Committee

Date/Time/Place

Thursday,
May 2, 2013

3:30p.m.

Moln D135

Call to Order - Jonathan Shailor, Chair

Minutes

Minutes from April 18 and 25, 2013

Discussion with Library Director Jo Cates

Jo Cates will attend the first part of the meeting to discuss current and future library initiatives.

Old Business

Feedback on Provost Position Description

New Business

Election of a Chair for 2013-2014

Announcements

First Friday

Friday,

May 3, 2013

3:30p.m.
(in the concourse between Greenquist and Wyllie Halls)

Monday,

May 6, 2013

1:00p.m.
Room TBA

Tuesday,

May 7, 2013
1:00p.m.
Wyllie Conf. Room 150H

Tuesday,

May 7, 2013

3:30p.m.
Moln D132

Call to Order - Jeff Alexander, Chair

Approval of Minutes

Minutes from April 2, 2013                                                                                                                         Agenda Document #1

New Business

1.  Approval of Graduates

Resolved, that the UW-Parkside Faculty Senate approves the graduating classes of May and August, 2013.

2.  Resolutions of Appreciation for Retiring Faculty

Resolved, that the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Faculty Senate approves the following resolutions of appreciation for faculty, and thanks their retiring colleagues for their service to the University.

Dennis Bayuzick, Associate Professor, Art                                                                                          Agenda Document #2

Siegfried Christoph, Professor, German                                                                                               Agenda Document #3

3.  Resolution of Appreciation for Retiring Academic and Classified Staff

Academic Staff

Carol Jagaelnik, Senior Lecturer, English

Jan Ocker, Administrative Program Specialist

Classified Staff

Dolores Drissel, University Services Program Specialist, Residence Life

Daniel Ferraro, Engineering Specialist Management, Facilities Management

Robert Fink, Director of Purchasing, Business Services

James Hastings, Computer Professional/Specialist, Campus Technology Services

Charles Hiertz, Senior Electronics Technician, Campus Technology Services

John Literski, Lead Custodian, Facilities Management

Patricia Sabby, Financial Specialist 3, College of Arts and Sciences

Evelyn Truesdell, University Services Program Specialist, Advising and Career Center

Whereas, the retiring members of the academic and classified staff have given many years of valuable service to the University of Wisconsin – Parkside, and

Whereas, these employees selflessly contribute to the smooth functioning of the institution in numerous ways, many of them behind the scenes, and

Whereas, the faculty of this institution acknowledge that they would not be able to carry out their work of teaching, research and service without the help of many, many others,

Be it Resolved, that the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Faculty Senate gives its sincere thanks to the work of all retiring employees, wishes them happiness in the years to come, and hopes they will maintain strong connections to the university.

4.  Name Change for the Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies - Committee on Academic Planning

Resolved, that the minor in Women’s and Gender Studies is renamed Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

5.  Name Change for the Concentration in Women’s and Gender Studies - Committee on Academic Planning

Resolved, that the concentration in Women’s and Gender Studies within the Liberal Studies major is renamed Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

6.  Amendment to the Charge of the University Committee - University Committee

Resolved, that UWPF 1.09(2) is amended to include the following addition to the powers of the University Committee:

(q) update all faculty members at least once monthly during the regular fall and spring semesters, and at other times as needed, via a brief electronic bulletin from the chair or designated alternate summarizing relevant events, issues and recent communications with university administrators.

7.  Certificate Program in Ethics - Committee on Academic Planning

                                                                                                                                Agenda Document #4

Resolved, that the Certificate Program in Ethics in the Politics, Philosophy and Law Department is approved.

8.  Revision to the Policy on General Education Courses - General Education Committee

Resolved, that PSF 29/03-04 describing the requirements for General Education distribution courses is revised as follows:

(Deleted text is struck through.  New text is in italics.)

1.  Students complete a set of General Education courses distributed across the three areas Keep the three distribution areas: Humanities and the Arts, Social and Behavioral Science, Natural Science.

2.  Students are required to take earn a minimum of 12 credit hours from at least three different departments/programs in each distribution area.

3.  Each department/program offers its courses in one of the distribution areas unless otherwise approved.

4.  No more than five courses may be offered per department/program, unless one of the offerings fulfills the diversity (DV) requirement whereby a sixth course may be accepted. which should include courses needed for Teacher Education certification, Nursing, and Diversity unless otherwise approved Courses are restricted to the 100 and 200 levels and should have minimal prerequisites. 

