Faculty Senate Minutes - 2/19/2004
Missouri Western State College
Faculty Senate Minutes
February 19, 2004
Call to Order:
Senate President Barry Nelson called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm
Senators present:
Blessing, Caldwell, Haney, Hegeman, Hunt, Mikkelsen, Ottinger, Wacek, Williams, Senate President Nelson, Senate Vice-President Tapia, Past Senate President Greiert, Senate Secretary Andrews.
Senators absent:
Cluff, Hennessy, Wagner
Ex-officio members present:
MWSC President Scanlon
Guests present:
n/a
Approval of minutes:
Minutes of the January 22, 2004 meeting were approved (Senator Tapia/Senator Haney) (vote unanimous)
Minutes of the January 29, 2004 meeting were approved (Senator Hunt/Senator Williams) (vote unanimous)
Approval of agenda:
The agenda was approved after the addition of “old business”. (Senator Mikkelsen/Senator Tapia)
Report from MWSC College President:
President Scanlon reported that he has been visiting Jefferson City with regularity concerning several issues. The “University” name change is still being considered. Legislation on A-Plus programs is another issue being debated in the Senate. SMS name change came out of the Senate with additions to revenue to the University of Missouri and is held up in the Rules Committee. No bill has currently been introduced on the merging of Northwest and the University of Missouri. Additionally, Harris-Stowe has a name change to University status bill introduced. President Scanlon has no prediction on the outcome of any of the name changes.
Other legislation introduced would freeze tuition to the amount charged the first year of a four year education. This allows for the same charge each of the following three years but does not allow an increase each year. This is similar to some private institutions. There additionally are bills introduced that relate to community colleges and the amount of transfer and credit class hours to be accepted by four year institutions.
The Governor’s Office has presented a program to develop twelve Life Science districts. Western’s area would comprise Andrew and Buchanan Counties.
Report from Faculty Senate Executive Committee:
Faculty Senate President Nelson’s report follows:
Missouri Western State College
Faculty Senate
Executive Committee Report
February 19, 2004
The faculty senate executive committee met on February 4, 2004. At the request of Dr. Jeanne Daffron, Dean of Professional Studies, members of a task force working on guidelines and procedures for distance education were invited for discussion related to distance education. The following members of this task force were present:
· Dr. Jeanne Daffron, Dean of Professional Studies
· Dr. Ed Gorsky, Dean of Continuing Education
· Dr. Martin Johnson, Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences
· Max Schlessinger, Director of Instructional Media Center
In addition, the following senators were present:
· Larry Andrews, Faculty Senate Secretary
· Benjamin Caldwell, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
· Steven Greiert, Faculty Senate Past President
· Barry Nelson, Faculty Senate President
· John Tapia, Faculty Senate Vice President
Dr. Daffron opened the discussion by distributing copies of a document, which detailed the progress and options for possible implementation of a revised system of distance education. Ensuing discussion occurred concerning the various provisions of the plan, mostly concentrating on the following two issues:
· proposed changes in the faculty compensation schedule for those faculty involved in delivering distance education
· concern that no faculty member had been invited to be a part of this task force, in light of Missouri Western's policy that "It is the authority of the faculty to develop curricula …" ("Missouri Western State College Policy Guide, Section VI: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT")*
At the executive committee's request, the task force agreed to bring this entire proposal to the faculty senate for their review whenever the proposal is complete, so that the senate may review and comment on the plan. After review by the senate, the plan would then be presented to the CGAC for final discussion and action.
( Senator Caldwell may give additional information and impressions on this issue. )
Other matters discussed by the executive committee included issues/possible motions to be presented at the February 5 senate meeting.
Subsequently, the February 5 scheduled senate meeting was cancelled by President Nelson, due to the severe weather conditions.
The executive committee again met on Wednesday, February 18, with the intention of conducting joint discussions with Vice President Arnold. However, due to the unexpected loss of electrical power across the entire campus, this joint session was postponed. The four members of the executive committee, however, went ahead with the meeting for the purpose of discussing various procedures and concerns. The committee will request a joint meeting with President Scanlon and Vice President Arnold for the following Wednesday (February 25, 2004).
