ࡱ>  bjbj 7hh% 8/|l7qR-"OOO***ppppppp$s+vp*****pOOp$$$*`OOp$*p$$2Y]O_WJZ.pq07qZvv\]v]**$*****pp@"h***7q****v********* : WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Regular Meeting of the FACULTY SENATE Tuesday, 11 November 2008 4:00 p.m. Capitol Rooms - University Union A C T I O N M I N U T E S SENATORS PRESENT: L. Baker-Sperry, C. Blackinton, V. Boynton, J. Clough, L. Conover, K. Daytner, J. Deitz, D. DeVolder, L. Erdmann, R. Hironimus-Wendt, M. Hoge, V. Jelatis, M. Maskarinec, L. Meloy, D. Mummert, A. Pathak, G. Pettit, T. Pfafman, C. Pynes, M. Siddiqi, I. Szabo Ex-officio: Jack Thomas, Provost; T. Kaul, Parliamentarian SENATORS ABSENT: L. Brice GUESTS: Rick Carter, Judi Dallinger, Al DeRoos, Ruman Dimitrov, Tom Erekson, Richard Filipink, Ken Hawkinson, Dave Hunter, Bob Intrieri, Paul Kreider, Inessa Levi, Jennifer McNabb, Nancy Parsons, Bill Polley, Danielle Schilling, Jim Schmidt, Phyllis Self, Bonnie Smith-Skripps, Lance Ternasky, Bill Thompson, Ron Williams I. Consideration of Minutes 28 October 2008 The official minutes of October 28 were amended via email to senators to more accurately represent the discussion of the BOT-BA writing requirements and avoid indications that this will be a BOT-BA WID requirement. AMENDED MINUTES APPROVED II. Announcements A. Approvals from the Provost 1. Request for New Course a. BIOL 477, Research Experiences in Biology, 1-12 s.h., repeatable to a maximum of 12 s.h. 2. Request for Change in Minor a. Environmental Studies 3. Request for New Option a. Medical Sciences B. Provosts Report Provost Thomas thanked senators for the discussion at the previous meeting and their contributions regarding the request from the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) and Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) that ֱ comply with its 30-hour rule. He told senators it has been decided that the University will comply with the regulation. Transfer students who come to WIU with 30 hours or more of transferable credit will now have the option of choosing to take IAI General Education Curriculum or ֱs Gen Ed Curriculum. The final day to participate in required ethics training is Friday, November 14. The four-year Nursing program was approved by the IBHE and has been submitted to the professional accrediting organization. That body approved the programs feasibility study last Friday; consideration of the curriculum will occur in February. NCATE has delayed its visit to the WIU campus until 2011. Provost Thomas announced that visits have been delayed nationally as a result of finances and changes in leadership. The College of Education and Human Services Deans Search Committee has narrowed the field of applicants to four who will be visiting campus in the near future. College of Arts and Sciences Dean Levi is chairing the committee. Provost Thomas told senators this is an exciting time for ֱ, and he expressed appreciation for their efforts to continue to move WIU forward. C. Student Government Association (SGA) Report (Danielle Schilling, SGA representative to Faculty Senate) Ms. Schilling reporting that the election party on November 4 achieved a good turnout and thanked faculty who attended. D. Other Announcements 1. Assessment of Student Learning ֱ Reports Senator Baker-Sperry explained that the document included in Senate packets is a summary of the quality of the reports on assessment of student learning at the major/undergraduate level. The report concludes that Overall, the departments offering undergraduate majors at WIU have improved in the quantity and quality of assessment of student learning in the past five years. It goes on to identify those departments that submitted successful models of assessment of student learning and the methods they followed, as well as to identify those programs that need improvement. Senator Baker-Sperry anticipates that within the next two weeks, summaries from every department will be available online ( HYPERLINK "http://www.wiu.edu/StudentLearning" www.wiu.edu/StudentLearning). She offered to speak about assessment to interested faculty as the process continues. 2. One valid petition was received for a spring 2009 vacancy from the College of Business and Technology on Faculty Senate. Byoung (B.J.) Lee will replace Martin Maskarinec while he is on sabbatical next semester. III. Reports of Committees and Councils A. Council on Curricular Programs and Instruction (Nancy Parsons, Chair) 1. Request for Change in Certificate of Undergraduate Studies a. Fire Prevention Technology Dr. Parsons told Senate that some of the information on the certificate resembles a request for new undergraduate certificate rather than just information needed for a change, but CCPI is in the process of revising its request forms. CERTIFICATE CHANGES APPROVED B. Council on Admission, Graduation and Academic Standards (Bob Intrieri, Chair) 1. Request from Deans Council for Revision in Change of Grade Procedures Dr. Intrieri explained the request from the Deans Council was sent to CAGAS for consideration from the Senate Executive Committee, and CAGAS voted not to approve the changes. He said CAGAS recommends that Faculty Senate also support leaving the procedure as it currently stands. Currently, deans and department chairs countersign the change of grade form for informational purposes and forward it to the Registrars office; if