Faculty Senate
Merrill-Cazier Library,
Room 154
3
October 2005
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
AGENDA
3:00 Call to Order
Approval
of Minutes from 29
August 2005
3:10 University Business—Stan Albrecht
3:20 Information Items
Wellness at USU—Lindsey Lovell
Honorary
Degrees and Commencement Speaker—
3:25 Consent Agenda
EPC Business—
Libraries
Advisory Council Report—Lisa Berreau
ASUSU
Report—Spencer Watts
Graduate
Council Report—Larry Smith
3:40 Key Issues and Action Items
Resolution—Derek
Mason
4:20 New Business
4:30 Adjournment
Honorary Degrees and Commencement Speaker
Minutes
Faculty Senate
Meeting Minutes
Derek Mason called the meeting to order at 3:03 pm.
Minutes
Approval of Minutes May 7, 2005 moved by approve by Dallas Holmes, seconded by Bruce Miller, passed unanimous.
Announcements
John Kras is to keep time.
Introduced the Faculty Senate Executive Committee Members.
Faculty E-News will be a monthly newsletter, 120 seconds of reading.
Presidential Inauguration Events: Week of October 10
Inauguration: October 14 at
University Business
Stan Albrecht
Presented University Business.
Presidential Inauguration week will focus on celebrating
Three Provost candidates will be at USU throughout the month of September. They will be doing a number of public presentations. The candidates and their schedules are as follows: 1) “Gus” Plumb, Dean of Engineering, University of Wyoming will be here September 8-9; 2) Raymond D. Coward, Dean of the College of Health and Human Development, Penn State University will be here September 20-21; 3) Belinda McCarthy, Dean of the College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida will be here September 28-29.
Legislative Agenda for USU: The University’s first priority is compensation. Last year we received 2.5% state funds and 1.5% from Tier Two Tuition. The state’s economy is doing better than expected. This year USU is going forward with a request for a 4% salary increase plus additional support for benefits.
A second priority will be retention money. Last year USU’s share was $421,000. The Dean’s are developing a formula for distributing these funds. Actual distribution will occur January 1, 2005. Retention money will remain a priority funding request for the next three years.
Next, USU is again dealing with the tuition waiver
issue. Student enrollments are down, in
part, because of House Bill 331. USU has a waiver bill that passed the House
and was on the floor of the Senate, but was not passed. The president has talked to Jeff Alexander,
the initial author of House Bill 331, and has agreed to co-sponsor legislation
that will help mitigate the impact of HB 331 had on USU. Prior to HB 331, enrollment numbers of Southeast
Idaho and
Fourth, USU still
needs $5 million for the relocation of the north agriculture area to the South
Farm area. Last year USU received $5
million for funding this initiative on their visit to
Fifth, the USTAR economic development initiative is an important priority for USU, and the outlook for its being funded is good.
Attention also needs to be given to other initiatives such as improving student access, retention, student advising and mentoring.
Finally, the Board of Regents proposes funding initiatives developed by all schools in the state’s higher education system. Interim Provost Noelle Cockett asked Deans to come forward with one or two initiatives that may be submitted for this funding.
The major capital development project will be the new classroom building that will be built where the Merrill Library now stands.
Some major challenges we face this year will be mentioned
during the Inauguration address. Top priority
will be stabilizing student enrollment numbers and revenue. Issues also need to
be addressed regarding Continuing Education.
The President stated that more details on the Comprehensive Campaign
will be forthcoming. He also reported that the Lilly White gift of $4.5 million
will fund an endowed chair and scholarships.
At the reception for students from the
The President also commented that the improvement of Romney Stadium’s south entrance is completed with funding from students and private donors. The next phase in construction will be the North End Zone Complex.