G. Barry Nelson
Faculty Senate President
* Although the Policy Guide was not cited during this meeting, this stated position in the Policy Guide was the underlying rationale for this concern.
Senator Caldwell discussed issues concerning the changes in the proposed Distance Education guidelines and expressed concerns that the changes may affect faculty interest in participation.
Vice-President Tapia reported that Faculty Senate curriculum proposals were approved at the last CGAC meeting. Additionally, VP Tapia indicated there are concerns from the Curriculum Committee about the procedure under which the Vice-President of Academic and Student Affairs may call a special meeting of that committee.
The following list of faculty were nominated for Faculty Senate from Liberal Arts and Sciences:
Michael Ottinger CS/M/P
Monica Nandan G/SW/S
Mark Mikkelsen H/P/G
John Tapia CS/T
Geo Sipp Art
Patricia Donaher E/FL/J
Timothy Holian E/FL/J
Evan Noynaert CS/M/P
Patricia Scott G/SW/S
Deborah Becker CS/M/P
Old Business:
Senate Secretary Andrews brought up an earlier motion by the Senate concerning reserved parking.
Discussion followed about the motion going to CGAC and then to the Parking Regulations Committee. Senators were asked to consider the previous motion and relate the information to the executive committee of the Senate so a report could be forwarded to the parking committee.
New Business:
The following motions were made under new business:
MOTION : (Senator Blessing/Senator Tapia)
to upgrade the text of the
CONSTITUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY
and the
BYLAWS OF THE FACULTY SENATE,
in addition to any and all other included documentation within the Missouri Western State College Policy Guide,
so that all other references to division, divisions, and/or divisional be revised respectively to school, schools, and/or school.
Note: this upgrade is considered clerical in nature, and therefore does not warrant the procedure specified.
MOTION: (Senator Tapia/Senator Blessing)
to change page 255 of the 2003-2004 MWSC policy guide,
Underline Membership a.line3. Add the following “The chairperson and secretary for
this committee shall each receive three hours of release time during the fall semester.”
MOTION: (Senator Tapia/Senator Caldwell)
to change page 118 of the 2003-2004 MWSC policy guide,
c. Salary advancement
Delete line 1,2,3. Insert: “Recipients will receive a base salary increase of
$2,500.”
d. Performance levels required
Line 7 should read “MWSC faculty. Regular participation and leadership in
Combination of professional, departmental, institutional and community affairs is
also required.”
e. Application materials
Lines 8 and 9 should read: “A resume covering the applicant’s entire career and
a summary table of teaching and comparisons (including lower and upper level
courses, enrollments, grade distributions, and student evaluations) must be attached
to the narrative.”
MOTION: (Senator Blessing/Senator Williams)
to change page 49 of the 2003-2004 MWSC policy guide,
from: Application Procedure for Facility. A faculty applicant for sabbatical leave must
submit one copy of the leave proposal to the department Chairperson by
September 1. The proposal and the chair’s recommendation must be submitted to
the appropriate dean and the chair of the Professional Leave Committee by September 15. The recommendation of the appropriate dean shall be forwarded to the chair of the Professional Leave Committee by October 1. (July 1993)(May 2000)
to: : Application Procedure for Facility. A faculty applicant for sabbatical leave must
submit one copy of the leave proposal to the department Chairperson by
September 1. The proposal and the chair’s recommendation must be submitted to
the appropriate dean and the chair of the Professional Leave Committee by
September 15. The dean will send his or her recommendation to the chair of the
Professional Leave Committee by October 1. (July 1993)(May 2000)
Motion to adjourn:
Faculty Senate was adjourned at 5:20 pm
(Senator Ottinger/Senator Andrews)
Respectfully submitted,
Larry D. Andrews, EdS
Professor
MWSC Faculty Senate Secretary
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