced Manufacturing Technology (reduce from 64-60 hours)  Mass Communication/Journalism Minor (reduce from 24 to 18 hours)  General Education:  HIST 153 American History Since 1945 (delete from IGR list)  Distinguished Faculty Award (information provided by Jami Stone)  Recommendation made by Faculty Senate  President Schallenkamp made a brief visit at the end of the meeting and updated the Senate on state legislative action on the 5% state employee bonus and the 3% pay raises. For faculty the raise is based on performance (over the last 3 years), market (Oklahoma scale), and institutional priorities (probably outstanding performance over the last 3 years and those who at least achieve but are substantially below the market), not across the board as it is for other state employees.  Meeting adjourned 3:40 p.m.  Minutes recorded and respectfully submitted by Gina Gibson.  Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4227 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4213/Minutes-for-Wednesday-February-1-2012.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4213 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4213&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4213/Minutes-for-Wednesday-February-1-2012.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes  Wednesday, February 1, 2012  Meier Hall 205 Approved February 29, 2012  Members Present:  Kathleen Parrow, Jami Stone, Gina Gibson, Pamela Carriveau, Parthasarathi Nag, Nancy Roberts, John Alsup, David Crawford, Kara Keeter, Jim Hesson, Guest: Amy Fuqua  Call meeting to order – 3:15 p.m.  Approval of the Agenda with revisions.  Approval of Minutes from January 18, 2012 meeting.  Curriculum changes:  Adding a common course:  BIOL 405 and 405L Insect Biology and Lab  Revised Course (unique):  TECH 217 Computer Aided Drafting II (change pre-requisite from TECH 216 to TECH 210 & TECH 212)  Minor Course Modification:  TECH 262 Energy Power & Transportation (change number to 362)  Minor Program Modification:  Communication Arts (adding MCOM 430 Media Law as an elective)  Substantive Program Modifications (128 to 120 hours):  BATS in Applied Technical Science  Early Childhood/Special Education  BSED Composite Social Science-Teaching  Substantive Program Modifications (reduction in hours, but need waiver):  BSED Music Education (reduce from 152 to 124; waiver requested)  General Education:  HIST 153 American History Since 1945 (delete from IGR list)  New Programs (12-hour certificates)  Mechanical Computer Aided Drafting Certificate  Advanced Computer Aided Manufacturing (ACAM) Certificate  Industrial Leadership and Management Certificate  All approved with the exception of:  Mass Communication/Multimedia (replacing MCOM 492 Topics with MCOM 452 Mass Media Issues) – on hold by Gina Gibson  Mass Communication/Computer Publishing (replacing MCOM 492 Topics with MCOM 452 Mass Media Issues) – on hold by Gina Gibson. Amy Fuqua on new administrative initiative for multiple faculty awards for teaching, scholarship/creative activity, and service. (Not to be confused with the Senate’s Distinguished Faculty Award). This set of awards would possibly be in addition to the Distinguished Faculty Award.  According to Dr. Fuqua, Dr. Custer would like to consider awarding an honorary doctorate to someone with ties to the community/BHSU. There was concern that we do not award doctorates, will this seem like a good fit? Why call this award a doctorate, why not another name?  Currently the thought is that there could be three faculty awards: one for teaching, one for service, and one for research/creative activity. There could also be a larger award that went to someone who encompasses all three. Possible nomination process: require chairs to nominate a minimum of one and maximum of three persons. The second way of nominating could be faculty nominating one another (by letter). There was also discussion of a teaching award where graduating seniors could give a nomination by letter.  Discussion: How many times can a faculty member win? One every year per category?  Dr. Fuqua also mentioned a faculty lecture series. This would give faculty an opportunity to talk content area. Monthly? John Alsup stated that the Multicultural Committee would is also planning a regular multicultural talk.  Discussion of Senate committees and Bylaws.  No news on COHE contracts.  Meeting adjourned 4:19 p.m.  Minutes recorded and respectfully submitted by Gina Gibson.  Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:13:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4213 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4137/Minutes-for-Wednesday-December-7-2011.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4137 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4137&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4137/Minutes-for-Wednesday-December-7-2011.