Information Items for
Consent
The EPC Report and EPC Business were presented by
Key Issues and Action
Items
The progress of the Academic Rights and Responsibilities
Committee was presented by Lynn Dudley. The ARRC was charged with reviewing and
enhancing policy that protects the academic rights of the faculty, while at the
same time, providing students with a means of resolving course content and
their strongly held personal beliefs. The Committee members are Karen Beard, Brock Dethier, Lynn Dudley, Julie Gast, Dennis Hassen, Dallas Holmes, Judy Johnson, Jennifer MacAdam,
Quinn Millet, Peter Ruben, Steve Simms, Gilberto Urroz,
and Spencer Watts. The Advisory Members
are Juan Franco, Norm Jones, Gary Kiger, and
The committee has reviewed USU Student and Faculty Code
sections pertaining to academic rights and responsibilities and the
Procedure Schedule: A first draft will be completed by October or November for presentation to department heads and students, after this, it will go to FSEC and then to the full senate by February..
Benefits Advisory
Model
Renee Payne described the Benefits Advisory Board. Composition of the board is proportionate to the numbers of faculty, classified and professional employees campus-wide. Employees at Space Dynamic Labs will have one representative to the Board. She requested faculty support for the implementation of the Benefits Advisory Board.
Stephen Bialkowski, chair of Budget and Faculty Welfare Committee, has been attending the meetings. He stated that the new system seems to be working well. He commented that in the past, faculty senate would get a plan, give input, and the inputs never seem to be taken into account. The new plan gives employees the more direct input into the benefits decision-making. .
Bruce Miller moved that Faculty Senate support the Benefits Advisory Model and delegate the appointment BFW committee members to serve on the Board. The motion was seconded by Pat Lambert, and it passed unanimously.
Caucus
Derek Mason opened the floor to meet with caucus leaders. Caucus leaders will be reporting at the next FSEC meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 pm.
EPC Business
Introduction:
Educational Policies Committee
Report for Faculty Senate 10/3/05
Meeting Dates:
September 1, 2005, October 6, 2005, November 3, 2005, December 1, 2005, January
5, 2006, February 2, 2006, March 2, 2006, April 6, 2006—all at 3:00 p.m. in
Champ Hall, following Curriculum Subcommittee, which commences at 2:00 p.m.
Curriculum Subcommittee
In August meetings, the Curriculum Subcommittee
approved the following proposals pending approval from the Budget and Faculty
Welfare Committee:
Action Items
A proposal for a Major in International Business within the Department
of Business Administration.
A proposal
to offer an Agricultural Communication and Journalism Major in the Agricultural
Systems Technology and Education Department leading to a Bachelor of Science
degree.
Information Items
Cindy
Moulton submitted the EPC deadlines for 2006-2007 (See below)
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Semester |
Submission Date |
Curriculum Sub-committee Date |
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Summer 2006 |
November 14, 2005 |
December 1, 2005 |
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Fall 2006 |
December 12, 2005 |
January 12, 2006 |
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Spring 2007 |
March 23, 2006 |
April 6, 2006 |
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Summer 2007 |
November 13, 2006 |
December 7, 2006 |
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Fall 2007 |
December 11, 2006 |
January 11, 2007 |
John
Mortensen distributed an updated list of inactive courses listed in the General
Catalog. Departments need to complete
the course approval from for courses they wish to delete and/or inactivate.
Recommendations
EPC recommends approval of above changes by Faculty Senate.
Libraries Advisory Council
Library Advisory Council
FY 04/05 Annual Report
The University Libraries
Advisory Council advises the Vice-Provost for University Libraries and
Instructional Support in (1) meeting the learning, instruction, and research
needs of students, faculty and staff; (2) formulating library policies in
relation to circulation, services, and the collection development of resources
for instruction and research; and (3) interpreting the needs and policies of
the libraries to the University. The Council membership will consist of nine
faculty members, one from each College and Extension with one undergraduate and
graduate student appointed by the Provost. Faculty members will serve three-year
terms and are renewable once. The Vice-Provost for University Libraries and
Instructional Support serves as an ex-officio, non-voting member. The chair
will be elected from the Council membership on an annual basis.
