ࡱ> #` bjbjmm 1˒&: : : : : : : N :::8;t;|N ns < <"B<B<B<===rrrrrrr$Fuhws: 3C==3C3Cs: : B<B<(sHHH3C: B<: B<rH3CrHHn9k: : nB<; $<:D Al r4>s0nsal>xE>x@ n>x: n=>DH'@+A===ssG===ns3C3C3C3CN N N $r*dN N N r*N N N : : : : : :  WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Regular Meeting of the FACULTY SENATE Tuesday, 4 December 2007 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, L. Brice, K. Clontz, J. Clough, D. Connelly, K. Daytner, J. Deitz, K. Hall, R. Hironimus-Wendt, V. Jelatis, M. Maskarinec, L. Meloy, N. Miczo, D. Mummert, R. Ness, R. Orwig, G. Pettit, S. Rock, M. Siddiqi, B. Sonnek Ex-officio: B. Baily, Associate Provost; T. Kaul, Parliamentarian SENATORS ABSENT: None GUESTS: Dale Adkins, Eric Campbell, Sean Cordes, Judi Dallinger, Dennis DeVolder, John Drea, Jack Elfrink, Rich Filipink, Bob Fitzgerald, Bob Intrieri, Phyllida Kornoski, Kasing Man, Joan Maze, Candace McLaughlin, Gayle Mericle, Nancy Parsons, Phyllis Rippey, Joe Rives, John Stierman, Stephen Straub, Lance Ternasky, Richard Thurman, Tabitha Wiggins I. Consideration of Minutes 13 November 2007 Changes: In II.B.1., change instances on campus of faculty with children and spouses in their classrooms to children and spouses in their courses. On p. 5, line 4, change from his department of another to or another. On p. 7, line 2, change asked senator to asked senators. APPROVED AS AMENDED II. Announcements A. Approvals from the Associate Provost 1. Request for New Course a. AAS 487, African and Black Diaspora Performance Traditions, 3 s.h. B. Associate Provosts Report The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) at todays meeting approved ֱs Bachelor of Science in Nursing. C. Student Government Association Report (Phyllida Kornoski, SGA representative to Faculty Senate) Ms. Kornoski has met with Associate Provost Baily and UPI President Karen Sears to discuss teacher evaluations. She told senators that students would like more information about teachers they may have for classes. Since there is little information currently available to students, SGA is checking into what might be possible in this regard. Ms. Kornoski will meet with deans and department chairs on December 13 to discuss new programs being researched by SGA. SGAs proposal for a learning center and the Intelligence Studies Program, a program created by 16 federal agencies and offered in three universities nationwide so far, will be discussed. SGA also discussed the Intelligence Studies Program with the IBHEs Student Advisory Council at its meeting last weekend. D. Other Announcements 1. Higher Values in Higher Education Review/Update (Joe Rives, Assistant to the President for Budget and Planning) The Review/Update Team has been examining ֱs current vision statement and will next consider the mission statement. Dr. Rives stated the vision statement needs to be a viable expression of ֱs goal to be a leader among peer institutions in matters of quality, affordability, and accessibility. The mission statement will attempt to blend the Universitys charges of instruction and service. Dr. Rives stated that the current Higher Values in Higher Education strategic plan includes 164 action items that seem to be somewhat of a checklist. He stated the Team is moving towards more of a results model for the plan that would feature six to ten key indicators rather than multiple ones. Dr. Rives asked senators to provide him via email with any key issues they would like the strategic plan to address, such as faculty salaries that meet or exceed those at peer institutions. Senators Rock and Blackinton are on the Review/Update Team and will also gather input. Senator Pettit told Dr. Rives he likes the change in direction to emphasize affordability and accountability in the vision statement since these are things WIU can do well. Dr. Rives responded that Senate leadership has helped focus the Review/Update Team toward a direction for the revisions to take. Senator Sonnek asked if the Review/Update Team would coordinate with pertinent ad hoc committees established by Faculty Senate. Dr. Rives stated that the mission statement will reference the ad hoc committees if they impact the specific section, such as in discussions of levels of funding for faculty travel. Senator Jelatis asked if there is a specific group of peer institutions to which ֱ can be compared. Dr. Rives responded that Faculty Senate endorsed in 2005 a list of peer institutions for the Macomb and Quad Cities campuses; he will have the Senate Recording Secretary email that list to senators. He added that there may be subsets that are pertinent for comparison purposes within specific disciplines; the official list was established to provide for consistency while still allowing for flexibility in the disciplines. The list is also available on the Institutional Research and Planning homepage,  HYPERLINK "http://www.wiu.edu/UniversityPlanning/irp/" http://www.wiu.edu/UniversityPlanning/irp/. 