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes  Wednesday, December 7, 2011 Meier Hall 127 Approved January 18, 2012  Members Present:  Kathleen Parrow, Gina Gibson, Pamela Carriveau, Parthasarathi Nag, Nancy Roberts, Chen Wu, John Alsup, Brittney Seitz-Student Senate President.  Call meeting to order – 3:15 p.m.  Approval of the Agenda.  Approval of Minutes from November 16, 2011 meeting.  Review of two sabbatical requests received by the Academic Affairs office. Faculty Senate recommends both requests.  All Curriculum Proposals recommended by Faculty Senate:  Substantial Program Modifications (128 to 120 hours):  College of Business and Natural Science:  BS Biology  BS Business Administration (all specializations)  BS Composite Chemistry  BS Composite Environmental Physical Science  BS Industrial Technology (all specializations)  BS Physical Science  BSED Biology  BSED Business Education  BSED Chemistry Teaching  BSED Industrial Technology Education  College of Education and Behavioral Sciences:  BS Composite Outdoor Education  BS Exercise Science (Management and Science specializations)  BS Human Services  BS Psychology  BS Sociology  BSED Composite Math & Science Teaching  BSED Composite Science Teaching  BSED Elementary Education  BSED Physical Education  BSED Special Education  College of Liberal Arts:  BA Art  BA English  BA History  BS American Indian studies  BS Art  BS Communication Arts  BS Composite Communication/English  BS Corporate Communication  BS Composite Music  BS English  BS History  BS Mass Communication  BS Mathematics  BS Political Science  BS Social Science  BS Speech/Speech Communication  BSED Art  BSED Composite Communication/English  BSED Composite Communication/Speech  BSED English  BSED History  BSED Mathematics  BSED Speech/Speech Communication  (BA and BSED Spanish were approved previously by the UCC and the Senate.)  Substantial Program Modifications (reduction from 130 to 127 hours):  Early Childhood/Special Education (The college is submitting a waiver of the 120 hour requirement to BOR.)  Substantial Program Modifications (reduction from 64 to 60 hours):  AS Tourism/Hospitality Management  AS Industrial Technology  Minor Program Modification  BS Corporate Communication (add MCOM 373 Public Relations Case Study as an elective choice)  Minor Course Modifications (course deletions):  TECH 112 Technical Drafting I  TECH 229 Computer Hardware Technologies  Minor Course Modifications (prerequisite changes):  TECH 212 CAD Mechanical Drafting I  TECH 441 Computer Aided Manufacturing  TECH 445 Machine Integration  Minor Course Modifications (title change):  TECH 342 Lean Implementation (change to Lean Management)  Some new information on Institutional Control, the BHSU Athletics Administrative Council, and NCAA rules: The Athletics Administration Council is currently reviewing and revising our formal procedures for issues like those taking place at Penn State (Coach/Athlete relations). Also, there is a change that comes with NCAA affiliation: Student Athletes involved in sports that are not in season will not be practicing, and cannot have contact with their coaches, during the week before and the week of Final Exams.  Appointments Committee discussed.  Possible pay raise discussed.  Distinguished Faculty Award discussed.  Meeting Adjourned 4:02.  Minutes respectfully recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson.  Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:18:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4137 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4089/Minutes-for-Wednesday-November-16-2011.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4089 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4089&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4089/Minutes-for-Wednesday-November-16-2011.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes  Wednesday, November 16, 2011  Meier Hall 127  (Approved December 7, 2011)  Members Present:  Kathleen Parrow, Gina Gibson, Pamela Carriveau, Parthasarathi Nag, Kara Keeter, Nancy Roberts, Chen Wu, Jim Hesson, John Alsup, Brittney Seitz-Student Senate President, Micheline Nelson-proxy for Jami Stone, Cynthia Chandler-faculty visitor, and visitor Provost Rodney Custer.  Call meeting to order – 3:15 p.m.  Approval of the Agenda  Approval of Minutes from November 2, 2011 meeting (sent via e-mail)  Visitors: Gary Aguiar, state president of COHE, talked about the status of the current BOR-COHE contract negotiations. And Loren Paul, UniServ Director, SD Education Association. Paul works with members one-on-one from K-12 and HigherEd. Aguiar and Paul attend all BOR meetings.  