MinutesoftheFacultySenateMeetingon15March2016TheFacultySenatemetforaregularmeetingonTuesday15March2016at5P.M.inWellsFargoAuditorium(BeattyCenter115).

Agenda1. CalltoOrder:5:05PM2. Minuteswereapprovedasposted.

A. 26JanuarySpecialMeetingB. 9FebruaryRegularMeeting

3. AnnouncementsandInformation4. Reports

A. SpeakeroftheFacultyMcNerney

TheSpeakerthankedthosewhorespondedtothesurveythathepostedasafollow-uponJanuary'sspecialmeetingoftheSenate.Hesaidthat,giventhelimitedtimeleftintheacademicyear,hehasdecidedtosharetheresultsofthesurveyinawrittenformwiththeindividualsandofQicesfromwhomthesurveyrespondentswouldliketohearresponsesandtorequestresponsesdirectedtohim,whichhecanthenshareandmakepartoftherecordattheregularAprilmeetingoftheSenate.

TheSpeakerannouncedthecreationoftwoadhoccommitteesrelatedtoandgrowingoutoffacultyconcernaboutthechargesandproceduresoftheFacultyGrievanceCommitteeandtheFacultyHearingCommittee.HenotedthattheFacultyWelfareCommittee,forone,hasbeendiscussingconcernsforthepastfewyearsaboutthesecommitteesandthisyearhasendorsedacloserstudyofthecommitteechargesandprocedures.Thespeakeralsoexplainedtheworkofthetwoadhoccommitteesiscomplicatedbythefactthatportionsofthesecommittees’chargeslieinthefacultyby-lawsandportionslieintheadministrativesectionoftheFaculty/AdministrationManual(F/AM),andboth,attimes,refertoanappendixwhichisnolongerpresentintheF/AM.HereportedthatoneoftheadhoccommitteeswilllookspeciQicallyatthegrievanceprocessandthechargeoftheGrievanceCommitteecurrentlyintheby-lawsandtheadministrativesectionsoftheF/AM;theothercommitteewillfocusonthesamemattersrelatingtotheHearingCommittee.Lettersofinvitationtoserveonthesecommitteesareforthcoming,andthecommitteesaretobeginpreliminaryworkthissemesterandtocompletetheirworkinthefall.

TheSpeakerreportedthattheCollegeisparticipatinginNationalSurveyonStudentEngagement(NSSE),asurveytakenbyQirstyearstudentsandgraduatingseniors.TheQirstyeartheCollegeparticipatedinthesurveywaswhencurrentgraduatingseniorswerefreshmen.StudentsmayparticipatethroughaportalinMyCharleston.TheSpeakeraskedfacultytoreinforceandsupportstudentparticipationinthisnationally-normedsurveysinceitprovidesausefulmeasureofstudentengagementatthebeginningandendoftheirtimeattheCollege.Asofnow,hesaid,thereappearstobeonlyabout15%eligiblestudentparticipation,butourgoalisat40%andthesurveyissettocloseattheendofMarch.

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TheSpeakeralsoreportedthattheresultsfromourmostrecentparticipationintheChronicleofHigherEducation's"GreatPlacestoWorkSurvey"willsoonbeshared.Onarelatednote,theSpeakersaidthat,giventhatFrancisMarionUniversityhasscoredhigheronthe"GreatPlaces"survey,particularlyinsharedgovernance,hehasbeentryingtoarrangeameetingbetweenhimselfandfacultygovernanceleadershiptohearwhattheymighthavetosayabouttheirsuccessinthatarea.

TheSpeakernotedthatsixfaculty/trusteespairswillbeparticipatinginthefallinthefaculty/trusteeshadowingprogramestablishedbyformerSpeakerLynnCherry.Overthesevensemestersthattheprogramhasbeeninplace,hesaid,17differenttrusteeshaveshadowed38differentfaculty.Heendorsedtheprogram.

Finally,theSpeakerofferedanapology.HereportedthathehadbeentoldthathisreportingontheStaffAdvisoryCommitteetothePresident'sspiritdayinitiativewasinterpretedasindicatinghislackofsupport."Nothing,"hesaid,"couldbefurtherfromthetruth,andIapologize,"headded,"toanyonewholeftwithsuchaperception."ThecampusandtheauditoriuminwhichtheSenatewasatthattimemeeting,heasserted,"arepackedwithpeoplewhocareagreatdealabouttheireffortsandtheportionsoftheirlivesthattheygivetothisinstitution,"evenwhileourmoralemayslipfromtimetotime.HeclosedbynotingthatonbothspiritFridaysthusfarhe"proudlywore[his]maroon,and...willlikedosoevery[SpirtDay]movingforward."Hesuggestedthatallintheaudiencemightconsiderdoingthesame.

B. ProvostMcGee(Topics-PDF)

WorkoftheCommissiononHigherEducation(CHE)

TheProvostpointedoutthat,eventhoughtheSenatedoesnotveryoftenspeakoftheCHE,thisbodyapprovesallnewdegreeprogramsattheCollegeandrequiresnumerousreportsbeQiledbytheCollege.TheCHE,henoted,hasmanynewcommissionersandisatpresentsearchingforanewdirector.Theyhave,hereported,recentlyproposednewlegislationthatwouldgivethemexpandedpowers,includingpowerstounilaterallycloseacademicprogramsthattheybelievearetoosmall,notcosteffective,ornotinthebestinterestofthestate.TheProvostpromisedmoreinformationonthisasitbecomesavailableandonanyotherhighereducationlegislationthatmaybebroughtbeforethestatelegislature

Tenure,Promotion,Third-YearReview,Sabbatical,andPost-TenureReview

TheProvostreportedthattherewere36tenureandpromotion(T&P)casesand24third-yearreviews,plusanumberofpost-tenureandsabbaticalrequestreviews,allofwhichwillbediscussed,theProvostsaid,inhisAprilSenatereport.Heexpressedgreatappreciationoftheworkofallwhoareinvolvedinthetimeconsumingbutcriticallyimportantandvaluableworkoffacultyevaluationandpromotion.

GreatCollegesSurvey

TheProvostnotedthatthesurveywasconductedlastSpring.HereportedthattheresultswillbereviewedwiththeStaffAdvisoryCommitteetothePresidentonMarch23andtheFacultyAdvisoryCommitteetothePresidentonApril6.

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AcademicAffairsBudgetDevelopmentfor2016-2017

TheProvostthankedthemembersoftheFacultyBudgetCommitteefortheirsigniQicantinvestmentoftimeworkingondevelopingnextyear'sbudgetinadifQiculttime,aswellastheDeansandunitheadsfortheirhelpwithmaterialsusedbytheBudgetCommitteeandhimself.HesaidthattheBudgetCommittee'sreportontheagendaforthemeetingwillbecomprehensiveandinformative.

PolicyDevelopmentandImplementation

TheProvostpointedoutthataspartofourpreparationsforthereafQirmationofouraccreditation,AcademicAffairshasinitiatedareviewofourmemorandaofunderstandinggoverningourfourjointMAprogramswiththeCitadel,whichhavenotbeenupdatedsincetheiroriginalsigning(atleastoneisaquartercenturyold).Thesedocumentsarebeingscrutinizedtoensurethattheyarenotinaccurateandfaroutofsyncwithpractice.

HeadvisedSenatorsthatpolicycleanupwillbeongoingandthatinformationonpoliciescanbefoundatpolicy.cofc.edu.

Morerecentdevelopmentsinpolicyincludethedevelopmentofthenewcomprehensiveintellectualpropertypolicy,manyyearsinthemakingandanotherpolicythatSACSCOCdemands,onwhichtheProvostofferedtotakequestionsinhisQ&Afollowingthereportandpromisedresponsestoanyonewhomayhavewrittenhimaboutthem.HealsosaidthatheshouldsoonbeabletosharewithSenators(viaemail)advanceddraftsofthenewcoursenumberingandsyllabuspolicies.

PlannedReviewofUndergraduateandGraduateGradingSystems

TheProvostpointedoutaPostandCourierstorypublishedtheverydayoftheSenatemeetingonaproposaltochangegradingscalesforpublichighschoolsinSouthCarolinafromaseven-pointtoaten-pointscale,whichwouldhavefavorableimplicationsforSCstudentathletesapplyingforNCAAscholarshipeligibility.HeaddedthatonMarch2,hearticulatedtotheCHEtheCollege'sfeedbackontheproposal,opposingitonprincipledandpracticalgrounds.HesaidthattheCollegeandSouthCarolinahighereducationmoregenerallyneedtostayinvolvedinthediscussion.

OntheCollege'sgradepolicy,theProvostpointedoutthattenyearsagotheCollegemovedfromagradesysteminwhichonlyletterandplusgradeswereawardedtoasysteminwhichminusgradescouldbeawardedaswell.ThechangefollowedmuchstudyoftheissuebytheCommitteeonAcademicStandards,Admissions,andFinancialAidandreportedtotheSenateonMarch13,2001.AconcernexpressedatthetimewasthattheminusgradeswouldleadtolowerGPAsandhavenegativeimpactsonGPA-basedscholarshiprecipients,whichwascounteredbyaviewpointthattheletterandplus-onlysystemwasimbalancedandprovidedinsufQicientspeciQicityforendofcourseevaluationofstudentwork.In2006,aftermanyyearsofdiscussion,thesystemwecurrentlyhavewasinitiated.Overthesummer,hesaid,hewouldliketoleadanadhoccommitteetoreviewthelastdecadeofdataontheperformanceoftheundergraduategradingsystem,includingcomparisontosystemsusedatotherSCuniversitiesandatpeerandaspirantinstitutions.Thecommittee

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willalsoinvestigatecomparisonstoourgraduategradingsystem,whichdiffersformourundergraduategradingsystem,whichashenoted,"isalittleweird."

CommentsonToday’sAgenda

TheProvostcongratulatedandthankednewly-namedInterimQualityEnhancementPlanDirectorToddLeVasseurforhisservice.

