Faculty Senate Minutes - 1/20/2005
Missouri Western State College
Faculty Senate Minutes
January 20, 2005
SU 220
Senators Present: President Andrews, Vice President Hegeman, Secretary Ottinger, Senators Caldwell, Gregory, Heider, Holian, Hunt, Nandan, Noynaert, Tapia, Tushaus, Voelkel, Williams
Senators Absent: Past President Greiert, Senator Haney
Ex-Officio Members Present: Vice President Arnold, President Scanlon
Ex-Officio Members Absent: none
Guests Present: Steven Lorimor (Curriculum Committee Chair), Shauna Hiley (Curriculum Committee Secretary)
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Call to Order: President Larry Andrews called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
Approval of December 2nd Minutes: (Holian/Noynaert)
The following corrections were requested
o “hand book” should be “handbook” under Report from Committee Liaisons: Senator Noynaert”
o “Betty Sawain” should be “Betty Sawin” under Report from College President, third bullet.
o “…could serve on the committee.” should be “…should serve on the committee.” in second paragraph of Old Business.
o “Appointment of Committee Members for Ad Hoc Committee on Advisement/Hours” under Old Business should include the charges to the committee.
Minutes were approved, as corrected, by voice vote.
Approval of Agenda: (Hunt/Gregory)
Agenda was approved by voice vote.
Report from College President:
• Dr. Scanlon has attended a meeting in Columbia working on Need-Based Aid for students.
• In Jefferson City he testified before the Senate Education Committee on University designation for Missouri Western. Received a very positive response from the Senators. Thanks to Charlie Shields it is one of the first bills before the Senate. The name change is found in two bills: a stand-alone bill, and part of a combined bill including the name change for Southwest. The bill is having good support from all of our local representatives.
• Budget Concerns: Reasonably sure there will be no withholdings this year. Next year the best we hope for is a flat budget. The state is expecting a $600 - $900 Million shortfall next fiscal year. President Scanlon expects to know more after the State of the State Address on January 26th.
• Legislation: A bill freezing tuition for currently enrolled students has been introduced to the legislature. A second bill placing a tuition cap has also been introduced.
• The Campus Committee on Building Names is discussing changing the term “Building” to “Hall” for all academic buildings. This is the normal designation for an academic building.
• Question was asked if past budget shortfalls actually did occur. Answer was yes. Only last year, when the withholdings were released was there no shortfall.
Report from Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs: See Minutes Appendix A for report.
It was asked if further changes were still be made in parking lots for this year. Dr Arnold replied that there were no further changes planned.
Report from Senate President: See Minutes Appendix B for President Andrews’ report.
Did Promotion and Tenure Committee Members review letters sent to candidates? They were written by the committee chair based on committee discussions, but committee members did not review letters.
Vice President Hegeman proposed R.J. Dick from Business fill the vacant seat on the Promotion and Tenure Committee (Hegeman/Gregory). Approved by unanimous voice vote.
Report from Committee Liaisons:
Senator Noynaert (Academic Regulations and Standards): The registrar believes it is a bad time to implement an “IP” grade designation. The new Banner program should be able to take care of the problems for which the “IP” grade was intended. The committee is working on a revision of the “Incomplete” grade with the registrar. The committee is also examining the college’s cheating and plagiarism policy.
Report from Curriculum Committee: See Minutes Appendix C for report.
Discussion on Recommendations:
Why should VP need to got through Senate to call up Curriculum Committee in Spring?
-Committee is a Senate Committee and should be responsible to the Senate.
Question on time-table for Spring Session; it would prevent emergency sessions?
-Committee needs time to evaluate merits of a program. Quality Control Issue.
The policy should not be made case specific.
For the Sunset Clause, should a change have to go through the full process to be resubmitted, or would it have a shortened process?
New forms for Next Year’s Proposals are currently on line.
(Tapia/Caldwell) Motion to Accept Report. Unanimously approved by voice vote.
Old Business:
None.
New Business:
SR-09-05 (Heider/Noynaert). Proclamation on University Status (Minutes Appendix D)
(Caldwell/Holian) Motion to Suspend Rules to discuss motion today. Approved by voice vote.
(Tapia/Hunt) Amend Proclamation by 1) changing opening paragraph, and 2) changing to present tense. Amendment Approved by voice vote.
Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
SB-10-05 (Caldwell/Tapia) Establishment of Sunset Clauses for Curriculum Proposals
Adoption of recommendation 2) from Curriculum Committee Report (20Jan05)
SB-11-05 (Tapia/Hunt) Directives on Spring Call-up for Curriculum Committee
Adoption of recommendation 1) from Curriculum Committee Report (20Jan05)
Adjournment: (Heider/Hunt)
Senate adjourned at 5:25 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michael B. Ottinger, PhD
Senate Secretary.