According to Aguiar new faculty will need to join the COHE mailing list (http://sdcohe.com/ ) if they wish to receive COHE’s electronic newsletters and bargaining updates. Aguiar wants the ability to email every faculty member in the bargaining unit.  COHE is the bargaining power for the 1200 faculty in the SD system. SD is a right-to- work state, which means no one can be forced to join the union. There is also not an agency fee. Public employees in the state of SD do not have the right to strike. They do not have binding arbitration. The COHE state board includes each campus COHE president and one elected representative from each campus.  COHE has the responsibility to speak for the faculty. Only 15 percent of the faculty are dues-paying COHE members. The membership fee is around $576 year. There was some discussion of benefits of COHE membership, such as liability insurance.  BOR-COHE contract negotiation issues currently in dispute:  Intellectual Property: The BOR wants to remove Intellectual Property (Appendix R in the contract) out of negotiable items, but they are willing to discuss royalties. In regards to intellectual property, the changes are for deadlines for disclosure to the university. Aguiar states that there is an option for COHE to file an unfair labor practice if BOR did not bargain in good faith. Due to not being able to reach an agreement, it is likely that they will have to declare an impasse again.  Re-creation of Library Ranks: BOR wants to create a series of ranks. They want the librarians’ research to be tied to their duties. This would mean that new librarians would be hired on term contract rather than on tenure track.  Cost of living increase for faculty. Faculty are the only state employees that are not allowed to get an across-the-board cost of living increase. We cannot even bargain for an across-the-board cost of living increase. There is a request to repeal this law. There is also one proposal is to increase everyone’s pay by $1000.  One success from current negotiations: faculty now get 8% for self-support/overload courses such as summer courses, it was 7%.  Performance averaging (3 year) for salary increase. This will determine the merit portion of the salary increase.  New Faculty Senate Constitution is approved. During our April election there will be an open seat in each college.  Update on Distinguished Faculty Award procedures. Eligibility is not changing. Department chairmen are eligible. In order to be eligible the faculty member needs to teach a minimum of 36 hours over the last 3 years. Nominations will be made to the Faculty Senate VP. Nominations will remain secret. The nominator is responsible for collecting three letters of support. The nominator is responsible for getting the nominee’s vita from his or her department chair. The three letters of support and vita are due by February 15. The selection committee will be comprised of previous winners.  Faculty voted to accept the new procedures for the Distinguished Faculty Award.  Schedule February 29th meeting (5th Wednesday) so that we can meet about the Distinguished Faculty Member.  Meeting Adjourned 4:50  Minutes respectfully recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson  Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:25:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4089 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4044/Minutes-for-Wednesday-November-2-2011.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4044 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4044&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4044/Minutes-for-Wednesday-November-2-2011.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, November 2, 2011  Approved November 16, 2011 Members Present: Kathleen Parrow, Jami Stone, Gina Gibson, Pamela Carriveau, Parthasarathi Nag, Kara Keeter, Chen Wu, Jim Hesson, John Alsup, Brittney Seitz-Student Senate President, Randall Royer (proxy for Nancy Roberts) Called meeting to order – 3:17 p.m. Approval of the Agenda with revisions. Approval of Minutes from October 19, 2011 meeting with revisions. Warren Wilson visited and updated the Faculty Senate on the results of the technology survey from last Spring. The stats for this year so far: 1800 tickets, closed 1785 of those tickets to date. Started the semester with one student tech and now up to six. Approximately 116 open requests per week. Soon they will start to do a monthly survey to find out how many tickets are open in each of the colleges. Also there was discussion about options for backing-up data. Faculty are encouraged to contact Fred Nelson directly if they have continued problems. There is concern because the technical resources to do research are not available although the expectations to do research are there. Internet access has improved on campus. Many students are coming to campus with laptops. BHSU will be