HealsosaidthatheisverygratefultoseveralcommitteesofthefacultyandFacultySenateforworkingonarevisedmajorGPApolicy,onwhichaninterimreportwassoontobeofferedatthemeeting.Henotedthattherehavebeensomechallengeswiththepolicy,andhestatedthathehassomereservationsaboutourreadinesstoadoptamajorGPApolicy,andhesaidthathewantedtogivefairwarningthathewillexpressthoseconcerns.Headdedthatitmightbeagoodideatodelaythepolicyforamonthwhilewehavemoreconversationaboutit.

TheProvostclosedwithsayingthatthecampusishostingacceptedstudentsweekendattheendoftheweek.Hethankedthoseinvolvedindevelopingandputtingontheprogramandaskedfacultywhomightbeoncampustoworkduringtheweekendtobe"extremelynice"toprospectivestudents.

Questions/Discussion

JoeKelly,Senator-SchoolofHumanitiesandSocialSciences(SHSS),inquiredabouttheintellectualpropertypolicy.Hereadasentencefromthepolicyrelatingtodistanceeducation:

ForclariQicationpurposes,theCollege/UniversityshallretainrightstoclassesandcourseworkdevelopedattheCollege/University,includingthesyllabus,whicharesoftware,digitalmaterialinanymedia,videotapedorrecordedusinganyothermediaorusedfordistanceeducation,whentheCollege/UniversityhaspaidastipendtothefacultymemberforsuchdevelopmentorrecordingoritwasdevelopedwithsubstantialuseofCollegeresourcesorfacilities.[Policy9.1.13,p.5]

Ifaprofessorvideo-recordslecturesforadistanceeducationclassonhisorhercomputerandpoststhemonOAKS,SenatorKellyasked,andsubsequentlyleavestheCollege,doethecollegeowntheprofessor'simageandlectures,withtheabilitytousetheminperpetuity?

TheProvostsaidtheCollegedoesnotownsuchmaterial.Headdedthat,asconcernsdistanceeducation,inthecontextofintellectualproperty,theCollegehasnottriedto"plownewground."

HesaidthatwereanindividualpaidspeciQicallytodevelopanewcourseinawork-for-hirearrangementanditwasestablishedupfrontthattheCollegeownedthecourseforever,thatwouldbeadifferentstory.Butinthetypicalcaseofdevelopingadistanceeducationcourseordevelopingcoursematerialswithelectronictechnologytools,theCollegeis"notassertingapropertyinterestinperpetuity."

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However,thereisaspeciQicdistanceeducationprovisotoconsider:ifonedevelopsadistanceeducationcourseandthenleavestheCollege,theCollegehastherighttousethematerialforayear(notpermanently)inordertomanagetheinstructionalteach-outscheduletomakesurestudentsgettheclassestheyneed.

KellyShaver,Senator—ManagementandMarketing,saidthattheappendixattachedtothepolicydoesnotidentifythenameoftheindividualwhoissupposedtoreceivedisclosures,andheaskedwhoshouldreceivethem.

ProvostMcGeerepliedthat,unlessotherwiseinstructedbyasupervisor,facultyshouldsubmitdisclosureformstotheGeneralCounsel.

Therewerenofurtherquestions.

C. FacultyBudgetCommittee-Chair,JuliaEichelbergerReportForthcomingCommitteeDocumentsFolder

SenatorEichelbergerreportedonbehalfofthecommittee:CalvinBlackwell,DougFriedman,herself,CourtneyMurren,TomRoss,MarthaStackel,WilliamVeal

SenatorEichelbergersummedupthecurrentbudgetchallenges(presentationslide2),notingthatmuchofthisisfamiliarinformationtoSenators.Onhowthemakeupofnextyear’sstudentbodywillaffectrevenues,sheaddedthatthisyear'sgraduatingclasshasahigherpercentageofout-of-statetuition-payingstudents.Thustheirdeparturewillnotbeoffsetbytheincomingclass.

Onthepublicdiscussions(Feb24&Mar2)oftheAcademicAffairsbudget,SenatorEichelbergernotedachangefromlastyear'sprocess:unitheads,insteadofaskingforadditionstothebudget,wereaskedtodiscusshowtheywouldreducethebudgetiftheyhadtodoso.

Theupshotofthediscussionswasarecognition,shepointedout,thatconsideringtheupcomingexpenses,includingtheneedtoreplenishourreserve,andtheuncertainrevenuepicture,cutstooperatingbudgetsinAcademicAffairswillnotsufQice.(Seegraphonslide4).

CommentsheardinthehearingoncuttingbudgetsinAcademicAffairs(slide5)includeobservationsthatlittlecanbesavedinthecutting;cuttingoperatingbudgetsmayaffecttheforeigninstructionalbudgetinoneunit;professionaldevelopment,facultyandstudentresearchcanalsotakeahitwithoperationalbudgetcuts;cuttinginstructionalprogramsmaynothaveaneffectforsometime;losinglinesduetoretirementcanmeansacriQicesinupdatingresearchandpedagogyinthedepartmentaffected;andteachingiscentralbutnottheonlyworkfacultydotofulQillourinstitutionalmission.Somedeans,additionally,askediftheycouldgiveupsummerschoolrevenuesinsteadofmakingoperationalandinstructionalbudgetcuts.Note:SenatorEichelbergermadeacorrectiontotheslideshownandhandoutsgivenatthemeeting:inrelationtoaneliminatedprogram,"ExerciseScience"shouldhaveread"AthleticTraining."

Studentfees(slides6&7)from1998-99through2015-16asageneraltrendhaveroughlytripled,withtwoareasrisingatafasterrate:thefeesforcapital

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improvementandathletics.Theformeris,shenoted,payingforbuildingsstudentsareusingatpresent(notfuturebuildings).

SenatorEichlebergeralsosharedagraphonfull-andpart-timestaffincreases2009-13(slide8)andtheCollege'srecurringbudgetallocationsfrom2001-2topresent,breakingoutallocationsbyunit.ShethankedSamJones,AssociateVicePresidentforBudgetingandPayrollServices,forprovidingthelatterandotherdataandinformationforthecommittee.

TheAthleticsdivision'sallocationsarefeaturedinslide10,theuppertableshowingshowingallocationssince2007-08.Thelowertable,sheexplained,breaksdownhistoricexpendituresbytheunitwithinformationprovidedbyAthleticsinresponsetothecommittee'srequest.Finally,shepresentedaslide(11)showingpercentagebudgetincreasesbyunitsince2006,notingthatsomehaverisenmoresteeplythanothers.

TheBudgetCommittee'srecommendations(slides12-14),shereported,are:

- TransparencyandpublicaccountabilityforunitsoutsideAcademicAffairs. AcademicAffairs,shenoted,hasworkedworkedtransparentlyandisrigorously"soulsearching"aboutinstructionalandoperatingbudgetcuts.Thecommitteewouldliketoseethesametransparencyfromunitsacrosscampus.

- Prioritizetheacademicmissioninsteadofdecreasingsupportforit. This,SenatorEichelbergersaid,iswhatwehavetosellandiswhatstudentscomefor,andsoshouldbeprioritized.

- Considerreallocatingfundingtogetmoremoneytoacademicprogramsandavoidcutsbeingcontemplated. SenatorEichelbergersaidthecommitteesuggeststhatreallocationsmightbemadefromotherpartsofthebudgetandotherpartsoftheuniversalstudentfeeinordertogetmoremoneytoacademicprogramssothatwecanavoidlosinglines. Sheexplainedthatrelativelysmallshort-termsavingswillcomefromcuttingvisitingpositionsthatmakeveryimportantcontributions,andweshouldtrytoretainasmanyofthesefacultyaswecan. Coveringlostpositionswith“surpluslabor”(availableadjuncts)isalsoproblematic,shesaid.Adjunctfaculty,inmostcases,areonlyexpectedtoteachandnotpaid,inaddition,todootherthingscriticaltoourmission(advising,service,research).

- Healthyacademicdepartmentsneedlong-rangeplanning. Thecommittee,shesaid,wouldliketourgetheProvostandthePresidenttoprotectdepartmentswithcurrentvacanciessothattheyarenotforever

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depletediftheyneedmorepositionstocarryouttheirmissionsandservestudents.

- WeneedpubliclystatedrationaleforreallocationswithinAcademicAffairsandacrosscampus. Thecommitteerecognizestheneedforreallocationsbutthatthedecisionprocessandrationaleforreallocationsneedtobesharedandunderstood.

- Otherformsofreallocation,includingdifferentialteachingloads,shouldbedonecarefully.

ThecommitteereafQirms,shesaid,principleslastyear’scommitteeexpressedinmemossenttothenInterimProvostMcGee:

- Principlesforprioritizinglinestoprotect,inthesamewaythatthepreviousmodeofbudgetdevelopmentinthecommitteeoperatedonasetofprinciplestodeterminelinestobeadded.

- Principlesforschool-basedfees,whichwouldprovideameansofoffsettingcostsinschoolswithhigherinstructionalcosts.

Shenotedthattheseprinciplesarelaidoutinthehandoutshecirculated.

SheclosedbyreportingthattheProvosthaspromisedtocontinuehisconsultationswiththeFacultyBudgetCommitteeashegetstothepointoftalkingaboutcutstopositionsandpointingoutthat,todate,thecommitteehasnotbeeninvolvedindiscussionsofpositioncuts.Shereportedthatschoolsanddivisionswereaskedto"forcerank"positionswithinschoolsanddivisionsandthecommitteeexpectsthatthoserankingswillguidetheProvost'sdecisions.ShepromisedthattheBudgetCommitteewillkeepfacultyinformedonthesematters.

SheclosedbyaddingthattheCollegeneedsa"biggerbuffer,"retainingmorefundstoprotectagainsttuitionrevenueQluctuations.

Shecalledfordiscussionandinvitedalltojoinin:theProvost,Deans,Senators.

Questions/Discussion

AndrewBergtrom,IT,inrelationtothecommittee'scallforincreasedbudgettransparency,pointedoutthatthereisa"TransparencySpending"website(transparency.cofc.edu)thatcanprovideinsightinacademicandnonacademicdepartmentspending,includingPcardreports.Bergstromaskedhowmanyintheroomhaveseenthesite.