2. Discussion of Parking Concerns (Bob Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Safety) Office of Public Safety Director Bob Fitzgerald was asked to address concerns expressed in an email from Senator Ness regarding the apparent decrease of available parking for faculty. Senator Ness stated he has heard increasing complaints from his colleagues, and feels the problem may be partly attributed to loss of parking spaces behind the former Casa Latina and in the Memorial Hall lot. He also referenced an October 2007 ֱ Courier article that stated 8,000 tickets had been issued by Public Safety since the beginning of the semester. Senator Ness proposed a gate system for faculty lots with key card access to prevent students from parking in faculty spots. He stated that this system was used at both of the previous universities at which he taught, and added that gates could be opened at night for university functions. Senator Ness additionally proposed opening Lot L, the Lincoln/Washington/Grote residence hall lot, to faculty and staff, stating that a number of spaces are regularly available in this lot. Director Fitzgerald informed senators that Parking Services is self-funded and receives no state funds. Income is generated from parking tickets, permits, and meters. This income results in approximately $650,000 to $700,000 per year to pay for parking vehicles, software and hardware, and employee payroll. Director Fitzgerald stated that $350,000 to $450,000 of the amount is put aside for parking lot maintenance and the building of new lots. Director Fitzgerald stated that the loss of parking spaces in the Memorial Hall lot and behind Casa Latina was somewhat alleviated by Parking Services opening the Corbin/Olson residence hall lot to some faculty/staff access. By not selling as many spaces to students, Parking Services was able to free up 30 spaces for faculty/staff usage. Parking attendants were asked to monitor the lot, and report that 10-12 spaces are normally available. Director Fitzgerald stated the Memorial Hall lot is expected to reopen after the first of the year, but will close again when construction is resumed. He attributed part of the parking shortage in this area of campus to the movement of offices to Corbin/Olson during the Memorial Hall renovation. He stated 40 police cars, which are on campus one week a month for the next ten months as part of an Illinois police training institute, also compete for available spaces. Director Fitzgerald told senators there are approximately 33 faculty/staff parking lots on the Macomb campus. To install a gate on each would cost about $9,000 apiece, or approximately $300,000 total. He expressed concerns about who would be allowed to use the lots, pointing out there are many visitors and emeriti that also access the lots daily. Senator Ness suggested the gates could be designed so that day visitors could obtain a temporary key card good for the time period they would be on campus. Senator Ness stated that $300,000 does not seem particularly expensive for gating faculty/staff lots and would be worthwhile for the University. He asserted it is extremely difficult to find parking in any lots when arriving after 9:30 a.m., and those concerns are met with the suggestion by Parking Services staff to arrive on campus sooner. Since Senator Ness teaches until 9:30 or 10:00 p.m., he stated he prefers not to extend his time on campus in order to obtain a parking spot. Regarding Lot L, Director Fitzgerald said 144 permits are sold at the beginning of the year for the 144 available spaces. He noted that Parking Services has no control over what students do with their cars once they purchase the permits, but the lot is entirely sold. Senator Baker-Sperry noted that student lots are filled only to capacity, but faculty/staff lots must accommodate visitors as well as those who purchase hangtags. She asked what the ratio of vehicles to available spots is for faculty and staff. Director Fitzgerald responded that capacity parking is specific to only the residence hall lots. He noted that Q Lot has 200 to 300 spots available on any given day, and faculty and staff can utilize this parking. He told senators that faculty and staff can park in almost any spot with the exception of residence hall lots, including the Commuter A and B lots across from the Library and near the Student Recreation Center. Director Fitzgerald stated 1,900 faculty/staff hang tags are sold for 1,835 available spaces on campus. Senator Meloy asked if these figures include the Quad Cities campus; Director Fitzgerald stated they do not. Senator Meloy noted that the parking problem is also evident at WIU-QC with more permits than available spaces. Senator Hironimus-Wendt asked if the problem is one of available parking spaces or of illegal parking. Director Fitzgerald stated the problem of illegal parking is particularly severe at the beginning of the academic year; tripods announcing that lots are restricted to faculty/staff are placed at entrances during this time to attempt to alert new students. He stated that parking attendants are doing a good job on campus and that the majority of the tickets issued are for expired meters, not faculty/staff lot violations. Director Fitzgerald told senators Parking Services does tow after a student receives five violations, but a police officer must be present in order to tow the vehicle. If the student receives another violation before the vehicle can be towed, the expired meter ticket increases from a $5 fee to $25. A ticket for a student parking in a faculty/staff spot is $20 if the student has purchased a permit and $42 if they have not. Senator Orwig asked how many student tickets are appealed and