Minutes Appendix A
MEMORANDUM
TO: Faculty Senate
FROM: Dr. J. David Arnold, Vice President for Academic & Student Affair s
DATE: February 4, 2005
SUBJECT: Report
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Activities since the last meeting of Faculty Senate include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Hosted a national teleconference on Foundations of Excellence in the First College Year in Kemper Auditorium on December 2. Along with John Gardner and his Policy Center staff, both Dr. Scanlon and Bob Klostermeyer were featured in segments as Western participants in the Foundations Project. The teleconference was entitled: “Shaping the future: Aspirations, assessment, action!”
• Hosted, with Howard McCauley and the Academic Affairs Enrollment Management Strategic Planning Implementation Team, a Noel-Levitz campus “Hot College” Summit Meeting on December 8, 2004 to release the new Annual Recruitment Plan that employs 26 strategies involving 215 action items—73% of these items are new initiatives.
• Missouri Western, under the leadership of Nursing Department Chairperson Kathleen Andrews and in partnership with Heartland Health, received one of six grants ($142,800) from the Missouri Hospital Association’s Center for Education for hospitals and professional nursing schools to expand the number of registered nursing students who can be accepted into educational programs. The Missouri Hospital Association is a not-for-profit association in Jefferson City that represents 140 Missouri hospitals.
MINUTES APPENDIX B
Faculty Senate President Report
January 20, 2005
The following reviews the work of the executive committee of the faculty senate since
the last senate meeting of the 2004/2005 academic year. The executive committee discussed the following topics.
• University status – resolution attached
• MAFS meeting February 8 - scheduled meeting with Senator Shields
• MAFS survey
• Peer Evaluation Report on February 17
• Executive meeting schedule – Tuesday each week 9:30 am LRC 211 (no mtg February 8, March 15)
• CGAC meeting – January 18 “fee waivers are not stackable”
• Senate meeting schedule and committee reports
• Senate nominations – February 24 at School meetings 3:30 pm
• Banner update – IP
• P&T committee – tenure recommendations – chair/liaison
Additional comments from Senate Vice-President Hegeman, Senate Secretary Ottinger and Senate Past-President Greiert
MAFS Survey
For the year 2004-2005, what percent of your teaching faculty fall in the following categories:
• Full time tenured faculty 96 faculty = 30%
• Full time tenure track non-tenured faculty 59 faculty = 18%
• Full time non-tenure track faculty 25 faculty = 8%
• Part time faculty 143 faculty = 44%
• Graduate assistants 0 = 0%
Senate meeting dates scheduled for Spring 2005
All work sessions 3:30 pm
Senate meeting 4:00 pm
Room SU 220 except as noted
January 20
February 3
February 17
March 3
March 10
March 24 (SU 208)
April 7
April 21
May 5
May 12
Senate Committee reporting dates Month and Date
Academic Regulations and Standards March 10
Curriculum Committee January 20
Evaluation of Faculty committee April 7
General Studies Committee May 5
Grievance Committee February 3
Professional Leave Committee November 4
Promotion and Tenure Committee April 21
Salary Committee March 24
Fringe Benefits Committee March 24
Scholarship Committee May 5
Ad-Hoc By-Laws Committee February 3
Ad-Hoc Peer Review Committee February 17
Note to Senate Liaisons: Report early if necessary for changes requested by Committees for Senate action.
MINUTES APPENDIX C
Missouri Western State College
Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee 2004
Curriculum Proposal Summary Report & Response to Charges
January 20, 2005
Steven Lorimor, Curriculum Committee Chairman
Shauna Hiley, Curriculum Committee Secretary
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of Biology 2
Department of Chemistry 3
Department of Computer Science, Math, and Physics 3
Department of Communication Studies/Theatre Curriculum 3
Department of Economic 5
Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Journalism 5
Department of Government, Social Work, & Sociology 6
Department of History, Philosophy, & Geography 7
Department of Music 7
Department of Psychology 7
School of Professional Studies
School of Professional Studies 8
Department Of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies 8
Department of Education 8
Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation 9
Department of Nursing 10
Interdisciplinary
Childhood Studies Minor 10
Response to Charges 11
Complete curriculum proposals may be access via the committee’s website at
http://www.mwsc.edu/facsenate/curriculum/0405PhaseThree.htm .
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School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of Biology (Curriculum Proposal # 04-08)
1. Remove the following statement from the catalog course description of BIO 250 Anatomy and Physiology “credit for this course is not applicable toward a major in biology”. Add BIO 105 as a prerequisite.
2. Change the catalog statement on semester offering of BIO 331 Bioinformatics from Sp (evennumbered years) to Sp (odd-numbered years).