TheSpeakerrepliedthatasaformerdepartmentchair,hehasneverheardofitandthankedMr.Bergstromforpointingitout.

AlexKasman,Senator-SchoolofScienceandMathematics(SSM),askedaboutthegraphshowingincreasesinexpendituresindifferentdivisions(slide11).ItdoesnotincludethePresident'sofQice,hepointedout.

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SenatorEichelbergernotedthatthedataforallocationstothePresident'sofQiceareavailableinslide9.ToconsiderthoseQiguresinthesamewayasthegraphonslide11does,thePresident'sofQicewasallocatedabout$2.8millionin2006andin2015about$3.5million,anadditionofabout$700,000.

SenatorKasmannotedthatincomparisontobudgetincreasesinotherunitsfrom2006topresent,theincreasesinthePresidentsofQice(bypercentage)havebeenamongthesmallest.

TomBaginski,Senator-GermanandRussianStudies,directedaquestiontoeitherProvostMcGeeorSenatorEichelberger.Heaskedwhat,inslide13,"differentialteachingloads"euphemizes.

"Notaeuphemismatall,"ProvostMcGeereplied.HeexplainedthatthephraseisareferencetoaveryoldprovisionintheF/AMthatsetsthedefaultfacultyteachingloadat12contacthours.Overtime,wehavemovedtotenuredandtenure-streamfacultyteachingclosertoninecontacthours.Whilemanyacademicunitshaveprovisionsforfacultywhoarenotresearchproductiveoractiveincreativeworktoteachmore,theseprovisionshavenotbeenemployed.InconversationswithDeans,hesaid,theneedtorevisittheassigningofresearchteachingreleasestofacultywho,foravarietyofreasonsandcircumstanceshavenotbeenabletobeproductiveinresearchorcreativeactivities.

[SeeSenatorIanaAnguelova'squestionbelowandfollowingforfurtherdiscussionofdifferentialteachingloads.-JMD]

KellyShaver,Senator-ManagementandMarketing,askedtogobacktothegraphonslide11(comparingpercentageincreasesinbudgetsfrom2006topresent,andaskedwhy,withtheexceptionofPhysicalPlant,thetwounitswiththesmallestincreasesovertheperiodarethetwounitsclosesttothestudents:StudentAffairsandAcademicAffairs.Headdedasecondquestion:whydounitswithgreaterpercentagesofincreasethanAcademicAffairsnothavetocometotheFacultySenatetoreportwhythisis?

SenatorEichelbergerrepliedthatthesearegoodquestions.

TheSpeakersaid,toanswerthesecondquestions,wehavenotinvitedthoseunitstodoso,butthereisnoreasontheycannotbeinvitedtodoso.

SenatorShaverfollowedup:"wheredothesedifferentialpercentagescomefrom?Whathavewedonethatissomuchnothavingtodowithstudentsandfaculty?"Headdedthattheremaybegoodreasons,butthathe,forone,wouldliketohearthem.

DeannaCaveny-Noecker,speakinghere,shesaid,asAssociateProfessorofMathematics,saidthatitisimportanttolookatrelativesizeofeachunitwithinthetotalbudget,whichisnottosaythatthegraphdoesnotprovideimportantinformation,butthatitshouldalsobeconsideredinthatcontext.

JoeKelly,Senator-SHSS,offeredtwoquestions.

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HeaskedtheProvostifhehaddiscussedwiththeDeansaboutadjustingevaluationcriteriaforannualevaluationandpost-tenurereviewforfacultyinthewaningyearsoftheircareersandwhoareoptingtofocusonteachingandnotresearch.Couldevaluationsforthesefacultybefocusedmoreonteachingandleaveoutofconsiderationresearch?

TheProvostrepliedthattherehavebeenmanyconversationsalongthelinesSenatorKellysuggested,buttherehavebeenchallengesinfollowthrough.Conceptually,hesaid,heagreeswithamorenuancedapproachtodifferentialteachingloadssuchasSenatorKellysuggested.

Separatequestionsfromtheserelatetohowfacultyresearchersareemployedandhocostsavingsmightbeproduced,theProvostsaid,andtheseandmanyotherquestionswillneedtobeaddressedifwearegoingtodiscussdifferentialteachingloads.

SenatorKellyalsoaskedabouttwooftherecurringbudgetrequeststhatPresidentMcConnelllistsinhis24FebruaryBlogpost["UpdateontheStateBudget"]:

Expansionofin-statemission:$2.2million

BachelorofProfessionalStudies:$750,000

ComputerScience:$735,000

MitigatingInformationSecurityRanks:$652,000

WhatdotheQirsttwoQigurescover?,SenatorKellyasked.

TheProvostpointedoutthatbudgetrequeststothestatelegislatureofteninvolvetryingtodivinewhattheprioritiesareofthelegislatorsofanygivenyear,andwhatappearstohavebeencompellingoverthepastfewyearsareprogramsthatappealtochambersofcommerceandbusinessgroupsinthestate(suchasComputerScience).Headdedthatnewmoneycominginoneareamayalsofreefundsforuseelsewhere.Thus,wedonotturndowntargetedfunds,andifthereseemstobeagoodchanceofgettingthem,weaskforthem.

Onthe$2.2million,thiswouldbemoreEducationalandGeneral(E&G)BudgetmoneynottiedtoaspeciQicpurpose.WehavenotbeensuccessfulingettingsuchunspeciQiedfundsinameaningfulway,theProvostsaid,inthe21stcentury.Theremaybesomesupportforthisaskofmoneywithoutstringsattachedtohelpwithourbudgetchallenges.

LisaCovert,Senator-SHSS,onthematterofunfundedstatemandateforraises,askediftheseraisesareunfundedspeciQicallyattheCollegeoracrosstheboardforemployeesatotherstateinstitutionsaswell.

SenatorEichelbergerrepliedthatitisacrosstheboard.Wehaveanumberofstate-approvedlinesforwhichwefurnishtheentiresalaryandforthesewearealsoresponsibleforgeneratingtheraises.Forlinesforwhichthesalarycomesfromthestateitself,thestateprovidestheraise.

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TheProvostaddedthat,intheshortversionofamoreconvolutedstory,wewillberesponsiblefor82%ofthecostofanystate-mandatedraises."Letmebeclear,"heasserted,"wewantouremployeestogetraises."Afternotgettingraiseslastyear,addingintherisingcostoflivinghereandtheneedtostaysalary-competitivewithotherschools,"itisdelightfultoseesalariesgoupforourveryhardworkinganddedicatedemployees."YetitisbigchallengetoQindthemoneywithstateonlyfooting18%ofourraisebill.

LarryKrasnoff,Senator-Philosophy,notingthatwehaveheardmuchtalkovertheyearsaboutschool-basedfeesaskedifweareclosetoimplementingthese.

SenatorEichelbergersaidthattheideahassupportintheadministration,whoarehopingtosecurethesupportoftheTrustees,whowouldhavetoapprove.BoththeSchoolsofSciencesandMathematicsandBusinesshavebeendevelopingplans,andaccordingtotheProvost,shesaid,theplansreQlectsomeoftheprinciplesandcaveatsthecommitteedevelopedlastyear.Shereportedthatinarecentconversationwithher,thePresidentsaidthathethinkswearegettingclosertoimplementingfees,butshesaidthatshe,herself,cannotreportanythingonit.

SenatorKrasnofffollowedup:istheanysenseofhowmuchrevenuemightbegeneratedbyfees?

SenatorEichelbergerspeculatedthatwewoulddosomethingcommensuratewithClemsonandUSC'sfeestructures.Wewouldnotwanttogoaboveabenchmarksetinrelationtothoseschools'fees.Thefeeswouldalsobephasedin.

TheProvostaddedthatmodelshavebeendevelopedbySSMandSBthatwouldusefeestosupportspeciQicprogramsandreturnsomefeeincometothegeneralledgeroftheschools.Ifthefeesbasedoncurrentmodelswereadopted,theProvostsaid,theycouldgenerateandreturntotheE&Gbudgetabout$400,000inyearoneand$800,000annuallythereafterfor"generalsupportoftheinstitution."

RoxaneDeLaurell,Senator-AccountingandLegalStudies,askedhowmuchitcostustogetaraise.

SenatorEichelbergerrepliedthatthisinformationisonthehandout:$922,000pereach1%raise.

SenatorDeLaurellfollowedup:"arewesayingwedon'thavethatmoney?Wecan'tgetaraise?"

SenatorEichelberger:"It'snotlookinggreat."[Laughter]

TheProvostaddedthatifbylawwearemandatedtogiveraises,wehaveto.Themoneymaycomefromanumberofplaces(reductions,tuitionandfeeincreases,otherrevenuestreams),butithastocomefromsomewhere.

SenatorEichelbergeraddedherethatareportfromCompensationCommitteelastyearpointingoutthepaygapsbetweenourselvesandourpeerinstitutionsatAssociateandfullProfessorranksQiguredintotheBudgetCommittee'srecommendationslastyear.TheProvostobservedatthattimethataplanforraisesmightbeimplementedbutnotwithoutcutsfromelsewhereinthebudget.

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IanaAnguelova,Senator-Mathematics,askedasafollow-upiftheSClegislaturemightbepersuadedtohavethestatefundtheentiretyoftheraise.

TheProvostsaidthatthePresidenthasbeentrytoeducatethelegislatureonthedifferencesbetweenmandatingaraiseataneducationalinstitutionandmandatingaraise,say,attheDepartmentofNaturalResources.The$2.2millionmentionedinSenatorKelly'squeryabove,hesaid,ifwemanagedtogetit,couldbeswallowedup,everydime,bythemandatedraiseandwewouldstillneedmore.

SenatorAnguelovaaskedalsohowsoondifferentialteachingloadsmightbeimplemented.

TheProvostsaidthathe"hassuggestedtotheDeansthatitiswellwithintheirauthority,andtheyshouldconsiderdoingso,insometargetedcases,asearlyasthisfall."

SenatorAnguelovaaskedhowmuchmoneyitwouldsave.