how many of those appeals are successful. Director Fitzgerald responded that he estimates about 90 percent of appeals are denied. Senator Siddiqi suggested a separate visitors parking lot be considered. He stated he has sometimes had to park at Hardees and walk to Simpkins Hall due to lack of available parking. Senator Siddiqi also stated that Simpkins employees are not notified when special events, such as the Illinois state police institute, will result in a significant loss of parking spaces. He said parking has been a continuing University wide problem that needs to be addressed, and he hates to see revenue generated by ticketing students. Ms. Kornoski remarked that many universities do not allow freshmen to bring vehicles, and asked if this solution had been considered for ֱ. Director Fitzgerald stated this is a decision that Admissions and the Vice President for Student Services would have to make. Admissions Director Eric Campbell told senators that the pros and cons of bringing a vehicle to campus are discussed at Discover ֱ programs, and it is pointed out that free public transportation for students eliminates the necessity of a vehicle. Director Campbell also noted that there is limited visitor parking when guests tour the campus. Director Fitzgerald stated that freshmen students primarily reside in Wetzel and Thompson resident halls. Thompson has 240 parking spaces, and Wetzel utilizes Q Lot, so eliminating freshmen vehicles would not help faculty/staff parking very much. Professor Sean Cordes suggested that a green alternative to building additional parking lots would be to offer rewards for walking and bicycle usage. He also noted the need for more bike racks on campus. Senator Ness asked what Faculty Senate can do to address the parking problem: passing a resolution stating support for gated lots, forming a committee to examine the problem, or other options. Dr. Rives stated that a transportation and parking study is planned for spring 2008 semester. The study will include benchmarking parking at peer institutions. Director Fitzgerald stated that a breakdown of who is parking illegally in which lots would be very helpful to assess the problem. Dr. Rives stated that the master plan calls for parking decks on the four corners of campus. He said Physical Plant Assistant Director Bill Brewer and others will attend a conference early next semester to discuss the pragmatic issues and financing challenges associated with meeting parking needs on university campuses. Dr. Rives stated a standing master planning committee is in place, and if he is given a semester to gather data, he will be better informed to present a comprehensive parking assessment. He noted that when ֱ receives capital funding for the Performing Arts Center, the issue will escalate. The long-term goal for the Performing Arts Center is to build a parking ramp on the current band practice field across from Olson Hall. Senator Jelatis asked if options for commuter bussing that would run often enough to be practical for faculty had been considered. Senator Baker-Sperry expressed safety concerns regarding parking in Q Lot or in a parking ramp. Dr. Rives stated that other institutions utilize off-campus parking for faculty and/or students, and that safety issues would absolutely be considered. Director Fitzgerald told senators that any time a faculty member is concerned about the safety of walking to his or her car, he or she can call the Office of Public Safety for an escort to or from the building. Senator Hall stated that if a study could determine which faculty/staff lots are most attractive to students, those lots could be first targeted for gated entry, with $9,000 to $15,000 devoted to that immediate improvement. Senator Ness added that if such an initial investment showed significant improvement in faculty parking, it would provide justification for extending gating to other faculty lots. Senator Clontz asked if all reserved parking spaces are being fully utilized; Director Fitzgerald stated this is checked yearly to make sure they are still needed. Chairperson Rock asked senators to let him know via email of any motions regarding the parking issue that should be brought before the Executive Committee for their January meeting. 3. Student Diversity Initiative (Tabitha Wiggins, Coordinating Committee Chair, Creating Relationships and Advocating Social Humanity C.R.A.S.H.) Ms. Wiggins told senators that CRASH representatives would like to come to classrooms to engage in activities for positive dialogue about diversity and multicultural awareness. A letter is being sent to all First Year Experience professors with a workshop request form and information about the program. Two CRASH peer educators would present workshops lasting approximately 50 minutes. Ms. Wiggins stated the process is intended to engage students through activities and conversation to consider issues of diversity in new ways. She stated CRASH has a plethora of activities so fun that students dont realize they are learning until the end of the program. When asked if there appeared to be a need for this program, Ms. Wiggins responded that CRASH was developed by student leaders who saw such a need in their groups and classes and wanted to change language being used in the campus community. When asked by Senator Meloy if CRASH would be willing to present to WIU-QC classes, Ms. Wiggins stated they would be happy to do so. Senator Hironimus-Wendt stated he is proud of the initiative and asked if CRASH is prepared to discuss different learning styles. Joan Maze, Office of Student Activities Assistant Director for Cross Cultural Educational Programs, responded that activities are approached in different ways, such as interactive or group projects, to address different learning styles, and there is also discussion of learning styles utilized by differently-abled students. 