Members:
Byard Wood, Engineering (06)
Ed Stafford, Business (05)
Lisa Berreau, Science (07)
Gary Straquadine, Agriculture (07)
Carl Cheney, Education (05)
Len Rosenband, HASS (06)
Extension – vacant
Ronald Ryel - Natural Resources (06)
A.J. Rounds, ASUSU GSS
Linda Wolcott, ex‑officio
Darin Humphreys, ASUSU
Overview:
The Council met three times during the academic year (Oct. 2004; Feb. and April 2005). Much of the discussion focused the construction of the new library. Steven Harris was introduced as the new collection development and management librarian. Kim Winger was introduced as the public relations and events specialist. The Council was also given updates on: (1) journals review for the 2004/2005 academic year, (2) development activities, including results of the phonathon, furniture naming mailing, and room naming, (3) a summary of new collections/materials received (e.g. van der Pas collection; Jack London materials), and (4) the naming of the new library.
2004/05 Action Items:
1. An ad hoc committee comprised of representatives from the Library Advisory Council, Faculty Senate, Friends of USU Libraries, University Advancement, and the community met to discuss the naming of the new library.
2. Librarians presented a “road show” display at several places on campus to provide information on changes associated with impending move to the new library. This action stemmed from discussion in the Library Advisory Council.
3. A.J. Rounds suggested that ASUSU had funds that they would be willing to donate toward furnishings for the new library. This proposal has since been approved by ASUSU. They will provide $5000 to in part fund the acquisition of a state-of-the-art projection system for the main atrium. This system will be used to announce ASUSU activities, library events, and other information for students.
4. Kent Clark accepted the position as Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations with the University Advancement office and is no longer serving as Library Development Director.
2005/06 Agenda Items:
1. Library dedication
2. Fund-raising and the library's capital campaign
3. Promoting library services and awareness of the new building
4. Ongoing discussion regarding scholarly communications and journal acquisitions
5. Faculty and librarian collaboration and engagement in the curriculum
6. Programming of the Faculty Seminar Room
ASUSU
Graduate Council
Report to the Faculty Senate
The
2004-2005
The
We have organized this report into three sections. Part one outlines activities and achievements
for 2004-2005. Part two provides general
information about the mission of the
There were several changes in
senior personnel of the
1. Graduate Student Recruitment
Dr. Shelley
Lindauer made major efforts to advance and improve graduate student recruitment
during 2004-2005. For example, Dr.
Lindauer organized visits to a larger number of regional and national graduate
student recruitment events and involved USU faculty and graduate students,
awarded funds to improve unit recruitment efforts to departments, expanded
advertising of USU graduate programs, implemented GRE screenings to identify
and acquire contact information for prospective students and accumulated a
total of over 5500 referrals, ten times more than in any single previous year. New efforts were made to begin tracking students
through the recruitment process to analyze the effectiveness of our recruitment
strategy. The
2.
Graduate Student Funding
The
In addition
to funding to support travel by graduate students presenting at professional
meetings and conferences offered through the Graduate Student Senate, for the
first time the
3. Graduate Council Activities
Although described in more detail in a later section of this
report, the USU Graduate Council act on new acted on new graduate program
proposals and a variety of graduate issues.
4.