approved by CAGAS, the Registrars office will change the permanent record. The Deans Council proposal would eliminate CAGAS from consideration of the change of grade; once signed by the chair and dean, the request would go to the Registrars office for change of the permanent record. The memo from CAGAS indicates the members decided the proposed change threatens a core component of faculty oversight and governance. SENATOR BLACKINTON OBJECTED TO THE REPORT Motion: To restore the report to the agenda for further discussion (Daytner/Erdmann) MOTION APPROVED 20 YES 1 NO 0 AB Senator Erdmann pointed out that the memo from CAGAS states that A motion was made to summarily dismiss the deans council proposal and was approved by a strong majority of the faculty. He asked what is meant by strong majority. Dr. Intrieri responded that CAGAS rejected the request from the Deans Council by a vote of 2 yes 5 no 1 abstention; three members were absent. Dean Kreider read to senators the duties of CAGAS as defined by Senate Bylaws, noting that there is no explicit mention of change of grade oversight. He related that in the past, the process was overseen by the University Ombudsman, and stated that when he retired the process should have remained in Academic Affairs and not have been absorbed by CAGAS. Dean Kreider said the Deans Council maintains that grade changes are not appeals; a faculty member uses his or her academic judgment to make a change in grade for various reasons. He stated the academic judgment of chairs and deans in approving a change of grade request should not come under the purview of a committee which may not have the knowledge or expertise with a particular discipline or method of instruction to be able to make this decision. He pointed out that the current policy stipulates the dean and chair only countersign the request for informational purposes, indicating that they have no say in the process of grades. Dean Kreider admitted this has led to some perfunctory reviews of requests by chairs and deans, but said Deans Council believes that if chairs and deans have the ability to approve or disapprove change of grade requests, the process will receive closer scrutiny by them. Dean Kreider pointed out that WIU is the only Illinois public university in which a committee makes the decision for approval of grade changes. The chair has authority at most state institutions, and the deans signature is often required only in cases of special circumstances. Only at Governors State is the Provosts signature required in addition to the chair and dean. Dean Kreider believes that taking the final authority for grade changes away from the faculty member or the person supervising the faculty member brings into question the academic integrity of the supervisor. He pointed out that chairs and deans would know of any extenuating circumstances affecting the grade change recommendation, and those extenuating circumstances are not related to CAGAS. He said the role of CAGAS displaces the decision to the furthest point away from any unique circumstances affecting the situation. Dean Kreider explained that the Deans Council does not want to entirely eliminate CAGAS oversight of the process, stating that the Provost would be willing to provide CAGAS with numbers of grade changes and how they were executed at the end of every academic year. CAGAS member Dave Hunter told senators that the memo from the Deans Council requesting the change did not provide any justification beyond that of the chart showing that ֱ is not following procedures adopted by other universities. He said members sensed a feeling of disrespect for the organization of CAGAS from the Deans Council. Dr. Hunter stated CAGAS oversight of grade changes is necessary so that there is no perception or actual instance of any sort of impropriety occurring within a college or department, adding that the role of CAGAS is to protect the student. Dr. Hunter said that CAGAS this semester requested additional information from a department because over a dozen grade changes from Is to As or Bs were submitted for one faculty member; that was rectified when the chair explained to CAGAS that the faculty member had left the University without first submitting grades. Dr. Hunter stated it does not seem unreasonable for CAGAS to keep a watchful eye on the process rather than for the council to receive a report at the end of the term when these issues have already been accepted and processed. Assistant Provost Hawkinson apologized for any implied disrespect to CAGAS, asserting that Deans Council has only the highest respect for the work of the council. Assistant Provost Hawkinson was a former chair of CAGAS and a student member in the late 70s, at which time the Admissions and Registrars offices were under the jurisdiction of a Dean of Admissions who convened CAGAS. At that time, the University Ombudsman, who worked for the Provost, dealt with the hundreds of perfunctory grade changes, and CAGAS was only brought in for unique issues. He said chairs and deans believe that faculty members are closest to these types of issues and that the role of CAGAS should be to provide oversight if a unique situation is reported to the council at the end of the year. Senator Pynes stated he does not see why revision of the policy is an issue, particularly if the main objection from