3. Change the catalog description and semester offering of BIO 411 Developmental Biology from “(4) Sp. Plant and animal development; formation of organs and organ systems … Prerequisite:
BIO 105 and 215” to “ (4) Sp (odd-numbered years). Examines the morphological changes and
the genetic and molecular pathways involved in animal embryonic development … Prerequisite:
BIO 215.”
4. Change the catalog statement on course offering of BIO/MAT/CHE/PHY/HUM 393 History and
Philosophy of Science from F, Sp to Sp
5. Currently, the course BIO 251 Medical and Public Health Microbiology is listed in the catalog to
be offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. The Biology Department wishes to remove the listing of
Summer as a required offering time for this course from the catalog.
6. In the Biology Minor, remove the limitation found in category 3 that states only 4 hours credit will
be awarded for taking both BIO 250 Anatomy and Physiology and BIO 375 Pathophysiology.
7. Due to the name change of University of Health Sciences (UHS) to Kansas City University of
Medicine and Biosciences, the Early Matriculation Partners Program description in the MWSC
catalog must be edited to reflect this new name. This proposal makes no changes to the content of
the agreement between our two schools. This proposal simply acts to correct the name used in the
catalog to reflect this new name, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.
8. Change the credit hour designation of PHY 110 College Physics I in the Major in Biology Core
Requirements from 5 credit hours to 4 credit hours. This change is contingent upon General
Studies action on CSMP proposals regarding PHY 110, to be reviewed Spring 2005. The change is
to take effect in Fall 2006 with the CSMP Proposal for PHY 110 and 111.
9. Change the credit hour designation of PHY 110 College Physics I in the Major in Biotechnology,
category B. Physical Sciences Courses, from 5 credit hours to 4 credit hours. This change is
contingent upon General Studies action on CSMP proposals regarding PHY 110, to be reviewed
Spring 2005. The change is to take effect in Fall 2006 with the CSMP Proposal for PHY 110 and
111.
10. Change the credit hour designation of PHY 111 College Physics II in the required courses for the
University of Health Sciences Osteopathic Medicine Early Matriculation Partners Program, from 3
credit hours to 4 credit hours. This clerical change will not effect the number of credit hours
required for the program. This change is contingent upon General Studies action on CSMP
proposals regarding PHY 110, to be reviewed Spring 2005. The change is to take effect in Fall
2006 with the CSMP Proposal for PHY 110 and 111.
11. Change the credit hour designation of PHY 110 College Physics I and PHY 111 College Physics
II in the required courses for the Major in Natural Science in Biology degree. This clerical change
will not effect the number of credit hours required for the program. This change is contingent upon
General Studies action on CSMP proposals regarding PHY 110, to be reviewed Spring 2005. The
change is to take effect in Fall 2006 with the CSMP Proposal for PHY 110 and 111.
12. Change the credit hour designation of PHY 110 College Physics I and PHY 111 College Physics
II in the required courses for the Major in Natural Science in Biology for Secondary Teachers
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degree. This clerical change will not effect the number of credit hours required for the program.
This change is contingent upon General Studies action on CSMP proposals regarding PHY 110, to
be reviewed Spring 2005. The change is to take effect in Fall 2006 with the CSMP Proposal for
PHY 110 and 111.
Department of Chemistry (Curriculum Proposal # 04-09)
1. In the BS Natural Science/Chemistry degree core requirements, replace the 5-credit mathematics
option(s) with a 5-credit requirement of MAT 167.
2. In the Chemistry Minor, remove the additional 3-credit CHE elective course requirement, and
replace it with the 4-credit CHE 326 Instrumental Analysis course as a specified requirement
Department of Computer Science, Math, and Physics (Curriculum Proposal # 04-07)
1. Add CSC 220, Computers and Informational Technologies in Modern Culture
2. Add CSC 410, Computer and Network Security
3. Add CSC 201, Microcomputer Applications (co-listed with MGT 201)
4. Delete CSC 100 from the catalog
5. Delete CSC 101 from the catalog
6. Change CSC 110 content to include UML and program design tools
7. Change the title, content and prerequisite of CSC 200 to Introduction to Information Systems and
include a survey of the field of CIS in the course.