TheProvostreplied,"Ihavenoidea,becauseitwoulddependontherulesadoptedonaschool-by-schoolbasis."HepointedoutthatArticleFiveoftheF/AMspeciQiesthattheProvostdelegatestotheDeansworkloadmanagement,andthesedecisionsaremadewithintheconstraintsofbudget,disciplinaryrequirements,limitsofaccreditation,andotherfactors.

HectorQirko,Senator-SociologyandAnthropology,observedthatdifferentialteachingloadswerestudiedbyanadhoccommitteeadecadeorsoago(beforehistime,hesaid).Heaskedifthisreportisstillrelevant.

TheProvostrepliedintheafQirmativeandaddedthathehasbeenthinkingaboutthereportagooddealinthecurrentcontext.Theworkhadmuchmerit.Itsuggestedthatweneedtoconsiderstudentcredithourproductivityandlookattheunitofthedepartmentandtheprogram,ratherthanuseaonesizeQitsallsolutionattheleveloftheindividualfacultymember.Yet,whilethereweremanygoodideasinthereport,executionhasbeenincomplete.

SenatorQirkofollowedup:shouldtherebeanewcommitteeatthistime?

TheProvostsaidhewouldnotdisagreeand,indeed,ifwepursuequestionsraisedbySenatorKelly,wewillneedtodosothroughoursharedgovernancestructures.

Therewerenofurtherquestions.

D. QualityEnhancementPlan(QEP)Update ToddLeVasseur,QEPInterimDirector

ProfessorLeVasseursaidthatasQEPInterimDirector,heisbuildingonworkalreadydonebyProfessorBrianFisher,wholaidthegroundworkfortheQEPwithhisoriginalproposal.

HelistedanddiscussedbrieQlythesubcommitteesfortheQEP:Marketing,Budget,StudentAdvisory(graduateandundergraduate),CurricularandCo-curricular,Assessment,andResearch,LiteratureReview,BestPractices,andWriting.

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TheCurricularandCo-curricularsubcommittee,hereported,isatworkongoalfourofQive.ThereisameetingofthiscommitteeonMarch17andPresidentMcConnellwillbeinattendance.OncethiscommitteeisQinisheddevelopingimplementableactions,theAssessmentcommitteecanbeginitswork.

TheResearch,LiteratureReview,BestPractices,andWritingcommittee,ProfessorLeVasseurreported,willmeetwithintwoweekstoQinalizedeQinitionsofsustainabilityandsustainabilityliteracy.

Asitevisit,hesaid,isplannedatFurmantheFridayfollowingtheSenatemeetingtoexaminetheirsustainabilitypractices.

IntimeforthevisitofaSACSCOCVicePresidentinMay,theteamwillhavedevelopedsomekindofdocument.

Atthispoint,ProfessorLeVasseurcalledonDr.DivyaBhati,AssociateVicePresidentforInstitutionalEffectivenessandStrategicPlanning,fordeadlinesregardingthedocument.Dr.BhatisaidthatifwehaveinthefallaQEPdocumentthatcanbesharedwiththeSenate,shewillhappilydoso.CurrentlythereisnotaspeciQictimeline.Anon-siteSACSCOCteamwillevaluatetheQEPinspringof2017.Anythingneedingtogothroughthecurriculumcommitteeswillhavetogothroughinthenextacademicyearinordertohaveanimplementableplaninspring'17toruninFall2017,withtheQirstyearoftheQEPbeing2017-18.

ProfessorLeVasseuralsonotedthatheistryingtomeetwithDeansatpresent.

HereportedthatalltheQEPmeetingminutesareaccessiblethroughtheQEPwebsite.HeaddedthathewillbehappytovisitdepartmentsandprogramstoQieldquestionsasrequested.Therewerenoquestions.SpeakerMcNerneypointedoutthatlinkstotheQEPmaterialsareavaliablethroughtheOEP'swebsiteofftheCollegemainpageorontheFacultySenatepagesunder"ImportantLinks."

E. FacultyEducationalTechnologyCommittee-Chair,DavidDesplacesClassroomUpgradeProject(PDF)andYammerUpdate

ProfessorDesplacesreportedthatthecommitteemeetsmonthlytoreviewissuesassociatedwithtechnologyandeducationandITconcerns.TopicshaveincludedIT''sbudgetandtheimplicationsofbudgetcutsforteaching,classroomtechnologyupgrades(sharedinthelinkedreport),andYammer(mattersofrollout,useradaptation).Onthehorizonforthecommitteeareacademicnetworking,OfQice360,areviewofdistanceeducation,andissueswithGmailraisedbyfaculty.

Theclassroomupgradereport(linkedtoabove)indicatestheprocessforupgrades.AparticularclassroomreferredtointheJanuaryspecialmeetinginQ&AwithBobCape,ProfessorDesplacessaid,hadacontractorissueandmanyclassroomssimplyhaveanawkwardconQigurationthatcannotbeaddressedbyITupgrades.FuturediscussionsofthecommitteewillalsoincludetheoutQittingoftheTechnologyCenter.

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ProfessorDesplacesstatedthatBobCapeandhisstaffhaveworkedverydiligentlytomakeclassroomupgrades.Whiletheyfellshortofthegoalofupgrading26classrooms,therearealsoongoingcapitalprojectstoconsiderthatwillbring55upgradedclassroomsonline.

ProfessorDesplacesalsonotedthatmanyhaveposedquestionsabouthowwecanbestuseYammer.Thecommittee,hesays,feelsYammerhasafunctionalityunrecognizedbymostfacultyandhasgoneuntapped.

Questions/Discussion

IanaAnguelova,Senator-Mathematics,askedhow,inpractice,decisionsaremadeontheroomstobeupgradedandhowtheyshouldbeupgraded.SheaskedifITwatchesteachersinparticularrooms,andshesingledoutasher"petpeeve"smartboards,whichshesaidareexpensiveandtakeuptoomuchroom.

ZachHartje,Teaching,Learning,Technology(TLT),respondedthatITworkswithpeopletheycall"needsdeQiners,"andinthiscontext,thesearedepartmentchairsonwhomITrelytoworkwithfacultyonwhatshouldgointoaclassroomupgrade.Alltheclassroomwithsmartboards(about52%ofthoseupgradedsincethebeginningoftheupgradeproject)wereoutQittedwithsmartboardsbasedonfeedbackfromdepartmentchairs.ITdoesnotmakethedecisionaboutwhatgoesintheclassroom.

SenatorAnguelovaaskedforclariQication:smartboardswererequestedbythechairs?

Mr.HartjeafQirmedthis.

ProfessorDesplacesatthistimeaskedforashowofhandsforhowmanyfacultyintheroomremembergettinganemailinthelastfourmonthsfromtheirdepartmentchairsinquiringabouttechnologyneedsintheclassroom.Seeingfewhands,headdedthateverychairwasstronglyencouragedtocommunicatewithfacultyonthismatter.

SenatorAnguelovastatedthatwhensmartboardscameupindiscussionintheMathdepartment,theyhadtomakeaconcertedcampaigntokeeptheirblackboards(andnotadoptsmartboards).Thefaculty'sopinion,shesaid,notonlywasnotsolicited,andtheyhadtoQight.

Sheaddedanotherquestion:whodecidedonideapaint?

DesplacesclariQiedthattheFETCinnotinvolvedintheupgrades.Headdedthatthecommitteeagreedthatnoteveryoneseemstohavebeensolicitedonclassroomupgrades.Anothercomplicatingfactoristhatclassroomsare"owned"byparticulardepartments.Forexample,aTheater-ownedclassroomwillbeupgradedbasedonfeedbackfromthatdepartment'schair,eventhoughthatclassroommayalsobeusedbylanguagesfaculty.Alistofclassroomsandtheirowners,hepointedout,isontheweb.ProfessorDesplacessuggestedthatthoseinasituationsimilartotheonedescribedabovemighttrytoopenlinesofcommunicationwiththechairoftheclassroom-owningdepartment.

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SenatorAnguelovafollowedupbyaskingwhereinitialideasforupgradingclassroomsareoriginating?

ZachHartje,TLT,repliedaskedforclariQication.SenatorAnguelovasaidthatsheassumesITproposesideastotheneeddeQiners.Sheasked"doyouasktheneeddeQinerstogiveyouideasonhowtheywanttheclassroomtobeupgraded?"

Mr.HartjerepliedthatITaskstheneeddeQinerstotellthemabouthowtheclassroomisusedinthedepartment,andtherearerecommendationsfromIT(standardconQigurations)available,basedonwhatneeddeQinerssay.

MargaretCormack,Senator-ReligiousStudies,saidthataproblemisassumingthatverybusychairshavetimetothinkaboutthedetailsofclassroomconQiguration.Posingquestionstofacultydirectly,shesuggested,wouldyieldmorevaluableinformation.Inherowndepartment,shesaid,herproactivechairandfacultywentintoclassroomstogetheranddiscussedtheoptions.Herdepartment'sclassrooms,asaresult,havenosmartboards,thoughtheywereunabletoresistwhiteboards,eventhoughtheyrequestedtokeepchalkboards.

SenatorAnguelovareiteratedthatMathfacultywerenotconsulted.SenatorCormackrepliedthatwhentherearechangesthataffectteachersacrosstheCollege,thewholefacultyneedtobeawareoftheproposedchangesandabletorespond.

SenatorAndyShedlock(Biology)atthistimesuggestedthattheongoingdiscussioncouldportedtoYammerinorderthatthemeeting'sbusinesscouldmoveforward.

JannetteFinch,Senator-Library,onbehalfofherconstituents,askedforaclariQicationastowhetherwearestickingwithYammer,towhichtheITstaffonhandsaid"yes"andafterwhichsheasked,providedthattheideaistooffermoretraininginhowtouseYammerwell,whatwillthetraining/helplooklike?

AndrewBergstrom,IT,explainedthatIThavemetwiththeStaffAdvisoryCommittee,theFETC,watchedpositingsonYammer,andgatheredHelpdeskinformation,allofwhichrevealedtwotrends.

1.Peoplewanttoknowhowtodothings.