CAGAS is that the request was submitted in an impolitic way. Senator Pynes does not believe grade changes should come before CAGAS, adding that if there are problems with grades, students will appeal, and then CAGAS can get involved. He asked how often CAGAS denies grade appeals. CAGAS member Richard Filipink responded CAGAS has only issued denials in extreme cases and will ask for clarification when questions arise. He said the issue for CAGAS was not so much a lack of respect as why there was any perceived need for change. He said CAGAS has heard no complaints about the procedure from faculty, and in the interest of faculty governance it was felt there needs to be closer oversight than that of a dean. He said oversight of the process would be radically altered by approval of the Deans Council proposal, from limited oversight by deans currently to full-scale review and approval. Senator Pynes stated that he would not like for a committee to tell him he cannot change a students grade, and he would not have a problem with CAGAS losing the power to deny a grade change request. Dr. Filipink responded that the power of denial should rest with faculty members rather than with a chair and dean. Dr. Intrieri pointed out that with the current policy language, the chair and dean do not have approval rights. He said CAGAS will go back to the faculty member or chair and ask questions when it is warranted, and there was only one instance last year where a grade change request was denied. He said the requested revision speaks to the issue of faculty governance and that faculty should have the ability to oversee what other faculty are doing. Senator Pynes responded that if a faculty member makes the decision to change the grade, that is faculty governance. Dr. Intrieri postulated a scenario whereby a large donor to the University could pressure a chair or dean to change a students grade. Senator Hironimus-Wendt told senators he came to the meeting prepared to reject the proposal from CAGAS because he is not a supporter of top-down management and believes that less oversight is more. He said that while his intention is still to reject the proposal, he feels confused and worried because what he has heard suggests a power play as to who is going to assume authority over grades. Senator Hironimus-Wendt said he would prefer that professors simply sign the change of grade form and deans or chairs sign off for informational purposes before the form goes to the Registrars office to be changed. He does not approve of CAGAS oversight or of oversight by deans, stating faculty members should have authority over their own grades. Senator Hironimus-Wendt felt the issue became problematic when deans seemed to want oversight of grade change authority and CAGAS seemed not to trust deans with that oversight. The senator expressed disappointment at both sides. Provost Thomas told senators the issue should not devolve into a power struggle at all, stating that there seems to be an implied lack of trust that the faculty member can do his or her job regarding grades, as well as a lack of trust in chairs and deans. He believes CAGAS should play a role of oversight for the process and receive a report at the end of the year, and individuals should be held to the highest standards and called to task if CAGAS sees any discrepancies. Provost Thomas said he respects shared governance, Faculty Senate, and CAGAS, but feels there should be less micromanaging. The Provost asserted he holds faculty accountable, as well as chairs and deans, and vowed the University cannot back down in the face of threats from donors or parents because this involves issues of academic integrity and faculty enterprise. Provost Thomas stated current operating procedures should continue to be scrutinized in order to move forward as an institution, and he plans to look at many other policies as well. Chairperson DeVolder told senators he is a former chair of CAGAS and was serving on the council when the Ombudsman retired, at which time there were discussions regarding the CAGAS chair assuming some of his duties, which Chairperson DeVolder suspects may be how the current policy was established. When Chairperson DeVolder was CAGAS chair, he looked at stacks of grade change forms and only pulled those that were unique, with routine requests going to the Registrars office for processing. The only case denied by CAGAS during Chairperson DeVolders tenure as chair was one he described as blatantly unfair to other students in the class: a student was offered an extra paper to bring up a grade while others in the class were not. Chairperson DeVolder stated that in this particular case, the change form did have the signatures of the faculty members chair and dean. He stated that when cases such as this occurred in the past, the Registrars office representative would contact the faculty member and explain that offering one student a unique opportunity is unfair in hopes that the instructor would withdraw the request. Senator Jelatis pointed out that if the objective is to bring ֱs process into sync with that of other state institutions, most others (seven out of 12) require a deans signature only in the case of special circumstances or not at all. She asked why, if the current policy is abandoned, the University should move to a model that would require all three