4. Election notices for posting have been mailed to department chairs and deans in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Fine Arts and Communication for two one-semester vacancies on Faculty Senate in spring 2008. Senators Ness and Pettit will be on sabbatical during spring semester. Petition forms, which can be found on the Senate website, must be returned to the Senate office by December 10. 5. A link to the online tutorial for the course information and textbook ordering database has been added to the Faculty Senate homepage. III. Reports of Committees and Councils Motion: To reorder the agenda to consider the CCPI report next (Siddiqi/Sonnek) MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY B. Council on Curricular Programs and Instruction (Nancy Parsons, Chair) 1. Requests for New Courses a. ACCT 442, Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting, 3 s.h. Senator Hironimus-Wendt raised the question why a non-required course should include as its prerequisite a course that must be passed with a grade of C or better. Chairperson Rock stated that this is not unprecedented within the discipline; the same requirement is present for ACCT 341 and 351. Senator Hironimus-Wendt stated he finds it problematic that a student could pass the prerequisite course with a lower grade but not be allowed to proceed to ACCT 442 even though it is not required for the major. b. DS 305, Applied Data Mining for Business Decision-Making, 3 s.h. c. SCM 370, Inventory Strategy, 3 s.h. NEW COURSES APPROVED A. Council on Admission, Graduation and Academic Standards (Reordered) (Gayle Mericle, Chair) A. CAGAS Recommendation Regarding FYE Graduation Requirement Chairperson Rock noted that normally Senate councils and committees come forward with positive recommendations, so the CAGAS report is unique. If no one objects to the report, it will be approved; if objected to, a motion may be made to return the item to the agenda for further discussion and a vote. Dr. Mericle told senators the CAGAS report is the result of several very long meetings where the Council took seriously the charge to consider whether or not the First Year Experience (FYE) should become a graduation requirement. CAGAS voted unanimously, with no abstentions, not to recommend that FYE courses become graduation requirements. Chairperson Rock asked if there is a difference between the terms forced enrollment and graduation requirement in the report. Dr. Mericle responded she used forced enrollment because that is the term that programmers use, but she is not sure if there are any differences in the two concepts. Chairperson Rock stated that he feels forcing freshmen to enroll in two FYE courses is different than requiring them as a graduation requirement. He asked about CAGASs claim that students were upset when they discovered they had been misinformed about the necessity of taking FYE classes. According to the report, As expressed by one of the Student Government Association members of CAGAS, They want students to bond with the college community. Why would I want to bond with people who lie to me? The remark is pithy and telling. Dr. Mericle stated that SGA reps on CAGAS indicated either they were informed or it was implied that they had to take an FYE class and found out later that it is not a requirement at this time. She stated CAGAS was glad to hear an open viewpoint from a students view and said students do seem to feel there is deception involved in the process. Chairperson Rock remarked that he would think a freshman being offered the opportunity to enroll in a class of only 20 students would consider that very desirable. Senator Clontz responded the outside-class time requirements involved in FYE classes are problematic for some freshmen. Chairperson Rock asked how FYE is handled at other universities. Senator Hironimus-Wendt responded he was the faculty coordinator of the FYE program at Millikin University. There students were required to enroll in an FYE equivalent course their first semester. Senator Hironimus-Wendt stated his agreement with the conclusion that FYE should not become a graduation requirement, and expressed his appreciation to CAGAS for their hard work on the report. Stating his support for FYE as a Gen Ed requirement, Senator Hironimus-Wendt asked if there was deliberate consideration of whether it should be a required course for students entering with 24 s.h. or less, but not necessarily a Gen Ed requirement for students entering with 25 or 26 s.h. Dr. Mericle responded that Assistant Provost Dallinger was asked to withdraw the original proposal for FYE to become a graduation requirement and to resubmit it to make FYE a part of general education. Dr. Mericle said Dr. Dallinger explained the proposal came from