Tohelpwiththis,JohnSchroederhasdevelopedaclassthatmeetsonTuesdaysfrom2-3(Bell500).Ifthismeetingtimedoesnotwork,Mr.BergstromaskedfacultytocontactHelpdeskorMr.Schroedertoscheduleanalternatetime,whichtheywillbehappytodo.

ITwillalsobebuildingoutaninstructionalsiteonYammeritself.

2.Peoplewantedtoreturntoalistservsystem.

Therewasamisconceptionamongtheseusersabouthowthefaculty/stafflistservworked,Mr.Bergstromsaid.Thelistservneverreachedallfacultyandstaffbecauseitwasanopt-inlist,whichhas,hepointedout,beensaidintheSenateatleastacoupletimes,yetthemisconceptionpersists.TherearemandatorylistsattheCollegethatreachallfacultyandallstaff,butthesearemoderatedastowhatcanandcannotgoout.

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Mr.BergstromstronglyrecommendedYammertraining,andsaidthatoncefacultyseehowitworkstheywillseewhatcanbegottenoutofit.

SenatorCormack(ReligiousStudies),givenMr.Bergstrom'sstatingthattheoldfaculty/stafflistservdidnotreachallfacultyandstaff,askedhowmanypeoplearenotreachedbyYammer.

Mr.BergstromsaidthatthecurrentnumberofpeopleonYammeris1374.

SenatorCormackaskedforacomparisontothenumberson/offtheoldlistserv.

JohnSchroeder,IT,repliedthatthehighestnumberofsubscriberstothefaculty/stafflistwas1600,fairlyevenlydividedbetweenfacultyandstaff.Mr.Bergstromaddedthatmanyofthesubscribedaddressesonfaculty/staffwere"debris,"emailaddressesnotlongerusedbutstillonthedistributionlistsincelistservdoesnotautomaticallydecommissionorpurgeunusedaddresses.

SenatorAnguelova(Mathematics)statedthatmanypeoplearetechnicallyonYammerbutdonotreallyuseit.Shealsoclaimedthat,comparedtotheoldopendiscussionlistserv,Yammer’sopendiscussiongroupisnotasactive.

SheaddedthatwhileajustiQicationformovingfromthelistservsystemwasthatitwaswastingtime.Yammer,shecomplained,alsowastestime,evidenceofwhich,shesaid,istheconstantnotiQicationsonsomeofthelistsandalargenumberofemailsshedoesnotwantandwhicharenothelpful.Yammerwastesmoretime,sheargued,thanlistservs.

ProfessorDesplacessuggestedthedigestmode,whichSenatorAnguelovasaidcomesthenextdayandmaybetoolatetoactoninformationcontainedtherein.

JohnSchroeder,IT,observedthatallthisconversationsuggeststhevalueoftrainingandalittlemoreguidance.ForYammertoworkbest,hesaid,youneedtogoinandsignupforgroups.Thedailydigestamountstoonlyateaserforwhatisgoingoningroups.HeaddedthatITdoesnotrecommendsubscribingto"AllCompany"becausethatgroupcannoteasilybesubscribedtobyemail.

HeaddedthatITrecommendsthateveryonesignupforthefacultyandstaffannouncementsgroupasadefaultplacetopostandreadannouncements.

Ifyoudon'twanttousetheYammerwebsite,youcanuseYammertoseeemailnotiQicationswhentherearepostingstoagroup.

Mr.SchroedersaidthatheismorethanhappytoworkwitheveryonetohelpthemgetsetuptouseYammereffectively.ThewholepointofYammer,headded,istoallowusersachoiceinwhattheywanttosee.

AnexchangedfollowedinwhichSenatorAnguelovaexpressedconcernswithherYammerexperienceandMr.Shroedertriedtoanswertheseandtoprovidefurtherinformation.

SenatorEichelberger(SHSS)askedthattheSenatemovetothenextagendaitem.

Therewasnofurtherdiscussion.

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F. AcademicStandardsCommittee-Chair,QuinnBurke ProposedLanguageforCollege-wideMajorGPAPolicy(PDF)

TheSpeakerexplainedthatthereportisbeingofferedbytheFacultyAcademicStandardsCommittee(FACS),butisreallycomingfromanadhoccommittee.

ProfessorBurkesaidthatthereportiscomingfromajointadhoccommitteeofmembersfromtheFACS,CurriculumCommittee,andtheAcademicPlanningCommittee.Theprocessbeganinthefall.

HeexplainedthatsomecollegeshavemajorGPAontranscripts;othersdonot.TheCollegedoesnotincludemajorGPAontranscripts,thoughstudentsdooftenincludemajorGPAonresumes/CVs,particularlyinapplicationstograduateschool.

AcrosstheCollege,hestated,thereishighinconsistencyinhowdepartmentsarecalculatingmajorGPA.SomemajorsrequirecoursesthattheyexcludefromcalculatingmajorGPA.TheCollege'smajorGPApolicycurrentlystatesthatcoursesrequiredforamajorneedtobeincludedinmajorGPAcalculations.Acentralissueisoneofprerequisites,atermthatneedstobewelldeQined,whichistheaimoftheproposedpolicy.

Intheproposedpolicy,prerequisitesarebrokenintotwocategoriesforthepurposesofcalculatingmajorGPA.

- Pre-RequisiteCourseRequiredfortheMajor:Aprerequisitecourseforarequiredmajorcoursethatisitselfarequiredmajorcourse.

- Pre-RequisiteCourseOnly:Aprerequisitecourseforarequiredmajorcoursethatisnotitselfarequiredmajorcourse.

RequiredmajorcoursesonlywouldcountinmajorGPA.

NothingatthispointisQinalized,hesaid.

ProfessorBurkethankedthemanywhohaveworkedonthepolicyandcalledforquestionsanddiscussion.

Questions/Discussion

TomKunkle,Senator-SSM,askedifthesecondoftheaboveisnota"hiddenprerequisite,"whichdepartmentswereaskedtoeliminate.

ProfessorBurkesaidthatthisissuedidemergeindiscussionsandthecommitteemayreturntoit,butatthispointthecommitteeismainlytryingtonaildowndistinctionsbetweenprerequisites.

TheProvostaddedthatbeforefairlyrecentchanges,itwasdifQiculttotellfromthecatalogwhatcoursesastudenthadtotaketocompleteamajorbecausethehourcountdisplayeddidnotreQlectprerequisitecoursesthatwerebuiltintotheshortlistings.Inthecurrentcatalog,allthecoursesthathavetobetakenarelisted.

"ThisisaseriousandsigniQicantproblemforustoaddress,"hesaid;"happily,wedon'thavetoQixthatone,too."

TheProvostdeferredatthispointtoRegistrarMaryBergstromtospeaktoongoingchallenges.

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Wearetryingtogettoaplace,shesaid,inwhichthecoursesthataretrulyrequiredforamajorareallrepresentedinthesameway.ShesaidthatshecouldprovideexamplesofQivedifferentwaysinwhichmajorGPAiscalculatedacrosscampus.

Therewillneedtobeagreementastowhatistrulyconsideredaprerequisite.Isitacoursethatpreparesastudentforthemajor?Isitacoursewithinthemajorrequiredtobetakenbeforeanothercourseinthemajor?

Onthematterofhiddenprerequisites,shesaid,theRegistrar'sofQice'stransparencyprojectonthecatalogunveiledmanycredithoursthatweremissinginthecalculation.Ifyouexaminethecatalog,shepointedout,youwilloftenQindacredithournumberwithaplusadded:thisisbecausewecannottrulyarriveataQinitenumberbecausetherearedisagreementsastowhatcountsasaprerequisiteinmajorGPAandwhatdoesnot.

LarryKrasnoff,Senator-Philosophy,saidthat,whileheunderstandsthepointofthelanguage,hefeltitisnotverywellwrittenandwouldnot,initscurrentstatebehelpfultostudents."Requiredcourse,"hesaid,needstobedeQinedbecauseonemightarguethatacoursenotlistedinthemajorbutisaprerequisiteis,infact,required.Atpresent,"requirement"simplymeans"listedintherequirements.”"Requirement"needstobeexplicit.

AndyShedlock,Senator-Biology,notingthatBiologyhasover1,000majors,suggestedthatthepolicymaycreateunintendedconsequencesforenrollmentandtuitionrevenue.IfthemajorGPAinBiologyiscalculatedbyincludingparticularlychallengingclasseslikeOrganicChemistry,manystudentsmaygotoTridentTech,instead,inthesummer.Heofferedthisasacaution.

ProfessorBurkesaidheappreciatedSenatorsShedlockandKrasnoff'sobservationsandwilltakethembacktothesubcommittee.

Therewerenofurtherquestionsordiscussion.

5. OldBusiness:None

6. NewBusinessA. CommitteeonBy-LawsandFaculty/AdministrationManual-Chair,JasonVance

MotiontoChangeFacultyandAdministrationManualforReapportionmentofFacultySenate(PDF)

ProfessorVancepointedouttheSenatewasreducedinthenumberofSenatorsto50in2010;however,overthepastsixyears,overhalfofthetime,wehavefailedtomeetthatprescribednumber.AchallengeispresentedbychangesinthecompositionoftheCollegeintherelativenumberoffacultyinthedifferentschools,whichmaychangeduetogrowthorcontraction(shouldtherebeattritionorcutsinfacultylines,forinstance).ThereispresentlynoF/AMlanguagegoverningtheregularlywithwhichtheSenateneedstobereapportioned.

ThemotionsetsthereapportionmenttooccurunderthesupervisionoftheFacultyNominationsandElectionsCommitteeeverythreeyearsbasedonanassessmentofthenumberofregularfacultyintheCollegeandestablishesthemethodof

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apportionmentasHuntington-Hill.Thelanguage,henoted,setsthereapportionmentcycletobegininthefallof2015(reapportionmenthasalreadyoccurredforthecurrentcycle).Thelanguage,hepointedout,alsoaddressesthescenarioinwhichseatsmightbelostandhowapportionmentoperatesinthosecases.

