Forty-First Faculty Senate

Northwest Missouri State University

Minutes

March 4, 2015

Shared Conference Room, Administration Building

Officers:

Terry Long, President

Wayne Chandler, Past President

Ben Blackford, Secretary

Max Fridell, President Elect

Senators:

Shelley Riley (Nat Sci)John Gallaher (Eng & Mod Lang)Kristi Alexander(Prof Ed)

Ryan Wessell(Behavioral Sci)Janet Reusser (Ed & HS)Naveen Musunuru (Ag)

Han Yu (MCIS)Ernest Kramer (FPA)Ben Blackford (Business)

C. Renee Sparks(A&S)Jim Eiswert(A&S) Ming-Chih Hung(A&S)

Rick Toomey (A&S)Doug Sudhoff(Booth) Bayo Joachim (Booth)

Sue Myllykangas(Ed & HS)

Provost: Tim Mottet

Regular Guests and Representatives from other University Bodies:

Matt Symonds Rose Viau Cody UhingJacque Loghry Jenni Wall

Agenda:

I. Call to order

The meeting was called to order at 3:15.

II. Approval of agenda

Agenda was approved unanimously.

III.Approval of minutes

  1. February 4 meeting minutes.

Max Fridell made a motion to approve; JimEiswertseconded. The minutes were approved unanimously.

  1. February 11 special meeting minutes.

Jim Eiwsertmade a motion to approve; BayoJoachim seconded. The minutes were approved unanimously.

IV.Non-Senate Reports

ProvostTim Mottet

The Provost congratulated the department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Information Systems on their Advisory Board.

Northwest would occupy the top floor of the Northland Innovation Center (NIC). The North Kansas City School District would occupy the rest. Northwest would have a separate entrance and the building is designed to allow two distinct experiences. The Provost shared the general design of the Center. The Center can accommodate 300 students and there will be access from 8 AM – 10 PM. The space will have to be effectively utilized during this time to justify the expense.

Work continues on the lease. The major points are the contribution to building operating cost, the length of the lease, and tenant improvements fees. The floor would be a blank space and Northwest would have to finish the floor. A document was provided that outlined the target dates for when programs are expected to be offered at the NIC.

The goal is to move away from a model where faculty travel to Gladstone to teach. As part of this, mileage will continue to be paid, but the stipend will no longer be paid starting Fall 2015.

The Provost also provided updated statistics from the student census.

AdvancementRobert Machovsky

No report

Administrative & Professional StaffLeslie Chandler

No report

Student Affairs Rose Viau

No report

Student Senate Cody Uhing

No report

Support Staff CouncilTBD

No report

Council on Teacher Education Jenni Wall

All but one NCATE standard was met during the most recent review. The diversity standard was not met. The finding was students don’t have diverse faculty, classmates, pupils, and a consistent diversity course. The guidelines require a consistent experience related to diversity be provided. To address this, the diversity institutional requirement will be same course for all education majors and the proposal will be to Senate soon. All education students would take Multiculturalism in Education. It was also asked that if other programs have a diversity experience to please share with Professional Education because students need to earn diversity hours.

University ChairsMatt Symonds

No report

V. Faculty Senate & University Committee Reports

A. Committees Related to Matters Involving Faculty Advisement

1.CalendarKristi Alexander

Summer Commencement will be removed from the calendar.

B.Committees Requiring Faculty Advisement

1.AssessmentBrian Hesse

No report

2.Budget, Planning and DevelopmentMing Chih Hung

The committed has a meeting with the Provost next week to finalize how to best approach the committee.

3.Faculty WelfareSue Myllykangas

The committee is reviewing Chapter 2 of the Faculty Handbook for implications of the Visiting Dean for Booth College.

They will meet with the Provost and President to discuss results of Welfare Study during Spring Break.

C.Committees Related to Faculty Sovereignty

1.Academic AppealsJohn Katsion

No report

2.Admissions and Advanced StandingErnest Kramer

The next meeting is 3/6.

3.Curriculum and Degree RequirementsDoug Sudhoff

The committee met on 3/3 and sent back four proposals. One proposal was passed. The committee will meet again on 3/17. The recommendation was made that departments are very detailed on proposals as this led to the aforementioned proposals being returned. Concerns were raised about how this might affect next year with it being a catalog year.

4.Designated Curriculum MattersJim Eiswert

The committee met twice. A proposal regarding success coaches was passed. The committee will meet again on 3/5 to discuss General Education and Institutional Requirements.

VI. President’s Report

Items heard at the Senate meeting on 4/1 will make the 4/6 deadline for Board of Regents May meeting.

VII. Senate Business

  • Elections update – college results and upcoming departmental elections

Currently waiting for the results of the run-off elections to deal with ties. A concern was raised regarding the availability of Assistant Chairs to serve on Faculty Senate.

Jim Eiswert made a motion that assistant chairs be excluded as a voting member of Faculty Senate. Doug Sudhoffseconded the motion.

There was discussion of what happens if they are elected as Senator then are later offered chair. The decision was they would step down and the alternate would take their place. Terry Long will sending a notice to departments outlining this.

The motion passed unanimously with two abstentions.

  • Committee Chair Interests

Max Fridell has sent out a survey asking for information on who has previously chaired committees and encouraged senators to consider serving. The goal is to schedule a committee chair training breakfast and have chairs in place before sign up for committees so the schedule is clear.

  • Ad Hoc Committee discussion

The Faculty Workload Ad Hoc Committee has been disbanded.

  • Proposals (100-500 level curriculum & noncurricular proposals)
  • 215-36-01 New Independent Study course for EDM

Max Fridell made a motion to approve; Jim Eiswert seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

  • 215-36-02New Special Topics course for EDM

Motion to approve made by Jim Eiswert and seconded by Shelley Riley. The motion passed unanimously.

  • 215-44-01New Foundations of computing course.

Max Fridell made a motion to approve. Doug Sudhoffseconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

  • 215-Exec-04New Language for 12 month contracts in chapter 2

A motion to approve was made by Jim Eiswert and seconded by Bayo Joachim. The motion passed unanimously.

  • Proposals (600 level from college of ed – challenge only)
  • 215-08-01 Changes to Sport Management MS admission req.
  • 215-08-02Reactivate Psychodiagnosis of Pathology

There was discussion of revisiting the policy and terminology in regards to challenging Grad Council proposals. Per the Faculty Senate Constitution, Senate does not challenge graduate courses other than education graduate courses.

No challenge

XIII.Items from the floor

None

IX.Adjournment

Doug Sudhoff moved to adjourn; Bayo Joachim seconded the motion. Meeting adjourned at 4:52 PM.

Future meetings

Faculty Senate (Shared Conference Room)Executive Committee (Shared Conference Room)

3 September 27 August

1 October17 September

5 November15 October

3 December19 November

21 January14 January

4 February28 January

4 March18 February

1 April18 March

15 April8 April