<p> Faculty Senate Meeting</p><p>February 20, 2013, 2:30 pm, Noble 130</p><p>Senators attending: Rebecca Austin, Michelle Bonanno, Beverly Chew, Betty Dorr, Jay Dougan, Leslie Goldstein, Kris Greer, Ryan Haaland, Jonathan Latta, Melissa Knight-Maloney, Justin McBrayer, Carrie Meyer, Kenny Miller ,Astrid Oliver, Chuck Riggs, Amy Sellin, Heidi Steltzer, Deborah Walker, Amy Wendland Senators absent: Rebecca Clausen, Rick Gore, Andy Gulliford, Pam Smith, Simon Walls Guests: Marta Bergen, Kaori Takano, Barbara Morris, Mary Ann Erickson, Bob Stremba, Joseph Ortega, Connie Kitchens</p><p>Reports / Announcements:</p><p>President’s remarks – Chuck Riggs –</p><p> Minutes, any corrections? Approved as posted.</p><p> March 13 meeting being added</p><p> Still need more representatives from NBS and SOBA; thanks for more volunteers from AHSS</p><p> Reorganization will include needing to reorganize senate; full faculty vote for any changes to the handbook regarding the reorganization</p><p>BOT Faculty Representative update – Amy Wendland </p><p> Gathering resources for next report to BOT; just let Amy know</p><p>Unfinished Business:</p><p>Academic Standards Committee Policy Issue #6</p><p> No time to discuss</p><p>New Business:</p><p>Approval of curricular items (below)</p><p>Report on Reorganization – Provost Morris  Planning for future since Laura Schott’s departure  Changes include who would report to the Provost directly including Office of IR/Planning, Elearning, assessment, TLC, sponsored research  New would be that disability services, International programs would report to Assoc VPAA.</p><p>1 | P a g e  Reunification of NBS and AHSS about creating two associate deans and an assistant deans all with distinct duties; these would be rotating positions. Assistant dean is currently Bridget Irish.  Should honors move over to Assoc VPAA?  SOBA has had an assistant dean and would now have an Assoc Dean, also adding career services  Targeting shift in July at start of new fiscal year  Institutional organization chart on website is out of date  Took recommendations from reorganization task force, discussed difference between director and associate dean titles, titles do matter in the academy; discussion of whether to have divisions among disciplines.  AHSS dean is to promote savings? this is a way to bridge community, savings is a by- product and this structure is more typical of liberal arts programs at other schools  Additive is one more associate dean position; summer month, course release for the associate deans/assistant deans positions. With reorganization can add two new faculty lines  Assessment under SOBA is for their own programs, not college wide.  Dean with a 135 faculty members and a dean with a lot fewer, seems iniquitous; Yes, this was discussed. SOB deans have more external focus. Number of majors in SOBA is fairly high, so there is a lot being offered.  Evolving plan for teacher education as that program grows  Career services will be under each school i.e. one for AS and one for SOBA  Communication piece of this, been talking about it. Concerns moving forward.  Innovative month comes under continuing education; developing a policy and would go under international programs.  3 year terms for associate and assistant deans; but could remain if interested  Representation by school, how do you then think about representation. May not need to change immediately.  Get this public.</p><p>Curriculum Committee Consent Items:</p><p>Course/Program Title Change</p><p>Phil 274 Ancient & Medieval Philosophy Cat dscrp ED 489 Practicum in College Teaching Title prereq Motion to approve Jonathan Latta; seconded by Amy Wendland; approved by all.</p><p>2 | P a g e Curriculum Committee Action Items:</p><p>Course/Program Title Change</p><p>Native American and Indigenous Prgm Prop Studies-Major Native American and Indigenous Prgm Prop Studies-Minor NAIS 1xx Bala Sinem Choir New Course NAIS 100 Fund Navajo Language I Credits Cat dscrp NAIS 101 Fund Navajo Language II Credits Cat dscrp NAIS 110 Intro Native Amer Indig Studies Credits Cat dscrp NAIS 123 Native American History Credits Cat dscrp NAIS 215 Intertribal News Wrtg New Course NAIS 280 Contemp Iss of Native Nations Title Credits Cat dscrp Prereq Title Credits Cat NAIS 301 Research & Writing in NAIS dscrp NAIS 315 Advanced Intertribal News Wrtg Title Credits Cat dscrp NAIS 317 Indig Ppls in Film and Media Title Credits Cat dscrp NAIS 322 NA Religion and Spirituality Title Credits Cat dscrp NAIS 323 Indig History of the Southwest Credits Cat dscrp NAIS 327 Indig Peoples Mass Media Deletion NAIS 330 International Indigenous Issues Deletion NAIS 335 Topics: Indigenous Studies Credits NAIS 344 NAT Amer Oral Traditions Credits Cat dscrp NAIS 355 Federal Indian Policy Title Credits Cat dscrp NAIS 360 Mesoamerican Art History Deletion NAIS 368 Native North American Art Hist Deletion NAIS 450 Nat Amer Heritage Preservation Title Credits Cat dscrp NAIS 491 Practicum Deletion NAIS 496 Senior Seminar Prereq Credits Cat dscrp NAIS 115 Native American Newsletter Deletion</p><p>Motion to approve program and courses NAIS action items, Jonathan Latta; seconded Beverly Chew;</p><p>3 | P a g e Summary: Major changes is from 3 to 4 credits; streamline curriculum; difficult to have faculty to become affiliate and teach courses if they are in 4 credit majors; on par with colleagues in AHSS; promote indigenous pedagogy. Discussion:  Standard across campus for how often courses are taught, electives are on 3 year rotation; others offered every semester; senior seminar offered once per year.  Every two years? Must at least offer every three years, but no standard across campus.  