8.* Change the number of hours for PHY 110 from 5 hours to 4 hours
9.* Change the number of hours for PHY 111 from 3 hours to 4 hours
10. Change the B.S. degree in CIS in the following manner: Delete as a required course CSC 284;
add as required courses CSC 110, CSC 201, and CSC 394
11. Add CSC 305 as a required course for the B.S. in CSC
12. Change the semester offering of MAT 301 from Fall to Spring
13. Add the phrase “Not applicable to the major nor the minor in Mathematics” to the catalog
description of MAT 393
14. Add the phrase “trigonometric functions” to the catalog description of MAT 167
15. Change the semester offering of CSC 400 from Spring to Fall
16. Change the semester offering of CSC 401 and CSC 480 from Spring to“on demand”
17. Change the prerequisite of CSC 305
18. Change the prerequisite of CSC 345
19. Change the prerequisite of CSC 365
20. Change the prerequisite of CSC 400
21. Change the prerequisite of CSC 405
Department of Communication Studies/Theatre Curriculum (Curriculum Proposal # 04-04)
1. Add new course COM 476 DV Postproduction.
2. Add new course THR 480 Senior Portfolio
3. Change course name, prerequisite and content of COM468 Video/Film Producing to COM 468
Producing/Directing-Nonfiction.
4. Change the content, prerequisite and title of COM470 Video/Film Directing to COM470
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Producing/Directing-Narrative. Apply for LAS Writing Intensive Designation.
5. Change lecture-lab mix for THR 228 Acting I from 3 hours lecture to two hours lecture, two hours
lab.
6. Change lecture-lab mix for THR 328 Acting II from 3 hours lecture to two hours lecture, two
hours lab.
7. Change lecture-lab mix for THR 378 On-Camera Performance from 3 hours lecture to two hours
lecture, two hours lab.
8. Change lecture-lab mix for THR 440 Professional Performance from 3 hours lecture to two hours
lecture, two hours lab and change semester designation to odd-numbered spring.
9. Delete COM 204 Mass Communication from the catalog.
10. Delete COM 251 Laboratory Forensics from the catalog.
11. Change the level of THR 124 Voice and Diction to THR 224 Voice and Diction to reflect addition
of IPA instruction.
12. Change COM 376 Video/Film Editing course to lab/lecture mix and change its semester designation.
Change name and course number.
13. Reduce the level and change the name of COM 274 Language of Film to COM 170 Introduction
to Film and change semester offered to Spring semester.
14.† Add new degree program – the Bachelor of Science in Theatre and Video
15. Change the requirements for the core in the BS in Speech Communication degree.
Change requirements for the Public Relations Emphasis in the BS in Speech Communication.
Drop: MKT 311 Consumer Behavior and MKT 381 Advertising option. add: ECO 261 Principles
of Microeconomic as an option and COM 410 Organizational Communication and COM 415
Public Relations
Change requirements for the Research Emphasis in the BS in Speech Communication by dropping
the CSC 100 Computer Literacy/CSC 101 Computers & Information Technology option, Drop
the CSC 188 FORTRAN Programming option as well as 3 additional credits of COM or CSC,
numbered 200 or above. Add: CSC 201 Microcomputer Applications OR MGT 201
Fundamentals of MIS option as well as COM 410 Organizational Communication and COM 415
Public Relations.
Change requirements for the Organizational Communication Emphasis in the BS in Speech
Communication by dropping MGT 312 Principles of Management and MGT 341 Human
Resources Management, and PSY 200 Intermediate Psychology, PSY 325 Psychology of
Personality, SOC 310 Deviant Behavior, SOC 330 The Family as options. This proposal adds:
COM 410 Organizational Communication and COM 415 Public Relations, MGT 301
Organizational Behavior; makes PSY 310 Industrial/Organizational Psychology a required course
rather than an elective and adds EPR 422 Public Relations Writing, GBA 211 Business Law,
GBA 319 Business Communication and SOC 400 Racial and Ethnic Relations as electives
Change the name and the list of required courses in the Video Production/Performance Emphasis
of the BS in Speech Communication Degree. This proposal removes the extended list of electives
and the performance aspects of the emphasis and focuses the requirements towards video
production.
16. Change the requirements for the BA in Speech Communication degree.
17. Change the requirements for the BSED in Speech Communication degree.
18. Change the premajor admission requirements.
19. Change semester offering designation for the following courses:
COM 304 Media in Society to Spring.
COM 360 Video/Film Scripting to Sp (odd-numbered years).
COM 372 Survey in Video Technology to DD.
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COM 374 Multi-camera Production to DD.
THR 275 Script Analysis to every fall.
THR 367 History of Theatre to DD.
20. Change the prerequisites, description and change the name for COM 370 Video Field Production
to COM 370 Advanced DV Filmmaking with a prerequisite of COM 270 and COM 362.
21. Change the name and description of THR 338 Directing to THR 338 Directing the Actor.
22. Change the name and description of THR 370 Summer Theatre Workshop to THR 370
Theatre/Video Production.
23. Add or Delete a LAS Focus Area Designation to the following courses
Add COM 210 Presentational - Ethics
Add COM 362 DV Editing – Computer Literacy
Add COM 360 Video/Film Scripting – Writing Intensive
Add COM 470 Producing/Directing -Narrative – Writing Intensive
24. Add a statement to the department’s title page describing the inclusion of applied learning in the
BS and BA in Speech Communication programs. Add the new BS in Theatre and Video to list of
programs.