eliminating the J205 computer lab after the Spring of 2012. In regards to software, there may be a chance at having some of the software located in a cloud for student use. Curriculum Proposals Accepted: New Course: MCOM 452 Mass Media Issues Minor Program Modifications: Major in Mass Communication: Journalism (add MCOM 452) Major in Mass Communication: Public Relations (add MCOM 452) Major in Mass Communication: Telecommunication Emphasis (add MCOM 452) Major Program Modifications: The Senate approved these proposals earlier, but they were at 128 hours. The only change here is to make the new ones say 120 hours for the degree. BA Spanish Major BSED Spanish Major-teaching Spanish Minor Spanish Minor-Teaching Discussion of Faculty Senate Constitution changes. Acceptance of those changes by Faculty Senate. Changes will be emailed to Senators and the Faculty. Meeting adjourned at 4:37. Minutes respectfully recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson.  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:54:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4044 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4012/Minutes-for-Wednesday-October-19-2011.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4012 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4012&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4012/Minutes-for-Wednesday-October-19-2011.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes  Wednesday, October 19, 2011  Meier Hall 127  Approved November 2, 2011  Members Present:  Kathleen Parrow, Jami Stone, Gina Gibson, Pamela Carriveau, Parthasarathi Nag, Kara Keeter, Nancy Roberts, Chen Wu, Jim Hesson, John Alsup, Brittney Seitz-Student Senate President  Call meeting to order – 3:15 p.m.  Approval of the Agenda with revisions.  Approval of Minutes from October 5, 2011 meeting with revisions.  Discussion of Faculty Senate Constitution changes. Major change needs to be the distribution of senate members from different schools. The proposal is that each school would elect one member and that each college would elect one member at large. Vote passes to accept this proposal.  Jami Stone contacted people to put the procedures together for the Distinguished Faculty Committees.  Drs. Rod Custer and Kristi Pearce visited and discussed changes in the Research IGR to meet HLC requirements:  Dr. Custer discussed the reduction to the 120 hours. Reduction will come from unassigned electives. The Education Discipline Council is going to try to come up with a common plan for teaching/education programs. The discussion to reduce hours will be the responsibility of individual programs. All these changes have to go through the curriculum process.  Dr. Pearce, HLC. This proposal redefines the research IGR as experiential learning and is more inclusive of learning experiences, not limited to research and creative activity.  Meeting adjourned at 4:49.  Minutes respectfully recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson.  Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:28:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4012 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4010/Minutes-for-Wednesday-October-5-2011.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=4010 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4010&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4010/Minutes-for-Wednesday-October-5-2011.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Meier Hall 127 Approved October 19, 2011 Members Present: Kathleen Parrow, Jami Stone, Gina Gibson, Pamela Carriveau, Nancy Roberts, Chen Wu, John Alsup, Jim Hesson, Parthasarathi Nag, Brittney Seitz-Student Senate President. Call meeting to order – 3:20 p.m. Approval of the Agenda. Approval of Minutes from September 21, 2011 meeting. Report from Academic Council meeting. Discussion of whether or not information on sabbaticals reached all departments and schools. Dr. Parrow is looking into what kind of training the student tour guides get and ways the faculty can provide up-to-date information for those students. Discussion of how faculty should start considering how to reduce major requirements to 120 hours. One possibility is to require students within disciplines to use general education courses as major requirements as well. Please note that if a major has fewer than 40 credits the courses may come out of free/unassigned electives. Faculty are encouraged to be proactive in regards to the possible change to 120 hours. Senate committees (especially Gen Ed, Library, and Distinguished Faculty committees) and liaisons to other committees. Approval of five faculty for the General Education Committee. Faculty Senate would also like to recruit someone from science and/or math for the Gen Ed Comm. Discussion ensued about whether or