President Goldfarb and he felt students needed the non-Gen Ed courses. Dr. Mericle stated that CAGAS did feel perhaps Gen Ed was a better place to address the FYE requirement. Senator Siddiqi expressed concern with CAGASs findings that FYE students did not perform as well as students in regular classes, a trend that worsened each succeeding semester. He asked if the FYE program does not serve students well, why it is in effect and why ֱ is spending so much money and faculty time on it. Senator Siddiqi suggested there may be a need for an objective study of the entire program by a third party. SENATOR BAKER-SPERRY OBJECTED TO THE REPORT Motion: To restore the CAGAS report to the agenda (Clontz/Hironimus-Wendt) MOTION APPROVED 21 YES 0 NO 1 AB Senator Baker-Sperry asked how many departments offer FYE courses that are not currently offered in General Education. She pointed out that FYE courses are unique because of their format, not their content. CAGAS member Bob Intrieri responded that he asked that question and was informed by Assistant Provost Dallinger that there are about 200 FYE sections at the University, approximately ten percent of which are associated with or offered by departments that do not offer General Education courses, such as Law Enforcement and Justice Administration. Senator Miczo stated his opinion that it is premature to make any firm conclusion about the FYE program because there have been very few years of data collected and a full cohort of students has not completed FYE classes and gone on to graduate. He stated it is too early in the process to make any decision at this time. Senator Miczo went on to state he is philosophically opposed to requiring graduating students to have been involved in their community or their school during their college years, or even in their classroom community, since this seems to belong within the realm of a students personal choice. Dr. Mericle stated that CAGAS also raised the issue that the FYE program has not been functioning very long and the data may be too preliminary; she stated that CAGAS suggested they should not make a decision until the first cohort comes through the program and there is an assessment of FYE by an objective third party. Senator Hironimus-Wendt expressed his strong support for the FYE program, stating an FYE course is a unique way for students to prepare to succeed in college and learn how to be effective students. But he sees FYE as more properly a Gen Ed requirement and not a graduation requirement in light of the number of students transferring to ֱ. Ms. Kornoski stated that she is not entirely opposed to FYE courses, but they were difficult for her since she is very active outside of class with SGA and other group meetings. Senator Daytner remarked that there are many classes that require outside activities that are not freshman FYE classes, particularly in Education. Senator Siddiqi stated his concern is that students are unaware FYE is not a graduation requirement and that this is not fair on the part of the University. He stated freshmen should be provided with a choice whether or not to take FYE classes and not find out later that they are not required. Motion: To accept the CAGAS recommendation (Siddiqi/Ness) Senator Boynton asked if President Goldfarb would speak to Senate about the FYE program. Associate Provost Baily stated the President may choose to speak to Senate or the Executive Committee, but first senators should act on the report and send President Goldfarb its recommendation. Senator Hironimus-Wendt stated he concurs with the CAGAS recommendation and hopes that Faculty Senate seriously considers charging the Council on General Education (CGE) to consider FYE as a Gen Ed requirement. Senator Baker-Sperry pointed out that the Gen Ed review was begun by asking What should the generally educated student know upon graduation? She pointed out that FYE classes teach how to become a good student and asked if that is something that the generally educated student should learn. Senator Baker-Sperry compared FYE to a WID requirement in that it is outside what we expect individuals to know in order to be successful in the future. She added it does not seem to fit with the way the Gen Ed review agreed to conceptualize education. Motion: To call the question (Meloy/Clontz) MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION APPROVED 18 YES 3 NO 0 AB MOTION TO ACCEPT CAGAS RECOMMENDATION APPROVED 17 YES 3 NO 1 AB Motion: That it should be made known to students that FYE is not a graduation requirement, and they should be informed of this fact (Siddiqi/Clontz) Senator Miczo pointed out the motion may cause a number of problems with students who are in FYE classes who would not have chosen to take them otherwise. He added that once the fact is made known that FYE courses are not required, the sample available may become much smaller, but those who choose to take FYE courses would presumably be doing so for the right reasons, so the data may be more accurate. Chairperson Rock asked Senator Hironimus-Wendt if he supports forced enrollment in FYE courses for freshmen. The senator responded he does support forced enrollment, but only for new college students. Senator Hironimus-Wendt stated that retention numbers increased as a result of FYE courses at Millikin, which had a