Department of Economic (Curriculum Proposal # 04-06)
1. Add International Trade to the list from which students choose two courses to satisfy the Business
Economics portion of the major requirements.
Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Journalism (Curriculum Proposal # 04-12)
1. Add an additional genre course, ENG 334 Studies in Popular Literature, to the curriculum. It will
be offered in rotation with ENG 330 Studies in Fiction, ENG 331 Studies in Poetry, and ENG 333
Studies in Drama, thereby offering a course in this category every semester.
2. Add ENG 361 Literature on Site to the English curricular offerings. The class would meet two
hours per week through the semester. The remaining fifteen class hours would take place at a
particular site of literary merit over spring break. The class would be structured around the theme
of the particular literary site studied that semester. All travel costs would be in addition to the
students’ three-hour tuition.
3. Change the course description, content, and prerequisites for ENG 400 Literature for Adolescents.
4. 1. Combine ENG 351 Literature in English: Beginnings to 1500 course content with ENG
352 Literature in English: 1500-1660, and change the title to include both time periods.
2. Change the course’s offering semesters.
3. Reword the content of ENG 352 to include the material deleted from 351.
5. Delete ENG 351 Literature in English: Beginnings to 1500.
6. Include FRE 316 Internship in French (2-6), F, Sp, Su in list of options for minor courses.
7. 1. Include SPA 316 Internship in Spanish (2-6), F, Sp, Su in list of options for minor courses.
2. Include SPA 250 Interim Program in Spanish Studies Abroad: Oral Spanish (3) Su in list
of options for minor courses.
8. (1) Change the offering semester of ENG 353 Literature in English 1660-1800 from Fall (Odd
numbered years) to Spring (Even numbered years).
(2) Reword the description of ENG 353.
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9. Change the title, description, and prerequisite of FRE 312 Advanced French II: Phonetics and
Diction.
10. Change title of SPA 312 Advanced Spanish II: Conversation and Phonetics (3) Sp. to SPA 312
Advanced Spanish II: Conversation, and revise the course description.
11. Add LAS International/Intercultural Designation to SPA 322 Introduction to Hispanic Civilization
and Culture I, and add “or departmental approval” to wording of prerequisite.
12. Add LAS International/Intercultural Designation to SPA 332 Introduction to Hispanic Civilization
and Culture II, and add “or departmental approval” to wording of prerequisite.
13. 1. Change course description to match current teaching of the ENG 341/THR 341
Shakespeare
2. Delete LAS Computer Literacy from ENG 341/THR341 Shakespeare
14. Allow ENG 300 Literature for Children to be used as an elective course in the BA Literature, the
BA Journalism, the BA Tech Writing, and the BA Public Relations with the change of page 253
from “English Education courses may not be used to fulfill any requirement for the Bachelor of
Arts degree with a major in English” to “With the exception of ENG 300, which may be used as a
literature elective above 300, English Education courses may not be used to fulfill any
requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English.”
15. Revise catalog description and prerequisites for EPR 422 Public Relations Writing
16. The four changes listed below, change the BA Literature and BS Ed Major.
1. Add Eng 334 Studies in Popular Literature.
2. Combine ENG 351 Literature in English Beginnings to 1500 and ENG 352 Literature in
English 1500-1660 into one course.
3. Delete ENG 351.
4. Change the offering semester of ENG 353 Literature in English 1660-1800.
17. The four changes listed below change the Minor in English Literature; changes 2-4 change the
Minor in English Education.
1. Add ENG 334 Studies in Popular Literature.
2. Combine ENG 351 Literature in English Beginnings to 1500 and ENG 352 Literature in
English 1500-1660 into one course.
3. Delete ENG 351.
4. Change the offering semester of ENG 353 Literature in English 1660-1800.
18. Add an LAS Computer Literacy designation to ETC 200 Introduction to Technical
Communication.
19. Add LAS International/Intercultural to ENG324 Science and Literature. Change description to
match current and future teaching of the course.
20. Add LAS International/Intercultural Designation to FRE 322 Contemporary French Civilization.
21. Add LAS International/Intercultural Designation to SPA 322 Introduction to Hispanic Civilization
and Culture I, and add “or department approval” to wording of prerequisite.
Department of Government, Social Work, & Sociology (Curriculum Proposal # 04-13)
1. Add GOV 312, Contemporary Political Philosophy as an LAS Ethics Focus Course.
2. In GOV 400, American Foreign Policy, change the course offering semester from “DD”,
departmental discretion, to “F (even-numbered years).
3. In GOV 490, Practicum in Government and Public Affairs, change the course offering semester “F
or S (offered only one semester per academic year)” to “Spring only.”