5.Students cannot take more than one BOK from a given department/program unless otherwise approved

6.5.  All General Education courses will address at least one competency learning outcome from each of the three competency areas learning goals (Communication, Reasoned Judgment, and Social and Personal Responsibility) in all sections of that course.  These outcomes must be the same in all sections, irrespective of instructor. 

7. 6.  Each course should be offered at least once a per year.  Each department/program should offer one course in evening or weekend or distance education format at least every third semester.

7.  The General Education Committee and the Director of General Education will work collaboratively with the Teaching and Learning Center, the Committee for Teaching and Learning, and the Academic Achievement Assessment Committee to offer assistance to departments/programs in the development and revision of courses, and assessment techniques for student learning. 

8.Departments/Programs will work with the General Education Committee and Academic Achievement Assessment Committee to identify assessable outcomes for the competencies their courses are intended to achieve; in turn, the General Education and Assessment committees will give department and programs regular feedback on their offerings in aggregated form.

9.The General Education Committee, Academic Achievement Assessment Committee, the Institute for Community Based Learning and the Teaching Center will assist departments/programs in developing new courses or redesigning existing courses to meet general education and department/program goals better.

9.  Minimum Expectations for General Education Courses - General Education Committee

Resolved, that the General Education Committee will establish minimum expectations for the existing learning outcomes and call for the implementation of those outcomes by fall 2015.

10.  Minimum Expectations for General Education Courses - General Education Committee                                                                                                                                            Agenda Documents #5-10

Resolved, that the minimum expectations for General Education courses are approved for the following learning goals and outcomes:

Communication - Literacy

Reasoned Judgment - Ethical Thinking

Social and Personal Responsibility - Global Perspective

Social and Personal Responsibility - Social Equality

Social and Personal Responsibility - Individual Accountability

11.  Professional Educator Licensure, Early Adolescence through Adolescence, Geography - Committee on Academic Planning                                                                                                                                                                             Agenda Document #11

Resolved, that the early adolescence – adolescence professional educator licensure pathway linked to the major in Geography is approved.

12.  Professional Educator Licensure, Early Adolescence through Adolescence, Earth and Space Science - Committee on Academic Planning

                                                                                                                                                         Agenda Document #12

Resolved, that the early adolescence – adolescence Earth and Space Science professional educator licensure pathway linked to the major in Geosciences is approved.

13.  Intent to Plan a new Major in Marketing - Committee on Academic Planning                     Agenda Document #13

Resolved, that the preauthorization – intent to plan a major in Marketing is approved.

Report of the University Committee Chair - Jonathan Shailor

Report of the Chancellor - Debbie Ford

Report of the Provost - Fred Ebeid

Committee Reports

General Education Committee 2012-2013 Annual Report                                               Agenda Document #14

Informational Items

Carnegie Classification - Jane Schaefer, Director, Center for Community Partnerships.

Questions - Written/Oral

Thursday,

May 9, 2013

3:30p.m.
Moln D135

Call to Order - Jonathan Shailor, Chair

Minutes

Minutes from April 18 and 25 and May 2, 2013

Discussion with Chancellor Ford and Interim Provost Ebeid

Chancellor Ford, Interim Provost Ebeid, Mel Klinkner and Scott Menke will attend the first part of the meeting to debrief on the HLC site visit, to discuss the status of the biennial budget proposal and to discuss the institution’s composite financial index. 

Old Business

Feedback on Provost Position Description

Election of a Chair and Vice Chair for 2013-2014

New Business

Meeting Time for Fall 2013

University Committee Chair Duties

Agenda for the May 11 Meeting with Administrators on Communication and Shared Decision Making

Library Hours

Announcements

Adjournment

Friday,

May 10, 2013

1:00p.m.
Moln 217

Discussion of the Sociology/Anthropology Program Review.

Thursday,

May 16, 2013
3:00p.m.

Moln D135

FASPOF

Committee

Tuesday,

May 14, 2013

10:00am - 11:00a.m.

Wyllie 245

Friday,

May 17, 2013

1:00p.m.
Moln 217

Discussion of Writing Across the Curriculum

Discussion of Program Review Template

Discussion of how Academic Plan should guide Strategic Planning