I. Minutes of the April 20, 2004 Meeting

There was an addition to the Minutes of the April 20 meeting. The introduction of the proposal for the change in prerequisites in a number of Chemistry courses (CHEM 112, CHEM 231, CHEM 235, CHEM 265, CHEM 375, CHEM 251) was inadvertently left out of the Minutes of the April 20, 2004 meeting. There was one minor correction in the Minutes of the April 6. 2004 meeting under the Faculty Emeritus heading. Sally Woodward-Miller should be listed as a member of the English Department not the History Department, as was listed. The minutes of April 6, 2004 and April 20, 2004 were approved as amended.

II. Report of the Faculty Senate Chairperson

Announcements:

The following Faculty Emeritus/Emerita proposals were passed since the April 20, 2004 meeting and they will be attached to the Minutes of this meeting:
Dr. Sam Casselberry, Dr. Troy Isaak, Dr. Rich Frerichs {see Attachments #1, #2 and #3 respectively}

Committee chairs that have not turned in their Annual Reports were asked to do so.

The results of departmental elections for Faculty Senators need to be reported as soon as possible. The following departments need to report on their elections: Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Economics, Nursing, Physics, Special Education, and Administrative Faculty. Please report by e-mail as soon as possible so that the Senate roster can be brought up to date.

A complete list of Senate committee vacancies for the fall 2004 is now available and attached at the end of this document. Please solicit nominees for these vacancies over the summer.

The following Curricular approvals and recommendations have been received from the administration:

Changes in Courses and Curricula Recommendations:

Add pre-requisite of MATH 101 with a grade of C or better or Math placement above 101 or ECON 101 and ECON 102. It has been referred to Dean Short for further discussions with the Department regarding resource and freshman scheduling implications.

B.A. Economics and B.A. Economics, Financial and Political options- The Economic Department revised the required related courses for their B.A. Economics program and the required related courses for the B.A. Economics Financial and Political options. Dean Short will refer back to the department due to the availability of the Computer Science and Mathematics courses as required related courses for Economic majors. CSCI 111 and 121 had low projected enrollments in the past. CSCI 140 is restricted to Computer Science majors and the pre-requisites for CSCI 140 and 161 are MATH 160 or higher.

Changes in Courses and Curricula Approvals:

Post Baccalaureate Certification in Special Education- Formalize the approved advanced professional studies requirements from August 2001, for students seeking their initial certification in the post-baccalaureate certification in Special Education. Courses designated in Block III-Special Education Core and Professional Block will be designated as advanced professional studies courses. Those courses include: EDSP 561/562- Student Teaching & SPED 690 Clinical Practicum. Approved, effective Fall 2004.

New option in B.S. Industrial Technology; Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology, Approved, effective Fall 2004.

New option in A.T. Industrial Technology; Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology, Approved, effective Fall 2004.

Correction to March 4, 2004 Approval Memo on Changes in Courses and Curricular; MUSI 363- Music History and Literature II- The course is approved to double count in the B.A. Music and B.S.E. Music Education programs and perspectives requirement for another academic year (2004-2005), and not the B.A. Music Industry Studies option. The B.A. Music Industry Studies option does not require students to take MUSI 363. Approved, effective Fall 2004 through Spring 2005.

New Undergraduate Courses:

HIST 276- History of American Foreign Relations 1890 to the Present, 3 credits, G3 Liberal Arts Core Designation (200-level General Education Course), W: writing-across-the-curriculum designation. Approved, effective Fall 2004.

CHEM 302- Chemistry in Nanotechnology, 3 credits, Required course for B.S. Industrial Technology, Nanofabrication Manufacturing option. Course created for the new option of A.T. and B.S. Industrial Technology programs: Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology option. Approved, effective Fall 2004.

SPED 330- Social Discrimination and Oppression of People with Disabilities, 3 credits, General Education Perspectives Designation (P). Approved, effective Summer 2005.

HIST 470- The Vietnam War, 3 credits, General Education Perspectives Designation (P). Approved, effective Spring 2005.

ECON 305- Economics in Film, 3 credits, General Education Perspectives Designation (P). Approved, effective Fall 2004.

New Graduate Courses:

WSSD 621- Nutrition for Exercise and Sport, 3 credits. Elective for both the Athletic Management and Athletic Coaching concentrations in the M.Ed in Sport Management. Approved, effective Fall 2004.

III. Report of the Student Senate President--None.

IV. Report of the Graduate Student Organization--None.

V. Report of Administrative Officers

Acting Provost Shane

Acting Provost Shane reported on behalf of Dr. Phillips. The Web grading project has been successful. The Web-based tracking system for curriculum-related issues will be operating soon.

Acting Provost Shane also reported that the degree in Gerontology will be placed into moratorium.

There is one change in the structure of the Institutional Review Board that will be effective in the fall of 2004. This change will be the addition of an administrator; in this case the Graduate Dean, and his office will be providing secretarial staff.

Acting Provost Shane distributed the list of the names of the group of faculty members working on the Interdisciplinary Major proposal {see Attachment #4}. He requested that this group be approved as a working group to continue their task. Other faculty were invited and encouraged to join.

VI. Report of the Faculty Senate Standing Committees

UCPRC

Senator McCotter, Chair of the UCPRC presented the following proposals:

MATH 312: Software for Multivariable Calculus. The waiver of the two meeting rule was requested for the approval of this course.

ART: Portfolio requirement for students= admission into the BFA, BSE, BA, and BA: Graphic Design.

VII. Report of the Faculty Senate Special Committees

General Education Task Force Committee
Dr. Foster-Clark mentioned that the annual report is now available. The General Education Task Force will be traveling to Evergreen State University to learn more and design a better program for learning communities. There will also be another round of focus groups in the fall 2004.

VIII. Proposed Courses and Programs

Changes in Courses/Curricula
Changes in pre-requisites for CHEM 112, CHEM 231, CHEM 265, CHEM 375, CHEM 251. The pre-requisite for the other courses mentioned above will be a C- or better in CHEM 112 rather than simply passing the course. Desired effective date - Fall 2004

New Undergraduate Courses
CHEM 324- Plant Biochemistry, 4 credits
Desired effective date - Spring 2005

MATH 312- Software for Multivariable Calculus
Approved, effective data- Fall 2004

IX. Faculty Emeritus--None

X. Other

Dr. Wismer (Chemistry) presented a memo regarding the issue of monitoring proposals that have been passed by Faculty Senate. This proposal will be considered in the fall 2004 as an amendment to the Academic Policies Committee proposal on policies dealing with course approvals. {see Attachment #5}

Dr. Rosenthal (English) spoke about the use of student evaluations. She shared some concerns of some senior faculty members about the student evaluations and their use. A discussion followed on how these should be effectively used and the role of using the student evaluations along with other evidence such as peer observations.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by,

Sepi Yalda
Acting Secretary