4. Since RSM 370 has been dropped from the college catalog, we are eliminating this course from
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the Gerontology/Aging minor and dropping the hours from 21 to 18 for the minor.
Department of History, Philosophy, & Geography (Curriculum Proposal # 04-11)
1. Add a new course, HIS 355 Study Abroad in History (3) Su.
2.* Add new course PHL 220 Symbolic Logic to offerings in philosophy and, pending approval of
the General Studies Committee, add PHL 220 Symbolic Logic to Category One – Basic Skills
subsection 1 (mathematical reasoning) within our General Studies Program.
3. Add PHL 220 Symbolic Logic as an option with PHL 219 Logic within the Minor in Philosophy
and add PHL 310 Political Theory & PHL 312 Contemporary Political Philosophy to electives.
4. Add PHL 312 Contemporary Political Philosophy as an LAS Ethics Focus Course.
Department of Music (Curriculum Proposal # 04-15)
1.† Delete the B.A. in Music, Traditional, Business/Recording and Performance program options and
reinstate the past B.A. in Music degree
2.† Add a B.S. in Music with Business and Music Technology Emphasis options.
3. To add a new course, MUS 495 Senior Portfolio to be part of the core degree requirements for the
proposed B.S. in Music.
4. To add a new course, MUS 324 Electronics for Music Applications to be part of the core degree
requirements for the proposed B.S. in Music
Department of Psychology (Curriculum Proposal # 04-03)
1. Restructuring of General Psychology Major
This proposal will change the structure of the General Psychology Major by increasing the number
of restricted elective course cores and by limiting psychology electives that can be counted
towards the major to upper-division courses. Currently, there are two restricted elective cores
(Natural Science Core and Social Science Core), and students are required to select two courses
from the 5-6 courses in each core (12 credits total). This proposal is designed to broaden the
education of general psychology majors by creating six core groups of 2-3 courses each (see
below). Students will be required to select one course (three hours) from each of the core groups.
A total of 18 credits of the psychology major will come from these “distribution requirements” in
the major. The number of credits (20) and courses in the Required Psychology Core Courses and
the number of Psychology Electives (6) will remain the same. In total, the General Psychology
Major will now consist of 44 credits
2. Change the course number of PSY 305, Psychology of Communication, to PSY 230.
3. Switch the semester offering of the following courses in the restricted elective psychology core
groups: PSY 222 (Psychology of Gender), PSY 335 (Psychology of Learning), PSY 345 (Animal
Behavior), PSY 355 (Sensation and Perception), PSY 360 (Motivation and Emotion).
4. Change the course description, but not the content, of PSY 350, Physiological Psychology, and
add the prerequisite of “majors course requirement” to the class.
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School of Professional Studies
Department of Business (Curriculum Proposal # 04-10)
1. Remove Add internship courses for Finanace (FIN 375), Management (MGT 375), & Marketing
(MKT 375).
2. Change the title and course description of MGT 201—Introduction to MIS.
Implementation Statement:
The Business Department curriculum proposal of August 2004 recommends the continuation of
the program redesign that was initially approved in 2003 and spring 2004. This fall we proceed in
that process by implementing the course number change of Business Communications – GBA 319
to GBA 220. This is undertaken to provide for an early assessment of student writing and speaking
abilities and to facilitate the transfer of Business Communications credits from regional
community colleges. We will work with other departments (HPER, CSMP, Chemistry) whose
students are more likely to take this course to insure that the appropriate changes are made in their
parts of the catalog.
Department Of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies (Curriculum Proposal # 04-02)
1. Change transfer program wording in college catalog without changing the content of the program.
2. Create a new course, to be listed under the restricted electives for the B.S. degree in criminal
justice – legal studies emphasis, the A.S. degree in legal assistant, the Certificate in legal assistant
and the minor in legal studies. This course, worth 3 credit hours, will be called LAT 340 Current
Legal Issues, and may include a trip to Washington, D.C. or other destinations as appropriate.
Department of Education (Curriculum Proposal # 04-01)
1.† Delete the Bachelor of Science in Education major in Middle School Education
2. Delete all courses with an MED designation in response to the deletion of the Bachelor of Science
in Education major in Middle School Education.
Courses that with an MED designation are:
MED 202 Introduction to Education 3
MED 203 Participation in Teaching 1
MED 303 Experience in Teaching II 3
MED 304 Psychology in Teaching 4
MED 315 Psychology of the Exceptional Child/Student 2
MED 390 Middle School Organization & Philosophy 3
MED 395 Middle School Methods in Curriculum & Instruction 3
MED 408 Middle School Teaching III 9
3. The Education Department respectfully requests the addition of a prerequisite to SED 311
Secondary Reading Techniques. We request that elementary education majors seeking to enroll
in SED 311 have the prerequisite of EED 310 Introduction to Reading, EED 320 Language Arts
Methods and EED 360 Assessing and Individualizing Reading. Secondary and middle school
students seeking to enroll in SED 311 should have as a prerequisite admission to the Education
Department. Secondly we request the rewording of the course description to better identify the
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focus of the course.