ProfessorVancenotedthatthewayinwhichseatsaredistributedintheSenateisthatiftherearemoreseatsallottedtoaschoolthantothenumberofdepartmentsintheschool,theneachdepartmentgetsaseatandtheremainingseatsareat-largeseats.Conversely,iftherearemoredepartmentsinaschoolthanthenumberofseatsallottedtotheschool,thenalltheseatsareat-largeseats.

ProfessorVanceaddedthatthecommitteesoughtthereviewandrecommendationsoftheFacultyNominationsandElectionsCommitteeandtheFacultyWelfareCommittee.HeobservedthatthepurposeofthemotionistoaddressthereapportionmentoftheSenateonlyandnotthecompositionoftheSenate,whichremainsat50seats.

SpeakerMcNerneystipulatedthatasamotionbroughtbyaSenatecommittee,itdidnotrequireasecond.

Therewerequestionsordiscussion.

Themotionwasapprovedonunanimousvoicevote.

B. CommitteeonGraduateEducation,ContinuingEducation,andSpecialPrograms JoAnnEwalt,ChairProfessorEwaltspeciQiedthattheQirsttwoproposals(MATEarlyChildhoodandElementaryEducation)makechangesthatbringtheprogramsintocompliancewiththeSCReadtoSucceedAct,andsheaskedthattheybeconsideredforapprovaltogether.

1. MATEarlyChildhoodEducationProposals(PDF,pp.1-36)- EDEE617:changetitle,prerequisitechange,editdescription- EDEE631:newcourse- EDEE640:changetitle,editdescription- EDEE682:changetitle,editdescription

2. MATElementaryEducationProposals(PDF,pp.37-61)- EDEE633:newcourse - EDEE695:changetitle,editdescriptionTherewerenoquestionsandnodiscussion.Theproposalswereapprovedonunanimousvoicevote.

3. MATSpecialEducationProposal(PDF,pp.62-65)EDFS654:addexistingcoursetorequirementsorelectives.Therewerenoquestionsandnodiscussion.

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Theproposalwasapprovedonunanimousvoicevote.

4. MATPerformingArtsProposal(PDF)- PUBA664:replacewithMTL648- NewCourses:MUSE501&685- MUSE704:changetitle,editdescription- NewCourses:THRE704&690ProfessorEwaltspeciQiedthatthisproposal,amongotherthings,alsoresponds,inpart,totheSCReadtoSucceedAct.Therewerenoquestionsandnodiscussion.Theproposalwasapprovedonunanimousvoicevote.

5. MSEnvironmentalStudiesProposal(PDF)EVSS695:changecredits/contacthours,editdescriptionTherewerenoquestionsandnodiscussion.Theproposalwasapprovedonunanimousvoicevote.

6. MSMarineBiologyProposals(PDF)Deletecourses:BIOL510&631Therewerenoquestionsandnodiscussion.Theproposalwasapprovedonunanimousvoicevote.

7. MSAccountancyProposals(PDF)- Newcourses:ACCT550,538,and589- ACCT531:editcoursedescription- Deletecourses:ACCT542,543,and545

Therewerenoquestionsandnodiscussion.Theproposalwasapprovedonunanimousvoicevote.

C. FacultyCurriculumCommitteeGibbsKnotts,Chair

SpeakerMcNerneypointedouttheitemnumber10(courserenumberinginMATHandEVSS)belowneededtobestrickenfromconsiderationatthemeeting.TheMathrenumberingproposalhasalreadybeenapprovedbyboththegraduateandundergraduatecurriculumcommittees;however,thePDFdistributedwiththeagendadoesnotincludethematerials.ThePDFprovidedonlyhastheEVSSmaterials,andthosecoursere-numberingswillnotbediscussedbythegraduatecurriculumcommitteeuntilMarch16.Thus,theitemshouldbepulled,andwillbeontheagendainApril.

TheSpeakeralsospeciQiedthatitemnumber13(ontheEnvironmentalStudiesminor),inparticularthenamechangeproposed,willbesingledoutforseparatediscussionattherequestofaSenator.

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ProfessorKnottsthenopenedtheQloorfordiscussionofandquestionsabouttheremainingproposals,1-9,11,12,and14-23below.

Senator(SHSS)andFacultyBudgetCommitteeChairJuliaEichelbergernotedthatitem7(BPSHealthcare)hasnotbeenreceivedbutnotyetreviewedbyhercommittee.Sherequestedthattheitembepulledfromconsiderationpendingthebudgetcommittee'sreview.

SenatorLarryKrasnoff(Philosophy)suggestedthatdeliberationonalltheBPSproposals(items7,8,and9below)bediscussedseparatelyfromtheothers.

TheSpeakerthencalledforanyotherproposalsthatshouldbediscussedseparately.Seeingnone,heaskedfordiscussionandquestionsontheremainingproposals:,1-6,11,12,and14-23below.

Therewerenoquestionsordiscussionontheseitems.

Allpassedonaunanimousvoicevote.SeebeneaththeproposallistingbelowforthediscussionofBPSproposals(items7-9)andtheEnvironmentalStudiesminorproposal(item13).

1. AfricanStudies(PDF)AddHIST272and273totheelectivesintheAFSTminor.Studentsarecurrentlyrequiredtotakeoneofthosetwocourses,butaren'tallowedtocounttheotherasanelective.Thiswasanoversight.Thisproposalwasapproved.

2. ArtHistory(PDF)- CreatesixnewcoursesandaddthemasoptionsintheARTHB.A.- Deactivatefourcoursesandtitlechangesfor14courses.Thisproposalwasapproved.

3. AsianLanguages(PDF)Creationof0-creditdiscussioncoursesasco-requisitesforAsianlanguagecourses.Thisproposalwasapproved.

4. Biology(PDF)UpdatingthevariousBiologyprogramstoreQlectthechangestotheHonorsChemistrycourses.Thisproposalwasapproved.

5. Geology(PDF)ChangetosomeoftheprerequisitesforGEOL291.Thisproposalwasapproved.

6. HonorsChemistry(PDF)- DeactivateHONS191/Land294/Landreplacewithanew5-credit

hourcourse.- UpdatethevariousChemistryprogramstoreQlectthischange.- ThiswillalsoaffecttheBiologyproposalandtheGeology291proposal.Thisproposalwasapproved.

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7. BPSHealthcare(PDF)- Createthreenewcoursesonhealthcare- CreateahealthcareminorwithinBPS.Thisproposalwasdiscussedseparately(seebelow).

8. BPSProgramChanges(PDF)- AddPRST220andPRST230asrequirementsinBPS.- TerminatetheBPSInformationSystemsconcentration.- Makenumerouschangestothecourselistsfortheotherconcentrations.Thisproposalwasdiscussedseparately(seebelow).

9. BPSProjectManagement(PDF)- Createsixnewcoursesonprojectmanagement.- CreateanewprojectmanagementconcentrationwithinBPS.Thisproposalwasdiscussedseparately(seebelow).

10. CourseRenumbering(PDF)TheCollegehasanewcourse-numberingpolicy,whichisforcingprogramstorenumbersomeoftheircourses.Requirementsforcross-listedcoursesarenowstricter.BothEVSSandMATHaremakingchangesbecauseofthis.(Strickenfromconsiderationatthismeeting.SeetheSpeaker’sremarksabove).

11. DataScience(PDF)- Replacecurrentsystemof14differentcognates(basicallyadiscipline-

basedsystem)withasystemof4differentemphases(basicallyaschool-basedsystem).

- Add6hoursofCSCI/MATHcoursestotherequirements.Thisproposalwasapproved.

12. ElementaryEducation(PDF)RemoveEDEE327fromtheEDELdegreerequirements.Thisproposalwasapproved.

13. EnvironmentalStudies(PDF)- Changethenameoftheminor.- MakeacorrespondingchangetothenameofENVT200,theminor's

introductorycourse.Thisproposalwasdiscussedseparately(seebelow).

14. ForeignLanguageEducation(PDF)- AddEDFS455totheEDFLdegreerequirements.- AddTEDU436asanalternativetoEDFS326.Thisproposalwasapproved.

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15. History(PDF)CreatethreenewcoursesandaddthemtotheHISTB.A.Thisproposalwasapproved.

16. History321(PDF)- CreatetheHISTversionofAAST340.- AddthiscoursetotheHISTB.A.Thisproposalwasapproved.

17. InternationalStudies(PDF)- AddINTL100asaprerequisiteforINTL350.- ChangethewordingoftheINTLstudy-abroadrequirementtobetter

reQlecttheoriginalintent.- AddQlexibilitytothelanguagerequirementintheINTLAsia

concentration.- AddLTHI250totheINTLComparativeLiteratureconcentration.Thisproposalwasapproved.

18. InternationalStudiesConcentration(PDF)- AddHIST272and273totheINTLAfricaconcentration.- ChangetheEuropeandLatinAmericaconcentrationssoSPAN333

countsonlywhenthecontentisrelevant.- AddSPAN494totheLatinAmericaconcentration.- Addarestrictionthatmostcoursescan'tbedoublecountedbetween

LACSandtheINTLLatinAmericaconcentration.Thisproposalwasapproved.

19. Linguistics(PDF)- Createanewcourse.- AdditandANTH387totheLINGminor.- ChangethetitleofLING125.- ChangetheroleofLING101intheminor.Thisproposalwasapproved.

20. PhysicalEducationActivities(PDF)- Createtwonewcourses.- AddPEAC102asaprerequisiteforPEAC132.- Updatedegreerequirements.Thisproposalwasapproved.

21. PhysicalEducationTeacherEducation(A)(PDF)- DeleteHEAL216,PEAC105,PEAC117,EXSC340+LfromPE/TEmajor.- AddEXSC210,PEHD222L,PEHD223L,EDFS455,BIOL201+L,BIOL

202+LtoPE/TEmajor.- Add1-creditlab(PEHD222L)toPEHD222.Add1-creditlab(PEHD

223L)toPEHD223Thisproposalwasapproved.

22. PhysicalEducationTeacherEducation(B)(PDF)- ChangetheGPArequirement.

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Thisproposalwasapproved.