levels of signatures rather than that of just the instructor and chair. Dean Kreider replied the goal of the Deans Council is to return grade changes to the purview of faculty. He said there needs to be trust for faculty charged with teaching the courses. One senator related three instances in less than five years on campus when phone calls have pressured the senator to reconsider a students grade because a parent complained over the instructors head. This senator felt the only protection in these instances was CAGAS. Senator Szabo said this issue sounds like one that should have been taken up with the Universitys Ethics Officer. Provost Thomas related that when he receives phone calls from parents or legislators asking him to intervene on behalf of a student, he tells them determination of grades is the faculty members right because the faculty member knows what grade the student deserves. Senator Pettit said he has seen a trend of faculty having less and less autonomy and more top-down direction. He believes faculty governance autonomy would be best served by simply having the faculty member, chair and dean approve grade changes. Senator Pettit said he thinks more highly of his chair and dean than to suspect that they would succumb to pressure from a parent or other kinds of pressure to change a grade. He hopes the University employs people of greater integrity so that pressure on instructors to change grades will not occur. CAGAS member Ruman Dimitrov stated he objected to the Deans Council request because the way grades are normally submitted by faculty does not require approval of chairs and deans, so grade changes should not be treated differently. He remarked he can see the need for a change to the current procedure, but he voted against the Deans Council proposal because it did not seem adequate. He said providing only statistics about the differences in ֱs procedure and those of other universities is not an appropriate way to approach why and how the policy should be changed. Registrar Alan DeRoos stated that during the 30 years he has served as Registrar, he has looked for consistency, and when CAGAS chairs, vice chairs, and one-third of the membership change each year, grade changes and appeals are approached differently by each new group. He believes moving grade change approvals to the level of chairs and deans will provide some consistency. Chairperson DeVolder remarked that consistency when he was on CAGAS was provided by the representative from the Registrars office. Senator Siddiqi told senators he is unable to support the position of CAGAS or of the deans because he believes if a change is needed, the model for change needs to be Chicago State University, because the main authority for grade changes should be the instructor with oversight by the chair. Senator Siddiqi proposed that, like at Chicago State, special circumstances could be submitted to the dean, but normally grade changes would go from the instructor to the chair and then to the Registrars office for processing. Senator Boynton asked about a question raised at the Executive Committee meeting regarding oversight of the policy on grade changes. Parliamentarian Kaul replied that research done by the Senate Recording Secretary shows that apparently Faculty Senate owns or has oversight of the policy. He added a change to the policy would not require a change to the Bylaws affecting the duties of CAGAS. Senator Pynes reiterated his support for streamlining the grade change procedure. Senator Maskarinec said he does not see what is broken since the current grade change procedure seems to work: grades get changed, CAGAS doesnt object to many requests, and people are not complaining that the process takes too long for grades to be processes. He said if the desire is to keep grade changes at the instructor level, then chairs and deans should not sign off on them; if the chairs and deans should sign off, then CAGAS should do so as well. He suggested the signatures of chairs and deans be required rather than merely informational; then, if those signatures were missing, the requests would not go forward. He suggested alternatively that the position of Ombudsman, which was formerly filled by a faculty member, be reestablished to deal with grade changes. Senator Jelatis pointed out that service on CAGAS is a daunting tasks, with the council performing a tremendous amount of work and meeting weekly even throughout the summer months. She said while it may be true that the CAGAS chair and vice chair are newly appointed every year, she believes that a lot of continuity remains on the council and they take their work very seriously. Senator Jelatis pointed out that chairs and deans also change, and to place the responsibility for approving grade changes with chairs and deans because it will stabilize the process may not be the best reason. Ms. Schilling stated that from a student perspective, she believes that trust and honesty needs to be placed in the instructor with chairs and deans signing off after reviewing requests. She does not believe chairs and deans should sign only for informational purposes but should review the requests as CAGAS would. Ms. Schilling stated instructors should trust their chairs and deans to make appropriate decisions instead of bringing faculty members into the process that are not familiar with the