4. The Department of Education respectfully requests that SED 312 Laboratory in Secondary
Reading Techniques be taken concurrently with SED 311. Secondly, the course description
should be updated to more accurately reflect the focus of the course. Finally, the prerequisite of
admission to the Education Department and concurrent enrollment in SED 311 should be included
in the catalog information.
5. Correct deletion of a course listed under the Early Childhood Area of Concentration add-on
certification to Elementary Education by listing PED 380 as per the 2002-2003 catalog.
6. Correct catalog text that incorrectly lists EED 389 as MED 389.
Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (Curriculum Proposal # 04-05)
1. Drop 24 Activity courses (1) credit and Drop 4 RSM courses (3) credit
PED 114 Beginning Tumbling and Trampoline (1) DD
PED 115 Beginning Apparatus Gymnastics (1) DD
PED 125 Beginning Handball (1) DD
PED 126 Beginning Squash (1) DD
PED 129 Beginning Mountaineering (1) DD
PED 133 Advanced Swimming and Diving (1) DD
PED 136 Recreational Water Sports (1) DD
PED 143 Self Defense (1) DD
PED 148 Beginning Folk and Square Dance (1) DD
PED 173 Beginning Softball (1) DD
PED 174 Beginning Volleyball (1) DD
PED 176 Beginning Soccer and Speedball (1) DD
PED 177 Beginning Basketball and Flag Football (1) DD
PED 183 Beginning Wrestling (1) DD
PED 184 Beginning Body Dynamics (Figure Improvement) (1) DD
PED 212 Intermediate Racquetball (1) DD
PED 215 Intermediate Apparatus Gymnastics (1) DD
PED 218 Intermediate Bowling (1) DD
PED 220 Intermediate Tennis (1) DD
PED 223 Intermediate Judo (1) DD
PED 229 Intermediate Rock Climbing (1) DD
PED 235 Intermediate Skin and Scuba (1) DD
PED 239 Intermediate Skiing (1) DD
PED 275 Intermediate Volleyball (1) DD
RSM 364 Trends and Issues in Therapeutic Recreation (3) DD
RSM 366 Principles & Practices of Therapeutic Recreation (3) DD
RSM 367 Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation (3) DD
RSM 370 Fitness and Recreational Aspects of Aging (3) F (even-numbered years).
2. Changes involve informing students, taking classes in the HPER Department in Physical
Education and Recreation Sport Management, of the requirement of C or better in all course work
and in the admission requirements to the Health and Exercise Science major. Students wanting
state teacher certification in Physical Education and /or Health Education must pass the PRAXIS
exam prior to enrolling in SED 409. Other changes involve reorganizing the HPER part of the
catalog for better understanding and flow.
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3. Delete CSC 101 and replace it with CSC 201 in emphasis areas in the Bachelor of Science in
Sport Management.
4. Reword career opportunities for PE general option and clarify course offerings toward securing
Health Certification. In addition the inclusion of the two emphasis areas in Recreation
Management is addressed.
5. Changing prerequisites in RSM 420 Seminar in Recreation to include “senior classification”.
6. Changing prerequisites in PED 304 Physiology of Exercise to exclude “or consent of instructor”.
7. PED 145 Aerobic Dance change the course description.
8. RSM 430 Recreation: Field Experience III (9) Correct prerequisite of hours in major core and
course description.
9. Changing the course offering of PED 382 Elementary School Physical Education-delete summer
Department of Nursing (Curriculum Proposal # 04-16)
1. Computer Science, Math, and Physics Department is proposing changes to CSC 101. Changing
CSC 101 to CSC 201 necessitates renumbering those courses in the HIT Program curriculum.
Interdisciplinary
Childhood Studies Minor (Curriculum Proposal # 04-14)
1. It is proposed that SWK 325: Child and Family Welfare be included as an elective in the
Childhood Studies minor.
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* Requires General Studies review
† Requires CBHE review
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Response to Charges
From the Curriculum Committee Minutes: December 6, 2004
Proposed Changes to MWSC Policy Guide for AY 2005-2006:
These changes address two of the charges given to the Curriculum Committee by Faculty Senate in Fall
2004.
1) Regarding “Spring Call-up”: Change the following under of “Time Schedule for Curriculum
Development Procedure:” in Section VI. Curriculum Development A. Curriculum Development
Procedure (p. 56 in the 2004-2005 Policy Guide).