one course, first semester requirement. The senator stated he has not sensed any resistance from students to his fall semester FYE course, where he ties out-of-classroom experiences to the course and intentionally teaches students how to succeed in college as opposed to simply teaching SOC 100. Senator Hironimus-Wendt said he had 20 students enroll in his fall FYE course and 18 remain in it, so the model can work and can accomplish retention if done well. He sees problems with FYE courses beyond the first semester because second semester students do not think of themselves as freshmen and transfer students do not necessarily benefit from them. Senator Clontz agreed that FYE courses should be limited to the first semester. He added that students should be allowed to drop FYE classes just as they can drop any other course, including Gen Ed. Assistant Provost Dallinger stated she asked the Registrars Office to remove the special permission to drop an FYE course but they told her it would be too difficult to adjust that programming. She stated that permission is always granted without questions when students request to drop an FYE course; eight persons on campus are allowed to perform the drops, and this information has been made known to advisors. Senator Clontz remarked that he has never known Faculty Senate to accept the answer that something is too hard to program. He stated that for a freshman to go through an advisor and an administrator to drop a course adds an unnecessary extra step. Senator Jelatis suggested that senators do not have enough information to have a conversation about what should happen in regards to the FYE program. Senator Siddiqi stated he would like for the Executive Committee to consider bringing his proposal forward at another time. MOTION WITHDRAWN C. Committee on Committees (Kevin Hall, Chair) Council on Admission, Graduation and Academic Standards Bill Cupples, Engineering Technology replacing Tara Westerhold Spr 08 B&T NO OBJECTIONS IV. Old Business A. Proposed Guidelines for Designation as a School Senator Clontz inquired what the benefit is of a school designation and how it helps departments. Associate Provost Baily responded she does not know, and that is one reason she has proposed that guidelines be established for these types of requests. Part of the proposed process to obtain designation as a school is to justify and articulate why it is important that a unit be granted this designation. Senator Ness stated he thinks it is largely an accreditation issue: within certain fields, establishment as a school looks more professional and carries more weight with accrediting agencies. Senator Ness asked if the restriction that The University does not create significant additional costs through the creation of a school, should be omitted because there may be situations where the University decides it would be worthwhile to spend money to designate a department to be a school. He added the University will use this factor anyway when making the decision, but to include this clause may discourage some departments from beginning the process. Senator Hironimus-Wendt pointed out that if the University incurs additional costs when designating a department to be a school, the money must come from elsewhere within the institution. He stated that since WIU has a finite budget, he would prefer there not be any costs associated with this process. Senator Hironimus-Wendt expressed his concern that when schools are created, there tend to be a lot of directorships created as well, and people receive university service credit for serving in their own majors. He said he has seen a proliferation of titles that are superfluous to the university in other institutions with schools. Senator Ness responded this may be able to be addressed through the method that points are awarded in the PAA system. There could be an unacceptable number of points set for the directorship of a school to make it less appealing. Senator Boynton noted that a school could not have other departments within it; Associate Provost Baily agreed this is how the existing School of Music is currently structured. Senator Boynton remarked this will prevent unnecessary proliferation of titles, since if the director of a school is considered the same as the chair of a department, there is no benefit in this regard. Parliamentarian Kaul remarked that he does not see how schools can be restricted from having individual departments within them, but Senator Hironimus-Wendt responded that this would be the same as departments having departments within departments. Parliamentarian Kaul stated that schools typically have departments within them; Senator Hironimus-Wendt responded that his department does not have another department within itself. Senator Ness noted that it is not unprecedented to have area divisions and area units within departments. He pointed out that the Department of Communication formerly contained Broadcasting and Communication Sciences and Disorders within it until those two were also made into departments. Senator Ness stated it seems difficult to prevent this from happening without utilizing PAA points to discourage it. Dr. Parsons, in light of the recently approved academic terms guidelines, cautioned senators to examine the proposal fully so that there is some type of