courses or with the instructors. Motion: That the change of grade policy should reflect that the instructor be the principle person to change the grade, and that grade changes would be signed by the chair and only in special circumstances would go to the dean (Siddiqi/Hoge) Senator Erdmann proposed that in cases where the faculty member wished to change the grade and the chair did not support the request, that the request go to the dean for an impartial review instead of being stopped at the chair level. Senator Erdmann stated he supports trying to cut down on the shuffle of paperwork necessary to submit grade changes to chairs, deans, and CAGAS. He said faculty get bogged down with perfunctory kinds of paperwork, and he would like to see the process become as easy but efficient as possible, noting that faculty keep taking on more responsibilities, making their work unnecessarily complex. College of Arts and Sciences Associate Dean Jim Schmidt suggested that deans only review grade changes upon the recommendation of chairs. Senator Boynton added that deans should also review upon the request of faculty members. Dr. Dimitrov suggested that if the faculty member and chair disagree on the request, perhaps it should then go to CAGAS. Dr. Hunter remarked that such cases could be heard by the faculty council of the affected college. Parliamentarian Kaul stated that although chairs and deans sign for informational purposes only under the current policy, he has always taken his responsibility for grade changes very seriously and has asked faculty members for clarification as needed prior to signing. He asked if the grade change would become a grade appeal if the chair refuses to sign the request. Provost Thomas stated grade appeals should continue to go before CAGAS. Chairperson DeVolder pointed out there is a specific procedure in place for grade appeals. Dr. Intrieri noted that grade appeals can only be processed up to about three weeks into the semester. Registrar DeRoos explained that grade appeals involve a difference between a student and a faculty member; he believes if the faculty member and chair disagree, the grade change should be adjudicated at the college level. He said the dean could hear both sides of the argument, and if the dean signs the grade change, it could go on to the Registrars office. He said if the chair and dean are both against the grade change and the faculty member still wishes to pursue it, Faculty Senate needs to decide where the grade change would go from that point. Senator Pfafman asked why chairs and deans should be involved at all if the issue is keeping grade changes at the faculty level. She said it appears to indicate a lack of trust in faculty to determine grade changes. Dr. Intrieri added that to include deans in the approval process would be to take faculty governance and the right to assign a grade away from faculty. He said voting to approve the motion currently on the table would result in a process negotiated between instructors and chairs or deans. Senator Hironimus-Wendt remarked he likes the idea of sitting down with his chair and working out a change of grade, then forwarding it to the dean with the assumption that all are equal professionals and will do the right thing, with CAGAS having end-of-year oversight of the process. He feels the current proposal is a good compromise. Senator Maskarinec asked what special circumstances would result in paperwork being sent to the dean for approval. Chairperson DeVolder stated it could be sent at the desire of the chair or of the faculty member as a referral process for any dissatisfied party. Senator Pettit pointed out that some of the conversations about details of implementation are not included in the motion on the table, and the current motion does not refer to CAGAS involvement in the process. He asked if it would be beneficial for senators to have the Executive Committee work up a revised policy for consideration at the next Senate meeting. Chairperson DeVolder agreed that the conversation seems to be getting muddy and indicated he would not be opposed to tabling consideration until written language can be presented rather than having policy written on the Senate floor. He reminded senators that the discussion is a serious one, and having a written proposal will allow senators to ask questions and to delineate more accurately the role of CAGAS in the process. Motion: To table the discussion pending the submission of written policy language at the next Senate meeting (Pettit/Szabo) When it was pointed out that a motion is already on the table, Parliamentarian Kaul explained that a motion to table supersedes all other motions. Senator Hironimus-Wendt asked that proposed policy language be shared with the Deans Council and with CAGAS. Chairperson DeVolder stated he has no problem doing so, adding that the presence of CAGAS and Deans Council members indicates their investment in the process, and he will share information with all of the stakeholders. MOTION TO TABLE APPROVED 20 YES 1 NO 0 AB C. Committee on Committees (Janna Deitz, Chair) SENATE COUNCILS Council on Admission, Graduation and Academic Standards Greg Hall, History replacing Tawyna Adkins Covert Spr 09 only A&S UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Program Advisory Committee Roberta di Carmine, Eng/Jour replacing Sheryl Boston 