23. Theater(PDF)- Createanewcourse.AddsomecoursestotheTHTRelectives.- Changealldance-relatedTHTRcoursestotheDANCpreQix.Thisproposalwasapproved.

Discussionturnedtotheproposalsnotyetvotedon,beginningwiththeBachelorofProfessionalStudiesproposals.

7. BPSHealthcare(PDF)- Createthreenewcoursesonhealthcare- CreateahealthcareminorwithinBPS.

8. BPSProgramChanges(PDF)- AddPRST220andPRST230asrequirementsinBPS.- TerminatetheBPSInformationSystemsconcentration.- Makenumerouschangestothecourselistsfortheotherconcentrations.

9. BPSProjectManagement(PDF)- Createsixnewcoursesonprojectmanagement.- CreateanewprojectmanagementconcentrationwithinBPS.

SpeakerMcNerneyaskedSenatorEichelbergerifshethoughtonlytheBPSHealthcareproposalneededtobereviewedbytheBudgetCommitteeoriftheymightalsoneedtoreviewtheProjectManagementproposal.SenatorEichelbergerrepliedthatthecommitteetypicallyreviewsonlynewprogramproposals,butnotproposalsforchangeswithinprograms.

AssociateProvostConseulaFrancesaddedthatherunderstandingisthattheSenateBudgetCommitteereviewsnewmajors,doesnotreviewconcentrationsinmajors,andhasnottypicallyreviewednewminors,thoughthecommitteedidrequesttoreviewtheBPSHealthcareminorproposal.

LarryKrasnoff,Senator-Philosophy,suggestedthatintheBPS,aconcentrationisfunctionallyamajorand,thus,mightbereviewedinthesamewaythenewmajorsoutsidetheBPSarereviewed.

TheSpeakersuggestedthateachproposalmightbediscussedandactedoninturn.

SenatorKrasnoff,instead,movedthatallthreeproposals(items7,8,and9)beremandedtotheBudgetCommitteeforreview,afterwhichtheproposalsmightreturntotheSenateintheAprilmeeting.Themotionwasseconded.

DanGreenberg,Senator-Psychology,arguedthatitem8(BPSProgramChanges)proposesactionsnotordinarilyreviewedbythecommittee:addingrequirements,terminatingaconcentration,andmakingotherchanges.

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SenatorKrasnoffrepliedthat,presumablytheterminationoftheconcentrationhastodowithunderperformingenrollment,whilethenewconcentrationproposalwouldseemtoarguethatitwilldobetterinenrollment.Theyarebothbudgetaryarguments,hesaid,and,thus,withinthecommittee'sdomain.

TheSpeakeraddedhereasapointofinformationthattheBudgetCommitteeischargedwithreviewingdeletionsofmajors,whichfactmightbeconsideredifthereisananalogybeingmadebetweenBPSconcentrationsandmajorsoutsidetheBPS.

TherewasnofurtherdiscussionofSenatorKrasnoff'smotion.

Themotionpassedonunanimousvoicevote:Items7,8,and9wereremandedtotheBudgetCommitteeforfurtherreview.

DiscussionnowturnedtotheEnvironmentalStudiesminorproposal:

13. EnvironmentalStudies(PDF)- Changethenameoftheminor.- MakeacorrespondingchangetothenameofENVT200,theminor's

introductorycourse.ProfessorKnottsspeciQiedthatthechangeinthenameisfrom"EnvironmentalStudies"to"EnvironmentalandSustainabilityStudies."HenotedthatintheFacultyCurriculumCommitteetherewaslengthydiscussionabouttheproposalrelatedtowhetherornotthetitlechangewasadvisableinrelationtothestill-formulatingQEP.Ultimately,theproposalpassedunanimously.

KellyShaver,Senator-ManagementandMarketing,saidthat,asaSenator,hewasaskedbyacolleaguetorepresentconcernsaboutthetitlechange.Hiscolleague,hesaid,isontheQEPcommitteeandhastwoobjectionstotheproposal.Hefeelsthatitmightbewisetowaitontheproposednamechangeintheminoruntilitisknown,asaconsequenceofthedevelopingQEP,whetherornottheremightbeaseparatemajorinSustainability.Theminorchange,inthisregard,ispremature.

Thesecondobjectionistotheyokingofsustainabilityandenvironmentintheproposedtitle:"EnvironmentalandSustainabilityStudies."Inhiscolleague'sview,SenatorShaversaid,thetitleconQinessustainability'sapplicabilitytotheenvironment.TheSenatorpointedoutthattheAmericanAssociationforSustainabilityinHigherEducation(AASHE),asecondaryaccreditationorganizationforSustainabilityStudies,setsstandardsfor"sustainability-related"and"sustainability-focused"courses.ColoradoStateUniversity,whichSenatorShaversaidisa"star"accordingtotheASSHE,offersawiderangeofsustainability-focusedcourses,someinexpectedareas,othersinlessobviousterritory:Agriculture,AnimalSciences,ConstructionSciences,EnvironmentalSciences,butalsoBusiness,Economics,English,History,Math,Philosophy,PoliticalScience,Psychology,andSociology.This,hearguedonbehalfofhiscolleague,suggeststhenational

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accreditingbody'srecognitionthatsustainabilityinvolvestheenvironment,butalsomuchmore.TheeffectoftyingEnvironmentalStudiesandsustainabilitytogethermaybe,hecautioned,toencouragetheideathatsustainabilityisirrelevantoutsidethatcontext.

ToddLeVasseur,QEPInterimDirector,repliedthateachcampusgetstodecidewhatsustainabilitymeans.ThecoursesintheminorincludeNaturalSciences(9hrs.)andHumanitiesandSocialSciences(6hrs.),thelatterincludingcoursesinAnthropology,Economics,Entrepreneurship,Philosophy,PoliticalScience,Psychology,Sociology,andReligiousStudies.Theprogramisinterdisciplinary,andthelearningoutcomesincludesustainabilityliteracy.Helistednumerous(30+)collegeswithminorsormajorsin"EnvironmentalSustainabilityStudies"or"SustainabilityandEnvironmentalStudies,"offeringthelistasevidenceinsupportofthenamechangeintheproposal.

SenatorShaverrepliedthathiscolleaguewouldrecommendthat"and"bedeleted,sothatthenewtitlewouldread"EnvironmentalSustainabilityStudies,"openingthepossibilityforotherkindsofsustainabilitystudiesaswell.

SenatorShavermovedthattheproposalbechanged,replacing"EnvironmentalandSustainabilityStudies"asthenewnamewith"EnvironmentalSustainabilityStudies."Themotionwasseconded.

Discussionofthemotionnowbegan.

BrianFisher,Senator-SHSSandSustainabilityDirector,BusinessAffairs,addedasapointofinformationthattheCollegeisasubscribertoAASHEand,thus,wearepartofAASHE.HesaidthatheiscurrentlydoingansustainabilityassessmentfortheCollegesothatwecanberatedasaninstitution.

HepointedoutthatoverthelastQifteenyearsAASHEhasevolvedinhowsustainabilityisunderstoodandpracticed.Renewableenergy,buildingefQiciency,etc.werethemainconcernsinitiallyandAASHEassessedschoolsalongtheselines.However,atpresent,hesaid,thosemeasures(environmentalindicators)onlyaccountforabout30%ofthetotalassessment.Manyoftheindicatorsaresocialorcurricular.Heassertedthatthereis"aclearevolutionofwhatsustainabilityis."

SenatorFisherarguedthatthetitlechangeasproposedwouldintroduceaninterpretationproblemforstudents,whowillalreadynaturallyassociatesustainabilitywiththeenvironment.Studentsmayassumethattolearnaboutsustainabilitytoisgotoaparticularplace,"asopposedtotheBusinessSchoolorthePhysicalSciencesoreventheArts."

SenatorFisherarguedthatsustainabilityneedstobeseennotonlyasinterdisciplinarybutas"integrative."Itcanserveasa"platformtobringallthedisciplinestogetherasawholisticframework,"allowingproblemsolvingfromasystem-wideperspective.

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AlexKasman,Senator-SSM,statedthatwithorwithoutthecoordinatingconjunctioninminor'stitle,tohismind,thereisnotnecessarilyanimplicationthatsustainabilityonlyexistsinthecontextofEnvironmentalStudies,justas,heanalogized,aMathteachingtrackdoesnotassumeallteachingisMathematics.

HeaskedforaclariQication:willtheminoraddresssustainabilityonlyinthecontextoftheenvironment?Ifso,hesaid,hemightagreewithSenatorShaver'smotiontodropthe"and."

ProfessorLeVasseurreiteratedthattheminorisinterdisciplinary.Inorderforaclasstocountforcreditintheminor,itmusthaveatleastone-thirdofitscontentrelatedtosustainabilityorEnvironmentalStudies.TheintroductorycoursealsohasanamechangeintheproposaltoreQlectthenewemphasisonsustainability,andithasaQinalunitcalled"WhatisSustainability?"HeaddedthatSenatorFisher'sPoliticalSciencecourseinSustainabilityQitstheminor.Theminor'sname,ProfessorLeVasseurasserted,capturesthefocusonsustainabilityincontextsotherthanEnvironmentalScience,buttheminorisbuiltonthecorestrengthoftheninehoursofNaturalSciences.OthercoursesthatstudentsmighttakeincludeEcoreneurship;EnvironmentalEconomics;Nature,Technology,andSociety;EnvironmentalEthics;Sustainability;EnvironmentalPolicy;evenaspecialtopicscourseintherelationshipbetweenthepsychologyofsocialchangeinrelationtosustainability,suchasJenWrightisteaching.

Theemphasisonsustainabilityassuch,healsonoted,isreQlectedintheminor'sstudentlearningoutcomes.

TheSpeaker,atthispoint,remindedtheSenatethatthemotionontheQloorwastoremove"and"fromtheproposednewtitlefortheminorandcalledforfurtherdiscussion.

HectorQirko,Senator-SociologyandAnthropology,askedProfessorLeVasseur,askedhowmanyofthenumerousschoolshelistedearlierhadan"and"intheirprogramtitles.