Teaching these by NAIS faculty; two part-time hires teaching one course; also have budget to hire for Navajo language courses; one course will be taught by director CSWS and Peter McCormick may also teach when available.  Adjunct budget is approved for next year.  Can take one course up to 4 times, NAIS 1xx.  News writing course on intertribal news – writers and editors, can students take NAIS 315 multiple times, no, can only take it once.  Eliminated practicum; include an internship Approved by majority. 3 nay, 4 abstentions</p><p>Theatre – Design and Technical Theatre Prgm Prop Change to Option Option Prgm Prop Theatre – Theatre generalist Change to Option Prgm Prop Theatre-Performance and Directing Change to Option Prgm Prop Theatre- Arts Administration Change to Option Prgm Prop Theatre-Secondary Dram Teaching Change to Option</p><p>Motion to approve program proposals theater action items, Justin McBrayer; seconded Beverly Chew; Summary: streamlining Discussion: yes, streamlining; students will have more options for electives Approved by all.</p><p>Prgm Prop Phys/Eng-Engineering Major Change to option</p><p>Motion to approve program change phys/eng action items, Jonathan Latta; seconded Beverly Chew; Summary: course went from 4 to 3 credits and improved scheduling; senior seminar went up 1 credit; 0 credit course to keep track of students taking a preparation course; requiring students to be pre-calc ready to enter program. Discussion: 0 credit course required for graduation or cannot graduate. Approved by all.</p><p>Prgm Prop Mathematics-Secondary ed option Change to option</p><p>Motion to approve secondary teacher program math action items, Leslie Goldstein; seconded Jonathan Latta; Summary: few auxillary classes that will no longer be required, because not required by the state, so are being removed; changed list of courses in a list of electives; decreased total number of credits slightly.</p><p>4 | P a g e Discussion: None Approved by all.</p><p>Prgm Prop Business Admin-Business Admin Prgm Prop Business Admin-Finance Prgm Prop Business Admin-Intl Business Prgm Prop Business Admin-Management Prgm Prop Business Admin-Tourism and Hospitality Prgm Prop Business Admin-Bus admin minor Business Admin-Entrepreneurship and small business Prgm Prop minor Prgm Prop Music – Music Business Option Prgm Prop Art – Business Art Prgm Prop Exercise Science-Sport Admin Prgm Prop Business Admin-Eng mgmt</p><p>Motion to approve business action items, Justin McBrayer; seconded Kris Greer; Summary: business core is required for all these; business core has changed; quantitative requirement is gone, and management systems was moved into the core; several courses went from 3 to 4 credits, primarily the two Econ courses. Drop of Calculus 2 in engineering management option, because it was a credit problem, international business courses were streamlined to make sure they are all related to international business. Discussion:  Did core grow credit wise?  No, did not grow, relatively even number of credits removed Approved by majority. One nay.</p><p>Prgm Prop Economics-Economics Option 1 Motion to approve action items, Jonathan Latta; seconded Janice Templeton; Summary: two hour independent study removed and another elective added to ensure transfer students taking 3 credit courses would still take 40 credits for majors. Discussion: none Approved by majority. One abstention.</p><p>Prgm Prop Biology-Cell and Molecular Biology Prgm Prop Biology-Env. And Org. Biology Major Requirements</p><p>Motion to approve program proposals biology action items, Jonathan Latta; seconded Leslie Goldstein;</p><p>5 | P a g e Summary: Biology 455 molec/cellular upper division needs to be taken before end of senior year, number change to 381 to encourage them to take it earlier. Add a requirement that students take 2 of the upper division courses for the CM option. 47 credits, 46 credits, 42 credits for the three different options. EO option is for clean up – one cannot have a required course in major that is only taught in summer, offering new courses that could be offered during academic year; also changing several courses offered for upper division electives, several classes no longer offered so are dropped from this elective option and other courses are being added so a similar number of options are available. Formally changing what is being offered in those choose 2. Would need to take 3 courses if wildlife management is chosen. Discussion: None Approved by all.</p><p>Prgm Prop Public Health-Allied Health Option Prgm Prop Public Health-Psychosocial Prgm Prop Public Health Minor</p><p>Motion to approve program proposals public health action items, Justin McBrayer; seconded Jonathan Latta; Summary: Psychosocial option has courses that could impact other departments and are not regularly being taught. This has been sorted out by providing alternatives to ensure courses are available; also paired down the courses included. Took nutrition out of the allied health option, core has changed and would only impact PH and Bio. Discussion:  Have impact studies sorted out Approved by all.</p><p>Exercise Science-Adventure Education Prgm Prop</p><p>Motion to approve program proposal exercise science-adv education action items, Amy Sellin; seconded Beverly Chew; Summary: reduce credits from 67 to 59 to make it easier for transfer students to complete the major in 60 credits; all the lower division are also Gen Ed; 5 courses are on the upper division list and one required hidden prerequisites. Discussion: None Approved by all. One abstention.</p><p>ED 289 Deletion</p><p>Motion to approve education action items, Amy Sellin; seconded Jonathan Latta; Summary: lower division course for being a tutor in a course. Petition to waive requirement was frequent. Approved by all.</p><p>Motion to adjourn; approved. Meeting adjourned at 3:33pm.</p><p>6 | P a g e</p>