2010 At-large Judicial Board Russ Morgan, Psychology replacing Tawyna Adkins Covert Spr 09 only At-large There were no additional nominations from the floor. The nominees were declared appointed by acclamation. Dr. Intrieri pointed out that a replacement for Dave Hunter approved by Senate for CAGAS this semester due to a class conflict did not occur because it was not found to be needed. An email was sent by the Senate office to Dr. Hunter, his replacement, chair and dean indicating this, but Dr. Intrieri also asked Senate to mail a formal letter to Dr. Hunters replacement indicating that his service is not needed on CAGAS this semester. IV. Old Business A. Resolution Regarding Vacancies on the WIU Board of Trustees Whereas the members of the Faculty Senate of ֱ Illinois University (WIU) represent the faculty members of the University, And whereas many decisions made by the WIU Board of Trustees have a significant impact on the professional lives of WIU faculty members, And whereas it is the duty of the Senate to ensure the continued high quality of the Universitys curriculum, And whereas many decisions made by the WIU Board of Trustees have a significant impact on the Universitys curriculum, And whereas the WIU Board of Trustees at present has only five of its seven gubernatorial appointments filled, Therefore be it resolved that the WIU Faculty Senate urges Governor Blagojevich to make haste in appointing to the WIU Board of Trustees two additional well-qualified individuals whose priority is to support and strengthen ֱ Illinois University. Chairperson DeVolder contacted the Council for Illinois University Senates about the proposed resolution but only received a response from Governors State. That university indicated it is in exactly the same position as ֱ with two unfilled seats and was very much in agreement with the resolution. Motion: To accept the resolution (Meloy/Blackinton) MOTION APPROVED 21 YES 0 NO 0 AB V. New Business A. Library Representation Bylaws Amendment 1. First Reading Article I, Section 1 of the WIU Faculty Senate Bylaws currently states that For purposes of voting and representation, librarians are considered members of the College of Arts and Sciences. The amendment proposed by the Library Faculty Committee of the Whole would replace Arts and Sciences with Fine Arts and Communication. The rationale provided by faculty librarian Bill Thompson states that The library has no natural relationship to any of the colleges as it works with them all. Dr. Thompson told senators that library faculty, who voted unanimously to bring forward the amendment, wish to serve Faculty Senate and believe it would be easier for them to get elected under Fine Arts and Communication than currently within Arts and Sciences. He described the change as a win-win situation since Fine Arts and Communication may get an additional Senate seat with the addition of library faculty, Arts and Sciences would not lose a Senate seat, and librarians would have more opportunities for service. When asked about the reapportionment process, the Senate Recording Secretary explained that reapportionment is performed in late fall every other year as specified in the Constitution. According to figures from the last reapportionment, moving the Library faculty from Arts and Sciences to Fine Arts and Communication would result in a third rep for Fine Arts and Communication but would not result in a reduction of Senate seats for Arts and Sciences. This conclusion, however, is based upon the formal count of full-time faculty performed in fall 2007 and may change when reapportionment is next determined in fall 2009. If an additional seat is dedicated for Fine Arts and Communication based upon fall 2009 figures and the move of faculty librarians, that seat could not be filled, according to the Constitution, until the next regular election for fall 2010 senators. When asked the response of Fine Arts and Communication to the proposal, Dean Kreider told senators that the possibility of such a move was brought to him over a year ago and he did not voice any opposition, but the issue has not been discussed with Fine Arts and Communication faculty. He encouraged senators from the college to speak with their colleagues before the next Senate meeting and to poll college faculty about their reaction to the proposal. Senator Boynton stated she would like to hear comments from faculty and deans of both colleges at the next Senate meeting; she said this could be relayed through senators from Arts and Sciences and Fine Arts and Communication. She stated it is very important that senators receive input before voting on the proposal, which will require the approval by at least two-thirds of the total membership of the Senate, according to the Bylaws. When asked why library faculty were grouped with Arts and Sciences initially, the Senate Recording Secretary responded she has not been able to determine this from archival records in the Senate office which do not indicate a time when they were not grouped in this way. She contacted former Ombudsman Don Daudelin who also could not provide a reason for the grouping beyond the fact that the Library may have been more closely aligned with Arts and Sciences originally and have provided more services for that college than for others. 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