not Faculty Senate Committees should be faculty only. There was also discussion of non-faculty coming to committee meetings as guests/consultants. Distinguished Faculty Committee discussed, in particular a sub-committee should be comprised of previous distinguished faculty. Also discussion of streamlining the process. A faculty member brought up concern that the plan to evaluate and educate faculty in regards to emergency procedures seems to have been dropped. There was also concern for the fact that class overloads are no longer allowed for full-time faculty. Testing facilities for make-up exams. Concern for the student athletes as well as other students. Faculty Senate Constitution changes (draft to be sent via e-mail). Also, Faculty Senate is now comprised of one representative per school and one per college. Meeting adjourned at 4:51. Minutes respectfully recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:25:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4010 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3946/Minutes-for-Wednesday-September-21-2011.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=3946 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3946&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3946/Minutes-for-Wednesday-September-21-2011.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, September 21, 2011  Meier Hall 127  Approved October 5, 2011    Members Present:  Kathleen Parrow; Parthasarathi Nag; Nancy Roberts; Jim Hesson; Chen Wu; John Alsup; Pamela Carriveau; Jami Stone, Kara Keeter.  Visiting Faculty: Micheline Nelson  Meeting called to order – 3:17 p.m.  Approval of the Agenda.  Approval of Minutes from September 7, 2011 meeting.  Discussion of Listening Lunches. These were designed to give faculty an opportunity to meet with the Provost. What role (if any) should other administrators play during the listening lunches? Do chairs consider themselves faculty or administrators? Should administrators use a faculty forum to voice concerns about the administration?  Dr. Rodney Custer visited the Faculty Senate.  Introductions  Discussion of faculty governance and shared governance.  Discussion of proposed BOR policy to graduations requirements at 120 credit hours.  If proposed policy is adopted then cuts may come from the “free electives” instead of general education or major requirements.  The timeframe for curriculum changes was also discussed. Programs needing the make changes to their major requirements would begin the process early (by January) in order the meet the proposed BOR deadline.  Discussion of hidden prerequisites.  Discussion of status of composite majors.  Discussion regarding a professional advising office.  Discussion of Research/Scholarship/Creative Activity on campus.  “School Research Coordinators” will act as liaison between administration and faculty.  -will share grant information with faculty  -communicate research needs to administration  Motion to adjourn at 4:55.  Minutes recorded and submitted by Pamela Carriveau  Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:19:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3946 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3921/Minutes-for-Wednesday-September-7-2011.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=3921 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3921&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3921/Minutes-for-Wednesday-September-7-2011.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Meier Hall 127 Approved September 21, 2011 Members Present: Kathleen Parrow; Gina Gibson; Parthasarathi Nag; Nancy Roberts; Jim Hesson; Chen Wu; John Alsup; Pamela Carriveau; Cynthia Chandler (Proxy for Jami Stone). Meeting called to order – 3:20 p.m. Approval of the Agenda with revisions. Approval of Minutes from May 4, 2011 meeting. Faculty Senate recommends the following Curriculum Proposals: Substantive Program modifications: Spanish Major (B.A.) Spanish Major-Teaching (B.S.Ed.) Spanish Minor Spanish Minor-Teaching Discussion of Faculty Senate Constitution changes. In response to the restructuring, where should the Senators come from? For example, by school or college? Dan Durben, guest speaker, BHSU Faculty Athlete Representative (FAR) between faculty and the Athletics Department. BHSU’s transition from NAIA to NCAA affiliation was discussed. There is a three-year transition into NCAA. Dr. Durben is a contact if student athletes are not coming to class or other issues arise that are of concern for faculty. Open Senate Seat discussed. Listening lunches are co-sponsored by Faculty Senate. There is concern that the new student registration sessions over summer may not address faculty strengths. For example, faculty are not always aware when there will be students that are interested in their subject area. BHSU students who give tours to prospective students need to be better trained to give more informative and correct information about facilities and majors. Meeting adjourned at 4:46 p.m. Minutes recorded and respectfully submitted by Gina Gibson. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3921 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3881/Minutes-for-Wednesday-May-4-2011.aspx#Comments 1 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=3881 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3881&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3881/Minutes-for-Wednesday-May-4-2011.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Meier Hall 306 Approved September 7, 2011 Members Present: Kathleen Parrow, Gina Gibson, Parthasarathi Nag, Nancy Roberts, David Crawford, Jim Hesson, Jami Stone, Chen Wu, Sonya Pagel, John Alsup, Pamela Carriveau, Brittney Seitz. Meeting called to order – 3:18 p.m. Approval of the Agenda with revisions. Approval of Minutes from April 20, 2011 meeting. Approval of By-Law Change: Article III – Schedule of Senate Meetings. Section 1, Currently it states: The Faculty Senate shall establish its meeting dates for the year at its first regularly scheduled meeting of the year. Replace with: The Faculty Senate shall schedule meetings for the afternoon of the first and third Wednesdays of each month from September to May, with the exception that there will be only one meeting scheduled in May. Section 2, The second meeting of the month will be held if there are any agenda items. Faculty Senate officer elections for 2011-2012 Elected Officials: President: Kathleen Parrow Vice-President: Jami Stone Secretary: Gina Gibson Discussion of Reorganization: Shared Governance, general faculty concerns, effects on the Senate & Senate committees, costs of reorganization, etc. Discussion ensued. Meeting adjourned at 4:53 p.m. Minutes recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:28:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3881 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3880/Minutes-for-Wednesday-April-20-2011.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=10724&ModuleID=22166&ArticleID=3880 http://www.bhsu.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3880&PortalID=0&TabID=10724 http://www.bhsu.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultySenate/Minutes/tabid/10724/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3880/Minutes-for-Wednesday-April-20-2011.aspx Faculty Senate Minutes Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Meier Hall 204 Approved May 4, 2011 Members Present: Kathleen Parrow; Gina Gibson; Parthasarathi Nag; Nancy Roberts; David Crawford; Adam Bailey; Jim Hesson; Jami Stone. Meeting called to order – 3:18 p.m. Approval of the Agenda with revisions. Approval of Minutes from April 6, 2011 meeting. All Curriculum Proposals Approved: Adding a Common Course: MATH 221 Intro: Discrete Mathematics Minor Program Modification: BSEd Composite Social Science-Teaching (replace PSYC 305/L with PSYC 302/L) BS Mathematics (delete MATH 123L and MATH 125L & add MATH 221) BSEd Mathematics (delete MATH 123L and MATH 125L & add MATH 221) Substantive Program Modifications: Mass Communication: Minor Emphasis in Broadcasting (change name “Broadcasting” to “Telecommunications” & reduce hours to 18). BS Physical Science (new major jointly with DSU) Business Administration Minor (delete and add courses; reduce hours to 18) Economics Minor (delete course, reduce hours to 18) Economics Minor-Teaching (delete course, reduce hours to 21) Reminder: Spring Faculty Senate elections in April; officers elected in May. Proposed Bylaw change (for consideration at May 4th meeting), Article III – Schedule of Senate Meetings. Section 1, Currently it states: The Faculty Senate shall establish its meeting dates for the year at its first regularly scheduled meeting of the year. Replace with: The Faculty Senate shall schedule meetings for the afternoon of the first and third Wednesdays of each month from September to May, with the exception that there will be only one meeting scheduled in May. Section 2, The second meeting of the month will be held if there are any agenda items. Distinguished Faculty Award, Jami Stone gave an update from a meeting with Kristi Pearce. Members of committee should be comprised from all colleges. Also process of what is expected of nominee streamlined. Rather than several pages now it would be 3 pages. Letters of recommendation should only be one page. Discussion ensued. Concern that students are not responding to the IDEA surveys. Meeting adjourned at 4:12 p.m. Minutes recorded and submitted by Gina Gibson. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:20:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3880