Remove:
In addition, under extreme circumstances, the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs may call a
special session of the Curriculum Committee to review proposal packets during the spring semester. (July
1992) (April 1994)
Replace with:
In addition, departments may demonstrate to the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs that an
extreme circumstance has occurred that requires a special session of the committee. Vice President may
request that the Faculty Senate call a special session of Curriculum Committee meeting in the spring term.
The Faculty Senate will review the merit of the curriculum proposal’s need to be reviewed in a special
session prior to the normal fall proposal review timetable. If the special session is approved, the senate
will contact and notify the Curriculum Committee Chair.
Time Schedule for Special Spring Semester Curriculum Development:
• By end of the fourth week of classes of spring semester, the Faculty Senate will review the merit
of the curriculum proposal’s need to be reviewed in a special session prior to the normal fall
proposal review timetable.
• By end of the fifth week of classes of spring semester, the Department Chair will email proposal
summary to all Chairs and distribution of Forms A and B-1 are circulated to affected departments.
Departments have one week to reply.
• By end of the sixth week of classes of spring semester, the Department Chair will distribute the
Phase I packets to Curriculum Committee Chair and Secretary, three members of the
subcommittee, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, and School Deans. The
subcommittee will meet with the department prior to the preparation of the Phase II proposal
packet.
• By end of the eighth week of classes of spring semester, the Department Chair will distribute 18
copies of Phase II proposal packets to Curriculum Committee Members, Vice President for
Academic and Student Affairs, and School Deans.
.
• At least one week later but not later than the end of the ninth week of classes, the committee will
meet for the first reading with the second reading being at least one week later.
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• By end of the eleventh week of classes of spring semester, the Department Chair will submit
three hard copies of “Phase III” proposal packets to the Curriculum Committee Chair, along with
the three hard copies and one electronic copy of the signed Subcommittee Summary.
Because of the time required for CBHE review and approval, proposals that require the New Program
(NP) CBHE forms should begin the process as early as possible so that the proposal finishes Phase III
before mid-term.
2)Regarding “Sunset Clauses”: Insert the following at the end of “Time Schedule for Curriculum
Development Procedure:” in Section VI. Curriculum Development A. Curriculum Development
Procedure (p. 57 in the 2004-2005 Policy Guide).
In the event that a proposal item which proposes a new major, minor or associate program, or introduces
changes to such a program, has successfully proceeded through the Curriculum Committee, the Faculty
Senate, and CGAC, but cannot be implemented in the following catalog due to budget/staffing constraints
or delayed CBHE action, the proposal item will be allowed a one year grace period for implementation
without having to be re-submitted at the beginning of the approval process. The approval of all other
items is valid for only the next catalog cycle, so that if the change is not implemented in the next catalog,
it will have to be re-submitted as a new proposal in the next curriculum development cycle. General
studies course changes automatically have a one-year grace period to allow completion of the general
studies approval process.
MINUTES APPENDIX D
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Missouri Western State College is a diverse institution of higher education that educates students for life, grants degrees and provides essential citizenship skills; and
WHEREAS, Western’s economic impact on the larger community is approximately $150 million per year; and
WHEREAS, Western is the profile of an excellent university with its comprehensive range of degree programs, including the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, business, criminal justice, engineering technology and nursing; and
WHEREAS, Western’s faculty are actively engaged in teaching, research and public service; and
WHEREAS, more than eighty percent of Western’s faculty hold the highest degree possible in their field, usually the doctorate (a higher percentage than at many universities); and
WHEREAS, the demands of the new economy require full access to higher education at both the undergraduate and the graduate levels; and
WHEREAS, more than 750 students graduated from Western last year; and
WHEREAS, Western’s students are involved in internships, faculty-student research and other applied learning experiences that prepare students for work, careers and graduate study; and
WHEREAS, Western’s students achieve excellent results on professional entrance and licensure exams; are admitted to law school and medical school at rates above the national average; and pass the nursing and allied health licensure exams at rates above state and national averages; and
WHEREAS, Western’s programs are recognized nationally for quality through accreditations and awards; and
WHEREAS, Western is committed to bolstering economic development and the life sciences initiative; and
WHEREAS, as a University, Western will have greater credibility in working with community leaders to expand industry and attract new businesses, to meet workforce and research needs through partnerships with business, industry, government and other universities, to attract government grants, foundation dollars and outside contracts and to raise private funds to support education; and
NOW THEREFORE, because of these qualifications and accomplishments which meet or exceed the function and scope of other institutions operating under the designation “university”
WE, THE FACULTY SENATE OF MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE, call upon the Missouri General Assembly to award university status to Missouri Western State College, making it MISSOURI WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY during the First Regular Session of the 93rd General Assembly.
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