Withinthe45schoolshefound,ProfessorLeVasseursaid,titlesareeitherEnvironmentalSustainabilityStudiesorSustainabilityandEnvironmentalStudies.

"So,"SenatorQirkofollowed,"youwouldn'tworryabouttaking'and'out?"

ProfessorLevasseurrepliedthattheproposalwasdiscussedbyasteeringcommitteeofsixfaculty,includingpersonsinPsychology,Sociology,PoliticalScience,Geology,Biology,andChemistry.TherewasdiscussionalsowithDeans.Nooneinthosediscussions,hesaid,hadaproblemwiththename.

TomKunkle,Senator-SSM,saidthattoremovethe"and"wouldimplythatthere'snoEnvironmentalStudiesintheminor."Arethere,"heasked,"Environmental

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Studiesgoingonintheminor,apartfromsustainability?"Iftheansweris"yes,"thentheword"and"shouldbethere,heobserved.

ProfessorLevasseursaidthatthereisafocus,fromaNaturalSciencespointofview,onEnvironmentalScienceseparatefromsustainability.

ProvostMcGeeatthispointaskediftherewasstillaquorum.

TheSpeakeraskedthattheconversationcontinuewhileheascertainedwhetherornotthereisaquorum.

SenatorFisher(SHSS)observedthatcoursesalonedonotlendasustainabilityfocustoaprogram.Thereisamethodologytosustainabilitythatreliesonholisticthinking,andsimplyaddingcourses,eveniftheyrepresentperspectivesoutsideoftheNaturalSciences,doesnotgetatthemethodologicalfocus.Thereismoretoit,hesaid,thancourselistsandwhetherornotan"and"isinthetitle.Hesaidtherealquestioniswhethertheprogramisgoingtobebuiltwiththesemethodologicalquestionsinmind,and"ifitis,areyouthenignoringtheEnvironmentalSciencesideofthings?"Willtheminor"evolvetowardaholistic,integrated,assessment,problem-solvingframework,orisitgoingtoattempttodothatalongwiththestudyofenvironment,whichiswhatthenameimplies?"

ProfessorLevasseurrepliedthathedoesnotthinkthenameimpliesthatEnvironmentalStudiesandsustainabilityareseparatebut,rather,"whatwe'vebeendoing,ourstrengths,whereweseeourselvesmovingtowards,"and,heasserted,givenbudgetrealitiesthereisuncertaintyregardinghowmuchtheprogramcanbebuiltmovingforward.

SenatorFisheraskedProfessorLeVasseurwhathisvisionfortheprogramis.

TheSpeakerinterjected,indicatingthatheneedstoensurethereisaquorum,andheaskedSenatorstoshowhandsinordertoverifyhiscount.

BethMeyer-Bernstein,Senator-SSM,askedProfessorLeVasseuriftherewasdiscussionofhavingaseparateminorinSustainability,insteadofputtingittogetherwithEnvironmentalStudies.Sheagreedthatthenameasproposedmayproducealackofclarity.Aseparate,interdisciplinaryminorinSustainabilitywouldaddressthis.

"It'snotonme,"ProfessorLevasseurreplied,"whattodevelopandwhatourabilitytodevelopnewprogramsis."Headdedthatthenamewasdiscussedinthecommittee,andsomeinthediscussionfeltthatcallingtheprogram"SustainabilityStudies"didnotcapturewhattheprogramdoesandwerenotcomfortablewithit.

SenatorMeyer-Bernsteinaskedwhytherecan'tbetwoseparateprograms.SustainabilityStudiesasaminorcouldhavesomeoftheEnvironmentalStudiescoursesbutwouldalsohaveotherinterdisciplinarycourses.Sheaddedthatsheis

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worriedthatthechangetotheminormightprecludeotherprogramsthatmightbedevelopedinsustainability,suchasaSustainabilitymajor.

ProfessorLeVasseurrepliedthatthecoursesintheproposaldooffermultipleperspectives.

SenatorShaver(ManagementandMarketing)asked,onbehalfofhiscolleague,ifanynewcourseswereaddedtotheminorpriortothenamechange.Oristhis,heasked,addingthatthephraseishis,nothiscolleague's“puttingoldwineinanewbottle"?

ProfessorLeVasseurrepliedthatcoursesinurbansustainabilitywillbeadded.

SenatorShaver:"buttheyhaven'tbeenyet."

ProfessorLeVasseurnotedthatcurrentlyalltheminorcandoistoworkwithfacultywhosecoursesofferathirdoftheircontentintheareaoftheminor.ThereareplentyofMathandSciencefacultywhocandothis,butcurrentlythereisalimitasfarasHumanitiesandSocialSciencefacultywhocan.Rightnow,hesaid,thereisaspecialtopicscoursebeingofferedonwomen,gender,andtheenvironment,whichcouldbecomepartoftheprogramshoulditbecomeapermanentcourse.

SenatorShaveradded,"theanswerisstillno."

ProfessorLeVasseurcountered,"becausethere'snotfacultytogeneratetheclasses."

Shaver:"butit'sstillno."

LeVasseur:"yes."

AdemAli,Senator-Geology,askedifthereisQlexibilityintherequirementsbecause,hesaid,theprogramisheavyintheEarthSciences.

ProfessorLeVasseursaidthisreQlectsthehistoryoftheprogram,buthesaid,theywouldliketogrowtheprogramthroughfacultythatcanteachthecourses.HesaidthattheprogramisveryQlexibleandinvitescontributionsfromanybodyfromanydepartmenttoteachcoursesmeetingthestudentlearningoutcomesoftheprogram.

BethMeyer-Bernstein,Senator-SSM,askedforaclariQication.Eachcoursehastohaveathirdofitscontentintheareaoftheminor.Giventhatthetitleproposedis"EnvironmentalandSustainabilityStudies,"doesthethirdofthecontentneedtobeeitherofthosethingsorboth?

ProvostMcGeeatthispointexpressedconcernabouttheSenate'spotentialmodiQicationofanamechangethatistheproductofworkinasteeringcommittee.

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WhiletheSenatemaywishtorejecttheproposal,hesaidthatthemodiQicationofthename,giventhesituation,isdiscomforting,andheurgedcaution.

HenotedthatthediscussionhasdisclosedhesitationaboutsettingaframeforbothEnvironmentalStudiesandSustainabilityStudies.Therecouldbelongtermconsequencesthatmightneedafullerexplorationanddebate.

HecounseleddefeatingSenatorShaver'smotionandpostponingthediscussionoftheproposaluntiltheAprilmeetingtoallowthesteeringcommitteetodigestthediscussionandreturninordertodiscusstheframeworkfortheproposedchangetotheminorname,whichdoesneeda"tidyanswer"toquestionsofhowthetwosidesoftheproposedtitleQittogether.

TheSpeakerremindedtheSenateSenatorShaver'smotionisstillontheQloor.

ProvostMcGeecalledthequestion;thiswasseconded,anditcarriedonavoicevote.

SenatorShaver'smotiontodropthe"and"fromtheproposedtitleinthemotionof"EnvironmentalandSustainabilityStudies"wasdefeatedonvoicevote(notunanimous).

LarryKrasnoff,Senator-Philosophy,saidthatheintendedtoofferthepostponementmotionthatProvostMcGeesuggested,butstatedthathehadconcernsaboutbringingthemotionbackimmediatelyintheAprilmeeting.HeexpressedagreementwithSenatorMeyer-Bernstein'sideaofaseparateSustainabilityStudiesminorandechoedherconcernthattheminormightprecludeprogramdevelopmentemergingfromtheQEP.Hesaidthattheproposalisontherighttrack,butthequestionofwhatwillcomeoutoftheQEPisstillanopenoneandmaysuggesttheneedtoslowtheproposaldownsomewhat.

SenatorKrasnoffmovedthattheproposalbepostponed.Themotionwasseconded.TheParliamentariansuggestedthatthepostponementbeuntilthenextmeeting.SenatorKrasnoffleftitopen-ended,leavingituptothesteeringcommitteetodecidewhentobringitback.

TherewasnodiscussionofSenatorKrasnoff'smotion,whichcarriedonavoicevote(notunanimous).

TheSpeakermovedontoConstituents’Concerns,postponingthefollowingtwomotionsuntiltheAprilmeeting.

C. MotionforaFacultyRepresentativeintheBudgetProcess(PDF)JoeKelly,Senator-SchoolofHumanitiesandSocialSciences

D. MotiontoIncreasetheNumberofYearsFacultyMayServeonCommittees(PDF)

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DanGreenberg,Senator-Psychology

7. Constituent’sConcerns

SimonLewis,ProfessorofEnglish,expressedconcernaboutsanctionsleviedonProfessorRobertDillon(beingshiftedfromhislabandreassignedtoother,non-teachingduties)forhisallegedinsubordination.HepointedoutthatProfessorDillon'scase"escalatedveryrapidly,"tothepointofapossiblesuspensionthiscomingAugust.ProfessorLewisstatedthatatnopointbeforetheassignmentofotherdutieswasProfessorDillongivenahearing.Whileaninvestigativehearingisnowunderway,thishasonlycomeafterthereassignment.Norwasanombudspersoncalledin,nordoesthereappear,ProfessorLewissaid,tohavebeeneffortsmadeatmediation.ProfessorLewisreadintotherecordtheAAUP'sresponsetothecase:

“Ingeneral,theAAUPviews‘alternativeassignmentsinlieuofteaching’tobeasuspensionand,further,suspensionstobeamajorsanctionthatcanonlybeimposedafteranadjudicativehearingbeforeanelectedfacultybodyinwhichtheadministrationhastheburdenofprooftoestablishthatcauseforthesanctionexists.Assuch,thetreatmentofyourcolleagueappearstofallshortofAAUP-supportedproceduralstandards.”

ProfessorLewisconnectedProfessorDillon'scasewiththeSpeaker'sdiscussionearlyinthemeetingabouttheneedtolookintothegrievanceandhearingsystems,andheaddedthat,tohismind,theombudspersonsystemattheCollegeisbroken.Thehearingsystem,heasserted,isstackedagainstfacultyandisineffective.

8. Adjournment:7:45PM

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