May 2, 2018 Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes

May 2nd, 2018

SUB Ballroom B

3:10-4:30 pm

Senators Present: 19

Also present:

Athletics Dept – Leon Costello, Cami Becktold and George Haynes

Tricia Seifert

Doug Downs

Provost Mokwa

Tony Campeau

I. Call to Order at 3:11

II. Approval of the April 25th meeting minutes – no corrections, approved

III. Announcements

·         Faculty Senate Web site launched on Friday – comments back to Abbie or Mike

·         Leadership MSU May 10th – deadline extended

·         Reception after meeting hosted by the president

·         Pick-up certificates – Thank you

·         Thank you Julia Tietz – For Admin support

·         University Council Items- Policies on University Council web site

o   Freedom of Expression Policy approved with revisions

o   HR policies – received feedback, will spend summer working on revisions- available in August, vote to be in September.

o   MSU Alert System Changes

§  Now Opt-Out

§  Includes partnership with county/city

§  Community members can also get alerts

IV. Old Business

a.       Athletics Report  -

·         George Haynes –

o   Thank you to faculty for making it all work. Few problems.

·         Cami – Stats on Student Athletes –

o   69%        Fed Graduation Rate (4-year average)

o   3.21        Average Student-Athlete GPA

o   30           Students on the President’s List

o   123         STEM Majors

o   29           International Student-Athletes

o   31           In Honors College

o   63%        Student-Athletes with Term GPA > 3.0

o   NCAA REVENUE DISTRIBUTION
75% of annual increase in broadcast rights will be used to create an academic distribution unit.money from NCAA – value based funding

o   Transfer Concepts - NEW

§  Allows students with ~ 3.0 to transfer and be immediately eligible. Graduates could transfer and be immediately eligible. Makes transfer rules consistent. Rewards high academics and graduation

o   2017-2018 Accomplishments

§  Initiated Part-Time RD Partnership with UHP

§  Introduced Fueling Station

§  Developed Mental Health Handbook

§  Held First Bobcat School Day

§  Partnered with PBS

§  Mitch Herbert earned NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship

§  Launched 5-Year Strategic Plan

§  Developed Master Facilities Plan

§  Clinched Brawl of the Wild Series for 2nd straight year

o   Discussion and questions -

b. Programs- Second Reading

· MA English Education

·         MA-English Education has evolved to: Master of Arts in English – English Education Option

·         Curriculum unchanged

·         For practicing educators who want graduate program in English with focus on pedagogy in English instruction

·         On-line program allows participants to remain in place and employed

·         Motion to approve – Izurieta motioned, seconded Sterman

·         No discussion, Motion to approve – All senators in favor,no opposed and no abstentions

c.       Report from Faculty Senate Steering Committee

·         Endorsed courses

o   ECIV 120: Infrastructure and Society

o   ENGL 236: Secondary English Curriculum

o   HTR 201: Hotel Management Operations

o   HTR 230: Fundamentals of Tourism Management

o   HTR 335: Hospitality Facilities Management

o   HTR 499: Hospitality Management Systems and Strategy

o   NUTR 325: Introduction to Food Processing

d.       Continuation of Workload Policy Draft  – Gedeon – goal of policy?

·         1. Into and Purpose – no changes

·         2. Faculty Responsibilities – defined unit, ‘administration’ should be added, wording needs to be refined – Leila to send language

·         Tenurable paragraph – added administration, too repetitive? ‘…areas of responsibilities’, may not have administrative responsibilities. Wording needs to be tightened up. Some deletions of repetitive language. Hyperlinks added

·         3. Workload Plan – no edits

·         Circumstances language – Sterman – add language for guidelines for circumstances? Anderson – divide paragraph into sections. Brody – time frame of reviews – may not align with accreditation cycles – Guideline for unit, but may be flexible based on individual circumstances (grants, etc). Bolte – review cycle, seven years – Mokwa

·         Dana point – reference Faculties modified duties policy

·         Shalls- 1 – no comments; 2 – plan must be aware of the other factors that come along. Brody – maybe needs another Shall. Workload plan shall be based on assessment evidence factors that determine the needs (resources, etc); 3.- Brody – ‘needs’ is vague. Intentionally vague. Flexibility. Richards;4: - Sterman – Role and scope follow policy, or policy follow role and scope?

e.       Undergrad course:

·         BFIN 317- American Financial Institutions – course work in Fall, trip in January, wrap up course in first two weeks of next semester. Will be posted. Email Abbie concerns.

V. Public Comment -

·         Provost Mokwa – Thanks to you all.

VI. Closed Session

                Degree Recipients – approvals

·         Posthumous degree – Inge Perkins

·         Presentation of degree applications

·         Motion to confer – Gedeon moved, Meyers seconded. No discussion. Vote – all in favor, no opposed no abstentions. Motion passes.

VII. Adjournment at 4:22

Reception hosted by the President Cruzado to follow.

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