Graduate Application Processing and Student Training
With
the university’s implementation of elements of Banner, it was necessary that
the
The
A. Graduate Council
The Graduate Council reviews and approves the policies
and regulations for graduate studies at
|
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Representative |
Representing |
Term Expires |
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Kenneth L. White |
Agriculture |
2006 |
|
|
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Glenn McEvoy |
Business |
2005 |
|
|
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Susan Crowley |
Education |
2006 |
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|
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Chuck Swenson |
Engineering |
2005 |
|
|
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Mark Zachry |
HASS |
2006 |
|
|
|
Todd Crowl |
Natural Resources |
2006 |
|
|
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Richard Cutter |
Science |
2004 |
|
|
|
Douglas R. Ramsey |
Faculty Senate |
2006 |
|
|
|
John Elsweiler |
Library |
Ex Off |
|
|
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Thomas Kent |
|
Ex Off |
|
|
|
A. J. Rounds |
Graduate Student Senate
President |
2005 |
|
|
|
Cory Davidson |
Graduate Student Senate
Vice President |
2005 |
|
A
proposal to increase the 12-month base amount for a graduate assistant from the
current maximum of $40,000 to $60,000 (or a maximum total salary at .50
A
proposal to use an “I” grade for ongoing thesis/dissertation research, and a
P/F grade once the thesis or dissertation is completed was approved (
A
proposal to increase the limit on the nonresident tuition waiver for a master’s
degree from 36 credits to 40 credits was approved (
A
proposal to change the application fee structure to $55 for both domestic and
international students (effective
A
proposal from the Department of Computer Science to offer a specialization in
Bioinformatics was approved (
A
proposal from the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology to
change the name of the Social Problems specialization to Social Problems and
Inequality, and the Sociology of Development specialization to Social Change
and Development specialization was approved (
A
proposal from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to create a
one-member supervisory committee (major professor) for students in the Master
of Engineering program (plan C, coursework only) was approved (
The
following funds were made available for student support through the Graduate
Dean’s office in 2003-2004
|
$180,000 |
Presidential
Fellowships |
|
165,000 |
Research V.P.
Fellowships |
|
96,000 |
University Fellowships |
|
17,137 |
Seely-Hinckley Scholarships |
|
3,805,799 |
Out-of-State Tuition
Waivers and Doctoral In-state Tuition Remission, and Instate Tuition
Scholarships |
|
$4,263,936 |
Total |
The
Graduate Student Senate (GSS) administers funds from the
Of
the 119 graduate students who applied for travel funds in 2004-2005, 116 were
approved and traveled, with a total expenditure of $34,800. There were 11 fewer awards than in 2002-2003.
Applications for graduate study at USU during 2004-2005 is difficult to determine exactly because of the recent
conversion to Banner reporting systems.
Some applicant information was compiled in SIS prior to Banner
application processing. However, we will
report the data as it currently exists.
The total number of Fall 2005 applications when
SIS and Banner data are combined was approximately 2700. We do not have data for spring 2005 or summer
2005 which would increase the total for the year above 2700. Total applications for
2003-2004 was 2994. Another way
to assess total applications is the application revenue during the course of
the year. According to this figure, total 2004-2005 applications was about 1% greater than
2003-2004. Table 2 gives a history of
application numbers for recent years.
Total
matriculated graduate student enrollment for Fall 2004
was 2,584, 12.7% of all
The
number of master’s students for 2004-05 decreased by 1% from 2014 to 1993
students (Table 4). There was an increase
of 52 doctoral students to a total of 591 in Fall
2004; a 9.7% increase from Fall 2003 and a new record high.
Numbers
of degree types and their department distribution is unavailable at present
because of database accessibility. However, 370 masters and 34 doctoral students
attended December commencement. 456
Masters and 30 doctoral students attended spring 2005 commencement.
American
ethnic minority students continue to be a relatively small percentage of USU’s
matriculated graduate students. The
total for the principle minority groups decreased about 4% in 2004-05 (Table
5).
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TABLE 1 |
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Scholarship In-State
Tuition Waivers |
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2004-05 |
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College |
Resident Semesters |
Nonresident Semesters |
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Agriculture |
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
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Business |
10 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Education |
12 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
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Engineering |
9 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
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Family Life |
0 |
0 |
|
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|
HASS |
9 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
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Natural Resources |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
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Science |
10 |
10 |
|
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|
|
|
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60 |
30 |
TABLE 2
Graduate Applications
for Admission
to Graduate Study
1989-90 to 2003-04