University of Wisconsin - Parkside
Faculty Senate Minutes for November 28, 2000
PSF 9/00-01

The meeting was called to order at 3:35 in D137 MOLN. Members present were Baylor, Colston, Duetsch, Eigenberger, Gellott, Hansen, Hayward, Kavenik (Chair), Keating, Lenard, Lyter, McNair, Monardi, Mullen, Ostheimer, Piele, Rosenberg, Rucker, Ruffolo, St. Jean, Schmidt, Sunstrom, Walasek, Wallner, White, Wood, Wright, and Zaibert. Also present were D. Cress,
A. Crist, M. Power, R. Singer, A. Statham, and J. Wolf.

The Senate Minutes for October 31, 2000, were approved as distributed.

REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE CHAIR
Professor Gellott said that the University Committee will soon develop brief narrative summaries of the responses (pertaining to Chancellor Keating, Provost Ostheimer, and Dean Cress) obtained in the recent survey of Faculty/Staff Perceptions of Administrative Performance. A complete transcription of the survey responses will be given to each of these administrators; only the narrative summary will be distributed to faculty and teaching academic staff.

REPORT OF THE CHANCELLOR
Chancellor Keating said that he would be attending the Wisconsin Economic Summit in Milwaukee later this week and expected the Summit to identify strategies for the more rapid development of high-technology job opportunities in Wisconsin - strategies in which the UW System will play a central role.

The Chancellor noted that our MS in Computer and Information Systems has had its first reading by the Board of Regents and drew a very positive reaction. He also noted that the UW System Compensation Task Force is likely to recommend a 3.5-4.0 percent pay plan for the next biennium.

Finally, Chancellor Keating announced the appointment of the Provost Search and Screen Committee. The 15-person Committee, chaired by Professor Greenfield (HIST), will include 9 other faculty members - S. Akindes (TEDU), DeVinny (ART), Evans (GEOL), Haller (CSCI), James (POLS), Kavenik (ENGL), Mayer (BIOL), Wang (SOCA), and Wright (FIN) - and a
classified staff representative (Rugzie), an academic staff representative (Nice), a student representative (Rucker), an administrator (Streeter), and a dean (Cress). The Chancellor said that he expects the Committee to place ads for the position before the end of the semester.

NEW BUSINESS

AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PROGRAM CONCENTRATIONS
The Committee on Academic Planning recommended the following:

Be it RESOLVED that the request from the Geography Department for authorization to implement a Concentration in Planning is
approved, as described in Agenda Document 2.

Professor Wood introduced the proposal, saying that the concentration had been recommended on the basis of three criteria - the need for it, the amount of resources required, and the feasibility of its implementation. Professor Walasek said that the availability of new faculty expertise made the concentration possible. Professor Lenard asked whether the concentration would require students to take both the Senior Seminar and the Internship in Planning. Professor Walasek said it would not.

MOTION APPROVED on a voice vote.

The Committee on Academic Planning recommended the following:

Be it RESOLVED that the request from the Geography Department for authorization to implement a Concentration in Applied
Environmental Geography is approved, as described in Agenda Document 2.

Professor Wood introduced the proposal, saying that it met the Committee's criteria and was synergistic with the Environmental Studies minor. Professor Gellott asked whether their was evidence of student interest in this area of study. Professor Walasek said there was.

MOTION APPROVED on a voice vote.

The Committee of Academic Planning recommended the following:

Be it RESOLVED that the request from the Music Department for authorization to implement a Concentration in Jazz Studies is
approved, as described in Agenda Document 3.

Professor Wood introduced the proposal, saying that this proposal simply changed the designation of a long-standing emphasis in Jazz Studies to that of a concentration. Professor White added that no change in requirements was involved. Professor Duetsch noted that completion of the concentration would be noted on the student's transcript, whereas an emphasis would not. Professor Gellott said that the emphasis had been created at a time when proposed concentrations had to undergo UW System scrutiny.

MOTION APPROVED on a voice vote.

AUTHORIZATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
The Committee on Academic Planning recommended the following:

Be it RESOLVED that the request from the Geography Department for authorization to implement a Certificate Program in Geographic Information Systems is approved, as described in Agenda Document 2.

Professor Wood introduced the proposal, saying that it requires more than the minimum number of credits for certificates (nine) and encompasses a specific type of knowledge that is in demand.

MOTION APPROVED on a voice vote.

The Committee on Academic Planning recommended the following:

Be it RESOLVED that the request from the Interdisciplinary Studies Steering Committee for authorization to implement a Certificate Program in Leadership is approved, as described in Agenda Document 4.

Professor Kavenik (Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program) yielded the Chair to Professor Gellott for the duration of the discussion of this proposal. Professor Wood introduced the proposal, saying that the three specific tracks that will be offered were developed in response to requests from people in the community. Professor Kavenik noted that the community response has been very positive in regard to the content of the program and format in which it will be offered.

Professor Singer asked whether the proposal had been reviewed by the Dean of the School of Business and Technology, since the track titled Organization Leadership is "...intended for those interested in management in the private or public sector." That track would include a course titled "Human Resource Issues" that would apparently not be taught by a member of the business faculty. Since Dean Wafa was not present to respond, Professor Wright expressed concern about issues these matters might present for continued AACSB accreditation of our business programs. He suggested that action be deferred until the Dean has had an opportunity to review the proposal. Professor Kavenik said that deferral of Senate action would mean that the program could not appear in the 2001-03 catalog that is now being prepared. Professor Duetsch suggested that action not be deferred, but that Dean Wafa be asked to make suggestions regarding the language used to describe the program in order to avoid accreditation issues. His suggestions could simply be incorporated into the catalog copy that is reviewed by the Course and Curriculum Committee and would not require further Senate action, unless the University Committee deems that to be necessary.

MOTION APPROVED on a voice vote.

[Note: Subsequent to this meeting, Dean Wafa reviewed the proposal and found that it presented no issues for continued AACSB accreditation.]

Professor Kavenik resumed the Chair.

The Committee on Academic Planning recommended the following:

Be it RESOLVED that the request from the Institute forCommunity-Based Learning for authorization to implement a
Certificate Program in Community-Based Learning is approved, as described in Agenda Document 5.

Professor Wood introduced the proposal, saying that many faculty members now incorporate community-based learning (CBL) in their courses and that many social service agencies have expressed interest in hiring graduates who have had CBL experiences. He described the procedure for awarding CBL credits in courses as being similar to the procedure for awarding honors credits in courses; the terms of a CBL experience must be agreed to by the student, the instructor, and the program director, with the Steering Committee of the Institute acting as the final arbiter of the number of CBL credits that can be earned in any particular course.

Asked by Professor Rosenberg who will teach the required introductory and capstone courses, Professor Statham said that the introductory course will be team taught and that the capstone course will be rotated among several faculty members who have an interest in doing this.

MOTION APPROVED on a voice vote.

CHANGE IN ATHLETIC BOARD MEMBERSHIP

The Athletic Board recommended the following:

Be it RESOLVED to revise UWPF 4.12 Athletic Board by adding a new section (g) under (1) Membership, as described in Agenda Document 6.

Professor Gellott introduced the proposal, saying that it gave a voice to student athletes without violating the NCAA rule against granting them a vote.

MOTION APPROVED on a voice vote.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:10.