standard used with the terminology. Associate Provost Baily stated that is exactly why senators are being presented with the proposal: so that there will not be a proliferation of departments wishing to be designated as schools. Senator Maskarinec stated the designation needs to be defined as it relates to ֱ, since models for some universities, where schools are a division of a college with a separate budget from that of the dean, are much different that what is being proposed for WIU. Motion: To recommend the proposed Guidelines for Designation as a School (Siddiqi/Hironimus-Wendt) MOTION APPROVED 16 YES 0 NO 3 AB V. New Business A. Resolution Honoring Communication Science and Disorders Professor Larry Zoochi Faculty Senate Resolution To Honor ֱ Illinois University Communication Science and Disorders Professor Larry Zoochi who passed away on October 8, 2007 Whereas, Dr. Zoochi had a long career in the field of communication sciences and disorders, beginning with service in the Chicago Public Schools where he held the position of lead audiologist; and Whereas, Dr. Zoochi also had a long history with ֱ Illinois University, where he served as a teaching and graduate assistant while earning his Master of Arts degree in Speech in the early 1980s; and Whereas, Dr. Zoochi joined the WIU faculty in fall 1994, specializing in pediatric audiology, central auditory processing disorders and aural rehabilitation; and Whereas, Dr. Zoochi also carried a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; and Whereas, Dr. Zoochi was a well loved faculty advisor to, passionate supporter of, and mentor to Theta Xi fraternity; and Whereas, Dr. Zoochi was a valued member of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the ֱ Illinois University community; Therefore, be it resolved that the ֱ Illinois University Faculty Senate expresses appreciation to the family of Larry Zoochi for the dedicated service he provided to this institution. RESOLUTION APPROVED WITH NO OBJECTIONS B. Senate Bylaws Revision Pertaining to Council on General Education Membership 1. First Reading The Council on General Education has proposed that instead of two at-large representatives, the Senate Bylaws regarding CGE membership be changed to require one at-large representative and one representative from University Libraries. Additionally, the stipulation that All departments shall have at least one member and no college may have more than six members, would be eliminated under the CGE proposal. According to the rationale accompanying the request, CGE voted 7-1 to stipulate a seat for University Libraries in recognition of its central role in the academic mission of the university generally and general education in particular. CGE Chair Phyllis Rippey explained that when the Council was formed, the philosophy of having non-Gen Ed teaching departments represented was that General Education serves all students, and faculty contribute to it directly or indirectly. She stated that CGE still subscribes to that philosophy, but the Council has found that only departments that teach Gen Ed courses are willing and able to serve, and it has traditionally been difficult to fill non-Gen Ed teaching vacancies. Dr. Rippey stated the proposal was brought before CGE by University Libraries. She said the Council feels the Library is central to the University in delivering General Education, and CGE would value the participation of their faculty. Dr. Rippey stated faculty librarians can participate as at-large members of CGE, but they may not get chosen, and they are prepared to fill a permanent Council seat. Dr. Rippey told senators the proposed structure would allow the greatest representation by departments with the deepest interest where Gen Ed is central to their missions, which would ensure that vacant positions are filled. Senator Boynton remarked that the CGE proposal would remove one limit to its membership and replace it with another. She noted that in five years, there may be no faculty librarians available to serve. Dr. Rippey responded that librarians do not have the force of numbers that sometimes makes a difference when endeavoring to be elected to vacant positions. When asked how many faculty librarians are employed in University Libraries at present, Professor Cordes responded there are 13. Senator Pettit stated that librarians could use a similar rationale to argue for representation on CAGAS or CCPI, but Faculty Senate may not necessarily wish for or need standing Library representation on these or similar councils. Dr. Rippey stated that the Library may not have as powerful an argument for representation on CAGAS or CCPI, and they are not requesting a standing seat on these councils. She asserted the Library is central to education, and they have been generous of their time and effort to work with faculty and shape curriculum so that Library resources are utilized. Motion: To adjourn (Ness/Brice) The Faculty Senate adjourned at 5:54 p.m. Darlos Mummert, Secretary Annette Hamm, Faculty Senate Recording Secretary     PAGE  PAGE 11 3ABKRUZ' 0 D P s        W h s D T V {{h;A{h?( CJh;A{h$CJh;A{hnOCJh;A{hp}CJh;A{hICJh;A{h@CJh;A{h75CJh;A{h7CJh75>*CJh756CJh#Y56CJhEs56CJ h76CJ h75CJ h7CJh70B[\f   u v A  & F gd?( ^gdGZ`  ^ `@&$a$$@&a$@&˚V t u v z  .  ! 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